This album is going to rip you apart. We have it here at Crossfire HQ and it’s the heaviest, most gnarly record on the stereo right now and will take some serious beating to knock it off. Watch the video for Axe To Fall right here and weep. The album drops on October 20th.
Damian Abraham from Fucked Up loves his local indie record store and so should you. Watch this docu about the whole deal and then go play your vinyl collection!
Check this amazing edit of Enter Shikari playing Zzzonked live in Norwich from this current UK tour. It was shot by Crossfire filmer Moose and crew capturing the explosive energy of the band in style! Look out for the band in London on Saturday at the Roundhouse as it is set up for a stormer.
Manchester Orchestra are one of the bands I’ve heard a lot about but never seemed to give a chance, so when I received their new record “Mean Everything to Nothing” it was a perfect time to give them a try. This album is their second official release and after listening I can see why they have gained such notoriety.
The first song The Only One is a chirpy upbeat track that sets an instant tone for the album, serving as a really good opener. While this C.D’s spinning in my laptop I’m wondering why I ever overlooked this band. The next song Shake it Out may not be as upbeat as the first track however it still has the same feel to it, giving the album consistency, which is lacking so much in bands these days.
Singer Andy Hull’s voice has a certain honesty too it, the kind of honesty you hear when you listen to a Bright Eyes record, this gives the album a whole new level of personality and depth. Even with lyrics such as “I’ve got friends in all the right places,” it still sounds tortured. One thing that makes me even more excited about this record is when I hear a piano playing; something I think fits perfectly with genuine emo/indie music.
Manchester Orchestra have really impressed me with this record, and I’d dare to say it shines out through the dim glow of the emo music scene of today, even outshining Brand New’s latest release. When I say emo I don’t mean the kind of kids with black nail varnish and fringes you see running around on Hollyoaks, I mean the kind that came out of the mid west in the 90’s, so don’t be offended if you love Manchester Orchestra and don’t think they sound like My Chemical Romance.
Mean Everything to Nothing is the kind of record that people will really take to the heart and treasure; I would compare it to the likes of Desaparecidos, Brand New, early Biffy Clyro (so it’s no surprise that they’re supporting them on tour next month) and Cursive, but if you are a fan of anything that came out of the 90’s you’ll find some attraction in this band!
If I haven’t convinced you yet I really think you should give this album a try, as I’m regretting not giving this band a try earlier than I did, so go check it out, give it a listen and try to dislike it.
Jonathan Teggert
Public Enemy are asking fans to help fund the recording of their next album.
The legendary rap group have signed a deal with SellaBand and are looking to raise $250,000 through fan donations. Fans who invest in the album will get a share of the revenue from it in addition to a numbered copy. Chuck D said of the deal:
“SellaBand’s financial engine model goes about restructuring the music business in reverse… It starts with fans first, then the artists create from there. The music business is built on searching for fans and this is a brand new way for acts to create a new album with fans first, already on board.”
Jay Reatard‘s band have left him midway through his North American tour.
A twitter post said:
“Band quit! Fuck them! They are boring rich kids who can’t play for [s]hit anyways. Say hello to your ugly and boring wifes, opps I mean life guys, suck it.”
The singer has claimed he is auditioning for replacements before his UK tour dates which are in November:
10th – Birmingham O2 Bar Academy
11th – Glasgow King Tut’s
12th – Manchester Roadhouse
13th – London Underworld
14th – Bristol Croft
15th – Liverpool Masque
16th – Dublin Whelans
Foreign Beggars released their new single Contact this week and have a banging video to accompany it.
With production from Dutch outfit Noisia [check out the switch to the remix at the end], the track is taken from the United Colours Of Beggattron, which bangs out on October 19th. UK doing bit!
The Ghost of A Thousand’s new video is here and it’s a corker!
To accompany the single ‘Knees, Toes, Teeth’ which is set for release on 9th November, the video sees the band pay a slight homage to the one and only Hives. Check them out on tour over the next couple of weeks with Alexisonfire, Anti-Flag and Four Year Strong –
7 Oct 2009 JUNCTION: Cambridge
8 Oct 2009 UEA: Norwich
9 Oct 2009 ACADEMY: Oxford
10 Oct 2009 ROCK CITY: Nottingham
11 Oct 2009 ANSON ROOMS: Bristol
13 Oct 2009 CONCORDE 2 Brighton
14 Oct 2009 HMV FORUM: London
16 Oct 2009 ABC: Glasgow
17 Oct 2009 UNIVERSITY: Leeds
18 Oct 2009 ACADEMY: Manchester
20 Oct 2009 ACADEMY: Birmingham
21 Oct 2009 PYRAMID CENTRE:P’mouth
Brand New‘s previously unreleased music video for Jesus has appeared online.
The video was shot in 2007 for the track taken from their 2006 album The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me but was apparently scrapped and remained unreleased until now. Brand New’s latest album Daisy is out now.
A.F.I.‘s new video for Medicate has been released.
The track is taken from their album Crash Love which is out now.