The Snuts have announced the release of their second album, ‘Burn The Empire Out’ – find out more info below. READ MORE: The Snuts: “Our debut album says there is a place for guitar music” The Scottish band’s forthcoming LP is the follow-up to their 2021 debut LP, ‘W.L.’, which topped the UK’s Official Albums Chart in April last year, marking the first time in 14 years that a Scottish band scored a UK Number One album. Speaking about the new album and how lockdown provided them with more time to tackle the topics that were important to them, frontman Jack...
Working Men’s Club have announced a new remix EP, called ‘The Steel City’, which will see producers from Sheffield reimagine tracks from the band’s ‘Fear Fear’ album. READ MORE: Working Men’s Club: the Yorkshire group representing a frustrated Northern youth The EP will be released exclusively through Sheffield independent record store Bear Tree as a limited-edition bonus CD alongside the new album, which arrives on July 15. Working Men’s Club frontman and songwriter Syd Minsky Sargeant has become immersed in the city’s musical community since recording their self-titled debut album there. The group’s guitarist Mairead O’Connor is also originally from Sheffield. Advertisement...
Jamie T has shared another new song from his upcoming album, this time in the form of ‘St George Wharf Tower’. READ MORE: Prophets, martyrs and outlaws: The historical figures behind Jamie T’s album ‘Trick’ The track follows the likes of ‘The Old Style Raiders’ and ‘Keying Lamborghinis’, with all three songs set to appear on July’s ‘The Theory Of Whatever’. ‘St George Wharf Tower’ comes accompanied by a video directed by Jacob Erland, which sees Jamie walking along the river in Vauxhall, the song’s eponymous building – also known as Vauxhall Tower – visible in the background. Advertisement...
Queen Bey is lookin’ for motivation and a new foundation, and she might just break your soul on the dance floor in the process. On Tuesday (June 21), Beyoncé dropped her newest resonating single “Break My Soul” from Act I of her upcoming seventh studio album, Renaissance. The track is a throwback to ‘90s house music melded with call-and-repeat vocals sampled from bounce legend Big Freedia’s song “Explode” and instrumentals from “Show Me Love” by Robin S. The song first dropped on Tidal three hours ahead of its scheduled midnight release before becoming available to stream on Spotify and...
Ukrainian Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra have been announced to perform at Glastonbury 2022. READ MORE: Ukrainian Eurovision entry Kalush Orchestra: “This is the highest responsibility possible” The group won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Turin last month with the song ‘Stefania’. Now, they’ve been confirmed to appear at Glastonbury 2022, which will also mark their first ever UK performance. Kalush Orchestra will perform on the Truth Stage in Shangri-La at 1:10am on Friday night/Saturday morning. Advertisement “We are so excited to be playing at Glastonbury Festival alongside some of the biggest names in music from around the world,” frontman...
The Chemical Brothers have confirmed a set at this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival following rumours of their return to Worthy Farm. The electronic duo – comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons – will play a DJ set from inside the iconic Arcadia spider on Friday (June 24) between 11pm and 1am BST. READ MORE: The most frustrating set clashes of Glastonbury 2022 “Here we go!” the group wrote on Twitter while sharing official artwork to announce the show. Glasto organisers also confirmed the news on the festival’s account – you can see both posts below. Advertisement Recently, The Chemical...
Baby Keem was among the well-wishers who celebrated Kendrick Lamar‘s 35th birthday last weekend – you can watch footage from the celebrations below. Lamar, who recently released his long-awaited fifth studio album ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’, turned 35 on Friday (June 17). READ MORE: The most frustrating set clashes of Glastonbury 2022 Footage from Lamar’s birthday party – which features a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ from guests, including Lamar’s cousin Baby Keem – has subsequently been shared online. Advertisement You can see footage from the party, which concludes with Lamar blowing out candles on top of a...
I. JORDAN has shared their new double single ‘Always Been’ / ‘First Time Back’ – you can listen to the two tracks below. The producer and DJ, previously known as India Jordan, has released their first new solo music of 2022 with the double single, which follows on from the 2021 EP ‘Watch Out!’. READ MORE: India Jordan – ‘Watch Out!’ EP review: rave rockets to blow clubbing cobwebs away Released via Ninja Tune, ‘Always Been’ / ‘First Time Back’ have already become staples of Jordan’s live DJ sets over the past year. Advertisement The release is also the...
Brett Tuggle, a former live keyboardist for Fleetwood Mac and member of The David Lee Roth Band, has died at the age of 70. Tuggle’s son Matt confirmed that his father had passed away on Sunday (June 19) from complications related to cancer. “He was loved by his family so much,” Matt told Rolling Stone. “His family was with him throughout the entire time of his illness. He was a lovely father. He gave me music in my life.” Tuggle performed with Fleetwood Mac as part of their live set-up from 1997-2017. He was also part of Lindsey Buckingham‘s...
Kasabian have shared the official video for their latest single ‘Chemicals’ – you can watch it below. Released earlier this month, the track followed ‘ALYGATOR’ and ‘SCRIPTVRE’ in previewing the Leicester band’s upcoming seventh album ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’ – their first since the departure of ex-frontman Tom Meighan. READ MORE: Kasabian talk ‘SCRIPTVRE’ and new album ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’: “This is a re-set” Today (June 21), Serge Pizzorno and co. have dropped the trippy new visuals for their most recent track, which sees Kasabian’s newly-appointed lead singer taking a stroll through his hometown in the early hours. Advertisement The clip, titled...