Earlier in the week, Alcoa joined forces with Ghettoblaster Magazine to premiere yet another new single off their forthcoming full-length, Parlour Tricks. Titled “Always Chasing Me,” the outfit’s latest offering is a slow-burning ballad laden with remorse, and will no doubt prove a welcome addition to the group’s already airtight catalogue. Stream it after the […]
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Alcoa Release New Track, “All Dolled Up”
January 14th, 2015 
Ryan Kappy After a successful hip surgery thanks to a successful PledgeMusic campaign, Derek Archambault, singer of Defeater, is ready to get back into action with Defeater as well as his alt-country side project Alcoa. After sharing details regarding the project’s second full-length album, Parlour Tricks, a couple weeks back, the band has teamed up with our […]
Alcoa Shares Details On New Album, ‘Parlour Tricks’
December 22nd, 2014 Ryan Kappy After releasing an EP and starting a PledgeMusic campaign to fund his surgery for hip replacement, Defeater‘s Derek Archambault is ready to continue his side project, Alcoa. Today, the band has announced details regarding their second full-length album, titled Parlour Tricks, which is slated for a February 24 release via Bridge Nine Records. Some instruments […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Defeater/Alcoa’s Derek Archambault
September 2nd, 2013 Adrian Garza Earlier this summer, we had the opportunity of interviewing Derek Archambault as he pulled double duty on The Vans Warped Tour where he performed for both Defeater as the band’s vocalist and his solo project, Alcoa. During that time, Archambault told us a lot about his future plans for Alcoa, some of the trademark aspects […]
STREAM: Alcoa – ‘Bone And Marrow’
February 26th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor Did you know that Defeater frontman Derek Archambault moonlights as solo singer/songwriter with a distinctly countrified bend? It’s true! He’s calls his side gig Alcoa and he just released his project’s debut LP Bone and Marrow. That seems to be the trajectory for the lead singers of punk (and in this case, post-hardcore/screamo) outfits, does it […]
REVIEW: Alcoa – Bones and Marrow
February 14th, 2013 Tyler Osborne Artist: Alcoa Album: Bones and Marrow Label: Bridge 9 Defeater is a hardcore band that’s been on the rise over the past few years. With their release of Empty Days & Sleepless Nights in 2011, the band grew exponentially in their popularity. They are fast, aggressive and just an overall intense emotional experience. When I […]
DOWNLOAD: Alcoa (Derek of Defeater) – “Keep Track / Lose Track”
January 8th, 2013 Tyler Osborne We’re really excited to finally share with you the first single off of folk side project Alcoa’s debut full-length, “Keep Track / Lose Track,” and it’s really awesome. For those who don’t know, Alcoa is the folk rock side-project of frontman Derek Archambault of Massachusetts hardcore band Defeater. If you’re one of those music goers who likes […]
Derek Archambault (Defeater) Announces “Alcoa” Solo Project
April 24th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Defeater vocalist Derek Archambault has announced his brand new solo project, called Alcoa, and the debut release will come late in 2012. Bridge 9 will be putting out his album through the label and a special message from Derek can be viewed by looking below. Please check out a stream of his new song “Family […]
Have Mercy Announce New Spring Headlining Tour With Weatherbox, You Me And Everyone We Know, Head North
January 20th, 2015 John Bazley Things don’t always go as planned in the music industry. Today, Have Mercy showed everyone how to make the best of a bad situation. Several weeks ago, Front Porch Step announced a spring tour featuring support from Have Mercy, Alcoa, and Head North, with Hotel Books and Brigades set to appear on select dates. After allegations […]
Head North And Have Mercy Comment On Front Porch Step
January 4th, 2015 James Shotwell Within hours of Front Porch Step announcing the cancellation of all current tour plans, two of the bands who planned on sharing the road with singer-songwriter Jake McElfresh in coming months have broken their silence regarding the recent sexual harassment allegations. Head North and Have Mercy were two of the groups planning to support Mcelfresh […]
REVIEW: Front Porch Step – ‘Whole Again’
December 5th, 2014 John Bazley Artist: Front Porch Step Album: Whole Again EP Genre: Acoustic folk Label: Pure Noise Records I’ve grown to love the EP format over the years. When it’s properly executed, a shorter release offers a perfectly sized stopgap for fans between records, while giving the artist an opportunity to try new things in a sidestep from […]
Front Porch Step Announces First Headlining Tour, Streams New EP
November 25th, 2014 Dana Reandelar Having finished his run on the Pure Noise Records Tour not too long ago, singer-songwriter Jake Mcelfresh, also known as Front Porch Step, has announced that he will be heading out on his first ever headlining tour in February of next year. The emo/indie acoustic musician will be supported by Have Mercy, (who have hinted […]