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Emo Rock Artist Northbound Announces Upcoming Full-Length Album; Release Double Single Via Smartpunk Records

Photo courtesy of the band. Ahead of the album release, the band is also debuting two singles: “Big Tune (Fuck Off Forever)” and “Science” — listen here. That’s right — this isn’t an April Fool’s Joke! Northbound is releasing a new album this summer and is unveiling two new singles from his upcoming fourth full-length release. After touring worldwide with acts including Simple Plan, State…

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M.A.G.S.

Recently I was able to schedule a Zoom call with Elliott Douglass, aka M.A.G.S., to discuss the inspiration behind his new reimagined version of Destroyer that released this past week via Smartpunk Records, called Creator. In this interview, we chatted about how Creator came to be, his collaborations that made this record possible, as well as a quick preview of his fall tour with Barely Civil. Creator is available for purchase here. First of all, it’s great to see you again Elliott! Your new reimagined album called Creator, will be released tomorrow via Smartpunk Records. Can you tell me what inspired this record that offers a nice contrast to your last album that you see over my shoulder here, called Destroyer? Yeah, definitely. I think the original sort of inspiration was just to kind of prolong the life of Destroyer, really. I think when an album comes out, the shelf life of an album is getting shorter and shorter as we progress further into humanity. Things just don’t last as long and I felt like as much as I put into the songwriting and all of the different elements that go into making an album, with Destroyer, I felt like it kind of didn’t exactly do what I wanted it to do…if I’m being totally honest. I was really proud of how those songs turned out, the production, and my performances and everything. And I think it came out at just like a really wild time in my personal life, too. And there’s a lot of things that were shifting. And I kind of, even personally, I kind of just forgot about it. The album came out in August, and then we did the tour, and then I had to jump right into just getting my life together. And it was right around the time that I was thinking about leaving LA as well. So there’s just a lot of external things happening at that time. But I had the idea to make an acoustic album originally. I’m like, well what can I do to kind of bring the album back into focus? And that’s where the idea of the acoustic album came from. And I started just making demos. When I was still in LA, I started making demos just with my acoustic guitar and just trying to get the ideas down. And I think because the songs on Destroyer are so complex, I think sitting down with an acoustic and just trying to play them all the way through, it was a bit of a challenge that took some time to get it to feel good. And over time I decided I wanted to really try to experiment a little bit with the production. I’m like, if it’s going to be an acoustic album, and it’s going to be a M.A.G.S. acoustic album, how can I push this outside of the norm of what people would expect? Do you typically compose on acoustic guitar? It really depends. I think sometimes I tend to sort of lean on the electric guitar just because that’s just what’s available and easy for me to wrap my head around. But I think that the acoustic guitar is actually a really powerful songwriting tool, because it is really just…it’s everything you need and nothing you don’t. And so you’re kind of forced to sit there and make stuff that sounds good. You can’t rely on the tones of the electric or the effects or anything. It’s just bare bones. So being able to sit down and kind of focus on what the songs meant to me and what the sounds were supposed to sound like on acoustic, that kind of required me to slow down a bit. And it took a minute for me to kind of start thinking about it out of the box. And I never really intended to make a remixed, or reimagined, album. That was not my initial idea. I was just gonna make an acoustic album that had layers and harmonies and just almost more of like…a Disney soundtrack, or something just like very elaborate, with a lot going on instrumentally and adding strings and layers. And I think, in a way, Creator kind of is almost like “modern orchestral” with future orchestral kind of stuff.  Creator does have a bit of an ambient feel to it. I don’t know if that was intentional or not, but you also challenge yourself vocally throughout the album, too. So what went into the… https://chorus.fm/features/interviews/m-a-g-s-3/

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The Dreaded Laramie Release Power-Pop Single “Breakup Songs” and Announce Smartpunk Records Signing

Today The Dreaded Laramie announce that they are joining the Smartpunk Records roster with the release of their latest single “Breakup Songs.” The track is a glittery showcase of the band’s femme power pop balanced with grittier rock nuances. Vocalist MC Cunningham wears her heart on her sleeve with melodic moments and brutally honest lyrics about moving on from a bad breakup. This single marks the first release under Smartpunk Records with more gender-bending punk-tinged indie rock tunes en route in 2024. “To try to capture where I was at moving forward from the breakup, I wanted to write a song that, stylistically, I would’ve been embarrassed to show my ex while we were together. I am super proud of the result, though. It is a song that feels and sounds like emotional liberation to me.” – MC Cunningham, The Dreaded Laramie The Dreaded Laramie is a power pop band based in Nashville, TN. They recorded their forthcoming debut LP with producer/mixer/engineer Dave Schiffman (PUP, Weezer, Vampire Weekend). The new record comes on the tail of their 2022 EP, “Everything A Girl Could Ask” (produced and co-written by Rozwell Kid’s Adam Meisterhans), which Punk News described as “gender-bending… marbled with sickly sweet, hyper-feminine vocals encapsulated by indie rock tinged boppy pogo punk and sprinkled with sudden moments of very macho displays of musicianship.” In 2023, The Dreaded Laramie conquered a 60-city tour across North America, joining festival lineups from Gainesville’s Fest to Montreal’s Pouzza Fest, and sharing stages with the likes of Soccer Mommy, Bad Moves, Rozwell Kid, and Tsunami Bomb. Follow THE DREADED LARAMIE Online: Facebook Twitter TikTok Bandcamp Spotify Apple Music Instagram Read the full article

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The Dreaded Laramie Release Power-Pop Single "Breakup Songs" and Announce Smartpunk Records Signing

Today The Dreaded Laramie announce that they are joining the Smartpunk Records roster with the release of their latest single “Breakup Songs.” The track is a glittery showcase of the band’s femme power pop balanced with grittier rock nuances. Vocalist MC Cunningham wears her heart on her sleeve with melodic moments and brutally honest lyrics about moving on from a bad breakup. This single marks the first release under Smartpunk Records with more gender-bending punk-tinged indie rock tunes en route in 2024. "To try to capture where I was at moving forward from the breakup, I wanted to write a song that, stylistically, I would’ve been embarrassed to show my ex while we were together. I am super proud of the result, though. It is a song that feels and sounds like emotional liberation to me." - MC Cunningham, The Dreaded Laramie The Dreaded Laramie is a power pop band based in Nashville, TN. They recorded their forthcoming debut LP with producer/mixer/engineer Dave Schiffman (PUP, Weezer, Vampire Weekend). The new record comes on the tail of their 2022 EP, “Everything A Girl Could Ask” (produced and co-written by Rozwell Kid’s Adam Meisterhans), which Punk News described as “gender-bending… marbled with sickly sweet, hyper-feminine vocals encapsulated by indie rock tinged boppy pogo punk and sprinkled with sudden moments of very macho displays of musicianship.” Read the full article

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Taking Meds Share New Single 'Life Support'

Taking Meds recently announced their new full-length, ‘Dial M For Meds’ will be out 1st September via Smartpunk Records, and their latest track ‘Life Support’ is out right now! On the track, vocalist and guitarist Skylar Sarkis says: “This is the dumbest song I’ve ever written. I’m glad we’re releasing it early because everyone is delirious from the heat this summer. It’s perfect for that. Roll…

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Check out our preview of the new Rock and Metal albums coming out this week! Anubis Gate – Interference (Animated Insanity) Atlases – Between The Day & I (Lifeforce Records) Avenged Sevenfold – Life Is But A Dream (Warner Music) Black Sabbath – Live Evil 40th Anniversary Edition (Rhino Records) Body Stuff – Body Stuff 4 (The Chain) Bongzilla – Dab City (Heavy Psych Sounds) Buckcherry – Vol. 10 (Round Hill Music) Buggin – Concrete Cowboys (Flatspot Records) Cold Irons Bound – No Place I Can’t Find You (Golden Robot Records) Dieth – To Hell And Back (Napalm Records) DZ DEathrays - R.I.F.F. (DZ Worldwide Music) Einar Solberg – 16 (InsideOut Music) Foo Fighters – But Here We Are (Roswell Records/RCA) Graveworm – Killing Innocence (AFM Records) The Ironfist – Tyrant’s Return (Sliptrick Records) Karbholz – Kapitel 10: Wilde Augen (Metalville Records) Leathürbitch – Shattered Vanity (Shadow Kingdom) Louise Post - Sleepwalker (El Camino Media) Omnium Gatherum – Slasher EP (Century Media Records) Order Of Decay – Mortification Rites (Sentient Ruin) Owls & Eagles – Patience Vol. 1 (Moments Records) Pupil Slicer – Blossom (Prosthetic Records) Rancid – Tomorrow Never Comes (Hellcat Records) Risin Sabotage – Macabre (Interstellar Smoke Records) Rival Sons – Darkfighter (Low Country Sound/Atlantic Records) Saint Karloff – Paleolithic War Crimes (Majestic Mountain Records) Suffocate Faster – This Is The Way Vol. 1 (Smartpunk Records) Thantifaxath – Hive Mind Narcosis (Dark Descent) Tigercub – The Perfume Of Decay (Loosegroove Records) Tombstalker – Age Of Darkness EP (Boris Records) Tortured Demon – Rise Of The Lifeless (Self-Released) Wytch Hazel – IV: Sacrament (Bad Omen Records) The Usual Suspects: 🎤 Nik Cameron ⁠https://ift.tt/VC8ga9j 💻 Omar Cordy ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics⁠ 🎵 Fahad Syed ⁠https://ift.tt/LqluCzv

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Indie rock artist M.A.G.S.’ new single takes on the point of view of someone lost to the fringes

Review by Travis Boyer

Photo by Migella Accorsi

Chances are, you know someone in your life who is unshakable in their tightly held beliefs. A byproduct of our increasingly polarized society is living in a vapid echo chamber that only reinforces what's already been ingrained into your head. However, bursting their bubble is not as easy as the metaphor makes it seem. Indie rock artist M.A.G.S.’ ultra aggressive single, “Sins,” takes on the point of view of someone lost to the fringes.

“Sins” is the second single in advance of M.A.G.S.’ forthcoming album, Destroyer, via Smartpunk Records. In this installment, Elliott Douglas, the Buffalo, NY native, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, rabbit punches your eardrums with thrashing riffs, bruising bass and pummeling drums. It’s in a kind of relentless style of gutter punk, but without the snotty, utter disregard to match. On his previous single, “Elephant,” Douglas took a moderate bite of the raggedy punk apple. This time around, he kicks over the entire cart and mashes it all into applesauce.

Part of “Sins” is about actively ignoring someone trying to snap you out of the place you’ve ensconced yourself in. Specifically, this “fortress” you’ve made to fend off gallant attempts to save you from yourself. It’s about pushing everyone away instead of risking a carefully curated world crumble around you.

However, the single line of “take my hand because I’m losing control” shows a crack in the foundation. It meets up with a sudden, yet brief, feathery touch to the melody that appears three-quarters of the way through. For a short moment, they are self-aware of how far adrift they have become from everyone around them.

On “Sins,” M.A.G.S. wants to shake some sense into you; provided that you have any left to jar loose. It’s a fitting, punk-infused anthem for breaking our collective, divisive streak.  

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I Call Fives brings adventurous pop-punk with new EP, ‘Not For Everyone’

Following the release of “Honest & Only,” pop-punk band I Call Fives just dropped a new EP titled Not For Everyone via Smartpunk Records. The New Jersey band is taking it back to their DIY roots while introducing a new level of excitement and adventure in their latest studio project. After carefully crafting this EP Read the full article

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Smartpunk Records Drops Roses Are Red "Conversations" 20th Anniversary Vinyl Re-Issue

Photo courtesy of the band. Roses Are Red’s iconic emo/melodic rock album Conversations was first released on September 21, 2004. Two decades later, the band is celebrating the milestone with three vinyl variants re-released via Smartpunk Records. It is available on vinyl for the first time via Smartpunk Records here. During the era of its original release, the band took the emo scene by storm…

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Interview: Chris Towning (Guitarist/Band Founder) of Suffocate Faster (Audio)

Straightedge hardcore band Suffocate Faster return with a new single and a new EP announcement. We spoke to band founder and guitarist, Chris Towning about the new release, this split EP run, where Suffocate Faster are right now, what the future might hold, and so much more.

Straightedge hardcore band Suffocate Faster return with a new single and a new EP announcement. ‘Time Flies’ is the first peek of the second collection of tracks in the band’s two-part EP release, ‘This Is The Way Vol. 2’ coming out on November 17th, 2023 via Smartpunk Records. The band continues to please heavy music fans with their fast-paced, no-fluff tracks that bring nonstop energy from…

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Virginity – “Bad Jazz” (Album Stream)

Today I’m so excited to share with everyone an early listen to indie/power-punk band, Virginity, and their new album called Bad Jazz. The songs on Bad Jazz come from a place of musical tangents, digressions, and what-ifs. A place of realizing that sometimes your best ideas are the ones that started out as jokes. Bad Jazz is about going with your gut, taking the mistakes and running with them, and letting curiosity take the lead. It’s not necessarily an album about fun, but it sure sounds fun—and it sounds like it was fun to make. If you’re enjoying the early listen, please consider purchasing the new album here that will be released tomorrow via Smartpunk Records. Smartpunk Records · Virginity – Bad Jazz --- Please consider becoming a member so we can keep bringing you stories like this one. ◎ https://chorus.fm/features/virginity-bad-jazz-album-stream/

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Song of the Day (Day # 309)

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Song: Death Throes

Artist: Motives

Album: Death Throes              

Year Released: 2020

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Lyrics:

I can’t waste my time waiting on a savior Here we are at the center of the world Everything within our reach The simple pleasantries gets taken away by the night Into the ether, they fade My hands are empty again They showed me how to kill a god Now, I am alone Ingest and consume what is given to you It won’t mean a thing when you’re gone When can I see you again? I bleed for no cause I am a silhouette of everyone around me And my pulse is fading Here we are, standing at the edge of the world What makes you feel alive? What keeps your heart beating? All that’s left is an ocean of black So throw me into the deep I’ll fall forever in this emptiness We’ll fall forever in silence I used to think there’d be something for me So when my afterimage dissipates, will you remember me? Throw your roses as we turn to dust Under a blanket of dead leaves Upon the frozen ground we sleep I’m so tired Disintegrate with me We’re staring out into nothing

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Pop Rockers Hungover Release "Shake It Off" Music Video via Smartpunk Records

Today Hungover releases their latest groovy pop-rock single “Shake It Off” alongside an upbeat music video and highly anticipated album announcement. The band is releasing their forthcoming album “When It Touches The Heart, Everything Resolves” on February 16, 2024 via Smartpunk Records. The new track encapsulates the perfect glimpse into the album’s mashup of pop, punk, and rock while the lyrics tell the story of the band’s tumultuous journey of challenges and resilience that has led them to this milestone. "Anyone who has been a fan of Hungover since the beginning knows that it has been an interesting journey with a lot of ups and downs. This song touches on the moment when we were all able to get over our own personal demons and make the choice to continue being a band after a previously unmentioned hiatus.” - Marc Cortes, vocalist of Hungover Hungover is the product of the ashes of other bands and the years its members – Marc Cortes, Sean Connors, and Gabe Santiago – spent together in the Orlando music scene. It’s there that Hungover cut their teeth in small, packed clubs and bars, carefully honing their penchant for energetic, impactful, and wildly pop-sensible guitar rock. In the studio, Hungover learned to push the envelope and sharpen WILT’s five songs with the help of producer and engineer Alan Reitman. Read the full article