BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 12, 2018
The SoundBard is truly honored to premiere “2020,” an exciting new track from the up-and-coming five-man Hartford, Connecticut-bred prog collective known as Mile Marker Zero. “2020” comes from their sophomore full-length concept album The Fifth Row, which is set to be self-released on March 2, 2018. Consisting of 15 […]
BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 10, 2018
Blue Élan Records has just released a new version of “Rose of Cimarron” from the seminal West Coast country-rock band Poco. This classic track was penned by Poco co-founder, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Rusty Young, and it became the hit title track to Poco’s 1976 studio album. This new recording […]
BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 9. 2018
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be inducting The Cars into their hallowed pantheon in Cleveland this April, and to kick off the celebration a bit early, Rhino will release a pair of expanded editions for two of the band’s most iconic albums — 1981’s Shake It Up and […]
BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Love’s Forever Changes is generally acknowledged today as the Los Angeles-bred psychedelic folk-rock pioneers’ finest achievement, though it was mostly overlooked when it was released in November 1967. However, four decades later, in 2008, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and in 2012, The Library […]
BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 6, 2017
A Perfect Circle plans to release Eat the Elephant, their fourth full-length album and first since 2004’s eMOTIVe, on April 20, 2018, via BMG.
The album arrives following a successful Fall 2017 tour by the outfit helmed by Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel, not to mention the release of “The […]
BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Don McLean is set to release his new album Botanical Gardens on March 23, 2018 via BMG. On it, McLean artfully weaves country, Americana, folk, and boot-stomping rock for the eclectic, American sound that he is known for.
Botanical Gardens, McLean’s 19th studio album and first in 8 years, is one of […]
BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 4, 2018
Albert Hammond Jr’s fourth solo studio album, Francis Trouble, will be made available globally on March 9, 2018, via Red Bull Records. Fans can preorder the album and get an instant download of the track “Muted Beatings.”
Just in case you missed it from the other night, you can watch him […]
BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 3, 2018
To celebrate the beginning of his North American tour, which commences today, February 3, 2018, with his appearance on Cruise To The Edge, Steve Hackett has rerecorded GTR’s 1986 U.S. hit single “When the Heart Rules the Mind,” which reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. You can […]
BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 2, 2018
Chilean prog ensemble Aisles, South America’s most acclaimed prog band of the last 10 years, is premiering the second video of their Live From Estudio del Sur Sessions for the song “Shallow and Daft,” which was originally released on their 2013 album, 4:45 AM. The clip was directed by Bernardo Quesney […]
BY MIKE METTLER – FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Stone Temple Pilots have announced a March 16, 2018 release date for their highly anticipated new self-titled album, Stone Temple Pilots, via Atlantic/Rhino. This effort also marks the band’s first album with their new lead singer, Jeff Gutt.
STP guitarist Dean DeLeo says, “We are thrilled about what lies ahead. […]
