Blog: All the Young Punks

Parquet Courts plays Empty Bottle

Dec 27, 2012, 1:35am All the Young Punks

Parquet Courts made an overlooked punk gem in Light Up Gold , an album just released in August. Check out these guys at Empty Bottle Thursday. They open for The Gizmos .

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Widowspeak releases new song, ‘The Dark Age’

Dec 21, 2012, 12:36am All the Young Punks

I really like this new song, The Dark Age , by Widowspeak . It appears on the album Almanac , expected out next month.

• capturedtracks - Widowspeak // "The Dark Age"

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Artist:	capturedtracks
Title:	Widowspeak // "The Dark Age"
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Crow

Wavves puts out ‘Sail to the Sun’ song, video

Dec 15, 2012, 11:17pm All the Young Punks

Sail to the Sun is the latest single from Wavves , which plans a new album in the spring. Check out the song and video below.

• WavvesWavves - Sail To The Sun

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Artist:	WavvesWavves
Title:	Sail To The Sun
File Name:	SoundCloud

Beach Fossils shares new song

Dec 15, 2012, 10:57pm All the Young Punks

Beach Fossils has a new album, Clash the Truth , coming out in February. Check out the song, Careless , from the album. Careless - Beach Fossils

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My Gold Mask plans new album in February

Dec 10, 2012, 11:44pm All the Young Punks

Chicago's My Gold Mask plans a new album, Leave Me Midnight , for release February 19. Check out the song, Further it Gets , below.

• MY GOLD MASK - Further It Gets

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Artist:	MY GOLD MASK
Title:	Further It Gets
File Name:	SoundCloud

Nada Surf brings power pop to Metro

Dec 8, 2012, 3:30pm All the Young Punks

Nada Surf made one of the best and most memorable pop albums of 2012, The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy . You can catch the band at Metro Saturday night with opener  Eternal Summers (which also made a fine album this year, Correct Behavior ). Waiting For Something - Nada Surf

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Six Organs of Admittance plays Empty Bottle

Dec 8, 2012, 12:41pm All the Young Punks

Looking for a good psychedelic jam Saturday night? You can't beat Six Organs of Admittance at Empty Bottle . Six Organs is Ben Chasny , who is touring his most recent album, Ascent . The album is a diversion from last year's mostly acoustic release, Asleep on the Floodplain . For Ascent , Chasny brought in his former band mates from Comets on Fire to make a much more rocking offering.

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New video: Yacht’s ‘Second Summer’

Dec 8, 2012, 12:28am All the Young Punks

Here's a great video from Yacht , Second Summer , made with Animation Domination.

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Girls Names releases new song

Dec 1, 2012, 3:24pm All the Young Punks

Belfast-based band Girls Names just released this song, Hypnotic Regression , in advance of the group's sophomore album, The New Life . Look for the album in February.

• Girls Names - Hypnotic Regression

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Artist:	Girls Names
Title:	Hypnotic Regression
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Post Punk
Year:	2013

Veronica Falls puts out video for ‘Teenage’

Dec 1, 2012, 3:00pm All the Young Punks

Following the recent release of the single Teenage , Veronica Falls this week put out a video for the song. Teenage will be on the album Waiting for Something to Happen , which is coming out in February.

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Chromatics release new song, video: ‘Cherry’

Nov 27, 2012, 9:00am All the Young Punks

Check out this video for the new Chromatics' song Cherry. You can listen to the song and download it here:

• JOHNNY JEWEL - CHROMATICS / CHERRY

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Artist:	JOHNNY JEWEL
Title:	CHROMATICS / CHERRY
File Name:	SoundCloud

Singles scene: Zola Jesus, Alt-J, Veronica Falls

Nov 21, 2012, 5:36pm All the Young Punks

It's time again to check out the recently released singles. Here are some new songs from Veronica Falls, Alt-J and Zola Jesus. Teenage is a song from Veronica Falls' upcoming album, Waiting for Something to Happen, which is expected out in February. Alt-J's song Buffalo  appears in the movie, Silver Linings Playbook and features the folk band Mountain Man . Finally, Zola Jesus covers Rihanna !

• alt-J - Buffalo
• Veronica Falls - Teenage
• ZolaJesus - Diamonds (Rihanna Cover)

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Artist:	alt-J
Title:	Buffalo
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Veronica Falls
Title:	Teenage
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	ZolaJesus
Title:	Diamonds (Rihanna Cover)
File Name:	SoundCloud

Yo La Tengo has a new song, video

Nov 17, 2012, 11:53am All the Young Punks

Yo La Tengo  plans to put out a new album, Fade , in January. Here's a video for the song Before We Run , which will be on the new release.

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Best bet: A Place to Bury Strangers at Empty Bottle Wednesday

Nov 13, 2012, 11:59pm All the Young Punks

A Place to Bury Strangers plays Empty Bottle Wednesday. Bleeding Rainbow opens. It's going to be loud.

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Tame Impala plays sold-out Metro show Tuesday

Nov 12, 2012, 5:20pm All the Young Punks

Australia's Tame Impala is playing a sold-out show Tuesday night at Metro . My guess is these guys will be playing a much larger venue when they return to Chicago for another gig. Check out the band's website and you'll see a number of sold-out shows. Tame Impala's latest album, Lonerism , was just released last month. Here's a just-released video of Feels Like We Only Go Backwards from the album.

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New video: Dropkick Murphys’ ‘Rose Tattoo’

Nov 10, 2012, 12:06am All the Young Punks

Here's a new video from Dropkick Murphys , Rose Tattoo . The video features shots of actual band tattoos worn by fans. The song will appear on a new album, Signed and Sealed in Blood , which is expected out in early January.

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Grass Widow to rock Empty Bottle

Nov 8, 2012, 2:42pm All the Young Punks

Just when I think the indie girl group genre has run its course, a group like Grass Widow proves me wrong. It's not an entirely new formula but it's done well. Check out the band's album Internal Logic , released earlier this year. Grass Widow plays Empty Bottle Thursday.

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King Tuff plays Subterranean Thursday

Nov 8, 2012, 2:31pm All the Young Punks

Here's a good bet for a Thursday night show. Garage rocker King Tuff plays the Subterranean . King Tuff, aka Kyle Thomas, released a very cool self-titled album earlier this year. Last month, he released the infectious pop single Screaming Skull .

• King Tuff - Screaming Skull

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Artist:	King Tuff
Title:	Screaming Skull
File Name:	SoundCloud
Year:	2012

Sharon Van Etten plays Metro

Nov 7, 2012, 2:27pm All the Young Punks

Sharon Van Etten  released a career-defining album, Tramp , earlier this year. If you haven't heard, it's really something to check out. She plays Metro Wednesday night.

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Election Day releases: Casket Girls, Teen Daze, Dirty Projectors

Nov 6, 2012, 2:00pm All the Young Punks

It may be Election Day but it's also new music Tuesday. Highlighting this week's new releases: the Casket Girls, Teen Daze and an EP from Dirty Projectors . Dirty Projectors follows its fine release from earlier this year, Swing Lo Magellan , with the EP About to Die . The release features previously unreleased songs in addition to the title-track single from Magellan . My highlight from the EP is Here Till It Says I'm Not . For you synth fans, Casket Girls is the new project [...]

• Paw Tracks - Welcome To The Now Age (channeling Hyparxia)

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Artist:	Paw Tracks
Title:	Welcome To The Now Age (channeling Hyparxia)
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Prince Rama
Year:	2012