Listen to Porridge Radio’s new track ‘The Rip’, inspired by Charli XCX and Deftones

Charli XCX song called ‘Hot Girl’ has been previewed in the trailer for upcoming horror film Bodies Bodies Bodies.Directed by Halina Reijn, the A24 film follows Sophie (Amandla Stenberg) as she hosts a house party to introduce her girlfriend Bee (Maria Bakalova) to her group of friends. As they play a murder-in-the-dark game which ends in a real-life murder, the group have to investigate who is responsible.Arriving earlier today (April 26), the movie’s trailer features a new song by Charli XCX, who released her latest album, ‘Crash’, back in March.

Mogwai have shared a soaring new single called ‘Boltfor’ – listen to it below.Released today (Apri 26), ‘Boltfor’ was “initially recorded during the sessions for ‘As The Love Continues’ at Vada Studios” according to a statement, “and then completed at the band’s very own Castle of Doom studios in March 2022.”Speaking about the song’s accompanying video, director Sam Wiehl said: “The video is a visual metaphor for the constant movement in life and the unceasing urge to move forward as individuals…in the form of a metaphysical road movie.”Watch the video below:The band will soon begin their European and UK tour in Copenhagen on April 30, heading to London’s Alexandra Palace on May 27. All original tickets will remain valid, however a new date for their Utrecht show is still to be confirmed.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticActually, she can make us love her, and Bonnie Raitt has been doing it since her self-titled debut album in 1971. A slew of Grammys for “Nick of Time” in 1990 spurred a reboot of her career that’s never waned, particularly when it comes to her live appeal.

Maggie Rogers performed her latest single, ‘That’s Where I Am’ live for the first time during her Coachella 2022 set.The track is the lead single from her yet to be released album ‘Surrender’, which is due out on July 29 on Polydor.Although Rogers just dropped the track on Friday (April 8) of last week, fans sang along to the words as she played it today (April 17) on Coachella’s main stage..@Maggierogers just played ‘That’s Where I Am’ live on #Coachella ‘s main stage pic.twitter.com/TPOFvt2ogx— Erica Campbell (@ericacxmpbell) April 18, 2022‘That’s Where I Am” is a story I’d been carrying around for many years, the story of a love that had been with me and unfolding for a long time,’ she said of the track. “A lot of the events that ‘Surrender’ chronicles take place in New York City.”She continued: “In the stark solitude and distance of COVID, it was the backdrop for all my claustrophobic fantasies.

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has teamed up with Hyro the Hero on a new version of ‘Kids Against The Monsters’.The release is the latest in a series of singles that Hyro the Hero has released over the last year, all of which feature high-profile collaborations.“Thrilled to be sharing the latest version of “Kids Against The Monsters” with Taylor, Hyro said.“Working with Corey Taylor was absolutely incredible. When I first heard him sing the words of the chorus we created, I got chills.”He continued: “‘Kids Against The Monsters’ is about the problems we deal with from generation to generation.

Cardi B has shared a new drill track called ‘Shake It’ with Kay Flock, Dougie B and Bory300 – watch its official video below.The new track is only the rapper’s second piece of new material of 2022 so far, following her Summer Walker and SZA collaboration ‘No Love’, which came out last month.The Bronx rapper told fans in early 2020 that she was “going away for a very long time” in order to finish her second studio album. She then revealed back in December that she’ll release the ‘Invasion Of Privacy’ follow-up at some point in 2022, before revealing that she was at work on the record in a “ghetto ass studio”.Her four-way collaboration sees her pay tribute to the sounds of the New York borough she was raised in.

Charli XCX has shared a video for new single ‘Used To Know Me’ – you can watch it below.Taken from the pop star’s recently released fifth album ‘Crash’, the new track tells the catchy story of a post-breakup revival, and borrows from the 1990 house hit ‘Show Me Love’ by Robin S.“You used to know me, now you don’t/ You used to hypnotize me, did it so easy/ I’m finally free from your control/ I don’t need a kiss goodbye, I’m on my own tonight,” Charli sings on the song’s chorus.‘Used To Know Me’ comes alongside a video directed by Alex Lill, that sees Charli switch through a series of colourful scenes and outfits. The video comes under the creative direction of Imogene Strauss and with choreography from Nathan Kim.You can check out the video below: In a four-star review of ‘Crash’, NME‘s El Hunt wrote: “Since the beginning, we’ve seen Charli XCX trying on many guises, whether she’s referencing new-wave on ‘Sucker’ or teaming up with SOPHIE to craft an alien new interpretation of pop on her 2016 EP ‘Vroom Vroom’.“One emotion that her music will never evoke is boredom, and even when her sights are trained on infiltrating mainstream pop, she’s still an artist with a knack for surprising.

The Lathums have today (April 15) shared a soaring new single called ‘Sad Face Baby’ – check it out below.Performed for the first time last summer, the track is the first new music release for the band this year and features the work of their new producer, Jim Abbiss (Adele, Arctic Monkeys, Bombay Bicycle Club).Reflecting on ‘Sad Face Baby’ and the last two years of the band, frontman Alex Moore said: “The Lathums has been a world of opportunity for us, but things still get to you.“We have had to come to understand each other more and the ways the world works around us. Naivety and innocence have been lost and ‘Sad Face Baby’ is the sharper edge of what we can do as a band.”The band are about to begin a short headline spring tour ahead of a long run of dates that will see them support The Killers on their European arena tour, as well as performing at festivals including TRNSMT, Neighbourhood, Reading and Leeds and Boardmasters.Check out the dates of their tour below and buy tickets here.APRIL 23 – Galway, Ireland, Roisin Dubh24 – Limerick, Ireland, Dolans25 – Dublin, Ireland, The Academy27 – Belfast, Limelight 130 – Liverpool, Sound City Reviewing their debut album, NME said: “While the initial rise of The Lathums has already drawn comparisons with the Arctic Monkeys, this record is very much steeped in the jangly sound of The Smiths and The Housemartins: jaunty guitars and anthems with swelling festival crowds in mind.“…Yet while The Lathums may crib from their working class heroes, they don’t solely rely on them.

Grey Daze, the band fronted by Chester Bennington before he went on to form Linkin Park, have announced their return with new album ‘The Phoenix’.Bennington left the band in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.In 2020, Grey Daze released ‘Amends’, an album of reworked tracks from their back catalogue, built around Bennington’s original vocal takes. NME called it “a great modern rock record fronted by one of the best vocalists in the game” in a four-star review.Now, the band are set to release the follow-up to ‘Amends’ on June 17, which they previously teased in 2021. You can pre-order the album here.‘The Phoenix’ is a 10-song collection that intends to honour the late singer, with contributions from Dave Navarro, Richard Patrick and Bennington’s daughters, Lily and Lila Bennington.

Phoebe Bridgers just dropped a bright and bold new love song called ‘Sidelines’. Listen to the track below.Released via Dead Oceans, the song will appear in Hulu’s Conversations With Friends, the TV adaption of the popular Sally Rooney novel, when it premiers on May 15.Bridgers, a longtime fan of Rooney, was tapped to write the track by Hulu.

Tim Burgess has shared a new single called ‘Here Comes The Weekend’ – you can listen to it below.The uplifting, romantic track serves as the first preview of the Charlatans frontman’s as-yet-untitled sixth solo album, which is expected to arrive at some point later this year via Bella Union.“The idea was very much about two people who were distanced and wanted to connect but were finding it really difficult because of mobile phone signals and rain and time differences and jet lag,” Burgess explained.“And I always knew the album should start with ‘Here Comes The Weekend’. It’s a simple song, and it’s a feeling more than anything.”‘Here Comes The Weekend’ is accompanied by a colourful, Kevin Godley-directed official video – tune in here:Burgess is due to embark on a UK headline tour this year – see the full schedule of dates below and find any remaining tickets here.

Witch Fever have returned today (April 12) with a thundering new track, ‘Blessed Be Thy’ – check it out below.The Manchester band appeared on NME’s 2021’s ‘Essential Emerging Artists’ list where they were described as “bringing the horror-show back to rock without any gimmickry because real life is scary enough after all” and “looking cool as fuck, they sound like a reckoning and they really mean it.”The new track was produced by Pigs x7’s Sam Grant at Blank Studios in Newcastle.Check out the new track here:Bassist Alex Thompson said of the track, “it just goes heavy”, adding: “it was literally the last song we wrote before we went into the studio but came together really quickly.“I think it still has an essence of some of our older material, so it’s a good way to bridge the gap.”According to a press release, the song’s video has been inspired by the likes of “Blur’s ‘Song 2’, The White Stripes’ ‘Seven Nation Army’, and early noughties music channels like Kerrang and Scuzz.”The band will also embark on a number of festival dates this summer. See the full list of dates below.

Billy Nomates aka Tor Maries has today (April 12) shared an emotive new single – listen to ‘Blue Bones’ below.The track comes accompanied by a new video that is directed by Tia Salisbury and features comedian Spencer Jones. It’s described as “a humorous yet emotional video about coming to the end of a relationship.”Speaking about the new track, Maries said it’s related to her experience of suffering from depression.Maries explained: “Like everything I write, after I’ve written it I spend the following months unravelling what it’s about.“I think ‘Blue Bones’ is a candid conversation with my own depression.

100 Gecs have shared ‘Doritos And Fritos’, the second single released from their forthcoming album ‘10000 gecs’.The frenetic new song follows last year’s ‘mememe’ and is the newest taste of what’s to come from the duo’s second album, which currently doesn’t have a release date.100 Gecs are performing at Coachella this Saturday (April 16), with additional festival performances scheduled for this year – see dates below.‘10000 gecs’ follows the pair’s 2019 debut album ‘1000 gecs’ and a 2020 remix album ‘1000 Gecs And The Tree Of Clues‘.See 100 Gecs’ 2022 festival appearances below (buy tickets here).APRIL16 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival23 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts FestivalMAY27 – Arlington, TX – So What Music FestivalJUNE01 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound12 – Queens, NY – The Governors Ball Music Festival18 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts FestivalJULY22-24 – Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party28-31 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza30 – Montreal, Quebec – OsheagaAUGUST26 – Bramham, England – Leeds Festival28 – Reading, England – Reading FestivalSEPTEMBER22-25 – Dover, DE – Firefly Music FestivalLast December, 100 Gecs postponed their winter 2022 UK and European headline tour until summer 2022. The band had originally announced shows for January and February.Following planned performances in Europe, 100 Gecs were set to touch down in the UK on February 9 for a concert at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London.

Jussie Smollett has shared a new track that touches upon his recent high-profile court case – listen to ‘Thank You God’ below.The Empire actor was sentenced to 150 days in prison last month after being found guilty on five counts of disorderly conduct pertaining to a police report he filed on January 29, 2019 in which he claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago.Following his sentencing, Smollett’s lawyers launched an appeal and he was released from Cook County jail on March 16 after signing a $150,000 (£114,000) personal recognisance bond, which doesn’t require him to pay any money if he appears in court for future proceedings.On Friday (April 8), the Empire actor shared a new single called ‘Thank You God’, a shiny R&B number that references his December court case.“It’s like they’re hell-bent on not solving the crime/ Taking out the elements of race and trans and homophobia that’s straight taking lives/ But turn around and act like I’m the one that killed the strides,” Smollett raps on the track.Later, he adds: “I can’t be mad/ Take my ego out/ Some people searching for fame/ Some people chasing that clout/ Just remember this, this ain’t that situation/ You think I’m stupid enough to kill my reputation?”You can listen to ‘Thank You God’ below:Smollett has dedicated ‘Thank You God’ to “the people who kept it real”, and he’s donating all profits from the track to social justice organisations Rainbow Push Coalition, Secure The Bag Safety, and Illinois Innocence Project.During Smollett’s trial in December last year, brothers Amimbola and Olabingo Osundairo testified that the actor had recruited them to help him stage an attack in an effort to boost the actor’s publicity, and were paid $3,500

Gwenno has shared a dreamy new track called ‘Men An Toll’ – listen to it below.Following on from her last single in February, ‘An Stevel Nowydh’, it’s the second track shared from the songwriter’s upcoming new album ‘Tresor’. That will arrive on July 1 via Heavenly.Speaking about the track, Gwenno said: “‘Men An Toll’ (also known as Mên-an-Tol and meaning holed stone) is a wonderful Bronze Age formation of standing stones near Madron, Cornwall.“With its obvious feminine symbolism its holed stone was believed to aid fertility.

Porridge Radio have shared a second single from their forthcoming album Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky. "The Rip" is an indie rock gut punch and comes with a video directed by Ella Margolin, the sister of frontperson Dana Margolin. Last month Porridge Radio shared "Back To The Radio," the first song from the follow-up to their Mercury Prize-nominated 2020 project Every Bad.

Charli XCX’s lockdown documentary Alone Together later this month, NME can share an exclusive clip of the film. Watch it in full above.The project, which originally premiered at SXSW in Austin, Texas last year, documents the creation of the singer’s fourth studio album ‘How I’m Feeling Now’ while in quarantine in 2020.The above snippet shows Charli revealing her plans for the record to fans via video chat, including sharing early demos and opening up about her album-making process.“For me, my positivity goes hand-in-hand with being creative,” Charli says in the clip.

AURORA has shared her punchy new single ‘The Woman I Am’.The track, which you can listen to below, is the first to be lifted from the special deluxe version of her critically acclaimed album ‘The Gods We Can Touch’.“This is an ode to feminine divinity,” AURORA said of the single. “It’s not always easy to find your place in this world made for men, as a woman. To find yourself.