Day in Rock Report for 02/13/2022
Aerosmith are continuing to celebrate their 50th anniversary by sharing a stream of a 1971 rehearsal performance of "Somebody", from the forthcoming wide release of "Aerosmith - 1971: The Road Starts Hear."
The recently discovered 1971 rehearsal recordings were released as a special Record Store Day package and now the band will be issuing it on CD and digitally on April 8th. (read more)
(hennemusic) Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators are streaming their brand new studio album, "4", in sync with its release on February 11th. The project marks the Guns N' Roses / Velvet Revolver guitarist's fifth solo album and fourth overall with his band featuring Kennedy, drummer Brent Fitz, bassist Todd Kerns and guitarist Frank Sidoris.
The group recorded the set with producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile) at the historic RCA Studio A to Nashville, TN, capturing the new material with a series of full band performances live in the studio. (read more)
Dance Gavin Dance have announced the details for the 2022 installment of their Swanfest, the one-day festival that is curated by the band.
This year the festival will be taking place on Saturday, April 23rd at Heart Health Park, in the band's hometown of Sacramento, CA and will feature a headline performance from Dance Gavin Dance. (read more)
Kevin Devine has shared a visualizer for his new single "How Can I Help You?" and announced a U.S. spring tour to promote his forthcoming album "Nothing's Real, So Nothing's Wrong," which will be hitting stores on March 25th.
Devine says that the new track, "is a dance song for wallflowers, body music for the brain, a gently caffeinated disco gallop arpeggiating through the last aspirational sliver separating a relationship from its end." (read more)
The Aquadolls have released a video for their brand new single called "Cry Baby," which was recorded with Fat Mike of NOFX and is inspired by 1960s pop.
Vocalist Melissa Brooks had this to say about the song, "Cry Baby tells the story of an emotional hopeless romantic going to a rock concert and instantly falling in love with the badass guitarist. They imagine what it would be like to be involved with them, even if it's just for one night." (read more)
Rock icon Ted Nugent has shared his brand new single and video "American Campfire." The track comes from his forthcoming album, "Detroit Muscle," which will hit stores and digital retailers on April 29th.
Nugent had this to say about the new song, "Family campfires have always soothed the soul and brought people closer together. America needs our Spirit Campfire now more than ever. Fan the flames!" (read more)
Dolly Parton has shared a lyric video for her latest single, "Blue Bonnet Breeze." The song comes from the music legend's forthcoming album, "Run, Rose, Run."
The new album is set to be release on March 4th in various formats including all digital streaming platforms and for digital download, as well as in CD, standard vinyl and some special vinyl color variants. (read more)
Filligar have premiered a lyric video for their new single "At Sea". The track comes from the group's forthcoming come-back album, "Future Self", which will hit stores on February 25th.
Johnny Mathias had this to say about the song, "The original idea for "At Sea" lived on Casey's hard drive for a while before we revisited it as we set out to write the album. (read more)
New Orleans rockers Cane Hill have premiered a music video for their new single "Drag Me Down." The song comes from the band's 2021 EP, "Krewe D'Amour."
Vocalist Elijah Witt had this to say about the track, "'Drag Me Down,' as the culmination of an EP dedicated to heartbreak and loss, is the polarity of its predecessors. (read more)
Walker Hayes has added ACM Nominee to his growing resume of accomplishments after being nominated for New Male Artist of the Year, along with Song of the Year and Single of The Year for "Fancy Like," which come with additional nominations as a writer and producer on the song, respectively.
Being nominated for New Male Artist of the Year nearly 20 years after arriving in Nashville shows just how long and hard-fought this journey has been for Hayes. Especially important is the recognition from the ACM of his songwriting. He shares, "I have so much passion and respect for the craft of songwriting. Writing songs to provide for my family has been the illusive dream I've chased since Laney and I moved to Nashville. So, being included in the songwriting categories is beyond an honor knowing how gifted and acclaimed the other nominees are. I feel a little out of my league." (read more)
Once Human have premiered a music video for their new single "Scar Weaver". The song is the title track to their brand new studio album, which arrived last week.
Bass player Damien Rainaud had this to say about the meaning of the lyrics, "We all go through life creating scars onto others.. bad scars, and good scars. We are all Scar Weavers." (read more)
Hollywood rockers Budderside have premiered a music video for their new single "Never Worth It", which is a track from the group's forthcoming studio album that will arrive this summer.
According to the announcement, "'Never Worth It' describes the horror of obsession. Falling in love with something, someone, that only exists to tear you apart. (read more)