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SWOON: Lana Del Ray Debuts “Young And Beautiful” Video

May 10th, 2013 James Shotwell

Before you head out to the multiplex this evening, you need to watch the following video.

As if we needed another reason to be happy on a Friday, Lana Del Rey has us scribbling love notes on our Tumblrs and digging through gif libraries in an attempt to summarize just how much we love her official video for “Young And Beautiful.”

Released earlier today, the video for Del Rey’s contribution to the latest film adaptation of The Great Gatsby looks and feels as timeless as the song (and famous novel) that inspired them. Del Rey appears with her signature slight …

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REVIEW: You, Me, And Everyone We Know – I Wish More People Gave A Shit

May 10th, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler

Artist: You, Me, And Everyone We Know
Album: I Wish More People Gave A Shit
Genre: Punk, Indie, Rock
Label: Independent

Cynical and trite, You, Me, And Everyone We Know is back with a quick burst of punk rock on the latest EP, I Wish More People Gave A Shit. It appears YMAEWK mastermind Ben Liebsch left the passivity behind with this effort, bringing forth the most aggressive offering fans have heard since the bittersweet Some Things Just Don’t Wash Out. 

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REVIEW: My Woshin Mashin – ‘Evil Must Die’

May 8th, 2013 Brian Lion

Artist: My Woshin Mashin
Album: Evil Must Die
Genre: Trance, Rock, Industrial
For fans of: The Prodigy, Mike Patton, KMFDM

There are slews of bands with unique names, but ofttimes their music may lack the creativity that their name would allow you to think existed in their efforts. My Woshin Mashin immediately creates a minor confusion. You would likely assume that it’s a foreign moniker, and in a sense, it definitely is, but it’s also derived from a fictional language, called Mawamian, created by the band itself. “My Woshin Mashin” basically translates to “My Washing Machine,” but the former is …

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REVIEW: Lady Antebellum – Golden

May 8th, 2013 Grace Duffy

Artist: Lady Antebellum
Album: Golden
Genre: Country/pop
Label: Capitol Nashville

Lady Antebellum’s Golden is a pleasingly composed affair. I’m reluctant to call it mature, though it is most certainly that – the word often implies dullness or sanctimony but in this regard it means something restrained and reserved, comfortable in its execution. It’s far more enjoyable than their last effort, the wayward Own the Night, and feels like a much more effective representation of them as a band. It’s a very pop release and unapologetically thus, but perhaps not in the way you’d expect. In lieu of fast, …

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RONNIE RAPS: Falling In Reverse Announce New Album; Stream “Alone”

May 7th, 2013 James Shotwell

We knew Ronnie Radke and crew were in the studio working on a follow-up to their Epitaph debut The Drug In Me Is You, but what we never expected was how the final results would sound.

Around 10AM EST today, May 7, Falling In Reverse announced plans to release a new album entitled Fashionably Late on June 18. The artwork for the album has been released and can be found after the jump, but no further details or pre-order information was released. We’ll update you as additional information begins to surface.

Alongside the news of their new album, Falling …

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STREAM: The Wonder Years – “The Devil In My Bloodstream”

May 7th, 2013 James Shotwell

We thought The Wonder Years were done teasing material from their forthcoming album. Thankfully, we were wrong.

While appearing on Man Overboard’s radio show last night, TWY frontman Dan “Soupy” Campbell premiered a new song entitled “The Devil In My Bloodstream.” The track, which is the fourth to surface off The Greatest Generation is the first piano-lead track in the group’s history. In fact, the first two minutes are essentially just Campbell and the piano, but as the song hits its stride the full band comes in for an near-overwhelming musical punch that emphasizes every lyric uttered moments before. It’s …

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REVIEW: Noah and the Whale – Heart of Nowhere

May 6th, 2013 Grace Duffy

Artist: Noah and the Whale
Album: Heart of Nowhere
Genre: Folk, rock
Label: Mercury Records

I’ve been ruminating on certain movie music recently and how closely it relates to the emotions of the characters onscreen. A great deal of movie music is grandiose, exalted, and arresting. Sumptuous orchestral pieces bring further drama and poignancy to the hyper-reality in which most film characters live. Most contemporary music is similarly heightened – embellished and protracted in style so as to present a grander take on situations we all face. We might all identify with the lyrics of pop songs, but their gaudiness …

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2 Chainz And Wiz Khalifa Stream “We Own It (Fast & Furious)”

May 6th, 2013 James Shotwell

Whether you love movies so good they’re bad or you actually think Vin Diesel is the second coming of great acting, we know a good number of you (including us) are excited for the upcoming release of Fast & Furious 6. Though the film is still weeks away from arriving in theaters, the biggest effort from the film’s soundtrack has arrived online and trust us, it’s a banger.

2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa have delivered “We Own It (Fast & Furious).” The song packs a monstrous beat filled with stomps, claps, strings, and an overall structure that makes not …

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Forever The Sickest Kids Stream “Chin Up Kid”

May 6th, 2013 James Shotwell

Pop rock was the big thing around 2010, but in recent years that care-free sound has evolved and headed in the direction of either adding EDM elements or turning towards a more throwback pop sound. Forever The Sickest Kids have opted to more or less stay the course they started with, and we could discuss for hours whether or not that has been the best decision for their career. The group have a new label and album this year, however, this morning a new song has arrived in hopes of proving the band’s sound still has a place in this …

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Mariah Carey Debuts “#Beautiful”

May 6th, 2013 James Shotwell

First and foremost, can we please put a stop to hashtag album titles? Do you really crave flash in the pan press so much that you’ll title a song that will long outlive the likes of Twitter something as momentarily popular as hashtagging? C’mon Mariah, you’re better than Will.i.am.

Pop diva Mariah Carey is gearing up for a promotional onslaught this morning with the release of her new single, “#Beautiful.” The song, which features Miguel, was released to Soundcloud this morning and is currently available for purchase on many digital retailers.

Serving as her first single of 2013, “#Beautiful” …

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REVIEW: Tera Melos – ‘X’ed Out’

May 5th, 2013 Dan Bogosian

Artist: Tera Melos
Album: X’ed Out
Genre: Indie Pop, Math Rock
Label: Sargent House

I had this album for review two weeks before it came out. I listened to it probably close to twenty times in that first week of April, which was an emotionally negative time for me, and I really thought this was possibly my favorite Tera Melos album when it first hit me. But I waited. I waited because it was a different Tera Melos album, and I didn’t know if that love would last.

It has and it hasn’t.

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REVIEW: Heart In Hand – ‘Almost There’

May 5th, 2013 Kriston McConnell

ARTIST: Heart In Hand
ALBUM: Almost There
GENRE: Melodic hardcore
LABEL: Siege Of Amida Records

Heart In Hand are a UK melodic hardcore outfit who’ve been together since the fall of 2008. Almost There, is their upcoming full length album. It will be their their third release in total, and it’s their sophomore full length. They’ve been making waves in the UK and have recently started to gain popularity in the US as well. If you’re a fan of hardcore, this might just be a band you want to check out.

Almost There opens with “Proposal,” a beautifully played …

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