The '80s are back. We hear power-ballad synths and firework drum fills in song after song on the radio today - and honestly, we love it. We see fashion trends from 35 years ago, pastel and neon color schemes are shining on our high-tech phones, and even our movies are taking after the Flash Gordons and Breakfast Clubs of yesteryear. The area that this revival hasn't fully hit yet, however, is rock. Migrant Motel is here to fix that.

"Different Kind of Leather" is a new bridge between 1980s pop rock and new wave, blues-driven, whiskey rock. With the verse leaning on a classic overdriven bass line and snappy electric drum samples reminiscent of an 808, you can't help but bop your head along. Then the chorus roars in, and David Stewart Jr.'s falsetto and Chava's drums mixed with a pinch of synth create a nostalgic cocktail best shaken, not stirred.

Even the lyrics alone point to a story of how music trends are changing and becoming a twisted and engaging version of what has inspired our current artists in their youth. ​

If you look at these lines with the lens of the music industry as a whole, you can see a sort of mutation that Migrant Motel is alluding to. The different kind of leather we wear is an iteration on what came before, what drove new musicians to create and model their work on. It all seems new and foreign, but there is always that underlying feeling of remembering the past, and improving upon its successes and failures alike. 

But don't just take our word for it. Check out the full music video at the top of this article!

Migrant Motel will be playing some very exciting shows in the near future:

• The Viper Room on May 1st
• Brooklyn Bowl on May 4th
• Various concerts in Mexico, including one SoFar show

Click the button below to grab your tickets to their Las Vegas performance, where they will be opening for Buckcherry and Joyous Wolf!

Over their nine studio album career, Skillet have had their fair share of successful arena anthems. The band is keeping that tradition strong with their latest single "Feel Invincible." The tune is the first to be released in anticipation of the band's tenth studio album Unleashed available August 5th. The band has also released a second single, "Stars" which can be heard here. 

*Warning: The video below has the potential to cause seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.*

After a 2015 line up change that left I See Stars guitarist Jimmy Gregerson and screamer/keyboardist Zach Johnson out of a gig, the metalcore veterans have returned in a big way with "Mobbin' Out".  The track combines classic I See Stars punk influenced vocals guided by the band's signature electro-hardcore filter, check out the video and leave your comments below!