pop news
Track: Alice Jemima covers No Diggity
Ahead of her debut self-titled album, out on Sunday Best Recordings on March 3rd, pop newcomer Alice Jemima has released her cover of Blackstreet’s No Diggity. In Jemima’s own words, ‘I first chose to cover ‘No Diggity’ after hearing Chet Fakers striped-back version of it – but I wasn’t planning to do anything with it, …
News: Natives Announced As Only Support For Busted Dates
With Busted’s Night Driver tour just around the corner, what better time to get to know a little about the tour’s sole support, Natives?! Described as ‘a clean slice of euphoric pop’ by The Independent, The New Forest tribal-pop quartet will play 24 dates in support of Busted, which span right from the first date …
News: Travis cover Del Amitri cracker for Christmas charity single
Travis plan to make something happen for a good cause with their festive cover of Del Amitri hit ‘Nothing Ever Happens’. The single (available for pre-order download on iTunes today) is a cover of one of Del Amitri’s best-known songs wrapped up in Fran Healy’s distinctive, warm vocals and tied together with sparkling sleigh bells ringing. …
News: Busted Announce UK Tour For 2017
Following the release of their new single On What You’re On a couple of weeks ago, recently reunited pop-trio Busted have announced a UK tour! January 29th sees the start of this UK jaunt at Norwich’s NEA, and will grace stages such as London’s Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, before winding up in Dublin on March 1st. …
New KT Tunstall announces new album KIN, plus tour news
Scottish singer KT Tunstall has announced the release of her fifth studio album, entitled KIN. With her last album being released in 2013, two years ago nearly saw Tunstall leave the world of music: “As an artist I feel like I died,” she says. “I stopped. I gave up. I didn’t want to do it …
News: McFly Announce Anthology Tour
Everyone’s favourite guilty pleasure pop/rock boy band McFly are back after a two year break, announcing their return to touring with the Anthology Tour in June 2016. The tour is stopping at Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London with the band playing three nights in each city. The first night of the three dates sees the …
Track: Natalie McCool – Fortress + Gigs
Being hailed as “one of the finest emerging songwriters around” Natalie McCool is set to release her new single on the 22nd of April (Tri-Tone), Layered vocals open over steady beats that march on to join a smooth bass line as the track builds to a wonderful crescendo that ends abruptly with a short melancholy distant piano. …
News: Alex G Live announces UK tour dates
Coming to the end of her Share Your Story tour, Alex G is playing live in the UK. After the release of several EPs and an album (which made it into my top ten of 2014), Alex is a musician whose music brings with it a great honesty wrapped in a beautiful voice. For three dates …