The new John Lewis Christmas advert for 2023 has finally arrived. And there's often one detail most TV viewers are keen to find out - what is the song choice this year?
20.10.2023 - 20:11 / nme.com
Chvrches have released a mega mix of their hit ‘The Mother We Share’ along with the unheard track ‘City On Fire’. Check it out below.Created by the band’s Iain Cook, the mega mix is made up of five demos of ‘The Mother We Share’ along with its final version.
Each demo was arranged chronologically to show the evolution of the track. The mega mix of the song is in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the band’s debut LP ‘The Bones Of What You Believe’.Though the mega mix is not featured on the reissue of the LP, the band did release an unheard track that didn’t make it titled ‘City On Fire’.
The track is part of four previously unheard songs and five live tracks featured on the reissue with the latter recorded at Ancienne Belgique in 2013.Last month, the band celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut album by sharing new versions of their first two singles and hosting a live premiere of one of their 2013 concerts.To mark the occasion, the three-piece – consisting of Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty and Cook – have shared both a live recording and remastered version of their debut songs ‘Lies’ and ‘The Mother We Share’. This marked the first two of five previously unshared live versions of their songs, all of which will appear in their upcoming 10th Anniversary Edition of the record.“It feels quite strange that ‘…Bones’ is almost a decade old,” said Mayberry in a press release.
“In some ways, it’s like it just happened, but also like that era was a lifetime ago. We are very grateful to all the fans who gave that album a special place in their heart, and still show us so much kindness today.”Recently, Mayberry officially released her debut single as a solo artist titled ‘Are You Awake?’.
The new John Lewis Christmas advert for 2023 has finally arrived. And there's often one detail most TV viewers are keen to find out - what is the song choice this year?
Well, now you do.The actor-turned-author's first book of poetry, , only hit (digital) shelves on Tuesday, November 7, but it's both the first and second best-sellers in Poetry on Amazon just 24 hours later—the first is a physical copy, and the second the Fox narrated herself. This means that Megan Fox has officially joined the ranks of best-selling poets , Edgar Allen Poe, and Mary Oliver.
The 1975 have released an ‘At Their Very Best’ tour live album and announced a vinyl edition coming this month.The band’s full live show from Madison Square Garden, New York on November 7, 2022 is now available across streaming services, after previously being released as an Amazon Prime Exclusive film.The new album can also be purchased in physical format on double clear vinyl. It’s available to pre-order for £26 ahead of its official release on November 24.The tour highlight stop saw the band play most tracks from their recent album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ along with a selection of their greatest hits.The 1975 At Their Very Best Live from Madison Square GardenOut everywhere now.https://t.co/uvJ172kzjU#The1975 pic.twitter.com/SHNdmA0oci— The 1975 (@the1975) November 7, 2023Reviewing the live show at Madison Square Garden, NME described it as “a raw and raucous night”.
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Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Bear” creator Christopher Storer has lined up a new television project at FX. Variety has confirmed that Storer and FX won the rights to the upcoming book “All the Other Mothers Hate Me” by journalist Sarah Harman in a strong bidding war said to have included more than a dozen other parties. The book is described as a satirical thriller about “an American woman who suspects her beloved son might have murdered a wealthy pupil at his West London private school,” per the description from the publisher.
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Chvrches‘ Lauren Mayberry has covered Nena’s ’99 Luftballons’ in Munich – watch the footage below.Currently on her solo tour, Mayberry has been performing a unique cover for every city she visits. Recently, she’s performed Depeche Mode in Prague and The 1975’s ‘Paris’ in Paris.
A little over a decade ago Scottish synth-pop trio Chvrches made an early appearance on The FADER with the premiere of their debut single "The Mother We Share." Writing at the time, Duncan Cooper highlighted Lauren Mayberry's vocals, praising her ability "to soar straight over electrobeat clutter and still sound delicate." Fast forward ten years and Chvrches have released four studio albums and collaborated with the likes of The National and The Cure. This week they celebrate the anniversary of their 2013 debut The Bones of What You Believe with a special reissue featuring four previously unheard songs and five live tracks recorded around the time of release.
Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry covered Depeche Mode at one of her recent solo shows – check out the footage below.The Scottish singer-songwriter played a rendition of the synth-pop trio’s 1989 classic single ‘Personal Jesus’ during her headline gig at the Rock Café venue in Prague on Tuesday night (October 17).Mayberry and her backing band’s take on the tune served as the penultimate track of her 10-song set.You can watch a fan-shot video of the performance here:Chvrches have previously supported Depeche Mode on tour and spoken about their love for the group.Mayberry is currently out on the European leg of her 2023 solo headline tour, which visited the UK earlier this month.
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Lauren Mayberry covered The 1975‘s ‘Paris’ during her show in Paris last night (October 15).The Chvrches’ frontwoman performed the song – lifted from the band’s 2016 ‘I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It’ – at the La Maroquinerie towards the end of her set.Much like the original track, Mayberry performed it at the same gentle tempo. You can listen to it below.The song was part of her current European tour which kicked off last week.During her set, she also performed Madonna‘s classic hit single ‘Like A Prayer’, which the Queen of Pop herself sang during her first night at The O2 in London over the weekend, along with a host of solo tracks she has been playing throughout her tour.The singer also performed her new single ‘Shame’, which she released last week.