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From the moment Chiodos reunited their original lineup in 2012, fans have been eagerly anticipating their every move, and AltPress is proud to announce that the wait for new material is almost over. If you're a fan of All's Well That Ends Well and Bone Palace Ballet, you definitely won't be disappointed with what's coming next.  DEVIL–the band's first release […]

Fadeaway Records have returned from a hiatus exceeding ten years with a mission, and it all begins with Friends.  “This compilation was a catalyst to reform Fadeaway Records as a not for profit label,” says Michael Dubin, who runs the label alongside Neil Rubenstein. “Everything that we release will be for charity, we plan on doing a series […]

Black Blinds, the independent darkwave duo we featured in the AP&R section of AP 301, are set to release the follow-up to their 2013 self-titled album this year, and have given us the first listen to its debut single “Brittle Bones.”  “The track is about Finding comfort in maintaining isolation and Choosing the life of glorified ephemeral encounters,” the […]

UnWed, the side project of Hot Water Music bassist Jason Black–which also features former HWM tour manager Neltie Penman on vocals, former Errortype:11/Instruction/Mind Over Matter frontman Arty Shepherd on guitar/vocals, Matt Kane on guitar and Jeff Gensterblum (ex-Small Brown Bike) on drums.–are set to release a new 7-inch/digital single, and you can stream the B-side first here.  Penman […]

Considering the sadomasochistic dynamic the Venetia Fair have with their fans (see: comments lovingly telling them how awful they are on any given social media post the band makes), they took some pretty steep risks with their Every Sick, Disgusting Thought We've Got In Our Brain Kickstarter campaign. Besides offering the severed digits of a […]

Reggie And The Full Effect is set to release X-Mas Mini EP tomorrow, Dec. 20, via Pure Noise Records. The three-song release features holiday songs from two familiar alter-egos: Fluxuation and Common Denominator, as well as a Run-DMC cover, which you can stream now via Nylon Guys. The Little Drummer boy gets the black metal […]

Mustard Plug are set to release their seventh album Can't Contain It on January 14 via No Idea Records. To get you excited for what's to come, we have the exclusive premiere of the album's second track, “The All-Nighter.” Pre-order Can't Contain It Mustard Plug are currently on tour in South America and will return to the states at […]

Next year, you'll be hearing more of Philadelphia's W.C. Lindsay who describe themselves as “The Beastie Boys watching The Breakfast Club at Warped Tour” when they release their new album Easy Victim, Charitable Deceptions on Big Footprints, the label spearheaded by Modern Baseball vocalist/guitarist Brendan Lukens, circa April. Today, get an advance listen to the album with “Kids These Days,” […]

Versa (formerly VersaEmerge) premiered their new single “Neon” from their upcoming EP under the same name. The electronic duo’s EP will be released on January 14 and the single can be purchased on their Bandcamp page.

For the title track of his new six-song EP, Infernal, OCTiV incorporated the pipes of well-known producer and FiXT Music label-owner Klayton of Celldweller. The new EP, which incorporates elements of mythology, philosophy and sci-fi to create a cohesive narrative, is out tomorrow, December 10 via FiXT.  Check out track five below and tell us what you think of OCTiV's live-performance-focused, guitar-driven […]

Sometimes the best way to motivate yourself is to make a public promise to hundreds of thousands of online followers. At least, that's what worked for The Rocket Summer when he quite suddenly decided he was going to announce a Christmas EP before having written a note of it last month. “I woke up on […]

A new Childish Gambino song, “Sweatpants,” leaked late last night, prompting the rapper to respond with a frustrated series of tweets (and his label to officially send the song out through PR channels this afternoon).  Ironically, “Sweatpants” appears on Gambino's upcoming album, Because The Internet, which is due out Dec. 10 via Glassnote. Check out his string of […]

Masked Intruder are gearing up for the holidays with the release of a Christmas 7-inch, Under The Mistletoe, which comes out December 10 via Fat Wreck Chords. You can get festive today as you decorate for the season with our exclusive stream of the A-Side, “Under The Mistletoe.” We received the following message from the Intruders. Might we […]

Chicago's Kittyhawk are featured on a four-way split 12-inch with Frameworks, Prawn and Droughts, estimated for late-December/early-January release via Fair Weather Records. Check out their contribution, “The Daily Dodger,” below and tell us what you think. Frameworks' track, “Preamble,” is also currently available to stream.   PRE-ORDER

Allison Weiss released her new album Say What You Mean last spring, but when working on a little something extra for supporters of the album, she ended up creating yet another version of it titled The Sideways Sessions, which will see its release November 26 via No Sleep Records. “The Sideways Sessions started out as a Kickstarter reward, but we […]

Teenage Bottlerocket are set to give tracks from their upcoming 7-inch American Deutsch Bag (out November 26 on Fat Wreck Chords) their live debut at this year's Fest, and are the most excited about “I'm The One Smoking Marijuana Motherfucker.”  “Teenage Bottlerocket is very excited to premier this new tune before Gainesville Fest because honestly, the song reminds us of Fest,” […]

The Company We Keep, which features the songwriting powess of Justin Pierre (Motion City Soundtrack), string action from TREOS' Brian Southall and percussion from Branden Morgan of Misery Signals and vocals by Haden Brightwell, are set to release their new album Sound / No Sound on October 29 via Easy Killer Records. You can stream the album's fourth track, “Shadowing” below and […]