With the mysterious Christie clan setting up home at Fraser's Ridge in the sixth season of Outlander, fans are expecting them to play a big part in proceedings.
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Olly Alexander has opened up about Years & Years becoming a solo project, saying that “pop was like a dirty word” towards the end of the group’s run as a three-piece.The singer-songwriter/actor sat down with NME for this week’s Big Read cover interview in which he talked about Years & Years‘ 80s-inspired third album ‘Night Call’ (out today, January 21).Following on from 2018’s ‘Palo Santo’, the new record marks the first full-length from Alexander since he parted ways with his former Y&Y bandmates Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen.“We could never really agree on what we liked in the music and what direction we wanted to go in, so that made the songwriting process difficult,” the singer told NME of the experience of working as a trio.“It was never lyrics; [Goldsworthy and Türkmen] would never touch lyrics. It was just, like, general direction: how ‘poppy’ something was gonna be.
Pop was, like, a dirty world, which is a little crazy.”Alexander did, however, go on to concede that “arguments over music can really help you make something good, and I think it did with us”. He added: “Like, I really love all the music we made, but it always came with its own complications.”Despite not being involved with the creative/writing process this time around, Goldsworthy is due to tour as part of Years & Years’ live band.
Alexander said the reunion won’t be “weird”, but instead “like having your bro back”.“Mikey’s just the best person to have on the road because he just plays his Switch and has bants with the lads,” he told NME before reflecting on the “huge adjustment” of going it alone on ‘Night Call’.“You’re kind of in a relationship when you’re in a band,” Alexander told NME. “I mean, I’m still in a relationship with these people,
.With the mysterious Christie clan setting up home at Fraser's Ridge in the sixth season of Outlander, fans are expecting them to play a big part in proceedings.
K.J. Yossman Jay Ward Productions, owners of beloved animated series including “Rocky & Bullwinkle” and “George of the Jungle,” have inked a wide-ranging deal with kids and family entertainment group WildBrain.The deal covers distribution, production and licensing of Jay Ward Productions’ portfolio, which also includes “Mr.
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), Yellowstone star Cole Hauser and Blindspot and Thor actress Jaimie Alexander have been set to star in under-the-radar thriller The Minute You Wake Up Dead, which is now underway in Mississippi.
Viewers of The Masked Singer were left stunned when an announcement was made at the end of the latest show.
The Masked Singer tonight. There was a double elimination during tonight's show, meaning two celebs had to reveal their true identity.
The Masked Singer UK unleashed a double elimination twist during tonight's (January 29) instalment. Presented, as always, by Joel Dommett, the judging panel of Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and Rita Ora grew by one with the inclusion of a guest judge – Years and Years' lead singer Olly Alexander, who TV fans will recognise from It's a Sin.
Masked Singer fans have a new theory about who Panda is within seconds of tonight's show starting. Opening tonight's show (January 29) with her rendition of Blame It On The Boogie by the Jackson 5, Panda impressed the panel and the audience with a strong vocal performance.
Fans of The Masked Singer reckon panda's identity is 'blatantly obvious' following some major clues dropped on tonight's show (Saturday January 29).
There's been another two The Masked Singer unveilings! The judges this time around were joined by Years & Years singer Olly Alexander as they tried to guess who was behind the masks. And this episode saw actress Jaime Winstone unveiled as Firework.The judges were taken aback when they learnt it was actually Jaime beneath the mask, with Rita, who is friends with the star, especially shocked. "I said your name!" Rita shouted, adding: "I am so mad I didn't keep it." The 36 year old actress admitted she'd done the show for her five year old son Raymond.
Years & Years have scored their second UK Number One album with new LP ‘Night Call’.Olly Alexander‘s new record, which arrived last week (January 21), debuted at the top spot with 75 per cent of its total coming from physical copies.“I’m just really, really proud. Everybody who got this album and streamed it – I can’t believe it, thank you so, so, so much! We got Number 1 baby!!” the pop star said upon receiving news of his achievement.‘Night Call’ marks the third Top Five album for Years & Years, who began life as a three-piece.
Years & Years’ Night Call becomes Olly Alexander’s second UK Number 1 album today, triumphing after a hard-fought week-long chart battle.
EXCLUSIVE: Da’Vine Joy Randolph is set to join Paul Giamatti in Alexander Payne’s next feature film, The Holdovers. Miramax landed worldwide rights to the film last summer with Payne on board to direct. David Hemingson is writing and producing with Mark Johnson and Bill Block also producing. Production is set to start today in New England.
It's a Sin star Olly Alexander addressed the rumours he could be the next Time Lord to step into the Tardis during a chat with Lorraine Kelly.
Yard Act and Years & Years are in a close race for this week’s UK Number One album, with just 400 sales separating them.Last Friday (January 21) saw the rising Leeds band release their debut record ‘The Overload’ as Olly Alexander dropped Years & Years’ third studio effort ‘Night Call’. Both albums were awarded four stars by NME.As the Official Charts Company reports today (January 25), Yard Act are edging closer to securing their first Number One in the UK albums chart on Friday (January 28).Should the group achieve the victory, they would become the first act of 2022 to land at the top spot with their debut full-length.Fewer than 400 sales separate Yard Act and Years & Years in the chart battle as of today.
This week's race for Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart is heating up, as the gap between Years & Years and Yard Act narrows.
Growing up, Olly Alexander was enthralled by the mythology and folklore of fairy tales. He grew up in the Forest of Dean, in South West England, and worked at Moonstones, a shop specializing in the sale of witches’ books and crystals.