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COTTER ENLISTS MEMBERS OF BEARTOOTH AND STARSET FOR “KEEP DRIVING” Columbus, Ohio alternative pop-punk act Cotter has just dropped their latest single “Keep Driving.” The track was produced by Jakob Mooney and features Will Deely of Beartooth on Guitar and Vocals and Adam Gilbert of Starset on drums. Lyrically, the single was written by guitarist and vocalist Zach Lukkarila after a particularly difficult panic attack. “In that post-anxiety period of derealization where reality doesn’t make any sense, I needed something to ground myself and hold onto,” explains Lukkarila. “This song was a result of telling myself that I’ll be okay if I just keep pushing forward....

NEVER LOVED Goes All Rick & Morty With Full-Length Album Over It Cameron Knopp, Jay Gayoso, and Kevin Blackburn, or better known as South Florida's NEVER LOVED. On May 14th the group released their debut full-length album Over It via Equal Vision Records; the follow up to their 2019 EP Never Loved. NEVER LOVED’s new album Over It kicks off with the upbeat, alternative punk-rock track that follows somebody who is stuck in their bed wishing they were dead, proclaiming they are just simply over it. This track absolutely encapsulates the tone for the remainder of this 13-track modern, to-be-classic album. Full...

Recap by Sarah Tijan     A LITTLE OFF Fills The Voids Missing in Alternative & Punk with EP 'Symptomatic'  Hailing from the mile-high city of Denver, Colorado, A LITTLE OFF released their 5-track EP SYMPTOMATIC; a well put together fusion of punk and alternative rock, on October 17, 2020. SYMPTOMATIC is a blend of old school punk mixed with grunge, and then melted with alternative and progressive rock, providing us with a 5-track EP that has a sound built for everyone. A LITTLE OFF clearly knew what they wanted to create as there is no denying they are here to make a name for themselves,...

ALT-POP TRIO TWIN XL RELEASES NEW TRACK  "LONELY" FEAT. MEMBERS OF  LITTLE HURT AND RAD HORROR TODAY (New York, NY - February 19, 2021) - Alt-pop band TWIN XL, featuring Cameron Walker Wright (Nekokat) and brothers John Gomez and Stephen Gomez (The Summer Set), releases their new single, "Lonely", featuring Colin Dieden (Little Hurt) and Dylan Jackson Scott (Rad Horror). Listen and stream the track starting today, HERE.   "I started the idea for 'Lonely' in my home in Los Angeles during the middle of the night near the beginning of the first quarantine lock down. I basically just had a really simple track and melody with the mostly the same lyrics that ended up being the...

THE WRECKS ANNOUNCE DEBUT FULL-LENGTH INFINITELY ORDINARY   DUE OUT MAY 1 VIA BIG NOISE PRE-SAVE AND PRE-ORDER EXCLUSIVE MERCH BUNDLES TODAY https://thewrecks.ffm.to/infinitelyordinary   For Los Angeles-based band The Wrecks, perfection is possible. They've been refining their alt-rock sound for years, but are finally ready to show this with their debut record. Due out May 1st via Big Noise, Infinitely Ordinary is made up of 8 honest tracks that fully encompass what The Wrecks have grown to be since their splash into the music world in 2015.   Led by vocalist/producer Nick Anderson and rounded out by Aaron Kelley (bass), Nick "Schmizz" Schmidt (guitar) and Billy Nally (drums), The Wrecks have created...