Los Angeles, California’s Best Coast -- comprised of Bethany Cosentino (guitar, vocals) and Bobb Bruno (guitar) -- will release their fourth studio album, Always Tomorrow, on February 21, 2020 via Concord Records. Always Tomorrow, produced by Carlos de la Garza with additional production by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Paramore, M83), is the band’s first album of new studio material since their acclaimed 2015 record California Nights.
The Chats have announced their debut album High Risk Behaviour, out March 27 on Bargain Bin Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia. To mark this momentous occasion the band have released an eye-watering new video for their new single The Clap, take it in below on an empty stomach.
If catchy hooks, infectious vocals, and driving guitars are your thing, The Bombpops have got you covered. They are set to release their second full-length, Death in Venice Beach, on March 13! Check out the music video for lead single, “Notre Dame,” below. The video is an ode to David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, and explores the dark side of Los Angeles. Guitarist/vocalist, Jen Razavi had the following to share about the genesis of the song:
On February 7, Matt Pond PA will release A Collection of Bees Part 1. You can check out the lyric video for "Lily Three," directed by Chloe Johnson, from the forthcoming release below. A Collection Of Bees Part 1 is full to the brim with early demos and archived tracks spanning from the turn of the century ‘til now - that have each been given a new life through remixes, remastering and in one case rerecording to bring fans a new musical experience. “It’s the closest thing to controlling mortality” jokes font man, Matt Pond.
Dboy have shared news of their new album, New Records In Human Power, along with a new single, "Red Ultra Glide". The new record from the gimp-masked and satin-clad punks will be out on February 14th through Dine Alone Records.
Having already shared the stage with bands like FIDLAR, Cancer Bats, The Flatliners and Single Mothers, Dboy are preparing the release of their second full-length record. Clocking in at just over 17 minutes, New Records In Human Power is a relentless, rollicking assault, a brief but bright manifesto from one of Canada's most unique bands.
Four Year Strong have announced their fifth full-length album Brain Pain will be released on February 28 via Pure Noise Records. This will be the band's first album since their self-titled release in 2015.
Soccer Mommy—twenty-two year-old Sophie Allison—announces her sophomore album, 'color theory'. Confronting the ongoing mental health and familial trials that have plagued Allison since pre-pubescence, color theory explores three central themes: blue, representing sadness and depression; yellow, symbolizing physical and emotional illness; and, finally, gray, representing darkness, emptiness and loss.
Moaning, the musical effort from vocalist/guitarist Sean Solomon, bassist/keyboardist Pascal Stevenson and drummer Andrew MacKelvie, will follow-up their 2018 self-titled debut with Uneasy Laughter on Sub Pop Records this March 20th, 2020. What happens when an abrasive rock trio trades guitars for synths, cranks up the beats and leans into the everyday anxieties of simply being a functioning human in the 21st century? The answer is Uneasy Laughter, the sensational second Sub Pop release from Los Angeles-based Moaning.
Some of history’s best punk bands came and went before they had a chance to get comfortable (and boring), so it’s not surprising that PEARS frontman Zach Quinn had doubts when it came time to record the band’s third full-length. While PEARS have only existed since 2014, maybe a couple LPs and hundreds of explosive live shows were enough?
“I was perfectly prepared to have my Blue Album already,” Quinn says, laughing. “That whole fucking cliché of ‘Our best record’s behind us.’
This year Silverstein are celebrating their 20th anniversary, a rare milestone for any band but even more impressive for one that's been as consistently active, influential, and crowd-pleasing as the Ontario-based post-hardcore legends. To mark the occasion the always forwarding-thinking group have announced their upcoming ninth studio album, A Beautiful Place To Drown, due out March 6th from UNFD. It's an album that fittingly encapsulates the best of Silverstein while pushing their sound into daring new territory.
