the wonder years

In part seven of Ernie Ball's “The Sound Of Warped” series, the Wonder Years guitarist Matt Brasch discuss how he achieves the “large” Wonder Years sound. “I play with a lot of gain,” he says. “I try to just fill up as much space as I can.” He also discusses his gear, including his Ernie Ball […]

Go on a verbal tour of The Wonder Years' favorite spots in the City Of Brotherly Love in our second cover outtake video. They have the scoop on where to get the best cheesesteaks (and when to get them), where you should visit when you come to town—from the Mutter Museum to the best breweries—and […]

Jarrod Alonge's satirical band Amidst The Grave's Demons have released a video for the song “Save My Life.” The video features footage from Warped Tour 2015 with band members from The Wonder Years, Silverstein, Blessthefall, We Came As Romans, Miss May I and many more. Check out the video below and tell us what you […]

In support of their new studio album, No Closer To Heaven, recent AP cover stars the Wonder Years will be embarking on a headlining tour with Motion City Soundtrack, State Champs and You Blew It! this fall. A full list of dates and locations can be found below. APTV: The Wonder Years look back on their […]

Before the Wonder Years took main stage to perform Warped Tour as a band, they attended the festival as fans. In this video, hear some crazy stories from the members as they reminisce about past years at Warped.  Guitarist Matt Brasch spills the details about his mile-and-a-half run over the Ben Franklin bridge to catch […]

Pop-punk frontrunners The Wonder Years are set to release their fifth studio album, titled No Closer To Heaven, on September 4 through Hopeless Records. Today, the band is sharing a second taste of the new record following the lead single, “Cardinals.” Musically and lyrically, “Cigarettes & Saints” is one of the strongest and most poignant […]

The Wonder Years have released a music video for their new single, “Cigarettes & Saints,” which you can watch below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts. Listen: The Wonder Years share video for new single, “Cardinals” The track itself serves as further proof that the Wonder Years aren’t just another pop-punk band […]

Philadelphia’s The Wonder Years have announced a run of in-store acoustic shows complete with signings for this upcoming fall. Following the performances, The Wonder Years will release their fifth studio album, No Closer To Heaven, due out on September 4 through Hopeless Records.   Read more: The Wonder Years explain charity portion of ‘No Closer To Heaven’ […]

The Wonder Years recently announced their fifth full-length album, No Closer To Heaven, which is set to release on September 4 through Hopeless Records. They quickly followed the announcement with the video for the album's lead single, “Cardinals,” and pre-orders for the album as well. During the checkout process for the pre-orders, regardless of which […]

Another half-year has passed, so it’s time for AP’s annual mid-year report, where we break down the best of the best so far, with the cut-off date of June 30. Stay tuned for our reports on our most anticipated albums of the rest of the year. This article is presented by Full Sail University MORE MID-YEAR […]

Sometimes the rock world can get noisy, and we don’t just mean in decibels or fuzz. 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 June 2015 […]

The Wonder Years have announced their fifth, and highly anticipated new LP, No Closer To Heaven. The album will release September 4, 2015 via Hopeless Records, with a new song and video, which are set to premiere tonight at midnight EST.  Read more: The Wonder Years tear through the first day of Warped Tour—watch Pre-orders are will go […]

The 2015 Vans Warped Tour kicked off on Friday in Pomona, California and the festival organizers celebrated by livestreaming the whole event. Thankfully, for those of us who missed the stream, many highlight videos have made it onto Warped Tour's official YouTube page.  Below you can watch professionally-shot footage of the Wonder Years hitting the […]

Enter Shikari have announced a homecoming U.K. tour for February 2016, with direct support from pop-punk giants, the Wonder Years. Read more: The Wonder Years finish new album The unlikely duo, linked by their mutual connection to Hopeless Records, will be hitting the road next February for a short run through some massive venues in the […]

Shirts, shorts, hats, and hoodies are so 2014. This year, bands are upping the ante and getting creative with their merch choices. We’ve compiled a list of some familiar memorabilia as well as some weird items that makes you wonder: Who would want to buy the Used’s foam middle finger? 1. Falling In Reverse “Bang […]

Pop-punk leaders the Wonder Years have finished recording their fifth full-length album, the follow-up to 2013’s successful The Greatest Generation, which was released on Hopeless Records. While you wait for the new LP, you’ll be able to catch the group on the 2015 Vans Warped Tour all summer long. “That's a wrap,” the band's own […]

The Wonder Years drummer Mike Kennedy has announced this his new self-proclaimed nu-metal project, Filth Breeder, will release their debut album, The Taste Of Power, on April 7 via Hopeless Records. The effort's lead single, “Slivers Of Flesh,” will premiere on March 5. Check out an announcement from Kennedy's personal Instagram below. Watch: The Wonder Years’ Dan “Soupy” Campbell […]

You know who has a bad publicity team—besides Bill Cosby? Thanksgiving Day. The biggest shoutout the last Thursday of November ever gets is that it’s the day before the Black Friday shopping orgy—and that’s a drag. In our seemingly futile effort to protest Christmas decorations going up in September and the alleged importance of camping […]

Pop-punk leaders the Wonder Years have posted an update video from their now-finished fall tour with the Story So Far and Modern Baseball. TWY are touring on their latest full-length album, 2013's The Greatest Generation, which was released on Hopeless Records. Check out the update video below, and let us know your thoughts. If you missed […]

2015 marks 10 years since the Wonder Years became a band. In celebration, they have announced a trio of 10-year anniversary shows where they will be performing one of their three most recent albums, The Upsides, Suburbia, I've Given You All And Now I'm Nothing and The Greatest Generation, in its entirety each night. The shows will take place February 6, 7 and […]