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Czech Rock Veterans Extra Band Turn Up the Heat on New Single “Love Story”

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Czech Rock Veterans Extra Band Turn Up the Heat on New Single “Love Story”

Extra Band don’t waste time getting to the point. The legendary Czech rock group release “Love Story,” a dynamic, high-energy single that plants its flag firmly in the territory of desire, passion, and the fearless expression of modern romance. Driven by powerful guitar riffs, energetic drums, and expressive vocals, the track delivers the kind of bold rock energy that translates immediately from headphones to festival stages.

The song leans into its emotional intensity without apology. Lyrically it celebrates physical attraction and intimate connection with a confidence that suits the music perfectly, wrapping a strong longing for connection in a chorus built to stick. The arrangement blends traditional rock elements with contemporary production, resulting in something that feels both timeless and immediate, the kind of track that earns its place on rock playlists and live setlists in equal measure.

Extra Band have built their reputation on charismatic performances and a sound that draws freely from across rock subgenres, connecting raw passion with strong musical hooks. “Love Story” reinforces that identity while showcasing their ability to distill complex emotion into something direct, catchy, and completely alive.

Victoria Shoegaze Indie Rockers Blush. Drift Into New Territory With Dreamy Single “Seasons”

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Victoria Shoegaze Indie Rockers Blush. Drift Into New Territory With Dreamy Single “Seasons”

Blush. return with something worth slowing down for. The Victoria, BC-based indie rockers share “Seasons,” a dreamy, 90s-influenced single and video that drifts between hazy nostalgia and quiet introspection, marking the first glimpse of their forthcoming EP ‘In The Grey,’ due May 1. Built on airy guitars, laid-back rhythms, and a warm lo-fi glow, the track favours atmosphere over urgency and leans fully into the shoegaze textures and melodic restraint that define their sound at its most immersive.

“‘Seasons’ feels like a dream that just keeps looping,” says lead vocalist and guitarist Anton Wilson. “It reminds me of picnic jam sessions in the park, it reminds me to take a breath, and it reminds me to never stop chasing.” That unhurried quality runs through every second of the song, equal parts chill and enveloping, unfolding patiently like a memory that keeps replaying itself, familiar, comforting, and slightly out of reach.

The accompanying video matches the song’s dream-like quality perfectly, unfolding in soft focus and muted tones with washed-out visuals and an unhurried pace that feels less like a narrative and more like a feeling. Fleeting moments stitched together, as if caught between waking and sleep.

‘In The Grey’ follows the group’s 2024 EP ‘Still Wet’ and promises to capture Blush. at both their loudest and most restrained, a full picture of what Anton Wilson, Eric Josephs, Renata Baldwin, and Rosie Said are capable of across the full sonic range they’ve been developing. “Seasons” is out now.

Stagecoach Unveils Genre-Defying Mustang Stage Lineup Featuring Journey, Hootie & The Blowfish, and Red Clay Strays

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Stagecoach Unveils Genre-Defying Mustang Stage Lineup Featuring Journey, Hootie & The Blowfish, and Red Clay Strays

Stagecoach just got bigger. California’s premier country music festival announces the full lineup for the brand new Mustang Stage on April 24-26, presented by Boot Barn, a genre-defying addition positioned near the Mane entrance across from the iconic Ferris wheel with expanded space for fans who want to keep the night going. The stage brings together Southern rock legends, 90s alt-rock icons, hip-hop heavyweights, and country newcomers under one roof for three nights of music that refuses to stay in one lane.

Friday opens with soul-soaked Southern country rockers Red Clay Strays, rapper BigXthaPlug, and Americana rock legends Counting Crows. Saturday steps up with anthemic rock titans Journey, English rockers Bush, and self-described “West Texas Degenerates” Treaty Oak Revival. Sunday closes the stage out with one of the great 90s triple bills imaginable: Hootie & The Blowfish, Third Eye Blind, and The Wallflowers.

The Mustang Stage also becomes the new home of Stagecoach’s beloved Late Night series, previously held at the Palomino Stage. Diplo, Pitbull, and Ludacris each take a night for three special sets that promise to send festivalgoers home with something to remember. It’s a smart expansion that gives Stagecoach a genuine second destination within the festival grounds, designed for fans who want more after the main stage lights go down.

Rüfüs Du Sol Headlines Two Nights at The Gorge This June

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Rüfüs Du Sol Headlines Two Nights at The Gorge This June

Rüfüs Du Sol are heading back to one of North America’s most iconic natural venues. The Grammy-nominated Australian live electronic trio announce a two-night headline run at The Gorge in George, Washington on June 5-6, supported by English electronic duo Maribou State. It marks their first Washington State appearance since their celebrated 2022 Surrender Tour stop at the same venue, and their first regional headline dates since playing Seattle’s WaMu Theater in 2019. Tickets are on sale now.

The Gorge setting is no accident. Perched along the Columbia River with a sweeping Pacific Northwest landscape as its backdrop, the venue has hosted Radiohead, Bob Dylan, and Tom Petty, making it a natural fit for a group whose live identity is built on the intersection of nature, technology, and immersive cinematic production. Rüfüs Du Sol have spent years developing a live show that earns that kind of stage, and these two nights will showcase their latest acclaimed project ‘Inhale/Exhale’ in a setting purpose-built for it.

The announcement follows a landmark stretch for the trio. They recently earned a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album and wrapped the 2025 leg of their historic Inhale/Exhale World Tour following their largest South American and European headline runs to date. Demand has been significant enough that second shows were added in Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. The Gorge dates continue that momentum into the Pacific Northwest with two nights that are sure to sell quickly.

Rüfüs Du Sol at The Gorge:

June 5 – The Gorge, George, WA (w/Maribou State)

June 6 – The Gorge, George, WA (w/Maribou State)

Texas Country-Rocker Koe Wetzel Gets Reflective on New Single “Time Goes On”

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Texas Country-Rocker Koe Wetzel Gets Reflective on New Single “Time Goes On”

Koe Wetzel keeps building toward something. The Texas country-rocker releases “Time Goes On” via Columbia Records, a reflective, clear-eyed look at change, growth, and how fast life moves whether you’re ready for it or not. “We wrote this as an acknowledgment of how quickly life moves, whether you embrace the changes that come with it or not,” Wetzel says. Co-written with frequent collaborators Amy Allen, Carrie Karpinen, Josh Serrato, and producer Gabe Simon, the track pairs introspective songwriting with the rock-grunge-meets-country swagger that has defined his career from the start. A visualizer directed by Michael Herrick, shot at Bluejack National in Texas, accompanies the release.

The single follows “Surrounded,” which opened this new chapter and reaffirmed Wetzel’s ability to balance vulnerability with confidence. Together the two tracks sketch the outline of a broader body of work quietly taking shape, and Wetzel has already hinted on social media that “Time Goes On” might be “one of my favorites off the record.” That kind of enthusiasm from an artist who doesn’t oversell tends to mean something.

The new music arrives on the heels of serious momentum. His 2024 album ‘9 Lives’ produced debut Country radio single “High Road” featuring Jessie Murph, which held the number one spot for five weeks and was recognized as the most-played song of 2025 by Country Aircheck/Mediabase. That’s the foundation “Time Goes On” builds on, and it’s a strong one.

Leicester Alt-Rockers Mouth Culture Add Overgrown to UK Headline Tour and Tease a New Era

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Leicester Alt-Rockers Mouth Culture Add Overgrown to UK Headline Tour and Tease a New Era

Mouth Culture are heading into their UK headline tour with a new addition and a cryptic hint that something bigger is coming. The Leicester alt-rockers announce nu-grunge upstarts Overgrown as support for their April run, with enigmatic vocalist Jack Voss dropping a teaser that has the fanbase paying close attention: “It’s gonna be the end of an era, if you know what I mean. See you at the front row ragers.” Tickets are on sale now.

Alongside the announcement, Mouth Culture release a live session premiering new versions of “Ratbag,” “On and On,” and “Picking Wings Off a Butterfly,” recorded at Otterhead Studios where they’ve tracked their last two EPs, ‘Mishaps Of My Mid Twenties’ and ‘Whatever The Weather.’ Produced by Jamie Ward and filmed and edited by Joe Vozza, the session captures the essence of those recordings in a rawer, more honest setting, a deliberate nod to where the group have been before signaling where they’re going.

The praise behind them is substantial. Kerrang! noted they have “the sort of supercharged intensity that makes a band stand out from the pack.” NME called them a must-see at Reading and Leeds and cited stadium-rock ballads, sharp commentary on masculinity, and mosh pit mayhem in the same breath. Rock Sound declared their rise “from the UK underground’s best-kept secret to genuine scene contenders” a joy to watch. A summer festival run including Download, Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park, Graspop Metal Meeting, and Jera On Air backs all of that up with serious booking momentum.

Mouth Culture Upcoming UK Tour Dates (with Overgrown):

April 12 – The Brickyard, Carlisle

April 14 – Tunnels, Aberdeen

April 15 – Mash House, Edinburgh

April 16 – Arts Club Loft, Liverpool

April 18 – Polar Bear, Hull

Mouth Culture Festival Appearances:

June 6 – Rock Im Park Festival, Germany

June 7 – Rock Am Ring Festival, Germany

June 12-14 – Download Festival, UK

June 20 – Graspop Metal Meeting, Belgium

June 25-27 – Jera On Air Festival, Netherlands

Grammy-Making K-Pop Solo Star Ejae Releases Heartbreak Pop Anthem “Time After Time”

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Grammy-Making K-Pop Solo Star Ejae Releases Heartbreak Pop Anthem “Time After Time”

Ejae doesn’t slow down. Fresh off making Grammy history, the singer-songwriter releases “Time After Time” via Universal Records, an infectious heartbreak anthem about the person who stays in your head long after the relationship has ended. “The melody of ‘Time After Time’ was stuck in my head for years, just like the person I wrote it about,” she says. It’s exactly the kind of emotionally precise, globally resonant songwriting that has made her one of pop music’s most compelling new solo voices.

The release arrives on the heels of a genuinely historic moment. Ejae’s breakout hit “Golden,” from the film KPop Demon Hunters, won Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 2026 Grammy Awards, becoming the first K-pop song ever to win a Grammy. The song had already won a Golden Globe and a Critics’ Choice Award and carries an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. That’s a run of recognition that establishes Ejae not just as a K-pop star crossing over, but as a songwriter operating at the highest level of the industry.

“Time After Time” demonstrates exactly that evolution. Moving beyond the sonic landscape of her K-pop work, the track showcases her distinctive voice and her ability to craft melodies that connect globally without losing their emotional core. It’s a natural next step for an artist whose trajectory has been anything but ordinary, and it signals that 2026 has considerably more in store.

Country Maverick Gavin Adcock Kicks Off a Big Year With New Single “Colorblind”

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Country Maverick Gavin Adcock Kicks Off a Big Year With New Single “Colorblind”

Gavin Adcock wastes no time. The country maverick opens 2026 with “Colorblind,” a new single co-written with Colton Venner and Derek Bahr that sets the tone for what promises to be his biggest year yet. “It’s about losing someone you shoulda cared more for, and not realizing how much color she brought to your life,” Adcock says. It’s the kind of direct, emotionally honest writing that made his album ‘Own Worst Enemy’ one of country music’s most talked-about releases, and “Colorblind” picks up right where that momentum left off.

‘Own Worst Enemy’ arrived as the number one country debut album on the Billboard Top 200 Country Chart and the number one all-genre streaming debut on the Billboard 200 the week of release, surpassing 25 million US streams in its first week, more than double the first-week numbers of his previous album ‘Actin’ Up Again,’ released less than a year earlier. That’s the kind of trajectory that turns heads across the industry, and Adcock has clearly used the momentum well.

The road ahead is loaded. Adcock is confirmed as support on 16 dates of Morgan Wallen’s Still The Problem Tour 2026, in addition to multiple festival appearances including Stagecoach in Indio, California. He’s also had two songs from ‘Own Worst Enemy’ featured on the Madden NFL 26 Soundtrack, extending his reach well beyond traditional country audiences.

“Colorblind” is out now, and Adcock promises much more music to come in 2026.

Rita Wilson Announces Sixth Studio Album ‘Sound of a Woman’ With Title Track Out Now

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Rita Wilson Announces Sixth Studio Album ‘Sound of a Woman’ With Title Track Out Now

Rita Wilson Announces Sixth Studio Album ‘Sound of a Woman’ With Title Track Out Now

TAGS: Rita Wilson, Dave Cobb, Amy Wadge, Steven Sebring, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, Jackson Browne, Tim McGraw, Elvis Costello, Keith Urban, Leslie Odom Jr, Josh Groban, Vince Gill, Jimmie Allen, Sebastián Yatra, Diane Warren, Liz Rose, Dan Wilson, Patti Smith, Ed Sheeran, Kacey Musgraves, Alicia Keys, Adele, Sing It Loud Records,

Rita Wilson has found her voice, and ‘Sound of a Woman’ is the proof. The actress, producer, and singer-songwriter announces her sixth studio album, due May 1 via Sing It Loud Records, alongside the title track and lead single, accompanied by a stunning music video directed by Steven Sebring. Co-produced by Wilson and nine-time Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb (Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton) and recorded at the historic RCA Studio A in Nashville, this is the most visionary and revealing work of her musical career.

“Sound of a Woman” sets the tone immediately. Co-written with Grammy Award-winner Amy Wadge, who penned Ed Sheeran’s eighteen-times-platinum “Thinking Out Loud,” the track opens with a majestic swell of strings before receding to spotlight the quiet intensity of Wilson’s voice. A piano-driven arrangement builds through scenes of hidden pain and heartbreak toward a glorious crescendo graced with gospel harmonies. “The choir on this song feels like an exaltation,” Wilson says. “Their voices represent all the people who’ve helped you get to a place of self-acceptance.” It’s a breathtaking entry point for an album that demands to be heard in full.

The album follows the arc of a woman’s life across all its triumphs, missteps, and unseen turning points, equal parts unfiltered memoir and nuanced observation of the world. Wilson describes arriving at a place of radical self-awareness after years of feeling muted by her own sense of propriety as a private person in a very public life. “Finally, I asked myself, ‘Does anyone actually know what I think or how I feel about anything?'” she says. The answer, across the full length of ‘Sound of a Woman,’ is an emphatic yes.

Wilson’s musical journey has taken her to Disney Concert Hall, the Grand Ole Opry, the Sydney Opera House, and a headline concert with The Nashville Symphony. Her previous album ‘Rita Wilson Now & Forever: Duets’ featured Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, Jackson Browne, Tim McGraw, Elvis Costello, Keith Urban, and more. ‘Sound of a Woman’ arrives May 1.

The All-American Rejects Announce First Album in Over a Decade With ‘Sandbox’ Due May 15

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The All-American Rejects Announce First Album in Over a Decade With ‘Sandbox’ Due May 15

The All-American Rejects are back, and they mean it. The veteran alt-rockers announce ‘Sandbox,’ their first album in over a decade, due May 15 via their own Slick Shoes imprint. Released independently, the record marks a major milestone for a group whose viral resurgence over the past year has proven their multigenerational fanbase hasn’t gone anywhere, it’s only grown.

The lead-up to ‘Sandbox’ has been sharp. Singles “Easy Come, Easy Go” and “Get This” have done exactly what great comeback singles should do, demonstrating that The All-American Rejects’ instinct for anthemic, emotionally resonant songwriting remains completely intact. “Get This,” released late 2025, has already amassed nearly three million streams, charted on TikTok Viral Charts in the UK, US, Canada, and Germany, and picked up alternative radio support. A new visualizer for the track, directed by Sarah Pardini and shot and edited by Andy Knight, delivers a sexy, edgy visual that matches the song’s energy.

‘Sandbox’ arrives as the culmination of a year of explosive momentum, from viral tours to major media buzz, all pointing toward a group that has rediscovered exactly what makes them compelling. The album promises to balance the anthemic punch that defined their legacy with the emotional nuance they’ve been developing throughout this comeback chapter.

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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