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Kelly Lee Owens has shared a further preview of her imminent new album ‘LP.8’ – hear ‘One’ below.The producer and musician will release the follow-up to August 2020’s ‘Inner Song’ digitally this Friday (April 29) before a physical release follows on June 10 via Smalltown Supersound.Last month, the album was announced alongside the release of two new tracks, ‘Sonic 8’ and ‘Olga’.New four-minute song ‘One’ is an eerie cut in which Owens repeats the line: “You are the one.” Watch the visualiser for the new track below.‘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’.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.

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.

Dermot Kennedy has announced the release of his first single of 2022, Something To Someone.

Don Broco have released a new single called ‘Fingernails’ and announced a UK arena tour for 2023 – tickets will be available from here.The anthemic track is the first offering from the Bedford band since their fourth studio album ‘Amazing Things’, which came out last October.‘Fingernails’ arrives with a suitably epic, sci-fi-inspired video that sees dinosaurs take over. You can watch the Harry Lindley-directed clip below.Additionally, it’s been confirmed that Don Broco will hit the road for a string of UK arena shows next March with Papa Roach and Dance Gavin Dance set to appear as special guests.The bands will take to the stage in Cardiff (March 21), Leeds (23) and Birmingham (24) before concluding the stint with a concert at Alexandra Palace in London (25).Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (April 29) – you can buy yours from here.“Beyond pumped to announce the ‘Amazing Things’ arena tour featuring a line up only the sweetest dreams are made of,” said Don Broco frontman Rob Damiani in a statement.“There’s no two ways about it, we wouldn’t be the band we are today if it wasn’t for the legends that are Papa Roach so as you can imagine we’re super excited to have the guys out with us as well as our ridiculously talented friends Dance Gavin Dance.

New rules are coming into force later this year for anyone looking to buy a home in England and Wales. Under a new government law, future homebuyers are set to be freed from paying expensive ground rent bills, which will help to reduce some of the costs that come with buying a home.

Baby Queen has released new single ‘Colours Of You’ taken from the official soundtrack to Netflix’s Heartstopper – check it out below.The dreamy pop track is the first new material from Baby Queen since the release of 2021’s “underdog’s anthem” ‘Wannabe’.The song was written specifically for Netflix’s coming-of-age teen romance series Heartstopper.“To be asked to be a part of a story as beautiful and culturally important as Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper was unbelievable, and still feels completely surreal,” said Baby Queen (real name Bella Latham) in a statement.Listen to ‘Colours Of You’ below. “‘Colours Of You’ is a song I wrote about one of the lead character’s journeys through the discovery and acceptance of his own sexuality. The song means a lot to me and is different to a lot of the music people have heard from me before, so I feel like I get to show a different side to myself as an artist and a writer,” she added.Speaking about the show on social media, Latham wrote: “This story is so important.

Bob Vylan have shared the video for their latest single ‘Wicked & Bad’ – watch below.The clip arrives on the same day as the duo’s new album ‘Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life’, which was announced last year and is the follow-up to 2020’s ‘We Live Here’.‘Wicked & Bad’ follows previously released singles ‘Pretty Songs’, ‘GDP’ and ‘Health is Wealth’, arriving with a video directed by Yannick Reid.The track is heavily influenced by jungle music, which has roots in reggae and dancehall, so the band wanted to pay homage to its birthplace by filming in Jamaica.Speaking about the video and single, they said: “‘Wicked and Bad’ is a mosh pit, festival ready banger and when we were thinking about what the video would look like we just knew it had to be shot in Jamaica, and having complete creative control and being in complete control of the budget, we were able to just get up and do exactly that!”They continued: “I [Bobby] reached out to Yannick Reid who is an incredible director in Jamaica and works with Koffee, Protoje, Lila Ike to name a few, he loved the track and came back with a vision that matched perfectly with what we were thinking, even down to the DIY flame thrower which is a cultural staple of dancehalls in Jamaica, it just fits with the song perfectly.“We used a completely local crew and I styled the outfits. Being a jungle type of track I knew I had to pull out some vintage Moschino pieces which were popular in the UK jungle raves back in the day.

George Ezra has shared his new single ‘Green Green Grass’ and announced details of a UK arena tour.The singer/songwriter is set to release his third studio album ‘Gold Rush Kid’ on June 10 via Columbia Records, marking the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Staying At Tamara’s’.After previously sharing the single ‘Anyone For You (Tiger Lily)’ back in January, Ezra has now previewed ‘Gold Rush Kid’ with the release of the track ‘Green Green Grass’.“I was on holiday in St Lucia with a few friends at Christmas 2018, with two of my closest mates from home,” Ezra explained about the track in a press release. “We were in this beach bar, drinking homemade rum punch and Piton, the local lager, flip-flopping between the two, pissing about with three local guys who worked there.

Warpaint have shared a slinky new single titled ‘Hips’, coinciding with the news of a 14-date run of North American shows.‘Hips’ is the third single to come from Warpaint’s upcoming fourth album, ‘Radiate Like This’ – due out on May 6 via Heirlooms/Virgin – following the release of ‘Champion’ in January and ‘Stevie’ last month.First announced back in January, ‘Radiate Like This’ will mark the LA indie rockers’ first studio album in six years; their prior effort, ‘Heads Up’, dropped in September of 2016.Listen to ‘Hips’ below:Following a run in the UK and Europe – which ends with an appearance at this year’s Primavera Sound – Warpaint will embark on two short stints across North America. First up will be a six-date run along the east coast, with gigs booked in Philadelphia, Washington, Cambridge, Brooklyn, Toronto and Detroit.

Shakira has shared her new single ‘Te Felicito’ – watch the video below.‘Te Felicito’, which translates to ‘I congratulate you’, sees Shakira teaming up with Puerto Rican singer and rapper Rauw Alejandro, in a song that fuses electro-pop and reggaeton.The track is the singer’s first single of 2022, following last year’s ‘Don’t Wait Up’, which was also her first completely English single since 2016’s ‘Try Everything’.The accompanying music video for ‘Te Felicito’, directed by Jaume de la Iguana and filmed in Barcelona, features Shakira playfully dancing in a futuristic environment with a robot.She then constructs a robot boyfriend (Alejandro), who joins in as the pair take on some robot-inspired choreography.Shakira’s last album ‘El Dorado’ was released in 2017, and included the singles ‘Chantaje’, ‘Me Enamoré’, ‘Perro Fiel’ and ‘Trap’, the latter of which featured guest vocals from Maluma.In 2020, Shakira teamed up with Jennifer Lopez to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. The highly praised performance at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium saw them rattle through 20 songs in 12 minutes.“Hola Miami!” Shakira told the crowd as she opened with ‘She Wolf’.

Shakira and Rauw Alejandro have teamed up for a new song!

Thania Garcia Don Omar has enlisted the trifecta of reggaeton for his new track “Soy Yo,” bringing together Latin icons Wisin and Gente de Zona (Alexander Delgado and Randy Malcom) for the melodious collaboration.“Soy Yo” is a fusion of urban and tropical rhythms pulling influence from both Omar and Gente de Zona’s Afro-Caribbean roots and Wisin’s Puerto Rican reggae-style rap. Miami’s luxurious Biltmore Hotel serves as background to the song’s accompanying music video, filmed under the direction of Saban Music Group CEO Gustavo López.The storyline of the video follows a passion-fueled love affair between Omar and his female co-star, who is involved in another relationship.

Florence + The Machine have shared a brand new single called ‘Free’ – watch its Bill Nighy-starring video below.Florence Welch and her band’s fifth album is set for release on May 13 via Polydor, and has been previewed so far by the singles ‘My Love’, ‘King’, and ‘Heaven Is Here’. Its full tracklist was then shared last week.As with the other videos in the ‘Dance Fever’ campaign so far, the new ‘Free’ video was directed by Autumn De Wilde.In it, Welch plays herself, while Nighy takes on the role of Florence’s anxiety.

Soccer Mommy has shared her new single ‘Unholy Affliction’ – you can listen to the track below.The song is the latest to be taken from Sophie Allison’s upcoming new album ‘Sometimes, Forever’, which is set for release on June 24 via Loma Vista and is the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Color Theory’.The latest preview of the new record, which has been produced by Daniel Lopatin, aka Oneohtrix Point Never, has been released today (April 20) in the form of ‘Unholy Affliction’.You can hear Soccer Mommy’s new track ‘Unholy Affliction’ below.The track follows on from ‘Sometimes, Forever”s lead single ‘Shotgun’, which arrived last month.“‘Shotgun’ is all about the joys of losing yourself in love,” Allison said in a statement at the time. “I wanted it to capture the little moments in a relationship that stick with you.”Soccer Mommy will embark on a UK and European tour in August and September in support of ‘Sometimes, Forever’.

Fontaines D.C. have shared a brand new single called ‘Roman Holiday’ – listen to the track below.The song is the fourth to be lifted from the Irish band’s upcoming new album, ‘Skinty Fia’, which is set for release on Friday (April 22) via Partisan Records, following previous singles ‘I Love You’, ‘Jackie Down The Line’ and the album’s title track.‘Roman Holiday’ hears frontman Grian Chatten reflect on his experiences of moving to London and what it was like embracing the city as an Irish person.“‘Roman Holiday’ makes me think of the wide streets of North London in the summer and the urge to discover them at night time,” Chatten said of the song.

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.

Shack‘s Michael Head has shared his new single with The Red Elastic Band, ‘Broken Beauty’ – you can view the video for it below.The track is lifted from their new album ‘Dear Scott’, which is due for release on May 27, via Modern Sky UK.The follow-up to 2017’s ‘Adiós Señor Pussycat’ has been produced by Bill Ryder-Jones.The title refers to a postcard F. Scott Fitzgerald, addressed to himself upon checking in at Hollywood’s infamous Golden Age retreat, The Garden Of Allah Hotel.“I’m fascinated with the early Hollywood studio system and the more I got to find out about the hotel, the more I realised how much the lyrical content was intertwined with it,” Head recently told Uncut.“Stravinsky was there, arguing with Harpo Marx – if you’re a writer that’s gold! F Scott Fitzgerald stayed there when he was sober, but I think he struggled as it was a den of debauchery.”He is also due to hit the road for a UK tour with The Red Elastic Band later this summer, kicking off at Leeds Brudenell Social Club on June 1 before wrapping on June 11 at London’s O2 Shepherds Bush Empire.

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.

The Subways have released an “ecstatic” and “destructive” new single, ‘You Kill My Cool’. Listen to the track below.The Hertfordshire indie punks also shared that the love song is from their fifth studio album, which they confirmed will be released later this year.Along with the new music news, the band announced that following the departure of their founding member and drummer Josh Morgan, Camille Phillips of The Ramonas will be playing drums as a permanent addition to the band’s line-up.A post shared by The Subways (@thesubways)“‘You Kill My Cool’ was written at a time when I felt love so strongly that I wanted to be consumed by it, to give myself over to it entirely,” frontman Billy Lunn said of the bold new track.Lunn added: “I recognised a self-effacement in this feeling, as it was a willing submission or surrender that was as much destructive as it was productive.

Lux Æterna has landed.The film, which is set to open next month, centres on characters trying to make a movie about witches. In the trailer, disorienting flashing lights make for a disconcerting first-look at the movie that was delayed several times during the COVID pandemic.Per Collider, the film’s description provides a little more insight into the plot: “Béatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg are on a film set telling stories about witches.