INTERVIEW: THE TOWER AND THE FOOLAfter releasing their debut full-length 'How Long' to wide praise earlier this year.
Already Heard speaks to Alex Correia of Rhode Island sextet The Tower and The Fool. Correia discuss the bands start, joining Run For Cover Records, 'How Long' and more.
FEATURE: “IF I…” WITH SKIP THE FOREPLAY’S JULIEN GUY-BÉLANDBassist Julien Guy-Béland of Montreal metalcore/dubstep collective Skip The Foreplay tells us why he would re-record their recent single 'DJ', which legendary British metal band and international female popstar would play his own festival and more in our latest "If I..." feature.
ALREADY HEARD SESSION: KYOTO DRIVE - HOLIDAYWith their new mini-album 'The Approach' out this week. Already Heard caught up with Birmingham's Kyoto Drive to film an acoustic performance of 'Holiday.'
INTERVIEW: DIAMONDSam Trapkin of Baltimore alt-rockers Diamond talks to Already Heard about the bands
latest EP - 'Don't Lose Your Cool,' releasing material for free Bandcamp, the importance of DIY, their influences and more.
LIVE PHOTOS: SAY ANYTHING - XOYO, LONDON (24/05/2012)Check out these awesome live shots of Say Anything's long overdue return to the UK from
our resident AlreadyHeard.com photographer Sarah Louise Bennett.
VERSUS: TAKING BACK SUNDAY - 'TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS' VS 'LOUDER NOW'In the first of a new series, Already Heard Senior Editor Sean Reid and Wolves at Heart guitarist Keir O'Donnell go head to head as they defend their favourite Taking Back Sunday albums. It's 'Tell All Your Friends' vs 'Louder Now'. What side are you on?
FEATURE: "IF I..." with THE AUDITION'S DANNY STEVENSAhead of their appearence at Slam Dunk, The Audition's Danny Stevens is the latest artist to take part in our regular "If I..." feature. Danny told us about what his ideal festival line-up
would be, which tour he could re-live, which defunct band he would like to reform and more.
ALREADY HEARD SESSION: TRANSIT - JUST GO, JUST LEAVEAhead of their return to the UK for the Slam Dunk Tour, Transit performed an acoustic
version of 'Just Go, Just Leave' for Already Heard.
INTERVIEW: LUKE LEIGHFIELDHaving produced a mature and an astounding record in 'New Season.' Already Heard
caught up with Southampton singer-songwriter Luke Leighfield to find more about the album, working with Peter Miles, album-funding campaigns, Made In Chelsea and more.
EXCLUSIVE STREAM: THE WINTER PASSING - GOLD BLENDListen to a brand new track from Irish Indie Punk band The Winter Passing exclusively on Already Heard.
POP-PUNK APPROVED & RECOMMENDED: THIEVESWith a sound similar to With The Punches, Such Gold, and The Wonder Years, Austin,
Texas' Thieves are the first band to be featured in our new regular feature - 'Pop-Punk Approved & Recommended.'
New All Time Low Single (‘The Reckless And The Brave’)
Update: ‘The Reckless and The Brave’ is available as a free download here.
The new single from All Time Low, ‘The Reckless And The Brave’ can be streamed below.
It is the bands first song since announcing their departure from Interscope Records earlier this week.
Interview: The Tower and The Fool
Earlier this year Providence, Rhode Island six-piece The Tower and The Fool released their debut full-length ‘How Long’ to critical acclaim.
Having originally started out as a songwriting project between Alex Correia, formerly of Therefore I Am, and Chris Rosenquest, The Tower and The Fool eventually grew to a full band with drummer Mike Poorman (ex-Hot Rod Circuit), Bryan Donahue on bass, Zac Clark on keys, and long time friend Chris Capaldi on guitar making up the rest of the band.
With an EP independently released in late 2010, The Tower and The Fool joined the ever-popular label Run For Cover Records last year. Since then the band have released a 7” and more recently ‘How Long,’ a collection of delicately crafted songs which resonates with a warming, mature feel that leave compelled throughout.
Already Heard spoke to vocalist/guitarist Alex Correia to discuss a number of topics. Correia talked to us about how the songwriting project between Rosenquest and him began, joining Run For Cover Records, their influences, future plans, the meaning behind the bands name and more.
Already Heard: How did the songwriting project between you and Chris start out?
Alex Correia: Chris and I met sometime in 2007 or 2008 and ended up becoming good friends. I had always been a fan of his solo work and we had always talked about writing tunes together. I used to be in a band called therefore I am and while recording (the whole band had lived in an apartment Chris and I had in Rhode Island) we toyed with a song based on a piano progression I had written, the name I had for that project was the sound of human lives (which ended up becoming tia’s album name) anyway, I ended up living with Chris on and off between tours and when Therefore I Am ended up calling it quits I came home and we started toying with more and more ideas for songs.
At that same time we had both been going through a lot of similar issues in our lives, one of them being bad break ups with our then, repsective significant others. So it was natural that we hashed out our feelings for them via music. Once we wrote about 5 songs we called our friend Mike Poorman who has a recording studio called Strange Ways and he tracked the tunes as well as played drums on them. Following that we called in a few other friends, Zac Clark, Chris Capaldi and later Bryan Donahue and the band was born.
Don Broco Announce ‘Priorities’ Album Release Show
Don Broco will celebrate the release of their new album ‘Priorities’ on August 13th with a show at London’s Camden Barfly.
Their video for recent single ‘Priorities’ can be viewed by clicking read more.
Rescuer Sign to Rise Records
Tampa Bay, Florida band Rescuer have signed to Rise Records.
The band formed late last year and will release their debut record ‘With Time Comes the Comfort’ later this year.
A new song entitled ‘Birds of Prey’ can be heard here.
LAB Records Sign Kid British
LAB Records have announced the signing of Manchester group Kid British.
The bands new EP ‘You Can’t Please Them All’ can be pre-ordered here, whilst their music video for ‘Until Monday’ can be viewed by clicking read more.
Motion City Soundtrack Posts Four New Songs
Several new songs from Motion City Soundtrack have appeared online.
‘Happy Anniversary’ and ‘Son of a Gun’ can be heard by clicking read more.
‘The Worst Is Yet to Come’ can be heard here and ‘The Coma Kid’ can be heard here.
Motion City Soundtrack’s new album ‘Go’ is released on June 11th.
Legend UK Tour with The Elijah, Empires Fade, and Demoraliser
Later this month Michigan Legend will be touring the UK.
Support comes from The Elijah, Empires Fade, and Demoraliser.
June 12 – Birmingham, The Ballroom
June 13 – Liverpool, Basement 20
June 14 – Milton Keynes, The Craufurd Arms
June 15 – Manchester, Moho Live
June 16 – Glasgow, Summerslam Festival
June 17 – Wrexham, Central Station
June 18 – Nottingham, The Maze
June 19 – Cardiff, The Full Moon
June 20 – Grimsby, The Matrix
June 21 – Southampton, Joiners
June 22 – Kingston, The Peel
June 23 – Brighton, Finish Him Festival
June 24 – London, Outrage Festival
Lower Than Atlantis, The Dangerous Summer, Transit and More Announced for Gloucester’s Underground Festival
Lower Than Atlantis, Canterbury, Don Broco, The Dangerous Summer and Transit have been announced for Gloucester’s Underground Festival.
The festival takes place Gloucester Guildhall on September 29th and 30th.
The full line-up can be viewed here.
Live Photos: The Ocean Between Us - Reading Face Bar - 29/04/12
As part of their recent headline UK tour, Already Heard photographer Sarah Louise Bennett captured Leeds post-metalcore group The Ocean Between Us at their show in Reading.
The Ocean Between Us will release their debut album later this summer through A Wolf At Your Door Records.
Photos by Sarah Louise Bennett.
Souvenirs Posts New Song (‘Sinker’)
Carpinteria, California emo outfit Souvenirs have posted a new song called ‘Sinker’ on Consequence of Sound.
The track appears on their new EP ‘Tired of Defending You’ which is released through 6131 Records on June 5th (Tuesday).
01. Port Authority
02. Sucker
03. Sinker
04. Mary’s Friends
05. How to Sleep
Album Review: Driveway - South Ossetia EP
Over the last 18 months or so the Republic of Ireland has produced a number of noteworthy bands (Starters, Time Spent, The Winter Passing, Kate’s Party and so on) which in some circles have put the Irish music scene on the map.
One of the most promising bands to emerge from Ireland is Dublin quartet Driveway. Their latest release (‘South Ossetia’) is a short yet warming set of 90’s emo that takes its influence from the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral. Nevertheless despite this somewhat obvious influence, Driveway do show originality. ‘33’ neatly blends the aforementioned influence with a raw punk urgency which gives the band a slight modern edge.
Download Festival 2012 Stage Times Announced
Stage times for this year’s Download Festival have been announced.
This year’s festival is headlined by The Prodigy, Metallica and the recently reformed Black Sabbath.
Click read more for the full stage times.
Funeral For A Friend Announce Kingston’s New Slang Show
Funeral For A Friend have announced a show at Kingston’s New Slang. The show will take place on August 8th and will include support from Goodtime Boys.
Tickets are available from 11am on Wednesday June 6th through Banquet Records.
We Are The Ocean to Release New Single (‘Bleed’) Next Tuesday
We Are The Ocean will be releasing a new single ‘Bleed’ on their official website next Tuesday (June 5th) at 7:30pm (GMT).
The bands new currently untitled album is set to be released in September.
Kevin Devine Releases Live Album (‘Matter of Time’)
Kevin Devine has released a new live album entitled ‘Matter of Time’. The release features 9 songs recorded live with the full band in a local studio, alongside one brand new acoustic track.
‘Matter of Time’ is available for £3.49 from Big Scary Monsters Records’ Bandcamp page.
01. Off-Screen
02. The Longer That I’m Out Here
03. Just Stay
04. A Story, A Sneak
05. Cotton Crush
06. Buried By The Buzz/Carnival/Another Bag Of Bones
07. Between The Concrete & Clouds
08. Brother’s Blood
09. Matter Of Time
Kevin Devine will also be touring the UK this month with Cursive.
01.06 - Brighton, Audio
02.06 - London, Cargo
04.06 - Manchester, Ruby Lounge
05.06 - Dublin, Academy 2
06.06 - Belfast, Limelight
07.06 - Glasgow, King Tut’s
08.06 - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
09.06 - Birmingham, Academy 2
10.06 - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
11.06 - London, Birthday’s (KD headline show - no Cursive)
