California-based emo staples Movements have returned with their fourth studio album, with ‘Happier Now’. This marks their first full release since 2023’s ‘RUCKUS!’. It dives into a lot of what makes this band so special throughout their career, but in...

Metalcore legends Beartooth have returned with their sixth full-length, with ‘Pure Ecstasy’. This marks their first release since 2023’s ‘The Surface’. This record dives a lot into the themes of the last record, when it comes to the journey of...

We are about 3 weeks away from the return of Shaky Knees Music Festival, located in Atlanta, Georgia running through the weekend of September 18-20th this year. Founded in 2013, the festival takes place at Piedmont Park once again, and...

The emo legends in Citizen have returned with their latest record, ‘Halcyon Blues’. This marks their first release since 2023’s ‘Calling the Dogs’. This album once again finds this band doing what they do best, and continuing to grow and...

I was only in Dublin to visit, and somehow that turned into shooting Knocked Loose at their sold-out headlining show at The Academy. Not a bad way to spend a Tuesday. I also somehow managed to catch Ireland during a...

Pop-punk staples Mayday Parade have returned with their latest release, with ‘Sugar’. This marks their third part in their three-part album, in addition to 2025’s ‘Sweet’ and ‘Sad’. The band have once again done what they have done best, put...

For years, Joji's live shows have balanced emotional vulnerability with absurd humor. At Chase Center, though, the balance shifted. The comedy was still there, but this time it never distracted from the music. Instead, it complemented a performance that felt...

'A Stranger To You', where raw and elegance meets perfection.  Finding ways to create art that is meaningful, beautiful yet different in ways where you can’t describe. In this scenario, Loathe’s ‘A Stranger To You’ is a perfect example of...

The Scranton-based metalcore legends in Motionless in White have returned with their latest record, with ‘Decades’. This marks their first release since their last album from 2022, ‘Scoring the End of the World’. This record shows them once again playing...

Connecticut metalcore juggernauts Boundaries have returned with their new album, ‘Yearning: the unbeautiful after’. This marks their first release since their most recent record back in 2024, ‘Death Is Little More’. This band stands out in a crowded genre and...