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Between You & Me Release First Independent Single “Nevermind” & Video

Australian powerhouse Between You & Me are “searching for the California kinda vibe” with the release of their latest single, “Nevermind,” the band’s first as a newly independent band.

Since loudly departing Hopeless Records last year, BY&M have drummed up some serious attention and huge tour slots for the rest of 2023, ready to take on the future with grace and determination. “Nevermind” is a heavily sarcastic, kiss off party anthem that frontman Jake Wilson says “perfectly captures the spirit of our band and our live show.”

The music video is full of fun tour footage from their last run across the USA. The guys skate through Beverly Hills, leap frog down the Santa Monica Pier, and hit the beach for a vibe-y, Summer video. Our favorite cameo is Matty Healy of The 1975 who rolls through in a classic red convertible when you least expect it!

“Nevermind” comes out ahead of Between You & Me’s North American tour with Real Friends and State Champs that we guarantee will be a night you won’t forget! Check out the tour dates below and grab your tickets while you can.

“Real Friends & Knuckle Puck: Are Chilling And Rocking Across The USA” Tour 2023 ft Between You & Me
April 14th – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN – Buy Tickets
April 15th – The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE – Buy Tickets
April 16th – Beer City Music Hall – Oklahoma City, OK – Buy Tickets
April 18th – Mohawk – Austin, TX – Buy Tickets
April 19th – Vibes – San Antonio, TX – Buy Tickets
April 20th – Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM – Buy Tickets
April 22nd – Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ – Buy Tickets
April 23rd – House Of Blues – San Diego, CA – Buy Tickets
April 25th – The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA – Buy Tickets
April 26th – Tioga Sequoia Brewery – Fresno, CA – Buy Tickets
April 27th – The Ritz – San Jose, CA – Buy Tickets
April 28th – The Crocodile – Phoenix, AZ – Buy Tickets
April 30th – Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR – Buy Tickets
May 2nd – Soundwell – Salt Lake City, UT – Buy Tickets
May 4th – The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO – Buy Tickets
May 5th – Aggie Theatre – Fort Collins, CO – Buy Tickets
May 6th – The Truman – Kansas City, MO – Buy Tickets
May 7th – The Riff – Springfield, MA – Buy Tickets
May 9th – The Castle Theatre – Bloomington, IL – Buy Tickets
May 10th – Elevation @ The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI – Buy Tickets
May 11th – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH – Buy Tickets

Watch the official video for “Nevermind” below and grab a copy now!

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Blink-182 Announce Tom’s Return, New Single, & 2023/2024 World Tour

After years of rumors that Tom DeLonge would return to Blink-182, the day has come! In the same breath, they announced a new single and a world tour that will kick off in early 2023 in Mexico.

Blink-182’s new single, “Edging” will drop Friday, 10/14 so be sure to pre-save/pre-add on your favorite streaming platform!

Tickets go on sale Monday, October 17th at 10am local time. Check out the dates below!

Blink-182 World Tour 2023/2024 ft special guests Turnstile, Rise Against, The Story So Far, & Wallows

March 11th – Imperial GNP – Tijuana, MX – Buy Tickets
March 14th – Estadio San Marcos – Lima, Peru – Buy Tickets
March 17-19th – Lollapalooza Argentina – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Buy Tickets
March 17-19th – Lollapalooza Chile – Santiago, Chile – Buy Tickets
March 21-22nd – TBA – Asuncion, Paraguay – COMING SOON
March 23-26th – Estereo Picnic – Bogota, Columbia – Buy Tickets
March 24 – 26th – Lollapalooza Brasil – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Buy Tickets
March – 28th – Palacio De Los Deportes – Mexico City, MX – Buy Tickets
April 1-2nd – TBA – Monterrey, MX – COMING SOON
May 4th – Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, MN – Buy Tickets
May 6th – United Center – Chicago, IL – Buy Tickets
May 9th – Little Ceasars Arena – Detroit, MI – Buy Tickets
My 11th – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON – Buy Tickets
May 12th – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC – Buy Tickets
May 16th – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.- Cleveland, OH – Buy Tickets
May 17th – PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA – Buy Tickets
May 19th – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY – Buy Tickets
May 20th – UBS Arena – Belmont Park, NY – Buy Tickets
May 21st – TD Garden – Boston, MA – Buy Tickets
May 23rd – Capital One Arena – Washington, D.C. – Buy Tickets
May 24th – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY – Buy Tickets
May 26th – Baltimore Arena – Baltimore, MD – Buy Tickets
May 27th – HersheyPark Stadium – Hershey, PA – Buy Tickets
June 14th – Footprint Center – Phoenix, AZ – Buy Tickets
June 16th – Banc of California Stadium – Los Angeles, CA – Buy Tickets
June 20th – Pechanga Arena – San Diego, CA – Buy Tickets
June 22nd – SAP Center – San Jose, CA – Buy Tickets
June 23rd – Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, CA – Buy Tickets
June 25th – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA – Buy Tickets
June 27th – Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC – Buy Tickets
June 29th – Rogers Place – Edmonton, AB – Buy Tickets
June 30th – Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary, AB – Buy Tickets
July 3rd – Ball Arena – Denver, CO – Buy Tickets
July 5th – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets
July 7th – Moody Center – Austin, TX – Buy Tickets
July 8th – Toyota Center – Houston, TX – Buy Tickets
July 10th – Amalie Arena – Tampa, FL – Buy Tickets
July 11th – FLA Live Arena – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Buy Tickets
July 13th – State Farm Arena – Atlanta, GA – Buy Tickets
July 14th – Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC – Buy Tickets
July 16th – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN – Buy Tickets
Sept 2nd – OVO Hydro – Glasgow, UK – Buy Tickets
Sept 4th – SSE Arena – Belfast, UK – Buy Tickets
Sept 5th – 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland – Buy Tickets
Sept 8th – Sportpaleis – Antwerp, Belgium – Buy Tickets
Sept 9th – Lanxess Arena – Cologne, Germany – Buy Tickets
Sept 12th – Royal Arena – Copenhagen, Denmark – Buy Tickets
Sept 13th – Avicii Arena – Stockholm, Sweden – Buy Tickets
Sept 14th – Spektrum – Oslo, Norway – Buy Tickets
Sept 16th – Mercedes-Benz Arena – Berlin, Germany – Buy Tickets
Sept 17th – Barclays Arena – Hamburg, Germany – Buy Tickets
Sept 19th – O2 Arena – Prague, Czech Republic – Buy Tickets
Sept 20th – Stadhalle – Vienna, Austria – Buy Tickets
Oct 2nd – Altice Arena – Lisbon, Portugal – Buy Tickets
Oct 3rd – Wizink Centre – Madrid, Spain – Buy Tickets
Oct 4th – Palau Sant Jordi – Barcelona, Spain – Buy Tickets
Oct 6th – Unipol Arena – Bologna, Italy – Buy Tickets
Oct 8th – Ziggo Done – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Buy Tickets
Oct 9th – Accor Arena – Paris, France – Buy Tickets
Oct 11th – The O2 – London, UK – Buy Tickets
Oct 14th – Utilita Arena – Birmingham, UK – Buy Tickets
Oct 15th – AO Arena – Manchester, UK – Buy Tickets
Oct 21st – When We Were Young Festival – Las Vegas, NV USA – Buy Tickets
2024 Dates
Feb 9th – RAC Arena – Perth, Western Australia – Buy Tickets
Feb 11th – Entertainment Centre – Adelaide, South Australia – Buy Tickets
Feb 13th – Rod Laver Arena – Melbourne, Victoria – Buy Tickets
Feb 16th – Qudos Bank Arena – Sydney, New South Wales – Buy Tickets
Feb 19th – Entertainment Centre – Brisbane, Queensland – Buy Tickets
Feb 23rd – Spark Arena – Auckland, NZ – Buy Tickets
Feb 26th – Christchurch Arena – Christchurch, NZ – Buy Tickets

Check out the announcement video from Blink-182 below!

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State Champs Return With New Album, “Kings Of The New Age”

NY State’s own State Champs are here to stay with their new album, Kings Of The New Age and are proving they belong here!

With the same energetic pop punk sound with a fresh twist, the guys know how to write THE catchiest hooks that will stand the test of time. In classic State Champs fashion, they’ve put together a record that we want to blast in our car stereos as loud as we can crank it with the windows down driving around town all Summer long!

Featuring guest vocals from friends like Chrissy Costanza (Against The Current), Four Year Strong, Ben Barlow (Neck Deep) and Mitchell Tenpenny, the record draws you in and keeps you there with hooks so infectiously sweet – the pop punk greats of the past are already proud to hand the baton off to the guys.

Sprinkled in between tested and true fan favorites “Outta My Head” and the fun, kiss off track, “Everybody But You” (featuring Neck Deep‘s Ben Barlow) are stand out heartfelt love confessions in “Half Empty” and “Act Like That (ft. Mitchell Tenpenny)” showing the bands’ softer side.

“’Act Like That’ is the most ‘out of the box’ song for us on the album,” shares vocalist Derek DiScanio. “We had a lot of fun experimenting with some poppier elements, but it was challenging at first to bring the right level of SC energy to level it out. We hit a moment in the studio when we definitely found that balance, and we’re very excited to share this dance-y, rockin’, lyrically dynamic love song that makes you wanna jump around.”

State Champs’ duality of being able to write hooks that make you want to jump in the mosh pit and scream along to how much you love the person you’re with – or how much you hate them while still being super upbeat and sounding like the sunny side of life is what has set them apart and propelled them to the massive stages they deserve to be headlining with each record the release.

Watch the official video for the latest single, “Eventually” below!

Be sure to grab a pre-order of the new record, Kings Of The New Age, due out May 13th via Pure Noise Records and pre-save it on your favorite streaming platform!

Willow Smith Releases “T R A N S P A R E N T S O U L” Ft. TRavis Barker

Willow Smith has always been a cultural icon but she’s got her sights set on making her mark in pop punk with her latest single, “T R A N S P A R E N T S O U L” with a little help from the man himself, Travis Barker.

The track floats along a fine line of “being too soft/ not punk enough” but Willow slams her foot down, shaking up the scene. It would be easy to confuse the track for an early Paramore b-side but make no mistake, Willow knows the history and she’s forging her own path through the pop punk sea. This is the first single from Willow’s forthcoming album, due out this Summer.

The glitchy Dana Trippe-directed visualizer for the single evokes 90s – TLC fashion and we are so here for it!! Watch the official visualizer below.

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Album Preview: Yours Truly – “Self Care” Due Out September 18th

Yours Truly are poised to have the greatest breakout of 2020 with their debut record, “Self Care” due out September 18th on UFND.

With the average age of 21, lead vocalist Mikaila Delgado, guitarists Teddie Winder-Haron and Lachlan Cronin, and drummer Bradley Cronan, thrust themselves into unraveling the biggest year of their career, from incessant touring, mounting imposter syndrome, and more to write the best debut album we could have imagined from the Sydney, Australia natives.

Titling the record, “Self Care,” the band are wearing their hearts on their sleeves using the record as a vital antidote to the whirlwind they lived in for so long.

Right off the bat, “Siamese Souls” grips you with a pedal to the metal intensity we haven’t seen in a long time and it’s exactly the kind of urgency that propels this record forward.

Early releases, “Composure” and “Together” spun well deserved noise around the new record as “Vivid Dream” paints the reality that Yours Truly were living in. Not being home for more than two weeks at a time takes a toll on you. “Vivid Dream” might be our favorite track on the record, complete with an acoustic drop that comes back in and hits you square in the chest with everything this record brings to the table.

Mikaila recalls how her long distance relationship broke down, how each member could barely hold down a job, and the fear of time and distance of touring would suck away her reality of home. Guitarist Teddie Winder-Haron adds that having just graduated high school, “While all of our friends started going to uni and getting ‘proper’ jobs, I could see I was going off in the complete opposite direction to everyone else.” That feeling of out of touch with his world back home eventually sparked the inspiration to write the record.

Yours Truly tapped producer Stevie Knight (Stand Atlantic and Between You & Me) and together they harnessed the collective power of the pop punk and turned it into an anthemic rock album that will cement the band’s rightful place in the scene.

Tracks like “Ghost” and “Funeral Home” display the clever, cathartic effort that lays any ideas that Yours Truly may not belong in the game, if not for anyone else, but the band themselves.

“Undersize” is a tender, heart on her sleeve track Mikaila wrote for a friend of hers trying to navigate the various obstacles in life, “I wrote this just to let them know that I’m here for them through all of that.”

“Half Of Me” and “HeartSleeve” are two super vulnerable tracks, letting light shine into the darkest parts of the band’s past year. The latter closes the record and stitches together a positive, uplifting blanket saying “you will be ok, take time out and be kind to yourself.”

The album cover art, designed by Sydney-based artist and photographer Georgia Maloney, further propels sentiment behind the title, “Self Care,” a crocheted human heart intertwining with the body while flowers grow from the veins. Mikaila recalls feeling only thinly stitched together at times and explains the style reflects feelings of holding the broken pieces together and intends to ignite a sense of comfort.

“We really learnt and lived a lot in one year, writing these songs allowed me to understand myself on a whole new level throughout it all,” she closes. “The experience was a true form of self-care that ended with me feeling stronger, smarter, enlightened and positive after a rollercoaster of emotions. For me, this album was my version of soaking in vanilla candles and that comforting taste of chocolate and red wine under blankets. We hope it brings solace to whoever listens to it and can relate too.”

Watch the official video for “Funeral Home” below!

Pre-orders are still available for Yours Truly’s debut album “Self Care” on UNFD’s official site or pre-save the record on your favorite streaming platform.

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Artist To Watch: Yours Truly

Hailing from Australia, Yours Truly are cementing their name as the next big thing. The band have already made a name for themselves in the scene after hitting the road with Senses Fail, Sum 41, and more while writing and releasing some of the most earnest pop punk tracks since Paramore hit the airwaves almost 16 years ago.

Yours Truly’s debut album, Self Care is due out September 18th and if the singles they’ve released so far are any indication, this record is laying the groundwork for a long tenure in the pop punk scene. Lead singles, “Undersize”, “Together”, and “Composure” pair catchy hooks with diary lyricism tying the record together to help realize “that you have the strength to shape your own future and learning to treat yourself more kindly along the way.” Yours Truly’s debut EP is an inward look at singer Mikaila Delgado conquering her own personal struggles.

The band’s latest single, “Undersize” is an acoustic driven track written by Delgado for a friend going through their own battles. “This song is really a letter to a close friend of mine,” she says. “While watching them navigating their life through all the ups, downs and obstacles life throws at them, I wrote this just to let them know that I’m here for them through all of that.”

Watch the official video for “Undersize” below!

We can’t wait to hear what Yours Truly have been working on after a monumental 2019 and unraveling the year personally and professionally while reflecting and coping to write a debut album. Now, the band have their sights set on the year ahead that includes a slot on Sad Summer Fest 2021 with All Time Low, The Story So Far, Movements, The Maine, Grayscale, and Destroy Boys.

Pre-orders for Self Care are available now through the UNFD store – the first 100 preorders come with a free self care album art patch! More more information and other platform pre-orders, click here.

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Album Preview: Telltale – “Timeless Youth”

Richmond, VA is proving itself to be a breeding ground for pop punk standing toe to toe with NY/NJ, Florida, and SoCal areas.  Telltale are releasing their second EP, “Timeless Youth” on Friday, April 26th through SharpTone Records.

Telltale’s sophomore EP draws inspiration from the likes of New Found Glory, Broadside, Neck Deep, and Blink-182 capturing the youthful angst of growing up in a small town and desperately wanting to leave.

“What We Life For” is packed with catchy riffs and a danceable bridge that will have you speeding down the freeway with the windows down all Summer long.  Followed up by “Letting Go,” Telltale introduce sachrine elements of country storytelling and cadance into their reportoire with an arena sized sound.

When asked about the record, singer John Carter said, “Growing into your late teens and early twenties, you lose a lot of friends in more ways than one. You take blame for mistakes that aren’t yours and you forget what it’s like to know the freedom of naivety. ‘Timeless Youth’ is about retaining a sense of wanderlust, even when you feel confined to a certain path.”

Telltale hit a comfortable stride with self depreciating, scream-along choruses in “Dazy” and “Rose” while closing the album with a slower introspective track, “Hereditary” that picks up and releases all of the built up tension and emotion in one fell swoop.

Telltale haven’t been around as long as some of their peers but they can teach them all a thing or two about catchy hooks and a live show that’s a force to be reckoned with.

Watch the official video for “Timeless Youth” now.

Grab a copy of “Timeless Youth” on iTunes and Amazon, or stream the album on Spotify!

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Album Preview: Like Pacific – “In Spite Of Me”

Canada is churning out some of the best pop punk that we’ve probably ever heard.  Like Pacific are gearing up to drop their sophomore album “In Spite Of Me” on July 27th via Pure Noise Records.  When asked about the new record, singer Jordan Black said “When we wrote Distant Like You Asked, I felt super proud of writing an entire full length album but was very nervous. In Spite of Me means more to me than anything I’ve ever done creatively. We worked super hard writing and recording this album. The hardest I’ve ever personally worked.”

The new album has 10 brand new tracks including “Sedatives,” “Had It Coming,” and the title track “In Spite Of Me” which all showcase the high octane, in your face whether you like it or not energy of the new album.   “In Spite Of Me” is a natural progression both lyrically and musically for one of the hardest working pop punk bands in the scene today.

Watch the brand new video for “Self Defeated” below!

Pre-order your copy of “In Spite Of Me” on iTunes or Amazon now.  Catch Like Pacific on tour with Seaway and Bearings across Canada this Summer!

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Layover Return With “Your Laughter Never Leaves”

Despite only having 5 tracks, Layover returns after a 2 year hiatus with a brand new EP beckoning back to the golden era of emo pop punk. The bands’ first EP since they announced an extended break in 2016, “Your Laughter Never Leaves” has Layover playing with a renewed energy and a band that’s matured both sonically and personally.

“YLNL” is filled with equal parts of wit and grit addressing a wide range of topics such as mental health and loss, sensitively and sincerely.  When asked about the new tracks, vocalist Luke Rainsford said, “We are bringing a sound that is predominantly based within the American market. Our honesty and intense live shows bring a refreshing atmosphere that we feel sets us apart, but ultimately we are just 4 close friends trying to share our music.”  

Watch the official video for “Slumber” below.

Listen to the EP on Spotify and grab a copy on iTunes and Amazon now!

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SecretFangirls.com Interview We Were Sharks

We Were Sharks are heating things up ahead of their hotly anticipated album Lost Touch dropping on February 23rd through Victory Records.  We can’t get enough of the Cananadian group’s refreshingly bright and equally melencholy sound on the new album.  We got the chance to sit down with singer Randy Frobel during their headlining tour in Brooklyn, NY and he’s just as charming as you’d expect! We Were Sharks brought their high energy set to Gold Sounds Bar, showing NYC how Canada parties.

Watch our interview below and see what Randy’s favorite song on Lost Touch is, his must-haves on tour, and who caught him totally fangirling in Ottowa recently.

Be sure to pre-order a copy of Lost Touch on iTunes or Amazon now!

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