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Music Review: Stacked Deck: 'House of Cards' is a Winning Hand for Amity Affliction | Rock DNA Magazine | April 28, 2026, 1:50 p.m.
"The Amity Affliction" has returned with their eagerly anticipated release, "House of Cards." It's been three years since their previous release, excluding the 2024 redux of "Let The Ocean Take Me." Much has changed in the band during this time. They welcomed bassist/vocalist Jonathan Reeves, who replaced Ahren Stringer. I was curious to see how the band's chemistry would evolve and whether Jonanthan Reeves' clean vocals would match or surpass Ahren's.
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Music News: THE MAINE TENTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘JOY NEXT DOOR’ OUT NOW | Rock DNA Magazine | April 10, 2026, 3 p.m.
Following the release of standout singles – “Die To Fall,” “Quiet Part Loud” and “Palms,”– today The Maine – John O’Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Jared Monaco, Garrett Nickelsen, and Pat Kirch – proudly unveil their tenth studio LP, Joy Next Door.
“I wanted to make an album that felt like the exact moments I had been wandering in for the better part of the last two years,” O’ Callaghan says of the thrilling new LP. “And for the first time I wanted to speak as honestly as possible without being