Since releasing Honesty Is A Dying Breed two years ago, Life On The Sideline has remained active on the road and is now ready to unveil its upcoming EP, Never Settle. To kick things off, we're premiering the music video for the band's new single, "Echo", which tells the sad story of a young girl reminiscing times spent with her deceased partner. While not a pop punk song per se, it's as catchy as one with an infectious chorus that you'll inevitably get stuck in your head. The band's sound could be compared to that of Transit's and The Early November's. Fans can pre-order the EP on iTunes and CD here, before it's released on June 7th. […]
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Since 2010, San Diego, California's Capsize have relentlessly delivered a stunningly brutal and captivating sound that is conveyed articulately with a passionate sense of furious emotion and pure sincerity. While the band has released very little material aside from their EP Live A Burden, Die A Curse, this past year, singles like "Weight" as well as "Fade To Grey" have truly captured in perspective the band's blissfully intensified approach.
Picking up from where they left off since the release of their 2012 full-length, Safe For Now, Berkley, California's The American Scene return with their latest studio effort, Haze, a blissful entity that musically and visually captures the spirit of summertime.
Thieves continues to move forward by crafting an emotionally fuelled and technically driven approach to the pop punk genre. A year ago, we were given a sweet taste of potential with the band's contributions to a split EP with its Garden State brothers, Coming Clean (RIP). Fast forward and Thieves has introduced its forthcoming EP, Colorchange; an explosive follow-up that truly reflects the band's personal and musical growth throughout the last year, and steps it up to the next level.
The alternative-influenced outlet Life On The Sideline hit it straight out the park with their debut album, Honesty Is A Dying Breed. LOTS introduces listeners to a nostalgic vibe that draws inspiration from classic emo influences, while incorporating heavier elements of contemporary pop punk into their style. Essentially, HIADB is an appropriate title that captures the underlying theme that is addressed throughout this release.
As a follow-up to last year's heavy-hitting release, Revolt, Hundredth return with the forthcoming EP, Resist - a contrasting, yet complimentary outlet to the band's free-spirited melodic hardcore approach. While Revolt graced listeners with explosive tracks, like "Ruin" and "Free Mind/Open Spirit", Resist is an entirely unique entity of its own that still channels the intensity and blissful emotional appeal.
Honest and sincere, melodic punk veterans Rust Belt Lights belt out another lighthearted and heavy-hitting album this year with their new release, Religion & My Ex, an emotional package of songs that defines what it truly means to wear your heart on your sleeve. Considering the title of this record literally speaks for itself, RBL definitely hit close to home from start to finish by introducing a contemporary, yet mature, appeal to writing songs about reflecting on the past and love loss.
As a follow-up from their Topshelf Records debut, Orange, Baltimore's friendly neighborhood alt-rockers, Diamond Youth, literally pick up from where they left off musically last year with the release of their forthcoming EP, Shake.
Gary, Indiana's Lost Years will be starting off the new year with the anticipated release of their third full-length record, Traditions. What separates Traditions from their previous work is the way they remain true to their influences by blending together traditional punk with a wholesome indie-rock sound. Each song provides listeners with the best of both worlds by casually alternating back and forth with melodically-energetic anthems to soothing songs that hit close to home.
Rochester, New York's Polar Bear Club have been around the block for quite some time. Dishing out heartfelt and energetic post-hardcore anthems in vein of influences like Hot Water Music, Piebald, The Weakerthans and Saves the Day, Polar Bear Club is a timeless group that have released consistent albums that stay true to their roots. With quirky narrative lyrics to compliment their innovative and sincere punk sound, listeners cannot help but scream their lungs out to their favorite songs until their throats go red.
Picking right up where they left off with their split EP, Changing Tides, with Dublin, Ireland's Starters, Second To Last brings to the table the release of their latest full-length, Nobody Cares, a heavy-hitting album that truly captures their lighthearted and energetic punk sound. What separates Nobody Cares apart from their previous releases is the band's full sounding progression that blow listeners away.
Fairly new in the game, Newcastle, Australia's Trophy Eyes introduces listeners to their explosive and melodic sound with the release of their debut EP, Everything Goes Away. After releasing the song "Hourglass" as a single for the record, Everything Goes Away is an album that provides listeners with an emotionally-driven sound that is fueled by combining heartfelt elements of melodic hardcore with an emotional pop punk appeal.
With two releases and several tours etched in stone, Portland, Oregon's Young Turks bring to the table their latest EP, Where I Rise, this November. Picking up right where they left off from their previous release, Where I Lie, this heavy-hitting vegan group provides listeners with four new blistering songs that captures the sound and fury of early-2000s hardcore acts like The Suicide File, American Nightmare and Comeback Kid.
This year, it definitely seems like we are starting to see more and more bands getting ready to put out new full-lengths for the first time in the last couple of years. With bands like Balance And Composure, Touché Amoré, Saves The Day, Polar Bear Club and The Swellers already following up to their 2011 releases, it's now time to add A Loss For Words to this list. Keeping fans up to speed with what's been going in the AL4W camp since their Rise Records debut, No Sanctuary, Boston's most handsome pop-punk quartet still remains stronger than ever. There's no doubt that the release of their upcoming full-length, Before It Caves, which according to their peers, proves to be one of the most anticipated albums to come out this fall. Staying true to their melodic hooks while adding a new progressive twist to their sound, this release definitely lives up to its expectations.
Hailing from Oakville, Ontario, our neighbors of the north in Seaway have become a household name for young and upcoming pop punk acts on the rise. After the release of their explosive self-titled EP and a split with Safe To Say, as well as relentlessly touring with underdog bands like Bellwether, Batten Down The Hatches and Knuckle Puck to mark down onto their resume, Seaway continues to go above and beyond to energetic sound with the release of their debut full-length, Hoser.
Save Your Breath is a melodic entity hailing from South Wales that embodies the spirit of putting together heartfelt and passionate music. Drawing inspiration from pop punk torchbearers the likes New Found Glory, Green Day and Lifetime, this is a group that has been around the block for quite sometime with a simple message: gaining new perspectives from the company of friends and family, along with embracing the grace of new life experiences. This perspective can be grasped through giving their newest release, There Used To Be A Place For Us a listen. Continuing to push higher boundaries since the release of their first full-length, Vices, there is no doubt that Save Your Breath have put together a defining and progressive sound that immediately fits their persona.
We're getting close to the end of the summer and we are still being graced with many different bands, new and old, putting out material that could potentially be added to your warm weather playlists. Values is a young and upcoming band fresh off of the streets of Atlanta, Georgia, that has put all of its heart into crafting together passionate and heartfelt songs within the last year. With all of their dedication and hard work pulling through in the long run, the band introduces their driven sound with the release of an EP titled The Person I Chose To Be; a collaborate release of six feel-good songs that will help satisfy your nostalgic pop punk fix.
Proving to be one of the most innovative upcoming acts to come across within the last few years, Drug Church is a unique, yet explosive, entity of its own. While vocalist Patrick Kindlon is not busy making jaws drop in awe and confusion with mystifying post-hardcore veterans in Self Defense Family (End Of A Year), he continues to speak his mind and craft together songs with Drug Church; a more aggressive outlet that appears to satisfy the admiration's of his hardcore influenced roots. Recently, Drug Church began to make heads spin with their interesting heavy-hitting sound by gaining press attention from respected sources, immediately after the release of their thought-provoking self-titled EP, along with their Secret Voice Records release, Party At Dead Man's/Selling Drugs From Mom's Condo.
Time and time again, Canada has proven to be a thriving home for passionate and heartfelt bands to emerge in the underground scene. Being hailed by its peers and fan base as one of the most eye-opening and inspiring bands to grow within the last couple of years, Hamilton, Ontario's Counterparts has made a household name for itself by relentlessly carrying the torch for the melodic hardcore genre. Since day one, listeners have been drawn to Counterparts and have become extremely infatuated with their beautifully-explosive sound, along with their captivating live performance. Living up to its expectations, their latest release, The Difference Between Hell And Home, proves to be one of the most anticipated albums of the summer. Carrying over defining characteristics that were championed from their previous album, The Current Will Carry Us, Counterparts definitely go above and beyond with this new release.
For decades, the Midwestern music scene always stuck out in the crowd with its distinct and infatuating qualities that seem to bring together the continuing rise of genuine bands, which are inspired to play heartfelt and emotionally-driven music today. While many influential bands like The Get Up Kids, Alkaline Trio, and Braid helped pave the way for newer acts in the scene to carry the torch, Trash The Dress is another upcoming band to look out for on this particular radar. With the release of their debut full-length, Empty Basements, this passionate Indiana six-piece definitely brings to the table a heartfelt and emotionally-driven album that stays true to the optimism and sincerity of the pop punk genre.
Recently, Citizen has become of one of the biggest overnight success stories that Run For Cover Records has had the opportunity of working with. This is a genuine band who, since day one, have established themselves in the scene with a devoted fan base through their heartfelt music and emotionally-driven stage presence. With the release of the debut EP, Young States, along with a split 7-inch, with their friends and labelmates in Turnover, under their belt, Citizen are ready to reveal their true colors this summer with their first full-length album, Youth. Moving forward from where they left off on past releases, Citizen pours their heart out into this record once again with a blissful sound that combines elements of hardcore-influenced pop punk and a touch of '90s alternative rock.
