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Rina Sawayama shares anthemic new single ‘Hold The Girl’
Rina Sawayama has shared the third single and title track from her highly-anticipated second album ‘Hold The Girl’. READ MORE: Rina Sawayama at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: an exhilarating performance of extremes The artist has already previewed the new album – the follow-up to 2020’s ‘SAWAYAMA’, which NME awarded five stars – with the singles ‘This Hell’ and ‘Catch Me In The Air’, with the latter premiering as Zane Lowe’s New Music Daily pick on Apple Music 1. The new single is a typically ambitious, multi-faceted pop song, addressing both the trauma and catharsis of moving forward in life. “Sometimes I...
Charli XCX shares new track ‘Hot Girl (Bodies Bodies Bodies)’ from forthcoming slasher
Charli XCX has shared a brand new song, ‘Hot Girl (Bodies Bodies Bodies)’, ahead of its inclusion in a highly-anticipated horror film. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Charli XCX: “People think I’m this person who parties every single day – but I’m a business woman” Produced by Charli and The 1975’s George Daniel, the song finds the ‘Beg For You’ artist returning to some of the musical and lyrical themes of her ‘Vroom Vroom’ era, including some direct references: “Cause I’m really hot, dancing in stilettos on the table top/ Rodeo Drive is where I like to shop/ And I...
Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler: “It doesn’t matter where music comes from it’s supposed to last forever”
Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler have spoken to NME about being nominated for the Mercury Prize 2022 – and the secret to good songwriting and a magic collaboration. Watch our video interview with the pair above. READ MORE: Mercury Prize 2022: why each nominee deserves to take home the coveted award The Irish actor/singer-songwriter and the former Suede guitarist turned solo star and record producer were speaking to NME from the London launch event for the prize yesterday (Wednesday July 27), where their collaborative album ‘For All Our Days That Tear That Tear The Heart’ was named as one of the...
Bruce Springsteen’s manager responds to criticism about ticket prices
Bruce Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau has released a statement following criticism about the musician’s recent ticket prices. READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen – ‘Letter To You’ review: a powerful synthesis of past and present Last week, when tickets for Springsteen’s 2023 world tour dates went on sale, fans were asked to pay up to $5000 (£4152) for some tickets. The site’s “dynamic pricing” model allows Ticketmaster to charge more for tickets when they first go on sale. The system responds to demand and so increases or decreases prices in line with what “scalpers” – a person who re-sells a ticket for...
Leftfield announce first album in seven years, share new single ‘Pulse’
Leftfield have shared details of their forthcoming album ‘This Is What We Do’, as well as a music video for new single ‘Pulse’ – watch it below. The announcement marks the first new music from the London electronic outfit since 2015’s ‘Alternative Light Source’. Recorded with long-time studio and mix engineer Adam Wren, the new album will feature guest contributions from Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten, author and poet Lemn Sissay, and more. According to a press release, the album will explore “themes around love, acceptance, diversity and healing,” particularly in the wake of both the coronavirus pandemic and...
Nova Twins on their Mercury Prize nod: “This is great for the scene”
Nova Twins have spoken to NME about representing rock on this year’s Mercury Prize shortlist – as well as their recent praise from Elton John and what the future might hold. Watch our interview with the band above READ MORE: Mercury Prize 2022: why each nominee deserves to take home the coveted award The rock duo were speaking to NME from the London launch event for the prize yesterday (Wednesday July 27), where their acclaimed second album ‘Supernova’ was named as one of the Albums Of The Year alongside records by the likes of Sam Fender, Yard Act, Harry Styles, Little...
Watch Bruce Springsteen play ‘Chinatown’ with Bleachers in New York
Bruce Springsteen joined Bleachers on stage in New York last night (July 26) to perform ‘Chinatown’ – check out the fan-shot footage below. READ MORE: Bleachers – ‘Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night’ review: riotous and reflective third album The Boss teamed up with the Jack Antonoff-led band on the track in late 2020. That December, the two New Jersey acts recorded a stripped-back rendition of the song on the roof of Electric Lady Studios in New York City. During the latest show of their 2022 North American tour, Bleachers surprised the crowd at NYC’s Radio City Music...
Listen to The Linda Linda’s cover of The Go-Go’s’ ‘Tonite’
The Linda Lindas have shared a new cover of The Go Go’s’ ‘Tonite’ – check it out below. READ MORE: The Linda Lindas: the fearless, fun-loving future of punk-rock In a statement, the group said they played the song frequently when they started out as a “cover band” and continued to perform it live – something that inspired them to release the cover as a standalone track. They explained: “The Linda Lindas started out as a cover band, and we’ve played more songs by the Go-Go’s than anyone else. And even after we started to write our own songs,...
Bush announce ninth album with hypnotic new single ‘More Than Machines’
Bush have today (July 27) shared details of their ninth studio album, unveiling it with a hypnotic new single called ‘More Than Machines’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Bush’s Gavin Rossdale The band’s new full-length record, which is called ‘The Art Of Survival’, will arrive on October 7 via BMG and is the follow up to their 2020 album, ‘The Kingdom’. You can pre-order it here. Speaking about new song, frontman Gavin Rossdale said: “This is an action-packed song with three really big topics. Advertisement “Off the bat, I don’t understand how anyone...Recent Posts
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