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Australian indie-rock duo Good Morning have announced their new album, Barnyard, and shared its first single, “Country.”  “Country” is a mellow, indie offering that reflects on frontman Liam Parsons’ life and how it has changed from adolescence to adulthood. Read more: 11 alternative groups still playing together after a decade or more “I’m still not […]

Deb Never has released the new single “Sweet & Spice,” a collaboration with Jim-E Stack (Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Joji). The track is the latest single to be released from her upcoming EP, Where Have All The Flowers Gone?, due out Sept. 10. “Sweet & Spice” is essentially a sonic pros and cons list. Listeners […]

Chase Atlantic are starring in their own Quentin Tarantino-inspired movie with the explosive new visual for “OHMAMI.” The band, who were Alternative Press’ cover stars for the 100 Artists You Need To Know issue, directed and edited the video themselves. The end product? A cinematic and creative storyline jam-packed with iconic imagery. Read more: Rina […]

BLK ODYSSY finds a way to explore his culture even as he brings forceful social critique on his latest single, “MURDA.” The Austin-based artist, aka Sam Houston, also shared a visual for the track, which comes ahead of the release of his upcoming album, BLK VINTAGE, out Aug. 27. Read more: BLK ODYSSY drops new […]

Canadian musician and model Dana Dentata has released her latest single and music video, “Apology,” produced by Dylan Brady of 100 gecs and directed by Kathleen Dycaico in New York City. The artist also announced her upcoming album, Pantychrist, due September 3. Additionally, Dentata recently made history as the first female solo artist to sign […]

Ice Nine Kills have released a Child’s Play-inspired single “Assault & Batteries” from their upcoming album, The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood. The new track was accompanied by a highly cinematic music video that continues to build the universe of Ice Nine Kills. “Assault & Batteries” is the second single to be released from […]

Inheriting their grandmother’s vinyl copies of 1973 landmark albums, including Stevie Wonder’s progressive-soul classic Innervisions and the soft-pop brilliance of Now & Then by the Carpenters, Benét aspires to craft a sound just as timeless. Previously releasing a handful of singles through local boutique record label Citrus City Records, the vocalist joined Brooklyn indie enclave […]

Masters of their craft can only stay on top for so long. Eventually, they hand over the reins to their pupils—but not without guidance.  You may have stopped listening to many of pop punk’s giants long ago, tossing their CDs in a closet or burying them in a desk drawer. Little did you know they’re […]

Badflower have released “Don’t Hate Me,” a new single and video ahead of their forthcoming album, THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS, due Sept. 24. The song dropped just ahead of the announcement that the group would appear on the cover of Alternative Press’ Issue 397. Read more: Badflower and blackbear defy musical expectations in […]

After a year of postponement due to lockdown, All Time Low have begun their highly-anticipated performances as part of Sad Summer Fest. During the festival, the group will play alongside the Story So Far, the Maine, Movements, Grayscale and Destroy Boys. Now, fans will have a chance to view the group via livestream on Aug. […]

Over the last several years, music genres have become more and more muddied by artist experimentation, fusing sounds on the opposite end of the spectrum and releasing collabs that span across the board. Gone are the days of searching for music based on its classification: pop punk, hip-hop, emo, rock. It hardly matters anymore. Instead, […]

UPSAHL is having a career-defining year straight out of a dream. After releasing high-energy collabs such as “Happy Endings” featuring Mike Shinoda and iann dior and “Palm Reader” with DREAMERS and Big Boi, and also co-writing with Anne-Marie and Little Mix on “Kiss My (Uh Oh),” she’s exclusively premiering a stunning live rendition of her […]

DON BROCO put their lives into perspective in their latest single “One True Prince,” ahead of their upcoming album Amazing Things, out Sept. 17 via SharpTone Records. The band explore a slower, more emotional side of themselves while grappling with the realization that everything is temporary. Read more: 11 thrilling Netflix shows to watch until the […]

Canadian deathcore group Brand Of Sacrifice have dropped a new single, “Enemy.” The track features guest vocals from Underoath’s Spencer Chamberlain and was accompanied by a short film created and scored by the band. The band expertly create sonic settings for each moment of the short film. The visual begins with a symphonic opening, matching […]

Earlier this summer, Taylor Swift announced that her fourth album, Red, would be re-released Nov. 19. Now she has dropped a special video containing hidden messages and hints about the upcoming release. Similar to when Swift shared Fearless (Taylor’s Version), the singer posted a somewhat cryptic video on social media that featured a jumble of […]

Emerging alt-pop artist Evann McIntosh has released “COCO PEBBLES,” their latest single of 2021. The funk-heavy single also comes alongside an enticing visual set in a small-town eatery. Read more: Trixie Mattel is broadening the horizons of drag performance The video for the track begins with the artist walking in and taking a seat in […]

In addition to leading one of the most prolific pop-punk bands of all time, blink-182 bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus hosts the Apple Music podcast After School Radio. On the show, Hoppus talks about the “songs, artists and culture that’ve defined the [punk] movement” of Southern California. For his 50th episode, the artist reunited with […]

Fall Out Boy have announced they will not be performing at the Boston and New York shows on the Hella Mega tour. The band cite a member of their staff testing positive for COVID-19 as the primary reason for cancellation. However, they assure fans that all members of the tour are vaccinated. Read more: Weezer […]

Each month, AP Gallery takes a deep dive into visual culture. We explore music videos and photographs, as well as images that shape the world more broadly. Our discussions go backstage and on set, revealing the vision, the sudden inspiration or the snap decisions that helped to mold iconic images in music, skateboarding, sports and […]