Newcastle indie band Maximo Park are back with their 8th studio album, “Stream of Life” which will be released on 27th September. The band’s last record, “Nature Always Wins”, very nearly became their first Number 1 album in February 2021. Leading the race all week, it was very narrowly beaten by Architects‘ “For Those That […]
Continue ReadingNEW MUSIC: Mette drops video for new single “Bet”
METTE is a superstar in waiting. Early singles “Petrified” and “Mama’s Eyes” were gigantic-sounding pop songs that deserved to take over the world. They were followed by their “METTENARRATIVE” EP which we highly recommend. Latest single, “Bet”, is another certified banger and the video for it has just dropped. Check it out below.
Continue ReadingNEW MUSIC: CARSICK – “Gig Tax”
British punk band, CARSICK, have been earning a reputation as a solid live force. We caught them at 2000 Trees Festival last year and are looking forward to their return this year. They will play the Forest Stage on the Wednesday. Signed to Alcopop! Records, they have just dropped a new single called “Gig Tax” […]
Continue ReadingNEWS: New acts added to All Points East Festival line-up
The always stacked All Points East Festival has just announced a bunch of new names joining the bill on Friday 23 August – the LCD Soundsystem day. Joy Anonymous, The Kills, NewDad, Joe Goddard, MSPAINT, Monobloc, Dove Ellis and Nick Ward have all been added to the undercard. This will be LCD Soundsystem‘s second appearance […]
Continue ReadingNEWS: Jazmin Bean announces world tour including 3 UK shows
Alt-pop singer, Jazmin Bean, released their impressive debut album, “Traumatic Livelihood”, in February this year. The record picked up strong reviews across the board and they are now taking it out on tour. Jazmin’s world tour concludes with three shows in the UK at London Heaven (Oct 25), Glasgow SWG3 Warehouse (Oct 26) and Manchester […]
Continue ReadingNEWS: Sleaford Mods will play grassroots venues to celebrate 10th anniversary of breakthrough LP
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Sleaford Mods‘ excellent “Divide and Exit” album – undoubtedly the record that helped break the duo into the mainstream. They will be releasing a limited edition anniversary edition of the LP on 26th July and you can pre-order that now from their website. Remember the lyrics to “Elocution” […]
Continue ReadingNEWS: Hard-Fi release new single and confirm UK tour dates
00’s indie sensations, Hard-Fi, reunited for their first shows in a decade last year. Today, they have announced a new EP called “Don’t Go Making Plans” (to be released on November 1) and released the title track from it. Check out the lyric video for the new song below. This will be the Staines band’s […]
Continue ReadingNEWS: Bob Vylan announce 2024 “Humble As The Sun” UK tour
Alternative duo, Bob Vylan, have announced their largest UK tour to date to take place in October and November this year. If you have not seen them live yet, we cannot recommend it enough. It’s always an energetic, chaotic and passionate experience. The tour follows the release of their latest album, “Humble As the Sun”, […]
Continue ReadingNEWS: Wunderhorse confirm new album release date and share visualiser for new single
Wunderhorse built up a reputation as a great live band while touring 2022’s “Cub”. This year they have been supporting Declan McKenna on his UK tour including a huge date at London’s Alexandra Palace. Today they have confirmed details of their second LP, “Midas”, which will be released on August 30th. The excellent title track […]
Continue ReadingNEWS: Taylor Swift overtakes Kings of Leon in UK album chart race
Kings of Leon released their 9th studio album, “Can We Please Have Fun”, this week. Their previous 6 albums all went straight to Number 1 in the UK and there was an expectation that this would do the same. It’s been leading the charge all week but yesterday Taylor Swift‘s “The Tortured Poets Department” pulled […]
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