Manchester indie rock band The 1975 will release their debut full-length album next September, 9. Meanwhile, they delivered last week yet another EP, the fourth in about a year.   The new one is aptly titled "IV" and features the great single "The City", a song that originally appeared on "Facedown", their debut EP from last year.

The young British band shot a video for "The City" and you can watch it now clicking on the image on the left.

Three years after the release of "Stars", San Francisco rockers Beta State have unleashed this week their second full-length album titled "#Friendship (Deluxe Edition)".

The record, self-released by the band, is produced by Erik Ron (I the Mighty, New Years Day, Panic! at The Disco, Hedley) and features 19 tracks, including the entire #Friendship EP, the cover of Bjork's "Unravel" and #Friendship remixes by Indo, Young Science, High Society and On Being Human.

Click on the image above to watch the video for the new single "Start A Clean Slate", directed by Angelo Ibanez and inspired by the American television drama series Breaking Bad.

"Currents" is the fourth full-length album by Texan indie-rock band Eisley. It's out next Tuesaday, May 28, on Equal Vision Records.

The title-track song "Currents" is the first official single from the album. Listen to it here and to another new track, "Drink The Water", here.

If you still don't know Eisley and you're into Kate Bush and Florence + The Machine, this is an album you can't miss.

"Live Out Loud" is Canadian rock singer Jonas Tomalty's fourth studio album, the second with the monicker Jonas & The Massive Attraction.   The follow up to the chart topping "Big Slice" was recorded in Montreal and Nashville, produced by Mark Holman and Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith, Buckcherry, Pink, Daughtry) and released last week via Big Slice Records. 

If you're into Hedley, Hinder, David Cook and this kind of modern melodic rock band, then "Live Out Loud" is a record for you.   Listen to the single and album opener "Ultimate Low" following this link.

After a 6 year hiatus, Scottish alternative rock band Texas returns with their eigth studio album. The new record is titled "The Conversation" and is released today via [PIAS] Recordings.

The tracks are written mainly by vocalist Sharleen Spiteri and guitar player Johnny McElhone, with Richard Hawley and Bernard Butler as collaborators. Watch the video for the very catchy leading single and titletrack of the album clicking on the frame on the left.

An important update on the Blue October front: the release date of the new studio album is planned for August 20. Songs expected to be on the new record are "Angels In Everything", "Bleed Out", "Debris", "Fear", "Hard Candy", "Light You Up", "Not Broken Anymore", "Put It In", "Snow Globe", "Still Broken", "Sway", "Things We Do At Night" and "Things We Don't Know". The song "Still Broken" was originally released as a The Last Wish song on their 1995 album "The First Of February". Another song, "Sorry Hearts", will be released as an iTunes exclusive bonus track.

As you may know, the new album is funded by an extremely successful PledgeMusic campaign: it took only four days to reach the 100% of the goal!

In other important news, guitar player C.B. Hudson had officially rejoined the band. C.B. left Blue October in December 2010 to build a recording studio in Austin. At the moment is not sure if he will play the European shows next November. It may be possible that Julian Mandrake or Steve Schiltz will accompany the Texan band on these gigs. Stay tuned. (Thanks to Joelle for the infos!)

Floridian rockers The Almost have premiered the lyric video for "I'm Down", the first single from their upcoming third studio album "Fear Inside Our Bones", to be released next June, 11 via Tooth & Nail/RED Distribution.
Watch the video for "I'm Down" clicking on the image. 

All the songs of new record were recorded together in a single room at Nashville's Omni Studios completely live, with Marshall Altman (Tom Morello, Ingrid Michaelson, William Fitzsimmons) handling production duties.

American indie rock singer/songwriter Cary Brothers has just released a new 5-song EP called "Let Me Be". It's a very personal collection of songs and a completely independent release. On top of making the record, Cary designed the awesome art of the EP and built the website.

If you're not familiar with Cary, I can tell you he's got an amazing, magic voice that sends shivers down your spine. "Let Me Be" is also available on Spotify, so if you like moody, emotional pop-rock, go check it now.