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Nick Mulvey shares tender new single ‘A Prayer Of My Own’
Nick Mulvey has shared his new single ‘A Prayer Of My Own’ – watch the lyric video below and buy tickets for his upcoming North American dates here. The track is the second single to be released from his third album ‘New Mythology’, which is due on June 10 via Fiction Records. Mulvey released his Mercury Prize-nominated debut album ‘First Mind’ in 2014, following it up three years later with a second full-length called ‘Wake Up Now’. Advertisement ‘Star Nation’, ‘New Mythology’’s first single, was released in February along with a video directed by Kate Bellm. New single ‘A...
Sky Ferreira delays second album: “Wrath and death threats pause until April”
Sky Ferreira has revealed that her second album ‘Masochism’ is now due in April, after her mother previously said that her daughter’s new album was set for release in March. READ MORE: The art of disappearing: why Sky Ferreira’s ‘Masochism’ took the slow road In an Instagram story late last year, the singer said that her long-awaited follow-up to her debut LP ‘Night Time, My Time’, which came out in October 2013, is “actually coming out this time”, after more than half a decade of teasing. In November 2021, she teased the arrival of some new music on Instagram...
UK music fans urged to buy live gig tickets before midnight ahead of VAT increase
Music fans are being urged to buy gig tickets before midnight to avoid the VAT tax hike on concert and live event ticket prices. READ MORE: No wonder Jacob Rees-Mogg hasn’t read NME: the Tories don’t care about saving UK music The 7.5 per cent increase, which is set to kick in tomorrow (April 1), was revealed earlier this month ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement on March 23. VAT is currently charged at 12.5 per cent on tickets for live events but Rishi Sunak is restoring the tax return to its pre-pandemic level of 20 per cent. Advertisement Music...
Kendal Calling announces new wave of acts for 2022
Kendal Calling has announced an additional wave of acts for its 2022 festival – check out the updated line-up below. The event will take place at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District between July 28-31, welcoming headline sets from Bastille, Supergrass and Stereophonics. Any remaining tickets can be found here. READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022 Organisers have now added more than 100 artists to this year’s bill, including The Cribs, The Big Moon and Hot Chip‘s Megamix. Also among the new names are the likes of The Academic, Deco, Low Steppa, SPINN and...
Listen to Glass Animals’ cover of Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’ for ‘Spotify Singles’
Glass Animals have shared their cover of Lorde‘s single ‘Solar Power’ – you can listen to the band’s rendition of the 2021 track below. The cover is the latest to be recorded for an ongoing special edition of the Spotify Singles series, which is celebrating the Best New Artist category at this Sunday’s Grammys (April 3). READ MORE: Glass Animals on the success of ‘Heat Waves’ and their “Celtic opera” new album Following on from recent covers in the series by Arlo Parks and Finneas, Glass Animals have now shared their take on Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’, which was the title track...
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs announces first album in 10 years
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs has announced his first album in a decade – listen to new track ‘Blood In The Snow’ below. The London electronic producer, DJ and singer-songwriter – real name Orlando Higginbottom – will release his long-awaited second record ‘When The Lights Go’ on July 22 via his own Nice Age label. You can pre-order/pre-save it here. TEED’s forthcoming LP will follow on from his 2012 debut ‘Trouble’, which featured the single ‘Your Love’. Higginbottom has released two EPs in recent years: ‘I Can Hear The Birds’ (2020) and ‘The Distance’ (2021). Advertisement Speaking about ‘Blood In...
Dr Disrespect teases upcoming album and previews “rough” first track
Streamer Dr Disrespect, real name Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV, has confirmed that he’s currently working on an album, and he has shared an in-progress track with fans. READ MORE: Three years on from its Early Access debut, ‘Wrath: Aeon of Ruin’ may be in trouble During a broadcast yesterday (March 30), Dr Disrespect teased that he has a “new copy” of a track he’s currently working on (via Dexerto). While on the phone to someone, the streamer said the track “is not mastered” yet. Discussing the track on-stream, Dr Disrespect told fans that “it’s still rough” and asked “you want...
First ‘Festival Of Brexit’ event kicks off in Wales despite objections
Unboxed – formerly known as the Festival Of Brexit – began in Wales this week despite numerous objections. Commissioned in 2018 by then-UK Prime Minister Theresa May, the event was described as a showcase for the nation’s “unique strengths in creativity and innovation” after leaving the EU – with comparisons being made to the 1951 Festival Of Britain. READ MORE: Brexit, one year on: Music industry remains frustrated at “clueless” government While critics have consistently questioned the hefty estimated £120millon cost of the festival, planning took a step forward in 2020 when organisers called for “daring, new and popular”...
Amyl And The Sniffers lead new additions to Wide Awake 2022
Wide Awake has announced a new wave of acts for its 2022 festival – check out the line-up below. The NME Award-winning event, which is held at Brockwell Park in London, will expand to two days this year (Friday, May 27 and Saturday, May 28). READ MORE: Amyl And The Sniffers on ‘Comfort To Me’: “We needed to make a whole new thing” Back in December, it was confirmed that Primal Scream would be headlining the Saturday night with a special ‘Screamadelica’ show to mark the classic album’s 30th anniversary. The band are joined on the bill by Yard...Recent Posts
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