We're going to start posting a round up of everything we loved each week. No specific order but we just wanted to put a little spotlight on some stuff you might enjoy as well.
Hundredth released remix EP of songs from their killer last LP RARE via Hopeless Records. Perfect vibe. Go back and listen to their LP if you haven't.
I forgot to post this last month but I stopped by the @rideorcryco / @emonite offices and had a conversation about life and music. Great people doing cool shit. Go to one of their many events all over the world. Their schedule is at EmoNite.com
We've updated the Spotify playlist with 30 new songs from our favorite bands that are playing Slam Dunk Festival this weekend! Jump over to the playlist and rip some tunes. Hopefully you're lucky enough to attend cause this festival is STACKED!
This past weekend, we got to see one of our favorite bands Panic! At The Disco. They're in the middle of rolling out their new album Pray For The Wicked which comes out June 22nd on Fueled By Ramen and made an appearance at KROQ's Weenie Roast in Carson, CA Saturday night. I've seen Panic more than most bands because I was fortunate enough to have toured the UK with them on their first ever tour there in 2005 opening for The Academy Is. I did merch for them but we sold out in the first 2 days so I just got to hang out but those are stories for another day.
This particular show was special because we were able to bring our daughter right after her birthday party. She just turned 3 and we told her everyone was at the show for her birthday party ;). She's been to a few shows so far in her young life but this one was killer cause she watches Brendon do live streams every so often. She brought left over cupcakes and passed them out to all the Panic guys and crew. It was funny to see her stop in her tracks when she met Brendon because she recognized him from the videos. She challenged her uncle Tony and Kenny to a dance off in the dressing room (evidence below).
Panic killed it as expected. It was great to hear the two new bangers live and the crowd went absolutely nuts. I have no idea how Brendon hits those ridiculous notes in the bridge of Saturday Night but it's amazing to see. Special thanks to uncle Tony for making Sutton's birthday party so fun. Long live Panic! At The Disco
We've updated the Spotify playlist with 30 new songs. So much great new music was released the last week. New releases from State Champs, Fall Out Boy, Knuckle Puck, The Faim, Lume, Panic! At The Disco, Oliver Francis, This Wild Life, Hopesfall, LIMBS, Mayday Parade, Lil Aaron, Jimmy Eat World and a bunch of great bands you should check out! If you are loving new bands, send us a DM on our Instagram at instagram.com/goodfutureclub and we'll add a few every week. We want to make sure to spotlight new hard working bands to give them a boost.
I've always been in awe of how amazing the company Hope For The Day and it's founder Jonny Boucher are. Hope For The Day is a company that's starting the conversations about suicide prevention through outreach and mental health education. Their tag line is "It's Ok Not To Be Ok." They're breaking down the walls of negative stigma and empowering anyone struggling to speak up and get whatever help is needed. Jonny is a force of nature and one of the most passionate people you'll ever meet. If you've been lucky enough to be at a show to see your favorite band and have him come out to introduce them, you've witnessed his positive energy in a powerful and impactful way. We all need more of that in our lives!
This week, they opened a new coffee spot "Sip Of Hope" in Chicago. Why is that important? Because it's the world's first coffee shop where 100% of the proceeds go to supporting proactive suicide prevention and mental health education. If you live in Chicago, stop by 3039 W Fullerton Ave and support this incredible new venture.
I also wanted to share a post Jonny made because it encompasses everything we stand for in setting a goal and achieving it:
"yesterday was proof that whatever you want to do in life, you can do - especially when you surround yourself with the best people that think and act just like you do. the process from original concept to opening the doors was a wild roller coaster that had a lot of lessons, set backs but the more we struggled, the stronger we became because giving up was never an option. thank you to my brother Sammy(team no sleep), our brothers and sisters at Dark Matter Coffee, the HFTD staff for handling things while we worked on this project every day for last 6 months, Kevin + Aaron from JGMA, BK + Steph, Lauren + Matthew and all the donors who back this project. Sip of Hope is officially open daily 6-9, swing by for a cup of freshly roasted coffee and conversation"
We absolutely love this band and everyone involved. They made such a killer record in the vein of mid 2000's post hardcore like The Bled and Poison The Well but with an updated twist. We've been banging our heads since they started rolling it out. Below is the press release from UNFD with tons of great info. Hurry up and check the record on whatever streaming platform you prefer!
Post-hardcore quintet LIMBS has shared the title track from their forthcoming debut full-length album Father’s Son, was released yesterday April 27th via UNFD. The song premiered on triple j’s short.fast.loud and can be streamed below.
Click below to listen to “Father’s Son”.
On the new single, vocalist Chris Costanza shares: “This is not only the title track, but the first song written for the record. It’s gone through numerous changes since it’s initial inception, but the core has remained the same. This song was written after coming up with the initial concept for the full length about 3 years ago.”
Originally formed in 2013 under a different moniker, LIMBS released their debut album entitled Dead Ends before undergoing a fairly drastic lineup change. After taking eight months for reformation, LIMBS regrouped and released their sophomore release, Admission, in late 2014, to copious amounts of positive feedback.
The following year LIMBS toured the DIY circuits relentlessly, dropping singles and gaining fans along the way. After a tour with Saosin, the band recorded a three song EP entitled SLEEP, which was mixed byBeau Burchell (Saosin) and mastered by Mike Kalajian, and was eventually re-recorded with Tim McTague (Underoath).
Flash forward to 2018 and LIMBS have found a new home with UNFD, where they will drop their debut album Father’s Son on April 27. A conceptual album following a young man breaking free from his indoctrinated upbringing, the album explores the harm it causes and the strength in reclaiming your own life.
“It’s loosely based off of some of my own personal experiences and feelings,” explains frontman Chris Costanza. “It begins with the young man feeling distraught and angry after coming to some realizations about his upbringing and the harm it has done to both himself and others. It slowly turns inward as he reflects on himself and takes personal responsibility for his actions and deals with the aftermath of making such a drastic change in his life.”
A brooding and cathartic album Costanza describes as “Norma Jean meets Radiohead”, Father’s Soncame together with help from Tim McTague in the pre-production stages before moving on to record with Beau Burchell – the same team behind SLEEP.
As LIMBS – rounded out by Daniel Nelson (drums), Joshua Kowalski (bass), Jordan Hunter (guitar), and Tyler Martin (guitar) – prepare to spend the next five months criss-crossing the highways of America showcasing Father’s Son with the likes of Underoath, Veil of Maya, and on the Vans Warped Tour, Costanza reflects on the life lessons expressed within the album.
“The biggest lesson I’ve learned is that love comes in many forms. Some people come at love from a religious standpoint, others from a spiritual standpoint, some from a more pragmatic place. But the most important thing I’ve realized is that (at least to me) it shouldn’t matter where that love comes from. Seeing love in so many forms and from so many different viewpoints has been extremely eye opening for me and helped me broaden my view of love and how it’s given/received. I think that’s something I’ll never stop learning.”
We're so stoked to be able to premiere the new music video for our Chicago boys Davlin! These guys have been long time supporters of everything Good Future Club and write some real rippers! For this tune, they tapped our mutual friend Anthony DeMario from Capstan. Do yourself a favor and listen to both band's recent EPs.
This is the Spent, the new music video from Chicago-based post-hardcore/emo band Davlin. It is taken from their second EP, A Lifetime Spent in Gray, and features Capstan’s Anthony DeMario. The video was co-directed by Eric Elkin and Alex Zarek - Elkin capturing the performance aspect whilst Zarek handled the narrative aspects and editing.
Guitarist and vocalist Alex Zarek describes the video’s narrative imagery as a ‘visual representation of the mundane, repetitive nature that exists within the struggles of everyday life.’
“The gray seasons of our lives often last long enough to create a hazy fog that distorts and effects the things we hold close. That abstraction of our emotions can make those stretches of time feel like a blur. It is a sobering feeling to come to terms with the fact that something or someone is truly in a better place without you in their life.”
Anthony DeMario commented on the concepts behind his writing/performance on the song -
“It’s a heavy feeling when you come to the realization that a routine you feel safe with is toxic because we are all resistant to change. This song is a perfect representation of that, and when writing for the part I wanted to bring the element of dealing with these mixed emotions, while still knowing that we can take control of our own lives with certain situations to change for the better.”
A Lifetime Spent in Gray was released independently in February of 2018.
It was recorded and produced by Seth Henderson (Knuckle Puck, Capstan, The Devil Wears Prada), and mastered by Kris Crummett.
The first single and music video, Rain, was released via Dreambound in January. That video can be found here:
Our main dudes in State Champs announced their new record Living Proof this week! They released a new single banger called Dead And Gone. Check the video below. These guys are some the nicest and continue to put on one of the best shows in the genre as well as release tons of new great stuff year after year. This one was written with pop punk gods Mark Hoppus and John Feldmann. You can pre-order their new record from the Pure Noise Records site with a ton of packages here. Rip up the single and see them on Warped Tour all summer long and with Fall Out Boy this fall (out boy). Pop punk jump along.
We've updated the Spotify playlist with 30 new songs. So much great new music was released the last week. New releases from The Wonder Years, Underoath, Panic! At The Disco, Grandson, Culture Abuse, Save Face, The Fever 333, LIMBS, The Get Up Kids, The Front Bottoms, Save Face, familypet, Dance Gavin Dance and a bunch of great bands you should check out! If you are loving new bands, send us a DM on our Instagram at instagram.com/goodfutureclub and we'll add a few every week. We want to make sure to spotlight new hard working bands to give them a boost.
A few weeks back, I got a chance to chat with my dear friends Pat and Garrett from the killer band The Maine. I met these guys 12 years ago as they passed through Illinois on their first ever tour as The Maine. They played a small hole in the wall venue in a strip mall in front of maybe 40 people and it was clear they were going to do something special even that early on. I tried to sign them to Fueled By Ramen all the way back then but they passed (we talk about it in the interview!) We remained great friends for a long time and our paths continually cross. I've used them as an example in a ton of different circumstances because they always find the right way to do things and have grown their fan base by always putting in the extra work and being more creative than a lot of other bands. I highly recommend listening through a bunch of their interviews they've done as they have special insight into a lot of avenues of music. Much respect and enjoy!
PS - There might be a coupon code in the episode as well...
