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Cheap Girls Famous Graves Lansing, Michigan’s Cheap Girls make yet another label debut with Famous Graves. They’ve established a sound they’re faithful to—punk-rock rhythms busied by ’90s alt-leanings—which has landed them on bills with the Hold Steady and the Gaslight Anthem. “Slow Nod” starts it off strong like a punk-rock Barenaked Ladies, with wandering vocals […]

Cheap Girls have premiered a new song titled, “Amazing Grace.” The band's upcoming album, Famous Graves, is slated for release on May 13 via Xtra Mile Recordings. Pre-orders are available here. The track can be streamed on Noisey or below. Tell us what you think! Additionally, the band will be on tour with Andrew Jackson […]

Michigan three-piece Cheap Girls have announced their new album, Famous Graves, which will drop on May 13 via Xtra Mile Recordings (Against Me!, Frank Turner, Tim Barry). The album was recorded in Chicago and Grand Rapids with Rick Johnson, who recorded the first two Cheap Girls albums, and Jeff Dean. The band self-produced and mixed the […]

Frank Turner's new music video for “Polaroid Picture” features footage of Turner performing on his most recent tour. The song is the eighth track on his latest album Tape Deck Heart, which is out now via Xtra Mile Recordings. Check it out and tell us what you think! More videos from Frank Turner: Music Saved […]

Frank Turner Tape Deck Heart Frank Turner’s fifth album is also his major-label debut, but don’t let that scare you: Tape Deck Heart is a beautiful, vital representation of the journey the singer/songwriter has spent in the past seven years as a solo artist, plying heartbreakingly honest lyrics driven by sharp musicianship. Words like “folk” […]

Frank Turner recently performed an acoustic rendition of “Peggy Sang The Blues” for AltarTV. Fans can check out the performance below. Tell us what you think!

Frank Turner recently performed “I Still Believe” at Wembley Arena. Turner's upcoming CD/DVD, Last Minutes And Lost Evenings, will be released on Oct. 2 via Epitaph Records. Pre-orders are on sale now. Check out the performance below and tell us what you think!

Future Of The Left The Plot Against Common Sense This review originally ran in AP 287. For Future Of The Left’s third album, frontman Andy Falkous and drummer Jack Egglestone are fortified by a second guitarist (Jimmy Watkins), a new bassist (Julia Ruzicka) and some new synthesizer settings, all in the name of high-decibel spleen […]

Future Of The Left has posted a new video for “Sheena Is A T-Shirt Salesman.” It's from their new album The Plot Against Common Sense, due out May 29 via Xtra Mile Recordings.

Frank Turner has announced via Twitter that he is demoing new music. Turner's latest album, England Keep My Bones, is available now. Check out a tweet from Turner's official Twitter below and tell us what you think! Long day of demoing. 15 new songs of varying quality down. Time for a curry and a pint.

Future Of The Left Polymers Are Forever EP 2010 found Welsh wiseguys Future Of The Left dealing with label migration and personnel shifts. Fortunately, this machine ain’t broke: The mini-LP Polymers Are Forever doesn’t stray too far from the Lefties’ unique suffix rock (surrealist, situationist, absurdist), powered by frontman Andy Falkous’ penchant for black-belt wit […]