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See: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds reveal new video for ‘It’s a beautiful world’, plus world tour dates
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have released It’s A Beautiful World, the second single from their Number 1 album Who Built the Moon?. The track was produced by acclaimed producer, DJ, and composer David Holmes, and features a French spoken word segment inspired by Gallic art house cinema performed by Charlotte Courbe. Despite Holmes’ insistence that Courbe “produced …
Track/Video: Belle and Sebastian – We Were Beautiful, plus tour news
Underpinned by a more prominent shuffling EDM-style drum track, the eternal Belle and Sebastian are back with a new single and video for a track “We Were Beautiful” in anticipation of a European tour and an album. This is classic Belle and Sebastian: melodic, intelligent and melancholic pop with added trumpet. The accompanying video, shot …
News: Trampolene announce April UK tour dates
Fresh from supporting Liam Gallagher on his triumphant sold out arena tour in December and releasing their debut album ‘Swansea To Hornsey’ (October), Welsh wonders TRAMPOLENE have announced a twelve- date UK tour for April and their biggest London show to date at The Scala on 9th May. The band, who recently recorded a new …
Track: Cabbage – Arms of Pleonexia, plus debut album news
Mossley quintet Cabbage have just announced their debut album, called Nihilistic Glamour Shots, will drop on March 30th via Infectious Music, produced by James Skelly and Rich Turvey at Parr Street Studios. It’ll mark the culmination of a frenetic 24 month period which has seen Cabbage release five EPs, 36 singles and play well over …
News: Brix Smith Start releases statement following the death of Mark E Smith
Joined the outpouring of grief and sadness at the news of Fall mainman Mark E Smith, his former wife and Fall member Brix Smith Start has issued a statement via her twitter account Her band, Brix and the Extricated, featuring several ex-Fall employees – have also released a statement on their facebook page which reads …
See: Wolf Parade release new video for ‘You’re Dreaming’, plus European/US tour dates.
Taken from their much admired Cry Cry Cry album, which came out in October last year on the mighty Sub Pop label, Wolf Parade have released a Raymond Knight directed video for You’re Dreaming. Filmed live and in the studio, it has this late night TV vibe, and showcases the alt/indie bands incisive songwriting, as …
Obituary: The Fall’s Mark E Smith
The Fall. 32 studio albums (and counting…compilations etc. one can only guess), 66 band members, and one constant element – the enigmatic, grumpy, exasperating Mark E Smith. And with his sudden passing, I must sadly use the past tense, no slur on those foot-soldiers, for whom membership in The Fall was almost some kind of …
See: Hinds share ‘New For You’ video, plus album and tour announcement
Hinds kick off 2018 in style by sharing the football-themed video for new single ‘New For You’ and announcing the release of their second album. In 2016 Hinds released a debut album full of attitude and charm, producing a contender for album of the year before the end of January. The Spanish quartet – Carlotta …
News: Del Amitri announce additional 2018 tour dates at Glasgow Barrowlands
Del Amitri have announced that they’ll conclude their long-awaited UK tour with two hometown shows at Glasgow Barrowlands. The Del Amitri lineup that performed to rapturous crowds in 2014 – Justin Currie (vocals, guitar), Iain Harvie (lead guitar), Andy Alston (keys), Kris Dollimore (guitar) and Ashley Soan (drums) – delighted fans when they announced that …
News : Yo La Tengo Announce New Album ‘There’s a Riot Going On’, plus UK tour dates
It’s been 5 years since Yo La Tengo released an album of new material. Fade was released in January of 2013, and now in January of 2018 the New Jersey indie rock stalwarts have announced they are dropping a brand new album on March 16th with longtime label Matador Records. There’s A Riot Going On …