Anxious' long awaited sophomore album Bambi is out today. Bambi follows the band's acclaimed 2022 full-length, Little Green House, and finds them fully embracing the widescreen alternative rock songwriting they've always hinted at. Bambi is an album of growth and depth that's sonically ambitious while further amplifying the seamless combination of hardcore grit and classic emo dynamism that's made Anxious such a beloved young band.

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Here’s what the experts are saying:

“it’s the best pop rock album that’s come out in 2025" - Ian Cohen Pitchfork/Indiecast Podcast

"The range of influences on Bambi is wider than on Little Green House, and the end result is something that sounds even more original. Bambi requires a little more patience than Little Green House did, and Anxious have earned it” - BrooklynVegan

"The five-piece retains the hardcore at their core while injecting it with an explosive poppiness. On their latest song, Anxious do indeed take a big swing. They don’t miss” - UPROXX

Anxious hits the road next month, touring North America with Ultra Q and Stateside. Check out the dates below and get info on the show closest to you at anxiousband.com

Upcoming Shows:

02/20 New York, NY @ Rough Trade NYC (in-store)
03/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Ukie Club *
03/12 Washington, DC @ Songbyrd *
03/13 Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall *
03/14 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle *
03/15 Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5 *
03/16 Nashville, TN @ Drkmttr *
03/18 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada *
03/19 Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room *
03/21 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge *
03/22 San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room *
03/23 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex *
03/25 San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar
03/28 Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall *
03/29 Seattle, WA @ Madam Lou's *
03/31 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *
04/02 Denver, CO @ Globe Hall *
04/05 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry *
04/06 Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge *
04/07 Hamtramck, MI @ Sanctuary Detroit *
04/08 Lakewood, OH @ Mahall's *
04/10 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom *
04/11 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair *

* w/ Ultra Q, Stateside

Posted: February 21, 2025

Chicago rock institution Pelican have announced that their first full length in six years, Flickering Resonance, is set for release May 16 via RFC, and unveiled plans for US and EU tours this Summer to follow their run supporting Russian Circles this March (full tour dates below). With founding guitarist Laurent Schroeder-Lebec rejoining the band for his first full length since 2009’s What We All Come To Need, the album’s eight songs tap into the spirit of their formative era when Schroeder-Lebec teamed with fellow guitarist Trevor Shelley de Brauw and brothers Bryan and Larry Herweg (on bass and drums respectively) during the heyday of Chicago’s all ages hub Fireside Bowl. The venue’s variegated booking style would often result in post-hardcore, space-rock, indie, metal, and emo bands sharing bills, unwittingly providing a vast template of influences for the young band. "A lot of people didn’t hear it at first,” says Schroeder-Lebec of the band’s roots in a panoply of punk-related subgenres. “I was like, well, I guess the metal world is where we fit. But now we're more willing to acknowledge all the suits we’re wearing.”

Posted: February 12, 2025

Connecticut punk upstarts, Anxious, are gearing up for their highly anticipated sophomore album, Bambi, due out February 21. Today they're sharing another massive single "Some Girls" along with an in-depth interview via Stereogum.

Bambi follows Anxious' acclaimed 2022 full-length, Little Green House, and finds the band fully embracing the widescreen alternative rock songwriting they've always hinted at. It's a record of growth and depth that's sonically ambitious while further amplifying the seamless combination of hardcore grit and classic emo dynamism that's made them such a beloved young band.

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Earlier singles "Counting Sheep" and "Head & Spine" introduced Anxious' next chapter (and drew praise from the likes of Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, Uproxx, Alt Press, and more) and now "Some Girls" further expands Bambi's sonic world. The song begins with a plaintive riff before exploding into a sky-high chorus of layered harmonies and powerful guitars, drawing on influences like Jimmy Eat World, Third Eye Blind, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Beach Boys, and coming out sounding more definitively like Anxious than ever.

Stereogum praised Bambi, calling it, "...the kind of sophomore album that you always hope a young emo band will make. That means it’s bigger, catchier, follows more threads, yet doesn’t sand down the rougher edges that were on their also-awesome debut, 2022’s Little Green House — it just makes them hit harder through more sophisticated songcraft.”

Upcoming Tour Dates:
2/1/25 Boston, MA - Something in the Way Fest
3/11/25 Philadelphia, PA @ Ukie Club
3/12/25 Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
3/13/25 Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
3/14/25 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle - Back Room
3/15/25 Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
3/16/25 Nashville, TN @ Drkmttr
3/18/25 Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
3/19/25 Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room
3/21/25 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
3/22/25 San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room at House of Blues San Diego
3/23/25 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
3/25/25 San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall
3/28/25 Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
3/29/25 Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou's
3/31/25 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
4/2/25 Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
4/5/25 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
4/6/25 Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge
4/7/25 Hamtramck, MI @ Sanctuary Detroit
4/8/25 Lakewood, OH @ Mahall's
4/10/25 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
4/11/25 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

Posted: January 15, 2025

Runnner can't stop moving. Last year Los Angeles-based songwriter / producer / multi-instrumentalist Noah Weinman released an ambient album (Starsdust) and a improvisational performance album (Dust 2), and a stripped down single "Untitled October Song." Today, Weinman is back with "Coinstar" a massive new song that announces the start of Runnner's next chapter.

Runnner's 2024 may have delved more into Weinman's more experimental side, but "Coinstar" makes it clear that this year he'll be going in a different direction. The widescreen song roars to life with vibrant guitars and sweeping atmospherics that recall the heyday of early 2000s indie rock, all bolstered by Weinman's warm voice and deeply earnest lyricism. It's a truly huge sounding track that demands to be played loudly with the windows down--and it's just the beginning.

Weinman discussed the new song's sound and lyrics, saying:

"When I first wrote this song I was very excited. It felt like a flying train (if that makes sense). I quickly made a demo at home and thought about finishing it the way I so often did, but I wanted to see how far I could push it. To really pack that punch with big guitars and that soaring pedal steel from Tommy. It’s the first song I’ve done since starting Runnner that I really wanted to do in a studio to get that big sound.

To me this song is about trying merge the parts of me that crave stability and comfort (wanting to one day have a family and settle down and all that) with the parts that want to keep touring and living this kind of exciting troubadour life. What I sometimes jokingly call my romantic life vs my Romantic life. I always saw myself as someone who would have a family but I also acknowledge that basically all the steps I’ve taken in my adult life seem to oppose that. So in the song I’m seeking answers in coin flips and laughing at myself for the futility."

Posted: January 14, 2025

Initially only announcing 6 shows, Turnover have added an additional 33 dates to their US "Peripheral Vision" tour, with support on select shows from Citizen, Balance & Composure, Horse Jumper of Love, Tigers Jaw and Keep, with. more support acts TBA.

Standard and VIP tickets are on sale now.

Posted: January 14, 2025

Great Grandpa announce their highly-anticipated new album, Patience, Moonbeam, out March 28th via Run For Cover Records, and present a rollicking new single, “Junior.” Patience, Moonbeam is Great Grandpa’s first record in five years. The band has been on a clear trajectory of both refining and re-defining their sonic identity, from the sparkling pop-grunge of their first record Plastic Cough (2017), to the sprawling indie rock of critically acclaimed Four of Arrows (2019). Patience, Moonbeam delivers on that promise, taking the band’s DNA and elevating it. It’s prismatic and deeply moving — the sound of lifelong friends and collaborators growing up and growing together.

With Patience, Moonbeam, Great Grandpa has crafted a triumphant document of what happens when your collaborators become your chosen family. When you make the decision to return to each other even after the winds of change have taken you apart. When you find that growing up and out in different directions only brings you closer together. “We’re all like individual swinging pendulums,” says Dylan, “and every now and then we come into sync for a few rotations. Sometimes it’s two of us, sometimes three of us, often it’s not any of us. But when it does come together, it’s really beautiful.” The result is Great Grandpa’s most ambitious and confident-sounding album yet.

Posted: January 08, 2025

We know what you're thinking--who would release a Christmas song the day after Christmas?? Well Sun June and Advance Base want to let you know, in the most gorgeous way possible, that "Christmas Is Over."

"Christmas Is Over" is the perfect way to indulge in the post-holiday blues before getting back to real life. It's a sparse duet built on gentle keyboards and a hazy drum machine beat, leaving plenty of room for Sun June's Laura Colwell and Advance Base's Owen Ashworth to weave their warm voices together like a fuzzy blanket on a snowy day.

Posted: January 02, 2025

Turnover have announced the first string of shows celebrating 10 years of their iconic sophomore LP "Peripheral Vision". Tickets are available now for the first six shows at www.turnovermusic.net

Posted: December 10, 2024

Horrible Occurrences marks the first full-length of Advance Base originals since 2018's Animal Companionship, and it's well worth the wait. Full of richly detailed sounds and lyrics, it's a beautiful and deeply human record highlighting everything that's so unique about Ashworth's writing and way with melody. 

Horrible Occurrences is concept album set in the fictional town of Richmond, which Ashworth describes as a "place where all the bad memories live" and its early singles "The Year I Lived In Richmond" and "Brian's Golden Hour" have introduced some of the scenes and characters (as well as drawing attention from the likes of Stereogum, The FADER, BrooklynVegan, Paste Magazine, and more). "The Tooth Fairy" arrives alongside a music video created by Nathania Rubin and continues to expand the album's cast. The track offers another melancholy tale that's sure to leave listeners heartbroken yet ready to visit Richmond in full this Friday.

Posted: December 06, 2024

Connecticut's favorite punks, Anxious, recently announced their sophomore album, Bambi, due out February 21st via Run For Cover Records, and today they're back with the record's gigantic second single, "Head & Spine."

Bambi follows Anxious' acclaimed 2022 full-length, Little Green House, and finds the band fully embracing the widescreen alternative rock songwriting they've always hinted at. It's a record of growth and depth that's sonically ambitious while further amplifying the seamless combination of hardcore grit and classic emo dynamism that's made them such a beloved young band.

The record's lead single "Counting Sheep" drew praise from the likes of Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, Uproxx, Alt Press, and more, and now "Head & Spine" provides another taste of Anxious' musical level-up. The mid-album standout opens with the combination of powerhouse guitars and shimmering textures that defines Bambi's sonic world, and quickly arrives at the kind of sky-high chorus that the band truly excel at. It's another example of Bambi's maximalist direction and influences—everything from Jimmy Eat World and Third Eye Blind, to The Smashing Pumpkins and even The Beach Boys—while sounding definitively like Anxious.

Posted: December 04, 2024