monomania

20 lyrics that made 2020 one of the most emo years ever

The start of the Rawring ’20s—a decade that we anticipated would be a glittering revival of the golden age of emo, complete with painfully skinny jeans and hanging out at the mall as part of a cultural tradition—hasn’t gone completely to plan. It’s hard to believe we had high hopes for this year back when […]

The Word Alive: Complete oral history from 'Deceiver' to 'MONOMANIA'

Most people who throw shade have no insight to what it takes to make a band successful. Hang on: Forget about “successful.” Let’s change that to functional. And nobody knows that truth more than the members of the Word Alive. “It’s funny how close a lot of bands have been to breaking up that their […]

The Word Alive reveal why ‘MONOMANIA’ is their most personal record

The Word Alive have been in the game for almost 12 years. With their sixth full-length, MONOMANIA, dropping soon, frontman Telle Smith reveals that this may be the post-hardcore outfit’s most vulnerable release.  Inspired by his own life experiences, Smith gives a hint as to what was running through his mind during the creation of […]

The Word Alive find there's "NO WAY OUT" in cinematic music video

The Word Alive shared the third single off their upcoming album MONOMANIA with “NO WAY OUT” with a striking music video. The band previously dropped “BURNING YOUR WORLD DOWN” and the title track for the upcoming LP. Read more: Machine Gun Kelly lands coveted the Used collab for pop-punk album Last October, TWA dropped the first […]