X announce final album and farewell tour

The iconic Los Angeles punk band X is issuing what it is calling its final album, Smoke & Fiction, and has detailed plans for a U.S. tour. 

Van Morrison has announced a brand new album titled ‘New Arrangements And Duets’.The album is set for release on September 27 and will be comprised of unreleased material the Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer has had in his catalogue. According to Xsnoise, the big band tracks were recorded in 2014 with Paul Moran and Chris White individually choosing the tracks they wanted to create big band arrangements for.Announcing the album in an Instagram post, Morrison wrote: “This album represents a small percentage of the huge amount of unreleased material we are hoping to roll out in the near future, rather than letting it gather dust in some archive.”A post shared by Van Morrison (@vanmorrisonofficial)‘New Arrangements And Duets’ tracklist is :‘Ain’t Gonna Moan No More’ – with Kurt Elling‘Broken Record’ – with Kurt Elling‘Avalon of the Heart’‘Close Enough for Jazz’ – with Curtis Stigers‘I’ll Be Your Lover Too’‘Only a Dream’‘So Quiet in Here’‘Someone Like You’ – with Joss Stone‘The Beauty of the Days Gone By’‘The Master’s Eyes’‘So Complicated’‘Choppin’ Wood’‘You Gotta Make It Through the World’‘What’s Wrong With This Picture’ – with Willie Nelson‘Steal My Heart Away’ – with Willie Nelson‘New Arrangements And Duets’ will feature songs with the likes of Willie Nelson, Joss Stone, Curtis Stigers and Kurt Elling which were all recorded between 2018 and 2019.‘Choppin Wood’ was released as the album’s lead single.

Girls and Scots just wanna have fun! Cyndi Lauper has thrilled fans with the announcement of a 'farewell' world tour, which is set to kick off in Glasgow for its first stop in February, 2025.

Bright Eyes have announced a new album ‘Five Dice, All Threes’, alongside single ‘Bells & Whistles’ and a UK and European tour for later this year.The band’s 10th studio album will land on September 20 via Dead Oceans and features guest appearances from the likes of Cat Power, The National’s Matt Berninger and The So So Glos’ Alex Orange Drink. It serves as the follow-up to their 2020 album ‘Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was’.You can pre-order/pre-save the album here. To coincide with the announcement, the band have shared the album’s irreverent lead single, ‘Bells & Whistles’.“This is a song about the many little details in life that can seem insignificant or frivolous or temporary at the time but eventually end up forming your destiny,” said frontman Conor Oberst.

Anderson .Paak has announced a 2024 North American tour which will see him perform his second album ‘Malibu’ in its entirety.The 14-date run will kick off at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Oregon on September 18. From there, the artist will make stops in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Wantagh.

Post Malone is going all in on country music.Starting in September, the Syracuse native and former rapper is slated to take off on his ‘F-1 Trillion Tour’ where he will perform “a collection of country songs” with backing band The Fools For You in support of his upcoming album due out on August 16.Notable New York stops on the 24-concert and festival run include gigs at Syracuse’s Empower FCU Amphitheater on Saturday, Sept. 14, Saratoga Springs’ Broadview Stage on Monday, Sept.

SOPHIE will be released later this year. Find all the details below.Three years on from the pioneering DJ, producer and hyper-pop trailblazer’s death, SOPHIE’s family and close collaborators have finalised an album she was working on at the time of her death.The first taste of the project, which will be titled ‘SOPHIE’, was released today (June 24) in the form of a new song titled ‘Reason Why’, which features BC Kingdom and Kim Petras.‘SOPHIE’ will be released September 27, via her label Transgressive Records, and is produced by her long-time collaborator Benny Long.

Steven Wilson has announced a 2025 UK and European headline tour. Find all the details below.The Porcupine Tree singer and multi-instrumentalist will be bringing ‘The Overview Tour’ to 11 countries next spring, marking his first solo shows in seven years.The European leg will kick off at Cirkus in Stockholm on May 1, before making stops in Oslo, Dusseldorf, Brussels and more.The UK leg will then begin on May 10 with a show at Beacon in Bristol, which will be followed by two nights at the London Palladium on May 12 and 13.

Kate Nash has announced plans for a UK and European tour. Find all the details below.The star, who recently released her first studio album in six years ‘9 Sad Symphonies’, is set to hit the road for a series of shows kicking off at Glasgow’s Oran Mor on November 21, with further shows in Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, London and Brighton.The UK run will include two shows at the capital’s KOKO venue on November 28 and the O2 Forum Kentish Town on April 9, 2025.

is unusual.Iconic crooner Tom Jones just announced he’ll embark on a 17-concert North American tour this September and October.Midway through the quick, late summer run, the ‘Ages & Stages Tour’ will take Jones and his timeless stable of his to a trio of New York and New Jersey venues.First, he’ll swing into Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Live on Sunday, Sept. 15.

St. Vincent has announced a new set of UK and European tour dates, to take place in October. Read on for all the details.It is the latest leg of the ‘All Born Screaming’ tour, named after the musician’s latest album, which was released in April.

Paul Heaton has announced his new Ian Broudie-produced album ‘The Mighty Several’ and has shared a new single ‘Fish ‘N’ Chip Supper’.‘The Mighty Several’ is set for release on October 11 – which is available for pre-order here – and follows his 2022 LP ‘N.K-pop‘ with Jacqui Abbott. The Housemartins and Beautiful South legend’s upcoming album was recorded at Blueprint Studios in Salford and was produced by Broudie of the Lightning Seeds.The album is comprised of 12 tracks, with some featuring special guests such as Rianne Downey (Heaton’s regular live vocalist), Yvonne Shelton and Danny Muldoon. The featured artists are all pictured alongside Heaton on the album’s artwork.

The Struts have announced ‘The Grand Union’ UK and European tour with Barns Courtney – check out all details below.The Derby band are now gearing up to tour in the UK this September, where they’ll be stopping by cities such as Leeds, Manchester, and Newcastle before finishing their tour with a show at London’s Roundhouse on October 6.From there, they’ll also be visiting European cities like Paris, Berlin, Warsaw and Prague, with the EU leg of their tour concluding at Milan’s Fabrique on the 21st.The Struts will also be bringing Aylesbury’s Barns Courtney as their special guest for their UK/EU tour. Courtney has previously toured with the band for their headline American tour for their fourth album, ‘Pretty Vicious‘.Speaking about the tour, frontman Luke Spiller shared: “We are really looking forward to getting back out and bringing our best show to date alongside our longterm friend and partner in rock, Barns Courtney.

Weeekly have announced their upcoming 2024 ‘Weeekly University’ tour, featuring concerts across the Americas.On June 17, Weeekly and their label IST Entertainment announced that the girl group will be heading on a tour of the Americas in September this year, Called ‘Weeekly University’, the trek will feature shows in Mexico, Colombia, the US and more.The K-pop act will kick off their tour on September 6 in Mexico City, followed by a show in Colombia in the same week. Thereafter, the group will head to the US and Canada, with seven concerts across the two North American countries.Some dates, ticketing and venue details have yet to be announced for the 2024 ‘Weeekly University’ tour.

Headie One has announced a UK and Australian tour for later this year, as well as a string of European dates to take place in 2025 – read on for the full list of shows.With the Tottenham rapper’s album ‘The Last One’ due out later this month, he has announced an extensive tour to support it, including his first non-festival UK shows since 2021.He will play in Manchester, Dublin and Glasgow in November, before a huge hometown show at OVO Wembley Arena in London on November 29. Tickets for these shows go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (June 21) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.Before that, he will be heading down under for his first-ever Australian shows, in Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, in October.UK + AUSTRALIA + IRELAND.

Coldplay have announced their new album ‘Moon Music’, which will be made available on vinyl made from 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles.The band’s 10th studio album will be released on October 4, while its first single ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’ will be out on Friday (June 21). Pre-order the album here and pre-save the single here.The album has been produced by Max Martin (Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Katy Perry), and will be available in a limited number of hand-signed editions.

Stone have returned with their new single ‘Queen’, the latest teaser of their upcoming debut album, and have announced a UK and European tour – read on for all the details.The Liverpool quartet are preparing to release their debut album ‘Fear Life For A Lifetime’ on July 12. You can pre-order/pre-save it now.And now they have shared their new single ‘Queen’, an anthemic and infectious indie rocker, with the ear-catching opening line, “I could drown in a bath of expensive wine”.

86TVs have returned with their latest single ‘Someone Else’s Dream’ and have announced details of their biggest UK and European tour to date – read on for all the details.‘Someone Else’s Dream’ pulses with garage rock tension, the band – comprised of The Maccabees alumni Hugo and Felix White, their brother Will White, and drummer Jamie Morrison (Noisettes and Stereophonics) – making use of four-way harmony vocals to counter the aggression.Watch the visualiser for ‘Someone Else’s Dream’ below.The song will be included on the band’s upcoming self-title debut album, details of which were announced last month. The record will be released on August 2 and you can pre-order/pre-save it here.The album’s announcement was accompanied by the release of the single ‘Tambourine’, one of the first tracks they ever wrote together.The band will also play a string of 13 UK and European dates, including a headline show at London’s Electric Brixton.

Nilüfer Yanya has announced her new album ‘My Method Actor’ and shared the new single ‘Method Actor’ – check out the song’s video below.The album will be released on September 13 via Ninja Tune, the London musician’s third studio record. It has been produced by Wilma Archer, known for his work with Sudan Archives, MF Doom and Celeste.The new single sees Yanya exploring themes of memory and self-identity, and it comes with a visualiser that was filmed in an old hotel in Benidorm, Spain.

Soft Play have announced a UK headline tour for later this year – you can find all the details below.The duo – FKA Slaves – will hit the road this autumn in support of their fourth studio album ‘Heavy Jelly’, which is due for release on July 19 (pre-order/pre-save here).Kicking off in Brighton on October 15, the upcoming run of dates will also include stop-offs in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Norwich and other locations throughout the month.The tour is set to conclude with a Halloween gig at the O2 Academy Brixton in London on October 31. Support will come from Panic Shack.Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST next Friday (June 21) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.