Today, Virgin EMI release “Bad Dreams,” the first single to be taken from Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson’s new EP, Apart. Set for release on June 1, Apart marks their first collaboration since their 2009 album, Break Up. The EP features four brand new recordings and a new version of “Tomorrow,” a song that originally appeared on Yorn’s last album, 2016’s ArrangingTime.

The official video for “Bad Dreams” premiered exclusively on Apple Music today and can be viewed HERE. Conceived by legendary director Sophie Muller (Sade, Gwen Stefani, Annie Lennox), it takes Pete and Scarlett on a strange trip through the night where nothing is what it seems. Their relationship plays out through a series of surreal moments where roles are reversed, and suspicion is heightened. In the end, we don’t know if it was all a dream.

“It was great to collaborate with Scarlett again. We recorded ‘Bad Dreams’ over a couple of days in downtown L.A. at the Spring Street studio of our old friend R. Walt Vincent,” says Pete Yorn.

“If Breakup was dealing with an unravelling relationship, Apart is dealing with the aftermath,” he explains. “It acknowledges the array of heavy emotions that come up living separate lives. You’re getting used to the idea of not being with someone who has been a big part of your life. Even after a break up has occurred, the presence of an ex still seems to loom large in one’s mind for a while. There are moments during the day where you wonder, is it really over? Or will there be another chapter in the relationship now that it has evolved? The EP is an attempt to sort through all this and get comfortable with the excitement of new freedoms while facing underlying fears of the unknown road that lies ahead.”
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Scarlett Johansson adds, “Being able to revisit this project with Pete in a totally different context but within the same creative parameters is a unique artistic opportunity for me. It is always a pleasure to sing with Pete because I think our voices and stories complement each other.”

Certified Platinum in France, Yorn & Johansson’s Break Up charted on the Alternative and Rock album tallies in the U.S. as well as the Billboard 200. Entertainment Weekly said, “Johansson’s throaty vocals fitBreak Up’s intimate vibe” and Alternative Press praised “the bittersweet bounce of [lead single] ‘Relator.’” Paste noted, “the eight songs Yorn has written for this album are among his best—the kind of thoughtful, catchy heartache pop at which he excels. Between Yorn’s ingratiating tunes, Johansson’s harmonies and the lush, inventive production, Break Up ultimately succeeds in its ambitious goal of capturing the spirit – if not the sound – of the late-’60s musical partnership between Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot.”

Track Listing – Apart

1. Iguana Bird
2. Bad Dreams
3. Movies
4. Cigarillo
5. Tomorrow (Remix ft. Scarlett Johansson)

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Tears for Fears have been forced to postpone their forthcoming sold out UK & Ireland arena tour due to unforeseen health concerns and on doctor’s orders. The tour, due to start April 27th in Leeds, and finish May 12th in Brighton has been rescheduled for early 2019.

Tears for Fears apologise to their fans and are extremely sorry for any inconvenience caused.

They look forward to working on finishing material for their first new album in fourteen years, with the hope of releasing it this autumn.

Tickets for 2018 remain valid for that city’s rescheduled 2019 show, except for Glasgow and Birmingham where the venues have changed and customers will be issued with new tickets by their point of purchase.

For all shows if you are unable to attend the rescheduled date, please contact your point of purchase for a refund by Sunday 13th May 2018. Head to www.tearsforfears.com for more info.

Note Tears For Fears appearance at the Bath Festival 26th May has also been cancelled.

Tears For Fears rescheduled dates are as follows (with Alison Moyet remaining as a very special guest):

January 2019
Thu 31st   Ireland, Dublin, 3Arena

February 2019
Sat 2nd   Liverpool, Echo Arena
Sun 3rd   Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
Mon 4th   Brighton, Brighton Centre
Wed 6th   London, The O2
Thu 7th   Bournemouth, Bournemouth International Centre
Sat 9th   Leeds, First Direct Arena
Mon 11th  Glasgow, The SSE Hydro
Tue 12th   Birmingham, Genting Arena
Wed 13th  Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena

www.tearsforfears.com

HANNIE, the songwriting duo of multi-instrumentalists Hannah Koppenburg and Annie Wagstaff release their brand new single ‘Target’ today, featuring vocals from rising Canadian singer Ralph.

Listen to ‘Target (Feat. Ralph)’ HERE

‘Target’ is the second single from HANNIE and much like their debut single ‘Cosmic Bound’, it perfectly showcases the girls’ ear for a massive hook and a disco-infused pop groove. The track smashes though genre boundaries with stabbing synths and a face-melting guitar solo from Annie. Much like recent acts Disclosure and Clean Bandit, HANNIE write and co-produce their own tracks, handpicking different vocalists to collaborate with for each track.

“Target was one of the first songs we ever wrote together.” Say the girls; “Ralph was over from Toronto and so we were super happy to be able to write a song with her. It was awesome fun and the song came together so easily. Ralph works just like us – quickly, and we love that!

It’s all about being a free spirit, wanting to settle, but just not being able to. The song hints at a relationship but we wrote it thinking about more than just that. It’s about not being content with where you are and always wanting to move on to the next step. Not in a dissatisfied way, more in a wanting things to continually improve kind of way.  Ralph sings it amazingly and we couldn’t be happier with it.”

Forming HANNIE in 2017, Hannah and Annie initially met at ACM University in Guildford, the only girls swimming in a male dominated sea of aspiring guitarists and keyboard players. Hannah, originally from South Germany plays keys and Annie, born in Surrey, guitar and it didn’t take them long to connect musically – going on to play in various bands before eventually forming HANNIE last year.

Within a year HANNIE have gone from putting up online videos filmed in their living room, to having over 160,000 followers, keenly awaiting their next move.

https://hannieofficial.com/

With 10 European dates this May including two intimate UK album launch shows, Louis Berry releases the video for his evocative new single ‘Stumbling’, out now on Ministry of Sound.

Watch the video HERE

The powerful video was directed by Ella Jones and sees Louis stumbling through the trials and tribulations of a young relationship. “It’s a song about when you’re going through things in life and you keep getting knockbacks whilst having the determination and courage to carry on through the hard times and get to a place where you want to be,” Louis says. “Ella really captured the meaning of ‘Stumbling’ through the story of a girl struggling with mental health issues”.

‘Stumbling’ is written and produced by Louis, Marcus Foster and Koz, the Grammy winning Canadian producer (Dua Lipa, Kendrick Lamar), and showcases Louis’s tremendous vocals. Stumbling is the first taste to be taken from his forthcoming debut album.

With over 10 million streams and 270 plays on Radio 1, Louis has been tipped by the likes of Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, Mistajam and Huw Stephens as well as The Sunday Times Culture, Evening Standard and Music Week.

Louis and his band spent much of last year on the road honing their craft, playing festivals all over Europe and headline tours throughout the UK. Anyone who has witnessed him live knows his performances are as joyful as they are explosive, breathing an infectious intensity into his passionate songs.

Full tour dates below:

May
Sat 12th   Amsterdam, Upstairs at Paradiso
Mon 14th  Belgium, Upstairs at AB Club
Tues 15th  Cologne, Blue Shell
Weds 16th  Hamburg, Nochtwache
Fri 18th   Berlin, Maze
Sat 19th   Munich, Kranhalle
Mon 21st  Zurich, Werk 21 at Dynamo
Tues 22nd  Milan, Dude

June
Mon 11th  London, Sebright Arms     SOLD OUT
Weds 13th  Liverpool, District      SOLD OUT

Pre-order ‘The Other Live Collection’ here and get ‘Rarest Birds’ as an Instant Grat

Ahead of appearing as special guest of Tears For Fears on their 11 date UK arena tour this spring, electronic pop pioneer Alison Moyet releases ‘The Other Live Collection’ on Cooking Vinyl 20th April.

Over a 35-year recording career, three-times BRIT Award-winner and Grammy-nominee Alison Moyet has released 9 solo studio albums and a further 3 compilations. 2017 saw Alison return with a new album ‘Other’, an at turns expressively poetic and archly wry collection of electronic vignettes which received acclaim across the board from the likes of Q, Mojo, Classic Pop, The Sun and Record Collector.

In support of the record, Alison embarked on a triumphant world tour which saw her play 59 shows in 58 cities including the iconic Paradiso in Amsterdam, The Fillmore in San Francisco, the Enmore Theatre in Sydney and 2 nights at the London Palladium.

This live collection consists of tracks spanning the entirety of her career, and includes the first airing of a selection of live songs taken from her most-recent album ‘Other’, reworked favourites such as ‘Wishing You Were Here’, ‘Ski’, and ‘The Man In The Wings’, as well as the undeniable hits ‘Only You’ and ‘All Cried Out’.

Alison Moyet first came to prominence as one half of pioneering electronic duo Yazoo with their short-lived alchemic partnership producing two seminal hit albums, before disbanding at the height of their success. Following a furious bidding war, Alison signed to Columbia and her extraordinary solo career began which spawned many multi-platinum albums and sold out worldwide tours.

As well as completing acting runs in both Chicago – The Musical and Smaller (with Dawn French) (for which she co-wrote the soundtrack), she performed at Live Aid, released the live DVD recording of ‘One Blue Voice’, is a Nordoff Robbins Icon Award recipient and was named as Classic Pop Magazine’s Solo Artist of the Year for 2017.

‘The Other Live Collection’ Track Listing below:

1.    I Germinate
2.    Wishing You Were Here
3.    Ski
4.    The English U
5.    Only You
6.    Beautiful Gun
7.    The Sharpest Corner (Hollow)
8.    All Cried Out
9.    The Man In The Wings
10. Other
11. The Rarest Birds
12. Right As Rain
13. Whispering Your Name

Alison Moyet will join Tears For Fears for the following UK Dates:

April 2018
Fri 27th   Leeds, First Direct Arena
Sat 28th   Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
Mon 30th  Glasgow, SEC Armadillo

May 2018
Weds 2nd  Dublin, 3Arena
Fri 4th   Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
Sat 5th   Birmingham, Arena Birmingham
Mon 7th   Glasgow, SEC Armadillo
Tues 8th   Liverpool, Echo Arena
Thurs 10th  London, The O2
Fri 11th   Bournemouth, BIC
Sat 12th   Brighton, Brighton Centre

www.alisonmoyet.com

Austin born, Paris based 27-year-old singer Hailey Tuck has revealed the video for her seductive new single ‘Alcohol’, a rework of The Kinks classic and the first track to be taken from her debut album on Sony ‘Junk’, produced by the legendary Larry Klein.

Watch the video for ‘Alcohol’ HERE

Hailey joyously rips up the rulebooks turning jazz on its head by putting her own spin on songs by artists as diverse as Leonard Cohen (They Don’t Make It Junk), Ray Davies (Alcohol) and Pulp (Underwear). Classics from Cabaret and Leonard Bernstein rub shoulders with brand new songs. All are totally and literally addictive.

“I wanted to work with the Mark Ronson of jazz”, Hailey says. “So I looked at who had produced modern jazz singers I love, Madeleine Peyroux and Melody Gardot, in particular. That was Larry. When we met we were on the same page straight away. It was magical.”

It was a marriage made in jazz heaven and recorded at LA’s infamous Sunset Sound Studios with a band of veteran jazz musicians. “Hailey Tuck is one of a kind,” says multi Grammy Award winning producer Larry Klein. “She’s the Breakfast At Tiffany’s Holly GoLightly of Jazz. A natural writer and a whip-smart observer of the world around her.”

Hailey left her native Austin, Texas at 18 and moved to Paris, honing her live sound at Le Buzz and the now defunct underground club Tres Honoree. This debut album follows widespread acclaim for a trio of EPs Hailey self-released between 2014 and 2016.

Other album highlights include Joni Mitchell’s ‘Cactus, Colin Blunstone’s pop classic ‘Say You Don’t Mind’, and Paul McCartney’s ‘Junk’. The sheer range and breadth of Hailey Tuck’s massive artistry is prevalent throughout this spectacular debut album.

‘Junk’ is the perfect introduction to this unique talent. And it’s only the beginning. Miss this at your peril.

Hailey plays a show at London Rich Mix on Tuesday May 15th. Tickets Available here.
http://haileytuckmusic.com/

Following his acclaimed DeTour solo tours of 2015 and 2016, Elvis Costello returns with The Imposters for 10 unmissable UK & Ireland Dates this summer.

Joined by backing vocalists Kitten Kuroi and Briana Lee, Elvis Costello and The Imposters (drummer Pete Thomas, keyboardist Steve Nieve and bassist Davey Faragher) will be performing songs from their incomparable back catalogue.

With the release of the sublime ‘You Shouldn’t Look At Me that Way’, written for the movie ‘Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool’ late last year, Elvis Costello is currently working on a new album due for release later this year.

Elvis Costello and The Imposters play the following UK dates:

June
Fri 15th   NOTTINGHAM, Royal Concert Hall
Sat 16th   WOODSTOCK, Blenheim Palace
Sun 17th  CARDIFF, Millennium Centre (Festival of Voice 2018)
Sat 23rd   DUBLIN, Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Sun 24th  EDINBURGH, Playhouse
Mon 25th  NEWCASTLE, City Hall
Wed 27th  SOUTHEND, Cliffs Pavilion
Thu 28th   PLYMOUTH, Pavilions
Sat 30th   SUSSEX, Love Supreme Festival

July
Fri 6th   MANCHESTER, Castlefield Bowl (Sounds of the City 2018)

Tickets on sale now from https://www.elviscostello.com/#/events?page=1

www.elviscostello.com

One of the country’s most exhilarating new live acts, Louis Berry has announced 10 European dates this May including two intimate album launch shows at Sebright Arms and in his hometown of Liverpool at District.

The evocative ‘Stumbling’ is written and produced by Louis, Marcus Foster and Koz, the Grammy winning Canadian producer (Dua Lipa, Kendrick Lamar), and showcases Louis’s tremendous vocals. Stumbling is the first taste to be taken from his forthcoming debut album which will be released on Ministry of Sound.

With over 10 million streams and 270 plays on Radio 1, Louis has been tipped by the likes of Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, Mistajam and Huw Stephens as well as The Sunday Times Culture, Evening Standard and Music Week.

Louis and his band spent much of last year on the road honing their craft, playing festivals all over Europe and headline tours throughout the UK. Anyone who has witnessed him live knows his performances are as joyful as they are explosive, breathing an infectious intensity into his passionate songs. Louis and his band play the following dates:

May
Sat 12th   Amsterdam, Upstairs at Paradiso
Mon 14th  Belgium, Upstairs at AB Club
Tues 15th  Cologne, Blue Shell
Weds 16th  Hamburg, Nochtwache
Fri 18th   Berlin, Maze
Sat 19th   Munich, Kranhalle
Mon 21st  Zurich, Werk 21 at Dynamo
Tues 22nd  Milan, Dude
June
Mon 11th  London, Sebright Arms
Weds 13th  Liverpool, District

www.louisberryofficial.com/
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With a sold out 10 date UK tour kicking off March 18th and an April European tour now also sold out, Tom Walker’s career defining current single ‘Leave A Light On’ looks set to establish him as the country’s next breakout global star.

Having made both the BBC Sound Poll and MTV Brand New 2018 lists, and been picked by Radio 1 for their influential Brit List, the Scottish born, Manchester raised singer/songwriter has been exploding across Europe with this highly personal anthem.

Produced by Steve Mac, the Brit Awards 2018 Producer Of The Year, ‘Leave A Light On’ was written by Tom and Steve. It’s an emotional tour de force that has taken on a life of its own:

·      Global streams total 60M
·      Global video views 20M
·      Top 10 in Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Austria
·      Top #10 in 21 iTunes markets so far (#1 in France)
·      #13 on the global Shazam chart (#1 Germany, #1 France #1 Switzerland, #1 Austria)
·      Gone platinum in Italy and gold in both Switzerland and France
·      #10 European Radio Airplay Chart
·      In the UK, the single has been on the Radio 1 playlist for 12 weeks 9 weeks on the Radio 1 A list, 4 weeks on Radio 2 playlist
·      2nd most played track on NRJ in France
·      #26 and climbing on the US Hot AC Radio Chart

More Tom Walker Facts:
·      Previous single ‘Heartland’ was the soundtrack to the BAFTA year review
·      Tom played the Mercury Lounge in NYC last week
·      Tom performs on America’s prime morning Today Show for a second time this week

Tom and his band play the following UK dates in March:

March 2018
Sun 18th  Exeter, The Cavern                       SOLD OUT
Mon 19th  Southampton, Engine Rooms      SOLD OUT
Wed 21st  Nottingham, Rescue Rooms        SOLD OUT
Thu 22nd  Bristol, Thekla                              SOLD OUT
Fri 23rd   Birmingham O2, Institute 2            SOLD OUT
Sat 24th   Brighton, The Haunt                     SOLD OUT
Mon 26th  Norwich, Norwich Arts Centre     SOLD OUT
Tue 27th  London, KOKO                             SOLD OUT
Wed 28th  Manchester, Gorilla                      SOLD OUT
Thu 29th   Glasgow, Oran Mor                      SOLD OUT

www.iamtomwalker.com

Pearl Jam released a new track, “Can’t Deny Me,” from their forthcoming album today on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records. Co-produced by the band and Brendan O’Brien, this song marks Pearl Jam’s first new music since the band’s Grammy Award-winning 2013 album, Lightning Bolt.

“Can’t Deny Me” can be purchased now at pearljam.com and is available on all digital stores and streaming services. The track was first released as a surprise early download to active members of the band’s fan club via Ten Club’s Saturday, March 10th newsletter.

The song was recorded in Seattle in February of 2018. Music was written by Mike McCready and lyrics by Eddie Vedder. Artwork for the single was created by Jeff Ament and Kevin Shuss.

Additional credits:
Jeff Ament – Bass,
Matt Cameron – Drums, Percussion,
Stone Gossard – Guitar,
Mike McCready – Guitar, Percussion, Typewriter,
Eddie Vedder – Vocals, Guitar

Pearl Jam kick off their tour of South America in Santiago, Chile today and will head on a full European arena tour this summer, including two UK dates below at the O2 Arena:

June
Mon 18th    LONDON, O2 Arena   SOLD OUT
Tues 19th    LONDON, O2 Arena   SOLD OUT

About Pearl Jam
2018 marks 27 years of Pearl Jam performing live. Ten studio albums, hundreds of unique live performances and official live concert bootleg releases later, the band continues to be critically acclaimed and commercially successful — with over 85 million albums sold worldwide and a 2017 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Matt Cardle makes a most welcome return to Sony Music on April 27th with the release of new album ‘Time To Be Alive’. Lead single ‘Desire’, an electronic, hook laden delight serves as the perfect introduction to Matt’s new sound.

The striking record sees Cardle collaborate with Jim Eliot (Kylie, Will Young, Ellie Goulding) Christopher Elms (Bjork, Anohni, Alanis Morrisette) Dan McDougall (Liam Gallagher), Dimitri Tikovoi (MNEK, Goldfrapp) and James Hayto & James Jackman (George Michael).

Matt has reinvented his sound on ‘Time To Be Alive’, fusing electronica, gospel, rock and soul. The lyrics are all personal observations on addiction, redemption, atonement and eventual contentment. It’s a collection that will surprise, and one Matt is incredibly proud of.

All but one of the album’s 14 songs were co-written by Cardle. They reveal a portrait of an artist struggling with personal battles, but ultimately winning the war. Producer Jim Eliot was chosen by Matt to help him translate these intimate songs into an electronic, soulful album, which was primarily recorded at Jim’s Hay-on-Wye studio, and at Sarm Studios in London. ‘Time To Be Alive’ was mixed in Stockholm by Christopher Elms, best known for his work with Bjork.

Early into the writing process, Matt spent six months in the lead role of West End hit musical ‘Memphis’. He received the Best West End Debut award from ‘What’s On Stage’ for his portrayal of Huey Calhoun.
As the resounding winner of The X Factor’s highest rating series ever in 2010, over 19 million viewers tuned in to see Matt triumph with his breathtaking four- octave vocal range.

Matt grew up on a steady diet of heavy metal (Rage Against the Machine, Korn) but also admits to a love of Katy Perry, Lady GaGa and the late Michael Jackson. His platinum-selling debut ‘Letters’ was released in 2011, followed by ‘The Fire’ (2012). Both albums went top ten while ‘Porcelain’ debuted at 11 driven by the Melanie C duet ‘Loving You’.

Now back on Sony, ‘Time To Be Alive’, Matt’s 4th studio album, is his first LP release since ‘Porcelain’ in 2013 and showcases Matt’s new found maturity as a singer, songwriter and musician.

www.mattcardlemusic.com

Tokio Myers has teamed up with medal winning athlete Jazmin Sawyers for an incredible reworking of the classic ‘Jerusalem’ for the Official England Commonwealth Games Anthem. The single is released with npower on Syco Music March 16th.

Recorded last month at Abbey Road Studios with a 54 piece orchestra, 10 person choir, Jazmin on vocals and Tokio on a multitude of keyboards, ‘Jerusalem’ is an inspiring choice for Team England. Max Whitlock, Jack Laugher, Ellie Robinson and Lois Toulson all attended the recording session. The Commonwealth Games kick off April 4th in Australia.

Tokio Myers won Britain’s Got Talent last summer and since then released his acclaimed debut album ‘My Generation’ which entered the UK chart at number 4 and has sold over 100,000 so far. Tokio embarks on an 18 date UK tour next month including 3 shows at 3 different London venues.

Jazmin Sawyers, a 23 year old long jump specialist from Stoke, won a silver medal at the 2014 Glasgow Games. Last year she sang on ITV’s the Voice and made it through the Blind Auditions on team Will.i.am.

‘I feel honoured and privileged to be able to put my own spin on this iconic track” Tokio Myers said.

‘It’s always an honour representing Team England in the Games,” says Jazmin. ‘It’s even more special to be singing vocals on Jerusalem, especially because I was able to record it in front of my teammates. It’s definitely going to push me harder in training and on the track.”

Max Whitlock MBE, Team England Gymnast and winner of 2 Olympic Gold Medals and 3 Olympic Bronze Medals says: “It’s brilliant to have this updated version of the track and to have experience the recording day. I can safely say, I now know the words to Jerusalem!”

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