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News: Royal Trux sign to Fat Possum, reissue / new album news
American rock & roll band Royal Trux (Jennifer Herrema and Neil Hagerty) have signed with Mississippi label Fat Possum Records who will re-release the entire digital catalog from the duo’s 1988 self-titled debut up to 2000’s pre-hiatus gem Pound for Pound (not including their two major label releases). Herrema and Hagerty have also confirmed plans …
News: Broken Social Scene announce May/June UK dates
Broken Social Scene will be heading back to the UK & Ireland this year having just announced a string of dates for this May & June with shows in Dublin, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol & London. The band released their first new album in seven years last year via City Slang, to a rapturous response …
See: Fozzy Release Video for ‘Painless’, On European Tour With Steel Panther
Fozzy have released the music video for “Painless”, the latest single from their album Judas. Lead singer Chris Jericho (yes, that Chris Jericho) said of it “In essence, it’s a sequel to the ‘Judas’ video and continues the story of the two different dimensions converging. Plus it’s got blazing fires, hot chicks AND a pillow …
The Monochrome Set – New Album, Box Set and Tour Dates
The Monochrome Set have been producing arch indie-pop with a raised eyebrow for some decades now. Their wry sound, peppered with literary cultural references and barbed wit, typified the Cherry Red Indie assault of the early 80s and spawned admirers and imitators alike. Now a new album – ‘Maisieworld’ (their 14th!) will be released on …
See: Bryde releases new video for Desire, plus UK tour dates
The human need for instant gratification is the notion that Welsh singer-songwriter Bryde was focusing in on when she wrote her latest single Desire, which drops ahead of her debut album later in the spring. It a jagged melody at the starts that darts and swoons over the accompanyment until its bursts into the chorus, …
Say Psych: News: JuJu announces European tour and video for ‘In A Ghetto’
Back in September last year, Sicilian multi-instrumentalist JuJu – the pseudonym of Gioele Valenti (Lay Llamas, Herself) released second LP Our Mother Was A Plant on Fuzz Club Records. After a run of festival appearances towards the end of last year, JuJu has now announced a full European tour in support of the new record. To coincide with …
News: Electric Six Tour UK and ROI
HOW DARE YOU Electric Six released their Thirteenth album in October 2017 and are heading out across the UK and ROI to support this milestone. The madcap Rock band of Detroit, Michigan are bringing their fun and games to the road. Here they are in their own words:- Thirteen. It’s a really lucky …
News: Shields Guitarist George Christie Passes Away
Uk Metalcore band Shields have released a statement concerning the shock death of their guitarist George Christie. The band, currently on tour with Escape the Fate in Europe, have just released their first new material in three years, and were promising a new album. The statement reads: “There is no easy way to say this. …
News: Glassjaw announce exclusive London show, Material Control release date
Legendary New York influential post-hardcore band GLASSJAW have announced their return to the UK. They will play at London’s o2 Academy Brixton on 18/08/18. Tickets go on sale 9am Friday 2nd Febraury at www.gigsandtours.com / www.ticketmaster.co.uk The band surprised their fans at the end of last year, dropping new album “MATERIAL CONTROL” on 1st December, …
Music News : WYE OAK Announce New Album ‘The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs’, Hear First Single
WYE OAK have come a long way since the beginning of their music career. From low key folksies to a more electronic feel, Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack have never been afraid to tear down their music wall and rebuild from the ground up. With their new album The Louder I Call, The Faster It …