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MAMAMOO confirm full-group comeback and world tour for 2026

MAMAMOO are set to make their full-group comeback in 2026, their label has confirmed – find out more below. Yesterday (October 30), South Korean news outlet News1 reported that sources close to the K-pop group are seemingly gearing up for a full-group comeback sometime in 2026, with a world tour to follow. Advertisement Shortly after the report, MAMAMOO’s label RBW Entertainment – which houses the group, but does not represent the individual members – issued a statement on the matter, effectively confirming the claims. The label said, per a Soompi report: “MAMAMOO are currently preparing for a full-group comeback with the goal of releasing it in June next year. They are also planning a world tour, starting with domestic concerts.” Further details remaining the group’s comeback have yet to be revealed. The group’s last output as a full unit was the October 2022 mini-album, ‘Mic ON’. That EP scored a four-star review from NME, with Angela Patricia Suacillo writing: “It might be a while more before we see a new MAMAMOO release that truly pushes the envelope (think 2016’s ‘Décalcomanie’ or 2018’s ‘Egotistic’), but ‘Mic ON’ is a strong attempt to recreate the excellence of their early work.” Since the… Read More →

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Sound Of Guns pay tribute after death of singer Andrew Metcalfe: “One of the greatest frontmen to ever grace a stage”

Tributes have come in as Andrew Metcalfe, the singer of Sound Of Guns, has died. The band were formed by Metcalfe, alongside Lee Glynn, Nathan Crowley, John Coley, and Simon Finley in Liverpool in 2008 and released two albums: 2010’s ‘What Came From Fire’ and 2012’s ‘Angels and Enemies’. Last night (Wednesday October 29), the band took to social media to share a heartfelt statement, confirming news of the frontman’s passing. “Today, we are heartbroken. We’re sad to say that our friend, brother, and frontman of Sound of Guns, Andrew Metcalfe, has sadly passed away. First and foremost, our love and thoughts go out to his family at this terribly sad time. We love you,” they wrote. The band went on to describe Metcalfe as “one of the greatest frontmen to ever grace a stage”, and added: “His presence was unmatched, his songwriting was incredible and his voice was one of a kind. A true artist, performer, lyricist, and just a genuinely lovely man.” While they did not disclose the cause of death, his bandmates did say that they “take solace in the fact that his music and lyrics touched so many of you”, and said that “the tributes and… Read More →

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Lucinda Williams announces new album, World’s Gone Wrong

Lucinda Williams has today announced that her new album, World’s Gone Wrong, will be released by Highway 20 Records on January 23. Described as “a raw and fearless commentary on modern America”, the album was co-produced by Tom Overby and longtime collaborator Ray Kennedy, who recorded and mixed the album at his Room & Board Studio in Nashville. Guest stars include Norah Jones, Mavis Staples and Brittney Spencer. Watch a performance video for the title track below: Lucinda Williams tours the UK and Ireland early next year. See the full list of dates below and grab tickets here. JanuaryMon 26th Dublin, 3Olympia Theater, IrelandTue 27th Belfast, Mandela HallThu 29th Birmingham, Birmingham Town HallFri 30th Manchester, The Bridgewater Hall FebruarySun 1st Glasgow, Pavilion TheatreTue 3rd London, BarbicanWed 4th Bristol, Bristol BeaconThu 5th Basingstoke, The Anvil

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Hear two new tracks from The Weather Station – “Airport” and “Only Truth”

The Weather Station has released two new tracks, “Airport” and “Only Truth”. You can hear them below. The two songs were originally recorded during the sessions for Tamara Lindeman’s seventh The Weather Station album, Humanhood. Advertisement “There were so many strong songs I left off Humanhood because the album had such a narrative arc to adhere to, “Lindeman says. “‘Airport’ was one of them that I’m glad to release now. I’ve always hated airports; I find them so dehumanizing. This song tells a story of a person trying to mirror what is around them; that sort of shutting down, not caring, acting like you don’t care even when you really do. At the heart of it though is, of course, an intense longing, and a hope for something alive that feels like it can’t be.” Lindeman describes “Only The Truth” as “one of my favourite songs from Humanhood and just didn’t make the tracklist at the very last moment, but it feels so relevant and connected with the record. It intersects with ‘Neon Signs,’ it expands on the same idea; that the truth is this sort of lumpen, complicated, organic thing. Falsehoods and lies glimmer, reach towards you, need you;… Read More →

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Hear Lankum cover The Specials’ “Ghost Town”

Lankum are to release a cover of The Specials‘ “Ghost Town”. The standalone single will be available on 12” from January – and is available to pre-order here. The version was originally created for an Oona Doherty dance show Specky Clark at Sadler’s Well earlier this year. To tide you over until the January release, you can watch an 8-minute video for the track below. Advertisement The video was filmed in County Wicklow by the director Leonn Ward, with cinematographer Robbie Ryan. [embedded content] Lankum explain how the track came about. “Ghost Town came to us through some curious circumstances. Oona Doherty, who we were familiar with through her phenomenal dance work on the video for Gilla Band’s ‘Shoulderblades’, contacted us and told us about a new show she was putting together. “It was about her great-great-grandfather being sent to Belfast as a child to live with his aunts and work in an abattoir. She wanted a new piece of music for the show, for a party scene set on Halloween night, and told us she wanted it to start out indistinguishable and woozy, before developing into the very recognisable track by The Specials. Advertisement “At first we were slightly reticent, since… Read More →

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Send us your questions for Dionne Warwick!

Our next Audience With candidate surely needs no introduction. Dionne Warwick is simply one of the greatest singers of all-time, the elegant yet emotionally powerful voice of many of Bacharach and David’s greatest songs. With more than 50 hit singles to her name, Warwick is the winner of every award and accolade going, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. She is also, of course, the Queen Of Twitter – and her willingness to engage with the world has led to interesting latter-day collaborations with the likes of Chance The Rapper. Now, to mark the release of a new 12-CD boxset entitled Make It Easy On Yourself: The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971, she’s kindly agreed to undergo a gentle grilling from you, the Uncut readers. So what do you want to ask an actual living legend? Send your questions to audiencewith@uncut.co.uk by Tuesday (November 4) and Dionne will answer the best ones in a future issue of Uncut.

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Queens Of The Stone Age unplugged: unsettling and sublime

After fulfilling a dream by playing a gig in one of the weirdest and most original locations it’s possible to imagine, what comes next? That was the question facing Josh Homme after Queens Of The Stone Age’s landmark show in the deathly depths of the Paris Catacombs, captured on the Alive In The Catacombs short film. While that setlist was specifically conceived for its unique subterranean location with a focus on QOTSA’s quieter, more intense cuts, Homme felt it was worth bringing the show to a wider and more warm-blooded audience than the bones and skulls of millions of ex-Parisiens. The resulting Catacombs Tour feels more like a theatrical event than a rock show, retaining a sense of intimacy even within the vast dome of the Royal Albert Hall. It’s divided into three acts, each distinguished by different lighting to match the shift in vibes. Advertisement The opening act sees Homme and the band on acoustic instruments bathed in cool blue lights at the front of the stage. They are joined by two violins and a cello, with Homme acting as a slightly psychotic jazzy bandleader, crooning his way through choice cuts from the QOTSA catalogue, interacting with audience and… Read More →

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Luigi Mangione listened to Charli XCX and Taylor Swift in prison before being confronted by an inmate

Alleged murder suspect Luigi Mangione has revealed that he listened to Charli XCX and Taylor Swift‘s music while in prison. READ MORE: Charli XCX – ‘Brat’ review: pop pioneer fully embraces the dancefloor Mangione, who was arrested in December for allegedly shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside of a Manhattan hotel, has turned into somewhat of a cultural phenomenon over the last year, earning himself a large base of fans, some campaigning for his freedom, while others praise his looks. Advertisement The suspect has spent the last 10 months at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he awaits charges for second-degree murder. He turned 27 in May, and now, a letter that he wrote to an undisclosed recipient reflecting on his birthday has been leaked online. In the letter, Mangione reflects on the 27 things he’s grateful for – one of them being Taylor Swift’s ‘Cardigan’ that was later stuck out and replaced with Lil Durk‘s ‘Dis Ain’t What U Want’. Mangione wrote: “Last week, I downloaded a bunch of Taylor Swift and Charli XCX onto my tablet.” He went on to explain: “I’ve never really listened to either of them, but some phony list of my favorite music… Read More →

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The Verve’s ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ to be released on 7 inch vinyl for the first time

The Verve‘s classic hit ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ is being released on 7 inch vinyl for the first time ever. READ MORE: Oasis live in Cardiff: a supersonic reunion for a new generation The ‘Urban Hymns’ hit, which has recently enjoyed a revival at Richard Ashcroft‘s support slots during Oasis‘ Live ’25 reunion tour, is set to be reissued on December 5. Advertisement The limited-edition translucent green 7 inch vinyl will feature the original artwork and includes Ashcroft-penned B-side ‘So Sister’, which appeared on the original single. You can pre-order it here. The song was a huge hit for The Verve in 1997 reaching Number Two in the UK singles chart and Number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video also became iconic but the song was bittersweet for the band after The Rolling Stones won the publishing rights to it after their former manager Allen Klein – who controls all Stones material from 1963 to 1971 – sued the band over their sample of an orchestral recording by Andrew Loog Oldham. That snippet came from an orchestral version of The Stones’ 1965 song ‘The Last Time’, which Oldham recorded for the album ‘The Rolling Stones Songbook’. As a result all of… Read More →

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Emmylou Harris interviewed: “I was faced with a conundrum”

With a new, expanded edition of her Spyboy live album due, Emmylou Harris talks to Uncut about the album, her collaborations with Daniel Lanois and Buddy Miller, covering Tom Petty, co-writing with Kate and Anna McGarrigle and what’s next… “It was a powerhouse band” UNCUT: Why is Spyboy so important to you?HARRIS: After I did Wrecking Ball [1995], I was faced with a conundrum. It was very different for me in terms of instrumentation and rhythms. So I thought, ‘How am I going to tour this record?’ Of course, Dan [Lanois, producer of Wrecking Ball] stepped up. He brought in Daryl Johnson [bass], and Brady Blade [drums], who I think he’d played with five years earlier or something. So we put the band Spyboy together and hit the road. But Dan was a temporary thing, he was really just sort of showing me the way. Even when we were recording Wrecking Ball, I was thinking about Buddy Miller. I’d met him when I had my band, The Nash Ramblers, and Buddy had been playing with Jim Lauderdale, who was opening for us. I knew that Buddy and his wife, Julie, had moved to Nashville. So I sort of thought, in… Read More →

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NME announces ‘NME The Cover 2024–2025’ coffee table book, marking another year of championing emerging artists

NME has announced new premium coffee table book: The Cover 2024-2025 – celebrating the emerging talent who have featured on The Cover over the last year. This book marks the second edition in the annually released collection, looking back at another year of NME celebrating the most exciting emerging artists. Arriving as a 300-page special edition, The Cover 2024-2025 is a collector’s piece for music lovers, showcasing the 50 talents that have graced the weekly Cover of NME in 2024 and 2025. Advertisement The hardback features artists including Kneecap, Lola Young, Oklou, LE SSERAFIM, and Lambrini Girls, to name a few, and features bespoke artwork, interviews, and previously unreleased photography. Other artists included are Julie, Victoria Canal, Nieve Ella, Berwyn, Heartworms, Scowl, Divorce, Chloe Qisha, Tanner Adell, YHWH Nailgun and many more. Lava La Rue in NME The Cover Book 2024-2025. Photography by Jamie Waters “I’m so excited to present NME The Cover 2024-2025 and, in doing so, share the immense year in music we have had captured in the music and journeys of these 50 inimitable artists,” said Karen Gwee, Managing Editor (Music) at NME Networks. “The small but mighty NME team has been so lucky to work with these… Read More →

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Lily Allen says ‘West End Girl’ is “not a cruel album”: “I don’t feel confused or angry now. I don’t need revenge”

Lily Allen has insisted that ‘West End Girl’ is “not a cruel album”, saying she is no longer “confused or angry” about the circumstances that inspired the record. The singer-songwriter released her long-awaited fifth LP last Friday (October 24), just four days after announcing the “vulnerable” surprise project. It follows on from Allen’s 2018 album ‘No Shame’. Advertisement ‘West End Girl’, which comprises 14 songs, was written and recorded in just 10 days following the breakdown of the star’s marriage to Stranger Things actor David Harbour, after he allegedly cheated on her. The contents of the record have made headlines, with Allen having opened up about what had led to the couple’s split on the collection. “It’s very much an album about the complexities of relationships and how we all navigate them. It’s a story,” she said previously, also calling it “a mixture of fact and fiction”. She has since explained that the LP had been inspired by her “deep-rooted issues with rejection and abandonment” after her divorce. Elsewhere, a woman who is said to have inspired Allen’s new song ‘Madeline’ has come forward following her affair with Harbour. However, Allen revealed in an interview with The Sunday Times that… Read More →

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Listen to Simon Armitage’s new poem, Dear Pink Floyd

Simon Armitage, the poet laureate, has written a poem celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here. You can listen to Armitage read the poem below. Advertisement [embedded content] “I was thinking about the album and their noise, and what effect that has had on people right across the globe,” says Armitage. “I didn’t know whether I could put into words what that music sounded like. I only get involved with projects if I think I can’t do them, so this was a natural invitation. “I wanted to write something that was album-shaped, that would fit onto the side of an LP and bleed right to the margins of a square. I was trying to mimic the noise of Wish You Were Here – there are no gaps in it. Like a wall of warm sound. I wanted the text to be a physical manifestation of that. “The bigger voice in the piece is all fans in the world trying to say something. I was the generation that caught the tail end of punk – a sort of a musical resetting of the clock, for me. That’s how I wanted everything at that time. Then eventually you… Read More →

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Jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette has died aged 83

The great jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette has died aged 83, according to a statement released by his representatives. DeJohnette worked with Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Sonny Rollins and Charles Lloyd among others. Born in Chicago in 1942, DeJohnette began playing piano at the Chicago Conservatory of Music, before picking up drums in his early teens. After early spells in doo-wop and rock’n’roll, his interests shifted into jazz, and from the late 1950s had his own trio. Among DeJohnette’s many career highs, in 1968, he joined Davis’s band in time to play on Bitches Brew. During his time with Davis, DeJohnette also appeared on Live-Evil and A Tribute To Jack Johnson. In parallel to his career as a sideman and collaborator, in 1968 DeJohnette recorded his debut as a bandleader, The DeJohnette Complex; his last album was 2017’s Hudson.

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Yungblud adds more dates to 2026 UK arena tour and reveals The Molotovs as support act

Yungblud has added more dates to his UK and Ireland ‘Idols’ arena tour next year – buy tickets here. The singer, real name Dominic Harrison, shared this afternoon (October 27) that the tour had sold out, prompting him to add more dates in Sheffield, Liverpool and Belfast and release extra tickets for his Dublin show. Advertisement Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” he wrote. “The craziest tour of our lives – can’t wait to bring it home!” Fans who pre-order Yungblud’s ‘One More Time’ EP with Aerosmith from his official store by 12pm GMT on Wednesday (October 29) get pre-sale access for the additional dates, and will receive their codes after 6pm on the same day. The pre-sale will begin on Thursday at 10am, before general sale the following day at the same time. You can find tickets here. He also shared that The Molotovs will be joining him on the tour, alongside The Warning, who were already announced. Recommended The band, comprising siblings Mathew and Issey Cartlidge, are set to release a new single, ‘Rhythm Of Yourself’, on Friday, and their debut album ‘Wasted On Youth’ will be out in January. Issey said of Yungblud: “It’s been… Read More →

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Slash shares doubt on Guns N’ Roses playing Las Vegas Sphere: “It’s not really rock and roll friendly”

Slash has cast doubts on Guns N’ Roses ever playing the Las Vegas Sphere, saying: “It’s not really rock and roll friendly.” READ MORE: Guns N’ Roses live at Glastonbury: a solid performance… to the wrong crowd The futuristic state-of-the-art venue opened in 2023 and has since hosted residencies from the likes of U2, Phish, Eagles and the Backstreet Boys. It was also recently confirmed that a new Sphere venue will be constructed in Abu Dhabi. Advertisement Speaking on Eddie Trunk’s Trunk Nation SiriusXM show, Slash spoke about if Guns N’ Roses could ever take on a residency. Despite describing the venue in positive terms, he went on to say he wasn’t sure about it’s suitability for a rock show. He explained: “Everything that I’ve seen, or most everything that I’ve seen of it, looks amazing. I’m real trepidatious about playing there, because…it’s a great visual show. I think that in almost every case for a band, it becomes a visual show as opposed to seeing a rock and roll show. So there’s that.” He also went on to reveal that he’d spoken to Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh – who has played the venue – about his experiences. He added: “[My concern] is that it’s not… Read More →

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The Damned honour Brian James with new covers album

The Damned have announced a new album, Not Like Everybody Else, dedicated to the memory of Brian James, the band’s founding guitarist and chief song-writer, who died on March 6, 2025. Recorded in five days at Revolver Studio, Los Angeles, the album features Dave Vanian on vocals, Captain Sensible on guitar, Rat Scabies on drums, Paul Gray on bass and joined by longtime keyboardist Monty Oxymoron. Advertisement The sessions marked the first time in 40 years that Scabies has returned to the studio with the band. Say the band, “each tune has been chosen because they were by artists that had an impact on Brian’s guitar playing and in turn his songwriting and in turn the Damned as a band.” The first track released is R Dean Taylor’s “There’s A Ghost In My House”, which arrived on October 30. Advertisement Among the tracks, the band’s cover of “The Last Time” by The Rolling Stones, featuring James himself, taken from his final London performances with The Damned, at Hammersmith Odeon, in October 2022. The album coincides with The Damned’s 50th anniversary celebrations, which begin with a one-off covers show at Albert Hall, Manchester on January 28, 2026. The Damned will also play a special 50th anniversary show at OVO Arena Wembley on Saturday, April 11 2026. Tracklisting… Read More →

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Courtney Marie Andrews announces new album, Valentine

Courtney Marie Andrews has announced details of a new studio album, Valentine. The new record is released on January 16 via Thirty Tigers. Advertisement You can hear “Keeper” from the new album below. [embedded content] “Keeper” follows on from “Cons & Clowns“, which she released last month. Valentine was recorded to tape at Valentine Recording Studios in Los Angeles and co-produced by Jerry Bernhardt. The album also features drummer Chris Bear of Grizzly Bear. Advertisement The complete tracklist for Valentine is: Pendulum SwingKeeperCons & ClownsMagic TouchLittle Picture of a ButterflyOutsiderEveryone Wants to Feel Like You DoOnly the Best for BabyBest friend Hangman You can pre-order the album here. Andrews will also play a series of full band in support of the album during February: February 20 2026 – Brudenell Social Club, LeedsFebruary 21 – Whelan’s, DublinFebruary 22 – Gorilla, ManchesterFebruary 23 – Saint Luke’s, GlasgowFebruary 25 – Hare & Hounds, BirminghamFebruary 26 – Islington Assembly Hall, LondonFebruary 27 – The Lantern, BristolFebruary 28 – Chalk, BrightonMarch 2 – Boule Noire, ParisMarch 3 – TivoliVredenburg, UtrechtMarch 4 – Cactus Café, BrugesMarch 4 – AB Club, BrusselsMarch 6 – Metropool, HengeloMarch 8 – Lido, BerlinMarch 9 – Nochtspeicher, HamburgMarch 11 – Pustervik, GothenburgMarch 12 –… Read More →

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Tortoise’s Touch reviewed: welcome return for Chicago’s post-rock pioneers

It’s been nine years since Tortoise released their last album… It’s only been nine years since Tortoise released their last album, but it feels a lot longer. The quintet were closely associated with the Chicago post-rock scene of the late 1990s and early 2000s, and when that scene ran its course, they suddenly seemed unmoored from their original context and anchored to something in the past. On 2016’s The Catastrophist they sounded like a band out of time, an impression bolstered by the fact that the album has been commissioned by the City of Chicago to highlight the scene that had birthed the band nearly 20 years prior. But they kept the subject matter at arm’s length, which made the music sound slick and cursory. Now, in 2025, Tortoise have an all-new context. They are back in time, so to speak: their hometown has experienced a revival in its jazz and improvisational music scene, as a new generation of artists that includes Makaya McCraven, Angel Bat Dawid, Daniel Villareal, Macie Stewart and many others have brought a forceful new voice to venues around town. In some cases they’ve even performed and recorded with members of Tortoise, guitarist Jeff Parker in… Read More →

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Brandi Carlile – My Life In Music

ELTON JOHNGoodbye Yellow Brick RoadDJM/MCA, 1973This is the first album I ever felt any individual ownership over. I got it on cassette for Christmas when I was 12 years old, after my obsession with Elton John had taken hold. The songs were alive! Each one was like a movie full of colour, drama, and humour. I had a Walkman and I would listen to it around the clock. I memorised the liner notes and lyrics, and the artwork was almost as important to me as the songs. Some mean boys noticed my fixation on it one day and brought a magnet to school to ruin my tape. Even though it wouldn’t play any more, I continued to carry that tape everywhere with me until I was grown enough to buy it again. I think this is why physical albums are so important to me. INDIGO GIRLSSwamp OpheliaEPIC, 1994I first heard the Indigo Girls in the movie Philadelphia. I was mesmerised by their voices and I absolutely had to understand who they were and why they sang the way they did. They had a genderlessness about them that I found really beautiful. It’s amazing when you think about how many contemporary… Read More →

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Radiohead react to ‘Let Down’ going viral on TikTok

Radiohead have reacted over ‘Let Down’ becoming the band’s fourth US hit, 28 years after its release. The track, which came out as a promotional single in 1997, and appeared on Thom Yorke and co’s landmark studio album ‘OK Computer’ that same year, entered the Billboard Hot 100 in August following an increasing resurgence on TikTok. Advertisement Radiohead have previously featured in the Hot 100 with the ‘In Rainbows’ track ‘Nude’ in 2008 (Number 37), ‘High And Dry’ in 1995 (Number 78), and ‘Creep’ in 1993 (Number 34). The latter remains the band’s most successful single in the States. ‘Let Down’ also spent seven weeks on the UK singles chart upon its release, peaking at Number 85. [embedded content] Speaking about the feat in a new interview with The Sunday Times, Yorke said: “I find that especially bizarre. Because I fought tooth and nail for it not to be on the record, but Ed O’Brien was, like, ‘If it’s not, I’m leaving.’” The guitarist has now said the song is the “emotional heart” of ‘OK Computer’. Recommended Despite that, he was surprised by the reaction on TikTok. “Still, I was astonished. So I told my kids, who are 18 and 21, and they… Read More →