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Texas Headhunters have released their new song “Favored Nation,” coinciding with the arrival of their sophomore album, Rise and Shine, out October 9 via Hardcharger / Blue Élan Records.

The Texas blues rock trio, featuring Ian Moore, Johnny Moeller, and Jesse Dayton, return with their second album following their self-titled debut.

Written by Moore, “Favored Nation” opens with an uptempo shuffle before shifting into a Merseybeat-inspired groove. The song draws from Moore’s diverse musical influences, combining elements of blues, rock, and alternative music.

“Growing up in Austin, I got into mod rock and alternative,” Moore says. “Sure, I loved Howlin’ Wolf and Buddy Guy, but I also loved the Jam, Rockpile and X. That’s kind of what the song is about – how if you go looking for the truth, you realize you aren’t just one thing; you’re a combination of everything.”

Moore recently spoke with Blues Rock Review about his battle with spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological voice disorder that makes speaking difficult while leaving his ability to sing largely unaffected. During the interview, Moore discussed how the condition has impacted his life and career.

Watch the interview below.

“Favored Nation” is one of several original compositions featured on Rise and Shine. Dayton contributes “Cut N Run,” influenced by Freddie King and Billy Gibbons, along with the blues and psychobilly-inspired “I Did It Anyway.” Moeller takes the lead on “Drive You Crazy,” the title track, and the instrumental “Funky So N So.” Moore also contributes “Bigshot,” which draws inspiration from Bo Diddley.

Texas Headhunters once again self-produced the album, with Michael Archer on bass and Jay Moeller on drums. The band recorded the material with an emphasis on capturing the chemistry of their live performances.

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Alanis Morissette is here to remind you of the Christ-mess that you left when you went away. Look, you try to come up with a better pun. Go ahead. I’ll wait. No? You can’t? You thought of Jingled Little Pill and realized it was hopeless? Yeah, that’s what I thought. My friend, this is what I do. I am a professional. Alanis Morissette announces her first-ever holiday album, and I give you “the Christ-mess that you left when you went away.” That’s not just great music blogging. That’s a Christmas miracle.

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Posted on October 9th 2026, 5:14pm

As Rock Sound releases a tribute to Fall Out Boy in the form of ‘Made In Chicago’, vocalist Patrick Stump has reflected on how it feels to hear their songs presented in a different way.

‘Made In Chicago’ brings together contemporaries, friends and bands Fall Out Boy have inspired to put their own spin on classics from across their career.

And after listening to the record himself. Patrick had this to say about what he heard:

“It’s amazing how different some of it is and how close some of it is. It was really a trip hearing Gabe [Cobra Starship]. That was so weird, and Daisy Grenade. Hearing the different voices do the songs, hearing some of the different guitar work choices.

“It’s always neat to hear somebody interpret your song differently. The ‘Takeover…’ one is really interesting. It’s very different, and I thought that was really cool. It’s interesting to hear where someone goes with it.

“A crazy thing that anyone would do that. I’m excited, and it’s all surreal.”

Is there any bigger praise than that?

Here is what the full tracklisting for the album looks like:

1. Cobra Starship – I Don’t Care
2. Emi Grace – Dance Dance
3. nothing,nowhere. – The Patron Saint Of Liars And Fakes
4. Beauty School Dropout – The Takeover, The Break’s Over
5. Pool Kids – This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Armss Race
6. Vienna Vienna – Chicago Is So Two Years Ago
7. Daisy Grenade – Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying
8. Against The Current – Thnks Fr Th Mmrs

You can order your copy now with a special magazine featuring four new career-spanning solo interviews with Patrick, Pete Wentz, Andy Hurley and Joe Trohman, alongside never before seen archive photos from their earliest days together.

Get yours at SHOP.ROCKSOUND.TV

Plus, you can honour this special milestone with our ‘Made In Chicago’ merch capsule collection featuring world exclusive t-shirt, hoodie and cap designs.

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In addition to ‘Made In Chicago’, a Rock Sound tribute to Fall Out Boy, we have worked with the band to put together a merch capsule to celebrate their roots and their legacy.

As well as a magazine, with four new career-spanning solo interviews with Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Andy Hurley and Joe Trohman alongside never-before-seen archive photos from their earliest days together, and CD featuring. cover versions performed by their contemporaries, friends and bands they inspired, there is a whole host of merch you can pick up too.

It’s all available now at SHOP.ROCKSOUND.TV

The post Made In Chicago: The Merch Capsule appeared first on Rock Sound.

Greetings, Decibel readers!

We have a lot of great stuff for you this week. A very busy Frenchman is back at it again. A group of Swedish veterans are back with d-beats. A fiery death metal beast has awoken to devour us all. It’s gonna be great!

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Esoctrilihum – Annochiül Xar Sorthïlazur 

There’s only a few things you can always count on in life: death, taxes, and a new Esoctrilihum album every year. Sometimes you’ll even get two! And you can always count on it being worth listening to and exploring. Of all of Asthâghul’s output, this is probably the most cinematic offering he’s given us. But don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s a smooth ride. No, there’s still plenty of unrelenting brutality and mind-bending musicianship to be found here.

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Graveyard – Fever

Is there a new wave of 1960s rock happening nowadays? At this point, I assume there’s a new wave of all styles happening all at once. But let’s not theorize about stuck culture right now, let’s just rock! Graveyard unearths the classic sounds of The Doors, The MC5 and blends it with the noisy garage-rock bands that were bashing away a few years earlier.

Stream: Apple Music

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In Obscurity Revealed – Caustic Maelstrom

I mean, longtime readers of this column know I’ll always feature anything that sounds like this. If you’ve got a band that takes Incantation, Formulas-era Morbid Angel, and throws in just enough black metal to give it a bestial quality — I’m going to talk about it. So you should go listen to it.

Stream: Apple Music

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Margarita – Abysses of Melancholia

From our full-album stream:

This sludgy offering is performed by a trio of women—Karen Verdier-Désérable (guitar/vocals), Julie Appéré (bass/vocals/synth), Julie Picard (drums/SPD) — who channel the retro doom of female fronted acts like Blood Ceremony, as well as the grungy skronk of Babes in Toyland and early Hole. It’s moody, melancholic and crushing, taking the vibe from haunting to frightening over the course of nearly 40 minutes.

Stream: Apple Music

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Wolfbrigade – Howl from Underground

Classic Swedish crust meets classic Swedish death metal. Essential listening for anyone who longs for the d-beat divebombs of bands like Anti-Cimex and Skitsystem but also craves the riffing power of Dismember and Entombed.

Stream: Apple Music

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