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Hercules And Love Affair share new song ‘Grace’ and unveil first album in five years
Hercules And Love Affair have returned with a new single – listen to ‘Grace’ below. Andy Butler’s first Hercules And Love Affair album in five years will be released via BMG. ‘In Amber’ will arrive on June 17 and fans can pre-order the album here. Advertisement Speaking about the new record, Butler said: “Across this record, there are emotional fields I hadn’t ventured into previously with Hercules And Love Affair. “Destruction, rage, loss, but also redemption and journeying towards empowerment are all touchstones on the album. It has taken years to make, but I am happy to put it...
Yungblud shares his support for people of Ukraine after Russian invasion: “I am with you”
Yungblud has shared his support for the people of Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country earlier today (February 24). The country has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation, according to BBC News. Yungblud posted a video on social media expressing his support for Ukraine this evening. “I just want to get on here and express how absolutely devastated I am for the beautiful people of Ukraine, a country I’ve been to many times and felt it’s beauty and felt it’s pride and...
The xx release live performance of Jamie xx’s ‘Stranger In A Room’
The xx have shared a live rendition of Jamie xx‘s ‘Stranger In A Room’ which they performed as a band back in 2016. READ MORE: The xx – ‘I See You’ review The song, which features xx bassist Oliver Sim on vocals, originally appeared on Jamie xx’s 2015 solo album ‘In Colour’. The band performed the track live a handful of times when they were preparing for their 2016 ‘I See You’ tour, and they’ve now decided to officially release one of those versions. Advertisement “You probably know ‘Stranger In A Room’ as a @jamie___xx track with Oliver @hideousbastard on...
Rae Sremmurd’s Slim Jxmmi’s battery case dropped
Rae Stremmurd’s Slim Jxmmi will not now face a battery charge that was filed against him earlier this year. Jxmmi was arrested on a battery charge in Miami in January after allegedly assaulting his partner following an argument. As reported on NBC6 at the time, Miami police arrested the rapper – real name Aaquil Brown – at an apartment on January 25 and charged him with one count of battery. Advertisement Now, the charge, which was filed in Miami-Dade County, has been dropped (via Pitchfork). According to TMZ, prosecutors were unable to proceed with the case after Jxmmi’s girlfriend recanted...
The Snuts take aim at social media on lively new single ‘Zuckerpunch’
The Snuts have taken aim at social media on their lively new single, ‘Zuckerpunch’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: The Snuts: “Our debut album says there is a place for guitar music in 2021” The band’s new track is the second taste of new music since the release of their 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. Produced by Detonate and Coffee, the introspective number – which follows November’s ‘Burn The Empire’ – hears...
Florence Welch on how wanting a family “might not be as simple for me as it is my male counterparts”
Florence Welch of Florence +The Machine has said that wanting a family “might not be as simple” for her “as it is male counterparts.” READ MORE: Florence + The Machine’s new song ‘Light Of Love’ is a powerful warning against the easy way out Welch, who returned with new single ‘King’ this week, made the comment in a statement that accompanied the release. “As an artist, I never actually thought about my gender that much. I just got on with it,” Welch said in the statement. Advertisement She continued: “I was as good as the men and I just...
Phoebe Bridgers on first time texting Taylor Swift: “It was just a total high”
Phoebe Bridgers has recalled in a new interview the “total high” of talking to Taylor Swift for the first time in a text exchange. READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before” Last year, the pair collaborated on the song ‘Nothing New’, one of the “From The Vault” bonus tracks that appear on Swift’s re-recording of her 2012 fourth album, ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’. During an interview on Late Night With Seth Meyers last November, Swift hailed Bridgers as “one of my favourite artists in the world”, adding: “If she sings it, I will listen...
‘a-ha The Movie’ documentary heading to UK cinemas in May
a-ha The Movie, a documentary about the Norwegian synth-pop band, will be released in UK cinemas on May 27. The film follows a-ha over a period of four years, featuring unreleased footage and interviews with members Pål Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen and Morten Harket. Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, a-ha The Movie will be shown at Dublin International Film Festival on March 3 and Glasgow Film Festival on March 4-5. Advertisement The film will then be released across the UK and Ireland in May to coincide with the band’s upcoming UK tour, where they’ll...
Watch Dave Grohl fail to name Foo Fighters songs on ‘The Late Late Show With James Corden’
Dave Grohl failed to name Foo Fighters songs during a game on The Late Late Show With James Corden this week. READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” The musician, who was joined on the talk show sofa by actress Hilary Duff, was tasked with guessing which songs the show’s host Corden was attempting to play on keyboard – despite him not knowing how to play the piano. A visibly frustrated Grohl failed to to guess a single song, shouting at one point: “Just play the fucking song, man!” You can watch his attempt at ‘James That Tune’...Recent Posts
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