On November 1, 2019, Cold War Kids released their seventh studio album, New Age Norms 1 . The band released “Complainer” and “4th of July” as a double single ahead of its release on June 18. Cold War Kids set a fall U.S. headlining tour to promote the album. The…
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On December 16, 2019, Failure announced their vinyl box set Failure 1992–1996, which includes their albums Comfort , Magnified , and Fantastic Planet . The band was to embark on 2020 residency shows in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City in support of its release, however the COVID-19 pandemic…
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In late 2019 the band reinforced their presence on social media, opening an official account on Instagram, as well as an official channel in YouTube. They also released most of their music albums across different music streaming services, including Apple Music and Spotify .
On November 23, the band announced their forthcoming album, Eye of the Storm . The second single, “Stand Out Fit In”, considered the lead single for the album, was released the same day with a music video. “Change” was also featured on the album. On February 1, 2019, the band…
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In 2019 Grand Funk’s main hit writer, Mark Farner, was handed a legal victory to tour as “Mark Farner’s American Band”, after his ex-bandmates sued him to prevent him from using that name. Farner revealed that since the 2004 lawsuit, he was constantly sued by Brewer and Schacher over the…
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To celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary, a feature film entitled 王様になれ (“Be the King”) with music and original story by Sawao Yamanaka was released in Japan in the Fall season of 2019. Shûji Okui is responsible for the script and direction. The film stars actor Amane Okayama as Yuusuke, a…
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On September 5, 2019, Xbox released a launch trailer for the video game Gears 5 that included a version of Lee’s cover of Fleetwood Mac ‘s ” The Chain “. Initially a solo project by Lee, she then got approval to cover the song with the band and a full…
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Their 30th single, “The World of Mercy”, released on September 18, 2019. They provided a cover of ” National Media Boys ” for the January 29, 2020 Buck-Tick tribute album Parade III ~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick~
On February 13, 2019, Louder Sound asked Lally and Canty about the possibility of Fugazi returning, Lally responded “You never want to say never about anything, because how can you say that about the future? But there does seem to be a lack of time to allow it to happen,…
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In January 2019, the band announced the Moving On! Tour , followed by their first studio album in thirteen years, Who , to critical and commercial success.