ATP! Lists: 10 Must-See Acts at Vans Warped Tour 2014

Nick Santino (Playing: All dates)
Words: Victoria Mier

Though Nick Santino is probably best known for his sweet voice on tracks like “Baby Blue Eyes” from his former position as A Rocket To The Moon’s lead singer, his new music is just as great, if a little different. He’ll be playing on Warped Tour’s Acoustic Basement, and if you haven’t listened to his latest EP, The Ones You Meet Along The Way, now’s the time to grab a copy to make sure you can sing along to his set on Warped. Santino has taken a folksy, country outlook on pop/rock, which has really given the young musician a chance to show off his skills as a singer/songwriter. Since his tunes are a little mellower than the other bands you might be seeing on Warped, Santino’s well-crafted ballads will serve as some downtime between all your moshing and crowd surfing. That said, don’t forget he toured the world with A Rocket To The Moon and peaked at #4 on iTunes’ singer/songwriter charts with The Ones You Meet Along The Way, so it’s safe to say Santino will certainly put on a show. Make sure you stop by Warped Tour’s Acoustic Basement to see him in action!

ATP! 2014: Albums Of The Year

2014 has been an especially good year for music. From newcomers to long-established artists, independent releases to massive commercial hits, the last twelve months has been a relentless torrent of incredible albums. It hasn’t been easy trying to pick our favorites, which means the ones that made it are extra special.

So, without further ado, here are our top ten albums of 2014:

ATP! Album Review: Against The Current - Gravity EP

There’s a new band that should be on your radar, a band ready to break down the barriers between pop and rock music, and they’re about to do so with a new EP called Gravity. They’re called Against The Current, and they’re an infectious pop-rock trio about to make some waves.

Their impressive EP opens with its title track and lead single, “Gravity,” which will have you clapping along from the outset (literally, it begins with hand claps). Chrissy Costanza’s vocals are delicate and twee as they take you through the first verse. Don’t for a second think this is some sort of soft pop record though, as the chorus really explodes, transforming the track into a punchy anthem, full of energy and life.

ATP! 2014: Albums Of The Year (Staff)

Tori Mier

10. Imogen Heap - Sparks
9. MisterWives - Reflections
8. PVRIS - White Noise
7. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack
6. Tweedy - Sukierae
5. Bleachers - Strange Desire
4. You+Me - rose ave.
3. Lunatic - KONGOS
2. Taylor Swift - 1989
1. Hozier - S/T

ATP! 2013: Albums Of The Year (Staff)

Jon Ableson (Editor)

1. Paramore - S/T
2. Adventures - Clear My Head With You (EP)
3. Julia Brown - to be close to you (EP)
4. Demi Lovato - DEMI
5. Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob
6. Echosmith - Talking Dreams
7. Cassadee Pope - Frame By Frame
8. Tonight Alive - The Other Side
9. The Maine - Forever Halloween
10. The 1975 - S/T

Emma Garland (Co-Editor)

1. Elvis Depressedly – Holo Pleasures
2. Chance the Rapper – Acid Rap
3. Nai Harvest – Whatever
4. Joanna Gruesome – Weird Sister
5. Julia Brown – to be close to you
6. Coma Cinema – Posthumous Release
7. Kanye West – Yeezus
8. Milk Music – Cruise Your Illusion
9. Radiator Hospital - Something Wild
10. Waxahatchee – Cerulean Salt

Gina Catalano

1. Paramore - S/T
2. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady
3. Fall Out Boy - Save Rock and Roll
4. Echosmith - Talking Dreams
5. The Maine - Forever Halloween
6. Josiah Leming - Listen Close Live
7. States - Paradigm
8. The 1975 - S/T
9. The Summer Set - Legendary
10. William Beckett - Genuine and Counterfeit

Victoria Patneaude

1. (TIE) Bastille - Bad Blood and The 1975- S/T
3. Twenty One Pilots - Vessel
4. Arctic Monkeys - AM
5. Fall Out Boy - Save Rock and Roll
6. I See Stars - New Demons
7. Kings of Leon - Mechanical Bull
8. The Neighbourhood - I Love You
9. The Maine - Forever Halloween
10. One Direction - Midnight Memories

Jordan Wyman

1. Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob
2. CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe
3. Alunageorge - Body Music
4. Foals - Holy Fire
5. Lorde - Pure Heroine
6. Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience Part 2/2
7. Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time
8. City & Colour - Hurry and the Harm
9. A$AP Rocky - LONG.LIVE.A$AP.
10. Icona Pop - This Is...

Cara Friedman

1. The Maine - Forever Halloween
2. 30 Seconds To Mars - Love Lust Faith and Dreams
3. Mayday Parade - Monsters In The Closet
4. Lydia - Devil
5. The 1975 - S/T
6. Andrew Belle - Blackbear
7. Local Natives- Hummingbird
8. The Neighbourhood - I Love You
9. Iron and Wine - Ghost on Ghost
10. Justin Timberlake- The 20/20 Experience Part 1 of 2

Tamsyn Wilce

1. Paramore - S/T
2. The 1975 - S/T
3. A Day To Remember - Common Courtesy
4. We Are Fiction - One For Sorrow
5. The Hype Theory - Captives
6. Daughter - If You Leave
7. CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe
8. Mallory Knox - Signals
9. Gabrielle Aplin - English Rain
10. Bastille - Bad Blood

Melissa Jones

1. Balance & Composure - The Things We Think We’re Missing
2. Daylight - Jar
3. The Story So Far  - What You Don’t See
4. The Wonder Years - The Greatest Generation
5. Paramore - S/T
6. Tonight Alive - The Other Side
7. Fall Out Boy - Save Rock and Roll
8. Silverstein - This is How The Wind Shifts
9. The Maine - Forever Halloween
10. Senses Fail - Renacer

Claire Louise Sheridan

1. Paramore - S/T
2. Fall Out Boy - Save Rock and Roll
3. Transit - Young New England
4. Tonight Alive - The Other Side
5. Funeral For A Friend - Conduit
6. Lights -Siberia (Acoustic)
7. Panic! At The Disco - Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!
8. Bastille - Bad Blood
9. Echosmith - Talking Dreams
10. We Are Fiction - One For Sorrow

Trace William Cowen

1. Kanye West - Yeezus
2. Childish Gambino - Because the Internet
3. Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob
4. Wavves - Afraid of Heights
5. Twenty One Pilots - Vessel
6. Pusha T - My Name is My Name
7. The 1975 - S/T
8. M.I.A. - Matangi
9. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap
10. Lorde - Pure Heroine

ATP! Essential Listening: Years & Years

In January 2014, London electro-pop trio Years & Years released their debut single “Real” and started gaining hype across the internet. After this publicity, they signed to Polydor Records and released further singles “Take Shelter” and “Desire.” Twelve months later, in January 2015, the band have just won the BBC Sound of 2015, been nominated for the BRITS Critics Choice Award and have topped every single ‘Tops for 2015’ list going. They sold out their entire debut UK headline tour months before it even starts and tickets for their 2000 capacity London show in June sold out in ten minutes. Not bad for a band who’ve yet to release an album.

Years & Years formed after beat makers Michael Goldsworthy and Emre Turkmen heard vocalist Olly Alexander singing in the shower and agreed to let him join their band. Little did they know that was the best decision they would ever make, as within months they became the buzz on every music lovers lips. Last year saw them tour with Sam Smith, Clean Bandit and MØ – plus Ellie Goulding has declared herself a massive fan. Still not persuaded?

ATP! Essential Listening: Saint Raymond

With 2015 just around the corner, there are various names on everyone’s lips as to who is going to make it big in the music world – one of those being indie-pop singer- songwriter Saint Raymond.

Hailing from the UK, Saint Raymond’s positive, upbeat anthems have seen praise from critics everywhere and gained him the hottest tour support slots with acts that include Haim and a little well-known guy named Ed Sheeran.

ATP! Album Review: Fall Out Boy - Save Rock And Roll

It’s probably been one of the hottest comebacks of the year so far. They managed to sell out a show at The Roxy in -2 minutes, (because they have the skills to defy real time) and Patrick Stump has blossomed into a grade A babe. The return of Fall Out Boy has boosted the morale of many through this ongoing winter and there’s nothing like a brand spanking new album to please music lovers everywhere. But will it really save rock and roll?

Save Rock And Roll starts with ‘The Phoenix,’ the video for which was recently released and includes Patrick losing his hand and the whole band being abducted in a “WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?!?” type storyline. It’s a punchy opener and sets the album up for a whole lot of rage filled guitar anthems.

ATP! Album Review: A Day To Remember – Common Courtesy

Having spent months battling a court case with their label Victory Records, it’s been a nail-biting few weeks for A Day To Remember, who up until recently had no idea if they’d even be able to release their new album Common Courtesy. Thankfully the music gods (and a judge) have allowed them to lay down their well-constructed mess of pop-punk and hardcore to be unleashed to its fans. But is it worth all the stress and hard work?

Common Courtesy opens in a blistering A Day To Remember fashion, with the punchy guitar rhythms of ‘City of Ocala’ and a “FUCK YEAH” to throw you right into the whirlpool of pop-mosh goodness. Already from the outset it’s proven that A Day To Remember have returned with a massive bunch of solid anthems squeezed into their fifth record.

ATP Album Review: 5 Seconds Of Summer – S/T

5 Seconds Of Summer. Are they Pop? Are they Rock? Who knows? Who really cares? What we really care about is that their debut, self-titled album has finally dropped. After the incredible amount of hype built around the band courtesy of their two huge singles, "She Looks So Perfect" and "Don’t Stop" the excitement for the band’s debut has reached fever level, but does it live up to the hype?

The album opens in a tremendous fashion, launching into the single that made them the well-established band that they are now, "She Looks So Perfect" is still one of the strongest pop songs to come out of the past six months and "Don’t Stop" - it’s follower, has proved that 5 Seconds Of Summer are going to be more than a one-hit-wonder.

ATP! 2013: Albums Of The Year

2013 has been an especially good year for music. From newcomers to long-established artists, independent releases to massive commercial hits, the last twelve months has been a relentless torrent of incredible albums. It hasn’t been easy trying to pick our favorites, which means the ones that made it are extra special.

So, without further ado, here are our top ten albums of 2013:

ATP! Album Review: Demi Lovato - Demi

Demi Lovato first flew into the spotlight when she was picked up by the magical hands of Disney along with the likes of Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron. Fast forward a few years and she is now focusing solely on her music career attacking the music industry with her fourth studio album, which has all the makings for a perfect pop record.

Demi opens with the first single released from the album, ‘Heart Attack,’ telling tales of the woe’s of falling in love, mixing it with acoustic guitar melodies and a chorus that allows Demi to belt out the notes, impressing us with the power in her voice. The following tracks, ‘Made In The USA’ and ‘Without The Love’ are nothing to rant and rave about, they do their part in filling the album with easy-on-the-ear songs, but don’t do much to stop you from hovering over the skip button.

ATP! Interview: 5 Seconds Of Summer

Before we go any further, don’t automatically dismiss 5 Seconds Of Summer as just another boyband making pop music. Actually, let’s just eradicate the word ‘boyband,’ because that is something they are not. 5 Seconds Of Summer are four teenagers from the sunny shores of Australia that are fulfilling their childhood dreams of making music, music that fuses the best bits of pop and rock to create the upbeat melodies that the quartet so easily deliver. Alter The Press hopped over to London recently to catch up with the boys at a ping-pong bar. No, seriously.

With the release of last years EP Somewhere New and having recently dropped the video for their forthcoming single "She Looks So Perfect" obviously we wanted to get the gossip on what we can expect from the debut album.

ATP! Lists: 10 Acts We'd Like To See Play Warped Tour

Good Charlotte
Words: Claire Louise Sheridan
Back in the day when Good Charlotte burst onto the scene, they were just about the most non-conformist thing about life EVER. Well... perhaps if you were a pre-teen girl. But isn't that what Warped was like? When you cast your mind back, don't you picture the thrill you got when you first heard about the festival, and how much you WISHED you were cool enough to go? No? Okay, perhaps the pre-teen girl thing has struck again.

ATP! Lists: 10 Must-Hear Acts at Riot Fest 2013

Fall Out Boy (Playing: September 13th)
Words by: Gina Catalano

Chicago has been the talk of the town this year with its second Stanley Cup victory in three years, its backdrop for the fourth Transformers movie, and its biggest headlining festival and carnival the city has seen. To top that off, hometown heroes Fall Out Boy will be back in the area for Riot Fest during a day off from their fall arena tour. While they won’t have opening acts Panic! At The Disco and twentyonepilots with them, the crowd should expect nothing less than pure entertainment from the punk-rock quartet.

After a four-year hiatus, the band made an unforgettable comeback this past February by torching their previous albums at the location where Comiskey Park once stood and announcing they were back with their new album, Save Rock and Roll. In the six months since, the band has showed the world that while they have grown as artists and bandmates, they are still the same band whose lyrics and melodies help heal the soul and set the mind to believe that anything is possible. Believers never die, after all. Now, while the man behind the Riot Fest Twitter account begs for a Jesse and the Rippers performance, can we start a petition to get Elton John on stage during Fall Out Boy’s set? Anyone? Bueller?

ATP! Lists: 10 Must-Hear Acts at Skate and Surf Festival 2013

Glassjaw (Playing: Sunday, May 19th)
Words by Emma Garland

I don’t think we’re ever gonna get this third full-length album but whatever, Glassjaw already have enough solid material to play back-to-back for an entire afternoon and you wouldn’t get bored once. Also on that note, they always seem to throw a curveball into their setlists whether it’s the lesser-performed 'Ry Ry’s Song' or a cover of 'Woman' by 108, so there’s always a curious sense of unpredictability about their live performances.