Here’s one for our eighteen-plus readers. At long last, the video for City and Colour’s track “Fragile Bird” has finally surfaced. (We’re at the point where I don’t have to tell you that City and Colour is the solo project of Dallas Green from Alexisonfire, right?)

Why is this an “eighteen-plus” story? Well, the video (while artsy and tasteful and pretty awesome) features some rather sexually suggestive imagery and brief scenes of frontal female nudity. Assuming you’re age appropriate, click here to check it out.

“Fragile Bird” appears on City and Colour’s forthcoming release “Little Hell,” due out June 7th on Vagrant Records.

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In keeping with the recent theme, Adam and John of Long Island’s Taking Back Sunday have posted video of an acoustic rendition of a TBS tune. This time, the song is entitled “Best Places To Be A Mom.” It’s a new track, set to appear on the band’s forthcoming self-titled release. Also, it looks like the video was recorded in the closet in their apartment. Anyway, you can check it out here.

“Taking Back Sunday” is slated for a June 28th release through Warner Bros. Records.

Boston punk n’ roll group The Tin Thistles! will release their upcoming EP “We Were Promised Better” on June 24th.

You can stream the song “Accidents Happen” which will appear on the EP here.

The band also posted their previous EP entitled “At The Bottom” for free download here.

SoCal punk band Break The Cycle recently released their new full-length album entitled “Stand Up or Stand Aside”.

You can stream the new songs “A Poet’s Gift,” “A Man’s Search,” “Oppressed Logic,” (featuring Eddie Casillas) “That Kid” and “We Know” off the album right here.

The album was produced by Voodoo Glow Skulls guitarist, Eddie Casillas.

Taylor, MI’s I Am Abomination will release their new concept based, digital  EP entitled “Passion Of The Heist” on July 19th through Good Fight Music. Here’s what vocalist,  Phil Druyor had to say about the EP:

“We’ve had such an amazing time putting hard work into this album, and we can’t wait for people to hear it.” Guitarist Nick Sampson adds, “This is the first time we’ve ever sat down to write an album with no outside opinion, and it turned out awesome.”

You can check the tracklist for the EP here.  The band’s latest album was 2010’s “To Our Forefathers.”

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Norwegian melodic hardcore punk act, Death is not Glamorous have announced that they will release their new album “Spring Forward” on June 15th through Cobra Music.

You can stream the song “Invincible Summer” off the album right here.

The band latest release was their 2008 EP “Soft Clicks” which they’ve posted as a free download here.

D.C. hardcore outfit Scream will be releasing a new “Complete Control Sessions” EP on 10” vinyl and via digital download on August 16th, 2011 through Side One Dummy Records. The band recorded the record in former drummer Dave Grohl’s basement this past February.

You can snap a free download of their new song “Stopwatch” as well as watch a studio video from the band here.

The EP will include 7 songs and is the band’s first effort since 1993′s “Fumble.” It will include the band’s original lineup (vocalist Pete Stahl, guitarist Franz Stahl, bassist Skeeter Thompson, drummer Kent Stax) as well as newcomer guitarist Clint Walsh.

DIY progressive-punkers Bomb The Music Industry! are giving away a test pressing of their upcoming album “Vacation” via a singing contest. To win a test pressing of “Vacation” you’ll have to sing over the first single “Vocal Coach” off the album.

Click here for more details.

The album is set to be released digitally on band leader Jeff Rosenstock’s own label Quote Unquote Records this July. The band last released their EP “Adults” earlier this year.

Last March we reported that The Plexikill (featuring Madcap ex vocalist Alfredo Gonzalez) had posted a new song entitled “No Elegant Solution” off their upcoming full-length album tentatively titled “City of the Lost.”

Well now the band are streaming the title track off the album “City of the Lost” and you can listen to it here.

The album is set to drop sometime this summer.

Michigan pop punk group The Swellers were recently interviewed in which they talk about their upcoming album “Good For Me,” being in studio, music scenes, free style rap, funny stories, loving fans and more.

You can watch the interview here.

“Good For Me” is due out June 14th via Fueled By Ramen.

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