Olivia Rodrigo is ready to go with Album No. 2!
07.06.2023 - 16:35 / nme.com
Romy has announced a new album, ‘Mid Air’, and shared the romantic single ‘Loveher’. Check out the track below.‘Mid Air’ marks the first solo album to be released by the singer-songwriter — who is most well known for her work in The xx.
It also features production from Stuart Price and Fred Again.., as well as a guest appearance from fellow bandmate, Jamie xx.“Mid Air is an album about celebration, sanctuary and salvation on the dance floor. It’s an album that deals with love, grief, relationships, identity and sexuality and is a love letter to the queer clubs where Romy found community and connection,” the press release said of the release.“It’s a coming-out album in a way, although she came out in her personal life a long time ago, but it’s also a coming-through album – through grief and heartache, towards euphoria.”Set for release on September 8 via Young, Romy has also shared her latest single ‘Loveher’, which also serves as the opening track for the album.Produced by Fred Again.., the track captures the same atmosphere as depicted in the full album — something the artist described as “emotional music to dance to”.
It also contains a message of self-love and acceptance in its lyrics, as the singer hails the track as a declarative pop song about the intimacy of falling in love with a woman.“Fred asked me, who could this be for?” Romy said, explaining the message behind the new track. “and I tentatively said… ‘maybe me?’” Check out the single below and pre-order the album here.In recent months Romy has shared two other singles which will also feature on the forthcoming album.
Olivia Rodrigo is ready to go with Album No. 2!
Drake has announced a new album following the release of his debut poetry collection. The book – Titles Ruin Everything: A Stream of Consciousness by Kenza Samir and Aubrey Graham – is now available for purchase, a day after being formally announced.To promote the book, Drake took out full-page advertisements in publications such as the New York Post and Houston Chronicle, which featured a QR code leading to this website.
The Hives played an early set on The Other Stage at Glastonbury 2023 today (Friday June 23), pulling in the first massive crowd of the weekend.The Swedish indie icons were first on the stage, which will later see performances from the likes of Krept & Konan, Chvrches, Fred Again.., and headliner Wizkid.After opening with recent single ‘Bogus Operandi’ from upcoming album ‘The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons’, frontman Pelle Almqvist told the packed out field: “Put your hands up for The Hives. Looking good, Glastonbury.”Introducing ‘Walk Idiot Walk’, he said: “Ladies and gentlemen, it sure is a pleasure and privilege to be playing for you wonderful people tonight… or is it this morning?” After a brief pause, he continued: “Did you guys just wake up? We’d like to thank all the bands who warmed Glastonbury up for The Hives, and all the bands who will cool you down offer.”Noting the huge audience gathered, the frontman joked that there were “900,000 people attending The Hives concert. Never before has this happened in the history of man”.Best.
Baroness have announced ‘Stone’, their first new album in four years, shared its first single ‘Lost Word’ and announced a string of US tour dates for this year – find all the details below.The band’s sixth studio LP will arrive on September 15, 2023, followed by a US tour kicking off in October – you can pre-order the record in a variety of physical formats or pre-save here.The ‘Sweet Oblivion Tour’ will start in Baltimore on October 13, with dates in Tampa, Austin, Los Angeles, Portland, Denver, Chicago, Montreal, New York and many more, before wrapping up on December 1 in Philadelphia.Pre-sale for select dates is live now, while general sale starts this Friday (June 23) at 10am local time – you can buy your tickets here.The tour will also feature a huge roster of support acts from Jesus Piece, Portrayal of Guilt, Primitive Man, KEN Mode, Wayfarer, Chat Pile, Vile Creature, Soul Glo, Sheer Mag, Escuela Grind, Midwife, Hoaxed, Empire State Bastard, Cloud Rat, Imperial Triumphant, Uniform and Agriculture, with more set to be announced.‘Lost Word’, the first single from the forthcoming LP, is available to listen to now. Listen below.“An important through line in Baroness is we don’t like to repeat ourselves,” Baizley said in a press statement.“It’s all about the willingness to take risks.
Electric Forest Festival, taking place June 22-25 at Rothbury, MI’s Double JJ Ranch, has a stellar lineup that you won’t want to miss.Just a few of the EDM icons set to headline include Odesza, Jamie XX, Sofi Tukker, Illenium and Zeds Dead.Chromeo, Gorgon City, Gryffin, Lane 8 and Madeon will be there too.Plus, you won’t want to forget two (!) performances from The String Cheese Incident.In total, over 100 artists are set to light up the Double JJ Ranch over the long four-day weekend.Best of all though, last-minute tickets are still available for the extravaganza.At the time of publication, we found four-day general admission passes going for as low as $433 before fees on Vivid Seats.Want to take part in all the fun (which also includes silent disco, daily yoga and tasty food and drink options)?Keep reading.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Electric Forest below.All prices listed are subject to fluctuation.A breakdown of general admission ticket prices can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.
I watch Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation for the first time last week and, not five minutes into the '90s queer Bonnie & Clyde & Clyde thriller, we got the first of two Slowdive needle drops. For the English group, it's one of the perks of being a leader in the emergence of shoegaze and dream-pop — their history can be traced through the underground in some unexpected and very cool ways.
Corinne Bailey Rae will release her first album since 2016 later this year. Several years in the making, ‘Black Rainbows’ is inspired by items collected by visual artist Theaster Gates at the Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago.“I knew when I walked through those doors that my life had changed forever”, says Bailey Rae.
Slowdive are back with a new single, and an upcoming album.Today (June 20), the band have released a new single, ‘Kisses’. The track – which was first announced last week – is taken off their upcoming album, ‘Everything Is Alive’.
Fred Again.. has announced a run of shows in the UK and EU taking place in September. Check out the tour details below.The DJ and producer will kick off the dates by taking over London’s Alexandra Palace for four consecutive nights (September 4-8).
In the just-under four years since the release of his last full-length album, Detroit rapper Veeze has become something of a folk hero for his unwillingness to release new music even when a leak or snippet sends his base into a frenzy. There have been signs of increased focus over the past year: the well-recieved single "GOMD" which got a Lil Uzi Vert remix, and a big nationwide tour with Babyface Ray and Shawny Binladen.
Bombay Bicycle Club have announced their sixth studio album ‘My Big Day’ and released its title track.Produced by the band’s vocalist/guitarist Jack Steadman, ‘My Big Day’ features collaborations with Damon Albarn, Jay Som, Nilüfer Yanya and Holly Humberstone, with a fifth special guest set to release a song with the band later this summer.Bombay Bicycle Club also shared the album’s title track alongside an accompanying music video. Directed by Jon Higgs from Everything Everything and Kit Monteith (percussionist for Foals), the video showcases a local newscast covering some heavy-hitting news.The LP has additional production from Paul Epworth on the track ‘Heaven’ and Ben Allen who co-produced ‘Turn The World On’. The band previously worked with Allen on their hit single ‘Shuffle’ back in 2011.‘My Big Day’ was mixed by Dave Fridmann who is known for his work with The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, MGMT and HAIM.
Ash have announced their newest album as well as a joint UK and European tour with British rock band, The Subways.Titled ‘Race The Night’, the band’s latest LP marks the first album they have released together in more than five years. Ash have also released the LP’s title track.
Marta Balaga Oscar winner Andrew Ruhemann has returned to the director’s chair for “The Day I Became a Bird.” His first short in 13 years, based on a book by Chabbert Ingrid, will see a boy who falls in love – with a girl that only has eyes for birds. Desperate to get her attention, he comes up with a rather unusual plan. “I was at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and that’s where I found this book. I thought it was a very intriguing image: Why is there this kid in a bird costume? It moved me,” he says. Ruhemann’s previous short, “The Lost Thing,” brought him an Academy Award in 2011, shared with Shaun Tan.
Bring Me The Horizon followed their headline set at Download Festival on Friday night with an announcement of a new album and tour dates in 2024.The band will release their seventh album ‘Human: Next Gen’ on 12 Jan, by which time they will already have kicked off a run of UK and Ireland tour dates.
Bring Me The Horizon headlined Download Festival last night (June 9), and announced a new album and 2024 arena tour at the show.On September 15, the band will release ‘POST HUMAN: NeX GEn’ via Sony/RCA, and head out on a UK and Ireland tour next year with support from Bad Omens, Cassyette and Static Dress.The new album follows the recent sharing of single ‘AmEN!’, which features Lil Uzi Vert and Daryl Palumbo of Glassjaw. ‘POST HUMAN: NeX GEn’ will follow their 2020 EP ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’.Presale tickets for the tour will begin on Wednesday, June 14 at 10am BST, with a general sale following on Friday, June 16, also at 10am.
Shawn Mendes has announced his new song and he appears to be using a photo of New York City’s orange sky as the single artwork.
Romy Madley-Croft of The xx has announced details of her debut solo album. Mid Air will be released on September 8 via Young.
Nicki Minaj is making an exciting announcement.
Taylor Swift has announced the first round of international dates for The Eras Tour!