Wet Leg were the musical guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (March 9) – watch their performance below. READ MORE: Wet Leg live in London: check out photos of their celebratory Independent Venue Week show The band are currently on a US headline tour but stopped by the 30 Rock studios to perform two tracks from their upcoming, self-titled debut album. Advertisement Watch the band perform their viral debut track ‘Chaise Lounge’ and 2021’s ‘Wet Dream’ below. Wet Leg made their US television debut last year with an appearance on Late Night With Seth Myers...
Wilderness Festival has announced the line-up for this year’s event, with Underworld, Years & Years and Jungle set to headline. The festival will take place at Cornbury Park near Charlbury, Oxfordshire between August 4 and August 7. Tickets go on general sale on Monday (March 14) at 10am GMT – you can purchase yours here. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Years & Years: “Going solo was like a break-up” Today (March 10) organisers have confirmed that Underworld will top the bill as a UK festival exclusive, having last performed on these shores back in December 2019 (via...
Ed Sheeran‘s co-writer Johnny McDaid has described the idea of plagiarism as “abhorrent” during the ongoing copyright court case regarding ‘Shape Of You’. Sheeran, McDaid and co-writer Steve Mac have been accused of lifting “particular lines and phrases” for the 2017 ‘÷’ single from a track called ‘Oh Why’ by Sami Switch. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘=’ review: the millennial Lionel Richie indulges his saccharine streak The latter artist and his co-writer Ross O’Donoghue have alleged that Sheeran took the “oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I” hook from the aforementioned song, which was released back in...
Mystery Jets’ bassist and vocalist Jack Flanagan has revealed details of his solo project, with an album to come later this year – listen to new song ‘Skyhorse X Skyhorse’ below. READ MORE: The term ‘landfill indie’ is pure snobbery from people who don’t know how to have fun ‘Rides The Sky’ is out June 10 and sees Flanagan pull together songs and ideas created over the past ten years. The announcement comes alongside the psychedelic ‘Skyhorse X Skyhorse’, which grows from dreamy to intense. Advertisement “Skyhorse x Skyhorse was born in a shed in somebody else’s back garden...
Kanye West and The Game have shared a second video for their recent joint single, ‘Eazy’, which – like the first video the pair released earlier this month – sees Pete Davidson meet a violent demise. READ MORE: On the scene at Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ event in Miami: “It felt like a cult convention” While the first clip sported a crude, monochromatic claymation aesthetic, the new one is animated with 3D models. Starring alongside West and The Game is an animated version of the skinned money from the ‘Eazy’ single’s cover art. The monkey launches an attack on...
Sigur Rós have announced a new “inclusive and free digital experience” for their fans worldwide, called Heimr. The Icelandic band announced the new online community on their Instagram page yesterday (March 8). Fans are able to sign up to the new initiative now, and will get “free and permanent” access to the community’s official Discord. “The Heimr community will be a space that evolves over time, and relies upon your input as much as ours,” Sigur Rós explained in a caption. Advertisement “As a member, you will be the first to receive upcoming announcements, have exclusive access to community...
My Chemical Romance have added more North American dates to their upcoming 2022 reunion tour. The band had previously confirmed more than 25 dates to take place in the States and Canada this summer and autumn, including festival headline sets at Riot Fest, When We Were Young and more. READ MORE: My Chemical Romance live in Los Angeles: A triumphant, cathartic return Now, the reuniting emo band have added a further 14 arena shows to their itinerary, including 10 new cities. Tickets for the new shows will go on sale on Friday (March 11) at 12pm local time and will...
Yungblud has teased the appearance of Ozzy, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne in the music video for his new single ‘The Funeral’. The track – which will be the Doncaster rock star’s first since last year’s ‘Fleabag’ – is set to be released on Friday (March 11). READ MORE: Yungblud at Reading Festival 2021: “I’ve got two new albums ready to go” In a new Instagram Reel, Yungblud posted some behind-the-scenes footage from the ‘Funeral’ video shoot. In the clips, he was seen posing for the camera with Ozzy, who wore heavy black make-up, and hugging Sharon. Advertisement Kelly did not...
Radiohead side-project The Smile have shared a mysterious new clip. READ MORE: The Smile live in London: Radiohead side project prove they’re human after all The short video shows a slab of the band’s name being pressed on a Heidelberg Platen Press which was first introduced in the early 1900s for the printing press. It is unclear whether the clip, which you can watch below, is referring to the pressing of a forthcoming album by the band. Advertisement The equipment in the clip could also be a reference to Peaky Blinders, which is also set in the 1900s. Thom...
Sigrid has shared her galactic new single ‘It Gets Dark’, which pays tribute to both the highs and lows of life – listen to it below. The single is the latest to be taken from the Norwegian pop star’s upcoming second album, which has yet to be announced. READ MORE: Griff & Sigrid at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: pop perfection from the dynamic duo “I have never ever been this far away from home / And now I know / It gets dark, it gets dark at night,” Sigrid sings on the chorus. “I’m moving at the speed of...