Alternative

Lurking about in the darkness, a bluesy bassline seems to follow a funereal beat like it’s leading the way straight into the pits of a hell occupied by the most sinful of sonic experimentalists to walk the earth. We’re alone, isolated with the leering textures and threatening tempo breathing down our necks in “Luminaries,” but
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No one can say Tom Tikka dodges life’s larger questions. Most songwriters working within popular music are content to rework a smorgasbord of tropes for each new generation, orbiting the same concerns, reaching the same conclusions. Going out on a limb seldom pays off. I do not know how old Tikka but his new release, This
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[Photos by Nolan Knight/Alex Gaskarth; Logan Rice/blackbear] All Time Low‘s Alex Gaskarth joined blackbear onstage for a live performance of “Monsters.” The performance took place during the Dallas show of blackbear’s current run supporting Maroon 5. “Monsters,” featuring Demi Lovato and blackbear, was All Time Low’s first No. 1 radio hit. The track garnered several
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[Image via YouTube] Recent AltPress cover star WILLOW has shared her live performance of “Lipstick” featuring Travis Barker. Known for pushing limits, WILLOW is unafraid of stepping across genre lines and creating a sound that’s unique to her. Across five full-lengths and several EPs, the singer melds different sounds into intricate melodies and resonating backtracks.
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[Photos via Spotify] Italian rock band Måneskin have covered Billie Eilish’s hit song “bury a friend“ and turned it into their signature brand of rock ‘n’ roll. During their set last weekend at Ronquières Festival in Belgium, the group performed the cover for an enthusiastic crowd of festival-goers. Read more: Turnstile connects with friends Will
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[Photo by Nick Mckk] Australian indie-rock duo Good Morning have announced their new album, Barnyard, and shared its first single, “Country.”  “Country” is a mellow, indie offering that reflects on frontman Liam Parsons’ life and how it has changed from adolescence to adulthood. Read more: 11 alternative groups still playing together after a decade or
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[Photo via Chase Atlantic] Chase Atlantic are starring in their own Quentin Tarantino-inspired movie with the explosive new visual for “OHMAMI.” The band, who were Alternative Press’ cover stars for the 100 Artists You Need To Know issue, directed and edited the video themselves. The end product? A cinematic and creative storyline jam-packed with iconic
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[Photo by Ashley Osborn] LILHUDDY has joined forces with blink-182’s Travis Barker, iann dior and All-American Rejects’ Tyson Ritter on his new single “Don’t Freak Out.” The collab is the fourth single LILHUDDY has shared ahead of his upcoming debut album, Teenage Heartbreak, out Sept. 17 via Immersive/Geffen Records. Read more: Badflower and Blackbear defy
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What do you say to someone that is holding back? Are you in a relationship with someone where communication doesn’t mean leaving everything out-in-the-open? Enter “Do You Want Me” from singer/songwriter Jo James. This affectionate song, as real as it gets, puts to song what so many people struggle to convey. You don’t have to
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Comprised of little more than raw pastoral charisma, smart lyricism, wildly attractive string play, and rustic harmonies straight out of folk/rock’s golden era, there’s an instant accessibility to the new single “Middle of You” by Comanche Moon that doesn’t pertain to fans of bucolic balladry alone. On the contrary, there’s enough of an indie rock
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[Photo by Fraser Taylor] DON BROCO put their lives into perspective in their latest single “One True Prince,” ahead of their upcoming album Amazing Things, out Sept. 17 via SharpTone Records. The band explore a slower, more emotional side of themselves while grappling with the realization that everything is temporary. Read more: 11 thrilling Netflix shows
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