Sammy Adams, otherwise known as Boston’s Boy, has released a new and completely free album titled Wizzy. The first material to surface from Adams since the release of the Homecoming EP in 2013, Wizzy finds Sammy balancing his pop and rap influences across eleven brand new tracks. The EDM sound that dominated his early work […]
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Free Album: Sammy Adams – ‘Wizzy’
June 3rd, 2014 
James Shotwell 
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Caribou Announces New Album and Tour, Shares Single “Can’t Do Without You”
June 3rd, 2014 Nina Corcoran It’s been four years since Caribou‘s excellent LP Swim came out and got everyone up and dancing, including Radiohead. Daniel Snaith has released music since then under his other monikers, Manitoba and Daphni (the latter of which he dropped a split single with Owen Pallett in April), but now the Canadian composer and electronic musician is back with a […]
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Andrew Jackson Jihad Share Weird “Coffin Dance” Music Video
June 3rd, 2014 Nina Corcoran Folk punk duo-turned-five-piece-band Andrew Jackson Jihad dropped their excellent new album Christmas Island earlier this month on SideOneDummy Records and we’ve been listening to it pretty consistently over here. When John Congleton produces anything, it pretty much turns to gold, especially when he’s working with talent such as these dudes. To promote the release, they’ve dropped a new […]
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Modest Mouse Announce 2014 North American Tour Dates
June 3rd, 2014 James Shotwell Fans may still be waiting on news regarding a proper follow-up to 2007’s We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, but earlier today UTG learned that those who believe in the musical power of Modest Mouse will have a chance to see the group live later this year. According to a press release sent […]
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Anti-Flag Announce ‘A Document of Dissent’ Greatest Hits Release
June 3rd, 2014 James Shotwell After twenty years of tearing up the global punk scene with thought-provoking music, the members of Anti-Flag have partnered with Fat Wreck to release a comprehensive greatest hits compilation spanning the group’s career. Titled A Document of Dissent: 1993-2013, the first Anti-Flag greatest hits release will see the light of day on July 22. The […]
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Stream Say Anything’s New Album, ‘Hebrews’
June 3rd, 2014 Kyle Florence There’s been a lot of hype surrounding Say Anything’s forthcoming album, Hebrews—and rightfully so. Over the last month, Max Bemis and company have whet fans’ appetites by gracing them with a handful of phenomenal singles, and today, the outfit has made their newest record available for a streaming a full week ahead of its June […]
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Handguns Stream “Queens”
June 3rd, 2014 James Shotwell Handguns have partnered with our friends at Rocksound to premiere a new song titled “Queens.” The latest track to surface off Handguns‘ upcoming third album, Life Lessons, “Queens” channels the youthful drive to chase whatever dreams come your way against a wall of pop punk ripe with a late-90s influence. Vocalist Taylor Eby says Life […]
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United Nations (ex-Thursday) Announce U.S. Tour, Stream “Serious Business”
June 3rd, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer United Nations, the mysterious screamo supergroup led by former Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly, has announced a run of August U.S. tour dates in support of their upcoming album The Next Four Years, due out July 15. They’ve also made the new track “Serious Business” available for streaming. Previous incarnations of the group also featured Glassjaw’s […]
UTG EXCLUSIVE: Stream All For One’s New Single, “Bring Us Down”
June 3rd, 2014 Kriston McConnell The metalcore outfit known as All For One recently signed to At Your Command Records and announced that they would be releasing a brand new EP through the label. That EP is titled As Empires Fall, and it’s set to be released June 19. We are happy to team up with the band today to […]
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New ‘Hercules’ Trailer Has Life, Death, And Queens Of The Stone Age?
June 3rd, 2014 Sam Cohen The new trailer for Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Hercules has hit and seems to be a big improvement on the first. In this preview there is everything from giant wild boars to a three-headed hydra monster but of course, what is a period film without really angry line recitation. The Rock’s glistening muscles and gravely voice […]
Parquet Courts Pay Homage to Retro Films in “Black and White” Music Video
June 3rd, 2014 Nina Corcoran Ridgewood lo-fi punk rockers Parquet Courts drop their new album, Sunbathing Animal, today on What’s Your Rupture? / Mom+Pop. To celebrate its release, they’ve shared a new video for “Black and White.” The video, directed by Austin Brown and Melbourne-based artist Johann Rashid, blends together multiple reels of black and white film recorded in the band’s […]
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