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When we last left Jimmy Eat World at 2016’s Integrity Blues, frontman Jim Adkins was finding peace in solitude on the sprawling closer “Pol Roger.” “Are you alone like me?/Alone but not lonely,” he sang, finally content to let silence ring out in a modern world that’s anything but peaceful. But a funny thing happens when ...

With their collective quick wit and sarcastic snapbacks, Mark Hoppus and Alex Gaskarth could star in one hell of a buddy comedy. Until then, fans will have to live with Simple Creatures, the new side project from two torchbearers of their respective pop-punk eras...

Weezer Pacific Daydream When placed beside last year’s White Album, Weezer’s 11th studio album is both a continuation and a departure. The 2016 version of the band worshipped at the altar of the Beach Boys, turning in a sunny, surfside effort that recalled all the best parts of their past. It was a b ...

The Movielife Cities In Search Of A Heart ROCKS LIKE: New Found Glory, Bayside, Fireworks WHAT’S DIFFERENT: An incredible 14 years after their last album, Vinnie Caruana and Brandon Reilly have finally buried the hatchet—and not in each other’s back. The songwriting ...

Goldfinger The Knife FILE UNDER: LONG TIME COMING ROCKS LIKE: Less Than Jake, Blink-182, Sublime WHAT’S DIFFERENT: In the nine years since Goldfinger last released an album, frontman John Feldmann has gone on to become pop-punk’s premier producer, and his platinum-plated success has rubbed off on The Knife in a big way. The list o ...

New Found Glory Makes Me Sick FILE UNDER: Pop-punk icons ROCKS LIKE: All Time Low, State Champs, Waterparks WHAT’S DIFFERENT: NFG’s ninth LP is a decidedly more robust affair than 2014’s Resurrection. Rhythm guitar makes a reappearance after a brief, one-album departure, and the sound is rounded out even more with an abundance of ’80s-leaning keyboards, which make songs like “Blurred Vision,” “Che

“There’s no such thing as consistency,” Jim Adkins declares. “The best you can be is just in a state of progress all the time.” The Jimmy Eat World frontman, calling from Manhattan, is speaking about “You Are Free,” a career-defining song on his band’s new album, Integrity Blues, but he could just as easily be talking about himself and his bandmates. Over the past 23 years, Jimmy Eat World have m

Sum 41 13 Voices Sum 41’s career has always thrived on balance. Back when the band were still playing pop punk, they weren’t afraid to blend elements of hip-hop and heavy metal into their sound, giving them a leg up on the next set of spiky-haired, sweatband-wearing suburban punks looking for a major label meal ticket. Over time, ...

With a powerful voice eclipsed only by her swagger, LOLO has the natural ability to become a full-fledged pop star, but the individuality to realize life with the misfits is far more fun. You’ve heard her sing the hooks on Panic! At The Disco’s “Miss Jackson” and Fall Out Boy’s “Centuries,” but the Tennessee-based singer/songwriter—born Lauren Pritchard—also has starred on Broadway (Spring Awakeni

A Day To Remember Bad Vibrations A Day To Remember would probably prefer to go a few years without some sort of roadblock threatening their art (or, in the case of their ongoing litigation against Victory Records, their career), but they’ve shown time and again to be one of the most resilient acts in the heavy music universe. In t ...

Butch Walker Stay Gold FILE UNDER: FREEWHEELING AMERICAN ROCK ROCKS LIKE: Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams, the Gaslight Anthem WHAT'S DIFFERENT: Walker’s eighth full-length comes on the heels of 2015’s Afraid Of Ghosts, a heartbreaking album centered on the death of his father. The ebullient ...

When Yellowcard took the stage at last month’s APMAs to accept the inaugural Vans “Off The Wall” Award and, later, bring the house down with a colossal, career-spanning musical performance, it was a supremely bittersweet moment—another entry into a seemingly mile-long list of lasts the band will be experiencing over the next seven months. In June, Yellowcard an ...

Good Charlotte Youth Authority Good Charlotte’s past colors their present in a big way on Youth Authority. The sixth album from the Maryland-turned-Californian pop punks (their first since going on hiatus in 2011) is stuffed with moments that recall nearly every era of the band’s existence. The openin ...

Blink-182 California That California even exists is something of a miracle. Just a few years ago, when Blink-182 were wrapped up in the in a very public stalemate—largely driven by founding guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge and his inability to commit to making the band his priority—it seemed quite possible we’d never get another album from the legendary pop-punk group again. But with DeLonge ... Rea

For our annual Warped Tour issue, we sat down with cover star Dan Lambton of Real Friends to talk about the band's new album The Home Inside My Head and Lambton's own experiences on Warped.  Lambton talked to us about how every audience member deserves to feel valued, and what we as a scene can do to make that happen.  Read more: Girls Ag... Read More ... Read More ...

Sleeping With Sirens Live And Unplugged Live albums are rarely essential additions to a band’s discography, but Sleeping With Sirens’ second acoustic (and first live) effort is nonetheless a treat for fans who enjoy the band’s softer side. The performances ...

Weezer Weezer Much has been written about the so-called Weezer renaissance of the past few years, a period that began with 2014’s Everything Will Be Alright In The End which saw the group reunite with longtime producer Ric Ocasek for their least-detested album in some time. (In ...

The pop-punk universe compressed a bit yesterday with Man Overboard's unexpected announcement that they'd be bidding fans "farewell for now." The timing comes just seven months after the release of Heavy Love, their fourth studio album, and a plum spot on the 2015 Vans Warped Tour Main Stage, but the band stress there's no bad blood among them...

By all accounts, 2015 was pretty good for Hey Violet. For starters, the Los Angeles-based quartet had the summer vacation of a lifetime, opening for chart-topping pop-rockers 5 Seconds Of Summer on the massively popular Rock Out With Your Socks Out tour ...

Panic! At The Disco Death Of A Bachelor When we last left Brendon Urie, the Panic! At The Disco frontman (and now sole member) was dancing his way through moody, electronic-inspired pop on 2013’s career-reviving Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die, an album largely colored by grayscale soundscapes and muted tones. Thin ...