a loss for words

Ever heard a new pop-punk song on Spotify and thought, “Wow, this is great. How could it get any better?” Only to have your mind blown by the addition of familiar guest vocals 10 seconds later? Yeah, that’s happened to us about a thousand times over the course of the last decade. If there’s anything […]

Motown is both a style of music and a label, the latter beginning as straight R&B before later moving into styles like psychedelic soul and swing. It played an important role for the racial integration of popular music and boasted artists such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross. Here, we’ve listed 10 of our favorite Motown […]

If you've been dying for new music from A Loss For Words or Major League, Commūnion may be what you've been looking for. Check out their debut single below! Read more: Major League: ‘There’s Nothing Wrong With Me’ Track by Track Commūnion features Brian Anthony Joyce and Matt Chila from Major League, along with Mikey Adams […]

A Loss For Words performed their last ever show on Dec. 27 2015 and just one year later is when the band will be releasing their final ever album, Crises. To help promote the album, the band released a music video for “Existential Crisis at the Cask ’n Flagon” The video features highlights of the […]

From the good to the bad to the just plain weird, everyone has memorable life moments. In AP #308, we asked some your favorite musicians what their best and worst jobs were. Here are their stories: Read more: I’ve toured the world but still work at Starbucks THE BEST TOM WILLIAMS, Stray From The Path […]

A Loss For Words may be winding down in 2016, but the band has just released a new song…kind of. Rise Records has premiered a previously unreleased B-side from their 2011 record, No Sanctuary. Listen to “Shine On You Crazy Neil Diamond” below. Read more: Man Overboard announce shows with A Loss For Words, more A […]

Man Overboard have announced a few East Coast shows for this fall. The band will take out A Loss For Words for their final East Coast tour, as well as newcomers Northbound and WATERMEDOWN. Check out a flyer and dates below. Read more: Man Overboard premiere video for their song, “She’s In Pictures”—watch Man Overboard is […]

A Loss For Words have posted a studio cover of Kings Of Leon's “Use Somebody,” which you can stream and download for free below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! In August, A Loss For Words announced that following a final record, they will be disbanding in December of 2015. Frontman Matty Arsenault […]

A Loss For Words have released a new music video for the song “All This Time.” The track is taken from the band’s latest album, Before It Caves, which is out now via Rise Records. Check out the video below and let us know what you think. The band recently finished up a five-year anniversary tour […]

Boston’s A Loss For Words are celebrating the five-year anniversary of their album The Kids Can’t Lose with a U.S. headlining tour. The tour kicks off March 28 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts and goes until April 13. Support for the tour will come from Veara, City Lights, PVRIS and Moms. Tickets go on sale this […]

In our latest “Music Saved My Life” segment with nonprofit Hope For The Day, Matty Arsenault of A Loss For Words shares the lessons he's learned through music over the years and his personal experience overcoming suicidal thoughts.

“The Kids Can't Lose” from A Loss For Words' new album Before It Caves is–as frontman Matty Arsenault said in the behind-the-scenes video posted last week–about being at a point in your life when you want to give up or are feeling suicidal and finding hope through another person. The video follows the narrative of two people who meet and […]

The Wonder Years have announced The Greatest Generation World Tour, which will tour The UK and mainland Europe, featuring support from State Champs and A Loss For Words. You can check out the full list of dates below: Apr 30- Loudfest at Komplex – Zurich, Switzerland * May 2 – Groezrock – Meerhout, Belgium * […]

A Loss For Words are planning to release a video for “The Kids Can't Lose” on Tuesday. The track appears on the band's latest album, Before It Caves. Behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot can be seen below. Let us know what you think!

Our Last Night, A Loss For Words, My Ticket Home and One Year Later have announced January 2014 tour dates together. OLN are supporting their recent self-released Oak Island EP while AL4W are touring on their new album for Rise Records, Before It Caves. Check out the full run as follows: January 1 – Higher Ground in Burlington, VT […]

A Loss For Words debuted their new video for “Distance” featuring Lynn Gunn of PVRIS.  The video explores the band's Australian tour, from pool jumping off of rooftops to holding koalas in the land down under.  “Distance” is from their newest album Before It Caves, which was released on October 8.

A Loss For Words recently performed an acoustic rendition of “Distance.” The track is featured on the band's latest album, Before It Caves. The record was released today and is available on MerchNOW and iTunes. Check out the performance below and tell us what you think!

A Loss For Words have debuted a new song on Rock Sound titled, “Conquest Of Mistakes.” The Wonder Years' Dan “Soupy” Campbell is featured on the track. The band's forthcoming album, Before It Caves, is set to be released on Oct. 8. Pre-orders are available on iTunes and MerchNOW. Stream the track below and tell […]