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Sponsor: The View From Here Release New EP
Our thanks to The View From Here for sponsoring the website this week.
The band released their debut EP, New Perspective, today. The album was produced by Mike Lisa (Hidden in Plain View) and is recommended for fans of Taking Back Sunday and Dance Gavin Dance. The lead singles from the album were, “Whatever Happened, Happened,” and “Chill.”
If you like what you hear, the album is available right now on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp.
Also, the band are playing a CD release show tonight at DeCicco’s Tavern in Raritan, NJ.
Review: Marshmello – Joytime II
Marshmello, the anonymous producer and DJ, has been taking the music industry by storm since his remix of Jack U and Justin Bieber’s global hit “Where Are U Now.” With hits like “Moving On,” “Wolves,” and “Silence,” he has become one of the fastest rising dance producers in the industry. As the layers of mystery continue to surround the man behind the mask, there is no doubt in Marshmello’s ability to make electronic music that pops. Joytime IIis his 9-track sophomore album.
Interview: Late Bloomer
Late Bloomer is about to release their third-full length album, Waiting. I caught up with the band — bassist Josh Robbins, guitarist Neil Mauney, and drummer Scott Wishart – to talk about how things changed writing this album, which is out June 29th via 6131 Records, and available for purchase through their webstore.
City Ghost – “Silver to Gold”
City Ghost, a new band featuring members of Heartless Breakers, have released a new single called “Silver to Gold” on Bandcamp.
Instagram Adds Ability to Add Background Music
Josh Constine, writing at TechCrunch:
The right music can make a boring photo or video epic, so Instagram is equipping users with a way to add popular songs to their Stories. […] Thanks to Facebook’s recent deals with record labels, users will be able to choose from thousands of songs from artists including Bruno Mars, Dua Lipa, Calvin Harris and Guns N’ Roses.
And:
When friends watch a music-equipped Story, the song will post automatically. They’ll also be able to tap on the sticker to see artist and song title info, but for now these stickers won’t link out to a musician’s Instagram page or their presence on streaming services — though that would certainly be helpful. I also suggest that Instagram should create deeplinks that artists can share with their fans that automatically opens the Stories camera with that song’s sticker added.
Good idea.
Dallon Weekes on Rock Sound Podcast
Dallon Weekes is on the latest episode of the Rock Sound Podcast.
Charli XCX Releases Two New Songs
Charli XCX has released two new songs on Apple Music and Spotify.
Maynard James Keenan Denies Rape Allegation
Maynard James Keenan of Tool and A Perfect Circle has denied rape claims made by an anonymous Twitter account earlier this week.
Coheed and Cambria – “Unheavenly Creatures” Video
Coheed and Cambria have released a video for their new song “Unheavenly Creatures.”
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Fitness Release New Album
Fitness (featuring Max Collins of Eve 6) have released their new full length album, Karate, on Spotify and Apple Music.
Converge Release New EP
Converge have dropped the new EP Beautiful Ruin on Spotify and Apple Music.
Soccer Mommy and Paramore in Conversation
Sophie Allison of Soccer Mommy and Hayley Williams of Paramore sat down with Stereogum:
Well, first of all this album cycle we’ve just been more intentional I think about really having more women around. For me, it’s a little bit of a selfish thing ‘cause for so long I was always the only female performer on tour. Especially when we were younger and we’d get booked onto other tours I was always the only girl. And it actually affected my sense of femininity and that part of my identity for a long time. So it’s sorta just been natural timing and also our collective interest as a band to have female energy around and obviously the music is awesome too.
Manchester Orchestra Release Documentary and Demos
Manchester Orchestra have released their I Know How to Speak documentary and The Black Mile Demos.
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