All Time Low on why they didn't delay new album Wake Up, Sunshine: "People are looking for an escape, and this record is that”: Interview

By Shirley Halperin

The 2016 release of Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Batmanglij’s collaborative album, I Had a Dream That You Were Mine, yielded the indie-rock hit “A 1000 Times” and scored an iPhone synch for “In a Black Out.” But after, Leithauser — who released his debut solo album in 2014 after nearly 14 years as lead singer of The Walkmen — struggled to record and release new work. The music came easily, but the lyrics... not at all.

Fiona Apple has released her first new album in eight years. Listen to Fetch The Bolt Cutters below.

The drought is over.

Jon Bon Jovi confirmed to Howard Stern Wednesday that his upcoming album’s release date has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Bing & Ruth, the project led of New York composer David Moore, has announced a new album. Species is out July 17 via 4AD. Moore’s also shared a new video for the new song “I Had No Dream.” Watch it below.

Drake was a virtual guest for Diddy's digital “dance-a-thon,” and he had a few things to say about his upcoming album.

Joan Shelley has released a new live album, recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in December. The full-band performance includes guitarist Nathan Salsburg, Nathan Bowles, Jake Xerxes Fussell, and Anna Krippenstapel, plus guest appearances by Will Oldham and Julia Purcell. Listen to Live at The Bomhard below.

The Strokes are back with The New Abnormal. The New York City rock band’s sixth studio album is produced by Rick Rubin and marks the group’s first full-length release in seven years.

Phoebe Bridgers has announced her sophomore solo album: Punisher is out June 19 via Dead Oceans. The follow-up to Stranger in the Alps includes “Garden Song,” as well as a new track called “Kyoto.” Check out Bridgers’ new “Kyoto” video below. Find physical editions of Punisher at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Cindy Lee, the project of former Women frontperson Patrick Flegel, has released a new album called Cat O’ Nine Tails. Check out a preview collage of the record and a video for one song, “I Don’t Want to Fall in Love Again,” below.

Bethenny Frankel didn’t appreciate the season premiere of “Real Housewives of New York City.” The former Bravo star, 49, blasted the reality series in an interview with “Extra,” saying she felt insulted by the way her cast members talked about her. “The beginning of the show was the proverbial middle finger to me,” she said.

Rapper 2Lee stark recently dropped his first release of 2020, a fire EP titled Whip Test across major streaming platforms to a very warm reception.

Inspirations is a Billboard interview franchise that examines the process behind new standout releases. Since the release of their debut album in 2005, All Time Low’s career has been nonstop.

Baltimore’s All Time Low is back with its eighth studio album, Wake Up, Sunshine. The band collaborated with ​blackbear on “Monsters” and The Band CAMINO on “Favorite Place.”

Los Angeles bassist and singer-songwriter Thundercat returns today with his fourth album, It Is What It Is. The 15-track project includes appearances from Childish Gambino, Steve Lacy, Flying Lotus, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil B, comedian Zack Fox, and more. It’s his first album since 2017’s Drunk.

Greg Fox—the composer and virtuoso drummer for Ex Eye, Liturgy, Zs, and more— has announced a new album. Contact is out May 29 via RVNG Intl. The follow-up to 2017’s The Gradual Progression, Contact was produced and mixed by Randall Dunn. A portion of its proceeds will benefit the Dhamma Dharā Vipassana Meditation Center. Hear the new song “From the Cessation of What” below and scroll down for the tracklist and cover art.

Album release week felt a little different for the 5 Seconds of Summer guys this year. Instead of running around the country performing tracks from their new LP, Calm (which arrived March 27), each of the 5SOS guys were at their respective Los Angeles homes, quarantined as part of the efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.“It’s definitely odd,” frontman Luke Hemmings says over the phone.

Phish will debut their new album, Sigma Oasis, in an online listening party on Wednesday night (April 1) at 9:00 p.m.

Christopher Meloni is bringing his Law & Order: SVU character, Elliot Stabler, back to TV for a new series.