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Music, movies, tours: Obviously, there were plenty of cool and wonderful things that were brought into the world in 2019. But there was a significant amount of sadness, as well. We did lose many members of the scene and pioneering alt-rock artists, as well as respected and loved pop culture figures. Here are a few […]

Boston’s Somos have taken to social media to announce the passing of their guitarist Phil Haggerty. You can read the band’s statement below. Read more: My Chemical Romance drop new distressed merch line Somos shared a photo of Haggerty on Facebook while alerting fans to the tragic news. “We lost our dearest friend and guitarist Phil […]

Somos First Day Back Michael Fiorentino’s thoughtful lyrics and signature vocal tone would make any Somos release worth a listen, but the band expand in all the right ways for their sophomore full-length. First Day Back grows that melodically punchy not-quite-punk from 2014’s Temple Of Plenty into a dynamic, finely tuned blend of pop punk […]

Boston, MA's Somos are streaming a new track “Reminded/Weighed Down” off their upcoming Hopeless Records release First Day Back, out February 19. You can check out their new track via Brooklyn Vegan below, along with their upcoming tour dates with Petal and the Superweaks.  Read More: Somos (Hopeless Records) release “Thorn In The Side” music video […]

Sometimes the rock world can get noisy, and we don’t just mean in decibels or static. Often the signal-to-noise ratio is more noise than signal. But no worries: We read, listen to and watch everything so we can sort it for you. Here are some of our favorite new songs and videos of January 2016. […]

Boston, MA's Somos have relesaed a music video for their new single “Thorn In The Side”, premiering today over at Noisey. The track comes from their upcoming sophomore LP First Day Back, out Feb. 19 via Hopeless Records. You can preorder the record here, and check out the new video and upcoming tour dates below. […]

Boston indie/pop-punk four-piece (and one of AP's 100 bands you need to know in 2015) Somos have announced that they've joined Hopeless Records as they gear up to release a sophomore follow-up to their excellent 2014 full-length debut, Temple Of Plenty. Hopeless will team with No Sleep Records to release the album, expected to drop sometime […]

Watch Somos, one of our 100 bands you need to know, perform “Letters From An Absent Future” and ”Dead Wrong” at Nu-Tone Studios in Pittsburgh, California. The band recently released a split with Have Mercy on No Sleep Records. You can catch them on tour through May.

Every year, the editors of AP gather around one computer with excellent speakers, listen to hundreds of bands and sometimes have sword fights and/or shouting matches to curate 100 bands we really, really think you need to put on your radar. It all culminates in one giant printed feature profiling those 100 artists. This year’s 100 Bands […]

Have Mercy / Somos Split EP Have Mercy and Somos are two of the best young emo bands, each releasing impressive albums in 2014. So it’s a little disappointing that half the songs on this release are acoustic versions of previously released material. That doesn’t mean they aren’t enjoyable: Have Mercy’s “Two Years” and Somos […]

Have Mercy and Somos are streaming their split over at Brooklyn Vegan. Give the effort a spin below and leave us a comment with your thoughts! Read more: Have Mercy announce headlining tour with You, Me And Everyone We Know, Weatherbox and Head North The split is due out today, February 24, via No Sleep Records. 

Boston indie rockers Somos have premiered their latest track, “Streets Upon Streets,” over at Noisey. You can give it a listen below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Read more: AP's review of Somos' recent split with Sorority Noise.  “Streets Upon Streets” is taken from the band's upcoming split with Have Mercy, […]

Tigers Jaw will embark on a full U.S. headlining tour this spring alongside Somos and Lemuria. Check out a full list of dates and locations below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! If for some reason you didn't know or forgot, it's not okay to kiss band members on stage Tigers Jaw released […]

Due to mental health issues stemming from frontman Michael Fiorentino, Somos have dropped off of their upcoming tour with Dads. You can read an official statement from Fiorentino below.  Read our review of Somos' recent split with Sorority Noise.  Somos released their debut full-length album, Temple Of Plenty, in 2014 via Tiny Engines. They later signed with No Sleep […]

Emo-indie powerhouses Dads will be hitting the road on a U.S. headlining tour in February. They will be joined by No Sleep's Somos and alt rockers Roger Harvey. Check out a full list of dates and locations below and leave us a comment with your thoughts! Dads released their sophomore full-length I'll Be The Tornado on 6131 Records in October. The group wrapped […]

In their new tour trailer featuring footage from their recent shows, Modern Baseball give you a hilarious sneak peek at what kinds of antics may be to come on their new run with Knuckle Puck, Crying and Somos.  Video directed by: Kyle Thrash Catch them at the following dates this fall/winter, starting today in Pittsburgh. Tickets are available […]

Somos/Sorority Noise Split EP Both bands on this split EP released full-lengths earlier this year, and while one regresses ever-so-slightly from their album and the other improves, they may not meet in the middle anytime soon. Somos start it with a pair of tracks that may not be quite as good as the material from […]

Somos and Sorority Noise have premiered their upcoming split seven-inch in its entirety over at Brooklyn Vegan. You can give the effort a listen below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! The four-track release is officially due out next week on November 4 via Bad Timing Records. Both Somos and Sorority Noise have had […]

Boston indie rock band Somos have inked a deal with No Sleep Records, which has them joining the likes of Balance And Composure, Major League, Xerxes, Allison Weiss and many more. “We're so excited to end 2014 joining the family over at No Sleep Records,” said guitarist Phil Haggerty.  “We've all been fans of the label for some time […]