Panic! At the Disco stream new album

Panic! At the Disco is streaming their new album Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! on YouTube.

The album officially releases next week on October 8th through Fueled by Ramen.

So far I have listened through once and I am far from pumped to give it a second. I have been a fan on Panic! since middle school (I'm currently in university) and I have never been bummed about their albums except for this one. It sounds nothing like the single "This is Gospel" and barely grasps the style of "Miss Jackson" so what I heard was a bit of surprise.

The album has incorporated electronic beats and pop synth which dances along with lyrics about casual sex and Brennan Urie's life as a bachelor in Las Vegas.

As I've stated before I'm not really into electronic kind of music and maybe this just doesn't jive well with my personal tastes.

I'll give it another listen but off just this I am far from into it.

Chvrches "The Bones of What You Believe" review

Scottish electro pop band, Chvrches (pronounced "churches") has come out with their first full length The Bones of What You Believe. 

This album has everything that you could want from this genre: fun, catchy beats, the f word and lyrics that speak of the struggles of loving someone.

Each track is perfectly crafted with hook, line and sinker! The beats never spot or get old, the lyrics are fresh and as an overall piece each song works together to make a complete work.

Favorite tracks: "Recover" (I fell in love with this song in the spring), "Lungs", "Gun" and "Tether".

This review is terrible but I think it's because I know little to nothing about electro pop. This is a band that I am surprised that I love, it's the fact that they are so incredible that I can't deny their quality. I almost never listen to female vocalists, pop or anything with synths. So I have to say that Chvrches has won me over even though they had everything going against them in my typical interests.

I love this album so much I would say they deserve a 4.5/5.

Sleepwave

Remember Underoath? Remember their frontman, Spencer Chamberlain? Well he has a new band.

He is doing guitars, vocals and keyboards for Sleepwave, which has officially been on Facebook since April 21st. I feel like all of us are months behind.

They have a video on their website which will eventually be filled with merch, music and tour dates.

Way to go, Spenc! I am excited to hear this new project, I hope that it is brilliant!

letlive. "Younger" video

letlive. has released their second music video off their latest album The Blackest Beautiful. The song is called "Younger" and has a chant worthy chorus "only the good die young".

Personally I do not like this video at all.  As the video progresses I began to not like it more and more.

First off, I dislike it when people are blatantly bashing on a religious or ethnic group of people. In this they are clearly talking bad about Christians which bothers me.  I understand and respect that the people in this band do not believe in a higher power, that's fine. But disrespecting other people's beliefs is not the way to spread what you believe. Having an "evangelical Christian" being taken hostage and taunted is not the way to go about sharing one's thoughts.

Also the way that they portray the crowd as indecisive turkeys is a bit offensive. I see it as the band saying that people will follow anybody with a big mouth who puts themselves above everybody else. This most likely reflects how they view people who are religious. That all of them just go with the flow and really don't think about what they are hearing or mindlessly practicing.  Some people do not know about the faith they claim to follow but certainly not everybody.

Finally the entire part from when he pulls out the gun to the holding people hostage is the farthest thing from okay! Especially after the mall shooting Nairobi happening this week, I do not find this appropriate at all. Even though it is fake and they clearly show that it is a squirt gun, it's the principle of the matter. Who ever thought that kidnapping people would be funny or cool?

I am typically pretty neutral about letlive. and their music but this really makes me lose respect for them as a band. I do not plan on supporting them from here on out because of this video.

Wolves at the Gate cover Thursday

Solid State Records band Wolves at the Gate have just released their Back to School EP which consists of covers of classic songs by classic bands like Blindside and Thrice.

Here is the link to their cover of Thursday's "Understanding a Car Crash".

In my own opinion, the cover is fine, I like that it's a bit harder than the original. Thursday is quality, nobody can say they aren't and WATG is still a growing band but they do the song justice.

I was never into covers, I would rather listen to an original song any day. I am glad that WATG but some new material out though, it has been over a year since the release of their full length Captors so it's good that they are putting something out there.

Brennan Urie letter to his past self

Panic! At the Disco's frontman, Brennan Urie, we all know is quite the character. He is exuberant, over the top and just plain unique; everything you could want in a performer.

He was asked by Rock Sound (basically the British Alternative Press) to write a letter to his past self and it truly says a lot about him as a person and his thoughts on the media, his success and what his life has become today.

Check out the letter right here!

Panic!'s new album Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die will be coming out on October 8th. Pre orders are available also!

Keep your eye out for Mr. Urie on the cover of Alternative Press's October issue! Even though the newsstand price is an arm and a leg, check it out either way.

The Killers "Shot at the Night"

The ever popular Boston rock band, The Killers are coming out with a Best Of... album called Direct Hits which will be released on November 11th (just in time for Christmas).

Other than all of their classic hits like "Mr. Brightside" and "When We Were  Young", they will be having two new tracks.  They released "Shot at the Night" (the song below) and the other is called "Just Another Girl".

New Found Glory "Connect the Dots"

New Found Glory has a stream of their single from their upcoming album Kill It Live which will be available on October 8th. The video will be out soon! Check out their Facebook for pictures from the shoot!

I am liking the song, nothing ground breaking or anything like that though. It is just a typical NFG song complete with their pop punk roots.

For the record, I didn't even know that they were coming out with a new album. Personally, I am not dying to hear it like I am for Touche Amore's new album (which comes out in a couple weeks, YAY).

I am even less excited because it's a live record. Nobody even likes live records!! I would rather pay for tickets to see a band, transport to and from the venue and get a poster from the merch table than buy a live album.  They just ruin lives.

But don't let my negative view on this topic dissuade you from checking it out, I'm sure it will be on YouTube or Spotify eventually.

Stream Balance and Composure's new album

Balance and Composure's new album The Things We Think We're Missing is available to stream via Pitchfork!

The album officially drops September 13th which you can order from the band's website (for the US through No Sleep Records and the UK/EU through Hassle Records).

These guys will also be on tour all fall with Title Fight (now through the first half of October) and Coheed and Cambria (mid-October until November).

Check out the album and give these guys your love and support!

Also guys sorry I haven't posted in weeks and weeks and weeks. I have been super busy because I moved into a new city and life has just been insane. I will do my best to be more on top of things and stuff in the music world.

Hopefully, I will be posting a concert review for the Fall Out Boy and Panic! At the Disco Save Rock 'n' Roll stadium tour!