Racquet Club and Chris Broach’s SNST list their top LPs of 2017
As the year winds down, we've been asking some artists what their favorite albums of 2017 were, and here's two more lists from two acts who come from '90s emo.
The Jealous Sound
Washed Up Emo preps book ft. interviews w/ American Football, Mineral, Promise Ring & more
The book also features interviews with members of The Get Up Kids, Rainer Maria, Texas is the Reason, Dashboard Confessional, Knapsack, and more.
Five Notable Releases of the Week (9/29)
This week's Notable Releases include a huge artistic jump for Torres, the powerful and unique as ever TWIABP, Knapsack/Jealous Sound offshoot Racquet Club, and more.
Racquet Club (Jealous Sound/Knapsack) announce album & tour, share new song
The new Jealous Sound/Knapsack/Samiam offshoot Racquet Club have announced their debut album and headlining shows, and released the video for new single "Head Full of Bees."
Racquet Club (Jealous Sound, Knapsack) release first song, “Blood On The Moon”
The band have also announced their live debut.
The Jealous Sound are no more, members form Racquet Club
The Jealous Sound's Blair Shehan and Bob Penn have formed a new band with Samiam's Sergie Loobkoff (who also plays with Blair in Knapsack) and Ian Smith.
Rolling Stone lists the best emo albums; Chris Carrabba/Mike Kinsella/Get Up Kids/Saves the Day supergroup opening for The Promise Ring
Rolling Stone picked the 40 greatest emo albums of all time. Plus, an exciting NYC show was announced.
members of Texas is the Reason, Knapsack, Samiam & more covering Dinosaur Jr.’s ‘Where You Been’ LP (stream a track)
Two different sections of the '90s underground, indie rock and emo, will be coming together with a new project called Felled Trees. The band is comprised of members of '90s emo bands Texas is the Reason, Samiam, Knapsack (plus newer bands like Thrice and RX Bandits) and more, and they've come together to record a tribute album to Dinosaur Jr...
Knapsack announce 2013 reunion tour (MHOW included)
As mentioned, '90s emo vets Knapsack (fronted by Blair Shehan, also of The Jealous Sound) are reuniting this year for a fall tour. That tour still hasn't been announced, but Knapsack have just revealed that they'll be coming to NYC for a show on November 17 at Music Hall of Williamsburg...
Knapsack reuniting this year, planning fall tour
As you may know, The Jealous Sound, who fizzled out a bit for most of the mid-late '00s, returned with a new album in 2012 and have been touring like crazy since...