15 new music releases worth checking out today
Here are some of this week's new music and video releases worthy of your attention.
Good morning!
Fun Fact: Green Day's iconic album Dookie, released in 1994, was a major breakthrough for the band, selling over 20 million copies worldwide. Interestingly, the band members were inspired to name the album after a term they used to describe their own bad experiences with gastrointestinal distress while on tour referring to their poop consistency as “liquid dookie”… #TheMoreYouKnow
Let’s get to the new releases.
This week, the music scene sees some fresh releases worthy of a listen. From emerging artists to mainstay icons, let’s dive into the latest tracks making waves in the world of alternative music (with maybe some other genres sprinkled in). Who knows. Maybe you’ll end up finding a few of your next favorite tunes. So in no particular order, let's get right into it. Here are some of this week's new music and video releases worthy of your attention.
Chrissy Costanza - “7 Minutes In Hell” ft VOILÀ
Against the Current’s Chrissy Costanza has embarked on a solo project and this track is her debut single.
Green Day – “Corvette Summer”
The track comes from Green Day’s recent album Saviors and features Hannibal Buress and Star Wars star Mark Hamill whom they apparently blew the video budget on. On the video, Green Day said, “The song was named after one of our favourite cult classic movies, so it only made sense to pay homage to it with the music video. We even took things one step further and got Mark Hamill – who starred in the original – to star in our remake alongside us, Hannibal Buress, and some others. We blew the entire budget on them, so we had to get creative with cardboard boxes, some duct tape and matchbox cars we found in Tre’s basement.”
Grayscale – “Summer Clothes”
Goldfinger + Less Than Jake - “I Had Some Help” (Post Malone cover)
Oh look! More scene bands doing country songs. In our most recent podcast episode, I brought up how I’ve noticed a trend of country leaking into the scene as more artists are trying their hands at the genre. I’ve also been saying for years that pop punk could take a page out of country songwriting to really help connect with their audiences which would inevitably help the pop punk genre get over the hump and help get it back into mainstream. Looks like that is starting to happen.
MxPx - “Let's Ride”
Sydney Sprague - “Tell Me” ft. Kississippi
The new song is featured on Sprague’s upcoming deluxe version of her album somebody in hell still loves you, which is set to be released on September 13th via Rude Records.
Can’t Swim - “Can’t See Straight”
Touché Amoré - “Nobody’s”
To go along with this release, Touché Amoré has announced that they will release Spiral In A Straight Line on October 11th via Rise Records.
LØLØ - Vicious Love (New Found Glory Cover)
The cover is featured on Hopeless Records 30th anniversary compilation Hopelessly Devoted to You. This really is a stellar rendition of an already great song. I’ve been a fan of LØLØ’s for long time now. She really knows how to deliver and it’s only a matter of time before she hits the mainstream—she’s long overdue.
Amy Shark – “My Only Friend” ft. Tom DeLonge
MGK + Jelly Roll - "Lonely Road"
Jelly Roll has teamed up with MGK, following his recent collaboration with Falling In Reverse. The duo has joined forces to reimagine John Denver's classic hit, "Take Me Home, Country Roads."
Something Corporate – “Happy”
KennyHoopla – “One Tulip”
Karen Dió - “Stupid”
Brazilian punk rocker Karen Dió has also announced that her EP, titled My World, will be released on October 25th via Hopeless Records.
Post Malone + Luke Combs - “Guy For That”
That’ll do it for this week! Happy listening.
Let me know in the comments what your favorite release of the week is. I would love to hear your thoughts.