Less Than Jake, Youth Fountain, Koyo, More To Appear On Pure Noise Records/Pabst Blue Ribbon Cover Comp ‘Dead Formats Vol. 2″

It’s back!

Last year, indie label Pure Noise Records (’68, Galactic Empire, The Pink Spiders) and beer brand Pabst Blue Ribbon teamed up to create Dead Formats Vol. 1, a covers compilation featuring Pure Noise acts covering songs from the 90s and 2000s. As stated by Rock ‘N’ Load Mag, “The concept with Volume 1 was originally curated as a way for fans to discover new, like-minded bands, the same way legendary comps like Atticus’ Dragging The Lake, Punk O Rama, or the Vans Warped Tour Compilations did in the 90s and 2000s.” And now they’re back with another volume.

PBR and PNR announced on Tuesday that Dead Formats Vol. 2 is coming out on September 1st. They have already released three songs from the album, including ska-punk band Less Than Jake’s cover of The Kinks’ “Come Dancing”, pop-punk group Knuckle Puck’s rendition of Third Eye Blind’s “Losing A Whole Year”, and indie pop band Lavalove’s version of Nirvana’s “Lithium”. You can listen to these covers below.

Volume 2 also features bands like The Early November, Koyo, Action/Adventure, Youth Fountain, Mugshot, The Chisel, Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Mint Green, Sad Park, The Bouncing Souls, and more. Check out the tracklist below.

1. Less Than Jake “Come Dancing” (The Kinks Cover)
2. Knuckle Puck “Losing A Whole Year” (Third Eye Blind Cover)
3. Lavalove “Lithium” (Nirvana Cover)
4. The Chisel “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” (Elton John Cover)
5. Koyo “Do You Still Hate Me?” (Jawbreaker Cover)
6. Prince Daddy and the Hyena “You Get What You Give” (New Radicals Cover)
7. The Early November “Bizarre Love Triangle” (New Order Cover)
8. The Seafloor Cinema “Cute Without The ‘E’” (Taking Back Sunday Cover)
9. Belmont “Lying From You” (Linkin Park Cover)
10. Mugshot “Get This” (Slipknot Cover)
11. Action/Adventure “Hanging By A Moment” (Lifehouse Cover)
12. Youth Fountain “Look What Happened” (Less Than Jake Cover)
13. Mint Green “Drive” (Incubus Cover)
14. Sad Park “Sink To The Bottom” (Fountains Of Wayne Cover)
15. The Bouncing Souls  “In The Dark” (Toots And The Maytals Cover)

Pre-orders are now available. Click here to place your order.

Last August, Dead Formats Vol. 1 was released. It showcased bands like Four Year Strong, Drug Church, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Chamber, and State Champs covering songs by popular artists like My Chemical Romance, Blink-182, Rancid, The All-American Rejects, and Descendents.

Bruce Springsteen Announces New Solo Album

The Boss is back.

Legendary musician Bruce Springsteen is dropping a brand new record this year. His first album in five years, Western Stars, comes out June 14 on Columbia Records (Bring Me The Horizon, Lil Nas X, Vampire Weekend). Western Stars is Springsteen’s nineteenth solo album.

The album consists of 13 tracks based on “late ‘60s and early ‘70s” pop records. It was produced by Ron Aniello (Barenaked Ladies, Lifehouse, Sixpence None The Richer) who also worked on The Boss’s last solo record 2014’s High Hopes.

In a statement about his new album, Springsteen said, “This record is a return to my solo recordings featuring character driven songs and sweeping, cinematic orchestral arrangements. It’s a jewel box of a record.”

“Hello Sunshine”, the first single off of Western Stars, comes out tomorrow.

Check out the artwork and track listing below.

1. Hitch Hikin’
2. The Wayfarer
3. Tucson Train
4. Western Stars
5. Sleepy Joe’s Café
6. Drive Fast (The Stuntman)
7. Chasin’ Wild Horses
8. Sundown
9. Somewhere North of Nashville
10. Stones
11. There Goes My Miracle
12. Hello Sunshine
13. Moonlight Motel