Kevin Abstract announces fourth solo album ‘Blanket’

Mötley Crüe guitarist and co-founder Mick Mars has shared news of his debut solo album ‘The Other Side Of Mars’. Check out the new single ‘Loyal To The Lie’ below.The news of the forthcoming solo project marks the musician’s first new music since he departed from the glam rock line-up in October 2022, following his struggle with Ankylosing Spondylitis (A.S.).Released today (October 31), Mars has shared the lead single from the upcoming solo album.

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Kevin Abstract has shared another new single – you can listen to ‘Running Out’ below.The song is the latest preview of the former Brockhampton member’s fourth solo album ‘Blanket’, which is due for release next Friday (November 3) via Video Store and RCA (pre-order/pre-save here).Abstract’s latest offering sees the artist go in an alternative rock direction, with the upbeat track containing crisp drums, a fuzzy bass-synth line and guitar.“I had a lot of reservations/ Saw God in my creations/ I ain’t recognise my graduation/ I’m gettin’ up and I’m runnin’ up/And I’m gettin’ up and I’m runnin’ out,” he sings in the first verse.Its chorus goes: “I go, I won’t take no time for no one/ Let go, this version of me/ This version of me-eh.” Tune in here:‘Running Out’ follows on from the previous single ‘What Should I Do?’ and the ‘Blanket’ title track.In a previous statement, Abstract explained of his upcoming album: “I wanted to make, like, a Sunny Day Real Estate, Nirvana, Modest Mouse type of record. But I wanted it to hit like a rap album.”‘Blanket’ serves as the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Arizona Baby’.

Kurt Vile has announced a new EP called ‘Back To Moon Beach’ along with a 2024 North American tour.The new project’s first single, ‘Another good year for the roses’, is out now, with the full EP due for release on November 17 via Verve. Pre-order it here.Alongside news of the EP, the US singer-songwriter has announced a string of 2024 North American tour dates, following his UK and European run this summer.The artist will kick off at The Ottobar in Baltimore, Maryland on March 17, 2024, with stops planned for Tennessee, Arkansas, New Orleans and more, before it finishes up at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia on March 29.Support will come from King Kong and Weak Signal on select dates, and tickets go on sale this Friday, October 27 at 10am local time from Vile’s website.Listen to ‘Another good year for the roses’ and watch the video – featuring actors Michael Shannon, Kevin Corrigan, and David Wilke portraying their real-life band Big Daddy in the Sky – below.In a statement shared to social media, Vile noted that the new release is “longer than an ep”, and that he now calls it a now “KV comp”.“The first 6 tracks — which are the ones that fit on a single LP — are new to the world, with one foot in the not-too-distant past and the other with one tiny toe pointing toward the future.

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10 per cent of the UK’s smaller venues close by the end of 2023.The plans for the new review were shared by DCMS Select Committee Chair Caroline Dinenage MP, and a full report of its findings will be published next year. Dinenage has also confirmed that a call for evidence will be made in the near future with written submissions invited.It will further see witnesses called to parliament, to enable the committee to understand the current crisis and make recommendations to all stakeholders on how to address it.“One of the pillars during my campaign to become the Chair of the DCMS Select Committee was to say that we need to do a full review of grassroots music venues in the UK, the challenges that they are facing, but also what the opportunities are and what more we can do to support them.

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Red Velvet have announced their upcoming third studio album, titled ‘What A Chill Kill’.Red Velvet revealed the title and release date for their third studio album today (October 18), through a post on their social media accounts. Titled ‘What A Chill Kill’, the girl group’s new record will be released on November 13 at 6PM KST.

Alkaline Trio are set to return with a new album, ‘Blood, Hair And Eyeballs’.The Matt Skiba-fronted band are set to return with the follow-up to ‘Is This Thing Cursed?’ on January 26 via Rise Records, marking their first release in six years.Speaking about the album and its attention-grabbing title track, Skiba said in a press release: “My mom worked for years as an emergency room nurse. She and her co-workers referred to exceptionally busy nights as ‘blood, hair, and eyeballs’.

K-pop boyband ENHYPEN will be making a comeback this November with the mini-album ‘Orange Blood’.Today (October 16), ENHYPEN’s label Belift Lab announced on fan community platform Weverse that the boyband would be dropping their fifth mini-album ‘Orange Blood’ on November 17 at 2pm KST.ENHYPEN also released a logo trailer for the upcoming release, which largely features clips of solar eclipses and the sun turning orange as it sets. The phrase “you and I are connected through blood” also briefly flashes on screen.‘Orange Blood’ will be the second instalment of the boy band’s ‘Blood’ series, which they kicked off in May with their fourth mini-album ‘Dark Blood’ and its lead single ‘Bite Me’.In a four-star review of the release, NME’s Tássia Assis praised it as ENHYPEN’s “most cohesive work so far”, adding that it “leaves enough open threads for the upcoming chapters to develop”.The boy band are currently on the US leg of their ongoing ‘Fate’ tour, which marks the second world tour of their career.

Nadine Shah has teased that “new music is imminent” and announced two intimate solo shows, as well as some support slots with Young Fathers.The Mercury Prize-nominated singer-songwriter released her fourth and most recent studio album, ‘Kitchen Sink’, back in 2020.Yesterday (October 12), she took to social media to share an update with her fans. “Hello friends.

Thundercat recently performed at the Greek Theatre in LA and brought out a star-studded cast of special guests for his show including Childish Gambino, Kevin Parker, and Steve Lacy – watch all footage below.The Californian singer and bassist has collaborated with a plethora of musicians on his music, including recent album ‘It Is What It Is‘. In NME‘s four-star review, we said of the 2020 record: “the jazz-fusion bassline don reins in the funk to honour his fallen friend [Mac Miller], though also lets loose with the likes of Childish Gambino by his side.”Last Thursday (October 5), Thundercat (real name Stephen Lee Bruner) brought out four collaborators for his show to play some classics from the Thundercat catalogue.First, Childish Gambino and Lacy came out on stage to perform ‘Black Qualls’ from ‘It Is What It Is’; our writer Sam Moore previously wrote that ‘Black Qualls’ “should be up for consideration as the best song of 2020”.Childish Gambino & Steve Lacy come out to play”Black Qualls” during Thundercat’s show in Los Angeles! pic.twitter.com/yTDoSL1ZJ2— We Write About Music (@itsamusicblog) October 6, 2023Then, Gambino stayed to perform ‘II.

Loona and ARTMS member HeeJin will release a new solo album, ‘K’, later this month and has been teasing the upcoming release online.The star released her first solo single, ‘HeeJin’, in 2016 ahead of debuting as a member of Loona. Earlier this year, after leaving BlockBerry Creative, she re-debuted under Modhaus with some of her Loona bandmates as ARTMS.Now, HeeJin is preparing to release her new solo album ‘K’, which will arrive on October 31.

The Wrens’ Charles Bissell has announced that he has left the band and launched a new solo project, Car Colors.The co-frontman of the New Jersey indie rock band is set to launch his new solo project on November 17 with lead single ‘Old Death‘.It will mark both his first new music in 20 years and the end of his time with The Wrens, who formed in 1989.The single will arrive with B-sides ‘And It’s All Guns and Arrows’ and ‘I’ll Bear’, while ‘Old Death’ has been described in press materials as his “life as The Odyssey disguised as a pop album”.A post shared by charles bissell (@_the_wrens)The new three-track single is available to pre-order/pre-save on Bandcamp. The full LP, meanwhile, is slated for a 2024 release.While an Instagram post shared to The Wrens’ profile this weekend appeared to signal the end of the band, a new statement shared with Pitchfork by Aeon Station – aka The Wrens bassist/vocalist Kevin Whelan, his brother Greg and Jerry MacDonald – disputes the idea that Bissell’s departure signals the group’s disbandment.“Though Charles has decided to leave the band, it does not mean that the band has broken up,” the statement read.

BTS’ Jungkook has announced details of his first solo concert, which will be titled ‘Golden Live On Stage’.The show will be held in the weeks following the release of the singer’s upcoming debut solo album, which is also called ‘Golden’.Jungkook will headline Seoul’s Jangchung Arena in Seoul, with the concert set to stream online for fans around the world. It will take place on November 20 at 8pm KST (11am GMT), with tickets available for fans who hold ARMY membership or who have purchased ‘Golden’ from the Weverse Shop.“Jungkook ‘Golden’ Live On Stage will feature performances of various tracks in the album,” a notice on Weverse read.

Kevin Abstract has dropped his new rock-inspired track ‘Blanket’ along with a dystopian music video.The song is his first solo single since his 2019 album ‘Arizona Baby’ and sees the Texan do a complete 180 away from the rap music he is known for. On Wednesday (October 4), the 27-year-old dropped the music video for the sinister track, which Abstract co-directed with Cole Bat.The video follows Abstract, his imaginary friends (who are furry human-size characters) and a creepy-looking doll they all treat like a baby.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Joey Fatone recently told Yahoo Entertainment that he was “blindsided” when Justin Timberlake left NSYNC to set out on a solo career. Fatone said the assumed expectation was that Timberlake would eventually come back to the hugely popular boy band, but that never transpired. Timberlake went on to launch a solo career with his 2002 debut album “Justified” (2002) and never rejoined NYSNC to make new music until the 2023 release of “Better Place,” from the “Trolls Band Together” soundtrack.

Lauren Mayberry has announced her second solo single ‘Shame’ – check out the teaser video below.The Chvrches frontwoman is due to release the song next Tuesday (October 10) – you can pre-save/pre-add it here.Following on from debut track ‘Are You Awake?’, the upcoming single has been previewed at shows on Mayberry’s recent North American headline tour.The gothic cover art for ‘Shame’ sees the singer sporting a silver headpiece while looking into what appears to be a smashed mirror. Additionally, Mayberry has shared a brief snippet of the tune on TikTok.See both posts here:A post shared by Lauren Mayberry (@laurenevemayberry)“Shame” is out 10/10.

Jungkook has announced his debut solo album, ‘Golden’.The BTS bandmember and soloist will release his first album on November 3 via BIGHIT MUSIC. Fans were informed of the news on global fandom life platform Weverse.‘Golden’ features 11 tracks including the previously released global hits ‘Seven‘ featuring Latto) and ‘3D‘ featuring Jack Harlow.Pre-orders for the album go live today (October 3) at 10pm ET (3am BST tomorrow, October 4). Further information about the record can be found on Weverse.Meanwhile, the singer has spoken about having haters and why he feels grateful towards them in his own way.Over the weekend the artist held the first of three listening parties for his new single, ‘3D’, on the platform Stationhead.During the livestream, as archived on YouTube by fans, listeners could send in questions and comments to the K-pop idol through a live chat feature.

Kevin Abstract played his first solo show in six years this week, where he performed only new, unreleased songs with a rock-orientated sound. Check out the fan-shot footage below.The former Brockhampton member took to the stage at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday night (September 27) to deliver a special 10-track gig.Abstract, who hadn’t played a full solo gig since 2017, was joined on stage by a full band as he ran through a set of guitar-heavy new tracks.