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Global Hitmakers Unite As FIFA Reveals Star-Packed ‘Official World Cup 2026 Album’

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Jun 4, 2026

Global Hitmakers Unite As FIFA Reveals Star-Packed ‘Official World Cup 2026 Album’

FIFA has assembled a music squad to match the scale of the tournament. The full lineup for the Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album is here, and it pulls together a global cast of artists, cultures, and sounds for the biggest World Cup in history. The 18-track collection lands Friday, June 5th. It’s the most extensive music and culture project ever built for the event, designed to capture the energy and spirit running across Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

The album follows the global releases of “Lighter,” “Por Ella,” “Echo,” “Illuminate,” “Goals,” and “Game Time,” and FIFA Sound has now revealed the complete creative vision behind it. Most of the artists on each track are joining forces for the very first time, linked through the pull of football. It’s a bold, genuinely thrilling spread of collaborations that few projects could ever wrangle into one place.

“FIFA has brought together an extraordinarily strong music squad and one befitting the biggest single-sport event in history,” says FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “From global superstars to breakthrough voices who are shaping the future of music, the Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album features artists from across continents, languages and genres in a project designed to unite fans worldwide through the power of music and football.”

The album works as a platform for global collaboration, with artists from wildly different traditions building a soundtrack that mirrors football’s knack for bringing people together. More collaborations and singles will keep rolling out through the tournament. Fans will hear many of the tracks live during the Countdown Concert in Mexico City, Toronto, and Los Angeles, as well as the opening ceremonies in Mexico, Canada, and the United States.

‘Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album’ Track Listing:

Goals – Lisa, Anitta and Rema

Game Time – Future and Tyla

Illuminate – Jessie Reyez and Elyanna

Echo – Daddy Yankee and Shenseea

Por Ella – Los Ángeles Azules and Belinda

Three Nations – 21 Savage, Nata Cano and French Montana

No Place Like Home – Major Lazer, Nelly Furtado and Davido

In the Stars (Remix) – The Rolling Stones

Show Me – Ayra Starr and Latto

Mi México Lindo – Alejandro Fernández

Blessings – Stormzy, Fridayy and Angel

Energy – Ava Max and Bia

Lighter – Jelly Roll and Carín León

Siir Siir – Nora Fatehi, Vegedream and Sanjoy

Partidazo – Danny Ocean

Champion – IShowSpeed

Love Always Wins – Shaggy, Cimafunk and Zema

Dai Dai – Shakira and Burna Boy

Weezer Add Gold To The Palette With New Self-Titled 20th Album

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Weezer Add Gold To The Palette With New Self-Titled 20th Album

Weezer have a new color to add to the collection. The group just announced their self-titled album ‘Weezer’, out August 21st via Reprise/Warner Records, with the gold-themed record landing as their 20th over a decades-long run. The lead single “We Might As Well Be Strangers” featuring Wednesday is out now, weaving together the vocals of Rivers Cuomo and Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman. After Blue, Green, Red, White, Teal, and Black, gold joins the lineage.

The album traces back to a return to basics. Fresh off a sold-out 30th anniversary tour that saw the group play their iconic debut in full, the four reconvened in Orange County, a midway point between their California homes, and went straight back to where they started: a rehearsal space, playing and writing together, figuring out what came next. ‘Weezer’ was born from those sessions, four guys in a room creating together. It’s a tightly-wound, ready-to-spring record with songs written by three of the four members, and it marks the first time Cuomo and drummer Pat Wilson had written the basics of a song together since their first album.

For recording, the group brought in two producers with sharply different methods that still aligned with the vision: Klas Ahlund and Kenneth Blume, formerly Kenny Beats, who said he wanted to make “the most violent Weezer album ever.” Ahlund took a more mathematical, stringent approach, while Kenny chased the rock-band-in-a-room feeling, with no grid, no click track, and no pitch correction. Drums were tracked with all four playing live, listening to each other and reshaping the songs as they went.

The result plays to the group’s eternal strengths and feels like one of those imagined greatest-hits collections built entirely from new material. It’s a direct, raw iteration of the group, as urgent and vital as anything in their catalog three decades in. The record runs tongue-in-cheek meta songs about aging as a group, weighing a legacy, and carrying on, alongside tracks that celebrate exactly where they are now: as one of the most influential names in the world for anyone, any age, picking up a guitar, a bass, or a pair of drumsticks. It’s a genuinely exciting late-career swing that lands.

Earlier this year the group announced Weezer: The Gathering, a massive 32-date North American run with The Shins and Silversun Pickups in support. To mark the news, they hosted a week of events in Los Angeles, including Weezerpedia trivia and a pickleball tournament with fans.

‘Weezer’ Track Listing:

Say Yes

Shine Again

Don’t Make It Weird

We Might As Well Be Strangers ft. Wednesday

C.E.O.

Hoops

Nowhere

The Show Must Go On

Up In The Clouds

The LA Sound

Sara Bareilles Returns With ‘Good Grief’ Album And Fall Tour

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Sara Bareilles Returns With ‘Good Grief’ Album And Fall Tour

Sara Bareilles has a new chapter ready to open. The Grammy-winning, Tony and Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter just announced her seventh studio album ‘Good Grief’, arriving August 28th via Epic Records, and she’s paired the news with its first single, “Home.” It’s her first record since 2019’s Grammy-winning ‘Amidst the Chaos’, and it marks a fresh turn in her 20-year career. The 14-track collection is a reckoning with loss, yet every dark corner carries a luminous pull toward hope.

The songs arrived almost on their own. “This whole collection of songs felt like transmissions rather than a deliberate attempt to make sense of the world,” Bareilles says. “My deepest hope is that Good Grief provides some kind of comfort or catharsis.” That openness gives the album its quiet power.

“Home” sets the tone, and its origin is striking. The single grew out of a conversation between Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper about grief and loss on Cooper’s podcast. “It feels like an invitation and a tone setter for the specificity and depth of this record,” Bareilles explains. “It just feels really essential right now. In order for us as humans to really know and understand each other, we have to listen to each other’s stories.” It’s a stirring, generous lead single that pulls listeners straight in.

The record covers remarkable thematic ground, all rooted in Bareilles’ own experience, from intimate tributes to lost friends, to defiant anthems for women’s rights, to unexpected flickers of lightness in dark times. Bareilles produced it herself, recording most of it over six days at Dreamland Recording Studios in Woodstock, NY, with a band of longtime collaborators: drummer Charley Drayton, guitarist Butterfly Boucher, keyboardist Misty Boyce, bassist Solomon Dorsey, multi-instrumentalist Rob Moose, and co-producer, engineer, and mixer Jonathan Low. Later sessions ran with co-producer Aaron Dessner at his Long Pond Studios in the Hudson Valley, NY, with engineer and mixer Bella Blasko. The album also features Brandi Carlile, Andrea Gibson, Ingrid Michaelson, Joe Tippett, and Megan Falley.

The making of the album was captured in the documentary ‘Sara Bareilles: Good Grief’, premiering at the Tribeca Festival this week. The film offers an intimate, unfiltered look at her return to the studio with close friends for the first time in seven years, a portrait of her creative process that becomes a deeply personal, hopeful meditation on loss and the healing power of music. It’s a moving testament to creativity, community, and vulnerability.

This fall, Bareilles makes her long-awaited return to the stage on the deeply personal Good Grief Tour, promoted by Live Nation. The run opens September 9th in Boston and winds through iconic theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and more. The shows blend raw new material with the songs that have defined her career, all delivered with her signature wit and authenticity. Presales start Monday, June 8th, ahead of the general sale on Wednesday, June 10th, at 10 am local time, with VIP packages on offer.

The cause runs deep too. Bareilles has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket sold will be contributed by Live Nation to The Jed Foundation, supporting emotional health and suicide prevention among teens and young adults. One hundred percent of net proceeds from the tour’s VIP Upgrade Packages will benefit NAMI, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, funding free education, support programs, advocacy, and resources for individuals and families affected by mental health conditions.

‘Good Grief’ Track Listing:

Home
Just a Kid
Still Crying
A Love Story
Hands Off My Body
Ladies In A Line
Heartland
Capsize Me
Nervous Breakdown
Idiot Heart
Say Leave
Salt Then Sour Then Sweet featuring Brandi Carlile
Forever
Wind Is the Weather

Good Grief 2026 Tour Dates:

Sept 9 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Sept 12 – Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem

Sept 15 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall

Sept 18 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall

Sept 21 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met

Sept 24 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre

Sept 25 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre

Sept 27 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre

Sept 30 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre

Oct 2 – St. Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre

Oct 4 – Denver, CO @ Bellco Theatre

Oct 6 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall

Oct 7 – Houston, TX @ The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Oct 12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Theatre

Oct 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Theatre

Oct 16 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

Oct 19 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre

U.K. Alt-Rock Trio Veins Go Cinematic On New Single “I Keep Falling”

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Jun 4, 2026

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U.K. Alt-Rock Trio Veins Go Cinematic On New Single “I Keep Falling”

Veins are closing in on their debut album, and the latest preview makes a strong case. The U.K. alternative rock trio just shared “I Keep Falling,” an immersive new single and video, out now. It’s the newest taste of their long-awaited debut ‘A New Forever’, due Friday 5th June. The track leans into atmosphere and tension, unfolding with slow-burning intensity before it opens into sweeping, cinematic peaks. It’s a gorgeous, widescreen piece of writing.

Frontman Stevie Rees traces the song back to film. “I Keep Falling is probably our most cinematic sounding song and was actually inspired by a short film, Nuit Blanche by Arev Manoukian,” he explains. “The film visualises a fleeting, magical moment of fantasy between two strangers, highlighting a brief yet intense connection, which draws parallels with the themes of our music.” That spark of fleeting connection runs right through the track’s emotional core.

Formed in Corby, England, Veins first caught ears with their debut single “Ambi,” which picked up national radio support from BBC Introducing and BBC Radio 1. The group pull together towering post-rock textures, shadowy alt-rock melodies, and explosive dynamic shifts, building a sound that feels both vast and deeply personal. Early releases like “Blood On My Hands” cemented their reputation, while live shows alongside Holding Absence, InMe, and Press to MECO sharpened a commanding stage presence.

The single sets the stage for ‘A New Forever’, a record shaped by endurance, change, and finding light in difficult places. “This album has been a long time coming and we can’t wait to finally let people hear it,” Rees says. “Lyrically, it’s very personal, confronting some dark themes, but it’s also about hope. Musically, the atmospheric elements contrasted with the big cinematic moments really bring the mood of the record to life.” With the debut now in sight, the trio are stepping into a new phase with serious momentum.

Track Listing:

Criminal
Reign Down
I Keep Falling
Ambi
Pulling Teeth
Sunlight
Everlasting Games
Suddenly Revived
Atoll K
Champions Fall

Calgary’s Studio Bell Turns 10 With A Free Canada Day Bash And 10 Live Acts

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Jun 4, 2026

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Calgary’s Studio Bell Turns 10 With A Free Canada Day Bash And 10 Live Acts

Studio Bell is throwing itself a birthday party, and the whole country is invited. Home of the National Music Centre, the Calgary landmark turns 10 on Canada Day, July 1, 2026, and NMC is marking the milestone with a building-wide bash across Studio Bell and the King Eddy. There’ll be 10 live acts, new exhibits, all-ages activities, and a rooftop party. Admission is free, thanks to ATB Financial.

The lineup leans into the multigenerational spirit of the day. A Sharon, Lois & Bram Singalong with Sharon & Randi brings the beloved mother-daughter duo through a catalogue that’s entertained families for nearly five decades. Genre-bending alternative act Kue Varo & The Only Hopes and seniors’ band The Rhythm Kats round out the bill, the latter covering popular hits across the decades. It’s a celebration built for every age in the room.

The NMC Collection takes the spotlight too. Visitors can catch demonstrations on the majestic Kimball Theatre Organ, a longtime favourite, while Beatmap Music leads a drum-along with an array of percussive objects. The Music Odyssey Goosechase sends families through the museum on creative challenges. New exhibits honour Canadian Music Hall of Famers Nelly Furtado, Sum 41, and Oscar Peterson, and the updated Speak Up! exhibit spotlights a new group of Indigenous trailblazers, including Tudjaat, Crystal Shawanda, Andrea Menard, Jerry Alfred, and the Stoney Park Singers.

Over at the King Eddy, which celebrates over 120 years of history in 2026, families can enjoy free all-ages performances on the main floor and rooftop. The rooftop runs from 11:30 am to 7:00 pm with sets from Franco-Albertan country act Meera Sylvain, folk singer-songwriter Toni Vere, country artist Miles Canyon, and singer-songwriter Matt Beatty. The main floor opens at 11:00 am with live music from 4:00 pm, as country-rocker Ty Baynton, Cree-Métis outlaw country artist Jacquie Daniels, and acoustic roots duo The Charms carry the night.

“Ten years ago, National Music Centre opened the doors of Studio Bell with a bold vision: to unite Canadians through the power of music,” said Andrew Mosker, President and CEO of National Music Centre. “Since then, more than a million visitors have walked through our doors to discover Canada’s music story, experience unforgettable performances, and celebrate the artists who help shape our culture. As we mark this milestone, we’re grateful to the supporters, artists, staff, volunteers, and visitors who have helped make Studio Bell a source of Canadian pride over the past decade. This Canada Day, we invite everyone to join us in celebrating the music, culture, and spirit that bring us together as Canadians, and to help us kick off the next chapter of Studio Bell’s story.”

To thank the community for a decade of support, NMC is offering 50% off NMC Memberships for one day only on July 1, available in person at Studio Bell or online at studiobell.ca/become-a-member. It’s a genuinely joyful way to spend Canada Day, packed with music for every generation under one roof. The full schedule lives at studiobell.ca/whats-on.

Grammy-Nominated Hitmaker BLXST Recruits Sasha Keable For New Single “Ruin”

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Grammy-Nominated Hitmaker BLXST Recruits Sasha Keable For New Single “Ruin”

BLXST has another standout on the board. The Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer just dropped “Ruin” featuring Sasha Keable, the focus track from his highly anticipated album ‘Labor of Love’. The record arrives June 12 via EMPIRE and International BLXST. It’s a smooth, emotionally charged cut that shows the West Coast favorite at his most open. Listen here.

Written and produced entirely by BLXST, “Ruin” digs into how fast small misunderstandings can spiral when communication breaks down. The song traces the back-and-forth of a relationship stuck in cycles of blame and reflection, while the chorus holds onto a single idea, refusing to let recurring arguments wreck something that matters. Keable’s voice gives the whole thing extra ache, and the two make a striking pair.

The single builds on the run BLXST started with “Just My Type” and “Day After Day” featuring Big Sad 1900, both of which land on the new album. ‘Labor of Love’ follows his 2024 album and short film ‘I’ll Always Come Find You’, a 20-track, four-act concept project executive produced in part by Sounwave. Where that release leaned into cinematic storytelling and character-driven narratives, this one returns to his roots and reconnects with the reason he started making music in the first place. Self-written and self-produced from top to bottom, it’s his most honest and vulnerable work yet.

BLXST has been pouring that energy back into his city too. He hosted a Mother’s Day pop-up at Harun Coffee, treating mothers in the community to complimentary drinks. Next Friday he joins Power 106 and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health for the ‘Labor of Love’ Listening Party hosted by B-Nyce, an evening built around music, healing, and connection. ‘Labor of Love’ hits all major streaming platforms that same day, June 12.

Born Matthew Burdette, BLXST grew up in South Central L.A. and taught himself to produce, sing, and write. He broke through with his 2020 debut EP ‘No Love Lost’ and its Platinum hit “Chosen,” then kept building with releases like ‘Before You Go’ and ‘I’ll Always Come Find You’, plus Grammy-nominated contributions to Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’. He shapes every layer of his work, from production to visuals, and that command keeps him among the most compelling voices in R&B and hip-hop.

Sasha Keable brings serious firepower to the collaboration. The British Colombian singer-songwriter is a three-time MOBO nominee, picking up nods this year for Best Female Act and Best R&B/Soul Act. She’s a BRIT nominee, landed on the BBC Sound of 2026 list, and recently sold out KOKO while touring the EU, UK, and USA with Giveon. Her COLORS session and Tiny Desk appearance went viral, she sang at GQ’s Music & Style dinner for Christian Louboutin, and she’s racked up over 100 million global streams. With co-signs from Rihanna and a personal shout from Beyoncé, Keable has cemented herself as a defining voice in UK R&B.

L.A. Punk Trio Drama Dolls Scream Through Diet Culture On New Single “Salad”

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L.A. Punk Trio Drama Dolls Scream Through Diet Culture On New Single “Salad”

Three women, three chords, and a whole lot of pent-up frustration about lettuce. Drama Dolls have unleashed “Salad,” and the L.A. trio turn the misery of a never-ending diet into a loud, funny, and painfully relatable anthem. It’s out now. The track swings back to their trademark hard-hitting drums, screaming vocals, and tongue-in-cheek lyrics that somehow land with total sincerity, and it’s a riotous reminder that the group can make the smallest gripe feel enormous.

The premise is gloriously simple. “I want some fried dough. I want some pizza,” goes the rallying cry, and the group don’t bother dressing it up. “This song is about the emotions that come up when you realize that you have to eat salad for like the rest of your life and you are sick of it and sad,” they explain. It’s a mundane anxiety blown up to full volume, and that’s the joke and the catharsis rolled into one.

Drama Dolls give us a chance to scream out our irritation through the joy running through every song. Formed by Egg, Scrambles, and Mama-T, the trio throw age expectations out the window and make loud, chaotic rock with reckless abandon. They’ve got range too. The blistering “I Hate Your Face” rips with the fury of a thousand suns, the brat-punk anthem “Horchata” is an instant classic, and “We Like to Party” rides danceable ska and new wave beats. Across all of it, the group cover the full spread of old-school SoCal punk filtered through modern mixing board polish. These three Dolls are showing us how to enjoy life through creativity no matter what state you’re in.

Prince Unearth 10 Rare Cuts On New Compilation ‘Timeless’

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Jun 4, 2026

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Prince Unearth 10 Rare Cuts On New Compilation ‘Timeless’

A new window into Prince’s legendary Vault is opening. ‘Timeless’ gathers 10 rare and unreleased studio recordings, and it spans the full arc of his career, from 1977 all the way to 2016. The collection arrives on CD and vinyl on 28 August 2026 via Sony. For anyone who’s chased the deep mythology of Prince’s archive, this is a major haul.

The set runs chronologically, and the early material alone reads like a treasure map. ‘I Am You’ is a home recording from 1978 that Prince performed live just twice in early 1979 before retiring it for good. ‘Tick, Tick, Bang’ is an unreleased 1981 recording that he later re-cut for the ‘Graffiti Bridge’ album. ‘Heaven’ was committed to tape in 1985 and never issued, while ‘I Wonder’ followed four years later in 1989 and also stayed locked away.

The later years carry just as much intrigue. ‘Stone’, a 1995 recording, was once slated for ‘Emancipation’. ‘The Guilty Ones’ pushes into more recent territory as an unreleased track from 2007. The compilation also includes ‘With This Tear’, the November 1991 recording that surfaced digitally last month on the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death, plus a live version of the 1999 B-side ‘How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore’. Ten songs, decades apart, finally sharing one home.

The audio comes courtesy of Chris James, the engineer behind the acclaimed Prince Atmos mixes of recent years. James has mastered the collection and, in many cases, likely handled the mixing too. He’s become the trusted hand for Prince mix and master projects, having previously delivered the celebrated Purple Rain Atmos mix. That pedigree gives the whole set a serious sonic backbone.

It’s a thrilling addition to the Prince catalog, the kind of release that rewards both lifelong devotees and newer listeners digging into the legend.

Tracklisting:

I Am You

Tick Tick Bang

Heaven

I Wonder

With This Tear

Stone

Calabama

The Guilty Ones

Bestest Friend

How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore? (Live)

American Football Stretch Their ‘No Feeling’ World Tour Across Four Continents

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Jun 4, 2026

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American Football Stretch Their ‘No Feeling’ World Tour Across Four Continents

American Football have a globe-spanning run of dates lined up, and the map keeps growing. The group just announced the fall leg of their “No Feeling” World Tour, expanding a campaign that already sweeps through North America, the UK, the EU, and Asia this summer. The newly added shows follow a West Coast leg the group wrapped this past month. It’s one of the most ambitious touring chapters in the group’s history.

The fall stretch opens September 8th with a Texas swing from Houston to Dallas, capped by a headlining set at Levitation 2026 in Austin. From there the group make their debut at Red Rocks Amphitheatre supporting Bleachers, then return to headline The Observatory in Orange County. November brings a first-ever trip to Chile for Fauna Primavera, before a final East Coast push that includes first-time stops in Jacksonville, Charlotte, New Haven, Worcester, and Buffalo.

The tour supports the group’s acclaimed new album American Football (LP4), and the live show has earned rave reviews, sold-out rooms, and a string of memorable guest moments. Hayley Williams joined for their collaborative track “Uncomfortably Numb” at Kilby Block Party, and Wisp turned up for the LP4 cut “Wake Her Up” at a sold-out night at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. The new visuals push the experience further, and the group have never sounded sharper on stage.

“No Feeling” World Tour Dates:

06/19 – Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz +

06/20 – Stuttgart, Germany @ Im Wizemann + [SOLD OUT]

06/21 – Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall + [LOW TICKETS]

06/23 – Brussels, Belgium @ La Madeleine +

06/24 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso + [SOLD OUT]

06/26 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy + [LOW TICKETS]

06/27 – London, UK @ O2 Kentish Forum + [SOLD OUT]

06/28 – London, UK @ O2 Kentish Forum +

07/08 – Boston, MA @ Royale ! [LOW TICKETS]

07/09 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount ! [LOW TICKETS]

07/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall ! [LOW TICKETS]

07/11 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ! [SOLD OUT]

07/12 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club !

07/14 – Richmond, VA @ The National ! [LOW TICKETS]

07/15 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel ! [SOLD OUT]

07/16 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse ! [LOW TICKETS]

07/26 – Niigata, JP @ FujiRock Festival

07/28 – Seoul, South Korea @ YES24 Wanderloch Hall [LOW TICKETS]

07/29 – Taipei City, Taiwan @ Legacy Taipei

07/31 – Beijing, China @ FULLOF Livehouse [SOLD OUT]

08/01 – Shanghai, China @ Vas Est [SOLD OUT]

08/07 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues $

08/08 – Toronto, ON @ History $ [SOLD OUT]

08/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre $

08/10 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall $

08/12 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works $

08/13 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe at Old National Centre $ [LOW TICKETS]

08/14 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed (Indoor) $

08/15 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom $ [LOW TICKETS]

08/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue $ [LOW TICKETS]

09/08 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *

09/09 – Dallas, TX @ Longhorn Ballroom *

09/10 – Austin, TX @ Levitation Festival – Stubbs *^

09/23 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre &

09/24 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory

11/26-11/28 – Santiago, CL @ Fauna Primavera

12/11 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live

12/12 – Tampa, FL @ Ritz Ybor

12/13 – Orlando, FL @ Plaza Live

12/15 – Jacksonville, FL @ Five

12/16 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte

12/18 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall

12/19 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium

12/20 – Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall

L.A. Rockers Crymwav Tear Into Agent Orange’s “Everything Turns Grey” With Hardcore Fire

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Jun 4, 2026

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L.A. Rockers Crymwav Tear Into Agent Orange’s “Everything Turns Grey” With Hardcore Fire

Crymwav have planted their flag with a snarling new single. The L.A. four-piece (pronounced Crimewave) just dropped their take on “Everything Turns Grey,” the Agent Orange classic, and it’s out now on Electric Pudding Recordings. The cover crackles with the same 1980s American hardcore energy that runs through the group’s DNA, sharpened by punk, post-punk, and goth edges. It’s a ferocious, no-wasted-motion reading of a song that still cuts decades later.

The track closed out a long-awaited recording session for the group’s upcoming LP, and it landed almost by accident. “This song has resonated with me from the moment I first heard it all those years ago and it feels so relevant to today,” says lead singer and guitarist Roger Deering. “It was the last-minute addition at the end of our last recording session to finish up our long-awaited LP. It just came together effortlessly and just felt right. I think we’ve done it justice. We are eager to let this out into the universe.”

Crymwav grew out of the remains of L.A. rockers Smash Fashion, and the project belongs to Deering, who traces its origins to a writing burst across the Atlantic. “I was staying in London about four years ago when a songwriting spree hit me,” he explains. “I wanted to channel the spirit of bands from that area, Hawkwind, The Clash, Killing Joke, Motörhead. I came back to L.A. with a fistful of songs, and Crymwav was born.” The group rounds out that vision with nods to Thin Lizzy, UFO, and The Ruts.