In early 2018, original member Brian Liesegang returned to Filter after 21 years and started working with Patrick on the band’s 8th studio album. The latter mentioned that “Brian and I are making the official follow-up to Short Bus (maybe), called Re-Bus.” Liesegang offered an official statement regarding the project:
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino was nominated for the 2018 Mercury Prize , an annual prize awarded to the year’s best British or Irish album. This became the band’s fourth nomination for the award: the second most nominations received by any act. The album was nominated for Best Alternative Music…
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On February 8, 2018, Tyson Ritter said that the band was no longer signed to Interscope Records, saying that the band intended to release music “without all the politics that come into play when signed to a major label”, citing the process of the label paying top-40 stations to play…
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and performed in Australia in 2018 with indie band WAAX.
In 2018, 311 and the Offspring toured together on the Never-Ending Summer tour. That summer, the Offspring released a cover of 311’s ” Down ” and 311 released a “reggaefied” cover of the Offspring’s ” Self Esteem “. Hexum states that 311 had “the bulk of an album written” and…
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Throughout 2018 the four EPs from the previous year were reissued on CD and bundled together. Many of these songs were later compiled for the digital release of the She is Murder EP.
It released the long-awaited sophomore album in 2018, titled Dictator , under the name “Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway”.
In 2018, Guided by Voices announced the future release of the double album Zeppelin Over China and Warp and Woof for 2019. They also made their 7″ single, “You Own the Night” available for pre-order containing singles from both albums.
In 2018, Duritz became an investor in three wineries based in Napa Valley , California—Elyse Winery, Institution Winery, and Addax Winery—managed by winemaker Russell Bevan.
On March 29, 2018, Polyvinyl Records and Big Scary Monsters announced on their Instagram account that they had signed the band and that new music will be coming soon. The band released a thirteen-minute, four song EP entitled Kicker on June 8, 2018. This was followed by Problems on May…
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