ANXIOUS Share New Stand-alone Single "Sunsign" Produced By Mike Sapone Ahead of Fall Tour with Oso Oso (Run for Cover Records)

ANXIOUS 2022 (CREDIT: Rebecca Lader)

Since the release of ANXIOUS' debut album, Little Green House, earlier this year, the band hasn't spent much time at home. In support of the record, ANXIOUS has toured relentlessly, playing five consecutive US tours in the eight months since the album was released. That busy schedule has meant ANXIOUS has barely had a moment to stop and catch their collective breath, but that frantic pace, also, inspired them to keep on pushing forward. The result is new single, "Sunsign," a stand-alone single that builds on ANXIOUS' sonic signature and expands the band's sound simultaneously.

On "Sunsign," ANXIOUS—made up of vocalist Grady Allen, guitarist/vocalist Dante Melucci, bassist Sam Allen, drummer Jonny Camner, and a mysterious fifth(?) member—takes yet another step forward. The urgency that carried Little Green House is still there, but it's presented in new, engaging ways. "Sunsign" has a sprawl that feels like a marked evolution of the band's sound while retaining all the earnest emotion that fans have come to love. "We've gotten a lot of questions around Little Green House if there were conscious efforts to do certain things and the answer is no, there was no conscious effort ever to create a sound, replicate a sound, any of that," says Grady Allen.

"It was just us trying to create something that we felt was wholeheartedly something we wanted to do. And I think that energy was consistent with us putting these songs together." Additionally, with Mike Sapone (Taking Back Sunday, Motion City Soundtrack, The Early November) producing and engineering, ANXIOUS are given a layered warmth that suits the band's growing interests. At times, sounding like if The Get Up Kids & Modern Baseball both had studied the Revelation Records catalog, "Sunsign" is a fresh take on the band's signature sound. "I don't think ANXIOUS is trying to constrict itself to any [genre] and is, instead, trying to lead with what feels organic and what we want to create, rather than trying to chase something," says Allen.

Lyrically, the song taps deeper into the transparently reflective nature that ANXIOUS has always put on display. "Sunsign" grapples with feeling inadequate next to your romantic partner and wishing to be more than you are, all while still remaining true to yourself. It's about the wish to close the gap between distances both real and metaphorical, the perfect emotions for ANXIOUS to explore. ANXIOUS' current line-up showcases members of more Punk/Hardcore-leaning bands, like One Step Closer, Last Straw, End On End, and G.I. Bill. ANXIOUS will join Oso Oso on their Sore Thumb Album Release Tour through October and November, as well as their own Holiday Show on 11/25. ANXIOUS' "Sunsign" single is out now on Run for Cover Records.

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

Lana del Rey [Lizzy Grant] effectively became 2011's "It Girl" with the release of her phenomenal debut single, "Video Games" (Stranger) . Like many struggling singer-songwriters, Grant has been signed, dropped, and significantly changed her public image since bursting onto the scene (2009). With that said, it can be assumed that Lana del Rey has collected just as many "haters" as she has avid supporters. To be perfectly honest, the only other artist I can think of that made this much commotion... garnered so much wide-spread buzz/hate and critical acclaim -- right out of the gates -- with just one track is Britney Spears . And maybe in this post- Mike musical era, that's the true synthesis of Pop Culture: Britney Lynn Spears . After months of repeated teasing and speculation, Lana del Rey 's major label debut, Born 2 Die will [finally] be released this coming Jan. 30-31, 2012. Pitchfork reports that it will feature "Off to The Ra

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of

All-around Breakdown: Sean Martin Discusses Debut Instrumental EP Introducing The Magician As No More Magic (Residual Effects)

Sean Martin is a multi-versed musician, producer, and tattooer hailing from Connecticut. As a guitarist, song-writer, and/or producer he has worked with a variety of well-known artists including Hatebreed, Cold Cave, Wear Your Wounds, Umbra Vitae, Twitching Tongues, Cage, Kid Cudi, House of Blow, Head Automatica, XO Skeletons, Jet Fueled Horses, Handsome Boy Modeling School, and more. His versatility and flexibility within music allows him to blur the lines in-between the confines of Hardcore, Electronic, Metal, and Hip-Hop. Martin is, also, a skilled tattooer at Brass City Tattoo located in Oakville, Connecticut promoting the traditional approach to the craft. Founded by Martin himself between 2020-22, No More Magic combines ominous melodies with downtempo beats to create a dizzying dream-like atmosphere. Paying homage to the golden era of Hip-Hop while forging ahead down its own dark road. For fans of Portishead, Massive Attack, and DJ Shadow. No More Magic's Introducing The

The Witzard

Search This Blog