High Fives & Stage Dives

Formed of members of The Gaslight Anthem, The Scandals and Let Me Run, Mercy Union are ready to take over the UK.  New Jersey punk outfit Mercy Union will be crossing the Atlantic to play a run of shows in the UK in May. The band released their debut record The Quarry late last year. The…

2019 has been blessed already – in the shape of Simple Creatures. If there was ever a supergroup we wanted to make happen it’s this one. Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth have been busy in the studio under their new name Simple Creatures. All Time Low had recently announced that they’d…

They celebrate with the release of a new EP, book and UK tour dates.  The Bouncing Souls are celebrating their 30th year as a band. In honour of the anniversary, the band has announced the release of Crucial Moments, a brand new six-song EP and accompanying book, out 15 March from Rise Records. The Bouncing…

The Toronto punks have shared the latest single off Optimal Lifestyles.  The band’s new album, Optimal Lifestyles, is to be released on 1 March 2019 via Big Scary Monsters (UK). Pkew Pkew Pkew also recently revealed a run of UK tour dates for May 2019 supporting hotly-tipped LA punks du jour Spanish Love Songs, and as…

Taken off their recently released sixth studio album.  Mayday Parade have shared a new video for their latest single and title track to their latest record Sunnyland just ahead of their return to the UK. Speaking on returning to the UK next month bassist Jeremy Lenzo says ‘We had such a great crowd response from our last…

Listen to Half Man Half God ahead of their Uk tour kicking off next week.  Don Broco have released the explosive new single Half Man Half God ahead of their UK headline arena tour starting next week. The seven-date tour finishes with a show at London’s SSE Arena Wembley on Saturday 9 February. Never conforming to the norm…

Reading List is taken off the band’s latest record Long In Winters.  Leeds punk/folk rock band Jake and The Jellyfish have released a music video for latest single Reading List.  The band says, “Reading List is about confidence and learning how to deal with change. Lyrically this one was really personal to me, but I tried to…

Listen to The Art Of Falling Down now.  Nottingham rockers Shadows Like Strangers have just released the second single from their forthcoming debut album CALI. The Art Of Falling Down explores the topic of overcoming personal struggles. Explaining the motivation behind the new single, Jezza Bruce (Vocals & guitar) comments: “The Art Of Falling Down is a song about…

It’s the first taster off their upcoming debut album. UK rock quintet Brightlight City have released their new single Feast On Fear, the first taste of their forthcoming debut album. The track precedes a run of live dates that see the band support Press To MECO, Gold Key and more. Brightlight City released their Adventures…

Listen to new single Salvation now.  The Strumbellas have announced their fourth album, Rattlesnake, set for release on 29 March via Glassnote Records. Last week the band released the video for Salvation, the first single to be taken from the album. Rattlesnake marks a stylistic turn from their melancholy, introspective releases, to an uplifting album with…