New Music Fridays: Kyler England, "We Rise Like Smoke"

First Look: The Rescues, "Everything's Gonna Be Better Next Year"

On Friday, The Rescues released a video for their end-of-year jam, "Everything's Gonna Be Better Next Year." But you should enjoy it NOW since the world is scheduled to end on Friday.

Blah Blah Love And War: A Track-By-Track Breakdown With The Rescues

We've got something really special for you today.

To prepare for the recording of Blah Blah Love And War, The Rescues wrote forty songs in two months. From that group, each band member picked their three favorites to record to be part of the album's twelve tracks. Below, Kyler England, Rob Giles, Adrianne Gonzalez, and Gabriel Mann share their thoughts on the inspiration, meaning, and recording of the songs on Blah Blah Love And War.

"Did It Really Even Matter"

I still remember the day in rehearsal when Gabe started playing these open chords on the piano and I was messing around with some nerdy polyrhythm thing on hi hats and kick. Something felt really good, immediately, even in its simplicity. But the song was not simple. I must have rewritten it four or five times before coming up with the structure and final lyric that didn't have to do with racetracks. I think when I am writing about racehorses, I know I have reached an impasse. Math and self-sabotage are much more rock and roll, are they not?--Rob Giles

"Never Let You Go"

A love song about how people stick together regardless of how messed up either one of them may be, or how crazy things get around them. I love so many things about how this came out, and I'm so proud of it - AG and Kyler coming in to harmonize in verse two, I don't know if I've ever heard them sound better. Rob's wonderful acoustic guitar part that enters after the first chorus is just perfect. And the insanity of the ending, also Rob's idea. To me this is a great example of how a germ from one of us grows into something greater than the sum of our parts.--Gabriel Mann

The Rescues, "Everything's Gonna Be Better Next Year"

It's the day after Thanksgiving, so what does that mean? That's right! The start of The Holiday Song Of The Day at Culture Brats!

From now until Christmas, we'll publish a Holiday Song Of The Day in addition to our usual Song Of The Day. To kick things off this year, we've got The Rescues with one of those classic taking stock of everything that's happened during the year and hoping like hell the next year will be better.

From 2012, here's The Rescues with "Everything's Gonna Be Better Next Year."

Enjoy!

The Rescues, "Arrow"

The Rescues, "Can't Stand The Rain"

From 2011, here's The Rescues with "Can't Stand The Rain."

Enjoy!