Tag: alternative

Raleigh’s own grunge/rap rock outfit Cold Comfort has announced a new album (or maybe EP?), set for release in TWO DAYS! It appears to be titled Year of the Crow. Check out the cryptic  announcement video and their previous material below: … Continued →

Check out the brand new music video for “Spit” from the band Tigerwine off their upcoming full length “Die With Your Tongue Out” due out April 14th on Blood & Ink Records. Video and info can be found below.… Continued →

The really great indie worship band Seeker & Servant are indeed about to record their brand new full length. Watch the video below and contribute to their campaign here. This is one of the greatest independent worship bands I’ve ever heard and my expectations are high for whatever they create next. … Continued →

Little Hurricane have just dropped another track from their upcoming full length “Same Sun Same Moon” due out in April on Mascot Label Group. The song is titled “Isn’t It Great”. Catch the band on tour now and at a number of festivals this summer. Listen to the song below. … Continued →

Check out the lineup for the annual Vans Warped Tour, below. There are several artists we cover here playing this year’s edition of the tour. … Continued →

Check out the aggressive rock sounds of North Carolina based band, Set For The Fall. They released their album “3 Nails” back in 2016 and have an official music video for the title track that can be viewed below. Fans of RED, Thousand Foot Krutch, Breaking Benjamin, Sevendust, and Skillet will enjoy this band. Album is available digitally from all your favorite digital stores or from the band here. Catch the band at RiseFest, Creation Festival Northeast, and Life Fest this summer! … Continued →

Check out the official lyric video for the new The Classic Crime track “Holy Water”. The song appears on the band’s upcoming album “How to Be Human” due out April 28th 2017. Pre-order here and get the song instantly. … Continued →

Even the title of Anchor & Braille’s latest release conjures powerful emotions. Driving at night is certainly a mixed bag of emotions, but I’ve seen my fair share of it. Whether it’s driving through hours of open country fields or through a busy city at five in the morning, there’s a nature inclination to be pensive and introspective. While it’s sometimes good to throw on something with a bit more energy to stay awake, the natural setting is dark, moody, quiet, and empty. Characteristically, Stephen Christian manages to capture this mood to some degree.… Continued →

Check out the song “Yellow Balloons” from the new David Dunn album of the same name “Yellow Balloons”, out now on BEC Recordings. … Continued →

Check out the official music video for “Fire and Rain” by Acceptance. The song appears on the band’s new album “Colliding By Design” available now from Rise Records. … Continued →

Check out the wonderful sounds of LeAnder and their brand new ep titled “The Tension” which just released. Check it out below via Spotify. Recommended for fans of: 30 Seconds to Mars, Lifehouse, Mae, Further Seems Forever (yeah it is diversity that makes this ep great). … Continued →

Waymaker is yet another strong release from American Arson, showcasing a blend of punk, pop-punk, alternative, and straight up rock. It's a passionate EP ripe with self-referential treasure from the rest of the band's discography and serves as a great starting point for new listeners to get acquainted with exactly what these two guys from Detroit can do.

Welcome to our third edition of throwback reviews. I know it has been a couple weeks since the last one, so I hope you’re ready for a good one. Today’s feature is The Dawn Retreat, who have recently reunited with a new single. While the new single shows a progression in sound and lyrical maturity, I invite you to follow me back to 2011 to the release of their first album. Royalty is 11 tracks (well, 12 if you have the CD with the acoustic bonus track) of late-teen, mid-to-late 2000s angst.… Continued →

Check out a music video for the new Lael track “Bigger Smaller”, below. Lael is the new project of Jeff Schneeweis formerly of Number One Gun. Lael website. … Continued →

Check out the spoken word inspired alt rock of The Giant & The Tailor with their brand new track “SYNTHETIC” of which you can hear below. I’m getting a Coheed and Cambria meets mewithoutYou meets Mae vibe here. Good stuff. … Continued →

Joel Hosler former frontman for Noise Ratchet has a new music project with his wife Tiffany and they just uploaded a cover of “Lion & The Lamb” by Bethel Music that you can watch below. Follow their music project here on Facebook. … Continued →

I’d like to take a moment and introduce all our readers to a new rock act by the name of LeAnder that I think are pretty great. The band just released their brand new song titled “Feel It In My Bones” that you can listen to below. Imagine a sound close to 30 Seconds to Mars, Lifehouse, Needtobreathe, Switchfoot, and The Fray then you’ll get an idea for what LeAnder sounds like. Check them out! … Continued →

Thrice will head out on tour with Rise Against and Deftones this summer for a string of dates across the U.S. and Canada. Dates can be found here. The band is also playing two headline dates in the UK April 27th and 28th.… Continued →

Aaron Sprinkle has dropped his latest single titled “Real Life” (the title track to the upcoming record) on all digital networks. This song features Max Bemis (Say Anything), and Sherri Dupree Bemis (Eisley). He also recently shot a video for his other song “Invincible” with Elle Pucket (Poema). Stay tuned for more news on that. Pre-order this record on limited vinyl here. … Continued →

Alt-Rock band Acceptance have released their first full length of new material since the 2005 hit record, “Phantoms”, this time through Rise Records. This Aaron Sprinkle produced effort titled “Colliding By Design” sees the band picking up where the fine “Phantoms” left off with even bigger production and a tad bit of electronic influence. If you dug any of the band’s two prior efforts, you’ll love this new album. Check it out wherever fine digital music is sold or on Spotify, below. You can also stream the entire record over on Billboard right here.… Continued →

It appears that T&N has the original “Black” box set pressing by Anberlin available in their webstore here. You can also pick up the “White” re-press right here. This collection includes every single one of Anberlin’s full length efforts on Vinyl plus other cool stuff. Details below.… Continued →

Solo artist Austin Livingood, will be dropping his brand new single “Follow You” next Friday February 24th. This is his first new music in a few years. The single will be available on all digital networks release day. More news on upcoming album coming soon. Listen to his last two eps below.… Continued →

Relient K have revealed that special release they were teasing us with yesterday and that my friends is a new iTunes exclusive 3 song single titled “Truly Madly Deeply” in honor of Valentine’s Day. Check out the new music video for the pop-punk inspired track “Candy Hearts”, below. Reminds me of something off “Mmhmm”. Please visit their website here to find out more. … Continued →

Relient K have dropped a tease saying “MIDNIGHT” and a new band photo. Check it out below. Any ideas what this means? The band last released “Air For Free” in summer 2016 and “The Creepier Ep” back in October.… Continued →

One of the forefathers of the Christian Alt-Rock movement, The Choir, are about to head out on a tour in support of the reissue of classic 1989 album “Wide Eyed Wonder”. The band released a “Circle Slide” Vinyl Reissue a year ago and now they have a new campaign through PledgeMusic for the vinyl/CD reissue of “Wide Eyed Wonder”. I highly encourage you to give this band a fair listen and support them because what they do is simply LEGENDARY!… Continued →

As announced a few days ago, Aaron Sprinkle the alt-pop singer/songwriter, responsible for being in such bands as Poor Old Lu, Rose Blossom Punch, Fair, among many other guest appearances and appearances, will be releasing his brand new “solo” record titled “Real Life”. The mighty “guest” list for the record has been announced and can be viewed below. Pre-order the album on Vinyl/Digital here. Aaron Sprinkle is also an accomplished producer responsible for such huge recordings from groups like Anberlin, Acceptance, The Almost, Emery, Demon Hunter, MxPx, Blenderhead, Hawk Nelson, TFK, Capital Lights, and more recently: Acceptance and New Found Glory.… Continued →

Not a year goes by where we are not amazed at art the Sprinkle brothers put out. This year will be no exception as Aaron Sprinkle releases his new album on Tooth & Nail Records. Entitled “Real Life”, it endeavors to be a heartfelt bid to the past while looking forward to the future by calling out to the hopes and dreams in all of us. A featured track of “Invincible” (featuring the always amazing Elle Puckett from Poema) is a nice blend of modern pop and shaded electronica, and it can be heard below.… Continued →

The Classic Crime have titled their new album “How to Be Human” and have announced a tour in support with Matt & Toby and Civilian. More info right here. … Continued →

Names Without Numbers who recently reunited and have been playing shows has teased us all with a new sample clip of a song they are working on. This band has remained one of my favorites since I first put them on “I’m Your Biggest Fan Vol. 2” (Tooth & Nail) all the way back in 2002. This band is going to blow up big in 2017! Download their 2003 full length below via our Bandcamp page. Don’t forget to pick up some NWN merch here.… Continued →

Nashville-based metalcore/alternative metal act The Persuaded brings a heavy-yet-radio-friendly sound with overtly Christ-centered lyrics. Fans of Disciple, Project 86, and Spoken should definitely take a listen.