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Blake Rose Shares Origins of “Demon”: Exclusive
Our recurring new music series Origins is where artists can reveal the stories behind their latest release. Today, Blake Rose shares the story behind his latest single, “Demon.” “I performed ‘Demon’ for the first time on tour opening for Ashe in April and it was the most exhilarating experience,” recalls Blake Rose. “I’ve never had that kind of reaction to an unreleased song before, which made me super excited to put it out.” “Demon,” out via AWAL Recordings, was released in April, and today (May 17th), Rose is premiering a special live performance visual exclusively via Consequence. It’s the first new music from the Australia-born artist (who is now based in Los Angeles) since his March 2022 release, “Confidence.” Advertisement Related Video The bright and bouncy pop track transforms once...
Built to Spill Reflect on Evel Knievel on New Song “Understood”: Stream
Built to Spill have shared “Understood,” a new song that uses Even Knievel as a launchpad for reflections on risk, limitations, and uncertainty. Frontman Doug Martsch was just a toddler when Knievel came to his hometown of Twin Falls, Idaho to attempt jumping the Snake River Canyon. Knievel’s parachute opened prematurely, causing the rocket to pause just before reaching the other side. The stuntman drifted to the bottom of the Snake River Canyon, narrowly missing the water, which is lucky because his release harness had also malfunctioned. As is, Knievel suffered only minor injuries. Martsch directly references the jump in “Understood,” singing, “It’s been along time since we took a trip/ To the bottom of the canyon in a rocket ship.” But this is just one pillar holding up the song, w...
Artist of the Month Jordana on How Self-Growth and The Strokes Influenced Her New Album Face The Wall
Artist of the Month is an accolade given to an up-and-coming artist or group who is poised for the big time. For May 2022, we’re celebrating Jordana and her irresistible new album Face The Wall. There was a moment of Tumblr fandom around 2013 where indie was more than just a record label status or music style. It was a cherished aesthetic, a place for young people to collect images and stories of untouchable cool, and, most of all, a place to bask in the stylish iconography of bands like The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, The Neighbourhood, and The 1975. Now that we’re in 2022 and in the midst of a supposed “comeback” of the indie sleaze aesthetics, those fans have grown up and begun music careers of their own; Jordana, Consequence‘s May Artist of the Month, is one of them. Her ...
My Chemical Romance Kick Off Reunion Tour in UK: Video + Setlist
My Chemical Romance were finally free to proceed on their much-delayed reunion tour, making their first stop at the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK on Monday night (May 16th). The band unloaded 21 tracks for a breakneck performance that covered every era of the esteemed emo group’s career with some unexpected deep cuts and long-awaited stage debuts. They wasted no time showing off their new tricks, kicking off the show with their comeback single and first released music in eight years, “The Foundations of Decay.” As if the sound of new MCR wasn’t enough to pump up the audience, the band dove straight into the core of their catalog with “Helena.” The extensive setlist was full of hits (“Teenagers,” “Welcome to the Black Parade”) but also included plenty of surprises from the band’s under-sung ...
Arcade Fire Perform “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” at 2022 Juno Awards: Watch
Arcade Fire brought the confetti for their celebratory performance of “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” at the 2022 Juno Awards on Sunday. Watch the performance below. The Canadian collective played the latest single from their sixth album WE sans the swaying, inflatable dancers that debuted at Arcade Fire’s surprise Coachella set and were later showcased in the song’s music video. But their ebullient and unpredictable energy remained as the band charged through a spirited rendition. Instead, the group was joined by a percussion section of precocious youngsters who not only brightened the stage with beaming smiles but also drove home the coming-of-age message of the rousing anthem’s lyrics. Check it out below. “Unconditional” was one of the four songs that the band played on SNL as part of t...
The Story Behind How They Might Be Giants Built a “Birdhouse in Your Soul”
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | RSS The transition from 1980s new wave and hair rock to 1990s far less follically-minded indie pop wasn’t always a smooth one. But enigmatic, idiosyncratic, and frequently non-grammatical duo They Might Be Giants made it all go down so easy with instantly catchy hooks and frequently hilarious lyrics. The band’s tongue-in-cheek non-sequiturs and unconventional instrumentation masked a knack for writing songs that made us hum the first time we heard them. Nowhere is that more evident than in their major label breakout hit “Birdhouse in Your Soul” from their 1990 album Flood, which is likely the first — and only — song ever sung f...
Ty Segall Shares New Song “Saturday Pt. 2”: Stream
Monday’s work hours are about as far away from the revelry of a Saturday night as you can get, but Ty Segall is here to bridge the gap with the new song “Saturday Pt. 2.” It’s the latest preview of his upcoming album Hello, Hi, due out July 22nd via Drag City. “Saturday Pt. 2” is the penultimate track on Hello, Hi, coming immediately after the as-yet unreleased “Saturday Pt. 1.” Segall’s lyrics open with claustrophobia and the feeling of walls closing in: “In a room we are waiting,” he sings, “Living life behind closed doors/ Only singing about the flat and/ Painted drywall and concrete floor.” But all is not lost. “I’ve made a gift of you,” he continues, “A window to see through/ Look inside.” From here, the song begins to unfurl as the 34-year-old promises t...
How to Get Tickets to Kendrick Lamar’s 2022 Tour
Kendrick Lamar is taking his latest masterpiece, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, the road as he embarks on a 2022 world tour that stretches to the end of the year. Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Kendrick Lamar’s Next Tour? The 65-date “Big Steppers Tour” is comprised of three legs hitting North America, the UK and Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. The tour kicks off in Oklahoma City on July 19th and is immediately followed by three nights in Texas and two nights in Florida. The circuit moves north to Atlanta on July 30th and Nashville on the 31st, then heads up the East Coast in early August for back-to-back shows in Brooklyn, stops in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Boston, and two nights in Toronto. He covers the Midwest startin...
Kehlani Announces 2022 World Tour
Kehlani has announced the “Blue Water Road Trip,” an expansive 2022 tour in support of her new album blue water road. The 43-date trek includes 28 concerts in North America followed by another 15 shows in Europe. Rico Nasty will accompany Kehlani on the first leg, while Destin Conrad will join her from beginning to end. The “Blue Water Road Trip” begins July 30th in Raleigh, North Carolina, and from then through October Kehlani will take in cities including Atlanta, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Beginning in November the tour picks back up on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, with stops in Copenhagen, Stockholm, several German cities, and a prolonged run through the UK. Advertisement Related Video Check out the full schedule b...
How to Get Tickets to Gorillaz’s 2022 Tour
It’s time to “Feel Good”, because Damon Albarn-led virtual act Gorillaz are touring North America for the first time since 2018. This go-around, the Blur frontman will be joined by a 14-piece live band as well as “a varying cast of guest performers.” Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Gorillaz’s Next Tour? The installment of 21 new arena shows in North America is just the latest entry in Gorillaz’s ongoing world tour. The group is currently making the rounds in South America and will next trek across Europe, including appearances at Spain’s Primavera Sound, and London’s All Points East Festival, throughout the summer. They also are set to make brief landfall in Australia for three performances between July 22nd-26th. Advertisement Related Video...
311 Announce Fall 2022 Tour Dates, Full Album Performances
311 are currently in the midst of a North American tour, but now they’ve announced a new run of dates for the fall. In addition to regular, career-spanning sets, the band has planned special album-themed shows in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles, where, with two nights in each city, the band will dedicate one show to each of their first six albums. For example, 311 will perform Music and Grassroots in New York City on October 1st and 2nd, Blue and Transistor in Chicago on October 22nd and 23rd, and Soundsystem and From Chaos in Los Angeles on November 11th and 12th. In addition, each retrospective show will include support from artists who opened for 311 during each album’s respective era: Bronx Slang will perform in New York, The Urge will play in...
Another Longtime Member Leaves As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying have said goodbye to another longtime member following their 2018 re-formation after frontman Tim Lambesis’ prison stint. Bassist and clean vocalist Josh Gilbert has left the veteran metalcore band, following the footsteps of guitarist Nick Hipa, who exited in 2020. Lambesis was infamously arrested in 2013 on suspicion of attempting to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife. He was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison in 2014, but was released after only two and a half years behind bars. He ultimately decided to revitalize As I Lay Dying, and was joined by longtime members Hipa, Gilbert, Phil Sgrosso and Jordan Mancino. The band has been touring again ever since, and released the new album Shaped by Fire in 2019. In a statement on Monday (May 16th), Gilbert said,...
