Biffy Clyro installed a video camera in their LA studio, where they are recording their follow-up to 2009′s Only Revolutions, which is streaming a 24-hour silent feed documenting the recording process. Watch the action here. Follow the band’s Twitter or Facebook account to get updates on what times the musicians will actually be recording.
Verse released a new song “The Selfless Of The Earth” today off their upcoming album Bitter Clarity, Uncommon Grace due July 17 via Bridge Nine Records.
Click below for lyrics and an official statement by vocalist Sean Murphy about the album.
Royal Thunder released a new song “Blue” off their upcoming album CVI due May 22 via Relapse Records. The song is exclusively available for streaming at Noisecreep. The band also recently recorded an in-studio performance of their song “Whispering World” for indieATL and can be seen here. Pre-order your copy of CVI here or here. Official dates for their upcoming tour with Valient Thorr, Holy Grail, and The Kickass are available here.
Gaza announced today that their new album No Absolutes In Human Suffering will be released July 31 via Blackmarket Activities. “Mostly Hair And Bones Now” is the first song off the album and is available for streaming on Brooklyn Vegan. Lyrics available below:
I pulled a dead horse out from under a tarp in my back yard piece by piece.
Once proud, once full of strength… She was gold.
Mostly hair and bones now.
I dragged a leg around the yard for hours wearing a path.
I left it there in the sun, abandoned like a child’s bicycle at the call of a mother.
Mostly hair and bones now.
All Teeth announced that they would be calling it quits as a band via a simple message on their Facebook page today:
We are sad to announce that after many years of world travel and friendships built, we have decided to disband. Thank you to everyone for your support along the years. It has meant the world.
As you may have seen, Derek Archambault of Defeater gave a plug for All Teeth during our recent podcast with him and Jay Maas. All Teeth were scheduled to tour Europe and the UK this summer with Defeater, Code Orange Kids, Polar, and The Tidal Sleep. Former Thieves will replace All Teeth on that tour.
In August of 2011, Sparta announced their reemergence from a three-year “nap” and would begin recording their fourth LP; the follow-up to 2006′s Threes. Today, the band released their first new song in six years. “Chemical Feel” is available for streaming and free download below. Click here for the official dates of their May tour.
Perhaps in an effort to generate more buzz about the highly-anticipated release of his new mixtape, Childish Gambino a.k.a. Donald Glover has been involved in some vague and cryptic communications lately. First came the release of his song “Eat Your Vegetables” on April 2. A few weeks later, he performed a secret show that was streamed on Youtube. A couple weeks after that, his unfinished track “Fuck Your Blog” was leaked on the internet. On May 14, Funkmaster Flex posted a new Childish Gambino song “Unnecessary” on his website.
Then, on May 16, Glover posted a tirade on his Twitter that appears to be in response to some criticism he’s received, but the exact exchange isn’t completely clear. To further complicate things, he ended his rant with a link to his blog which is currently occupied by the above image and a message from hip-hop blogger Big Ghost, as well as a link to his new song “We Ain’t Them.” Click below for the full rant.
Out today are new albums by Hot Water Music, mewithoutYou, and Bullet Treatment. Pick up your copies using the links below:
Hot Water Music, Exister, Rise Records
mewithoutYou, Ten Stories, Pine Street Music Collection
Bullet Treatment, Designated, Vol. 2 EP, Think Fast! Records
Make Do And Mend released a video today for their first single “Lucky” off their upcoming album Everything You Ever Loved due June 19 via Rise Records. Pre-order it here.
The Safety Fire released a video today chronicling their recent US tour with Protest The Hero, Periphery, Jeff Loomis, and Today I Caught The Plague. In case you missed it, we also filmed a podcast with the lads before their first stop of the tour. The band are scheduled to play Download Festival on June 8 this year.
Baroness released their first single “Take My Bones Away” off their upcoming double-album Yellow & Green due July 17 via Relapse Records. Pre-order the album here.
Brotherhood Of The Lake released a video today for their new song “The Desperation” off their upcoming album Desperation Is The English Way, Vol. 1 due May 28 via TDON Records. Pre-orders for the album are available here.
Have La Dispute earned a new reputation for being “career killers”? Singer Jordan Dreyer joked that he would gladly embrace the perception as a “bad ass,” but the fact that three well-established bands (Alexisonfire, Thrice, and Thursday) all broke up shortly after working with the Grand Rapids-based five-piece is pure coincidence. The truth is that La Dispute are deeply respected and appreciated by their peers, and the laughter and joyful banter in the background of our recent podcast with them is further evidence to that fact.
In conjunction with their 30th anniversary, seminal hardcore act Agnostic Front will re-release their classic album Live At CBGB on July 17 via Bridge Nine Records. The band also plan to perform the entire album live at a string of shows in June and July of this year. Regarding the announcements, frontman Roger Miret said:
“With this year being our 30 year anniversary as a band with myself singing I wanted to play a special show here and there so I came up with the idea of playing our classic Live At CBGB set. This was the set front to back from our legendary live recording released in 1989. That was a magical time for the band and Hardcore was thriving at it’s best in 1988 when it was recorded. As an honorable family member with the Bridge Nine crew, I knew that the label should be home to this special re-release as much as CBGB was home to Agnostic Front. We are making this re-release very special for the record collector in a red, white and blue color and our timeless original cover embossed to add that punch it held back in 1989 as intense today in 2012! Along with this special re-release we are doing a handful of special shows in the U.S. to coordinate with the release. This will be a great release team effort with Agnostic Front and Bridge Nine… here it is – the glory days of 1988 New York City Hardcore as relevant today, tomorrow and forever!”
Landscapes announced today that their new album is called Life Gone Wrong and will be released July 4, 2012 via City Of Gold Records. In coordination with the announcement, the band also released a video for their song “Cemetery” which will also be featured on the album.