“The hype is now theirs to own”- The Forty Five

“VEPS are leaning hard into a very rough and ready DIY aesthetic, and I am absolutely here for it” – Far Out Magazine

“The band was born out of friendship, with their playfully subversive songwriting fusing alt-pop with indie rock elements” – Clash Magazine

Rising Norwegian alt-indie pop quartet Veps release their raucous new single ‘So Speak’. The track is the second to be taken from their sophomore album Dedicated To, which comes out via Miktam Records/Universal Music on June 14^th.

Produced by Marcus Forsgren and mixed by Matias Tellez (Girl In Red, Maisie Peters), ‘So Speak,’ is a pulsating, garage rock gem. “The track is our interpretation about how people act when they are arguing,” the band said of the track. “It’s about those times where you’re bickering with someone, and your counterpart is unwilling or unable to let go and say exactly what’s on their mind. It’s that feeling of what it’s like to be the only one screaming even though nobody seems to listen.”

Directed by Iver Eriksen, the video for ‘So Speak’ sees the band air out their pains as they deal with internal conflicts and frustrations. “What if, in ten years from now, we are world famous and have really let this all go to our heads? The video dramatises us, a couple of notches more neurotic and extreme than the true versions of ourselves, settling our differences in the boxing ring.” Listen HERE and watch the video HERE.

Veps deliver another collection of indie pop bangers on second album Dedicated To. Finding a sound with a new sense of maturity and freedom, the band haven’t strayed far from their raw, DIY ethics on the LP. Opening with the beautiful, piano driven track ‘Break & Entry’, the album includes raucous new single ‘Greetings From Peru,’ the emotionally vibe filled ‘Say What?,’ the jagged, dark synth popper ‘For Thirsty Dogs’ and future live favourite ‘So Speak’.

Formed when the girls were 14 years old, Veps, now 20 years old, have already achieved more than they could have imagined at that age. Releasing their debut EP Open The Door to acclaim in 2021, the band followed with their beautifully frantic debut full length Oslo Park in 2022. Already ticking off a plethora of international festivals including The Great Escape, Reeperbahn and Stag & Dagger, as well as Norway’s biggest festival Øyafestival, Veps completed their debut UK headline tour in spring 2022, culminating with a headline date at Sebright Arms in London.

Now signed to new label Miktam Records/Universal Music and with a craft of song writing well beyond their tender years, Veps, with their seamless blend of 90s indie aesthetic with classic pop hooks, are ready to take 2024 by storm.

Veps are Helena Mariero Olasveengen (keys/vocals), June K. Urholt (bass), Laura Dodson (guitar/vocals) & Maja B. Berge (drums)

https://www.vepsofficial.com/

Following the first phase of pressings of Metallica’s first five studio albums on special limited edition coloured vinyl, available ex-North America, the band today announce an exciting second phase – kicking off April 5th.

Phase two includes Garage, Inc., St. Anger, Death Magnetic, and Hardwired…To Self-Destruct. Each month from April – July 2024 will see a new title/colourway being released.

This second drop will consist of:

Garage, Inc., the compilation album of cover songs will be released on April 5th 2024 and pressed on 140g ‘Fade To Blue’ limited edition coloured vinyl.

St. Anger, featuring the lead single “St. Anger” which earned the band their seventh Grammy® award, this album will be released on 3^rd May 2024 and pressed on 140g ‘Some Kind Of Orange’ limited edition coloured vinyl.

Death Magnetic, Kerrang and Metal Hammer’s album of the year in 2008, and Grammy® award winner, will be released on 7^th June 2024 and pressed on 140g ‘Magnetic Silver’ limited edition coloured vinyl.

Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, #1 in Rolling Stone’s best metal albums of 2016, will be released on 5^th July 2024 and pressed on 180g ‘Flame Orange’ limited edition coloured vinyl.

*Each pressing will come with a digital download card.

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Last year, the band scored a UK number one album with their latest studio record 72 Seasons, dominating the charts globally as they racked up an impressive 19 number 1’s across the world.

Metallica’s M72 World Tour returns to Europe in May.

Europe Dates here:

24th May 2024: Munich, DE @ Olympiastadion

26th May 2024: Munich, DE @ Olympiastadion

7th June 2024: Helsinki, FI @ Olympic Stadium

9th June 2024: Helsinki, FI @ Olympic Stadium

14th June 2024: Copenhagen, DK @ Parken Stadium

16th June 2024:Copenhagen, DK @ Parken Stadium

5th July 2024: Warsaw, PL @ PGE Narodowy

7th July 2024: Warsaw, PL @ PGE Narodowy

12th July 2024: Madrid, ES @ Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano

14th July 2024: Madrid, ES @ Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano

Full dates HERE.

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‘Wonderfully grown-up pop music delivered by an adept songwriter’ – 4* MOJO
“A splendid solo set of sumptuous vocal harmonies” – UNCUT

‘A beautifully realised, heart-on-sleeve triumph, filled with rich melodic textures and gorgeous harmonies’ – 4.5* The Sun SFTW

“This is hazy music, with purpose, and very pretty with it.” 4* The Times

Following the release of his acclaimed new album The Light Fantastic last month, one of the country’s most underrated singer-songwriters, John Bramwell, has announced a run of UK dates for November 2024.

John celebrated the release of The Light Fantastic, which Hifi+ Magazine exclaimed in their 5* is “proof that he is one of the UK’s best and most underrated singer-songwriters,” with a run of captivating sold-out dates last month. John illuminated the capital with three shows at London’s St Pancras Old Church, alongside a date at Bristol’s Folk House and a euphoric hometown show at Manchester’s Stoller Hall last week.

With an extensive run of already announced dates throughout the summer, John Bramwell will continue to mesmerise up and down the UK this November. Kicking off at London’s EartH on Friday 15th, the tour will culminate with a hometown date at Manchester’s New Century Hall on Wednesday November 27th. Tickets for the newly announced dates go on-sale Friday March 8th at 10:00 am GMT HERE.

November

Fri 15th​London, EartH Theatre

Sat 16th​Bristol, Strange Brew

Sun 17th​Oxford, SJE Arts Centre

Sat 23rd​Sheffield, Foundry

Sun 24th​York, Crescent

Wed 27th​Manchester, New Century Hall

Lauded across the board, The Light Fantastic is a masterclass in emotionally charged and melodically driven tunes for the adventurous. All 12 tracks were written by John except for ‘Nobody Left But You’ which he co-wrote with album producer Dave Fidler.

“After both my Mum and Dad died, I started writing these songs to cheer myself up,” John admits with typical candour. “The themes are taken from my dreams at the time. Wake up and take whatever impression I had from what I could remember of my dream and write that.”

Despite the sentiment, the songs are surprisingly uplifting. And have been lighting up live shows across the country.

Full UK dates below.

John Bramwell & The Full Harmonic Trio

March 2024

Thu 14th​Cardiff, Acapela Studios

Fri 15th​Ludlow, Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Thu 21st​Falmouth, The Cornish Bank

Fri 22nd​Totnes, The Barrel House Ballroom

Wed 27th​Carlisle, Old Fire Station

Thu 28th​Glasgow, Saint Luke’s

April 2024

Fri 5th​​Twyford, St. Mary’s Church

Sat 6th​Corsham, Pound Arts

Thu 11th​Tunbridge Wells, The Forum

Fri 12th ​Norwich, The Waterfront

Fri 19th ​Oxted, United Reformed Church

Sat 20th​Aldershot, West End Centre

Thu 25th ​Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Abbey

Sat 27th ​Birmingham, St. Paul’s Church

Sun 28th ​Chester, St. Mary’s Creative Space

May 2024

Thu 9th ​Nottingham, Metronome

Sat 11th​Dublin, The Grand Social

Fri 17th​Barton-upon-Humber, The Ropewalk

Fri 24th​Lancaster, Lancaster Grand

Fri 31st ​Cardigan, Mwldan

June 2024

Sat 1st​​Bath, Rondo Theatre

Fri 7th​​Liverpool, Philharmonic Music Room

Sat 8th​Newcastle, The Cluny

November 2024

Fri 15th​London, EartH Theatre

Sat 16th​Bristol, Strange Brew

Sun 17th​Oxford, SJE Arts Centre

Sat 23rd​Sheffield, Foundry

Sun 24th​York, Crescent

Wed 27th​Manchester, New Century Hall

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Annie Clark, the musician better known as triple-GRAMMY-winning iconoclast St. Vincent, has confirmed the release date of her seventh full-length studio album: All Born Screaming will be delivered April 26th via Virgin Music/Fiction Records.

St. Vincent’s first self-produced record, All Born Screaming is Clark at her most unfiltered. Assuming the mantle of sole producer made for an unprecedented direct translation to tape of the sounds originating in her head, heart and hands:

“There are some places, emotionally, that you can only get to by taking the long walk into the woods alone—to find out what your heart is really saying,” Clark says. “It sounds real because it is real.”

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 dream lineup 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.

Exhibit A is ‘Broken Man’, the first advance offering from the gauntlet of emotional wreckage that is side one of All Born Screaming. The song is a sonic juggernaut that shatters preconceived expectations and introduces the album with an irrefutable power–one that arrives in tandem with a video shot in Philadelphia in mid-January by Alex Da Corte, whose visuals complete the album’s distinct aesthetic. The video made its broadcast premiere on MTV Live, mtvU and the Paramount Times Square billboards.

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)

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Red hot American singer-songwriter Charley Crockett returns with his phenomenal new album $10 Cowboy, out April 26th on Thirty Tigers. The first taste of new music to drop was the superb title track, which Charley recently turned in a captivating live performance of on Jimmy Kimmel – watch here.

If the name sounds familiar, it is. Charley is a distant relative of American folk hero Davy Crockett. He’s no stranger to these shores either – in the past few years he’s headlined Shepherds Bush Empire, Jazz Cafe, as well as playing End Of The Road Festival. Charley will return to the capital in May, playing what will be two electric nights at London’s Hoxton Hall on May 7th & 8th.

It’s been a long hard-fought journey for the Rio Grande Valley native. Starting out busking at Playmates Arch near New York’s Central Park Carousel, to waiting in line at Caffè Vivaldi’s infamous open mic night, it’s a journey that has taken Charley from the park to the big time. It’s a career that also counts supporting Willie Nelson, as well as primetime TV appearances, as he stands now as one of the hottest independent acts in American music. Read his Texas Monthly interview HERE.

After a DIY-inspired career to date, $10 Cowboy is Charley’s 13th studio record. 2022’s critically acclaimed Man From Waco propelled Crockett to new heights, establishing him as one of the leaders of a sparkling revival of traditional country and folk music. It was recorded at Arlyn Studios in Austin, produced by Crockett and his long-time collaborator Billy Horton.

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 after all.  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.”

Regular bandmates Fox, Nathan Fleming, and Mario Valdez are joined by some of the genre’s most talented players—Rich Brotherton, Kevin Smith, Dave LeRoy Biller, Jason Lee Moeller, T. Jarrod Bonta, and others, including a string quartet. Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller sing on the album. While the musicianship and accompaniment are exquisite, they are also subtle, placed joyously, yet judiciously across the album.

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.  

Tiny Habits’ new song “Mudroom” is out today, produced by Tony Berg and Will Maclellan via Mom+Pop – LISTEN HERE

Last week, The New Yorker called the young vocal trio “Prodigies of Harmonies …. whose following includes Gen Z-ers and Elton John” in a Talk of the Town piece (link HERE)

After runs opening for Gracie Abrams, Noah Kahan (in the UK), and a Tiny Desk Concert backing Lizzy McAlpine, they will arrive in the UK

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

“This is an album destined to seal their foothold on the main stages, bringing the sunshine” – NME
‘Each track is intensely packed with teen-like vibrancy and palpable energy. It’s a total crowd pleaser.’ – Dork
“Infectious grooves” – Daily Star

Ahead of a massive, celebratory sold-out hometown show at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom tonight & with a second date tomorrow evening, The Snuts today release the official video for ‘Circles’ – taken from their spectacular third album Millennials, out now on the band’s newly set up label Happy Artist Records, via The Orchard.

The album closer is a euphoric epic made for festival stages across the globe. The video, shot on a cold, rainy night in Glasgow and directed by Michael Sherrington, features award winning Scottish Actor Tony Curran. Watch the video HERE.

A Scottish Bafta winning actor, Tony was last seen starring opposite Martin Compston in the BAFTA-winning BBC1 drama series Mayflies. He has also landed the new lead role in the upcoming Sky Atlantic drama series MARY & GEORGE opposite Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine.  It was announced last week that he will be joining the cast of the Outlander prequel: Blood Of My Blood, and his superb showing for ‘Circles’ marks his first ever music video appearance.

Tony says of the collaboration; “As a fellow Scot from similar roots it has been great to watch the band grow – not just in Scotland and the UK but also internationally. When Jack approached me about the role I was immediately drawn to the story which involves a local cabbie watching his life flash before him in the course of one night . I’d never done a music video before, but my father was a taxi driver in Glasgow so here I am doing a full circle – it’s powerful and intense.”

The Snuts frontman Jack Cochraine adds; “We first became fans of Tony’s when we saw him in Ridley Scott’s legendary film Gladiator and more recently his performance in Mayflies totally blew us away. To see a local lad from our neck of the woods on the big screen and doing so well is always inspiring. So when we heard Tony was a fan of ours and happened to be back home in Glasgow when we were shooting the video for Circles, we approached him and when he said he would be up for it, we immediately asked long-term collaborator Michael Sherrington to direct what we feel is an incredibly powerful and moving storyline.”

“Millennials is “a total crowd pleaser” (Dork), as well as “an album destined to seal their foothold on the main stages” (NME) and from start to finish, top to bottom, Millennials hasbeen made entirely to The Snuts’ script. As these four lads from Whitburn, West Lothian vowed four years ago, The Snuts wanted to be risky. And with Millennials, the millennial men of The Snuts have followed through on that promise. On their third album they’ve followed up, changed up and – fully, wholeheartedly, joyfully – revved up.

Another busy touring schedule is on the horizon too. With a full UK headline tour this winter, the band will take to the States for a full US tour in March, before topping the bill at Liverpool’s Sound City Festival in May.. Full list of dates HERE.

UK LIVE DATES

February

Tue 27th​Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom​​Sold-Out

Wed 28th​Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom​​Sold-Out

May

Sat 4th​​Liverpool, Soundcity Festival

July

Fri 12th​​Glasgow, TRNSMT Festival

November

Fri 22nd​Newcastle, City Hall

Sun 24th​Bristol, Academy

Tue 26th​Bournemouth, Academy

Wed 27th​London, Roundhouse

Fri29th​​Birmingham, Academy

Sat 30th​Manchester, Victoria Warehouse

December

Mon 2nd​Nottingham, Rock City

Tue 3rd​​Leeds, Academy

The Snuts are Jack Cochrane, Callum ‘29’ Wilson, Joe McGillveray
and Jordan ‘Joko’ Mackay.

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Off the back of a simply extraordinary, intimate performance at London’s EartH last week which saw the band play their entire forthcoming new album in full, Palace today announce a full Oct/Nov UK & European tour. The UK run will include their biggest ever headline show, at London’s Eventim Apollo. Pre-Sale & General Sale tickets will be available HERE.

The band recently returned with the announcement of their brand new, deeply personal, fourth studio album, Ultrasound – out April 5th, 2024. Its first offering is the stunning ‘Bleach’ – listen HERE.

NOVEMBER UK DATES

Thu 21st​​GLASGOW, SWG3 Galvanizers

Fri 22nd​​LEEDS, Project House

Sat 23rd​​MANCHESTER, Albert Hall

Wed 27th​​BRISTOL, O2 Academy

Fri 29th​​BIRMINGHAM, Birmingham Town Hall

Sat 30th​​LONDON, Eventim Apollo


The new record’s production sees the band reunited with Adam Jaffrey, 8 years after working together on their debut album, So Long Forever, and arrives off the back of ‘Part I – When Everything Was Lost’ and ‘Part II – Nightmares & Ice Cream’, the band’s 2023 companion EPs.

While writing the first batch of songs for the album, frontman Leo Wyndham’s partner suffered a late miscarriage. Ultrasound naturally became an open diary of a year-long struggle from devastation to deliverance. “It was incredibly hard to comprehend what had happened, how to deal with it and how to move forward,” Leo says. “The album is the journey of that experience – starting with a loss, then a period of processing, and then finally acceptance, release and growth. And being in awe of women within that. Their dignity, strength and courage in how they can deal with these things that feel beyond a man.”

Leo, guitarist Rupert Turner and drummer Matt Hodges began playing together in 2012 after fate had brought them all separately to London. The childhood friends released their acclaimed debut EP Lost In The Night in 2014, followed by the Chase The Light EP the year after. With three albums under their belt, So Long Forever, Life After and 2022’s Shoals, the band have acquired a mass of adoring fans across the world.

Palace gear up for one of the biggest years of their careers.

OCT/NOV EU & UK DATES

October

Tue 29th​​PARIS, FR, Alhambra

Wed 30th​​BRUSSELS, BE, Ancienne Belgique

Thu 31st​​UTRECHT, NL, TivoliVredenburg

November

Fri 1st​​​COLOGNE, DE, Live Music Hall

Sun 3rd​​HAMBURG, DE, Docks

Mon 4th​​COPENHAGEN, DK, DR Studie 2

Tue 5th​​BERLIN, DE, Astra Kulturhaus
Wed 6th​​WARSAW, PL, Niebo

Fri 8th​​​VIENNA, AT, Flucc

Sat 9th​​PRAGUE, CZ, MeetFactory

Sun 10th​​MUNICH, DE, Backstage Werk

Mon 11th ​​LAUSANNE, CH, Les Docks

Thu 21st​​GLASGOW, SWG3 Galvanizers

Fri 22nd​​LEEDS, Project House

Sat 23rd​​MANCHESTER, Albert Hall

Wed 27th​​BRISTOL, O2 Academy

Fri 29th​​BIRMINGHAM, Birmingham Town Hall

Sat 30th​​LONDON, Eventim Apollo

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Jack Savoretti has reconnected with his roots and produced the simply stunning, new, first-ever-all-Italian-speaking album Miss Italia – out May 10th.

The first single sees a beautiful collaboration between Jack and Italian superstar singer-songwriter Zucchero on the renowned track ‘Senza una Donna (Without A Woman)’ – listen here. Originally released in 1991 as a duet between Zucchero & Paul Young, the track has sold over 5 million copies worldwide, and this elevated new version is enriched by new arrangements and production.

Counted among the main exponents of blues in Italy, over a thirty-year career Zucchero has enjoyed considerable commercial success, selling more than 60 million records and counts world tours and frequent collaborations with the likes of Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Miles Davis, B.B. King and Sting – contributing considerably to extending his popularity beyond national borders.

Jack Savoretti’s reputation as a singer-songwriter is perfectly epitomised by the collaborators he attracts, including cultural icons the likes of Bob Dylan, Kylie Minogue, Shania Twain, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Nile Rodgers among many others. However, and albeit being bi-lingual from birth, writing in Italian was uncharted territory for an artist who has been making and sold millions of albums for over sixteen years, releasing seven over this period, two of which have reached #1 in the UK album charts – Singing To Strangers in 2019 and his most recent release, Europiana, in 2021.

True to his musical upbringing, a unique combination of 60s/ 70s California singer songwriters and European chansonniers the likes of Charles Azanvour and Lucio Battisti, for Miss Italia Jack went on a journey that saw him hone his craft even further and in a completely different language. He sourced a who’s who from the contemporary song writing scene in Italy. A group of fellow craftsmen and women who he could collaborate with and learn from. In doing so, he didn’t make an album in Italian, the made the new Jack Savoretti record which happens to be in Italian. 

This came at an important moment in Jack’s life, as his Italian father had recently passed away. Jack explains; “My father was the anchor that tied me to Italy, the connection to my roots that I felt I was at risk of losing without him. So I went back to school. I didn’t want to imitate Italian music, I wanted to make it my own, combining everything I had learned over almost 20 years of experience from working in America, England, and Italy, merging Anglo-Saxon singer-songwriting with Italian to create something unique. I first had to learn to write in Italian before making MY album in Italian.”

The beautiful results are Miss Italia – an album that sounds every bit Jack Savoretti whilst also being a first.

With more to be announced soon, Jack will perform the following shows in 2024:

APRIL
10th Plaza, Zurich, Switzerland

11th Vernissage, Zermatt Unplugged, Switzerland

22nd NIEBO, Warsaw, Poland

24th Säälchen, Berlin, Germany

MAY
2nd Cheltenham Jazz Festival, UK

JUNE
13th Hampton Court Palace, London, UK

JULY
5th Dreamland, Margate Summer Series, UK

7th Tener-A-Mente Festival, Gardone Riviera, Italy

18th York Museum Gardens, UK

31st Teatro La Versiliana, Marina Di Pietrasanta, Italy

AUGUST
16th Hardwick Festival, Sedgewick, UK

DECEMBER
16th Teatro Europauditorium, Bologna, Italy

19th Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome, Italy

‘“Bouncy, shouty, instantly recognisable garage-rock stompers” – The Guardian

‘Playful, juvenile and nails the brief.’ – 4* NME
‘The Hives’ subtle reinvention thrills and thrives on The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons.’ – The Line Of Best Fit
‘’The Hives have bashed out another forceful and glorious noise for public consumption.’ – 4* The Arts Desk

On April 20th, The Hives will release a long awaited limited edition black and white vinyl reissue of their exuberant 2007 album Black and White Album, which featured production from The Neptunes and has been out of print for over a decade, and a limited edition black vinyl reissue of their blistering 2012 album Lex Hives for Record Store Day.

The Lex Hives reissue will include an additional pink vinyl entitled Midsummer Hives Dream, a collection of 12 Lex Hives songs recorded live during Sweden’s Midsummer at Terminal 5 in New York City on June 22, 2012.

The Lex Hives reissue will be released digitally on DSPs on April 19th alongside 6 select live songs from Midsummer Hives Dream. Lex Hives’ single “Come On!” currently soundtracks the global campaign from fellow Swedes, IKEA. The live version of “Come On!” is released today via DSPs HERE.

In 2023, The Hives released their first album in over a decade – the critically acclaimed The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, which charted in 13 countries including debuting #2 on the UK Albums Chart.

Following the album’s release, The Hives embarked on an extensive global tour and they made history as the first Western band to perform in Venezuela in 10 years.

They will return to the road in March for SOLD OUT dates in the UK and EU before joining Green Day and Foo Fighters for spring/summer stadium performances. UK support comes from Bad Nerves. Tickets on-sale HERE. 

March 2024

Wed 27th         Leeds, Leeds Academy

Thu 28th           Newcastle, City Hall

Fri 29th             Nottingham, Rock City

Sat 30th           Wolverhampton, The Halls

April 2024

Mon 1st            Glasgow, Barrowland

Tue 2nd           Bristol, Academy

Wed 3rd          Brighton, Brighton Dome

Fri 5th               Cardiff, Great Hall

Sat 6th             Manchester, Academy

Mon 8th           Dublin, Olympia

Wed 10th         Norwich, UEA

Sat 13th           London, Eventim Apollo

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Kasabian, one of the UK’s best and biggest bands, are back and on fire with an explosive new studio album Happenings out July 5th on Columbia Records.  

Happenings is their 8th studio album and one of their best yet as lead single ‘Call’ sets the tone with its huge, popping, weaving synth riff, flavoured with backing chants and chiming grooves. ‘Call’ was the first song Serge Pizzorno wrote for the album and it sets the vibe for the delights that follow. 

“This was the launchpad,” frontman Serge explains. “Quieter on the verses, loud for the chorus – it’s dance music! The first bit is where you get ready, the second bit is where we all go crazy. It’s really fun and just feels like now. When I finished the track, I felt I wanted to go to a gig by whoever was behind it. Everything for this album was informed by that way of working.”

Shot by director duo Waxxwork, the video features a phone falling out of a plane and hurtling through the sky. Shot in Albania, where aerospace laws would allow, sky-divers jumped out of a helicopter with the video playing in real time – portraying an energetic, high-powered performance of the single. Watch the video HERE.

The follow up to 2022’s #1 album The Alchemist’s Euphoria, Happenings is 10 quick, sharp, visceral doses of fresh heavy hitters, drawing inspiration from the anything-goes art performance late-1950s. Veering between the dance floor to the mosh pit, tracks over three minutes were outlawed (well nearly), and with those 10 tracks clocking up to 26 minutes (“A minute shorter than the Ramones debut”), Happenings is not only an album that never overstays its welcome, but leaves listeners craving more.

Written and initially recorded at Pizzorno’s home studio, The Sergery, before the band later decamped as Serge and Mark Ralph (Zara Larsson, Clean Bandit, Rudimental) co-produced the final sessions together, 

First full song, ‘Darkest Lullaby’, is a timeless heartbreaker that makes dancing an inevitability. ’Coming Back To Me Good’ mixes sophisticated pop flourishes with a true ‘hug your mates’ chorus as it fizzes with wide-eyed hopefulness. It could well be called into service if things go well at the Euros this summer….

There’s also the kooky, soundtrack-inspired pop of ‘Italian Horror’, as well as ‘G.O.A.T.’ – an anthem to daily greatness which quickly transformed into an exhortation to Serge’s two young sons – and now the rest of us – offering them encouragement and the self-belief to face the world on their own terms. “Old friend” ‘Algorithms’ – released alone as a single last year simply because it was ready to go – brings the album to a fitting crescendo.

Once again Kasabian will make their hometown a creative focal point as they return to Leicester’s Victoria Park this summer on July 6th, which will be even better with an explosive set list that takes in their remarkable career – tickets HERE. “Thinking about where we are with phone screens, us being able to create something that people can be a part of in the real world has got to be a positive,” Serge muses. “I’ve seen it in people’s faces at the shows, that need to experience something that just snaps you out for yourself, to feel a connection. Well, that’s Happenings.”

“It’s 20 years this year since we released our debut album,” Serge concludes,” but we felt the best way this band, at this time, should celebrate that was by making a new album.”

And we’re extremely grateful for it.

Happenings – Tracklisting

1. Darkest Lullaby
2. Call
3. How Far Will You Go
4. Coming Back To Me Good    
5. G.O.A.T.
6. Passengers
7. The Hell Of It
8. Italian Horror
9. Bird In A Cage
10. Algorithms

Pre-Order Happenings HERE

Kasabian are: Serge Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards, drummer Ian Matthews
and guitarist Tim Carter

Keane announce full details of their forthcoming special remastered version of Hopes and Fears, undoubtedly one of the best debut albums ever, on May 10th, exactly 20 years after its initial release. Pre-order HERE.

The band also take to the road this year to embark on a full world tour. UK & Irish dates include two huge and extremely special shows at London’s O2 Arena on May 10th & 11th. Final tickets for The O2 London are on sale February 21st HERE. Support comes from The Lathums across the UK and The Sherlocks in Dublin and mainland Europe.

Making up this 20th anniversary celebratory release, comes a special version of the original album remastered & cut by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios, as well as the unveiling of B-Sides, previously unreleased demos & rarities. 5.1 Dolby Atmos mixes come from David Kosten.

FORMATS:
– 1 LP Galaxy Vinyl (Original Album Remastered)
– 2LP Coloured Vinyl (Original Album Remastered + B-Sides & Rarities)
– 3CD (Original Album Remastered + B-Sides & Rarities + Demos)
– Limited Edition Box Set Deluxe Edition (Numbered commemorative ticket, Hopes And Fears notebook, band silhouette print envelope containing 2 postcards designed by Dave Lupton (1 signed) fold out postcard frame, 3CD, 7” Love Actually vinyl single, printed inner bag w/ handwritten lyrics & wall poster)
– 2CD Live (Original Album Remastered & Live Recordings from Mexico City 2024)

– Digital (All audio available on all DSPs)

On the same day as the box set release, the band play the first of two London 02 Arena shows as part of a world tour that kicks off April 1st in Mexico City before reaching Europe and the UK. Their US tour in September includes prestigious dates at LA’s Greek Theatre, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. More dates are to be announced.

Keane recently took their live show to India & South Africa, playing these countries for the very first time and proving the ever-growing demand for the band worldwide. They were joined onstage in Mumbai with Anoushka Shankar to play a special version of ‘Everybody’s Changing’ – watch here.

‘Hopes and Fears’ was a landmark album for Keane and has set all kinds of records in the process. It’s one of the best selling albums in UK chart history having sold over 2.5 million in the UK in its first year, and a million in the USA propelled by their absolutely classic song ‘Somewhere Only We Know’. ‘Hopes and Fears’ is 9x platinum in the UK, a remarkable achievement. The album has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

Keane emerged alongside a new vanguard of bands that would change the shape of music: Snow Patrol, Scissor sisters, the Killers and Coldplay. They were the first to create a sound solely revolving around keyboards which enhanced the emotional pull of their songs. ‘Everybody’s Changing’ from ‘Hopes and Fears’ became a fan favourite and a top five hit.

In 2004 Keane were the biggest selling British artist in the UK. The following year they won two BRIT Awards: Best British Album for ‘Hopes and Fears’ and British Breakthrough act award as voted for by Radio 1 listeners.

‘Somewhere Only We Know’ has enjoyed a recent revival on Tik Tok going viral in Asia which lit the spark for a global renaissance of the track which is currently

clocking up over two million Spotify streams a day, and in the past 12 months has become Island Records’ biggest selling single. In total it has been streamed over a billion times.

This year’s tour will celebrate Keane’s acclaimed body of work from their imperious debut ‘Hopes and Fears’ through to their 2019 studio album ‘Cause and Effect’ 

Lead singer Tom Chaplin says; “I remember standing by that amazing old mixing desk at Heliocentric Studios where we made Hopes and Fears, listening to an early mix of Somewhere Only We Know. I had this feeling that we’d come up with something that had an extra bit of magic. Making music is so often a process full of doubt…but on this occasion there was something undeniable about what we’d created. Clearly a lot of people felt the same when the album came out!”

Founding band member and songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley said: “When I think about these songs, I still picture us playing them in little rooms in pubs around the UK. I remember how exciting it was watching the crowds start to grow. Those songs opened the door to another dimension for us; everything that has happened in our lives since then was born out of that moment. It’s an incredible privilege for us that people are still listening after all this time.”

UK TOUR DATES
May

Fri 3rd LEEDS, First Direct Arena SOLD OUT
Sat 4th BIRMINGHAM, Utilita Arena SOLD OUT

Sun 5th MANCHESTER, Co-Op Live SOLD OUT

Tue 7th BOURNEMOUTH, BIC SOLD OUT

Wed 8th CARDIFF, Utilita Arena SOLD OUT

Fri 10th LONDON, The O2

Sat 11th LONDON, The O2

Mon 13th DUBLIN 3Arena

WORLD TOUR DATES

April

Mon 1st MEXICO CITY, Sports Palace SOLD OUT

Wed 3rd GUADALAJARA, Auditorio Telmex SOLD OUT

Fri 19th AMSTERDAM, AFAS Live SOLD OUT

Sun 21st KOLN, E-Werk SOLD OUT

Mon 22nd KOLN, E-Werk SOLD OUT

Wed 24th BRUSSELS, The Cirque Royal SOLD OUT

Thu 25th BRUSSELS, The Cirque Royal SOLD OUT

Fri 26th PARIS, L’Olympia SOLD OUT

Sat 27th PARIS, L’Olympia SOLD OUT

September

Wed 4th BERKELEY, CA, The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley

Thu 5th LOS ANGELES, CA, The Greek Theatre

Fri 6th SAN DIEGO, CA, Humphreys Concerts By The Bay SOLD OUT

Sun 8th SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Venue TBC

Mon 9th DENVER, CO, Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre

Wed 11th DALLAS, TX, The Majestic Theater SOLD OUT

Thu 12th AUSTIN, TX, ACL Live At The Moody Theatre

Sat 14th ATLANTA, GA, The Eastern

Sun 15th NASHVILLE, TN, Ryman Auditorium

Tue 17th MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Palace Theater

Wed 18th CHICAGO, IL, The Chicago Theatre

Fri 20th TORONTO, ON, The Queen Elizabeth Theater SOLD OUT

Sat 21st PHILADELPHIA, PA, The Met

Mon 23rd BOSTON, MA, MGM Music Hall At Fenway

Tue 24th NEW YORK, NY, Radio City Music Hall

Thu 26th WASHINGTON, DC, The Anthem SOLD OUT

Hopes And Fears 20 – Original Album Remastered Track Listing

1.  Somewhere Only We Know
2. Bend And Break
3. We Might As Well Be Strangers     
4. Everybody’s Changing
5. Your Eyes Open
6. She Has No Time
7. Can’t Stop Now
8. Sunshine
9. This Is The Last Time
10. On A Day Like Today 
11. Untitled 1    
12. Bedshaped

B-Sides & Rarities: 

1. Snowed Under
2. Fly To Me
3. Something In Me Was Dying
4. She Opens Her Eyes
5. To The End Of the Earth (Previously Unreleased)
6.  The Way You Want It (Previously Unreleased)
7. Allemande (Previously Unreleased)
8. Walnut Tree
9. Love Actually
10. Wonderful River (Previously Unreleased)
11. More Matey
12. Get Away From Yourself (Previously Unreleased)

Demos: (all previously unreleased)

1. Somewhere Only We Know (Tim Demo, September 2002) 
2. Somewhere Only We Know (Demo, December 2002) 
3. Bend And Break (Demo, April 2002)
4. We Might As Well Be Strangers (Tim Demo, September 2003) 
5. Everybody’s Changing (Demo, July 2002)
6. Your Eyes Open (Demo, April 2002)
7.  She Has No Time (Demo, October 2002)
8. Can’t Stop Now (Demo, January 2003)
9. Sunshine (Demo, February 2002) 
10. This Is The Last Time (Demo, May 2002)
11. On A Day Like Today (Tim Demo, September 2003) 
12. Untitled 1 (Tim Demo, May 2002) 
13. Bedshaped (Demo, October 2002)

7” Vinyl Single: 

Side A:
Love Actually (Studio Version)
Side B:
Love Actually (Demo)