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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.

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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. 

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the shortlist of nominees for this year’s induction.

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.

Love Island’s Sharon Gaffka has shared how she’s “heartbroken and sobbing” after the death of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst.The lawyer, model and Miss USA 2019 was found dead at the age of 30 after a suspected suicide in New York in the early hours of Sunday morning. Sharon, 25, has shared her heartbreak on Instagram, saying that Cheslie was one of her “biggest inspirations” and helped her “find peace” with who she was.The 2021 Love Island contestant took part in pageants for several years before finding fame on the show, winning the title of Miss International UK in 2018. Posting a photo of Cheslie to her Instagram story, Sharon wrote: “I can’t believe what I’m reading.

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.

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.

Rock superstar Meat Loaf died on Thursday at age 74, according to a family statement provided by longtime agent Michael Greene. The beloved musician is known for his "Bat Out of Hell" album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as "Paradise By the Dashboard Light," "Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad," and "I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)." A rep said on his Facebook page: "Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side. Daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends have been with him throughout the last 24 hours." No cause of death was given.

Bad Boy Chiller Crew have shared their latest single ‘BMW’ today – listen to it below.It’s the latest song released from their upcoming mixtape ‘Disrespectful’, following on from the recently released ‘Messages’.The 16-track collection also includes previous singles ‘Bikes N Scoobys’, ‘Don’t You Worry About Me’ and ‘Footsteps To My Shoes’.The mixtape will arrive on February 18 via Relentless Records.As with their last track, the song’s video has been directed by LG Vision. Check it out here:The group recently announced details a full UK and Ireland tour for 2022.The Bradford group will hit the road in April for headline performances in Leeds, Grimsby, Bristol, London, Manchester, Dublin and other cities throughout the month and into May.

NEW YORK -- Colson Whitehead's “Harlem Shuffle,” Honorée Fanonne Jeffers' “The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois” and a debut story collection by Anthony Veasna So, a promising writer who died before his book was published, are among this year's nominees for National Book Critics Circle awards.Other nominees range from Torrey Peters' acclaimed first novel “Detransition, Baby” to Mark Harris' biography of Mike Nichols to Rebecca Solnit's “Orwell's Roses,” in which she connects Orwell's worldview to his joy in gardening and other domestic activities.Winners will be announced March 17.The NBCC announced five finalists in each of six competitive categories, and six nominees in a separate category for best first novel.

Holly Humberstone has released a brand new single called ‘London Is Lonely’ – you can listen to the heartbreaking number below.After teasing it earlier in the month, the 21-year-old singer-songwriter has now released the poignant track in full, which documents the story of moving to London and feeling disconnected and isolated.“I wrote ‘London Is Lonely’ back in February 2020 right before the pandemic hit here in the UK,” Humberstone said of the song. “I had just moved out of my childhood home down to London and had spent the past few months feeling really trapped and alone in my tiny flat with strangers.

NEW YORK -- “Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband” by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn (Pamela Dorman Books)Yinka Oladeji is a 30-year-old, Oxford educated, British Nigerian woman with a good job, living in London who happens to be single. Her accomplishments should carry weight within her family but unfortunately, the fact that she's not married is a big source of worry and tension for her elders. The novel opens with Yinka attending her sister's baby shower when both her mother and aunt lead a group prayer to find Yinka a “huzband" — slang for “a non-existent man in a non-existent marriage whose whereabouts is often asked.”When at the same party Yinka's cousin announces her engagement, it's all too much.