Refused have announced a new EP called ‘The Malignant Fire’ and have shared its first track, ‘Born On The Outs’. The new record will mark the Swedish punks’ fourth release since reuniting in 2014, following the albums ‘Freedom’ and ‘War Music’, and the EP ‘Servants Of Death’. Read more: Refused – ‘War Music’ review: a microcosm of everything brilliant about punk ‘The Malignant Fire’ will be released on November 20 and will boast five songs, including ‘Born On The Outs’. “Born on the outside, I accept my fate,” the band sing on the anti-fascist track. “I call my name in...
Renforshort has shared an alluring new acoustic single called ‘AfterThoughts’ – you can listen to it below. Read more: Renforshort: raw pop-rock anthems dripping with teenage angst The 18-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter’s latest dose of art-pop is set to appear on the soundtrack for Disney‘s upcoming new movie Clouds, based on the memoir Fly A Little Higher: How God Answered A Mom’s Small Prayer In A Big Way, about the life and death of singer-songwriter Zach Sobiech. “‘AfterThoughts’ is a really different song for me,” Renforshort said of the new single. “It follows a way different narrative than most of my other songs...
Manic Street Preachers have donated money to help a musician who was struggling to pay for a vital surgery. Read more: James Dean Bradfield on his new solo album, “Tory vandals” and the Manics’ next move Ali Hirsz, who sings as part of Cambridge indie band Idealistics, is in need of corrective surgery after a previous operation severed the nerve to her trapezius muscle, causing it to waste away. The 22-year-old suffers from an incurable connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Due to a vascular compression on her small intestine, she also needs to be fed via a tube. Advertisement “My skin...
Emotional Oranges have linked up with Channel Tres on their new single ‘All That’, the first track from their next project. The LA pop duo – comprised of members A and V – released their debut EP ‘The Juice: Vol. 1’ in May 2019, following it up with ‘Vol. 2’ six months later. Read more: “We’re going to be the biggest band in the world” – Meet Emotional Oranges, the Kanye-approved R&B collective A third record, ‘Juicebox’, has been confirmed to be on the way and ‘All That’ is the first taste of it. “You’re a savage, I love...
Glass Animals and Arlo Parks have teamed up on a new version of ‘Tangerine’ – scroll down to hear it now. The track originally appeared without Parks on Glass Animals’ latest album ‘Dreamland’, which was released in August. Read more: Arlo Parks live in London: kindness and kismet with the country’s most empathetic pop star This new take on the song premiered last night (October 15) during the Oxford band’s ‘Live In The Internet’ livestream gig, where Parks joined them on stage. The studio version was officially released shortly after the show. Advertisement “I used to know the way...
Editors and Happy Mondays have been announced as the first-ever headliners of the brand new festival Creation Day. Billed as “a celebration of the legendary Creation Records label and the legacy of its visionary founder, Alan McGee”, the event is set to take place at Wolverhampton West Park from May 29-30, 2021. Read more: Alan McGee: “The music industry doesn’t want young indie rock’n’roll. The culture is so different” McGee has curated the line-up of the inaugural Creation Day festival, which has today (October 16) confirmed that Happy Mondays will headline on May 29 and Editors will top the bill...
Beabadoobee has revealed that she’s been working on new music with The 1975. The artist, real name Bea Kristi, is labelmates with the band on Dirty Hit. Speaking to NME for this week’s cover feature, Bea explained how she began working on new material with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy and drummer George Daniel after they all decamped to Oxford. READ MORE: Beabadoobee: “I wear my heart on my sleeve with this album” Advertisement She said: “It was one of the nicest experiences of my life. It was the most wholesome time – just dogs and good food.” While...
The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn’t discriminate by genre and can include anything — it’s a snapshot of what’s on our minds and what sounds good. We’ll keep it fresh with the latest music, but expect a few oldies (but goodies) every once in a while, too. Get ready: The Bop Shop is now open for business. Quinton...
Nick Cave has shared a live performance video of his unreleased track ‘Euthanasia’ from his ‘Idiot Prayer’ live show — check out the clip below. Performed at Alexandra Palace in London back in July, the song featured as part of a livestreamed show which saw Cave playing a full solo set on a piano. READ MORE: Nick Cave live in London: the breathtaking ‘Idiot Prayer’ is an exorcism of death, religion and romance An extended version of ‘Idiot Prayer – Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace’ is set to be screened globally in select cinemas on November 5, and Cave has...
Like a lot of Instagram users her age, 20-year-old Bea Kristi has at least one alt account. Her main, for the confessional guitar music she releases as Beabadoobee (styled lowercase, of course), remains a trove of promo pics, song teases, and bedroom selfies. That frees up her alt to devote prime grid real estate to extremely cute red pandas. As with plenty of other ideas rooted in comfort and good vibes, Bea’s @redpandadoobee emerged from being stoned and scrolling on her phone. “I’m on the tour bus, and I think I just had the munchies. I was just munching on...