Had everything gone as planned, Jay Farrar might still be looking back rather than forwards. Last year marked 25 years since Trace, his debut album as leader of Son Volt, the band he founded after the demise of alt.country avatars Uncle Tupelo. But global...
In a 2019 interview, the singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka credits his producer and main collaborator Inflo for giving him the confidence to appear on camera. “I was always terrified of pushing myself and appearing in videos,” says Kiwanuka. “But Inflo told me how important it...
“Do you remember the Harlem Cultural Festival?” the interviewer asks, and 50 years on, by the distant looks on some faces, you sense even people who were there are still not sure if it was all some hazy, childhood ’60s summer dream. After all,...
The renewed and reinvigorated Crosby’s twilight productivity continues apace as he approaches his 80th birthday this August. For Free is his fifth album since Croz, 2014’s comeback after a 20-year absence from the studio, again with the guiding hand of his multi-instrumentalist and producer...
DMA’S have surprise-released a new EP titled ‘I Love You Unconditionally, Sure Am Going To Miss You’, marking their first new original music since third album ‘THE GLOW’ arrived last year. READ MORE: DMA’S – ‘THE GLOW’ review: a hyper-charged record of dance and...
G-Eazy has shared a new single called ‘Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2)’ featuring Kossisko – you can watch the track’s video below. READ MORE: NME Friends Like These: G-Eazy x Goody Grace Produced by DAKARI, the Bay Area rapper’s latest track is a sequel...
Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas have reunited on record for the first time in 22 years – listen to their new collaboration, ‘Move’, below. READ MORE: Hiding in plain sight: 13 secret messages in classic album art The duo’s first collaboration was their 1999...
Fucked Up have announced a vinyl reissue of their 2004 compilation album, ‘Epics In Minutes’. READ MORE: Get in the pit: the best hardcore albums of all time The original version of the Toronto hardcore punk band’s album compiled over a dozen of their earliest...
Foo Fighters will receive the Global Icon Award at the MTV VMAs 2021, it has been announced. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” Dave Grohl and co. were already up for three gongs at next month’s ceremony,...
Palace have announced a UK and Ireland tour set for 2022, and they’ve also shared a new single called ‘Gravity’ – listen to it below. The London-based band will hit the road next year, starting at SWG3 in Glasgow on February 3 and ending...