Listen to Laura Jane Grace’s surprise new solo album ‘Stay Alive’

Official Charts, Record Store Day UK and National Album Day are delighted to unveil the extension and relaunch of The Record Club in association with Bowers & Wilkins on 21 October for a new 12-month series.

Pubs and restaurants will have to close for four weeks, while schools will shut for two weeks as part of new rules announced by the Northern Ireland Executive.

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Avenged Sevenfold have revealed they’ve been using the coronavirus-enforced lockdown period to “meticulously work on music” for their next album.The Californian band last released a full-length record in 2016 with ‘The Stage’, and yesterday (October 7) shed some light on its long-awaited follow-up in a newsletter to fans.Reflecting on the “unprecedented times” we’re currently living in, Avenged Sevenfold explained that the extra downtime had taught them “a lot about the fragility of being a

Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek has announced a new solo album, ‘Two Saviors’.Meek also dropped the first single, ‘Second Sight’, from the forthcoming record. His band includes guitarist Adam Brisbin, bass, pedal steel and fiddle player Mat Davidson, drummer Austin Vaughn and Meek’s brother Dylan on piano and organ.The album is due out next year on January 15 via Keeled Scales.

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Fresh off her fantastic performance for NPR's Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series, Jhené Aiko is back with a brand new, one-minute song called "Vote." The song debuted on Saturday and aired last night during a one-hour special of ABC's blackish dedicated to the 2020 election. In the short snippet, Aiko describes the roadblocks to voting that too many Americans face.

The 55-year-old TV personality is teaming up with sports presenter Matt Shrivington, golfing legend Greg Norman and US comedian and actor Rob Riggle for the "extreme mini golf competition series" Holey Moley.

Laura Jane Grace. “I’m a terrible cook because I’ve spent 20 years in a band.

Laura Jane Grace, best known as the frontperson of Against Me!, dropped a surprise solo album overnight. Stay Alive is streaming below.

Earlier today, we shared first pictures from the upcoming “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which stars Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, in the actor’s final performance before his untimely passing.

Big Thief‘s Adrianne Lenker has shared her latest solo track ‘Dragon Eyes’ — you can listen to the new song below.The track is the latest preview of Lenker’s two upcoming new solo albums, ‘Songs’ and ‘Instrumentals’.

Laura Jane Grace, “Stay Alive” (Polyvinyl Record Co.)Between life and death in these strange days comes the welcome voice of Laura Jane Grace.The Against Me! singer and guitarist has taken a break from both her superb punk band and her side project, Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers. She’s alone in a Chicago studio for the pandemic-inspired “Stay Alive,” except for producer Steve Albini.“This only feels like the death of everything,” she sings in the first song.

Corey Taylor, “CMFT” (Roadrunner Records)Corey Taylor had songs bursting out of him and nowhere to perform them.The singer with the roaring-yet-melodic voice churned out heavy metal and hard rock hits for more than 20 years with Slipknot and Stone Sour.

Elbow singer Guy Garvey has released new solo single ‘My Angel’, his first new solo material since his 2015 album ‘Courting The Squall’.‘My Angel’ is the theme to BBC1 drama Life. Starting tonight (September 29), it’s from Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett, and stars Garvey’s wife Rachael Stirling as Kelly, one of a community of neighbours in a Manchester housing development.

Deerhoof have surprised fans by dropping a new covers album today (September 29), titled ‘Love-Lore’.The album was recorded live in the studio as a 43-song medley, with a total track time of 35 minutes. It’s available now as a free download via Deerhoof’s website, Joyful Recordings, and Bandcamp.