Proper. release ‘The Great American Novel,’ a concept album meditating on Black genius
Proper. are back with a new album, The Great American Novel, via Father/Daughter Records and Big Scary Monsters (U.K./Europe). Vocalist Erik Garlington spoke at length about the meaning behind — and the importance of — the new record in a press release. Read more: The Killers release “The Getting By II” from ‘Pressure Machine (Deluxe)’...
The Killers release “The Getting By II” from ‘Pressure Machine (Deluxe)’
The Killers have released “The Getting By II” with an accompanying music video. A reimaged version of “The Getting By” from their seventh album, Pressure Machine, the track appears on the deluxe version. The deluxe version of Pressure Machine features newly realized versions of select songs from the album. Read more: Kevin Devine on his long...
24kGoldn shares “In My Head” feat. Travis Barker, announces virtual concert
24kGoldn has released a new single and music video for “In My Head” featuring Travis Barker. The visual features a crew of little avatar versions of 24kGoldn taking over his mind and making him see flashes of his ex-girlfriend everywhere he goes. Read more: So What?! festival adds 100 Gecs, Hawthorne Heights, more to lineup...
Matthew Kiichi Heafy’s IBARAKI joined by Gerard Way on “Rōnin”
Matthew Kiichi Heafy’s IBARAKI has enlisted My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way for “Rōnin.” The new track comes from the Trivium frontman’s anticipated upcoming project Rashōmon. Ihsahn of Emperor also appears on the track. IBARAKI’s song fluidly crosses the musical spectrum. We hear delicately arranged instrumentals, driving, sinewy guitar lines and the brutal churning rhythms of...
Dave Grohl + Foo Fighters release ‘Dream Widow’ EP from fictional ‘Studio 666’ metal band
Dave Grohl has released an entire metal EP under the name Dream Widow. Dream Widow are, of course, the fictional band from Foo Fighters‘ horror-comedy Studio 666. Read more: Dave Grohl is recording a full-length metal album for ‘Studio 666’ The band first leaped off the screen and into reality in February when Grohl unveiled...
Waterparks, Limp Bizkit and 8 other things you need to check out this week
Check out The Latest – for all the essential new music, tickets and livestreams you need right now. Waterparks and Neck Deep unite for Sad Summer …and they’re bringing Mayday Parade, The Summer Set, Against The Current, State Champs and more along for the ride, too. These shows are going to be a lot...
Kevin Devine on his long career: “There are days in which I realize I won the lottery”
Outside of my Columbus, Ohio, house, a team of road workers are replacing septic lines across the street when I ring Kevin Devine to talk about his new record, Nothing’s Real, So Nothing’s Wrong, out today. “I did this show last Saturday [Feb. 12] in Central Pennsylvania, Harrisburg,” Devine tells me from the other end...
Denzel Curry drops highly anticipated ‘Melt My Eyez See Your Future’—listen
Denzel Curry has released his new album, Melt My Eyez See Your Future, via Loma Vista. The album is full of features, which includes T-Pain, Rico Nasty, slowthai and more. Listen to the album below. Read more: Denzel Curry releases “Zatoichi” featuring slowthai—watch Curry spoke about what to expect from his latest album in a press release....
Greg Puciato and Rou Reynolds on balancing self-care with perfectionism—interview
The arrival of the Dillinger Escape Plan on the metal scene in the late ’90s brought a welcome change to the status quo. Unpredictable time signatures and vibrant influences from neighboring genres gave the New Jersey exports an edge to push the genre out of its restrictive box. Meanwhile, on the other side of the...