'Dash & Lily' Rises Above the Tropes of Christmas Rom-Coms Created by Joe Tracz

Published Dec 10, 2020

With the sheer volume of holiday specials coming out each year, it's difficult to find something that doesn't follow the formulaic holiday s...

BTS Remind Us That Things Always Get Better on 'BE'

Published Nov 26, 2020

In a year this devastatingly lonely, K-pop global superstars BTS have made a pandemic album to help bring everyone closer together. BTS (...

You Will Always' Debut LP 'Dependent, Reliant' Gets Brutally Honest About Heartbreak and Addiction

Published Nov 03, 2020

Hamilton emo quartet You Will Always are here to remind listeners that they don't have to go through life alone. The band was formed by Coun...

Knuckle Puck's '20/20' Is the Pop-Punk Pick-Me-Up We Need to Make It to 2021

Published Sep 17, 2020

In a year as shitty as 2020, Knuckle Puck's aptly named third full-length album, 20/20, might just be the uplifting kick we all need to make...

The Front Bottoms' 'In Sickness & in Flames' Is Head-Scratching in All the Right Ways

Published Aug 19, 2020

On In Sickness & in Flames, the Front Bottoms might have finally given fans the less polished album of their dreams. Since the release of...

Neck Deep's Lovestruck 'All Distortions Are Intentional' Is Their Catchiest Yet

Published Jul 23, 2020

Welsh quintet Neck Deep have been pop-punk heavyweights since the release of their debut album, 2014's Wishful Thinking, amassing dedicated...

New Found Glory's Sound Never Changes, and 'Forever + Ever × Infinity' Is Them at Their Cheesy Best

Published Jun 16, 2020

New Found Glory is one of the only pop-punk bands that has stuck with the same sound for over two decades — and it works. Their tenth studio...

Joyce Manor Revisit Their Early Days on Rarities Compilation 'Songs from Northern Torrance'

Published Jun 03, 2020

Joyce Manor are taking fans back to their early days with Songs from Northern Torrance, named after their California hometown and featuring ...

Boston Manor's Experiments on 'GLUE' Don't Stick

Published Apr 29, 2020

In 2018, British quintet Boston Manor dropped their sophomore album Welcome to the Neighbourhood, debuting a darker sound and aesthetic. The...

NOBRO Prove Themselves as Canadian Punk Icons on 'Sick Hustle'

Published Apr 15, 2020

NOBRO are the kind of band people picture in their heads when they think about rad women in punk. The Montreal-based punk quartet got their...

Chief State Tough Love

Published Mar 26, 2020

With how incredible this album is, Chief State are poised to be the next big thing in pop punk.   Chief State are a five-piece from Vancou...

D.O.A. Treason

Published Mar 16, 2020

D.O.A., Vancouver's legendary punk kings and one of the founders of hardcore punk, waste no time letting listeners know they hate Donald Tru...

Four Year Strong Brain Pain

Published Feb 26, 2020

Worcester, MA easycore quartet Four Year Strong's seventh full-length, Brain Pain, is their heaviest album to date, and one of the best in t...

Derek Sanders My Rock and Roll Heart

Published Feb 19, 2020

Derek Sanders, frontman of Tallahassee emo quintet Mayday Parade, is releasing My Rock and Roll Heart, a solo EP of covers that have shaped...

Your Favourite Pop Punk Band Should Grow Up and Retire

Published Feb 11, 2020

A few months ago, three pop-punk titans joined forces, as Fall Out Boy, Green Day and Weezer announced the "Hella Mega Tour" — an announceme...

Macseal Super Enthusiast

Published Nov 06, 2019

Long Island, NY emo quartet Macseal are releasing a debut full-length that will blow all other debut LPs out of the water. Super Enthusiast...

Jimmy Eat World Surviving

Published Oct 17, 2019

Arizona alt-rock band Jimmy Eat World are releasing their tenth full-length record, Surviving, and it's not their best work. The title track...

Tiny Moving Parts Breathe

Published Sep 12, 2019

Benson, Minnesota emo math rock trio Tiny Moving Parts are incapable of making bad music. Their 2018 release, Swell, was basically flawless...

ROAM Smile Wide

Published Sep 10, 2019

Smile Wide is the third full-length from British pop punk quintet ROAM, following 2017's Great Heights and Nosedives. This album is a depart...

Grayscale Nella Vita

Published Sep 03, 2019

Grayscale's long-awaited sophomore album Nella Vita contains 12 poppy tracks that discuss topics that range from sex to death.   The album...