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TRAVIS CLARK of WE THE KINGS takes us track by track through the band's new album, Sunshine State Of Mind, which is out now via S-Curve Records.

UNEARTH vocalist TREVOR PHIPPS takes AP track-by-track through the band’s latest album, Darkness In The Light. “Watch it Burn” “Watch It Burn” is the lead track from Darkness In The Light because we felt it captured the aggression and heaviness of the album while also staying true to our core sound from our earlier records. This […]

MAIKA MAILE of THERE FOR TOMORROW takes us track-by-track through his band’s new album, The Verge. “The Verge” This might have been the last song that came together within the writing period of the album. It’s hard for me to remember since the creative flow was basically a blur. The simplistic movement of the intro […]

(photo by Paul Wheatley) CHUCK ROBERTSON of ELLWOOD and the MAD CADDIES takes AP track by track through the former’s Fat Wreck Chords debut, Lost In Transition. Besides Robertson, Ellwood includes original Mad Caddies drummer Todd Rosenberg and current Cherry Poppin' Daddies keyboardist Dustin Lanker.   “The Deal” I think this was the second tune […]

AUSTIN CARLILE takes AP track by track through OF MICE & MEN’S new album, The Flood. “O.G. Loko” We wanted to put [this song] first, because it is extremely similar to the debut album, thus making it a little easier to transition into our second. The entire track is about dedication, sex and love. You can use […]

(photo by Steven Taylor) Frontman BRIAN DALES takes us track by track on the SUMMER SET’s forthcoming album, Everything’s Fine. The album can be pre-ordered today, June 14, via iTunes, and is out everywhere on July 19. Also, listen to an exclusive stream of the new song, “Someone Like You.” “About A Girl” The first […]

Vocalist Jeremy Bolm talks about the stories behind each track on Touché Amoré's new album,  Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me. “~” Before any of these songs had actual titles, we called them other things. Usually goofy names. For this I once used a sensual hand sway to represent the softness of the first chord. When […]

(Photo by Dan Moncik) Frontman DAVE KING talks about the inspiration behind the new FLOGGING MOLLY album, Speed Of Darkness. “Speed Of Darkness”     Dino Misetic, the artist who did the [album] cover, he grew up in the Balkans. His dad was telling us about how fast war came to the country and how bad […]

Guitarist/vocalist CHRIS MOJAN tells the stories behind FIREWORKS' new album, Gospel. “Arrows” It's hard to finally admit that the decisions you made growing up really did fuck you over. Everyone warned you, but you went for it anyway. I wouldn't change a thing. “I Was Born In The Dark” Your life is solely in your […]