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Socratic‘s new album, Spread The Rumors, will be out on May 6th via Drive-Thru Records. Check out the album art and track listing below.
Track Listing
1. Boy In A Magazine
2. Haven’t Seen You In Years
3. May I Bum A Smoke
4. Janis Joplin Hands
5. Long Distance Calls
6. Constant Apology
7. Relevant Elephant
8. Spread The Rumors
9. Don’t Say
10. This Opinion of Mine
11. Diamond In a World of Coal
12. Another Headache
The Cab has posted a new song titled “One of Those Nights” on their MySpace page. The song comes from the bands new album, Whisper War, due out April 29th. The song features guest vocals from Brandon Urie of Panic At The Disco and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. Pre-order the album here, the first 500 customers will receive five custom Whisper War poker cards. Check out the album art for Whisper War below.
Sing It Loud, who recently signed with Epitaph Records, will be releasing their new EP on April 1st. The new release will only be available for digital download and at the band’s upcoming shows.
Produced by Motion City Soundtrack’s Josh Cain and mixed by Mark Trombino (Jimmy Eat World, the Starting Line), the new EP will feature re-recorded versions of the insanely infectious tracks “No One Can Touch Us†(featuring Alex Gaskarth from All Time Low), “Bite Your Lip†and “Come Around†as well as two brand new songs “I’ve Got A Feeling†and “Best Beating Heart.†Check out the album art and track listing below.
Track Listing
1.   No One Can Touch Us (featuring Alex Gaskarth)
2.   I’ve Got A Feeling
3.   Bite Your Lip
4.   Best Beating Heart
5.   Come Around (acoustic)
Sing It Loud Tour Dates:
3/27 — Sluggos — Pensacola, FL
3/28 — Rocketown — Nashville, TN
3/29 — The Village — Little Rock, AR
3/30 — Conservatory — Oklahoma City, OK
4/1 — The Rock — Tucson, AZ
4/2 — Modified — Phoenix, AZ
4/4 — Karma — Victorville, CA
4/8 — Porters Pub — San Diego, CA
4/9 — The Boardwalk — Orangevale, CA
4/10 — Solid Ground Café — Salt Lake City, UT*
4/11 — The Black Sheep — Colorado Springs, CO
4/12 — Sokol — Omaha, NE
4/13 — Picador — Iowa City, IA
4/14 — The House Café — DeKalb, IL
4/15 — The Madhatter — Covington, KY
4/17 — Sector 7G — Augusta, GA
4/19 — The Soapbox Laundro Lounge — Wilmington, NC
4/20 — Jack Rabbits — Jacksonville, FL
4/21 — New Brookland Tavern — West Columbia, SC
4/22 — The Norva Theater — Norfolk, VA
4/23 — Otto Bar — Baltimore, MD
4/24 — Chameleon — Lancaster, PA
4/25 — Jaggard UMC — Altoona, PA
4/26 — Club Infinity — Williamsville, NY
4/27 — Higher Ground — Burlington, VT
4/28 — Brickbox Theater — Rutland, VT*
4/29 — The Living Room — Providence, RI
4/30 — Webster Theatre — Hartford, CT
5/1 — ICC Performance Hall — Allston, MA
5/2 — Trackside Teen Center — Wilton, CT*
5/3 — Bamboozle — East Rutherford, NJ
*Sing It Loud headlines
Equal Vision Records has signed Cinematic Sunrise, the pop-rock sensation side project of Craig Owens and Bradley Bell vocalist and keyboardist (respectively) of Chiodos.
Cinematic Sunrise is Craig Owens, vocals; Bradley Bell, keyboards; Bryan Beeler, guitar; Marcus Vankirk, bass; and Dave Shapiro, drums recorded the 6-track set themselves with Beeler in the role of producer/engineer. The debut EP (title TBA) is set for a May 13, 2008 release. Check out the album art and tour dates below.
Headlining w/My American Heart, Daphne Loves Derby
May 15 Tinley Park, IL Mojo’s Rock House
May 16 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
May 17 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
May 18 S. Hackensack, NJ School Of Rock
May 19 Philadelphia, PA World Cafà Live
May 20 Troy, NY Revolution Hall
May 21 New York, NY Blender Theatre at Gramercy
May 23 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
May 24 Dallas, TX The Door
May 25 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
May 27 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
May 28 San Diego, CA Soma Sidestage
May 29 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
May 31 W. Hollywood, CA The Troubadour
w/Vans Warped Tour SmartPunk Stage
Jul 10 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
Jul 11 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
Jul 12 Miami, FL Bicentennial Park
Jul 13 St. Augustine, FL St. Johns County Fairgrounds
Jul 14 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 15 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 16 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
Showbread has posted two new songs from their upcoming albums, Anorexia, Nervosa, on their MySpace page. The songs, both titled “The Pig”, have stories to go along with them which you can read here. Check out the album art for the albums below.
Forever The Sickest Kids are supporting the Alternative Press tour with All Time Low, The Rocket Summer, The Matches, and Sonny. Check out the dates below. You can hear a clip of “Believe Me, I’m Lying†from their summer EP, Television Off, Party On, at the links below.
Their debut full length, Underdog Alma Mater is releasing on April 29th. Check out the album art below.
Tour Dates
Fri/3-14 Houston, TX Warehouse
Sun/3-16 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
Tue/3-18 Tucson, AZ Rialto
Wed/3-19 Phoenix, AZ Marquee
Thu/3-20 Las Vegas, NV Jillians
Fri/3-21 San Diego, CA Soma
Sat/3-22 Bakersfield, CA Golden State Hall
Mon/3-24 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
Tue/3-25 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda
Wed/3-26 San Francisco, CA Regency at Grand Ballroom
Thu/3-27 Sacramento, CA Boardwalk
Fri/3-28 Portland, OR Hawthorne
Sat/3-29 Seattle, WA Showbox
Mon/3-31 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon
Tue/4-1 Denver, CO Boulder Theatre
Wed/4-2 Des Moines, IA Peoples Court
Thu/4-3 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
Fri/4-4 Detroit, MI St Andrews
Sat/4-5 Toronto, ON Phoenix Theatre
Sun/4-6 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
Tue/4-8 Worcester, MA Palladium
Wed/4-9 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Thu/4-10 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Fri/4-11 Philadelphia, PA TLA
Sun/4-13 Norfolk, VA NorVa
Tue/4-15 Charlotte, NC Tremont
Wed/4-16 Louisville, KY Headliners
Thu/4-17 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Fri/4-18 Orlando, FL House Of Blues
Sat/4-19 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Sun/4-20 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
Wed/4-23 St. Louis, MO Pops
Thu/4-24 Loves Park, IL Forest Hills Lodge
Fri/4-25 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
Sat/4-26 Columbus, OH Newport Music News
Sun/4-27 Buffalo, NY Club Infinity
Tue/4-29 Hartford, CT venue TBA
Wed/4-30 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
Thu/5-1 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel
Fri/5-2 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
We Shot The Moon‘s new album, Fear and Love, will be released on April 29th. Check out the album art below.
The Fold will be releasing an iTunes exclusive EP later this year. The EP will be titled Stargazer. Check out the album art below.
Search The City have posted a new song titled “Son Of A Gun” on their MySpace page. The bands new album, A Fire So Big The Heavens Can See It, will be in stores on April 1st via Tooth & Nail Records. Check out the album art below.
Run Kid Run have set April 29th as the release date for their new album, Love at the Core. Check out the album art below.
