2019, entitled “Got Back.”The concert will kick off in April in Washington and run through June.“I said at the end of the last tour that I’d see you next time,” the 79-year-old said in a press release. “I said I was going to get back to you.
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Bright Eyes have shared three new songs ahead of an extensive reissue project set to roll-out across the coming year. The band, fronted by Conor Oberst, will re-release all nine of their studio albums in what is being described as a "Companion" seriesw with each release being accompanied by an EP of new recordings. The first three Bright Eyes albums, A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997, Letting Off The Happiness, and 2000's Fevers and Mirrors, will be reissued on May 27.
Today the group shares reworked versions of "Falling Out of Love At This Volume," "Contrast And Compare" featuring Waxahatchee and "Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh" featuring Phoebe Bridgers. Read Next: Bright Eyes share new song “Miracle of Life” in support of Planned Parenthood Bridgers, with whom Oberst recorded an album as Better Oblivion Community Center in 2020, features heavily across the upcoming EPs. See below for the full tracklisting information.
Release dates for the next six re-releases are TBC. In total the band will release 54 new recordings over the coming year as part of the "Companion" EPs. “It’s a meaningful way to connect with the past that doesn’t feel totally nostalgic and self-indulgent,” Oberst said in a statement.
“We are taking these songs and making them interesting to us all over again. I like that. I like a challenge.
2019, entitled “Got Back.”The concert will kick off in April in Washington and run through June.“I said at the end of the last tour that I’d see you next time,” the 79-year-old said in a press release. “I said I was going to get back to you.
Vaccinations, masks and Covid tests are out at this year’s Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, according to postings on their respective official web sites.
Last year, Phoebe Bridgers was hit with a $3.8 million defamation suit filed by Chris Nelson, a producer and studio owner. The suit stemmed from posts on Bridgers' Instagram account: in one Instagram story, she claimed to have witnessed Nelson engaging in "abuse" including "grooming, stealing, [and] violence." Nelson's lawsuit also alleged that Bridgers used her account to broadcast claims made by Nelson's ex-girlfriend Emily Bannon reportedly accusing him of murder, assault, and fraud.
Phoebe Bridgers has hit back at a defamation lawsuit filed against her last year by recording engineer Chris Nelson. Seeking to have that lawsuit dismissed, Bridgers says that she believes statements she made about Nelson on Instagram were all true, and that his lawsuit should be dismissed on so called anti-SLAPP grounds.In his lawsuit last year, Nelson – who owns the Sound Space recording studio in LA – said that his first contact with Bridgers related to a possible musical collaboration.
Phoebe Bridgers has said that she stands by her comments about recording studio owner Chris Nelson, which led him to sue her for defamation.On Instagram in October 2020, Bridgers directed her followers to a thread by her friend Emily Bannon, which Nelson claimed was defamatory.Nelson subsequently sued Bridgers for defamation and is seeking $3.8million (£2.8million) in damages. He claims Bridgers “intentionally used her high-profile public platform on Instagram to publish false and defamatory statements” about him “in order to destroy his reputation”.Now, in a sworn declaration filed yesterday (February 14), Bridgers responded, saying: “I believe that the statements I made in my Instagram story are true.
Chubby and The Gang have shared a new three-track EP, ‘Labour Of Love’.The EP arrived on all major streaming platforms on Monday (February 14), alongside a fresh music video for the project’s lead single, ‘Who Loves Ya? (Coup d’état)’.The ‘Labour Of Love’ EP is rounded out by ‘Twice Shy’, a punchy track about being hurt by love and now being skeptical of all relationships, and ‘Ain’t There No One?’, which chronicles the search for someone to “fix a lonely heart”.Listen to the ‘Labour Of Love’ EP below.The music video for ‘Who Loves Ya? (Coup d’état)’ was filmed and edited by the band’s tour manager during their recent run of shows supporting Turnstile, per a press release.Released on Valentine’s Day, ‘Who Loves Ya (Coup d’état)’ aims to spotlight “all the angles of love. Warts and all,” according to frontman Charlie Manning Walker.
Ibeyi have shared a new single – listen to ‘Sister 2 Sister’ below.It comes as the Afro-French Cuban musical duo – comprising twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz – also unveiled details of a new album ‘Spell 31’, which arrives on May 6 via XL. You can pre-order the album here.The album has been made with longtime producer Richard Russell and features guests including Jorja Smith, Pa Salieu and Berwyn.Listen to ‘Sister 2 Sister’ and see the full album track listing below.Tracklist1. ‘Sangoma’2. ‘O Inle’3. ‘Made Of Gold’ (Feat. Pa Salieu)4. ‘Sister 2 Sister’5. ‘Creature (Perfect)’6. ‘Tears Are Our Medicine’7. ‘Foreign Country’8. ‘Lavender & Red Roses’ (Feat. Jorja Smith)9. ‘Rise Above’ (Feat. Berwyn)10. ‘Los Muertos’ Back in November, Ibeyi released ‘Made Of Gold’ featuring Pa Salieu.Speaking about that track the pair said: “The first song we produced in the studio was ‘Made of Gold’.
In April of last year, Vince Staples revealed that he was working on two new albums, a self-titled LP and another called Ramona Park Broke My Heart. The former dropped in July and was one of our favorite projects of the year.
Ranvir Singh has quit her role as political editor on Good Morning Britain a source has confirmed. The 44-year-old TV presenter and journalist left her political role in December but will remain as one of the regular presenters on the morning news and talk show. Ranvir joined the ITV programme during its launch in 2014 as features correspondent.
Orville Peck has shared the first four tracks from his forthcoming second album, ‘Bronco’, releasing an EP dubbed ‘Chapter 1’ today (February 11).Leading the pack is a smoky, retro-tinged love song titled ‘C’mon Baby, Cry’, which serves as the lead single from ‘Bronco’, and comes alongside a video directed by Austin Peters. The other tracks released as part of ‘Chapter 1’ are the album’s opener, ‘Daytona Sand’, the western slow-burner ‘Outta Time’ and the barnstorming ‘Any Turn’.Check out the video for ‘C’mon Baby, Cry’ below, then stream the rest of the ‘Chapter 1’ EP: ‘Bronco’ – the follow-up to Peck’s 2019 debut, ‘Pony’ – is slated to drop on April 8 via Columbia.
SCALPING have announced details of their debut album ‘Void’, as well as sharing a futuristic video for lead single ‘Flashforward’.The Bristol band, who were included in the NME 100 in 2021, are set to release the album on April 29 via Houndstooth.“We wrote this whole album without playing a single note of it together,” the band’s Alex Hill explained. “We produced all of the songs using the computer – as a blend of recordings and samples of our live drums, guitars and drum machines into production software – and then translated it all back into a live performance.“Although there are structured songs on the record, there’s no explicit focus on exactly recreating those songs live either. Everything is adapted to work into a set that flows well.
Fontaines D.C. played a tiny London show for War Child last night (February 4), debuting new songs from third album ‘Skinty Fia’ – see footage, reaction setlist and more below.The show, at The Dome in Tufnell Park, came as part of BRITs Week, which will see the likes of Damon Albarn and Bastille also playing intimate shows in the capital over the next few weeks around the 2022 BRIT Awards, which will be held at The O2 in London on February 8.Opening the show with ‘Too Real’ from 2019 debut album ‘Dogrel’, the band played a 14-song set sprinkled with new material alongside old classics.“Youse are a guinea pig and a half,” frontman Grian Chatten told the crowd after the full live debut of superbly catchy new single ‘Jackie Down The Line’, the first preview of new album ‘Skinty Fia’, which is set to arrive on April 22 via Partisan.Chatten was on animated form, giving thunderous renditions of ‘Televised Mind’ and ‘A Lucid Dream’ from the band’s 2020 album ‘A Hero’s Death‘ and asking the crowd to join him in the chaos.
Sofi Tukker have announced the details of their sophomore album ‘Wet Tennis’ and shared the new video for their single ‘Original Sin’. Check it out below.‘Wet Tennis’ arrives on April 29 via Ultra / Sony Music and will be the follow-up to the electro-pop duo’s Grammy-nominated debut, ‘Treehouse’. The band’s new track is about rejecting imposed social mores.“‘Original Sin'” is the perfect way to introduce the world of ‘Wet Tennis’ and it’s very emblematic of “the freak fam”, our community,” said Sophie Hawkey-weld and Tucker Halpern of the track.
Olivia Rodrigo's stardom knows no bounds. The 18-year-old singer has been named 's 2022 «Woman of the Year.»The singer will be honored with the award at the 2022 Women in Music Awards on March 2 at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES -- Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo only needed one album to earn her the title of Billboard's 2022 Woman of the Year, landing her in the same company as Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga.The former teen actor turned pop star will be honored as the 2022 Woman of the Year at the Billboard Women in Music Awards on March 2. Previous honorees also include Cardi B, Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande.Rodrigo became 2021′s biggest breakout star with her confessional debut album, breaking chart records and racking up awards and nominations.
Kickstarts hitmaker Example has hit out at a radio station for failing to play his new songs despite sell out gigs in Glasgow and beyond.
Lucy Dacus has shared the nostalgic music video for her new single ‘Kissing Lessons’. Check it out below.The song made its debut via a hotline last week, when fans were able to get a first listen by calling a phone number they found on flyers scattered across US cities.The music video features a pre-teen playing with a Gameboy, dancing in her bedroom, and has plenty of hand-drawn hearts, Polaroids, and nostalgia inspired by memories from Dacus’ childhood.With the new video announcement, Dacus also shared plans to release ‘Kissing Lessons’ and ‘Thumbs Again’ as a 7” on June 3.
Loup GarouX have shared their new single, ‘The Illusionist’, as well as details of a new limited edition beer.The group features past Mercury nominee, producer and Libertines collaborator Ed Harcourt, Gorillaz and Senseless Things’ drummer Cass Browne and The Feeling bassist Richard Jones, who formed to create “a visceral and vivid sonic landscape” inspired by the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age and the sound of desert stoner rock.To celebrate the release of their new single, the trio have collaborated with the London-based brewery Signature Brew to produce the ‘Strangerlands’ Wolf Moon Blood Orange IPA.The beer is named after the band’s debut album ‘Strangerlands’, which was released last October. Its name also reflects the fact that it was brewed on the ‘Wolf Moon’, January’s first full moon which is so-called because wolves were more likely to be heard howling at that time.Coincidentally, the ‘Strangerlands’ album was recorded at Harcourt’s home studio, which is known as The Wolf Cabin.The launch will be celebrated with an exclusive show at Signature Brew’s HQ in Blackhorse Road, north London this Friday (February 4) with support from Tom Bright.
Röyksopp have shared their new single ‘Impossible’ and announced details of their “expanded creative universe and prodigious conceptual project”, ‘Profound Mysteries’.The Norwegian duo previously said “goodbye to the traditional album format” following the release of their fifth LP ‘The Inevitable End’ in 2014, but vowed to continue making music together.Following on from the recent releases of their singles ‘(Nothing But) Ashes…’ and ‘The Ladder’, Röyksopp have today (February 2) announced more details about ‘Profound Mysteries’.“As human beings, what we don’t know vastly overshadows what we do know,” Röyksopp’s Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland said in a statement. “As teenagers, we would discuss our own fascination and preoccupation with the infinite and the impossible – the most profound mysteries of life.”The pair’s cryptic audio-visual project, which can be accessed online here, is being accompanied by a 10-track record which is set for release on April 29. You can see the tracklist below.01. (Nothing But) Ashes…02. The Ladder03. Impossible 04. This Time, This Place…05. How The Flowers Grow06. If You Want Me07. There, Beyond The Trees08. Breathe09. The Mourning Sun10. Press «R»The latest instalment of ‘Profound Mysteries’ has arrived today in the form of ‘Impossible’, which features Alison Goldfrapp and is accompanied by a Jonathan Zawada-created ‘artefact’ and visualiser, which you can see above.“It’s been great working with the wonderful Svein and Torbjørn from Röyksopp,” Goldfrapp said in a statement about the new track.“I’ve been a fan of their music for years and it was a fascinating joy creating ‘Impossible’ together.
Zayn Malik is back on Instagram!