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Track: Stephen James Adams and the French Drops – Bad Apples, plus album and tour news
The rather ace Stephen James Adams has recruited a new band to back his wearily tuneful songwriting. His first collaboration with the French Drops will see the light of day with an album Virtue Signals and tour at the beginning of May. The first song emerging from the album – Bad Apples – can be …
News: REEF announce ‘REVELATION’ -first studio album in 18 years
REEF announce ‘REVELATION’ -first studio album in 18 years to be released May 4th on CD, LP, download & stream. The album is the revitalized west-country quartet’s first studio album since 2000’s ‘Getaway’, their first with new guitarist Jesse Wood, and their first with new label earMUSIC, Europe’s premier rock label. The album was …
See: Rat Boy releases music video for “Knock Knock pt.II”
Rat Boy has released the music video for “Knock Knock pt.II” from new seven-track release “Civil Disorder”. The video features rehearsal clips of Rat Boy and his band combined with clips of them driving around in a car customised with “SCUM” graffiti; a nod to Rat Boy’s debut album, and was edited and directed by …
Track: Jack White releases new single “Over and Over and Over” ahead of new album and tour
Jack White has released “Over and Over and Over”, his latest single from upcoming album “Boarding House Reach”. A music video directed by acclaimed duo Us, consisting of Christopher Barrett and Luke Taylor, was filmed in London this week and is due to be released soon. Fans of Jack White won’t be disappointed by this …
News: The Sea and Cake announce European tour dates
The Sea and Cake have announced a European tour, which will follow the release of their new album, Any Day, out on Thrill Jockey on 11 May 2018. Written and recorded following the departure of bassist Eric Claridge, Any Day is The Sea and Cake’s first album recorded as the trio of Sam Prekop, Archer …
News: Gomez to release 20th anniversary reissue of Bring It On, plus tour dates
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Gomez’s Mercury Music Prize winning debut album, Bring It On will be re-mastered and reissued (20.04.18) as a super-deluxe 4CD with an accompanying remastered double LP release. The 4CD 20th Anniversary edition of Bring It On contains the original, classic album remastered by Frank Arkwright @ Abbey Road studios …
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 …