5 seconds of summer

We ranked alternative pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer's entire discography. From their self-titled album to 'Youngblood' and '5SOS5,' here is every 5SOS album ranked, from worst to best.

The band is set to tour throughout North America, South America and Europe and plans to release a live album on April 14.

The latest, from Tegan and Sara to 5SOS and more. This is our daily download of the essential news you need to know across music, culture and style.

On Unwanted, Pale Waves lean into alternative and pop punk influences. Ahead of the release, Heather Baron-Gracie breaks down what went into their third record.

Pale Waves dropped their new song "Jealousy." The single comes ahead of their third album Unwanted, out this August via Dirty Hit.

Pale Waves have released a new song, "Reasons To Live." The track is the band's second single from their upcoming album, Unwanted. The new project drops Aug. 12 via Dirty Hit. Read more: Pale Waves announce new album ‘Unwanted,’ drop lead single “Lies”—watch "Reasons To Live" is a spirited pop-punk anthem that focuses on what it means to fall apart before putting yourself back

Pale Waves have announced their new album, Unwanted. The project is set to release Aug. 12 via Dirty Hit. Additionally, the band released the record's lead single, "Lies." The track is accompanied by a music video. Read more: YUNGBLUD and WILLOW revisit their “Memories” from a subway car—watch "Lies" is filled with crunchy guitars and a rhythmic power that would be at home in a

Just in time for 4/20, girlfriends have dropped a music video for “High Again.” The single is from their upcoming album (e)motion sickness, out June 17 via Big Noise. Read more: Every blink-182 album ranked The visual finds Travis Mills and Nick Gross in a smoke sesh filled with celebrities. They proce...

Jared Goldstein didn’t always want to be a comedian, but instead harbored ambitions of becoming a singer. Just ask his mother, who was serenaded by her son with a Backstreet Boys song at his bar mitzvah. As a child, he narrowly missed out on the role of Simba in the Broadway version of The Lion King and later took himself to Los Angeles to become an actor. You ...

On Tuesday at a secret location, tucked away in the hills of Los Angeles, Bad Suns performed an intimate set for a select group of their die-hard fans and industry peers in celebration of their fourth studio album, Apocalypse Whenever.  The event was organized and presented by Rock Night Out, Epitaph Records and Alternative Press. Addition...

Featured in the June 2018 issue (359), Brendon Urie went on a deep dive into Panic! At The Disco’s sixth studio album. Ahead of the release of ‘Pray For The Wicked’, Urie spoke with Evan Lucy and was shot by Jonathan Weiner for the cover of Alternative Press. To celebrate the...

At the pace in which music is released, thanks to modern streaming services, it’s no wonder we’ve all grown accustomed (and arguably spoiled) to receiving a new album or collection of music from our favorite artists approximately every two years. While arti...

Every music video an artist releases is a labor of love. Whether it's a DIY home video or highly produced with costumes and epic themes, musicians get to add a visual element to their lyrics and melodies that come from a deep place. A lot of times, music videos will reflect the abstractness of dreams...

We already established that not all women sound like Hayley Williams with our look into unique-sounding frontwomen within 2000s alternative music. So, given the generalized diversification of the genre throughout the 2010s, we shouldn't need to drive that point home again, right? ...

It's well known that, historically, pop punk has been a bit of a boys' club. But that just makes the continued influences of prominent women all the more impressive. From setting genre foundations (Gwen Stefani) to pushing sonic boundaries (Lynn Gunn), women have catalyzed the growth of the scene for decades. Of course, we...

2021 has already been a great year for new music, but it has also been a monumental year in terms of music certifications and achievements. From Billie Eilish to Nirvana, here are 12 artists making history this week and setting the bar higher for everyone with their successes...

If you’ve been a pop-punk fan for quite some time now, we’re willing to bet it was a fast, upbeat song that first made you fall in love with the genre. You probably still remember the jolt of energy you felt when your now-favorite songs blasted through your speakers for the first time, and you of course remember how fun it was to mosh and jump along to them at shows (yes, even after not having bee

Musical talent often transcends any individual instrument. A piano player may often feel inclined to try out their voice. A guitarist may dabble with the bass. Often, though, career musicians opt to dedicate themselves entirely to a specific role...

Picturing our favorite bands in their fledgling stages is no easy task. But imagining them devoid of any original music and instead performing cover songs? That's straight-up impossible. Remarkably, it's not all that rare for now-iconic artists to reveal that they'd formerly performed as a tribute act...

The Sims franchise has been going for a long time. Those pixelated people in their simulated homes and their intricate stories have been inspiring and entertaining the masses since 2000 with the release of The Sims for PC. Creator Will Wright put his heart and soul into the games, and it shows...