Animal Collective share new single and announce UK and European tour

Sharon Van Etten has shared her new single ‘Porta’ and announced a set of UK tour dates – you can check out both below.The track is Van Etten’s first new music release of 2022, and it follows on from her May 2021 team-up with Angel Olsen on ‘Like I Used To’.Produced by Van Etten (vocals, synths, drum machines) and Daniel Knowles (synths), and backed by her live band of Jorge Balbi (drums), Charley Damski (guitars) and Devin Hoff (bass), ‘Porta’ was written in 2020, Van Etten says, “at one of my lowest lows”.“For most of my adult life I have struggled with bouts of depression and anxiety and coping mechanisms, and I sometimes let those dark moments get the best of me,” she explained in a statement. “During this time I felt very dissociated.

Alt-J have shared a dreamy new single today (February 7) – listen to ‘The Actor’.It’s the final song to be released from the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Dream’, which arrives this Friday (February 11) via Infectious Music/BMG. It’s available to pre-order now.Describing the inspiration behind ‘The Actor’, the group said: “Hollywood, 1982.

Foals have teased a trance-y new single called ‘2AM’ – listen to it below.The group shared a short video clip featuring frontman Yannis Philippakis soundtracked by a trance-led new single, which was captioned “#2AM.”You can listen to it here:A post shared by FOALS (@foals) Back in December, Foals shared a new remix of their recent single ‘Wake Me Up’ by Gaspard Augé and Victor Le Masne.The Oxford band returned with the track in November, marking their first material since 2019’s sister albums ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost: Part One’ and ‘Part Two’.The remix was a disco-tinged, synth-filled reimagining of ‘Wake Me Up’ courtesy of Augé and Le Masne, who are renowned for their work with Justice and Housse de Racket.The duo have previously remixed Jungle‘s ‘Keep Moving’ as well as Myd and Mac DeMarco‘s collaborative song ‘Moving Men’.The original ‘Wake Me Up’ landed at Number 12 in NME‘s 50 best songs of 2021 list. It was described as “the spiritual sequel to dancier moments like ‘My Number’ and ‘In Degrees’, but in truth it’s the fully realised disco infiltrator they’ve always threatened to write.” Speaking to NME upon its release, frontman Philippakis explained: “We just really wanted to write transporter music that would just take us out of that room and the current time and the whole situation with the pandemic.“We wanted to be transported anywhere else.

If you listen to his new single, If You Ever Change Your Mind, then one thing becomes clear - Calum Scott has really gone through it. 

Disney Television Animation has promoted longtime Disney exec Sarah Finn to SVP, Production, from her most recent VP role.

Nova Twins have announced details of their much-anticipated second album ‘Supernova’, plus visuals for an intense new single ‘K.M.B.’.The track, which stands for ‘Kill My Boyfriend’, comes with visuals that sees various people who have murdered their partners enlisting the duo to help clean up the aftermath.“’K.M.B.’ will stitch-up the hearts of the heartbroken, teaching the ones who broke it a lesson”, said Nova Twins of the visuals.“Inspired by the sound and feel of the ’90s, we wrote and filmed our version of a playful horror movie. Think Mean Girls meets Clueless meets Pulp Fiction. Somewhere between those storylines is where you will find ‘K.M.B.’”‘Supernova’ will be released on June 17 via Marshall Music, and will also include the single ‘Antagonist’, released last November.

Arlo Parks has released her first new music of 2022, a single titled ‘Softly’ – you can watch the song’s video below.The follow-up to the Mercury Prize winner’s critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’, is a juxtaposing track that pairs an upbeat, sunny backdrop with tender lyrics about a relationship losing its fire.“‘Softly’ is a song about yearning, about how fragile you feel in the dying days of a relationship when you’re still desperately in love,” Parks said of the new track. “The song is about how it feels to brace yourself before the blow of a break up and reminisce about the days where it all felt luminous.”The track arrives alongside a warm, sparse, and surreal video, set to what looks like a busy US city before it unravels, directed by Zhang and Knight.You can watch the video for ‘Softly’ below:Speaking to NME in December 2021, Parks discussed the evolution of her songwriting.“My sonic palettes and tastes have definitely expanded, and the kind of music that I want to make has changed,” she told NME.

Bright Eyes have announced plans to reissue their entire back catalogue.The band – comprised of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcot – will reissue all nine of their studio albums along with a Companion EP for each LP featuring new recordings of songs from the original release plus a cover version from an artist they found particularly inspiring at the time.They will kick off the campaign on May 27, with their first three albums – ‘A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997’, 1998’s ‘Letting Off The Happiness’ and 2000 LP ‘Fevers And Mirrors’. You can view a trailer for their reissues below.The band have also shared new recordings of ‘Falling Out Of Love At This Volume’, ‘Contrast And Compare’ featuring Waxahatchee and ‘Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh’ with Phoebe Bridgers, from the six track Companion EPS all of which you can listen to below.“It’s a meaningful way to connect with the past that doesn’t feel totally nostalgic and self-indulgent,” says Oberst of the series.

BBC Three is back on the box and the channel’s return wouldn’t be complete without a new show from veteran presenter Stacey Dooley.The 35-year-old – who has carved out a career for herself through her cutting edge documentary making and girl-next-door presenting style – now hosts Hungry For It.The new cooking competition gives 10 aspiring chefs from across the UK a chance to upskill and put their talents to the test.The contestants will all live together during the competition and the winner will walk away with a life-changing prize to help them carve out a career in the food industry. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Paul Plunkett In today’s high-tech world, there are as many ways to make an animated film as there are film genres. Each year’s top animated features span everything from family fare to real-life documentaries and everything in between, and today’s animation directors have as many, or as few, tools at their disposal to tell their stories as they want.For Sony Pictures Animation’s “The Mitchells vs.

Feeder have shared their new single, ‘The Healing’, taken from their forthcoming album, ‘Torpedo’.The video for the track, which you can watch below, sees the band performing on the rooftop of a building.The song follows previous tasters from their 11th studio album – ‘Wall Of Silence’, ‘Magpie’ and the record’s title track.Speaking about their latest single, frontman Grant Nicholas said: “When writing ‘The Healing’ I definitely had a rock musical/film track in my head. I wanted to take the listener on a real journey with this song.”He continued: “It touches on the current world and climate we live in and also the issues and situations we are facing from day to day.

The Smile, the side project of Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood with Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, have released their new single ‘The Smoke’ – you can hear the track below.The song is the follow-up to the trio’s debut single ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’, which arrived earlier this month.A lyric video for ‘The Smoke’ has been released today (January 27) to accompany the new track, with the clip being created by the BAFTA-winning writer and director Mark Jenkin.You can listen to The Smile’s ‘The Smoke’ below.The Smile’s three sold-out live shows in London this weekend (January 29-30) will be livestreamed online to a global audience.The livestreams, which will be directed by the award-winning Paul Dugdale and produced by Driift, will be available to watch at home and in select independent venues and cinemas across the UK, US and Europe.The Smoke (more on that later) at production rehearsals for this weekend… pic.twitter.com/WXJNhkLbsq— The Smile (@thesmiletheband) January 27, 2022You can find further information about the livestreams and screenings by heading here, and see this weekend’s broadcast schedule below.BROADCAST #1: London – 8pm Sat. / New York – 3pm Sat. / Los Angeles – 12pm Sat. / Sydney – 7am Sun. / Tokyo – 5am Sun.BROADCAST #2: London – 1am Sun. / New York – 8pm Sat. / Los Angeles – 5pm Sat. / Sydney – 12pm Sun. / Tokyo – 10am Sun.BROADCAST #3: London – 11am Sun. / New York – 6am Sun. / Los Angeles – 3am Sun. / Sydney – 10pm Sun. / Tokyo – 8pm Sun. Yorke performed The Smile’s ‘Free In The Knowledge’ at the Royal Albert Hall back in October as part of the Letters Live event, footage of which was released last month.

Rex Orange County has announced details of his new album ‘Who Cares?’ and shared the first track from it in ‘Keep It Up’.The artist last released a record with his 2020 ‘Live At Radio City Music Hall’ EP, which was recorded at his pair of sold-out shows at the New York venue that same year.Rex’s fourth album, ‘Who Cares?’ will be released on March 11 via Sony. It was made in Amsterdam in collaboration with Benny Sings, whom the musician previously worked with on his 2017 platinum-selling breakout single ‘Loving Is Easy’.The record will also feature a new collaboration with Tyler, The Creator in ‘Open A Window’ – the first time the British artist and US rapper have worked together since the latter’s 2017 album ‘Flower Boy’.‘Keep It Up’ opens with lush string melodies before a bassline groove and synth chords drop in in their place.

Warpaint are set to return today (January 26) with a new single called ‘Champion’.The Los Angeles four-piece made their long-awaited return in 2021, sharing new single ‘Lilys’ and announcing details of a UK and European headline tour for this year.The band are currently working on the follow-up to their 2016 album ‘Heads Up’, and the band spoke to 6 Music about the influences behind ‘Champion’, which will debut later today on Maryanne Hobbs’ BBC Radio 6 Music show.They said that ‘Champion’ is about “being a champion to oneself and for others. We are all in this together, life is too short not to strive for excellence in all that we do.”"Being a champion to oneself and for others.

Denzel Curry has shared a new single, ‘Walkin’, the first to be lifted from his forthcoming album ‘Melt My Eyez See Your Future’.The new cut sees the Florida-raised rapper deliver a powerhouse vocal performance, spitting rapid-fire bars above an atmospheric, Kal Banx-produced beat.‘Walkin’ arrives alongside a sci-fi and western-themed video directed by Adrian Villagomez, in which Curry journeys across a desolate desert planet before a final confrontation with John Wayne. Watch that below:Curry announced ‘Melt My Eyez See Your Future’ earlier this month with a teaser video, revealing the album would feature contributions from T-Pain, Slowthai, Rico Nasty, Kenny Beats, JPEGMAFIA, Thundercat, Robert Glasper and more.

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Bob Marley‘s face – check it out below.The shirt, created in collaboration with the Marley family and Universal Music Group’s merchandise division Bravado, commemorates the reggae legend’s last-ever outdoor gig, which took place at the team’s stadium, Dalymount Park, in 1980.Daniel Lambert, COO of Bohemian FC, said of the shirt: “It brings me enormous joy to unveil this jersey today following years of work on the idea. The Marley concert at Dalymount is one of Ireland’s truly special musical events, his only ever Irish show and, sadly, his last ever outdoor one.“His love of football is widely known to all, and that he played on our famous pitch before the concert, the same turf that some of the world’s best players have graced such as Pele, Best and Zidane is amazing.”Of the famous 1980 gig, promoter Pat Egan added: “I think this is a brilliant thing in terms of the memories of the day, the first major worldwide star to play an open air gig in Ireland.“It will be an iconic shirt and help keep the Marley legend alive and well on our island.

Conan Gray has shared a new single in ‘Jigsaw’, another preview of his upcoming second album – scroll down the page to listen to it now.The track marks the pop star’s first material of the year, following several singles being released in 2021.“You took every part of me, all the things you need / Then the rest you discard,” he sings on ‘Jigsaw’, backed by big rock guitars. “I look in the mirror, now I’m just a jigsaw.”“I wrote ‘Jigsaw’ originally as a bit of a diary entry rant for myself,” he said in a press release. “I’d spent my entire life contorting myself and changing everything I used to be in order to make everybody happy.

Jamie T has teased the arrival of some new music alongside news of a 15th anniversary reissue of his seminal debut, ‘Panic Prevention’.The South London musician’s critically acclaimed first LP was originally released on January 29, 2007, and was hugely influential on the UK scene, mixing punk, hardcore, rap, and indie; cutting the tracks up with a variety of iconic samples.Taking to social media earlier today (January 21), Jamie T (real name Jamie Treays) announced that an anniversary edition of the LP will be available from January 28 on limited 12-inch and double CD.“I’ve just had an email from my manager, I’m just going to read it out to you. ‘For the announcement, you need to say – obviously in your own words – that the 29th of January will be the 15th anniversary of ‘Panic Prevention’.