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Warpaint announce details of their fourth album ‘Radiant Like This’

After sharing a new single called ‘Champion’ on BBC Radio 6 Music this morning (January 26), Warpaint have now announced full details of their fourth album ‘Radiant Like This’. The Los Angeles four-piece’s new album will come out on May 6, and follows their 2021 single ‘Lilys’, which won’t appear on the album. READ MORE: Warpaint tell us about their hypnotic new song ‘Lilys’ and their new album The band say their new single ‘Champion’ is about “being a champion to oneself and for others,” adding: “We are all in this together, life is too short not to strive for excellence in all that we do.” Advertisement Listen to ‘Champion’ below. Speaking to NME last April about their forthcoming new album, Warpaint’s Theresa Wayman shared some details about the record’s subject matter. “There’s a song from my higher self to my lower self on there, and a song about not needing to have anchors to anything,” Wayman said. See the tracklist and artwork for ‘Radiant Like’ this below. The album can be pre-ordered here. Advertisement 1. ‘Champion’ 2. ‘Hips’ 3. ‘Hard To Tell You’ 4. ‘Stevie’ 5. ‘Like Sweetness’ 6. ‘Trouble’ 7. ‘Proof’ 8. ‘Altar’ 9. ‘Melting’ 10. ‘Send Nudes’ Following the… Read More →

25JANNews

Tributes paid to Food Records boss Andy Ross, who has died aged 66

Andy Ross, the head of Food Records, has died at the age of 66. The passing of the record label boss, known for signing Blur, Idlewild, Dubstar, Jesus Jones and more, was confirmed to NME by a close friend and collaborator. A cause of death has not yet been revealed. Tributes for Ross have started to pour in on social media, including one from Jesus Jones. “We’re heartbroken at the loss of Andy Ross, one half of the mighty Food Records,” the band wrote on Twitter. “Without him, we’d have never been able to do what we did. We’ll always be grateful, and we’ll always miss him. Goodbye boss xxx” “There aren’t words to describe how I feel after being told that my first music industry boss and second Dad Andy Ross has passed away,” War Child director Miles Jacobson tweeted alongside a picture of him with Ross. “A man who defined the ‘work hard, play harder’ music industry in the 90’s who will be missed every day. Love & thoughts with Helen, his partner.” Creation Records co-founder Alan McGee paid tribute on Instagram, writing: “Gutted my friend @andy.ross.boss passed last night,” McGee wrote on Instagram. “One of the all… Read More →

25JANNews

Yard Act and Years & Years in close race for this week’s UK Number One album

Yard Act and Years & Years are in a close race for this week’s UK Number One album, with just 400 sales separating them. Last Friday (January 21) saw the rising Leeds band release their debut record ‘The Overload’ as Olly Alexander dropped Years & Years’ third studio effort ‘Night Call’. Both albums were awarded four stars by NME. READ MORE: The NME Big Read: Yard Act: “Life is really fucking messy with no right answers” As the Official Charts Company reports today (January 25), Yard Act are edging closer to securing their first Number One in the UK albums chart on Friday (January 28). Advertisement Should the group achieve the victory, they would become the first act of 2022 to land at the top spot with their debut full-length. Fewer than 400 sales separate Yard Act and Years & Years in the chart battle as of today. The former’s sales are largely made up of physical units: 93 per cent of their total is made up of CD, vinyl and cassette copies. Despite Years & Years being outsold by the band on physical formats, ‘Night Call’ is currently performing strongly across digital download and online streaming services. As the… Read More →

25JANNews

Independent Venue Week shares full live schedule for 2022

Independent Venue Week has announced their full live schedule for 2022, which includes performances from Wet Leg, Years & Years and James Bay. The ninth consecutive edition of IVW will take place across over 210 independent UK venues between Monday (January 31) and Sunday, February 6. It’ll host more than 485 performances, including live gigs, comedy shows, Q&A sessions, films and documentaries. READ MORE: Independent Venue Week: this year’s ambassadors on their first-ever gigs BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Steve Lamacq will celebrate Independent Venue Week 2022 by presenting a series of one-off shows between January 31 and February 4. Advertisement It’ll kick off with Franz Ferdinand at PJ Molloys in Dunfermline ahead of Yard Act performing a hometown gig at Belgrave Music Hall in Leeds on February 1. Further appearances will follow from Melt Yourself Down, IVW ’22 ambassadors Wet Leg and Bess Atwell. “Independent Venue Week has always played a vital role in helping grassroots venues at a financially perilous time of year. But this time round, it’s even more important to help support the live music circuit after it’s been hit so hard by Covid,” Lamacq explained. “It’s a chance for us all to rally round and… Read More →

24JANNews

Jamie Webster announces biggest UK tour to date

Jamie Webster has announced details of his biggest headline UK and Ireland tour this year. The musician will kick off his tour on November 5 in Bristol before embarking on dates in Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham, London, Manchester, Belfast and Dublin. The tour will conclude with a hometown gig in Liverpool. Tickets for these new dates will go on general sale at 10am on January 28; a pre-sale will be available from January 26. You can get tickets here. Being able to tour the UK with my own songs was incredible, so I’m made up to announce that we’re doing it again. The MOMENTS 2022 tour. Don’t miss out Pre Sale – Wednesday 26th January General Sale – Friday 28th January pic.twitter.com/DQbJFR7Cu7 — Jamie Webster (@JamieWebster94) January 24, 2022 Advertisement Jamie Webster upcoming tour dates 2022: NOVEMBER 05 – Bristol, SWX 06 – Leeds, O2 Academy Leeds 08 – Newcastle, City Hall 09 – Birmingham, O2 Institute 10 – London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 12 – Manchester, Albert Hall 16 – Belfast, Telegraph Building 17 – Dublin, Olympia 19 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena Last week Webster shared a video on social media criticising ticket resale sites, former culture secretary Sajid Javid… Read More →

24JANNews

The Kid LAROI announces rescheduled 2022 UK/European tour dates

The Kid LAROI has rescheduled the UK/European leg of his first ever world tour – see the new dates below. READ MORE: The Kid LAROI talks new single ‘Stay’ with Justin Bieber and shares update on debut album The dates, part of a world tour that was set to span the first five months of 2022, were originally set to take place in April, but have now been pushed back to July. The shows include two nights at London’s Brixton Academy and end up on July 22 with a gig at Glasgow’s O2 Academy. Advertisement The Kid LAROI’s world tour is set to begin next month in Arizona, and rescheduled dates for gigs in Dublin, Munich and Cologne are still to be announced. See The Kid LAROI’s new UK and European tour dates for 2022 below. JUNE 2022 18 – Copenhagen, Forum Black Box 20 – Tilburg, Poppodium 013 23 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, Rockhal 24 – Zurich, X-Tra 28 – Paris, Elysee Montmartre JULY 2022 5 – Berlin, Columbiahalle 17 – Birmingham, O2 Academy 18 – London, Brixton Academy 19 – London, Brixton Academy 21 – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse 22 – Glasgow, O2 Academy In an interview with NME back in September, LAROI said… Read More →

23JANNews

Neve Campbell reacts to The Weeknd name-dropping her on new album

Canadian actress Neve Campbell has reacted to The Weeknd name-dropping her on his new album ‘Dawn FM’. READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsight On the track ‘Here We Go… Again’, fellow Canadian Abel Tesfaye sings: “I loved her right, make her scream like Neve Campbell.” Asked about the shout-out during an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, the Scream star said: “How crazy is that? It’s pretty crazy. Advertisement “Well at first, my publicist told me, and she was like, ‘The Weeknd,’ and I was like, ‘Wait, which weekend? Last weekend?’ I had no idea what she was talking about.” “And then I realized, ‘Oh, the guy who played at the Super Bowl! That guy!’” she added to Corden. Fellow Canadian. How cool.” Corden then responded: “I can only think he’ll be really disappointed if he knows that you described him as the guy from the Super Bowl, given he’s arguably one of the biggest and best-selling artists of his generation.” The Weeknd’s fifth studio album ‘Dawn FM’ was released earlier this month (January 7), serving as the sequel to his 2020 full-length ‘After Hours’. Tesfaye has… Read More →

23JANNews

Thundercat makes acting debut in ‘Star Wars’ spin-off ‘The Book Of Boba Fett’

Thundercat has made his acting debut, making in a short cameo in the latest episode of Star Wars spin-off series The Book Of Boba Fett. READ MORE: ‘The Book Of Boba Fett’ episode four recap: Star Wars meets ‘The Sopranos’ The fourth episode of the Disney+ show, titled The Gathering Storm, premiered earlier this week, and saw the star bassist appear as a body-modification artist with a robot hand. It’s not clear yet whether Thundercat will appear in more episodes of the show, or if he has any other future acting gigs lined up, but you can see a section of his cameo from the new episode below. Advertisement The first episode of The Book Of Boba Fett premiered on December 29 last year on Disney+. According to the official synopsis, the new show sees “Bounty hunter Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and mercenary Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) navigating the Galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate.” Reviewing the Thundercat-featuring fourth episode of the show, NME said: “Picking up the strand left hanging at the end of The Mandalorian episode five, we now see… Read More →

23JANNews

Trivium’s Matt Heafy shares first single from long-awaited black metal project

Trivium’s Matt Heafy has shared the first track from his much talked about black metal album, ‘IBARAKI’. READ MORE: Trivium’s Matt Heafy has finally written music for a game – and this is just the beginning Entitled ‘Tamashii No Houkai’, the new record hears the frontman team up with Emperor’s Ihsahn, who worked with Heafy on the whole album alongside Behemoth’s Nergal. “‘Tamashii No Houkai’ means ‘the breaking of the soul’ or ‘soul collapse’,” Heafy said of the track in a statement (via Kerrang!). “It’s a Japanese term that didn’t exist before, but one we forged to reflect the song’s meaning.” Advertisement He continued: “‘Tamashii No Houkai’ is co-written by Ihsahn – the legend behind Emperor and a musician who has been a longtime influence and mentor to so much that I do in music. The writing of this song was the turning point for IBARAKI – it summarised everything from the past, present, and future of what I thought black metal was, is, and could be.” You can watch the video for ‘Tamashii No Houkai’ below: ‘IBARAKI’, which is still yet to receive a release date, was initially named Mrityu, but Heafy revealed that after discussing his goals with Ihsahn,… Read More →

23JANNews

Pearl Jam to record next album with Justin Bieber co-writer Andrew Watt

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder has revealed that the legendary grunge band are looking to record their next album with producer, guitarist and songwriter Andrew Watt. READ MORE: Pearl Jam – ‘Gigaton’ review: one of the biggest rock bands in the world return to semi-brilliance Watt worked with Vedder on his upcoming solo album ‘Earthlings’ but also has a history with Justin Bieber, working with the pop star on seven tracks from 2021’s ‘Justice’. Watt also produced Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Ordinary Man’, contributed to Miley Cyrus’ ‘Plastic Hearts’ and over the past couple of years, has worked with the likes of Elton John, Dua Lipa, Post Malone and Sam Smith. Watt won Non-Classical Producer Of The Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Advertisement Speaking to Mojo (via Contact Music), Vedder said: “We’ll make a record with Andrew, I believe. We’ve already talked about it. You know, the pandemic came right as we were leaving for a tour on the ‘Gigaton’ record. We had a lot of shows planned. Two-thirds of those shows were put on sale, even. So one thing we’ll be doing in 2022 in making good on promises to play those shows.” Vedder went on to say that in between their… Read More →

23JANNews

Watch Måneskin make their riotous ‘SNL’ debut with two-song set

Måneskin made their debut on Saturday Night Live last night (January 22) by performing their cover of ‘Beggin’’ alongside ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’ – watch footage below. READ MORE: Måneskin live in London: embrace the Eurovision winners’ rock’n’roll circus Introduced by special guest Will Forte, the Italian rock group delivered a riotous performance of The Four Seasons’ 1967 song as well as an energetic, groove-led version of their own 2021 single that saw frontman Damiano David paying homage to Blur‘s ‘Song 2’. It’s the latest studio performance from the Eurovision winners who in recent months have performed at the American Music Awards, MTV EMAs and The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. They’ve also supported The Rolling Stones in Las Vegas (with Mick Jagger calling it “a great night”) and shared the stage with Ed Sheeran and Elton John at the Paris leg of Global Citizen Live. Advertisement Check out their performance on Saturday Night Live below: Next month, Måneskin kick off their 16-date Loud Kids tour with a show at London’s Brixton Academy. That will be followed by shows in Belgium, Paris and Russia before the run wraps up in Latvia. Tickets for the entire run sold out in… Read More →

23JANNews

Deaf Havana announce first album since becoming a two-piece, ‘The Present Is A Foreign Land’

Deaf Havana have revealed their first LP since becoming a two-piece is on the way, titled ‘The Present Is A Foreign Land’. The sibling duo made the announcement on Friday (January 21), sharing the record’s first single ‘Going Clear’. A deeply personal song, ‘Going Clear’ deals with themes of substance abuse and sobriety, which frontman James Veck-Gilodi had been struggling with for years. “‘Going Clear’ is a song I started writing a long time ago but it wasn’t until recently that I really realised it’s a song purely about addiction and the effect it has on loved ones and family members,” James said in a press statement. Advertisement “It’s a very straight forward and simple song but having gone through the years of substance abuse and seen the pain it brings first hand, this one really hits home.” Check out the track below. Speaking of the album on social media, the pair wrote: “We are so excited to share ‘Going Clear’ with you all and to announce our new record ‘The Present is a Foreign Land’.” “So much hard work and love has gone into this album and we can’t wait for you to hear it. Thanks for sticking by… Read More →

22JANNews

Ho99o9 return with new Travis Barker-produced track ‘Battery Not Included’

Ho99o9 have returned with a new song called ‘Battery Not Included’, which was produced by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. The duo – comprised of theOGM and Eaddy – last released new material last August with their 3TEETH collaboration ‘Paralyze’. READ MORE: Noise-punk masters Ho99o9: “The good thing with us is that we don’t give a fuck” Now, Ho99o9 have shared a taste of their upcoming second album, which will arrive this spring. ‘Battery Not Included’ sees the band veer from full-on punk onslaught to something more tender and softer, and back again. Advertisement “There’s only so much mental & physical affliction + oppression the human psyche can endure before they reach the pinnacle of no return,” theOGM said in a press release. “I think we’ve all had our moments where we’re fed up, our mind isn’t rational, our eyesight is only seeing red &, within that sequence, emotions can get the best of us. “‘Battery Not Included’ is aimed to focus on when you’re past the conscious state of no return – anything is liable to happen when pushed past your limits.” Watch the video for the new track above now. The song was produced by Barker and released on his… Read More →

22JANNews

Ed Norton pays tribute to ‘Fight Club’ co-star Meat Loaf: “He was so funny and gentle”

Ed Norton has taken to social media to pay tribute to his Fight Club co-star Meat Loaf, who passed away aged 74 earlier this week. READ MORE: Meat Loaf, 1947 – 2022: a unique performer with big, bold odes to the dreamers and believers Sharing a still from 1999’s Fight Club where his character of the unnamed narrator is embraced by Robert Paulson (played by Meat Loaf), Norton wrote: “I don’t keep pictures from films around home. But I have this one in my office in a frame because it makes me smile every time. “It’s engraved ‘Love and Hugs, Meat’. It sums him up well. He was so funny. And gentle. And warm to everyone. A sweet soul. RIP Meat Loaf.” Advertisement He continued: “To us he will always be ‘Bob’. Those were some wonderful months of laughter & irreverence. The hardest thing about working w/ Meat was getting through any of these ridiculous moments without cracking up. Him lying on the table playing dead then belting out Zeppelin. Good times.” To us he will always be ‘Bob’. Those were some wonderful months of laughter & irreverence. The hardest thing about working w/ Meat was getting through any of… Read More →

21JANNews

Listen to Little Boots’ touching new song, ‘Crying On The Inside’

Little Boots has returned with a touching new single today (January 21) called ‘Crying On The Inside’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: The ABBA ‘Voyage’ producers on what to expect from the “magical space circus” live show The latest song from Little Boots, whose real name Victoria Hesketh, is released via her own imprint, On Repeat Records. It’s the third offering from her upcoming new, self-produced album, ‘Tomorrow’s Yesterdays’, which is set for release on March 18. It follows previous singles ‘Landline’ and ‘Silver Balloons’. Advertisement Listen to the new song here: Speaking about the new song, Hesketh said it’s “about putting on a brave face when running into personal challenges; something I think we can all relate to, especially in the last year or so. “I personally love when songs reference other songs or records, which this does. I actually wrote the song some time ago with Carly Rae-Jepsen in mind, but she didn’t take it and the track has always been one of my favourites as one that I personally relate to. “I shared the original demo with my Patreon channel, and everyone really encouraged me to re-record it for myself and put it on the new album…. Read More →

21JANNews

Cypress Hill announce details of their tenth album, ‘Back In Black’

Cypress Hill have today (January 21) unveiled details of their 10th album ‘Back In Black’. The legendary hip-hop group, comprising B-Real, Sen Dog, DJ Muggs and Eric Bobo, will release the record on March 18. Speaking about the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Elephant’s On Acid,’ Sen Dog said: “This album is a return to our roots. We were proud hip-hoppers back in the day and we’ve gone through it all. Advertisement “We’re proud to be part of the hip-hop industry. Doing a straight hip-hop joint was the way to go.” The group also shared a preview of the album with new single ‘Bye Bye’ – you can listen to it here: Speaking about track, which includes a verse from Michigan-born rapper Dizzy Wright, B-Real said: “I think with this song, it’s a statement where – in a roundabout way – we speak to the politics of today. “That we’re being lulled into this dreamworld. To try to blind us from the separation that the politicians and government create. Trying to put us to sleep and while we’re in this sleep state of unawareness they do whatever they want.” Back in October, Cypress Hill released a track called ‘Open Ya Mind’, which targets… Read More →

21JANNews

Watch a new documentary about Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s latest album, ‘Barn’

You can now watch a new documentary about the making of Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s latest album, ‘Barn’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – ‘Barn’ review: rugged and rural beauty, with a sense of hope The new documentary, which is also named Barn, has been directed by Daryl Hannah and shows the group as they worked on the album together in an old, 19th century log barn. A press release states: “It captures Neil and the Horse in an organic way, their easy irreverent humour, their brotherhood, and of course their music, as it was created.” Advertisement It adds: “Barn intentionally lingers on single shots for entire songs, showing there are no tricks, revealing the raw, organic and spontaneous process of the music bursting to life from unexpected moments. “Exquisite changes of light and weather dance in the remote meadow where the barn sits, adding a sweet, mystical magic as the music thumps, reverberates and echoes. The film is infused with the gratitude and joy that permeated the whole experience.” Reviewing the album ‘Barn’, NME said: “As Young wrote in his 2012 memoir Waging Heavy Peace: ‘There is a big wind blowing today and I’m… Read More →

21JANHit Singles

Jake Xerxes Fussell – Good and Green Again

The centrepiece of Good And Green Again, the ingenious and soulful new album by North Carolina-based folk musician Jake Xerxes Fussell, is “The Golden Willow Tree”, an epic story-song about the sinking of a ship. Combining lyrics and melodies from various folk tunes – including a song by The Carter Family and another by a North Georgia singer named Paralee McCloud – it’s an intricate tale of maritime espionage, of courage and conspiracy, betrayal and comeuppance, told over a dozen swashbuckling verses. Fussell recounts a sailor’s offer to scuttle his own ship to win the favour of a rival captain, depicting the event in grave detail: “He had a little auger fit for the bore, and he bored nine holes in the bottom of the floor,” he sings, his robust voice sounding particularly downcast. “And sunk her in the low and lonesome water/And he sunk her in the lonesome sea.” ORDER NOW: Johnny Marr is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut Those last two lines become the song’s primary refrain, growing more intensely regretful and melancholy with each repetition: as the sailor navigates the dark waters back to the captain, as he asks for his reward, and… Read More →

20JANNews

Debi Mazar on Julia Fox potentially playing her in Madonna biopic: “It’s surreal”

Debi Mazar has responded to reports that Julia Fox is in talks to play her in Madonna’s forthcoming biopic. READ MORE: Some material, girl: the iconic Madonna moments that deserve a spot in her biopic The actress, known for starring in Uncut Gems, is believed to be in consideration to play Madonna’s close friend and actress, Mazar, after meeting with the singer earlier this month. Following the reports (via Entertainment Weekly), Mazar responded on Instagram, writing that her phone had “literally blown up” with requests asking for more information. Advertisement “I find it all quite amusing,” Mazar wrote. “But what I find most interesting is that someone will be playing ME! It’s surreal! I have NO idea how the script reads or who Madonna has in mind. We have been friends for so dam [sic] long, I’m curious! It sure has been a journey. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Debi Mazar (@debimazar) “Madonna has an epic story to tell (as do I… more on that down the road). Our friendship is most precious to me and and Madonna is a great visionary. I can’t wait to see what she does!” Addressing the potential casting of Fox, Mazar… Read More →

20JANNews

Watch Elton John resume his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour in New Orleans

Elton John returned to the stage last night to resume his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour – you can see the setlist and watch fan-shot footage below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past” After multiple delays, the legendary artist played at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana yesterday (January 19) where he treated the sold-out crowd to a career-spanning, hit-packed set. The musician kicked off the 21-track concert by performing ‘Bennie And The Jets’ from his 1973 album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’. He went on to dust off favourites such as ‘Tiny Dancer’, ‘Rocket Man’, ‘I’m Still Standing’, ‘Crocodile Rock’ and ‘Your Song’. Advertisement Towards the end of the show, John performed a solo rendition of ‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’ from his star-studded latest studio album, ‘The Lockdown Sessions’. It marked the first live airing of the song. Check out a selection of videos from the concert here: It’s good to be back!! ??? New Orleans, I’ve loved you since I first visited in 1971! You’ve got funk and you’ve got electricity and I couldn’t have asked for a better welcome back after so… Read More →

19JANNews

Liam Gallagher teases “fucking massive” announcement coming tomorrow

Liam Gallagher has taken to social media to tease a “fucking massive” announcement that he’s got coming tomorrow (January 20). READ MORE: The Big Read – Liam Gallagher: “An Oasis reunion’s gonna happen very fucking soon” The former Oasis frontman took to Twitter this morning (January 19) to reveal that he has something pretty big on the way; the cryptic post also saw him have a dig at his estranged brother Noel. “Big announcement tmoz and I mean BIG bigger than my nose bigger than rkids rite said Fred fucking massive so stay tuned LG x” he tweeted. Big announcement tmoz and I mean BIG bigger than my nose bigger than rkids rite said Fred fucking massive so stay tuned LG x — Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) January 19, 2022 Advertisement Although it’s not been confirmed as to what the announcement is, that didn’t stop a number of fans speculating in the comment section of Gallagher’s tweet. “You supporting U2 next tour?” one fan asked, seemingly a cheeky reference to his brother Noel touring with the Irish band a few years ago. Liam replied: “Stop smoking taytos they should be supporting ME.” Stop smoking taytos they should be supporting ME —… Read More →