Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbot announce new album and share moving single ‘Still’

Arca and Hood By Air's Shayne Oliver have announced details of new project WENCH with an album worth of material set to be broadcast live on NTS this Friday, August 12. Greatest Hits ’88 to ’16 will be played out live on the internet radio station from 13:00 - 15:00 ET while a launch party will be held on August 11 at New York's Paragon.

Kendrick Lamar played a surprise intimate show in New York over the weekend – check out the videos below.The rapper is currently on the North American leg of his 2022 ‘Big Steppers’ world tour, which began last month. On Saturday (August 6), he took to the stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for a second consecutive night.As Line Of Best Fit reports, Lamar then headed to the Dumbo House members’ club where he treated attendees to an impromptu show, performing alongside his touring bassist and keyboard player.The star was also spotted hanging out with the likes of Jay-Z, Beyoncé, his cousin Baby Keem and Dave Free at the venue.Footage has since emerged of Lamar playing ‘The Heart Part 5’.

NCT 127 are currently preparing to make a comeback with a brand-new album next month.Earlier today (August 8), Sports Chosun reported that the boyband are preparing to make a comeback with the goal of releasing a new album some time in September. The news outlet also claimed that NCT 127 are in the midst of filming a music video for the upcoming release, and that the album was in its “final stages”.SM Entertainment has since confirmed reports of the group’s return, writing: “NCT 127 are currently filming their new music video, and they are preparing a new album with an aim to make a comeback in September.

WILLOW has announced details of a new album. COPINGMECHANISM will be released on September 23 and will feature single "hover like a GODDESS." A new video for that song can be seen below.

John Legend just announced his eighth studio album, but it seems he forgot to tell his wife Chrissy Teigen the details!

Willow Smith has announced she will release a new album titled ‘COPINGMECHANISM’ next month.The musician took to Instagram yesterday (August 3) to announce that the new record – the follow-up to last year’s ‘Lately I Feel Everything’ – will be arriving on September 23. A new single called ‘Hover Like a Goddess’ is also set to drop later tonight.

Young Jesus has risen with a new LP on the way: Shepherd Head, out on Saddle Creek on September 16. But this time, instead of being a record with a full band, the album has frontman John Rossiter going solo. This record is said to be a "dramatic departure for the band, delving deeper into the themes that have always fascinated Rossiter—love, loss, and God—approached in a completely new direction." The recording process was also different, with Rossiter working on Shepherd Head for years, recording it on GarageBand with an SM57 microphone instead of heading to the studio.

VFX Firm DNEG Promotes Chas Jarrett to Creative DirectorDune and Tenet VFX firm DNEG has promoted Chas Jarrett to Creative Director. Jarrett, who is based out of London, joined DNEG as a Senior VFX Supervisor in 2019 and is an industry veteran with credits on films such as Aladdin (2019), Logan, Sherlock Holmes, and Sweeney Todd. He will take over the reins from incumbent DNEG Creative Director and two-time Oscar-winning VFX Supervisor Paul Franklin, who will continue on at the company as a Visual Effects Consultant. In a statement, DNEG Group President, VFX, and Stereo, Josh Jaggars said: “Congratulations to Chas on his well-deserved promotion to Creative Director of DNEG. He is an outstanding leader and a fine role-model for our creative teams, with a talent for developing strong relationships with filmmakers. Chas is an important addition to DNEG’s executive leadership team, and I am looking forward to working closely with him to ensure that our creative output remains second-to-none.”

Brian Eno has announced that he will release new album ‘Foreverandevernomore’ this autumn, singing vocals on the majority of tracks for the first time since 2005’s ‘Another Day On Earth’.First single, ‘There Were Bells’, was written by Eno for a performance with his brother Roger at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece in August 2021. High temperatures on the day of the concert had sparked wildfires around the city. Eno says: “I thought, here we are at the birthplace of Western civilisation, probably witnessing the end of it”.On the inspiration for the album, he adds: “Like everybody else – except, apparently, most of the governments of the world – I’ve been thinking about our narrowing, precarious future, and this music grew out of those thoughts.

She can teach you, but she has to charge. Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance seemingly features a sample from Kelis’ 1999 song “Get Along With You” – and the singer isn’t happy about it.

Connie Constance has announced that she will release her new album, ‘Miss Power’, later this year, it sharing its name with the single she released in May.The latest single from the LP is ‘Till The World’s Awake’, of which she says: “The beast, the party, the anthem. Day one of this saturated over stimulating world and everything feels possible”.“For the most part”, she adds, “this song for me was just the indie dance single of my dreams, since writing it it has taken on a whole other meaning.

Leftfield have shared details of their forthcoming album ‘This Is What We Do’, as well as a music video for new single ‘Pulse’ – watch it below.The announcement marks the first new music from the London electronic outfit since 2015’s ‘Alternative Light Source’. Recorded with long-time studio and mix engineer Adam Wren, the new album will feature guest contributions from Fontaines D.C.

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Sylvan Esso have shared details of their fourth studio album, ‘No Rules Sandy’.In addition to the album announcement, the duo have released new song ‘Didn’t Care’, which traces the emotional journey from a humble meeting to life-changing love.The band made an appearance at the Newport Folk Festival yesterday (July 24) where they debuted the new album by performing it in its entirety.Speaking of the new record, vocalist Amelia Meath said that it “feels like who we actually are. It just feels like us.

Interpol have talked NME through the writing, recording and lyrical inspiration behind each and every track on their new album ‘The Other Side Of Make-Believe‘. Watch our video interview with the band above.Frontman Paul Banks and guitarist Daniel Kessler sat down with us during a recent trip to London to give us the lowdown on what they described as “probably their most intimate and hopeful-sounding record”.With the album seeking to “underline the danceability of drummer Sam Fogarino’s rhythms and R&B influences” mixed with more uplifting moods and a wider emotional spectrum, the record was launched by the bright departure of lead single ‘Toni’.“It was a great moment during one of the two writing sessions that we had in the Catskills in Upstate New York,” Kessler of the origins of ‘Toni’.

Gogol Bordello have announced that they will release their latest album, ‘Solidaritine’, later this year.Coloured by the ongoing war in frontman Eugene Hutz’s native Ukraine, the album sees the band move back towards a harder punk sound.“This is music of survival and perseverance”, says Hutz. “That’s always been our main driving force.

Titus Andronicus have today (July 20) unveiled details of their upcoming album previewed with new single, ‘(I’m) Screwed’ – you can check it out below.The band’s seventh album, ‘The Will To Live’, will be released on September 30 via Merge and you can pre-order it here. Their last release was sixth studio album ‘An Obelisk’, in June 2019.New song ‘(I’m) Screwed)’ comes with a video directed by Ray Cencepcion, and sees the band taking part in a July 4th parade in Glen Rock, New Jersey – hometown of frontman Patrick Stickles.Speaking about the new song, Stickles said: “In ‘(I’m) Screwed,’ we are introduced to the narrator of [upcoming album] ‘The Will to Live’ at the moment he realises the walls are closing in.“Be it real or imagined, he feels the pressure building on all sides, a feeling to which many of us can relate, I imagine.

Slipknot have announced their seventh studio album, ‘The End, So Far’ with the release of a fresh new single, ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’.Released on Wednesday (July 20), ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’ serves as the second preview of the album following ‘The Chapeltown Rag’ late last year. ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’ also comes with a music video directed by the band’s own Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan.Watch the music video for ‘The Dying Song (Time To Sing)’ below.Slipknot’s seventh studio album, ‘The End, So Far’, will be released on September 30 via Roadrunner Records.

PVA have announced details of their debut album ‘Blush’ as well as sharing new single ‘Hero Man’ – check it out below.‘Blush’ follows on from 2020’s ‘Toner’ and is due for release 14 October on Ninja Tune.The album is being previewed with the haunting, rave-ready ‘Hero Man’ – check it out below.“We wanted to surprise people and do something more than just get across how we sound at a gig,” said drummer Louis Satchell of ‘Blush’. “It’s quite an anxious record sometimes that is relating to mental health issues and carries within it the anxiety of making an album. It’s been a rocky ride but we always pick ourselves up.”“This album is definitely exploring who we are as people,” vocalist Josh Baxter added.