A Lot Like Birds release emotional new single and other news you might have missed today

March 24, 2017

[A Lot Like Birds photo: Jade Ehlers; Knox Hamilton photo: North Goad]

You made it through another week—congrats! To reward yourself, watch the new music video from A Lot Like Birds, plus listen to new music from eleven, Body Count and more. Check out all of the news you may have missed below.

A Lot Like Birds debut “For Shelley (Unheard)” single and video.

The song, which was written for singer Cory Lockwood's late mother, comes from the band's new album, DIVISI, out May 5 via Equal Vision Records. You can preorder it here.

About the song, Lockwood wrote the following on Facebook:

t’s so difficult to try and describe somebody this important to a crowd of people who have never met her. Even harder than that, it’s hard to explain that the reason she’s so immensely important isn’t just because she’s gone. Shelley Lockwood was the only person in my life who ever convinced me that the world was beautiful. Authentic and magical, pure and well-meaning. She lived fast and driven when she was young, something I think she passed on. She fell in love and married, reached for and easily grasped her dream of being a nurse and had two children, who she loved fiercely. She gave a love in a way that said ‘everything that is good is around you and everything good that can happen for you will happen for you.’ She died on March 19th, one year ago. The body that held her had gone through years of strokes and heart-attacks and, one night, while her children slept a thousand miles away, it gave up on her. Growing up had put us a full country apart from each other but we called often and I saw her a couple times a year. The previous fall, I flew out to see her. She had been hospitalized in a way that told doctors ‘call her loved ones, get them close.’ My mother was unfailing. For decades, she loved, spoke and acted in a way that made me think it was truly possible for angels to walk on earth. She was strong and gentle, smart and humble, nurturing and protective. My positive qualities are the most watered down versions of her own, and I am intensely proud of them at that. When I saw her that fall, I saw her in a way I couldn’t handle. She spent her life as my hero and I can’t imagine the agony she went through. To want nothing more than to see her children there, to have us there to hold. But in seeing us, have us see her. See her frail, see her cheekbones poke through her skin, hear the rasp of her voice as she coughed out how much she loved us, to see her bleed, see the nurses rush in as she sobbed, hear her ask ‘am I going home, am I going home, am I going home.’ That fall, I came home broken. I called her over and over, trying impossibly not to cry when we spoke. She didn’t have the same problem. I could always hear her smiling when we talked. I was writing a record at the time. I wrote about her. I didn’t know if I could ever bring myself to make it a legitimate song. There’s never been a problem for me with writing from a place that’s deeply personal. It’s just that, I never wanted her to hear it. I never wanted her to know that I was hurt, or worse, that my vision of her; this perfect, unbreakable version of strength and hope, had faltered. I kept the song to myself. Meanwhile, this new record had become something of its own. Circumstance and change and challenge had put me in a position to sing. I told her. She was elated. When I was boy, she had signed me up for choir in school. She sang, herself, and she would listen to me sing along to songs on the radio and tell me ‘you have a beautiful voice, you should sing more.’ I wasn’t convinced. And here we are, I’m singing. I’m convinced and all I want to do is show her. But she’ll never get to hear. She heard things in my voice that I don’t think were there, or ever will be. With this song, I’m so upset that she never got to hear the voice she had so much faith in. But I’m so happy that she’ll never have to hear my devastation.

The band will be headed out on tour this spring with Household, Owel and A Heart Like Lions. See the dates below.

Tour dates:
April 25 – Albuquerque, NM @ Coop
April 26 – El Paso, TX @ Rock House
April 27 – Austin, TX @ Grizzly Hall
April 28 – San Antonio, TX @ Jack's Patio Bar
April 29 – Houston, TX @ Secret Group
April 30 – Dallas, TX @ Dirty 30
May 1 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th St. Collective
May 3 – St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
May 4 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
May 5 – Margate, FL @ O'Malley's
May 6 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Local 662
May 7 – Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
May 11 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
May 12 – New York, NY @ Studio at Webster Hall
May 14 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground
May 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge
May 16 – Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck
May 17 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
May 18 – Detroit, MI @ The Ritz
May 19 – Columbus, OH @ Double Happiness
May 20 – Berwyn, IL @ Wire
May 21 – Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
May 22 – Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot
May 23 – Denver, CO @ Marquis
May 24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Loading Dock
May 25 – Spokane, WA @ The Pin
May 26 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
May 28 – Portland, OR @ Analog
May 30 – Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield
May 31 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
June 1 – Fresno, CA @ Strummers
June 2 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock

*4/25-4/26 No OWEL
**4/25-5/1 No Household

Exclusive premier of eleven's “When Did I Pass Go? (Where's my $200).”

Eleven is a post-hardcore band from Sacramento, CA featuring Jordan Blake (ex. A Skylit Drive) with members Josh Elness, Zach Elness, and Matt Elness. The single was recorded at Gold Standard Sounds with Richie Gomes as producer. About the song, the band told us, “The song is about battling your addiction and letting go of the past. We've been down roads with dead ends and warning signs, and we know life is greater than that. Everybody has vices whether they want to admit it or not, and it's our job and responsibility to overcome them and thrive. Pay attention to your friends when they need help, and keep them accountable. We are excited for fans to hear it, because this is our first release under our new band.” Fans can expect a full-length from the band this summer.

The Nearly Deads announce tour and album.

The Nashville-based rock band have announced the Break Into Action Tour, which starts April 18 in Chapel Hill, NC and wraps up May 27 in Nashville, TN. Eyes Set To Kill and Bad Seed Rising are also on the bill. Tickets go on sale March 28. The band also announced that their new album, Revenge of the Nearly Deads will drop May 26.

Dates:

4/18/17 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
4/19/17 Richmond, VA Canal Club
4/20/17 New York, NY Studio @ Webster
4/21/17 Buffalo, NY Studio @ The Waiting Room
4/23/17 Toledo, OH Frankie's
4/25/17 Berwyn, IL The Wire
4/26/17 Lansing, MI Mac's Bar
4/27/17 Valparaiso, IN Big Shots
4/28/17 Indianapolis, IN Emerson Theater
4/29/17 Grand Rapids, MI Popes Pub
4/30/17 Merriam, KS Aftershock
5/2/17 Colorado Springs, CO Sunshine Studios
5/3/17 Salt Lake City, UT Loading Dock
5/4/17 Reno, NV Jub Jub's
5/6/17 Sacramento, CA Starlite Lounge
5/7/17 Fullerton, CA Slidebar Cafe
5/8/17 West Hollywood, CA Whisky A Go Go
5/9/17 Phoenix, AZ Club Red
5/11/17 Oklahoma City, OK 89th Street Collective
5/13/17 Newport, KY Thompson House
5/14/17 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel
5/16/17 Cleveland, OH The Agora Ballroom
5/18/17 Lowell, MA Mill City Ballroom
5/19/17 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
5/20/17 Williamsport, PA Ground Floor 2.0*
5/21/17 Trenton, NJ The Backstage*
5/25/17 Nashville, TN Rocketown (TND Album Release Show)*
*No Bad Seed Rising

Knox Hamilton premiere “Pretty Way To Fight” lyric video.

“Pretty Way To Fight” is the third track from Knox Hamilton's debut full-length, The Heights, out now on Prospect Park Records. They're currently on tour with Colony House in North America. Check out the dates below:

Dates:

3/24                       House of Blues $ San Diego, CA
3/25                       Troubadour $ West Hollywood, CA
3/26                       Tank Farm Store (Album Signing)^ Huntington Beach, CA
3/27                       Constellation Room $     Santa Ana, CA
3/28                       The Chapel $ San Francisco, CA
3/30                       Doug Fir Lounge $ Portland, OR
3/31                       The Crocodile $ Seattle, WA
4/01                       Biltmore Cabaret $ Vancouver, CAN
4/04                       Kilby Court $ Salt Lake City, UT
4/07                       Black Sheep $ Colorado Springs, CO
4/08                       Riot Room $ Kansas City, MO
4/09                       The Vanguard $ Tulsa, OK
4/11                       George's Majestic Lounge $ Fayetteville, AR
4/12                       The Hi Tone Café $ Memphis, TN
4/13                       Revelry Room $ Chattanooga, TN
4/14                       The Loft (NEW VENUE) $ Atlanta, GA
4/26                       U Hall % Washington DC
4/27 Milkboy% Philadelphia, PA
4/28                       Bowery Ballroom %     New York, NY
4/30 Middle East% Cambridge, MA
5/02 The Hollow% Albany, NY
5/03                       Horseshoe Tavern % Toronto, ON
5/04                       The Shelter % Detroit, MI
5/05                       Lincoln Hall % Chicago, IL
5/07 Exit In% Nashville, TN
5/10 Dada% Dallas, TX
6/10                       Laurel School's Butler Campus * Novelty, OH
6/11                       Laurel School's Butler Campus * Novelty, OH

* Festival Date
$ Dates With Colony House
% Dates With Fenech-Soler

Body Count premiere “Black Hoodie” video.

About the song, Ice-T says: “This type of thing happens every day and nobody marches or it never makes the news. The video speaks for itself.” Body Count's new album, Bloodlust, will be out March 31 and can be preordered here.

Commūnion release “Runaway Love” video.

The song is Commūnion's second single.The band is comprised of Brian Anthony Joyce (Major League), Matt Chila (Major League), and Mikey Adams (A Loss For Words).

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