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Weezer Pinkerton Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Weezer’s Pinkerton turns 30, revisiting the difficult reception, personal songwriting and subsequent reassessment of the band’s influential second album.

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Public Works

Public Works Shares New Single ‘Sunburn’ Following Hopeless Records Signing

by Paul Cashmere

Public Works have released ‘Sunburn’, the first single following the New Jersey band’s signing with Hopeless Records. Jacob Dietrich reveals how the song unexpectedly became a reflection on a relationship that ended during its creation.

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Boston Manor Share Acoustic Version Of Drowned In Gold Ahead Of Be Nothing. 10th Anniversary Release

by Paul Cashmere

Boston Manor have shared an acoustic version of Drowned In Gold as the latest preview of the Be Nothing. 10th Anniversary edition, arriving on 14 August through Pure Noise Records.

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Riley

Riley! Release New Single ‘Two Bucks’ Ahead Of New EP To Live And Die In The American South

by Paul Cashmere

South Texas emo band Riley! have released ‘Two Bucks’, featuring Heart Attack Man’s Eric Egan, ahead of their new Pure Noise Records EP To Live And Die In The American South.

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Harrison Gordon Announce New Album Bliss And Release New Single ‘Not Working! Not Working!’

by Paul Cashmere

Harrison Gordon have announced their new album Bliss for September 4 and unveiled the latest single ‘Not Working! Not Working!’, a track examining work culture, economic pressures and modern anxiety.

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Sleeping With Sirens Unleash Heavy New Single ‘Paralyzed’ Ahead Of Eighth Album

by Paul Cashmere

Sleeping With Sirens have released surprise single ‘Paralyzed’ ahead of eighth album An Ending In Itself, due June 12 via Rise Records.

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Scene Queen Unleashes Brutal New Single ‘Tracksuit’

by Paul Cashmere

Scene Queen has returned with ‘Tracksuit’, a new single the artist describes as her heaviest release yet, blending bimbocore aesthetics with aggressive metalcore and dark comedic storytelling.

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Saosin band members Beau Burchell, Phil Sgrosso, Chris Sorenson, Alex Rodriguez and Cove Reber promoting the single Starting Over Again

Saosin Release First New Single In Over A Decade And Sign With Sumerian Records

by Paul Cashmere

Saosin have released their first new music in more than a decade with the single “Starting Over Again” following their signing to Sumerian Records and ahead of an Australian tour.

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Koyo Share Fiery New Single “What I’m Worth” Ahead Of Sophomore Album Barely Here

by Paul Cashmere

Koyo return with fiery new single What I’m Worth, previewing their second album Barely Here, out May 8 via Pure Noise Records

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Tigers Jaw Debut Sweeping New Single Breezer Ahead Of Lost On You Album

by Paul Cashmere

Tigers Jaw release the sweeping new single Breezer ahead of their upcoming album Lost On You, arriving March 27 via Hopeless Records.

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Koyo Announce New Album Barely Here And Share Irreversible

by Paul Cashmere

Koyo return with their second album Barely Here, led by the new single Irreversible and shaped by years of touring.

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Matchbook Romance Returns With New Single “Something Worse Than the Night” Ahead of 20th Anniversary VOICES | VISIONS Deluxe

by Paul Cashmere

Matchbook Romance have returned with “Something Worse Than the Night,” their first new music in 20 years, and announced a 20th anniversary digital deluxe reissue of VOICES titled VOICES | VISIONS, due February 13 via Epitaph.

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TX2 Drops New Single Murder Scene Featuring Magnolia Park

by Paul Cashmere

TX2 has dropped Murder Scene featuring Magnolia Park, the latest single from his debut album End Of Us, ahead of a major Australian tour in March 2026.

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Shoreline Announce New Album Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After?

by Paul Cashmere

German emo-punk band SHORELINE announce new album Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After? and release singles Sweet Spot and Out Of Touch.

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Tigers Jaw photo by Nicole Busch

Tigers Jaw Return With Gripping New Single “Ghost” Ahead Of Lost On You Album

by Paul Cashmere

Tigers Jaw release new single “Ghost,” previewing their seventh studio album Lost On You, set for March 27 via Hopeless Records

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Second Harbour Share Hurtful New Video, Announce Coalesce EP For December 12

by Paul Cashmere

Second Harbour have shared the Mourning Dove video and confirmed Coalesce EP will arrive on December 12 via SharpTone Records.

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Commoner Sign To Pure Noise Records, Drop New Single “Breach” Ahead Of Greyhaven Support Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Phoenix emo band Commoner sign to Pure Noise Records and drop rousing new single “Breach”, ahead of a 22-date North American support tour with Greyhaven in November and December.

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TX2

TX2 Teams With DeathbyRomy On Dark New Anthem ‘Feed’

by Noise11.com

TX2 is set to unleashed his latest single Feed, a collaboration with the equally enigmatic DeathbyRomy.

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Better Lovers Announce Australian Debut Tour with Support From Split Chain and Blind Girls

by Noise11.com

Better Lovers, the hardcore supergroup, featuring members of Every Time I Die, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Fit For An Autopsy, are finally bringing their live show Down Under, with six cities locked in for January 2026.

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Secondhand Serenade To Return To Australia After 16 Years With A String Section

by Noise11.com

After 16 years away from Australian stages, Secondhand Serenade, the project of Californian singer-songwriter John Vesely, will return in December for three exclusive shows, this time accompanied by a symphony string section.

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Bring Me The Horizon Launch A Vegan BBQ Sauce

by Paul Cashmere

Bring Me The Horizon have their own line of vegan BBQ sauce.

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Atreyu

Atreyu To Return To Australia In February

by Tim Cashmere

Metalcore fans rejoice as SoCal band Atreyu announce their return to Australia.

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Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World Add Download Sideshows In Australia

by Tim Cashmere

Emo legends Jimmy Eat World have announced headline shows in Brisbane, Adelaide and Fremantle alongside their appearance at the Download Festival.

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My Chemical Romance Comeback Show Sells Out In Minutes

by Music-News.com

My Chemical Romance, comprised of brothers Gerard and Mikey Way, Ray Toro, Frank Iero, and James Dewees, announced plans to return to the stage together for the first time in seven years earlier this week, and after tickets for their one-off Los Angeles show went on sale on Friday (01.11.19), they were all gone almost immediately.

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Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance photo by Ros O'Gorman

My Chemical Romance to reform says Joe Jonas

by Music-News.com

Joe Jonas has apparently leaked news of an upcoming My Chemical Romance reunion.

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New City and Colour Song ‘Astronaut’ has just gone live

by Paul Cashmere

Dallas Green’s new City and Colour song ‘Astronaut’ debuted today (3 June 2019).

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Australian Charts: Bring Me The Horizon ‘amo’ Debuts at no 1

by Music-News.com

The sixth studio album for British rock band Bring Me the Horizon entitled “amo” becomes their fourth consecutive No.1 album here in Australia, while in their homeland it becomes the first chart-topper this week.

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At The Drive-In

At The Drive-In To Perform In Australia September October

by Noise11.com

At The Drive-In will return to Australia in September for dates in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

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Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz’s Beyoncé And Pizza Obsession

by Music-News.com

Pete Wentz has joked he only talks about Beyoncé and pizza online.

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Weezer

Weezer Will Play The Blue Album On Tour In Australia

by Andrew Tijs

LA rock geeks Weezer will play their classic debut album in their first Australian tour in 16 years.

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