Kula Shaker announce new album and first UK tour in six years

Kelly Lee Owens has announced her new album ‘LP.8’ and shared two new tracks – you can listen to ‘Sonic 8’ and ‘Olga’ below.The producer and musician will release the follow-up to August 2020’s ‘Inner Song’ digitally on April 29 before a physical release follows on June 10 via Smalltown Supersound.‘LP.8’, as a press release explains, was “born out of a series of studio sessions” in Oslo and “created with no preconceptions or expectations: an unbridled exploration into the creative subconscious”.The record was made along with the avant-noise artist Lasse Marhaug, who has previously worked with the likes of Merzbow, Sunn O))) and Jenny Hval, and inspired by such artists as Throbbing Gristle and Enya.“For me, ‘8’ meant completion – an album that will ripple infinitely with me personally,” Owens has said of ‘LP.8’.You can hear two previews of the forthcoming record, ‘Sonic 8’ and ‘Olga’, in the above and below visualisers.You can see the tracklist and album artwork for Kelly Lee Owens’ ‘LP.8’ below. Pre-order is available here.1. ‘RELEASE’ 2. ‘VOICE’3. ‘ANADLU’4. ‘S.O (2)’5. ‘OLGA’6. ‘NANA PIANO’7. ‘QUICKENING’ 8. ‘ONE’9. ‘SONIC 8’ Kelly Lee Owens is set to tour in the UK, Europe and Australia this summer – you can see her upcoming live dates below, and find UK tickets here.June3 – Rising Festival Hub, Melbourne, Australia4 – Motorik [DJ Set], Sydney, Australia15 – Magnolia Fest, Milan, Italy19 – Body & Soul Festival, Dublin, Ireland25 – Bristol Sounds, BristolJuly2 – Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark8 – Bilbao BBK Live Fest, Bilbao, Spain10 – Artivive Festival, Modena, Italy22 – Bluedot, Macclesfield23 – Standon Calling Festival, Hertfordshire30 – South Facing, London31 – Ortigia Sound System Festival [DJ Set], Sicily,

Sex Pistols have announced details of a new 20-track compilation – get all the details on ‘The Original Recordings’ below.The new release, set to come out on May 27 via UMG, collates 20 of the band’s biggest hits from their iconic 1976-78 era, when they became the most exciting band on the planet.‘The Original Recordings’ is coming out as a companion to Pistol, Danny Boyle’s new Disney+ series on the Sex Pistols, which received a May 31 release date yesterday.See mock-ups of the new release and its full tracklist below. It’s available to pre-order on CD, LP and cassette formats.1. ‘Pretty Vacant’ 2. ‘God Save The Queen’ 3. ‘Bodies’ 4. ‘No Feelings’ 5. ‘I Wanna Be Me’ 6. ‘Anarchy In The UK’ 7. ‘Submission’ 8. ‘No Fun’ 9. ‘(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone’ 10. ‘Holidays In The Sun’ 11. ‘New York’ 12. ‘Problems’ 13. ‘Lonely Boy’ 14. ‘Silly Thing’ 15. ‘Something Else’ 16. ‘C’Mon Everybody’ 17. ‘Satellite’ 18. ‘Did You No Wrong’ 19. ‘Substitute’ 20. ‘My Way’Created and written by Craig Pearce and directed by Danny Boyle, the six-episode series Pistol is based on Steve Jones‘ memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol and boasts a cast of newcomers, including Toby Wallace as Jones, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Anson Boon as John Lydon and Christian Lees as Glen Matlock.Pistol also features Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Sydney Chandler as Chrissie Hynde, Talulah Riley as Vivienne Westwood, Maisie Williams as punk icon Jordan, Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen and Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Malcolm McLaren.An official synopsis for Pistol, described as being about “a rock and roll revolution”, reads: “The furious, raging storm at the centre of this revolution are the Sex Pistols– and at the centre of this series is Sex Pistols’ founding

Angel Olsen has announced her new album ‘Big Time’ and shared its lead single ‘All The Good Times’ – you can find tickets to her newly announced UK and Ireland tour dates below.‘Big Time’, the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Whole New Mess’ (which featured a host of reworkings of tracks from Olsen’s 2019 LP ‘All Mirrors’), is set for release on June 3 via Jagjaguwar.A press release notes that ‘Big Time’ “is about the expansive power of new love, written during the time she was coming out as queer, and having her first experience of queer love and heartbreak”.The new LP was also recorded following the death of Olsen’s parents, who the US artist came out to during the making of ‘Big Time’.“Some experiences just make you feel as though you’re five years old, no matter how wise or adult you think you are”, she wrote of that “tearful but relieving conversation” with her parents. “Finally, at the ripe age of 34, I was free to be me.”Olsen has previewed ‘Big Time’ today (March 29) with the single ‘All The Good Times’, the video for which stars Olsen and her partner and was directed by Kimberly Stuckwisch.“Angel’s story is a gift,” Stuckwisch said about the clip. “It allowed me to visually explore the universal themes of love, loss, and most importantly what holds us back from realising our true selves.”You can see the tracklist for Angel Olsen’s ‘Big Time’ below.1. ‘All The Good Times’2. ‘Big Time’3. ‘Dream Thing’4. ‘Ghost On’5. ‘All The Flowers’6. ‘Right Now’7. ‘This Is How It Works’8. ‘Go Home’9. ‘Through The Fires’10. ‘Chasing The Sun’ Olsen will head out on a UK and Ireland tour in support of ‘Big Time’ in October.

Elton John has shared new dates for his final North American tour – tickets will be available here.The 11 new shows will take place between July 15 to November 20, with fresh stops in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ontario, South Carolina, California, Washington, British Columbia and Arizona.The tour ends with back-to-back performances at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. See a full list of his newly added live dates below.John’s ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour has faced multiple postponements since kicking off in 2018, due to the pandemic as well as the singer’s hip injury.

Harry Styles just announced he has a forthcoming album, Harry’s House, on his Instagram Wednesday, and he looked more stylish than ever in the process! The “Watermelon Sugar” singer, 28, posted the album cover art to his page on March 23 and announced the release date of the record: May 20. He also sported a full wardrobe by designer Molly Goddard, wearing a white “Iwona” blouse with red designs ($766), wide leg “Jorg” jeans ($634), and white “Albie” ballerina flats that tied up at the ankles ($501). All the pieces were straight from the British designer’s Spring 2022 collection.

Soccer Mommy has announced details of her new album ‘Sometimes, Forever’ – listen to lead single ‘Shotgun’ below and buy tickets for the tour here.Produced by Daniel Lopatin of Oneohtrix Point Never, ‘Sometimes, Forever’ is Nashville singer-songwriter Sophie Allison’s third full-length album.First single ‘Shotgun’ is an angsty indie gem, with plenty of surf-rock guitars and Allison’s wistful, emotion-filled vocals. Speaking of the track, Allison said: “‘Shotgun’ is all about the joys of losing yourself in love.

Fontaines D.C. have shared the brand new single and title track from their forthcoming new album ‘Skinty Fia’ – listen to the track below.The song is the third to be lifted from the record, which is set for release on April 22 via Partisan Records, after previous singles ‘I Love You’ and ‘Jackie Down The Line’.According to a press release Skinty Fia is an Irish phrase which means “the damnation of the deer”, which is used to display disappointment or annoyance.

Confidence Man‘s Janet Planet has confirmed to NME that Noel Gallagher and U2‘s The Edge will appear on the Aussie duo’s new album.Back in 2019, Gallagher told BBC Radio 1 how he had attended a party with The Edge and Confidence Man, which ended with him arguing with the duo’s neighbour on their behalf after complaints were made about the level of noise coming from the party.A rumour had also been swirling that The Edge had contributed tambourine on the band’s new album ‘TILT’, due out April 1 via Heavenly, and Planet was asked by NME in a new interview whether there was any truth in it.“Noel and The Edge are actually both hidden on the record somewhere,” she responded, adding: “I’m not supposed to talk about it. You’ll have to do some research on the YouTube comments.”Elsewhere in the interview, Planet discussed Gallagher having the band support him on a number of UK summer tour dates, and how she hopes he introduces them for their Glastonbury set.“Fingers crossed Noel introduces us on stage,” she said of Glastonbury, adding: “Noel still messages me all the time.

Placebo are back; bolder and more courageous than ever.

Placebo have announced details of a series of intimate album release shows to celebrate their new LP ‘Never Let Me Go’ – you can find tickets here.The duo’s first studio album since 2013’s ‘Loud Like Love’ is set to arrive on March 25, and will include the previously released singles ‘Beautiful James’, ‘Surrounded By Spies’, ‘Try Better Next Time’ and ‘Happy Birthday In The Sky’.Placebo have now announced that they will play five shows in Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels and London later this month in support of ‘Never Let Me Go’.The London date will take place at the end of the run at Islington Assembly Hall on March 31.PARIS – BERLIN – AMSTERDAM – BRUSSELS – LONDON – tickets now on sale for our intimate shows.

A mother of two teenagers has created a “First Time Sex Starter Kit” with the help of her 16-year-old son — AND her 19-year-old nephew! That’s awkward…

Pearl Jam have announced a new set of dates for their upcoming North American tour, marking their first run of headline shows in the US and Canada since 2018 – find tickets here.Initially set to go down in 2020, before the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spurred a slew of postponements, the tour will now start in San Diego on Tuesday May 3. They’ll wrap that week up with two shows in Los Angeles, before hitting stages in Glendale, Oakland, Fresno, Sacramento and Las Vegas over the next fortnight.After breaking for a slate of shows in Europe and the UK, Pearl Jam’s North American run will continue in September, kicking back off with a gig in Quebec and three in Ontario at the top end of the month.

Nova Twins have announced multiple new dates in support of their upcoming second album, ‘Supernova’. Tickets are available here.The duo will be hitting the road in November with stops in Glasgow, Manchester, and London.

Stormzy has confirmed that his third studio album will arrive this year.The Croydon MC made the announcement during the first show of his 2022 UK and Ireland arena tour in Cardiff last night (March 13). At one point in the gig, the crowd saw a video consisting of studio shots of Stormzy recording the upcoming LP.At the end of the footage, the following message was displayed onscreen: “Album 3.

There's five days to go until Charli XCX unleashes her fifth studio album Crash, but apparently there are even more surprises on the way. 

Ghost celebrated the release of fifth album ‘Impera’ with a four-song livestream on Friday night (March 11) – watch the gig below.Fresh from a US co-headline tour with Volbeat, Ghost took to The Ministry for a “release ritual”. The nine-piece band played four songs from the recently released ‘Impera’ starting with a thundering ‘Kaisarion‘.They then played lead single ‘Call Me Little Sunshine’ followed by their contribution to Halloween Kills soundtrack, ‘Hunter’s Moon‘.The blistering set was then finished with a keyboard-led rendition of ‘Spillways’.

Nilüfer Yanya was the latest guest to join this week's The Record Club with Bowers & Wilkins. 

Piers Morgan intends to continue speaking his mind, completely unfiltered.