All the colors of WALK THE MOON lunedì, 8 dicembre 2014 00:15 by madseason
Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance

"Talking Is Hard" is the title of the second major album by indie pop rock band Walk The Moon, following the self-titled release from 2012 and the "Tightrope EP" from last year.

"Talking Is Hard" was produced by Tim Pagnotta (Neon Trees, Matthew Koma, The Summer Set) and mixed by Neal Avron (Weezer, Linkin Park, Yellowcard). It was released last week on RCA Records and features the leading single "Shut Up And Dance": watch the video clicking on the image on the left. Also, stream the second single "Different Colors" following this link.

Last December 2, Walk The Moon celebrated the release of the new album performing outdoor at Jimmy Kimmel Live. Watch the band playing "Shut Up And Dance" at that event here.

New EP for OPEN AIR STEREO sabato, 22 novembre 2014 17:28 by madseason
open air stereo ep

Open Air Stereo, the alternative pop-rock band from Southern California, partnered with producers Neal Avron (Switchfoot, Linkin Park, Yellowcard) and Peter Stengaard (James Durbin, Ashanti, Donna Summer) to produce a self-titled 6-song EP that was released last September 23 through STRZ - The Label. The EP features 6 tracks, including a new version of the damn catchy song "Damned", the lead single of the band's album "Primates" from last year.

If you're into polished, well crafted melodic modern pop-rock songs with dynamic, fast-moving rhythms, then check "Open Air Stereo" streaming it here or on Spotify.

Cavalier Youth: new album for YOU ME AT SIX domenica, 29 dicembre 2013 15:06 by madseason
You Me At Six - Fresh Start Fever

One of the most anticipated albums of the beginning of 2014 is "Cavalier Youth", the fourth full-length record for British rockers You Me At Six, follow-up to 2011's gold-selling "Sinners Never Sleep".

"Sinners Never Sleep" debuted at No. 3 in the UK album chart. The band were hailed as leaders of Britain's new rock scene by everyone from Radio 1 to Q magazine and The Times and having stormed stages at Download, Reading & Leeds and all over the world – the campaign finished with a sold-out show at London's 12,500-capacity Wembley Arena in December 2012. After Wembley, change was inevitable: the band had switched management company and split with their old label (Virgin), eventually finding a happy home with BMG's new recorded music arm.

The first single off the upcoming new album, "Lived A Lie", has already become the band's biggest-ever hit single, charting at No. 11 (watch the video here).

"Cavalier Youth" was produced by famed knob-twiddler Neal Avron (Fall Out Boy, Linkin Park, Anberlin, Switchfoot) and will be released on January 27. Watch the video for new single "Fresh Start Fever" clicking on the image above.

STARDOG CHAMPION's first exhalation mercoledì, 3 luglio 2013 21:15 by madseason
stardog champion - when we fall

Stardog Champion is a brand new band featuring ex-Breaking Benjamin/Lifer members Aaron Fink (guitars) and Mark James Klepaski (bass), ex-Lifer/The Drama Club lead vocalist Nick Coyle plus Josh Karis on drums.

The band debuted last April with a 5-track EP titled "Exhale" produced by Grammy-nominee Neal Avron (SR-71, Linkin Park, The Used, Switchfoot and many more).

Watch the video for the first single "When We Fall" clicking on the image above.

SWITCHFOOT: bright video for Dark Horses sabato, 24 settembre 2011 01:56 by madseason
switchfoot

This is the new video for veteran californian rockers Switchfoot. The song is called "Dark Horses" and it's the first single off the new album "Vice Verses", to be released next Tuesday.

The band chose recording wizard Neal Avron (Weezer, Everclear, Semisonic, Anberlin) as producer of the new album, while the mixing job is courtesy of Adam Hawkins.

You can still preview the whole record at this ESPN Music link. Enjoy.

HIM - SCREAMWORKS: LOVE IN THEORY & PRACTICE domenica, 14 febbraio 2010 00:01 by madseason

him screamworks front cover

  • Release Date: 8 Febbraio 2010
  • Etichetta: Sire Records - Warner Bros.
  • Produttore: Matt Squire
  • Mixing engineer: Neal Avron

 

  • Ville Valo - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Mikko "Linde" Lindström - lead guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Janne "Burton" Puurtinen - keyboards, background vocals
  • Mikko "Migé" Paananen - bass, background vocals
  • Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen - drums, percussion

[voto: 3.5]

"There are wounds that are not meant to heal at all, In venere veritas" canta Ville nell'opener del nuovo disco degli HIM, per introdurci al tema che accompagna la settima uscita in studio del gruppo finlandese: gi aspetti teorici e pratici di una relazione e la difficoltà, se non impossibilità di trovare una soluzione ai problemi che inevitabilmente sorgono. Il cantante ci presenta "Screamworks" come un catartico, rabbioso grido primevo, un "vaffanculo, voglio fare quello che mi pare" che sgorga spontaneo alla fine di una storia come quella tra Valo e la sua ex-fidanzata.

E per sottolineare questi argomenti gli HIM scelgono un sound molto vivace, una serie di uptempo pop rock dalla facile presa, con la presenza non occasionale di un synth ruffiano che fa molto "style". Insomma, dopo il controverso, non facile e sicuramente profondo "Venus Doom", i finnici recuperano alcuni elementi degli anni 80 e sfornano il loro disco più accessibile, anthemico e solare.

Non so quanto i fan gradiranno questa svolta, e d'altro canto non si può biasimare un gruppo che prova a rimodellare il proprio sound per non rimanere troppo legato al proprio passato.
Certo che l'ispirazione non sembra essere ai massimi livelli; i brani, pur tutti gradevoli presi singolarmente, tendono a confondersi tra di loro nello svolgersi dell'album, senza contare che quell'alone di magica, romantica decadenza che ha sempre accompagnato il percorso musicale degli HIM sin dagli esordi, su "Screamworks" si è fatto quanto mai pallido.

Leggo che questo è il primo album che Ville ha scritto da sobrio: ragazzo, forse è meglio se ti riattacchi alla bottiglia...

Tracklist di Screamworks: Love In Theory & Practice

  • 01. In Venere Veritas   3:35
  • 02. Scared To Death   3:40
  • 03. Heartkiller   3:29
  • 04. Dying Song   3:32
  • 05. Disarm Me (With Your Loneliness)   4:01
  • 06. Love, The Hardest Way   3:19
  • 07. Katherine Wheel   3:26
  • 08. In The Arms Of Rain   3:46
  • 09. Ode To Solitude   3:58
  • 10. Shatter Me With Hope   3:51
  • 11. Acoustic Funeral (For Love In Limbo)   3:57
  • 12. Like St. Valentine   3:14
  • 13. The Foreboding Sense Of Impending Happiness   3:14


Discografia degli HIM

  • Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666  (1997 BMG)
  • Razorblade Romance (1999 Supersonic Records)
  • Deep Shadows And Brilliant Highlights (2001 GUN Records)
  • Love Metal (2003 BMG)
  • Dark Light (2005 Sire Records)
  • Venus Doom (2007 Sire Records)
  • Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, Chapters 1–13 (2010 Sire Records)


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