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Track: The Magic Numbers – Sweet Divide, plus UK tour news
Returning after a three year hiatus, The Magic Numbers have revealed details of a new album, Outsiders, due on May 11th, and the first track to be taken from it – Sweet Divide. Of the album, frontman Romeo Stodart says “I never wanted to be a part of anything, the cool kids at school, the …
Track: Sunflower Bean – TwentyTwo, plus UK tour dates
New York trio Sunflower Bean have announced a new single ahead of their album TwentyTwo in Blue’s release on March 23rd, and its the title track fo the record, TwentyTwo. Co-produced by Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Jacob Portrait (who also mixed the record) and HC-producer Matt Molnar of Friends, Twentytwo in Blue is named as such because …
News: Siobhan Wilson announces UK tour
Siobhan Wilson will be embarking on a UK tour in March to showcase the divine songs from her latest album ‘There Are No Saints’. Siobhan Wilson secured her spot on many end-of-the-year lists for 2017, following the release of her acclaimed album – ‘There Are No Saints’ (via Song, By Toad) – back in July. …
See: Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert reveal video for Cockcrow, plus album news and tour dates
“Sex and death. Love and life. Family, fortune, faith and fear. Guitar, voices, cello, sax, Roland, wolves. Leggings and jeggings, the multiverse and marshmallows” Having put aside his critically acclaimed ‘solo’ work, including 2012’s SAY award winning Everything’s Getting Older, for the 20th anniversary reformation tour with Arab Strap, Aidan Moffat returns in collaboration with …
News: Jamie T’s “Panic Prevention” and “Kings & Queens” albums re-issued on vinyl
After many years of being out of print, Jamie T has announced his first two albums have been reissued on Vinyl, and are available now. Panic Prevention was the Mercury Prize nominated debut album by the Wimbledon-born singer-songwriter. The album is so-called because of the panic attacks Jamie suffered as an adolescent, and although was …
See: The Lovely Eggs release video for Wiggy Giggy
The Lovely Eggs have revealed a new video for the track Wiggy Giggy ahead of the release of the album “This Is Eggland“. This song’s message that you can travel to outer space, and not realise what you have at home, is told through the medium of claymation space creatures and psychedelic collage. Dinosaurs! Kings! …
News: Dodgy announced as opening act for the Britrock Must Be Destroyed tour
Seminal Britrock power-pop trio Dodgy have been announced as the opening act on the Britrock Must Be Destroyed tour in May. With 12 Top 40 singles and over a million sales worldwide, Dodgy produced some of the most recognisable hits of the 90s, including ‘Staying Out For The Summer’, ‘If You’re Thinking Of Me’, and …
News: Babybird announce May UK tour dates
It’s now half a year since Stephen Jones had that stupid irritating heart attack. He’s been to the gym for the first time. Lost a stone and a half. And is now fully hiked up on blood thinners and other drugs. He and the band gave birth to new gigs last December, and made it …
Track: Mellow Gang – Temps, plus UK tour dates
Paych-pop quartet Mellow Gang have followed up their debut Play EP with a new single, Temps. On the track, vocalist Harriet Joseph says “We’ve actually tried to steer away from writing on personal relationships before” she explains, “but with ‘Temps’ for the first time it was a subject too relevant and intoxicating to discard with …
News: 77:78 sign to Heavenly Recordings and announce details of debut London show
Heavenly Recordings have announcd the latest signings to their roster, 77:78, aka Aaron Fletcher and Tim Parkin, from the musical kaleidoscope that is The Bees. The label were bowled over by the band’s recent white-label seven, Love Said (Let’s Go), which sold out in 48 hours off the back of the building buzz. Heavenly quickly …