album premiere

Ashland are returning to their roots with their first release since Over The Moon. With their new EP I, the duo deliver pop synths backed by intense rock progressions and share their most vulnerable selves. The band are teaming up with Alternative Press to give fans a first listen to the EP. Compo...

Listeners may remember Z Berg as the former vocalist/guitarist for L.A. rock hopefuls the Like and Phases. Others may recognize her as an occasional collaborator (music, other) with Ryan Ross and the ringleader of the Dead End Kids Club tour...

From the stages at Warped Tour to a small club in a shady part of town, Bad Cop/Bad Cop have never had a problem tearing things up. Their melodic, full-throttled punk is as scorching as a stolen, hot-wired car. Their new Fat Wreck album, The Ride, finds them even more spirited and spectacular...

AP is proud to premiere a new video for the latest Academy Killer single, “The Distance,” taken from their forthcoming sophomore EP, Lost In Make Believe.  The Hamilton pop punkers are defined by their contagious liveliness enveloped in a bright wall of power chords and an uplifting attitude. “The Distance” ...

New Jersey indie-punks Aspiga are teaming up with AP to bring you the premiere of their new full-length album, What Happened To You?. The record will be officially released on October 21 via Paper + Plastic Records. (Pre-orders are on sale now.) Stream ...

Transit  and AP have joined forces now through the release date of the band's upcoming fifth album Joyride (out October 21) for a 12-day album premiere in which we will make you quiver in anticipation as we slowly unveil each track and offer you a chance to win signed vinyl every weekday. For day one, we're bringing you trac ...

The U.K.'s Marmozets have been AP favorites this year as they owned their spot as a highlight from 100 Bands You Need To Know, dropped jaws of their peers and audiences at Warped Tour over the summer, rocked our APMAs pre-show boat party and made one of the best songs of August when they dropped single "Born Young And Free" from the album you will hear here exclusively today, The Weird A

Los Angeles, California's ÆGES  are teaming up with AP to bring you the premiere of their second full-length album, Above & Down Below. The album follows the band’s 2012 effort, The Bridge, and will be officially released on September 23 via the Mylene Sheath. (Pre-orders are on sale now.) The ...

More than a year following the first installment of Kansas City's the Architects' Border Wars five-part graphic novel and album series, Border Wars Episode II is nearly here. The album boasts catchy Spanglish anthems, punk-rock Gospel and plenty of swagger (in the classic rock 'n' roll sense of the word), transporting fans through their second exercise in artistic defiance. For those unfamiliar, y

Connecticut punks Hostage Calm are teaming up with AP to bring you the premiere of their fourth full-length album, Die On Stage. The record, which was produced by Will Yip (Balance And Composure, Title Fight), will be officially released on September 16. How ...

Meridian are set to release their Victory Records debut The Awful Truth September 2, and are giving you a treat for the long weekend with an exclusive 3-day preview of the album and exclusive track by track commentary.  Be sure to listen and share now; as, this stream will no longer be available after 9 p.m. on Monday, ...

Code Orange (previously known as Code Orange Kids) are set to release their highly anticipated sophomore studio album, I Am King, on September 2 via Deathwish Inc. In light of the effort's impending release, the band are currently premiering a full stream of the record over at Consequence Of Sound. You can listen to it now be ...

Chicago punks Counterpunch are teaming up with AP to bring you the premiere of their new album, Bruises. The record will be officially released on August 5 via Cyber Tracks (the label owned by NOFX’s El Hefe) and was produced by Mike Allison (Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake). Stream th ...

The Homeless Gospel Choir a.k.a. Derek Zanetti is teaming up with AP to bring you the premiere of his new LP, I Used To Be So Young, which was produced by Chris #2 of Anti-Flag. The album will be officially released tomorrow, July 15, on A-F Records ...

After signing with Outerloop Records earlier this year, singer/songwriter Jason Lancaster, formerly of Go Radio, will release is debut solo album, As You Are, on June 23. For now, Lancaster is teaming up with AP to bring you an early stream of the entire album ...

California punk rockers Heart To Heart, one of the 100 bands you need to know this year, are teaming up with AP to bring you the premiere of their new full-length album, Dulce—the follow-up to their 2012 self-titled LP—which will be officially released on June 17 via Pure Noise Records. Stream the album in ...

Vanna make their Pure Noise Records debut with their fifth album VOID, which comes out next week (June 17). The album comes just a little over a year following 2013's The Few And The Far Between. The album was recorded in early spring with producer Will Putney (For Today, the Amity Affliction, the Acacia Strain), who the band said was the "common denominator" among all their recent favor

Current AP cover stars Beartooth are set to release their debut album, Disgusting, tomorrow (June 10) via Red Bull Records. The album follows the band’s 2013 EP, Sick, and is frontman Caleb Shomo’s first full-length release since Attack Attack!’s This Mea... Read More ...

2012 100 Bands You Need To Know alums Candy Hearts have a couple stellar years under their belt, and their sophomore album All The Ways You Let Me Down which secured a 4-star review in our new issue, shows that they're only getting better at honing their '90s-influenced pop-punk craft.  Look for ...

The Amity Affliction are set to release their new album Let The Ocean Take Me on Roadrunner Records next week on June 10. When we caught up with frontman Joel Birch while TAA were recording in Australia earlier this year, he told us that several life events, including his reflection on how the band has opened themselves up to and created a dialogue with their fans and his near-death experience dur