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THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OFWidely-Acclaimed New EP Coupled With At-Capacity Tour Heralds Their Fans’ Wide Open Arms     When platinum-selling alt-rock band YELLOWCARD announced a reunion show in 2022 for Riot Fest in Chicago, IL, no one predicted (not even the band) that they would do anything more than just that one show. But as anticipation and excitement built on both sides of the Atlantic with follow-up bookings at London’s Underworld (May 26, 2022) and Slam Dunk Festival (May 27-28, 2022) with record audiences, it became clear to the band that their internal chemistry was back in creative balance and their fans wanted more. With the release of...

"Owl City's Ocean Eyes After 14 long years, the feeling of nostalgia is overwhelmingly strong with this album. The electro-pop sound of Adam Young (AKA Owl City) has been able to withstand the test of time. As you listen to the album, it's hard not to start dancing to it with each passing song. I believe it needs to be said that the song "Fireflies" not only gives you that nostalgic late 2000's dance music feel, but is also a classic that won 2010 record of the year. The memories of sitting in the car and turning on the radio and...

  Hailing all the way from Australia, we have Thornhill; a band, before reviewing this album, was not familiar with- but after listening don't know why we haven't checked them out before. With a progressive metal sound, "The Dark Pool" is able to balance heavy instrument tones and heavy vocals, with beautiful clean vocals. Thornhill is toned down compared to other metalcore bands coming out of Australia like Thy Art Is Murder, Parkway Drive and Polaris for examples. They have captured a sound with this record that fits them very well. One song worth mentioning on the album is "Red Summer"....

THE USED RELEASE NEW ALBUM TOXIC POSITIVITY VIA BIG NOISE TODAY   STREAM NOW SOLD-OUT TOXIC POSITIVITY RELEASE SHOW MAY 20 @ THE TROUBADOUR   CREATIVE CONTROL TOUR CO-HEADLINER WITH PIERCE THE VEIL TICKETS ON SALE NOW Rock icons The Used have released their highly anticipated tenth studio album, Toxic Positivity via Big Noise. Over 20 years into their career, Toxic Positivity is everything fans have come to know and love from The Used – straightforward, in-your-face, destructive, and vulnerable all at once. Working together with longtime friend and collaborator John Feldmann to produce the album, Toxic Positivity is filled with The Used’s signature sound, earworm hooks and erratic riffs.   Fans can...

THE USED SHARE NEW SINGLE "NUMB" STREAM NOW NEW ALBUM TOXIC POSITIVITY OUT MAY 19 VIA BIG NOISE PRE-SAVE HERE CREATIVE CONTROL TOUR CO-HEADLINER WITH PIERCE THE VEIL TICKETS ON SALE NOW Rock icons The Used have shared their newest single “Numb” off of their upcoming album Toxic Positivity, out May 19 via Big Noise. The track tackles the all-too-familiar sensation of feeling too much and nothing at all simultaneously. The reoccurring line – “does anybody else feel numb?” delivered in Bert McCracken’s passionate voice – is as much a reminder as it is a question, searching for reassurance that we aren’t alone in this feeling....