Last week gave us an exciting weekend of PT shows and of course, we’re stoked to announce our next club night in London. April 18th brings Save Your Breath, Roam and Calls Landing to The Old Blue Last prior to the club night and it’s set to be huge. It will be free entry AGAIN so no excuses! Check out the Facebook Event page for more info but sadly, it’s 18+.
If you missed the new releases and streams of the week, then check out these big ones…
The Menzingers are streaming the opening track from their upcoming LP ‘Rented World,’ which hits shelves on the 21st April via Epitaph and it’s going to be massive. Listen to ‘I Don’t Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore’ below.
Pop punk poster boys The Wonder Years have posted up a new music video for ‘Dismantling Summer’, the third single from last year’s ‘The Greatest Generation’.
It’s everything you could want and more.
Man Overboard dropped the official video for ‘How To Hide Your Feelings’. Taken from their 2013 release ‘Heart Attack’ it’s certainly been worth the wait.
Atlanta soundscape veterans Manchester Orchestra are streaming their fourth album in full via NME. ‘Cope’ hits shelves on Monday 31st March, so if you can’t wait until then, give it a listen now.
Cloud Nothings are streaming their follow up to 2012′s critically acclaimed ‘Attack on Memory’ via DIY. The stream is accompanied by a track-by-track from frontman Dylan Baldi. Like Manchester Orchestra, you can get your hands on the record this Monday. Check out our review of the album.
If you’re bummed to be missing Quicksand at Groezrock, then you’re in luck. The band will be playing a one off London show on June 12th at the Electric Ballroom. Tickets are £15 and you can buy them now from Livenation.
http://www.facebook.com/quicksandnyc
As ever, there’s been more festival announcements this week.
Download Festival have added 18 more bands to their already stellar line-up this June 13th-15th. Amongst others, Against Me!, Marmozets, Royal Blood, Colt 45 and The Dirty Youth join Status Quo, Fall Out Boy and more. Tickets for the Donington Park weekender are available here.
London’s Jabberworky Festival have confirmed the addition of Cloud Nothings, Liars, Panda Bear, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Untold, clipping., Big Ups, and Mick Turner. Taking place in The Excel Centre on the 15th and 16th August, the festival also plays host to Deafheaven, Perfect Pussy, Pissed Jeans, Hookworms and Metz. Tickets for the festival are set at £35 for one day, or £60 for two days. For more information head over to the official website.
Slam Dunk have added another 13 bands to their line-up, currently headed up by The All-American Rejects. Mallory Knox, Kids In Glass Houses (performing ‘Smart Casual’ in full), We The Kings, Gnarwolves and Modern Baseball are all among the new additions. For more info, dates and line-up variations head over here.
Brighton’s The Great Escape Festival have confirmed the final acts added to their 400 strong line-up. Included in the 100 plus additions are Punktastic favourites Marmozets, God Damn and The Xcerts. The Great Escape takes place in venues across Brighton, with three headline shows in the Brighton Dome. Head to the official The Great Escape website for the full line-up, it’s massive.
In sad news, AJ Perdomo – frontman, songwriter and lyricist of The Dangerous Summer, has released a statement revealing he has left the band for personal reasons. The full statement from Perdomo can be found here.
And, we hate to end on a downer, but…
Hold Your Horse Is have called it a day. They announced their split on Facebook earlier this week, with a statement signed ‘Hold Your Horse Was.’ The band will play 5 farewell shows in April, with two yet to be confirmed. Dates are as follows:
APRIL
22 TBC
23 BRIGHTON Green Door Store
24 CARDIFF Undertone
25 TBC
26 LONDON The Old Blue Last
Check out the full statement here.
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