“You will be mine for eternity…”

So states St. Vincent with fiery resolve on ‘Flea’, the second advance offering from the three-time GRAMMY winner’s rapidly approaching seventh full-length studio album, All Born Screaming, out April 26th via Total Pleasure Records in partnership with Virgin Music Group. 

Featuring St. Vincent on vocals and all instruments except drums and bass – handled respectively by Dave Grohl and Justin Meldal-Johnsen – ’Flea’ is raw desire made manifest atop a foundation of thundering grooves and searing guitar figures. Accompanied by a lyric video featuring behind the scenes footage from the All Born Screaming sessions, ‘Flea’ unveils another dimension of the album’s emotionally apocalyptic side one, following in the wake of of its predecessor ‘Broken Man’ – currently still amassing critical raves including:

“An absolute scorcher, Annie Clark’s new track is Sign o’ the Times-like in its mix of minimalism and menace.” – Sunday Times

‘‘Broken Man’ is an industrial menacing rock beast that sees Clark give an ominous intro to her new era as she prowls and warns: “On the street, I’m a king-sized killer – I can make your kingdom come”. – NME

“Ruthlessly efficient, Dave Grohl-featuring monster ripper” – The Guardian

“If this fiery track is anything to go by, we can expect plenty of self-reflection and thrashing guitars” – Daily Telegraph

“Brilliant… kinda like an industrial Prince that smolders and grooves before exploding into an almost Big Black inferno of sound.  Yes! It’s that good! – Louder Than War

“A future-blues rocker armed with a firecracker riff, snarling vocals and pummeling drums…that’s the good stuff” – The New Cue

St. Vincent’s first self-produced record, All Born Screaming is an invitation to test the limits of what is possible–and to then keep going;  Brought to life with the aid of a highly curated roster of friends – Rachel Eckroth, Josh Freese, Dave Grohl, Mark Guiliana, Cate Le Bon, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Stella Mogzawa and David Ralicke – the album is an unadulterated expression of St. Vincent’s singular vision.

All Born Screaming was produced by St. Vincent and mixed by Cian Riordan. The album’s track listing is as follows:

Hell is Near

Reckless

Broken Man

Flea

Big Time Nothing

Violent Times

The Power’s Out

Sweetest Fruit

So Many Planets 

All Born Screaming (featuring Cate Le Bon)

In other news, St. Vincent has announced an extensive slate of live dates, following in the wake of headlining shows in San Francisco and Napa, and festival appearances including Bottlerock and The Thing! Full list of dates HERE.

Watch this space for more touring news….

Following his recent ambassadorial announcement, Tom Walker today partners with Suicide prevention charity, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) for the release of his brand new, towering ballad ‘Lifeline’ – a searingly emotional tribute to a friend he sadly lost.

Data shows that one in five people will have suicidal thoughts in their lifetime, with someone dying by suicide every 90 minutes on average in the UK, and ‘Lifeline’ explores the feelings and thoughts that race through your head when it affects the people closest to you – and questions what can be done to help. Watch the powerful video, produced in partnership with CALM HERE.

Tom says of the track; “Me and my friends lost one of our own suddenly and unexpectedly. It’s difficult to process grief.I felt we were all asking ourselves ‘what could I have done? What could I have said? What could have been done differently?’. Sometimes people make choices that are beyond your control and it’s hard to help someone who isn’t reaching out. My hope is that maybe by writing a song like this that addresses the stigma behind mental health, it might persuade people to think twice and ask for a helping hand when they’re really struggling. CALM is an amazing charity who help people when things get too much. I’m keen to spread the word about their amazing work in any way that I can.”

After becoming 2019’s biggest UK-signed selling artist, with a number 1 debut album, an international hit single in ‘Leave A Light On’, three million worldwide album sales and over four billion global streams in tow, Tom Walker is on his hard-fought return with brand new studio record, I Am – out later this year.

The back end of last year saw impeccable releases in ‘Burn’ & ‘Freaking Out’ – both of which Tom performed with aplomb on Later…With Jools Holland. Watch HERE & HERE. Most recently came ‘Head Underwater’ – a soulful pop anthem with a soaring vocal that welcomed in  a whole new Tom Walker.

Where previously, Tom became known for powerful accounts of other people’s stories, including a friend’s battle with drugs (‘Leave A Light On’), and articulating his own relatable feelings for his now wife (‘Just You & I’); on his new album he now finds himself writing about his own personal struggles and anxieties, creative challenges, sadness and moments of despair. It is a sometimes visceral account of who Tom Walker is in 2024, hence the title: I Am.

After writing, and binning, a plethora of new tracks, an exhausted Tom subsequently headed out to Los Angeles to write with the McDonough brothers, Toby Gadd, Ryan Daly & Castle, who’s credits between them include Beyonce, Joji, Khalid, Mimi Webb and John Legend. The trip reignited the excitement and love of trying brand new things.

The results speak for themselves. Welcome to the exciting, limitless next phase of Tom Walker. A man who knows where he’s headed: to arena-scale songs with molecular-level heart. 

2024 UK HEADLINE TOUR (extra dates added due to demand)
April

Thu 18th CARDIFF, The Great Hall SOLD OUT

Fri 19th BRISTOL, O2 Academy Bristol SOLD OUT

Sat 20th SHEFFIELD, Octagon Centre SOLD OUT

Mon 22nd DUBLIN, Olympia SOLD OUT

Tue 23rd BELFAST, Ulster Hall

Thu 25th BIRMINGHAM, O2 Academy Birmingham

Fri 26th MANCHESTER, Manchester Academy SOLD OUT

Sat 27th MANCHESTER, Manchester Academy NEW DATE

Mon 29th LEEDS, O2 Academy Leeds

Tue 30th GLASGOW, O2 Academy Glasgow SOLD OUT

May

Wed 1st GLASGOW, O2 Academy Glasgow NEW DATE
Fri 3rd NEWCASTLE, O2 City Hall SOLD OUT

Sun 5th NORWICH, UEA SOLD OUT
Mon 6th NOTTINGHAM, Rock City SOLD OUT

Tue 7th LONDON, Eventim Apollo

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Need help? Call CALM’s helpline, 5pm–midnight, 365 days a year. More information about CALM and its life-saving work can be found via the CALM website.

Rising Alt-pop trio Tiny Habits return with two new singles ‘Flicker’ and ‘I Don’t Have the Heart,’ out now on Mom+Pop. Listen to both singles HERE.

Read the band’s own words on the singles below:

“‘Flicker’ is about the hardships of being in a painful relationship. It’s about allowing yourself to be manipulated knowingly, despite the difficulty of being used, in hopes that the situation will somehow, by some delusion, become one of love.” 

“‘I Don’t Have the Heart,’ is about on one’s inability to express to another that they are not in a place to continue a relationship that is meant to exist only in the past. The song also touches on the difficulty of creating boundaries and more importantly, sticking to them.”

Since they formed in 2022 in Boston, Tiny Habits has toured with Noah Kahan and Gracie Abrams, backed Lizzy McAlpine for her Tiny Desk Concert, and gained fans ranging from Phoebe Bridgers and Elton John to Mark Ronson and the late David Crosby. The trio also backed Noah Kahan on his BBC Live Lounge cover of Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘lacy’ in 2023.

Already making waves across the globe and without a doubt set to be one of the breakout acts for 2024, the band have seen support from the likes of The Line Of Best Fit, The Sunday Times, Notion, Clash and more, and recently appeared as ‘Talk Of The Town’ in The New Yorker. Read the profile, titled ‘The Prodigies of Harmonies,’ HERE.

Following a run of UK dates with Noah Kahan last year & a sold-out date at London’s XOYO, Tiny Habits return to the UK this May for a run of dates, culminating with a show at Koko in London on May 30th. Tickets are available HERE.

Tiny Habits play the following UK shows:

May 2024
Wed 22nd LEEDS, The Wardrobe

Thu 23rd MANCHESTER, Gorilla

Fri 24th DUBLIN, Opium Rooms

Sun 26th GLASGOW, St. Luke’s

Tue 28th BIRMINGHAM, Institute 2

Wed 29th BRISTOL, Thekla

Thu 30th LONDON, Koko

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“…an album with something to love for every iteration of Pearl Jam fan” – SPIN

“Dark Matter succeeds so well” – MOJO

Kicking into high gear, Pearl Jam unveil a hard-charging brand new record entitled “Running” available today via Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records. Listen HERE. It heralds the arrival of the band’s anxiously awaited twelfth studio album, Dark Matter, on April 19, 2024. Pre-order HERE.

The band will also continue their support of independent retailers by offering various, limited edition galactic color variants of Dark Matter exclusively at select indie retail stores with 8 different colorways in the US and 2 additional for international. More info HERE.

To celebrate the release of the new album, Pearl Jam will present an exclusive cinematic engagement, Pearl Jam – Dark Matter – Global Theatrical Experience – One Night Only, on April 16, 2024. Distributed by Abramorama, Dark Matter will come to life in over 225 locations nationwide, including AMC, Regal, Cinemark, Landmark, Marcus, Studio Movie Grill, Cinepolis, Harkins, Alamo Drafthouse, Chinese Cineplex, IFC, and more. Additionally, AMC and other cinemas will feature Dolby Atmos showings. Worldwide, it graces theaters in over 30 countries, appearing in more than 300 locations across Mexico, the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, New Zealand, and Poland, to name a few. Tickets go on sale today HERE.

Additionally, CBS Sports March Madness coverage will feature 3 songs from the new album including “Running”.

Pearl Jam set the stage for Dark Matter with the title track and lead single “Dark Matter.” It toppled numerous charts. Notably, it surged to #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart, netting the band’s first leader on the respective chart since 1998. It also captured #1 on the Billboard Rock & Alternative Airplay Chart. Moreover, it earned widespread critical acclaim. Rolling Stone christened it “electrifying,” going on to describe the song as a “rousing, guitar-heavy track.” SPACE.com applauded, “Pearl Jam’s cosmically charged rock journey continues with new album ‘Dark Matter’,” and Consequence of Sound dubbed it “Song of the Week” and attested, “33 years into the game and Pearl Jam still know how to let it rip.”

Produced by multi-GRAMMY® award winning producer Andrew Watt, Dark Matter, marks the band’s first release since critically acclaimed Gigaton (2020).In 2023, the members of Pearl Jam—Eddie Vedder [vocals], Jeff Ament [bass], Stone Gossard [rhythm guitar], Mike McCready [lead guitar], and Matt Cameron[drums]—retreated to Shangri-La Studios in Malibu where they simply plugged in and played with producer Andrew Watt at the helm.

The band is celebrating indie record stores with the release of a special edition of Dark Matter on April 20. Only at participating stores as part of Record Store Day. Get more information and find stores at www.recordstoreday.com

Dark Matter album packaging features light painting art by Alexandr Gnezdilov. Light painting is an artistic form of photography where images are created by adjusting a camera’s exposure for an extended period and using a light source, such as a flashlight, to “paint” in the dark. The album cover art was crafted using a large self-made kaleidoscope. Each letter visible on the cover was individually captured and handwritten midair with a specially designed flashlight to create the pearlescent effect. See more info on Alexandr Gnezdilov below.

Photo Credit: Danny Clinch

Dark Matter World Tour 2024

In support of Dark Matter, Pearl Jam will head out on a world tour this year, marking the first time the band has announced a new album and tour simultaneously and first time the group has unveiled all worldwide tour dates at once. Their global tour, hitting nine countries and 25 cities, kicks off at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, and will cover much of North America including shows at Wrigley Field, Madison Square Garden, Fenway Park, and their first hometown performance in six years at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, the world’s first net zero certified arena.

The tour continues with performances in the UK and Europe, including their first performance at London’s brand new and state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, through September, followed by the group’s long-awaited ten-year return to New Zealand and Australia this November. Full routing below.

Special guests Deep Sea Diver (North America Leg 1), Glen Hansard (North America Leg 2), The Murder Capital (UK/EU), Richard Ashcroft (Dublin and London) and Pixies (Australia and New Zealand) will serve as support for these dates.

Dark Matter World Tour Dates:

Date            ​City                                     ​Venue

May 04        ​Vancouver, BC                   ​Rogers Arena

May 06        ​Vancouver, BC                   ​Rogers Arena

May 10        ​Portland, OR                       ​Moda Center

May 13        ​Sacramento, CA                 ​Golden 1 Center

May 16        ​Las Vegas, NV                    ​MGM Grand Garden Arena

May 18        ​Las Vegas, NV                   ​MGM Grand Garden Arena

May 21        ​Los Angeles, CA                 ​Kia Forum

May 22        ​Los Angeles, CA                 ​Kia Forum

May 25     ​Napa Valley, CA                 ​BottleRock Festival

May 28        ​Seattle, WA                         ​Climate Pledge Arena

May 30        ​Seattle, WA                         ​Climate Pledge Arena

Jun 22         ​Dublin, IE                            ​Marlay Park

Jun 25         ​Manchester, UK                  ​Manchester Co-Op Live

Jun 29         ​London, UK                         ​Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Jul 02          ​Berlin, DE                           ​Waldbühne

Jul 03          ​Berlin, DE                           ​Waldbühne

Jul 06          ​Barcelona, ES                     ​Palau Sant Jordi

Jul 08          ​Barcelona, ES                     ​Palau Sant Jordi

Jul 11       ​Madrid, SE                          ​Mad Cool Festival

Jul 13       ​Lisbon, PT                          ​NOS Alive Festival

Aug 22        ​Missoula, MT                      ​Washington-Grizzly Stadium

Aug 26*       ​Indianapolis, IN                   ​Ruoff Music Center

Aug 29        ​Chicago, IL                         ​Wrigley Field

Aug 31        ​Chicago, IL                         ​Wrigley Field

Sep 03        ​New York, NY                     ​Madison Square Garden

Sep 04        ​New York, NY                     ​Madison Square Garden

Sep 07        ​Philadelphia, PA                 ​Wells Fargo Center

Sep 09        ​Philadelphia, PA                 ​Wells Fargo Center

Sep 12        ​Baltimore, MD                     ​CFG Bank Arena

Sep 15        ​Boston, MA                         ​Fenway Park

Sep 17        ​Boston, MA                         ​Fenway Park

Nov 08        ​Auckland, NZ                      ​Go Media Stadium Mt Smart

Nov 10        ​Auckland, NZ                      ​Go Media Stadium Mt Smart

Nov 13        ​Gold Coast, AU                   ​Heritage Bank Stadium

Nov 16        ​Melbourne, AU                    ​Marvel Stadium

Nov 18        ​Melbourne, AU                    ​Marvel Stadium

Nov 21        ​Sydney, AU                         ​ENGIE Stadium

Nov 23​Sydney, AU​​​ENGIE Stadium

* Rescheduled date from 2023

World-renowned singer-songwriter Hozier has today released an absolute treat for fans in the shape of Unheard EP.

After sharing the news on social media last week, alongside a video of a sketchbook, it was revealed that the EP will contain four unreleased songs, originally recorded during the sessions for latest chart-topping album Unreal Unearth. These include ‘Too Sweet’, ‘Empire Now’, ‘Fare Well’, and ‘Wildflower and Barley’ featuring Canadian Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and activist, Allison Russell.

Hozier says; “It’s my pleasure to announce the release of more work from the album sessions which could not make the original release. These are songs that might’ve made it to the circles of gluttony, limbo, violence and the outward ‘ascent’ respectively but could not for different reasons. I’m very glad I’ll get to share them with you.”

In August last year Hozier scored his first ever UK number 1 with that very third studio album Unreal Unearth. The Irish superstar has cemented himself as one of the greatest songwriters in his field with a record that spawned world class tracks in “Eat Your Young,” “All Things End,” “Francesca” & “De Selby (Part 2)”. He outsold the entire UK Top 5 combined in release week and also scored the top spot in Ireland, as well as securing his first ever number 1 album in the Netherlands and top 5 spots in the USA and Germany.

This summer will see Hozier perform outdoor shows, including a sold out date at London’s 45,000 capacity Finsbury Park on July 7th – which will be his biggest UK headline show to date. This follows what was an incredible 2023 on the live circuit which included a triumphant surprise set at Glastonbury, an acclaimed sold out show at Ally Pally Park, and over a million tickets sold worldwide for his sold-out headline tour, which saw him conquer arenas including London’s OVO Arena Wembley.

2024 UK HEADLINE SHOWS
July

Sun 7th​​LONDON, Finsbury Park

Tue 9th​​CHEPSTOW, Chepstow Racecourse

Wed 10th​​GLASGOW, Glasgow Green

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Due to phenomenal demand Alfie Boe has announced five extra dates to his huge UK tour this summer. The new shows will take place in Skegness, Southend, Tunbridge Wells, Bournemouth and Blackpool across June and July 2024.

Alfie released his stunning new Top 10 charting album Open Arms – The Symphonic Songbook in October. Alfie’s homage to rock, Open Arms – The Symphonic Songbook sees the tenor rework versions of rock’s finest tracks such as Bon Jovi’s ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’, Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’, Bryan Adams’ ‘Summer of ‘69, & many more, into simply spectacular symphonic masterpieces.

Kicking off at the Regent in Ipswich on May 30th, Alfie will now play 18 shows across the UK, culminating at Blackpool Opera House on Friday 5th July. Tickets for the extra dates go on sale Thursday 28th March at 10am while remaining dates are on sale now and available HERE

Alfie plays the following 2024 UK tour dates:

May

Thu 30th​Ipswich, Regent​​​​Sold Out

June

Sat 1st​​Stoke-On-Trent, Regent Theatre​​Sold Out​

Sun 2nd​Salford, Lowry Lyric Theatre​​​Sold Out

Tue 4th​Perth, Concert Hall​​​​Sold Out

Wed 5th​Gateshead, The Glasshouse​​Sold Out

Fri 6th​​Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre​​Sold Out

Sat 8th​Eastbourne, Congress Theatre​​Sold Out

Mon 10th​Guildford, G Live​​​​Sold Out

Tue 11th​Portsmouth, Guildhall​​​

Thu 13th​Cardiff, New Theatre​​​Sold Out

Fri 14th​Bristol, Beacon​​​​Sold Out

Sun 16th​Birmingham, Symphony Hall

Mon 17th​London, Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Sun 30th​Skegness Embassy Theatre​​​New Show

July

Mon 1st​Southend Cliffs Pavilion​​​New Show

Wed 3rd​Tunbridge Wells Assembly Halls​​New Show

Thu 4th​​Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre​​New Show

Fri 5th​​Blackpool Opera House​​​New Show

A decorated career that’s lasted 30 years, Alfie is one of the best-loved vocalists of his generation and a hugely successful, multi-platinum selling artist. He has triumphed on theatre stages and in concert halls around the world and has two recent UK #1 albums under his belt for albums ‘Together’ and ‘Together Again’, made with his great friend Michael Ball. The duo also won two Classic BRIT Awards earlier this year for ‘Best Album’ and ‘Group of the Year’.

His exceptional voice has made him Britain’s most popular and biggest-selling tenor. The Tony Award winner has conquered the world’s greatest opera stages and arenas and led the cast of Les Misérables. He stole the show at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace, and performed at the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations at Windsor Castle.

Alfie is an artist who has effortlessly broken boundaries via his love of music – and with this brand new record, he continues to do so.

Walking in the footsteps of Harry Houdini and beyond the long shadow of Charlie Chaplin, Frank Carson and the great Leonard Sachs, Elvis Costello brings his new presentation “15 SONGS FROM 50 YEARS” to the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds on Monday, 2nd September and Tuesday, 3rd September, staging four unique performances over two days, each of approximately a 75-minute duration. 

The 7.00PM soiree will feature an entirely different repertoire to that of the 9.30PM performance, with songs selected from each of the five decades of Costello’s astonishing songwriting endeavors. 

Tickets go on-sale Friday 22nd March at 10am from ElvisCostello.com.   

City Varieties Music Hall

Monday, 2nd September – 2 SHOWS | 7.00PM and 9.30PM

Tuesday, 3rd September – 2 SHOWS | 7.00PM and 9.30PM

A fifteen-song programme will be printed in advance with few, if any repeats anticipated (but with the possibility of impromptu choices along the way). Costello and Nieve very occasionally take requests but should never be mistaken for a jukebox.

The third and fourth performances on the following day will propose a deuce of delights; two entirely different 15-song set-lists selected from half a century of popular songwriting craft.

The four shows are guaranteed to feature 60 different songs but we suspect this is just the start.

Those who want to attend all four contrasting shows in this exclusive engagement can obtain a special season ticket to include premium seats for each show in the front rows or boxes with exclusive use of the bar in between shows.

Do not dilly-dally or delay to avoid disappointment.

To celebrate the anniversary of their seminal album Antics, Interpol have announced a UK tour this November playing the album in full. Kicking off in Wolverhampton on November 1st, the run of dates will culminate with a show at London’s Alexandra Palace on Friday November 8th.

Released in 2004, Antics cemented Interpol’s position as one of the most influential bands of their generation. The album’s dark, atmospheric soundscapes and frontman Paul Banks’ signature vocals spawned iconic tracks such as ‘Slow Hands,’ ‘Evil,’ and ‘C’mere’ and Antics continues to resonate with fans worldwide, solidifying its place as a modern classic.

Formed in New York City, Interpol quickly rose to prominence with their unique blend of post-punk, shoegaze, and dark wave influences. Their debut album, Turn on the Bright Lights, became a critical and commercial success, establishing the band as a major force in alternative music. Over the course of their career, Interpol have released seven critically acclaimed studio albums including The Other Side of Make-Believe in July 2022, selling over a million records worldwide.

The band continues to tour extensively, captivating audiences with their powerful live performances with 2024 seeing the band tour across the US, South America and Europe, before UK dates this winter.

Tickets for their UK tour go on general sale Friday 22^nd March at 9:00am and will be available from www.gigsandtours.com / www.ticketmaster.co.uk

UK TOUR DATES

Fri 01 Nov 2024          University of Wolverhampton at The Halls

Sat 02 Nov 2024        Manchester O2 Apollo

Tue 05 Nov 2024       Newcastle O2 City Hall

Thu 07 Nov 2024        Bristol Beacon

Fri 08 Nov 2024          London Alexandra Palace

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Acclaimed jazz singer, songwriter and interpreter Madeleine Peyroux will release Let’s Walk, her first album in six years, on June 28th.

The new songs present sides of the artist only touched on in the past. The collection is her most diverse, intimate and bold work as she shares thoughtful and revealing views on personal and societal concerns. Peyroux offers hope through understanding and community by using one of our most unifying means, music.

Let’s Walk is Peyroux’s ninth album and the first in which she co-wrote every song with longtime collaborator Jon Herington. As evidenced from her new single ‘Please Come On Inside’, Peyroux has empathy and wisdom to impart. While many of us have lost a connection or a relationship with someone close due to these polarising and divisive times, Peyroux offers a way back through compassion and kindness. Listen to ‘Please Come On Inside’ HERE.

Stylistically, Let’s Walk may be Peyroux’s most varied yet cohesive collection thus far. She incorporates elements of jazz, folk, gospel blues, Americana, chamber pop, Latin rhythms and a little playful humour into the mix. The songs are interwoven around contemplative, observational and confessional narratives, making it the deepest and most substantive album of her illustrious catalogue. 

The title track was inspired by the mass mobilisation of everyday people standing up and unifying for civil rights around the world in 2020. The stunning “How I Wish” is a soul-searching awakening in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. On “Nothing Personal,” she addresses sexual assault – both her own, and countless others, with her aching and poignant vocals. 

As much depth and soul searching as Let’s Walk presents, there is a lighter side as well. The playful “Me and the Mosquito” features a Caribbean-infused rhythm and vocal as Peyroux tackles the ever-elusive pest that will not let her sleep at night. She closes the album with a humorous, while somewhat serious advisory, via  the tongue-in-cheek, speedy spoken-word track “Take Care”, inspired by the dub poet and activist Linton Kwesi Johnson. 

Let’s Walk finds Madeleine Peyroux in the most freely creative place of her celebrated career. With eight albums and worldwide acclaim, she refuses to stand still as she arrives at a new artistic and creative plateau. True artists always continue to move forward, much like the album title suggests.

“One of the modern kings of country traditionalism” – Variety

Today, Charley Crockett releases ‘Hard Luck & Circumstances,’ another new song from his upcoming album $10 Cowboy (out April 26^th via Son of Davy/Thirty Tigers). For $10 Cowboy, Crockett wrote freely, over a two-month period, as he wound his way across the United States on the back of a tour bus. The resulting songs—raw, personal, vivid portraits of a country in transition—ended up being connected.

“This material is written at truck stops, it’s written at casinos, it’s written in the alleys behind the venues, it’s written in my truck parked up on South Congress in Austin,” explains Charley Crockett. “A ramblin’ man like me, a genuine transient, is in a pretty damn good position to have something to say about America.”

On ‘Hard Luck & Circumstances,’ Crockett gives expression to a trait deeply embedded in the American psyche—resilience. In the country’s founding mythology, and in most popular art, the plucky underdog battles and triumphs over long odds. In country music, and on Crockett’s $10 Cowboy, victory rarely comes; resilience is in the struggle itself, and the defiance it forges.

$10 Cowboy was recorded at Arlyn Studios in Austin, TX, produced by Crockett and his long-time collaborator Billy Horton. It was recorded live to tape, with anywhere from 6-12 musicians on each track, giving the songs the feel of a live performance. It’s a sound Crockett has been after for years. “The reason I cut it on tape is, when you get the right folks in the room, great players rise to the occasion. When that red light is on and the tape is rolling, you get the magic of a performance.”

Already an accomplished songwriter, Charley continues to evolve and grow and deepen. A lifelong student of Bob Dylan, he explores a style favoured by Dylan throughout $10 Cowboy, songs with no lyrical hook, just a turn of phrase.

No, Crockett didn’t set out to write a themed record. Or, through his studied eye, to find America. But with $10 Cowboy, he might have done both.

A regular on British shores, in recent years Crockett has headlined Shepherds Bush Empire, Jazz Cafe, as well as playing End Of The Road Festival in 2023. Charley will return to the capital in May, playing what will be three electric nights at London’s Hoxton Hall on May 6th, 7th & 8th. For further ticket info head HERE.

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Today, pysch-pop four-piece Lo Moon offer another taste from their forthcoming third studio album, I Wish You Way More Than Luck, with ‘Borrowed Hills’. A true coming of age record, ‘Borrowed Hills’ set the tone and theme for the entire album. Listen HERE

Speaking about the track, Lo Moon’s Matt Lowell reveals, “Like many of us, I had an overwhelming feeling of confusion during the height of the pandemic in 2020.  It was a feeling that was strangely reminiscent of another time in my life…2001.  I was recruited to play hockey as a kid and was attending Pomfret School in Connecticut during 9/11. My older sister was living in Manhattan, my parents were on Long Island and all communication was down. That complete confusion and isolation drew me to music and I picked up my roommate’s guitar and over the next week or so wrote my first song. My music teacher at the time convinced me to play the song in front of the entire student body in the iconic chapel on campus.  Expressing the vulnerable feelings of the time and hearing my voice reverberating through that chapel altered my life. In December 2020, I went back to The Clark Chapel in search of reconnecting with that feeling.  I hit record on my phone and Borrowed Hills was the first idea that came out. I shared it with the band and immediately we were on a path for our third record. During the recording process of the album we went back to the chapel, to capture the spirit of that room. We knew we needed to have that reverb, that pipe organ, that piano, our voices singing together in that space, and the overall feeling of just being in that space. So much of what we recorded in those couple days together made this record, and it all started with Borrowed Hills.”

“Borrowed Hills” follows the band’s announcement last month that their highly anticipated third studio album, I Wish You Way More Than Luck, is due for release April 5th via Thirty Tigers / The Orchard. Accompanying the announcement, the band shared two new tracks, including focus single, “Water” and a b-side “Connecticut,” – Listen HERE.

All three tracks were written by Matt Lowell and produced by Mike Vernon Davis (Ratboys, Pool Kids, Great Grandpa), with Alan Moulder (Depeche Mode, U2, Ride, The Cure, My Bloody Valentine, The Smashing Pumpkins) mixing the record.

Accompanying the new music, an official Saoli Nash-directed music video for “Water.”  The video’s Creative Director, Warren Fu (Daft Punk, The Strokes, Depeche Mode, The Killers), a close friend and frequent collaborator from over the years, directed the official video for “Evidence” last year, as well as their first music video for “Loveless,”

New music follows the band’s tour last year which included four SOLD OUT nights at The Lexington in London. They also completed SOLD OUT underplay residencies last fall in Los Angeles, which saw them play four packed-to-the-rafters shows at Zebulon, and three jam-packed shows at the iconic Piano’s in New York City’s Lower East Side. Throughout the run, the band was joined by special guests, including Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES (WATCH), Adam Granduciel from The War On Drugs (WATCH), Curt Smith from Tears For Fears (WATCH) and Bartees Strange (WATCH).

Lo Moon comprises bassist/keyboardist Crisanta Baker, guitarist Sam Stewart, drummer Sterling Laws, and Lowell, the group’s singer, and chief songwriter. The band has toured with everyone from The War on Drugs, Phoenix, Glass Animals and Air to London Grammar, Chvrches, Metric, Muna and The Lemon Twigs.

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After a couple of tasters released either side of the new year, Scotland’s finest alt-rockers Twin Atlantic are back with new album Meltdown. The album will be released August 9th digitally and September 13th on physical formats on the band’s own label, Staple Diet.

The band returned with the album’s first taste in raucous pop-rocker ‘Stuck In The Car With You’ late last year, which was followed by the frantically, euphoric ‘Asleep’, alongside a run of sold-out intimate dates across the UK. Now they release the album’s third cut in new single ‘World Class Entertainment’. A riff heavy, sweat drenched banger, the track is Twin Atlantic at their guitar driven best; raw, loud and packed with a punch. Listen To ‘World Class Entertainment’ HERE.

On the band’s new single, frontman Sam McTrusty says; “Sometimes during the making of an album, I can’t help but make fun of the whole thing. The day we wrote World Class Entertainment we set out to do just that. Turn everything up to 11, make every lyric sarcastic and opinionated. There’s a massive trend in the culture of excess and judgement, and that’s how this angsty fun flashing neon sign of a song was born. It’s great to be back kicking heads in with riffs. Lets go!”

Produced by McTrusty and bassist Ross McNae and mixed by longtime collaborator Romesh Dodangoda, from top to bottom Meltdown is a return to form for the band. Eleven slices of infectious, masterful pop-rock, Meltdown is equal parts guitar heavy bangers and emotionally driven heartfelt anthems. With one foot firmly in nostalgia, while wholeheartedly looking to the future, Twin Atlantic are back to their very best.

“Over the last 18 months we have been relentlessly obsessing over the making of a new album. We built two studios to have our own freedom and space to dig deeper into the essence of our band,” Sam said of the recording process. “That freedom evolved into engineering and producing the album ourselves. Zero outside influences. What we’ve got in the end is something we are so proud of and feels like our best work yet. The time felt right to revisit our roots and dive back into the big chorus’s and massive guitars that shaped our band’s early years, but obviously having lived life and toured the world since then we found an evolution of that sound.”

The band have also unveiled a fresh set of UK headline dates for November, which will see ten shows across the isles, including London’s Brixton Electric on November 14th. Before that, Twin Atlantic head out on a short Scottish run in May for a date at Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen and two very special homecoming shows at Glasgow’s O2 Academy in May 2024.

Tickets for all shows on sale HERE.

May

Wed 22nd                  Aberdeen, Beach Ballroom

Thu 23rd                     Glasgow, O2 Academy                              SOLD-OUT

Fri 24th                        Glasgow, O2 Academy

November
Thu 7th                       Newcastle, Boilershop

Fri 8th                          Leeds, Wardrobe

Sun 10th                     Manchester, Academy 2

Tue 12th                     Cardiff, Tramshed

Wed 13th                   Oxford, O2 Academy 2

Thu 14th                     London, Electric Brixton

Sat 16th                      Norwich, The Waterfront

Sun 17th                     Birmingham, Academy 2

Fri 22nd                       Dundee, Fat Sams

Sun, 24th                    Edinburgh, Assembly Rooms

Now onto their eighth studio album, Twin Atlantic are well and truly veterans in their field. With countless huge tours and two top ten records in their armour, Twin aren’t stopping anytime soon. Long may the reign continue.

Twin Atlantic are Sam McTrusty, Ross McNae, Barry McKenna & Joe Lazarus

Twin Atlantic – Meltdown Tracklisting

1. Asleep
2. Stuck In A Car With You
3. World Class Entertainment
4. Sorry
5. Harder
6. Get Out
7. Meltdown
8. I Couldn’t Miss You Much More
9. Lift
10. Fall
11. Snow In Texas

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