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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hear Muse Blend EDM and Metal on Melodramatic ‘Unravelling'
Muse love doing everything all at once, and on 'Unravelling,' their first new music since 2022's Will of the People album, they combine EDM synths, melodramatic rock opera vocals, and shit-kicking prog-metal riffs. And somehow it all works in a way that sounds conspicuously like Muse. The most transcendent moment comes near the end when frontman Matt Bellamy sings, 'Feeling the glow die inside of our bones/This is a hymn for our love with no God and no throne,' in an exultant way right before his guitar digs into a nasty metal breakdown that sounds more like Slipknot than Muse. The group has not yet revealed if the song, produced by Dan Lancaster (Bring Me the Horizon, Blink-182), is foreshadowing a larger project. More from Rolling Stone Zedd Wants to Reintroduce Himself, And He Brought Along Some Pretty Surprising Guests to Help The Killers, Muse, the Lumineers Lead Atlanta's 2023 Shaky Knees Fest Muse's Matt Bellamy Recalls Attending One of Lady Gaga's Early Career Shows: 'I Have Always Been a Little Monster' Muse, which have dates in Europe through July, test-drove the song live at a tour warmup gig at Helsinki's House of Culture last week. They gave it a bigger premiere on June 14, though, when they performed it at Finland's Rockfest for an audience of more than 50,000 people. The song's producer, Lancaster, plays keys and additional live guitar at Muse's live performances. A few years ago, when they were still promoting Will of the People, Muse showed fans just how deeply they could blend genres when they flipped Paul McCartney's 'Live and Let Die' into the ultra-metallic original song, 'Kill or Be Killed.' ''Kill or Be Killed' is Muse at their heaviest,' Bellamy said then. 'We wanted to update our hard rock sound on this album, and with 'Kill or Be Killed' we found a modern metal sound featuring double-bass drum action and even a death growl. Lyrically the song takes influence from my favorite Paul McCartney song 'Live and Let Die,' a dark take on how life's adversity can sometimes bring out the worst human instincts to survival at any costs.' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
A pop-rock lightning rod returns, as polarising as ever
Yungblud, Idols Ever since he exploded onto the scene with his 2018 breakout hit, I Love You, Will You Marry Me, Yungblud has been a lightning rod. An outspoken, gender-bending, genre-hopping pop-punk emo from the English suburbs, Yungblud – real name Dominic Harrison – is a magnet for curiosity and controversy. He's been accused of queerbaiting and fetishising the working class. He has been both celebrated and chastised for his political activism, affronting sincerity, and chameleonic approach to music and fashion. Depending on who you ask, he's a trailblazer or a poser, inauthentic or unapologetically himself. His music runs the gamut – he bounces like a pinball, pinging off David Bowie into Billy Idol, hitting Blink-182 and Machine Gun Kelly, grazing Robert Smith and Harry Styles. He's less an enigma than a graffiti wall, painted over until it becomes something messier and grungier but unmistakably fun and oddly beautiful. The 27-year-old's newest album sees Yungblud embracing his contradictions, whirling through the chaos in search of meaning, and emerging with a carpe diem-style optimism. It's ambitious, diverse and sprawling. But like a restaurant with too many items on the menu, you never quite know what you're going to get. The album opener is Yungblud's most impressive artistic achievement yet. Hello Heaven, Hello is a nine-minute statement of intent, and unlike Green Day's Jesus of Suburbia (which is effectively five mini-songs sewn together), it feels like a complete product from start to finish. It moves seamlessly from early-2000s pop-punk to '80s arena rock, and then shifts down into '90s Britpop. And, somehow, it absolutely works. From there, the album is almost Tarantino-esque, a technicolour pastiche. Yungblud wears his influences on his sleeve, for better and worse.
The Age
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
A pop-rock lightning rod returns, as polarising as ever
Yungblud, Idols Ever since he exploded onto the scene with his 2018 breakout hit, I Love You, Will You Marry Me, Yungblud has been a lightning rod. An outspoken, gender-bending, genre-hopping pop-punk emo from the English suburbs, Yungblud – real name Dominic Harrison – is a magnet for curiosity and controversy. He's been accused of queerbaiting and fetishising the working class. He has been both celebrated and chastised for his political activism, affronting sincerity, and chameleonic approach to music and fashion. Depending on who you ask, he's a trailblazer or a poser, inauthentic or unapologetically himself. His music runs the gamut – he bounces like a pinball, pinging off David Bowie into Billy Idol, hitting Blink-182 and Machine Gun Kelly, grazing Robert Smith and Harry Styles. He's less an enigma than a graffiti wall, painted over until it becomes something messier and grungier but unmistakably fun and oddly beautiful. The 27-year-old's newest album sees Yungblud embracing his contradictions, whirling through the chaos in search of meaning, and emerging with a carpe diem-style optimism. It's ambitious, diverse and sprawling. But like a restaurant with too many items on the menu, you never quite know what you're going to get. The album opener is Yungblud's most impressive artistic achievement yet. Hello Heaven, Hello is a nine-minute statement of intent, and unlike Green Day's Jesus of Suburbia (which is effectively five mini-songs sewn together), it feels like a complete product from start to finish. It moves seamlessly from early-2000s pop-punk to '80s arena rock, and then shifts down into '90s Britpop. And, somehow, it absolutely works. From there, the album is almost Tarantino-esque, a technicolour pastiche. Yungblud wears his influences on his sleeve, for better and worse.
The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Simple Plan unveils first look at documentary
EMO/PUNK rockers come to the front of the moshpit because Simple Plan is back – well, not quite, but the outfit has unveiled the first look at its upcoming documentary Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd. The documentary, which is set to premiere on July 8, is an intimate look into the band's 25-journey, from basement shows in Montreal to global stardom, as the 90s emo/punk rock sensation Fans are in for a treat as the documentary will feature never-seen-before archival footage, along with new interviews with band members and punk rock icons, including Blink-182 Mark Hoppus, punk princess Avril Lavigne, The Offspring Dexter Holland and Noodles, and NOFX Fat Mike. 'We are thrilled to share this first look at our documentary. The film captures our journey, struggles and most memorable moments together. Creating it has been deeply meaningful, and sharing our story is the perfect way to celebrate our 25th anniversary,' shared the band. 'The Kids in the Crowd is about dreaming big and perseverance – it is story of friendship, brotherhood, and music's transformative power.' The band expressed hopes that the documentary will encourage people to believe in themselves and inspire a new generation of passionate dreamers who follow the calling of their hearts... 'maybe even start a band in their own garage or basement' just like Simple Plan did. The documentary also chronicles the creation of hits such as Welcome to My Life, I'd Do Anything and Perfect, which have shaped a generation of emo/punk rockers. Accompanying the documentary, there is an early demo of I'm Just a Kid from the band's multi-platinum 2002 debut album No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls. The Perfect crooner is currently on its Bigger Than You Think! Headline Tour across North America. The documentary will be available for streaming on Prime Video.
The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd takes fans back to punk rock glory
EMO/PUNK rockers come to the front of the moshpit because Simple Plan is back – well, not quite, but the outfit has unveiled the first look at its upcoming documentary Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd. The documentary, which is set to premiere on July 8, is an intimate look into the band's 25-journey, from basement shows in Montreal to global stardom, as the 90s emo/punk rock sensation Fans are in for a treat as the documentary will feature never-seen-before archival footage, along with new interviews with band members and punk rock icons, including Blink-182 Mark Hoppus, punk princess Avril Lavigne, The Offspring Dexter Holland and Noodles, and NOFX Fat Mike. 'We are thrilled to share this first look at our documentary. The film captures our journey, struggles and most memorable moments together. Creating it has been deeply meaningful, and sharing our story is the perfect way to celebrate our 25th anniversary,' shared the band. 'The Kids in the Crowd is about dreaming big and perseverance – it is story of friendship, brotherhood, and music's transformative power.' The band expressed hopes that the documentary will encourage people to believe in themselves and inspire a new generation of passionate dreamers who follow the calling of their hearts... 'maybe even start a band in their own garage or basement' just like Simple Plan did. The documentary also chronicles the creation of hits such as Welcome to My Life, I'd Do Anything and Perfect, which have shaped a generation of emo/punk rockers. Accompanying the documentary, there is an early demo of I'm Just a Kid from the band's multi-platinum 2002 debut album No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls. The Perfect crooner is currently on its Bigger Than You Think! Headline Tour across North America. The documentary will be available for streaming on Prime Video.
