AFI have announced an early 2022 US headlining tour in support of their new album Bodies. Darkwave act Cold Cave will be along for the 26-date outing. The trek kicks off on February 11th at SOMA in San Diego and hits most major U.S. markets before concluding on March 25th at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California. “So anxiously, we’ve awaited the ability to perform our eleventh record for you,” AFI vocalist Davey Havok said via a press release. “This winter, please join us in the Bodies celebration long overdue.” Related Video AFI have evolved over the years, starting out in the ’90s as a hardcore act, then delivering a string of melodic hard-rock radio hits in the early 2000s. On Bodies, the band has embraced a gothic pop sound inspired by bands like The Cure and Depeche Mode....
Deap Vally has dropped their latest EP, American Cockroach, via Cooking Vinyl Limited. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. The four-track project serves as the duo’s second EP of the year (following February’s Digital Dream) and contains lead single “I Like Crime” featuring Jennie Vee of Eagles of Death Metal, as well as “Give Me a Sign”, the Ayse Hassan-assisted “Better off with Nothing”, and the title track. American Cockroach is “a collection of songs we’ve been working on for a while that run the gamut from deeply personal, to outright satire and everything in between,” the L.A-based duo said in a statement. “These are songs for the underdog, the outlaw, the defeated, for days when you feel like no one understands you or you can’t do anything right.” Related Video Check out the...
Kelsey Grammer stars as a washed-up rock star in his latest movie, The Space Between, in which he performs music written by Rivers Cuomo. Following the film’s release on digital platforms earlier this week, the soundtrack is now available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify. The story centers around Micky Adams (Grammer) as a one-time chart-topping rockstar who’s at risk of getting dropped by his record label because of the experimental albums he keeps turning in. Eventually, the label sends a young-and-hungry mailroom worker, Charlie Porter (Jackson White), to Adams’ remote beach home in order to convince him to willfully drop out of the contract. In the process, the two form an unlikely bond. Spanning 11 tracks, The Space Between soundtrack primarily features Grammer’s songs from the mo...
The official soundtrack to F9: The Fast Saga has arrived. It’s available via Atlantic Records/Universal Pictures, and you can stream it below with Apple Music or Spotify. The 14-track compilation hit digital retailers and streaming services just one week ahead of the film’s long-delayed June 25th theatrical release. It features revved-up tunes by the likes of A$AP Rocky, Juicy J, Pop Smoke, Kevin Gates, Sean Paul, and Polo G, as well as collaborations including Don Toliver, Lil Durk, and Latto (“Fast Lane”), Ty Dolla $ign, Jack Harlow and 24kGoldn (“I Won”), and NLE Choppa and Rico Nasty (“Speed It Up”). There are also solo offerings from Anitta (“Furiosa”), Lil Tecca (“Bussin Bussin”) and Jarina De Marco (“Mala”). Originally slated to hit theaters in the summer of 2020, F9’s release ...
More than a year since their last live performance, Portugal. The Man will see if they can “Feel It Still” during a newly-announced 2021 tour. The band has also unveiled the live EP Ulu Selects Vol #1 (Live). The Oregon-by-way-of-Alaska rockers will kick things off in July at WonderStruck Festival. The 12-date trek will also include stops at the Alaska State Fair, as well as Governors Ball, Firefly Festival, Shaky Knees Festival, and a performance at Red Rocks supported by Parquet Courts. Check out the full schedule below. Pre-sale begins June 17th through the band’s website, with general admission kicking off June 18th at 10:00 a.m. local time. Afterwards, book your seat through Ticketmaster or on the secondary market here. Related Video As a taste of things to come, the rocker...
Rising alternative artist KennyHoopla has shared his latest mixtape, Survivors Guilt, via Mogul Vision/Arista Records. It was produced by Blink-182’s Travis Barker, and you can stream it below with Apple Music and Spotify. KennyHoopla is just one of many young artists taking cues from their pop-punk forebears in 2021. At only 20 minutes long, Survivors Guilt is an explosive adrenaline rush, filled with sweeping melodies, shout-along vocals, and tight-knit drums, as one would expect from a project with Barker’s touch. The mixtape was preceded by the singles “hollywood sucks//”, “plastic door//”, and “the world is flat and this is the edge//”. Soon, KennyHoopla will be headed out on the road. He’ll be supporting Yungblud in the UK and Machine Gun Kelly in the US, with a festival perform...
Polo G has released his new album, Hall of Fame. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below. The 20-track project boasts features from Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, the late Pop Smoke, Young Thug, and Roddy Ricch. Other notable contributors include Lil Durk, DaBaby, Rod Wave, and G Herbo. In a Complex interview, Polo reflected on his mindset for the album and beyond. “My motivation is knowing that I always want more for myself, and that there’s always a level up to keep improving,” he explained. “I know that I definitely ain’t reached my ceiling yet, and I know that I’ve got room for improvement on a lot of shit. So I just stay locked in knowing that, and knowing where I want to be 10 years from now: tapped into fashion, and looked at as one of the big names in fashion and an even bigger na...
Sleater-Kinney have released their new album Path of Wellness. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. The band’s 10th LP follows 2019’s The Center Won’t Hold and includes previously released singles “Worry With You”, “High in the Grass”, and “Method”. After working with St. Vincent’s Annie Clark on their previous album, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker opted to self-produce the new 11-track LP themselves. Accompanying them in their Portland studio were an array of local musicians who helped “bring their vision to life.” Related Video To support the studio set, Sleater-Kinney will join forces with Wilco on their co-headlining “It’s Time” tour, which kicks off August 5th at Spokane, Washington’s First Interstate Center for the Arts. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or o...
Migos are back with their new album, Culture III. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below. The project spans 19 tracks and is stacked with appearances from Drake, Cardi B, and Polo G. Other guests include Justin Bieber, Future, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again, as well as posthumous collaborations with Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD. Migos released the Culture III lead single, “Straightenin”, in May. On Wednesday night’s episode of Jimmy Fallon, the Atlanta trio debuted their second preview, “Avalanche”, which samples “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by The Temptations. Related Video Culture III has been teased since October 2018, when Quavo told the Associated Press that the album would drop in early 2019. The full-length failed to materialize and was pushed back to early 2020, b...
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-04T19:37:21+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 3:37pm ET Nearly a year after he started teasing it, Rostam has finally released his highly anticipated new solo album Changephobia. Stream it in full below via Apple Music or Spotify. This is the second studio LP that Rostam has made by himself since parting ways with Vampire Weekend, following his 2017 record Half-Light. It features his comeback single “Unfold You” as well as the songs “These Kids We Knew”, “4Runner”, and the saxophone-touting title track. In a press release, Rostam said that he was compelled to write Changephobia after meeting a stranger on a park bench. The two opened up to one another while sitting there and Rostam expl...