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June is just a few days away, and there are a slew of great records coming out in the coming month that PropertyOfZack team members couldn’t be more stoked to hear. In today’s new Discussion, we’re highlighting our personal Most Anticipated June Releases. Check out our list below and feel free to reblog with what you’re looking forward to as well!
The Maine - Forever Halloween (6/4)
The Maine’s uphill battle against the record industry has been well documented, but it turns out that fight wasn’t quite as quixotic as it first appeared. Now fully free and clear of all label ties, The Maine seem to have taken full advantage of their newfound opportunity to make an album any way they damn well want — Forever Halloween was cut live to tape, old-school style, with indie pop-smith/Jack White second-banana Brendan Benson manning the boards. Over the years, the Maine have steadily progressed away from the high-gloss sheen of their earliest hits, but Forever Halloween promises to capture the rawness and loose, organic feel of the band’s freewheeling live sets in a way they haven’t quite achieved in the past. Of course, none of that matters if the songs aren’t great, but that’s one area where the Maine have never let us down. - Jesse Richman
Citizen – Youth (6/11)
When I interviewed Will Yip a few months back, he just got out of a studio session with Citizen. It was the first thing we talked about, and the Philly producer sounded giddy. I was already excited, and that was before Will Yip drew one of the biggest comparisons anyone can make: likening the new album to something Brand New-esque.
I was hooked.
The first few songs we’ve heard from the album have been certified scorchers, and this band has come a long, long way since I discovered their demos on an Easycore blog (I was in high school, give me a break) way back when. This album should be something like Magnolia was for Turnover — a benchmark that should set the bar high for a talented young group. - Erik van Rheenen
Mixtapes - Ordinary Silence (6/25)
Not even a year since their debut full length Even On The Worst Nights, Mixtapes is already gearing up for the release of follow-up Ordinary Silence. Mixtapes has always been known for crafting quirky and upbeat pop punk, but Even On The Worst Nights showed a new level of maturity for the otherwise carefree and fun-loving band. Judging by the few new songs they’ve already shared from Ordinary Silence,the new album is going to show even more growth, while sticking with the signature male/female dual lead vocals and passionately uncomplicated way of addressing everyday problems. With a brief tour featuring You Blew It!, Light Years, and Modern Baseball coming up, followed by a stint on Vans Warped Tour, Mixtapes is in position to do big things this summer. - Becky Kovach
Jimmy Eat World - Damage (6/11)
A new Jimmy Eat World album is always cause for celebration. Still, settled into a mid-career groove, the band’s last few efforts have been more “good” than “great”. It seems the band themselves recognized that they were in a bit of a rut — this time out, they’ve changed up their methodology, breaking out of their home studio to spend a month in LA with producer Alain Johannes. The resulting album, which frontman Jim Adkins is famously describing as an “adult breakup” record, promises to trade the character portraits of 2010’s Invented for more personally reflective material that calls back to fan-favorite Clarity. We should be so lucky. - Jesse Richman
The Monthly Summary
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Week II
Week III
Week IV
Albums Out This Month
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Week II
Week III
Week IV
The Weekly Tour Round-Up
Spring-Summer
Exclusives
Riot Fest Announces Two More Locations
Interviews
You, Me & Everyone You Know
Reviews
She & Him - Volume 3
Pet Symmetry, Dikembe - Split
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
Wild Nothing - Empty Estate
Single Reviews
August Burns Red - “Fault Line”
Show Reviews
Skate And Surf Festival Day Two
You, Me & Everyone We Know - 05/20/13
Discussions
The Best 2012 Albums Of 2013
Festival Previews
Bled Fest Preview: Our Must-See Bands And Artists
Playlists
Foxfires, Harvey Pekar
Team Recommendations
Contributor Blogs
The Industry With Jesse Cannon
Contests
Spitalfield ‘Remember Right Now’ 10 Year Tour [Ends on May 30th]
Streams
Monuments - “Howl (Ft. James Carroll Of MDAM)”
Misser - Distancing EP
Little World - “Landing”
Video Premieres
The Goodnight - “When I Was Your Man (Bruno Mars Cover)”
Track-By-Tracks
Captain, We’re Sinking - The Future Is Cancelled
Misser - Distancing EP
Gallery
Skate And Surf Festival [Set One, Set Two]
It’s A Spring Fling
The Menzingers, Fake Problems, Captain We’re Sinking, Restorations
Showcase
Thesis
After Tonight
Sponsored Tours
Songs Of The South Fest [07/20-07/21]
August Burns Red have released a studio blog for their new album. Watch it below after the jump.
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*This review was composed by Brandon Allin and edited by Erik van Rheenen
Metalcore is a difficult genre in which to redefine yourself. Few acts muster any shred of creativity, too often settling for a tried and true formula, with little regard for artistic exploration. Seemingly every breakdown has been played to death, every track reproduced, and every teen angst-fueled lyric penned time and time again. Metalcore is where artistic longevity comes to die, a playground where few will acknowledge little beyond the flavor of the week. Yet, passive peers and stagnant surroundings aside, one band stands alone.
Pennsylvania-based quintet August Burns Red opts not only to reinvent themselves, but the entire genre itself. With the release of the band’s fourth full-length endeavor (2011’s Leveler), onlookers witnessed a group of musicians striving to break the mold: five men ambitious enough to break free of any creative barriers, on the strength of both their own desires and unparalleled technical wizardry. Those breakneck aspirations once again rear their head on Leveler’s highly-anticipated successor, the band’s forthcoming fifth LP Rescue & Restore.
“Fault Line,” the lead single from Rescue & Restore, proves yet another success for August Burns Red. On one hand, it’s a sturdy dose of exactly what fans have come to expect from the veteran outfit, perhaps to a tee, yet the track manages to feel unfamiliar all the same. Frontman Jake Luhrs, in particular, sounds refreshed and reinvigorated. That same fiery passion scattered throughout the band’s back catalogue is ever present, but his delivery sounds crisper and more rugged than it has in recent memory. Lyrically, the song is as robust as ever, as Luhrs sends signals of hope in a time of turmoil, a positive reinforcement from a band unwavering from a glass half-full mentality.
August Burns Red have released a new song called “Fault Line.” Stream it below after the jump.
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August Burns Red will be releasing Rescue & Restore on June 25th via Solid State Records. Check out the artwork and track listing below after the jump!
August Burns Red and blessthefall will be touring Europe together this September and October. Check out the dates below after the jump.
*This review was composed by Brandon Allin and edited by Erik van Rheenen
Ask around for opinions on a heavy act, and the feedback you receive will more than likely be split right down the middle. Many will criticize outfits for being little more than generic, paint-by-numbers carbon copies of their peers, while others will glorify those very same bands for technical wizardry or sheer brutality. Whatever the consensus, it’s no secret that in heavy music, you simply can’t please everyone.
Silverstein and August Burns Red, two of the more beloved outfits in their respective genres, have finally joined forces to release Four Minutes Being Cool, a two-song split 7” in celebration of Record Store Day 2013. Opting to perform cover songs instead of original material, the veteran quintets pay tribute to a pair of revered emo outfits in The Get Up Kids and Saves The Day. An unlikely release of sorts, but a breath of fresh air all the same.
Fans of the originals will immediately be taken aback, as both cuts have been retooled and reimagined, falling more in line the bulk of each band’s back catalogue than their source material. Silverstein’s take on “Coming Clean,” a track pulled from The Get Up Kids’ debut full-length, Four Minute Mile, is admirable, as well as devoid of any screaming. Lead vocalist Shane Told sounds as crisp as ever, while guitarists Paul Marc Rousseau and Josh Bradford do a wonderful job of infusing Matt Pryor and company’s riffs with a welcome jolt of energy.
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