Candy Pop (EP)
''Candy Pop'' is the fourth EP by American rock band Awolnation. It was released on November 10, 2023. Background In late 2022, Awolnation released two new singles: "Freaking Me Out" and "We Are All Insane". On September 22, 2023, they released the single "Candy Pop" and announced the EP of the same name that day. It is the band's first EP in over a decade. Musically, the EP returns to a more electronic sound reminiscent of the band's early work. Frontman Aaron Bruno describes the title track as "a story about escaping from never-ending technological advancements and constant connectivity and scrutiny… The adventure of a lifetime can come from ‘tuning out." Subsequently, the intention with “Candy Pop” was to create a song that epitomizes the seductive nature of pop music and pop culture, while pointing out the absurdity of it all at once. Track listing Personnel * Aaron Bruno Aaron Richard Bruno (born November 11, 1978) is an American musician who is the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Better Noise Music
Better Noise Music is the rebranded and re-organized record label founded in 2006 by Allen Kovac, CEO of 10th Street Entertainment. The label was previously known as Eleven Seven Label Group with Eleven Seven, Five Seven and Better Noise Records as imprints. They are an artist development label, developing new bands in the rock music genre. The label recently announced an expanded alliance with FUGA and was named 2019 Active Rock Label of the Year for the second consecutive year. In early 2020, Kovac launched sister company, Better Noise Films. The Eleven Seven Music label was the home of recording artists Papa Roach, and others. History ''Eleven Seven Label Group'' was founded in 2006 by Allen Kovac, CEO of 10th Street Entertainment, as the American parent company of a group of rock and alternative rock record labels. It is seen as a successor to Kovac's earlier label, Beyond Music, which existed between 1998 and 2002. Eleven Seven Label Group was named ''Billboard'' magazin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aaron Bruno
Aaron Richard Bruno (born November 11, 1978) is an American musician who is the founder, lead singer and last remaining original member of Awolnation. He is also currently the vocalist of the hardcore band, The Barbarians of California, along with other members of Awolnation. He is a former member of the indie rock band Under the Influence of Giants, the post-grunge band Home Town Hero, and the post-hardcore band Insurgence. Early life and education Bruno was born and raised in Westlake Village, a city west of Los Angeles. He started playing guitar before he was 10 years old. He was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder in high school. During high school Bruno was nicknamed "AWOL" for leaving parties early and used this nickname in rap battles. Bruno failed his Spanish I class second year of high school. It was during his time retaking the class in summer school where he would meet lifelong friend Drew Stewart. Bruno and Stewart immediately hit it off after realizing the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers, And Me
''My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers, and Me'' is a covers album by American rock band Awolnation, and is their fifth studio album overall. It was released on May 6, 2022. Background The album was recorded virtually with several artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Awolnation's frontman Aaron Bruno said that working on the album was "fun" and "therapeutic", and was "a nice alternative to “looking at negative news all the time and living in a constant state of panic.”” Release and promotion The band's cover of "Drive" was originally released in 2019 along with the single "California Halo Blue", which was included on their previous album. On January 20, 2022, the band released a cover of "Wind of Change" by Scorpions, featuring members of Portugal. The Man and Brandon Boyd of Incubus, and is the first song from the covers album. On February 27, 2022, the band released the second song, a cover of Midnight Oil's " Beds Are Burning", featuring Tim McIlrath of Rise Against. On ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Phantom Five
''The Phantom Five'' is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Awolnation. It was released on August 30, 2024. Background The first single from the album, "Panoramic View", was released on March 29, 2024. On May 23, 2024, the album's title and cover art were revealed. A week later, on May 31 the band released the single "Jump Sit Stand March", which features Emily Armstrong of the band Dead Sara, and later Linkin Park. According to Awolnation's frontman Aaron Bruno, the song is about "overstimulation and being frustrated with having to please everybody's virtues all at the same time." Bruno stated that ''The Phantom Five'' will most likely be the final Awolnation album, though he may still continue to write music for other projects. He described the record as "almost a 'greatest hits' album, in the sense that it offers something for everyone who has followed the band's arc in its celebrated, shape-shifting way." On July 19, the band released another single, "I Am H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Extended Play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal". An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 revolutions per minute, rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm LP record, long play (LP), but , also applies to mid-length Compact disc, CDs and Music download, downloads. EPs are considered "less expensive and less time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop, they are usually referred to as Mini-LP, mini-albums. Background History EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records, were Vertic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elohim (musician)
Elohim is an American electropop recording artist, DJ, producer and singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. Career At the age of five, Elohim began playing the piano and writing songs. She suffered from severe anxiety for most of her life, and has used music as a way to cope. The stage name "Elohim" is one of the Hebrew names for "God". The name inspired Elohim and moved her "in a really deep way" as it brought her "strength, solace, beauty and confidence." Elohim's debut single is "Xanax", which was released in 2015 alongside other singles such as "She Talks Too Much" and "Bridge and the Wall", that are from her self-titled 2016 debut extended play. She also released "Half Love" as a single from her self-titled 2018 debut studio album. Elohim independently released the first part of her two-part album "Braindead" on May 10, 2019. In commemoration of Mental Health Awareness month, proceeds of the EP went towards various mental health initiatives. The EP deals heavily with the th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Isaac Carpenter (drummer)
Isaac Heath Carpenter (born August 29, 1979) is an American musician, producer, and audio engineer. He is best known as the current drummer for Guns N' Roses, following a decade-long stint with Awolnation. He is also the former drummer for the alternative rock group Gosling (band), Gosling as well as its previous incarnation Gosling (band), Loudermilk. He previously played with Loaded (band), Duff McKagan's Loaded as well as Adam Lambert's live band and he has performed and/or recorded with The Exies, Ours (band), Ours, Seaspin, Black Lab, Marion Raven, Tyga and Unified Theory (band), Unified Theory among others. Biography Loudermilk & Gosling (1995–2006) In 1995, friends Davey Ingersoll (vocals, guitar), Mark Watrous (guitar), Shane Middleton (bass) and Carpenter formed the hard rock quartet Loudermilk in the Tri-Cities, Washington, Tri-Cities of Washington (U.S. state), Washington. Initially formed as a Guns N' Roses cover band, with the name .22s and Tulips, in high ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 EPs
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |