23 things you need to know that happened this week

A lot happens in our scene each week. In an attempt to capture what you might've missed, we gather up noteworthy moments and package them in one convenient post every weekend. Check out this week's roundup below!

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1. Highly Suspect premiered a new track from from their forthcoming sophomore album, The Boy Who Died Wolf. Listen to “Wolf” and see what vocalist/guitarist Johnny Stevens had to say about it below!

‘I like to dream because dreams don't lie’—In fact dreaming is one of my favorite things to do. Mine are always so extremely vivid. We often say that real life is real and dreams aren't. But what's the difference? Both states of consciousness rely on the mind's perception of what's real. ‘Wolf’ is a song about dreams, but it's also a song about my real life, which reads very much like a dream. Not in a good way or a bad way, but our journey expands, I make less and less distinction between what was once only possible when I was asleep, and what's possible now when I'm awake. It all flows. It's also a salute to my youth and to those I've had to let go. ‘I was born to rock and now I gotta roll’—This song is structured like a dream too. Ever changing and unpredictable. And at the end you ‘wake up’.

The Boy Who Died Wolf is due out next Friday, Nov. 18. Pre-order it here!

2. British rockers Don Broco released their new record, Automatic, for the first time in North America on Nov. 11 via SharpTone Records. Alongside its worldwide release, the group also hinted towards a 2017 U.S. tour and dropped the music video for the title track of the album. Check it out below!

3. Jeff Rosenstock released a new video for his track “Blast Damage Days,” a hysterical comment of the advertising age. Watch:

4. Via Instagram, Northlane celebrated the fifth anniversary of their debut album Discoveries by announcing the writing for their new album is done. Read the reflection, written by guitarist Josh Smith below:

 

Today is quite a milestone for Northlane, it is exactly 5 years since our debut record Discoveries came out. I remember what it was like for us back then, sleeping on floors, touring in our tiny little van around every town in the country and sending out endless demos to record labels in the hope somebody would pay attention to us. We lost our day jobs, a few relationships and alternative career options in the process. We paid for the recording ourselves out of what savings we had left in the hope we could shop it to labels. Eventually somebody believed in us and everything changed. We signed to UNFD and brought out the album soon after. Within two years we’d made a name for ourselves in Europe, the UK, Canada and the United States. Not long after we started paying ourselves a wage, however paltry it was. Even that record cycle feels like forever ago but it made us who we are today, made us appreciate every morsel of success we’ve had since and even more so the hardship that came before it. In the last 5 years we’ve had immense ups and downs as a band, in some cases pushed on where most would have quit but it’s never felt more worth it than now. We’ve just finished writing our fourth record and we couldn’t be more proud of what we’ve achieved. We think it’s our best to date and encompasses all we are and ever have been as a band. We can’t wait to share it with you next year. There’s a message behind all of this, follow your dreams and don’t give up on them no matter what because I promise you, it will always be worth it. – Josh

A photo posted by Northlane (@northlane) on Nov 10, 2016 at 10:59pm PST

5. London trio the xx announced that their third album, I See You, is set to be released Jan. 13 via Young Turks. It is currently available for preorder here. Give a listen to the group’s debut single off the album, “On Hold,” below:

Check out the full tracklisting for I See You below:
1. Dangerous
2. Say Something Loving
3. Lips
4. A Violent Noise
5. Performance
6. Replica
7. Brave For You
8. On Hold
9. I Dare You
10. Test Me

6. Bleachers are set to perform at the 3rd Annual Ally Coalition's Talent Show. The show will benefit homeless LGBTQ youth in New York City and will be held December 12 at Webster Hall. Kesha, Charli XCX and Lena Dunham, among others, will also make appearances and perform.

Tickets can be purchased here.

So so happy to bring you#TACNYC

ft @KeshaRose@bleachersmusic @carlyraejepsen @lenadunham @hasanminhaj @laurenevemay @birbigs https://t.co/gV5Cpf6rcp

— The Ally Coalition (@allycoalition) November 10, 2016

7. A documentary about Fat Wreck Chords—a legendary punk label out of California—will release on DVD and digitally Nov. 22 and feature members of NOFX, Foo Fighters, Bad Religion, Against Me! and more.

Directed by Shaun M. Colón, A Fat Wreck: The Punk-u-mentary will chronicle the label founded by NOFX’s Fat Mike and his ex-wife Erin Kelly-Burkett. Over the past 25 plus years, the label has released 150 albums and 300 total releases. The music-mentary also has punk rock puppet reenactments. Yeah, it really does. Movie poster:

8. This is the coolest thing: Fan Kevin Brooks crowdsurfed at a NOFX show in a wheelchair. And the best part? It isn’t his first time doing it either. Captured by his friend Seen Peeson, watch:

9. After playing a few dates at Warped and with bands such as Broadside, Knuckle Puck and Handguns, pop-punk band Something More premiered their new lyric video for the track “It's Not About You Pt. II ft. Grace Kelly.” Listen and watch below!

10. Anti-Flag are heading out on a co-headlining tour with Reel Big Fish, who are celebrating the 20 year anniversary of their album Turn The Radio Off. Check out the dates below, and grab tickets here.

Dates:
1/4/17 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
1/5/17 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion
1/6/17 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
1/7/17 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
1/8/17 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
1/9/17 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
1/10/17 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues-Cleveland
1/11/17 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
1/12/17 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
1/13/17 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Phoenix Concert Theatre
1/14/17 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Metropolis
1/15/17 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
1/19/17 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
1/20/17 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
1/21/17 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
1/22/17 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
1/23/17 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
1/25/17 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
1/26/17 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
1/27/17 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
1/28/17 – New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theater
1/29/17 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
1/31/17 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live!
2/1/17 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
2/2/17 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theater
2/3/17 – El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
2/4/17 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
2/6/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
2/7/17 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
2/8/17 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
2/9/17 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Commodore Ballroom
2/10/17 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
2/11/17 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
2/13/17 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
2/14/17 – Reno, NV – Cargo
2/15/17 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom

11. Did you hear MxPx released a new song? Check out “They” below, and get a free download of the track here.

12. Dryjacket released their second single—”Two Toasters”—off of their upcoming album For Posterity, which is due out on January 13 through Hopeless Records. Check out the track below, courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan. The band is currently on tour with Yellowcard.

13. Los Angeles based trio Captain Cuts have released a lyric video to accompany their recent single, “Love Like We Used To” (Feat. Nateur). Check it out right here: (http://vevo.ly/9Pnwp0). The songwriting and production group previously received high praise for their emo mashup compilation, If You're Listening It's Never Too Late. 

14. The Native Sound signed No Sun, who announced their debut EP, “If Only,” out Jan. 20. Check out the track, “Drown In You,” below!

15. Metalcore quintet It Lies Within announced a tour with their Luxor labelmates My Heart To Fear. It Lies Within latest album Paramount debuted at No. 7 on Billboard Heatseekers’ chart and featured Telle Smith of the Word Alive and Ryan Kirby of Fit For A King.

Check out the dates below!

12/2/2016 Toledo, OH @ Realm
12/3/2016 Danville, IL @ Vintage Villains
12/4/2016 Warren, MI @ The Ritz
12/6/2016 Joliet, IL @ Bada Brew
12/7/2016 Madison, WI @ Shorty's Hall
12/8/2016 Kansas City, MO @ All Star Rock Bar
12/9/2016 Omaha, NE @ Lookout Lounge
12/11/2016 Ft Worth, TX @ Tomcats West
12/12/ 2016 Bryan, TX @ Grand Stafford Theater
12/13/2016 Houston, TX @ BFE Rock Club
12/14/2016 Shreveport, LA @ Bushnookies
12/15/2016 Nashville, TN @ Daisy Dukes
12/16/2016 Newport, KY @ Thompson House
12/17/ 2016 Kalamazoo, MI @ Papa Pete's
12/18/ 2016 Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop

16. Ron Gallo is set to release his new album Heavy Meta Feb. 3 via New West Records. It’s currently available for preorder here. Check out the debut single “Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me,” as well as the track listing and tour dates below!

Heavy Meta tracklisting:
1. Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me
2. Put The Kids To Bed
3. Kill The Medicine Man
4. Poor Traits Of The Artist
5. Why Do You Have Kids
6. Please Yourself
7. Black Market Eyes
8. Can’t Stand You
9. Started A War
10. Don’t Mind The Lion
11. All The Punks Are Domesticated

Ron Gallo On Tour
November 30th – Chicago, IL Schuba’s Communion Night
December 31st – Raleigh, NC Contemporary Art Museum
January 13th – New Orleans, LA Gasa Gasa
January 14th – Birmingham, AL Saturn
March 9th, 10th, 11th – Savannah, GA Savannah Stopover Festival

17. Here’s Stranger Things reenacted with Legos by Bookshelf Productions on YouTube. That’s all you really need to know. Watch:

18. Strawberry Girls just released the first single “Vanilla Rainforest” off their upcoming album Italian Ghosts, which is set to drop Feb. 17. The band is also hinting towards an exciting announcement for early next week—stay tuned, and check out their new song below!

19. Equal Vision Records’ watermedown premiered the new track, “Locks And Blinds.” The solo project of vocalist/guitarist Jonny Mays, the one-off single follows their debut EP Somewhere Sleepless. Listen:

Here’s watermedown’s upcoming tour dates with Daisyhead and Capstan:

Dec 02 St Petersburg, FL @ Local 662
Dec 03 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
Dec 04 Jacksonville, FL @ The Courtyard
Dec 06 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Dec 08 Baltimore, MD @ The Sidebar
Dec 10 Staten Island, NY @ Fenix Studios
Dec 11 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft

20. Gothic group Trees Of Eternity lost their lead singer, Aleah Starbridge, to an untimely death this past April. To honor her, the band have decided to release their last album with Starbridge on vocals. Hour Of The Nightingale released this past Friday and can be listened to below:

Trees Of Eternity are made up of ex-Katatonia and Swallow The Sun members.

21. This is pretty cool and interesting: Iggy Pop collaborated with Hotei—an artist responsible for a guitar track in Kill Bill for a new track “Walking Through The Night.”

Here’s Iggy Pop talking about the collaboration:

Hotei’s first international album, Strangers also features Bullet For My Valentine’s Matt Tuck.

22. In light of this past week’s events, To Write Love On Her Arms shared a post titled “An Open Letter to Those Afraid of What Comes Next.” Read it the full statement here and an excerpt below.

These are your questions:
Can you help us? Can you help LGBT youth get through these rough looking four years? Can you spread the word for surviving?
This is our answer:
We will do everything in our power to help you.
We will do everything we can to make sure that people of color and members of the LGBT community know that there are people fighting for them, that we are fighting for them. We will do everything possible to spread the word that there are reasons to keep living. We believe that hope and help are real. We believe that love is the movement. We believe that better days are ahead. And we believe that you are enough.
If you are reading this and are feeling hopeless, please know that we’re holding the hope for you, and we will continue to do so as long as there is fear or ignorance or hatred in the world. There is nothing wrong with you. There is nothing wrong with who you are, where you come from, what religion you do or don’t believe in, what you look like, or who you love.
You matter.
Your life matters.
We need you here, and the world needs you here.

23. To end the roundup for this stressful week, there are now Doug The Pug stuffed animals online for purchase. Early, self-love holiday gift, anyone?

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