Archive for May, 2016

Between The Buried And Me + Devin Townsend Project + Fallujah = awesome Fall tour

This Fall will bring together Between The Buried And Me and Devin Townsend Project on the ‘Transcending the Coma Tour.’ As if that wasn’t enough, Fallujah will be joining the fun, continuing to support their newest album, Dreamless. This is meant to coincide with Devin Townsend’s upcoming release, Transcendence. Not to be outdone, Between The […]

Glass Animals release “Life Itself” single ahead of second studio album

Glass Animals—who we interviewed back when their debut album Zaba came out in 2014—are back at it again. The British four-piece released the official audio for new single “Life Itself,” and it’s guaranteed to get you up on your feet. In addition, the band also announced in an Instagram post that their new album, How […]

Fareoh takes us to “Cloud Ten”

New York producer Fareoh has released plenty of festival-ready electronic cuts over the years, so it’s no surprise his newest track is a bonafide feel-good anthem. Entitled “Cloud Ten,” the cut swoops and soars through a range of poignant synths and rapid-fire percussion that positively overwhelm the senses. Alongside “Cloud Ten,” Fareoh has also released […]

UTG PREMIERE: Souveneer – “Strangers” (Acoustic)

Mason Maggio—member of indie rock band The Republic Of Wolves and folk duo Tigers On Trains—has a new solo project called Souveneer. Today, we have the honor of premiering an acoustic version of one of his recent singles, titled “Strangers.” “‘Strangers’ was the first song written for this project, and an ironically difficult exercise in […]

REVIEW: ‘Coloring Book’ is Chance The Rapper at his best, most reverent

Artist: Chance the Rapper Album: Coloring Book Genre: Hip-Hop, Gospel Where were you when you first heard “Ultralight Beam”? Was it during the streaming event Kanye West held at Madison Square Garden to premiere The Life of Pablo? Beyond the event that is a Kanye album release, we also got the already famous verse from […]

Jabberjaw Media seek to break new ground, start a podcast revolution

At base level, it’s easy to understand why podcasting and the punk rock scene seem to go hand-in-hand these days. It’s extraordinarily easy to produce a decent-sounding show with entry-level equipment, episodes are usually free and accessible to all on a variety of platforms, and the format exists to culminate conversation—much like punk rock itself. […]

Agalloch break up…err…become a one-man project…err…go on hiatus

The metal world was abuzz on Friday with news that long-running Oregon atmospheric black metal band Agalloch was breaking up. This was first stated on the band’s Facebook page. As is often the case, the truth seems to be more complicated than initially thought. Vocalist/guitarist John Haughm took to Facebook to clarify what was happening. […]

UTG PREMIERE: Wanderer – ‘Gloom Daze’

Today, we have the pleasure of bringing you the vicious, throat-ripping Gloom Daze from Minneapolis five-piece Wanderer. Clocking in at around 20 minutes across seven tracks, the band’s newest effort is ripe with metal-laced hardcore and underlying punk influences. It leaves little room for breathers during its brief runtime but offers plenty of chaos for […]

Skylab 3 releases cinematic video for flowing single “A View From Above”

Skylab 3, the alias of British producer Ben Frascina, has quietly been making waves for some time now. Earlier this week he released the video for “A View From Above,” the lead single from his upcoming debut album of the same name. You can watch the video below. The track itself is an orchestral, moody […]

Ariana Grande enlists Future on new track “Everyday”

The track listing of Ariana Grande‘s Dangerous Woman doesn’t have many guest features on it, but yesterday Grande premiered one of the few songs that does feature a guest. “Everyday” debuted on Beats 1 and finds Grande and Future exchanging innuendo-laden promises to each other over a decidedly electronic beat. You can listen to the […]

Schoolboy Q teams up with Kanye West on “THat Part”

Schoolboy Q has had a busy Spring. The Top Dawg Entertainment rapper appeared on A$AP Ferg’s excellent Always Strive And Prosper, dropped the menacing single and video “Groovy Tony,” and just yesterday dropped yet another single, “THat Part,” with Kanye West. “THat Part” finds Q and Kanye rapping over a slow, eerie beat. Kanye’s verse […]

Some refreshing alternative: Secret Space’s “I’ve Come Around”

Equal Vision Records has always housed some of the indie world’s most unique up-and-coming artists. Ten years ago, they were bringing us albums such as Chiodos’ All’s Well That Ends Well, Coheed’s Good Apollo I, Circa Survive’s Juturna and The Fall of Troy’s Doppelganger. Those are all bands that went on to become serious contenders […]