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Back in April, Thursday hit the road for their Full City Devolución tour, where they’ve been celebrating three milestone anniversaries — 25 years of Full Collapse, 20 years of A City By the Light Divided, and 15 years of No Devolución — by playing a selection of those songs night after night. Beyond pulling out fan favorites and cuts that don’t normally make their setlists, it’s been a huge time of reflection, which frontman Geoff Rickly recently went into when the band appeared on our cover las

Starcleaner Reunion have announced their debut album, Umbrella, out Sept. 25 via Take Care Records. The self-produced LP was made in drummer Adam Kenter’s garage studio following their biggest tour last summer, reworking ideas by chopping, reversing, and reshaping tracks and bringing in friends to add instruments like clarinet, horns, and violin. Read more: 26 of the most exciting rising artists to watch in 2026 Previewed by lead single “Never Odd or Even,” the track’s shifting musical

Last night, My Chemical Romance covered “Jack the Ripper” by Morrissey for the first time in over two decades.  They performed the track during the first of three nights at Wembley Stadium in London on their extended 20th anniversary tour for The Black Parade, where they also ripped into “Honey, This Mirror Isn’t Big Enough for the Two of Us” for the first time since 2010.  Read more: Fan poll: 5 best albums of 2006 Their “Jack the Ripper” cover was first heard on their 2002 EP Like Pha

Lucy Dacus has released the video for “Planting Tomatoes” after screening the film last night in New York City. The self-directed video honors Dacus’ home of Richmond, including students from SPARC — a performing arts program that Dacus participated in.  “I got to attend SPARC when my mom was a teacher there,” Dacus says. “It was important for me at that age to be taken seriously by adults, to have people I looked up to believe in me, and to be taught that it’s a worthwhile goal to express on

Alternative Press teamed up with Wavves and Say Anything for an exclusive vinyl variant of Cherry Soda, limited to 400. Head to the AP Shop to grab yours. Wavves and Say Anything have announced a new collaborative album, Cherry Soda, out Sept. 18 via I Surrender Records.  Cherry Soda, which was produced by Aaron Rubin (blink-182, Angels & Airwaves), will include 10 songs co-written by Wavves’ Nathan Williams and Say Anything’s Max Bemis — all driven by their shared love of early 2

Smirk, aka Nick Vicario’s punk solo endeavor, was never meant to exist beyond a couple of cassette releases — and definitely not as a touring band. However, having played in bands since he was 12, Vicario recognized that there’s strength in numbers and recruited members of Hotline TNT, Poison Ruin, and Pardoner for his live show. With that same mindset, the Portland-bred guitarist tapped on a slew of friends (Ceremony, Advertisement, etc.) to create his latest full-length, Speculative Fiction —

Ramones have announced a special tribute event taking place on Aug. 30 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.  The event will mark 50 years since Ramones’ self-titled debut LP, including the first live performance by the Cretin Family — a supergroup comprising Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, blink-182’s Travis Barker, CJ Ramone, and other surprise guests. Read more: Fan poll: 5 best punk vocalists of all time “The spirit of the Ramones is alive in ev

After announcing her new album, RX, last week, Rico Nasty has unveiled a headline tour.  The dates, which will occur alongside her support slot for Hayley Williams on her Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party tour, include stops in Jacksonville, Brooklyn, Grand Rapids, and more. Read more: Hear Rico Nasty’s fiery new single “Rituals” Presale tickets go on sale July 8 at 10 a.m. venue time, with general on-sale beginning July 10 at 10 a.m. venue time. More info can be found on Rico Nast

Green Day have released “I’m Never Gonna R.I.P.” from the Nimrods soundtrack.  The 30-song soundtrack, which is out July 31, will accompany the film Nimrods, based on the early days of Green Day and their time living together in a van. The collection will include everything from “Walking Contradiction” to “Good Riddance” and live editions of “American Idiot” and “Know Your Enemy.”  Read more: Fan poll: 5 best East Bay bands The soundtrack will also feature songs from the Para

Can you believe we’re halfway through the year? Already there’s been a swell of alternative albums that’ve come out, some that are still in our queue. Poppy’s Empty Hands made an early impression in January, followed by releases from Kim Gordon, Sleeping With Sirens, and Death Cab For Cutie — not to mention an explosive pair of albums from Converge. Essentially, there’s been a record for every palette, with plenty more to come in the ensuing months. Because we’ve reached the middle of the year,

Alternative Press teamed up with Quicksand for an exclusive vinyl of Bring on the Psychics, limited to 500. Head to the AP Shop to grab yours. Quicksand have dropped “Cool Guy,” the latest single from their upcoming album, Bring on The Psychics, out July 17 via Equal Vision Records.  “‘Cool Guy’ is like an OG HC diss track,” the band say. “Like ‘Small Man, Big Mouth’ by Minor Threat or ‘Hypocrite’ by Negative Approach. Sometimes you just gotta get those negative emotions out.” Read more

Poppy has released the video for “Dying to Forget” from her recent album, Empty Hands. The video, directed by Orie McGuiness, who also worked on “Guardian,” “Bruised Sky,” and “Time Will Tell,” features Poppy and her band performing in a dark industrial setting, with a crowd of real fans packed into a narrow corridor. Isaac Hale of Knocked Loose and Stephen Harrison of House of Protection, both of whom co-wrote the track, are also seen in the video.  Read more: Knocked Loose and Denzel Cur

“I mean, everything we’ve done has been DIY. And I think that’s very Leeds,” says guitarist Vincent Weight of Static Dress. I’m sitting in Tompkins Square Park on a bench with Weight and his jetlagged band members, flanked on either side. We’re having a quintessentially downtown New York afternoon, watching pigeons and eyeing the characters wandering through the park’s eclectic center — nonetheless, we’re talking about England. Vocalist Olli Appleyard chimes in, “You wouldn’t really hear [Leeds]

Pretty Sick has announced her new album, Anarchy, out Sept. 11 via Dirty Hit. It follows 2024’s Streetwise EP, which she made with Drain Gang and Sad Boys collaborator Woesum. The project, helmed by NYC-born bassist, vocalist, and songwriter Sabrina Fuentes, was recorded primarily in Los Angeles with producer Oscar Scheller (PinkPantheress, Rina Sawayama) and pulls inspiration from indie pop, shoegaze, hip-hop, and electronic music. Read more: 26 of the most exciting rising artists to watc

Faith No More are alluding to what could be a live comeback next year. Today, the alt-metal five-piece posted a crowd shot with “2027” text overlay. It would be the first time they perform together onstage since the end of their tour in support of 2015’s Sol Invictus.  Read more: Fan poll: 5 best grunge bands They were meant to perform in 2020 after teasing on Instagram, but that was initially postponed due to the pandemic and then canceled indefinitely after vocalist Mike Patton opened

Ceremony have announced their seventh studio album, Tell Me Your Dream, out Aug. 7 via Relapse. The 10-song LP reflects on the roots that helped shape members of Ceremony politically in their youth and represents the band’s 21-year journey.  “Tell me your dream in a time when intimacy and vulnerability seem neglected,” vocalist Ross Farrar says. “Tell me your dream when reciprocity has become a contract. Tell me your dream when they ask, ‘What do you do?’ Something untrained by the mind that

This is Tour Diary, where artists give us a behind-the-scenes look at life on the road. Last year, trauma ray used a break in their crammed touring schedule to record a handful of songs in Texas, pulling their sound into a darker, ominous realm that aligned with their own deepening unease and anxiety — as well as a photo of a deserted amusement park near Brighton, England, shot by drummer Nicholas Bobotas, that became the cover for their Carnival EP. “It really looks like we specifically chose t

The Paradox stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk last week to play a six-song set as part of NPR’s celebration of Black Music Month.  “The Paradox is in the business of bringing rock ’n’ roll back to the originators,” vocalist Eric Dangerfield says before starting their song “Bender.” Their Tiny Desk appearance included “Good For Me,” their new single that dropped last month and began a new era for the band. Read more: 10 criminally underrated blink-182 songs Included in the set were “Get t

Welcome to AP A-sides, where we’re highlighting the very best songs from the past week. Every Friday, the AP editors will wade through the daunting number of tracks released daily, narrow down their favorites, and give them to you in one playlist. Because the definition of alternative is constantly in flux, there are no rigid parameters to our selections — just tracks we’re obsessively talking about and listening to on repeat. This week’s playlist features artists diverse in genre but singular i

Bring Me the Horizon have shared “Black & Blue (2026 Repented)” from their upcoming rerecorded edition of 2006’s Count Your Blessings. The reimagined track expands on the original’s grit and intensity, pairing its familiar energy with a more expansive production style fit for the arenas they are playing in. Earlier this year, Oli Sykes began sharing clips of himself rerecording vocals for the upcoming rerelease, which will include a previously unreleased track. “Took me a minute to work o