St. Vincent has announced details of a UK and European tour for 2022. Check out full dates and ticket details below, along with our exclusive interview with Annie Clark. In support of her acclaimed sixth album ‘Daddy’s Home‘, St. Vincent will be hitting the road next summer flanked by The Down And Out Downtown Band, who made their debut with Clark on Saturday Night Live earlier this year. Alongside previously announced festival appearances at Mad Cool in Madrid and NOS Alive in Lisbon, St Vincent will now be hitting the continent for a run of her own shows next...
Iconic K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation have sparked reunion rumours after they launched a new TikTok account. READ MORE: Taeyeon speaks out against online trolls: “The people who will hate on me will hate” Yesterday (July 6), an official, verified TikTok account for the eight-member group was opened, creating speculation among fans of the group that a reunion might be in the works. The account has already accumulated over 31,000 followers as of writing, a mere 24 hours since its launch. But really, the fact alone that @GirlsGeneration just got a TikTok account and a role as the “goddess of...
Ray BLK has announced her debut studio album ‘Access Denied’ – you can listen to her new single ‘MIA’, which features Kaash Paige, below. The south London artist will release the 14-track LP on September 17 via Island. READ MORE: Ray BLK: “I’m not going to conform. I’m going to be bossy; I’m going to flex” ‘Access Denied’ will feature guest appearances from the likes of Giggs, Stefflon Don, Kojey Radical and Suburban Plaza. Advertisement Written and recorded during lockdown, the album is, as Ray explained in a press release, “for those who, like myself, know disappointment too well...
Amen Dunes, the musical project of Damon McMahon, returns with a new single ‘Feel Nothing’, featuring Sleaford Mods. The song is his follow-up to the 2018 album, ‘Freedom’, and marks his first release for record label Sub Pop. Co-produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, ‘Feel Nothing’ features the hallmarks of Amen Dunes’ soaring indie rock, punctuated by psychedelic synths and airy piano chords – the former courtesy of frequent collaborator Panoram. Advertisement The five-minute track progresses with a shuffling drum rhythm until it gets swallowed up by a climactic duet between McMahon and Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson, sparring over a vintage...
박혜진 Park Hye Jin has announced the arrival of her debut album, ‘Before I Die’, due out later this year. The album, which will be released on September 10 through Ninja Tune, comes roughly a year after Hye Jin released her second solo EP, ‘How can I’. READ MORE: Park Hye Jin – ‘How Can I’ EP review: genre-hopping dance tracks that chronicle the rollercoaster emotions of touring life Alongside the album announcement, Hye Jin has released the house-influenced lead single, ‘Let’s Sing Let’s Dance’. Advertisement Listen to the track below: NME gave ‘How can I’ four stars upon...
K-pop juggernauts BTS have shared a teaser for their upcoming music video for ‘Permission To Dance’. READ MORE: Watch BTS’ colourful performances of ‘Butter’ and ‘Dynamite’ for SiriusXM HYBE, the South Korean boyband’s agency, released the clip at midnight KST earlier today (July 7). The teaser features the group dancing and having fun outside of a laundromat in the desert, alongside a short snippet of the forthcoming track. “We don’t need permission to dance,” the boyband sing over what seems to be a disco-inspired sound. HYBE previously described ‘Permission To Dance’ as a song “that will make your heart...
Bring Me The Horizon have announced the launch of their own vegan barbecue sauce, Syko Juice. READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes on lockdown life and “removing the ego” from live shows Teaming up with Lou’s Brews – which is also behind You Me At Six’s SUCKAPUNCH hot sauce – the new condiment from Oli Sykes and co. is said to be “the perfect way to crank your barbecues up to the next level”. The “super smokey barbecue sauce with a big spicy kick” is available now and can be purchased for £10.00 on Lou’s Brews official website. BRING ME...
Elton John has vowed to help new artists tour Europe despite the UK government’s “disastrous” Brexit trade agreement. READ MORE: “It’s going to be devastating” – here’s how Brexit will screw over British touring artists The legendary singer has been very vocal about the government jeopardising the future of touring for UK artists, after its Brexit deal with the EU failed to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew. He even called the government “philistines” and accused them of “crucifying” the careers of young artists. Advertisement Today (July 6), John and his husband David Furnish took part in...
Jxdn has revealed he was originally going to sample a different Blink-182 song on his recent track ‘A Wasted Year’. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our ‘In Conversation’ video chat with Jxdn Taken from the TikTok star’s debut LP, ‘Tell Me About Tomorrow’, which was released last Friday (July 2), the new song is produced by Blink drummer Travis Barker and features a sample of the band’s 2003 track ‘Feeling This’. Speaking in a new interview, Jxdn discussed the creation of ‘A Wasted Year’ and how it was Barker who came to him with the idea to reinterpret the pop-punk classic....
Atomic Kitten have officially released their Gareth Southgate-loving rework of ‘Whole Again’ ahead of England’s Euros semi-final clash against Denmark. READ MORE: Why ‘Three Lions’ is still the ultimate football anthem The update on the group’s 2001 single – which features the lines “Southgate, you’re the one/ You still turn me on/ Football’s coming home again” – was first chanted by fans as the England squad progressed to the semi-finals in the 2018 World Cup. During a Croydon screening of our national team’s 4-0 defeat against Ukraine last Saturday (July 3), the girl band’s Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon delivered...