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News: GLU releases debut EP ‘MY DEMONS’
GRAMMY-nominated musician and multi-instrumentalist Michael Shuman is GLU. The Queens of the Stone Age bassist and frontman of Mini Mansions is showing another side of himself with his independent debut EP, MY DEMONS, which is out NOW. PRESS HERE to listen. GLU’s genesis was rooted in honesty, creativity, and the desire not just to exist but to exist deeply, and with no major concentration of genre aside …
News: Kae Tempest releases new EP ‘Nice Idea’
Kae Tempest kicks off 2023 with a 4 track EP release entitled ‘Nice Idea’, in support of Record Store Day. Produced by Dan Carey, the EP tracks were written and recorded over a five-day period, during a brief gap in Kae’s extensive 2022 touring schedule. The title track, ‘Nice Idea’ is released today along with …
News: Story Of The Year release nostalgic video for new single ‘2005’
Story Of The Year have shared their newest single and music video “2005”, out now via SharpTone Records. Transporting listeners back to the titular year with a nostalgic pop-punk baseline and energetic vocals, “2005″ is a call to reminisce on the good times and a reminder to make the most of the experiences you have with those …
News: Plain White T’s return with new single ‘Spaghetti Tattoo’
The Plain White T’s are back with a new single and video. “Spaghetti Tattoo” is an acoustic love song in which frontman Tom Higgenson recounts a memorable first date. The video finds the band appearing as puppets, with scenes that pay homage to famous moments from film history. It’s a dreamy, airy track propelled by lush harmonizing and understated emotion. It’s …
News: Fall Out Boy announce So Much For (Tour) Dust Europe Tour
Following the wildly successful launch of their US stadium and amphitheatre tour, including multiple stadium shows in Los Angeles, GRAMMY Award-nominated and multi-platinum selling rock band Fall Out Boy today announce the European dates on their headline tour So Much For (Tour) Dust. The 15 dates across Europe kick off in Warsaw, Poland on October 17th and wrap in Berlin …
News: Yonaka return with new single ‘Panic’
Building up global buzz with streams in the hundreds of millions and widespread tastemaker praise, YONAKA return with a new single entitled PANIC today via their new label home, LAVA/Republic Records, alongside the video which can be seen below. On the single, lead vocalist Theresa Jarvis said: “PANIC is a song about having a panic attack and how the body gets taken over …
Album Review: Fågelle – ‘Den svenska vreden’: Experimental, poetic songs of inner rage and soaring beauty.
It’s no lazy shortcut to describe Fågelle’s arresting new album as ‘quivering with rage’ as this phrase captures the record’s emotional complexity with chilling accuracy. ‘Den svenska vreden’, available now on Medication Time Records, finds experimental dark pop communicator Klara Andersson (aka Fågelle) expressing her own seething inner tensions in songs of raw beauty and …
Live Review: Dropkick Murphys + Supports – o2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester – 18/01/23
Starting off the evening with singer/songwriter Jesse Ahern from Boston Massachusetts and Australian Punk-Folk band The Rumjacks, they both deliver tight sets and suitably get the crowd warmed up with stand out track ‘An Irish Pub Song’ from The Rumjacks, ensuring the whole audience are singing and clapping. Next up is Pennywise who incidentally weren’t …
News: RHODES releases new album ‘Friends Like These’
Today, British singer/songwriter RHODES has released new album Friends Like These via Nettwerk (listen here). Recorded during lockdown alongside producers Rich Cooper and Ash Workman (Christine and the Queens, Metronomy) Friends Like These is a stunning collection of personal tracks, sharing tales of love, loss, friendship, and hope, harnessed by RHODES’ charming vocals. Speaking on the album, RHODES says: “‘Friends Like These’ was born from night thoughts and dreams or conversations …
News: Waterparks share new single ‘REAL SUPER DARK’
Pop/rock three-piece Waterparks are excited to share that their much-anticipated fifth full-length studio album INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY will be released Friday, April 14, 2023 on Fueled By Ramen. In celebration of the announcement, the band have also unveiled “REAL SUPER DARK,” the fourth-released single from the LP. The fiery, experimental song showcases a heavier side of the group, while infusing elements of pop, punk, and …