Today, with a prescient and plaintive new single called “Lydia,” Margo Price shares her latest preview of Strays.

Out January 13th, the forthcoming album marks the loudest, lushest and most liberating music to date for the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and published author, but “Lydia” serves as one of the LP’s sobering respites.

Recorded in 2021 and written years before the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the somber and string-laden story sees Price abandon traditional song structure in favor of a stream-of-consciousness character study, illustrating the internal strife and self-doubt of a struggling woman who finds herself pregnant and unable to raise a child. Vivid images of methadone clinics, bleeding mascara and used needles fill the seven verses alongside references to gentrification, health insurance issues, and the impending pressure of a life-altering decision.

Watch Margo Price perform a stunning live rendition of the song at Nashville’s Downtown Presbyterian Church, backed by a string quartet of Chauntee Ross, Nicole Neely, Kristin Weber and leader Larissa Maestro, Americana Awards’ 2022 Instrumentalist of The Year: https://i.margoprice.net/LydiaVid

“I wrote ‘Lydia’ in one sitting in a tiny hotel room after walking around the city of Vancouver one day. I was jet lagged and feeling really depressed, hopeless, but instead of taking a nap, I picked up the guitar and the words just flowed out all in one quick moment. I hit record on my phone to make a demo and sort of blacked out or went into this meditative state, and boom – eight minutes later, I had this song. It’s one of the only songs I’ve ever written that doesn’t have any real melody or even rhyme, but somehow it still works. Songs like that are rare and don’t come often.

It was inspired by a cacophony of things. There was a women’s health clinic and a methadone clinic with a needle exchange right outside of our venue. I was looking into the eyes of the people I passed and thinking about their stories and really being a conduit for pain.

The song feels like a premonition now, with women’s rights being stripped and all the abortion bans happening. When I listen back, I hear what might go through a woman’s mind when she has a difficult decision to make about her body, her choices and her future.”

Produced by Jonathan Wilson (Angel Olsen, Father John Misty), “Lydia” follows the “hard-living swagger” (New York Times) that was put on full display in recent singles and music videos such as “Been To The Mountain” and “Change of Heart,” each of which further showcases the resilient proclamation at the heart of Strays. From navigating her way through loss, lies, failure and substance abuse, Margo Price has learned how to let go of trauma, pain and addiction, and this collection of ten original songs celebrates freedom in its many, feral forms. Penned primarily during six mushroom-powered days that Price spent in South Carolina with her husband and collaborator Jeremy Ivey in summer 2020, and recorded at Jonathan Wilson’s Fivestar Studios in Topanga Canyon, California the following summer, Price tackles self-image, self-worth and other demons that came in the wake of her recent decision to quit drinking. She sings unabashedly about orgasms, love, bodily autonomy and more on songs that feature Sharon Van Etten, Mike Campbell, Lucius and her longtime band of Pricetags.

Since announcing the release of Strays, Margo Price has also published her debut memoir Maybe We’ll Make It to acclaim from Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly and beyond, in addition to performing trailblazing song “The Pill” live for CMT’s Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of The Life & Music of Loretta Lynn, entering the Triple A radio charts with “Change of Heart,” wrapping the first season of her Sonos Radio podcast Runaway Horses, completing a national fall book tour, and detailing her first full-band, headline tour in nearly five years.

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Ward Thomas are back! After the brilliant lockdown album release of Invitation, the Hampshire-duo return with Music In The Madness – their fifth studio album – out March 10th, 2023.

The record’s first offering is the captivating ‘Justice & Mercy’ that was revealed in full last night by Bob Harris on his infamous Radio 2 show – listen here & watch lyric video here. Begun on a Nashville trip, the creepy country corker is a fictional tale, inspired by the pair’s shared love of true crime podcasts.

“It’s a fun story song about a wrong ’un who ruins lives on his travels and meets a sticky end,” says Lizzy. “I imagine it set in the ‘20s Western States, although we partly based the psychopath on Putin. There are two outcomes when you listen to true crime – one merciful, one justice-driven. Either the perpetrator has to die or his soul can be saved. There were some deep discussions in that writing session. If one of us was murdered, would the other be team justice or team mercy?”

Music In The Madness is both a harmony-soaked balm for shattered souls and an uplifting reminder of what really matters. Love, family, unity and the healing power of music are recurrent themes on an album begun as war broke out in Ukraine and the world went into a post-Covid tailspin.

“In Ukraine in particular we witnessed these wonderful, moving moments of music in the madness,” says Catherine. “Soldiers singing the national anthem and getting married on the front line. The viral video of the girl in a bomb shelter singing Let It Go. In times of crisis, music matters even more. That’s what we set out to celebrate.”

An aforementioned trip to Nashville in February – the Hampshire sisters’ second home since they recorded their debut in the city while still at school – nailed the spirit of the album.

Ward Thomas then returned to Hampshire with half a dozen songs captured mostly as voice memos on their mobiles. In a first for the duo, the songs were recorded with their long standing live band, at the suggestion of producer Ed Harcourt, which brought their live chemistry into the studio.

Before a second trip to Nashville in July, following a celebratory Glastonbury set, there was a time out for Catherine to get married. Both hen-do and wedding were typical Ward Thomas. Catherine may insist that little has changed, but the love in the air left its mark.

One of the album’s key tracks from the second Nashville trip is the acoustic spine-tingler ‘Love Does’, on which unusually the duo harmonise from start to finish and the lyrics will bring you to tears.

Co-written and produced by former Cage The Elephant guitarist Lincoln Parish, ‘All Over Again’ is an emphatic ode to no regrets steeped in synths and shimmering guitars. ‘Next To You’ the sisters call Carry You Home 2.0, a follow-on from the lead single from 2016’s chart-topping Cartwheels, which could be about their own bond or a romantic relationship.

‘Joan of Arc’ is a battle anthem co-written with Ed Harcourt, about fighting back and standing up for yourself, while the closer of Side A on the vinyl is a spectacular reworking of Razorlight’s ‘America’ drenched in the twins’ trademark harmonies.

Still only 28, Catherine and Lizzy are on a roll and already working on a sixth album which they plan to release before they turn 30.

“We look up to artists like Brandi Carlile, whose career has grown organically. Of course, we love success, but the artists we admire are the ones who keep showing up and don’t sell out. We do what we do because we love music and we have something to say.”

For as long as that continues, there will be Ward Thomas.

Ward Thomas hit the road in March & April next year and will play the following headline dates. Tickets on sale 18th November HERE

March 2023
Thu 30th                     Glasgow, Old Fruit Market
Fri 31st                         Gateshead, Sage

April 2023
Sun 2nd                      Liverpool, Olympia
Tue 4th                       York, Barbican
Wed 5th                     Manchester, Albert Hall
Thu 6th                       Birmingham, Town Hall
Mon 10th                   Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Tue 11th                     Cardiff, St. David’s
Thu 13th                     Bexhill, De La Warr Pavilion
Fri 14th                        London, Barbican
Sat 15th                      Southampton, Central Hall
Mon 17th                   Reading, Hexagon
Tu 18th                        Bath, Forum

Music In The Madness – Track Listing
Music In The Madness
Next To You
All Over Again
If It All Ends Today
Justice & Mercy
America
Love Does
Joan Of Arc
I Think I Hate You
Unravel
Loved By You
Flower Crowns

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Following an epic debut performance at Glastonbury last month, The Snuts have released the video for their new single ‘The Rodeo’. Directed by Alice Backham (Coldplay, Wet Leg, Rachel Chinouriri) and shot in Mexico City across the band’s recent dates, ‘The Rodeo’ is the fourth taste from their highly-anticipated new album Burn The Empire, out October 7th on Parlophone Records. The album follows their acclaimed, number 1-selling debut album, W.L.

“We went to Mexico to play some shows and were lucky enough to discover the amazing world of Escaramuza Charra, the only female equestrian event in the Mexican charrería, whilst we were there,” lead singer Jack Cochrane said of the video. “We loved it so much, we asked Regina Segura Martinez to feature in this video.” Watch the video HERE.

A care-free, four to the floor, singalong indie anthem, set to ignite live crowds across the world, “’The Rodeo’ is about knowing that your life is more often than not completely out of your control. It is about finding merit in the madness and celebrating the journey and not just the destination,” Jack said of the track. ”We want it to encourage the feeling of absolute pure, inclusive escapism through guitar music.’

One of the most exciting acts in the UK right now, The Snuts deliver 11 slices of sonic brilliance on Burn The Empire. Produced by longtime collaborators Detonate and Clarence Coffee Jr the album continues the band’s evolution both sonically and lyrically. A voice for the next generation lead singer Jack Cochrane attacks subjects affecting the youth of today. Opening with the album’s title track, a no holds barred protest against the corrupt corporations and politicians, the album delves into the negative effects of social media on ‘Zuckerpunch’ and ‘13’ tackles the lack of mental health services and the lethal effects of poverty across Britain and its impact on society.

“The universe delivered us time to create a record where we finally felt we could address some of the topics, be it societal or spiritual, that we have been dying to scream out,” Jack said of the album. “There are songs about the highs & lows, stuff we really want to talk about and things we cannot help but feel, but have just never made the space to.”

Infectious, euphoric, heartfelt and packed to the brim with hooks, Burn The Empire is the work of a band living in the moment, with an eye to the future. Armed with a chart-topping album and an arsenal of adoring fans up and down the country, these four lads from Whitburn, West Lothian, are well on their way to being one of the most vital bands of recent years.

The Snuts play a string of summer festivals in the UK this summer, including a return to Glasgow for a huge slot at TRNSMT Festival this weekend. Tickets available HERE.

July

Sat 9th Glasgow, TRNSMT

Sat 16th Glasgow, Hampden Park w/ Gerry Cinnamon

Fri 29th Matlock, Y Not

Sun 31st Penrith, Kendall Calling

Nov

Sat 19th Liverpool, M&S Arena w/ Jamie Webster

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

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Hot off the back of a captivating performance of the track at this year’s Britain’s Got Talent final in June, Brooklyn-based vocal powerhouse Loren Allred releases her heartfelt anthem ‘Last Thing I’ll Ever Need’ – listen here.

Written by Loren, Michel Heyaca and James Shelley, the track showcases her effortless vocals, and with the Britain’s Got Talent final performance watched and celebrated by over ten million people to date, Loren’s career is soaring.

“I have attended so many weddings over the years and am always smitten by the look in newlyweds’ eyes during their first dance,” Loren said of the track. “Everyone dreams of finding that special kind of love that makes you feel like you are “home” and I wanted to encapsulate that feeling in the lyrics of a song.”

Best known for her jaw-dropping vocal performance in the multi-platinum song ‘Never Enough’ from the Oscar nominated and Grammy award winning The Greatest Showman soundtrack and film, as well as her duet with Michael Bublé on his 2019 ‘Help Me Make it Through the Night’, Loren is now starting to garner significant recognition, stepping out from behind the curtain and drawing comparisons for her incredible vocal talent with all-time greats Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston and Celine Dion.

Loren was almost a musical secret until April 2022 when she first appeared on Britain’s Got Talent performing ‘Never Enough’. The story of finally connecting her face to the song, has generated more than 100 million views across all platforms, and launched her into the semi-finals and finals of the competition.

Live, Loren will hit the capital on July 28th with a highly anticipated show at London’s Omeara – Tickets Here – which will come hot off the back of her joining this year’s A Capitol Fourth – the annual televised US Independence Day concert, featuring a celebration of West Side Story‘s 65th anniversary, taking place in Washington DC.

During Loren’s high school years, the family moved from Pittsburgh to Salt Lake City, Utah. Aged 12, Loren discovered her own “belt” listening to the singing styles of her early inspirations, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, and Toni Braxton. Her first break in music began as a teenager, after YouTube covers resulted in a major record deal with Island/Def Jam that would ultimately be shelved. It provided Loren with lessons on the good and bad of the music business, and the singer-songwriter subsequently decided to take a break.

In 2014, now based in New York, things drastically changed and Loren was asked to record demos for the soundtrack of the film The Greatest Showman. Her demo of ‘Never Enough’ was so beloved by the film’s production team, it was used as the final version for the soundtrack. She had earned her way back into the industry as well as establishing herself as a voice to be reckoned with.

In 2021 and 2022, Loren began to release original music via her EP ‘Late Bloomer’. Singles ‘Til I Found You’ and ‘This Summer’ received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Loren also toured with Andrea Bocelli and David Foster through 2022.

Loren’s recording career includes hundreds of songs, in collaboration with some of the industry’s most decorated songwriters and producers. Some of these songs will sound familiar. Now, with the chance to go out on her own, step out from behind the curtain and be her own artist, the future is extremely exciting.

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been ten years since Jake Bugg released his extraordinary self- titled debut album. Since then he’s become one of the UK’s most prolific and established songwriters. And to celebrate, he’s playing a special hometown show at Nottingham Arena on November 26th.

Pre-sale tickets HERE from Wednesday, June 8th at 10am, and general sale HERE from Friday, June 10th at 10am.

This must-see show will feature Jake and his wonderful band perform his Number 1-selling, breakthrough debut album Jake Bugg in its entirety, as well as an acoustic set and an electric set showcasing songs from his four other studio albums: ‘Shangri La’, ‘On My One’, ‘Hearts That Strain’ and his latest ‘Saturday Night, Sunday Morning’. Special guests that have featured at various parts of his career, will also take part.

Later this year a special 10th Anniversary Edition of Jake Bugg – available as Deluxe 2LP, D2C Deluxe Colour 2LP, a Deluxe 3CD and Deluxe digital versions will be released. More details to be announced shortly.

Last summer Jake released his latest album, the acclaimed Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, and saw the unveiling of a documentary on Brazilian footballing legend ‘Ronaldinho’, that Jake wrote the score for, offering even more proof of an artist very much still at the top of his game.

Catch Jake this summer at various festivals including:

June
Thu 16th                     BELFAST, Ormeau Park (w/ Gerry Cinnamon)

Sun 19th                     LONDON, Kenwood House (w/ Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds)

July
Sun 17th                     GLASGOW, Hampden Park Stadium (w/ Gerry Cinnamon)

Fri 22nd                      AMERSHAM, Pennfest

Sat 23rd                      SKIPTON, Gateways Festival

August
Fri 26th                        KINGHAM, The Big Feastival

Fri 26th                        SUFFOLK, At Ease Festival

Debut album Jake Bugg track listing (released October 15th, 2012)

1. Lightning Bolt
2. Two Fingers
3. Taste It
4. Seen It All
5. Simple as This
6. Country Song
7. Broken
8. Trouble Town
9. Ballad of Mr Jones
10. Slide
11. Someone Told Me
12. Note to Self
13. Someplace
14. Fire

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Following the release of their anthemic single ‘Bloodrush’, The Amazons have dropped their blistering new track ‘Ready For Something.’ The track is the second taste of new music from the band’s forthcoming album How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me? – out September 2nd 2022 on Fiction Records.

An unshackled, guitar-driven rock banger, packed to the brim with heavy riffs, ‘Ready For Something’ is one of the standout songs from the record. “‘Ready For Something’ is a scratching at the walls kind of song,’ lead singer Matt Thomson said of the track. ‘You’ve been in the cage for far too long and you are ready. Ready to live, ready to experience, ready to make mistakes. Anything.” Listen to ‘Ready For Something’ HERE.

How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me? is both a love letter and a rallying cry. Expansive, uplifting, sun-drenched singalongs produced by Jim Abbiss (Bombay Bicycle Club, Arctic Monkeys, Adele), and featuring co-writing collaborations with the likes of Maggie Rogers & Jamie Hartman, find the Reading four-piece emerging from the darkness of 2019’s Future Dust full of lust for life and post-pandemic hope.

The boys continue to tour the UK with a string of summer festivals and a huge newly-announced UK tour in October, which will see the band headline London’s Roundhouse. Tickets available HERE.

SUMMER FESTIVAL DATES
June
Thu 9th             Milan, I-Days Festival

Sat 18th           Isle Of Wight Festival

July

Sat 9th             Cheltenham, 2000 Trees Festival

August

Fri 5th               Bingley Weekender

Fri 12th             Leicestershire, 110 Above Festival

EU DATES W/ GRETA VAN FLEET
June

Tue 7th            Berlin, Verti Music Hall

Sat 11th           Vienne, Theatre Antique de Vienne

Tue 14th           Cologne, Tanzbrunnen

Wed 15th         Frankfurt, Jarhunderthalle

HEADLINE TOUR
October
Wed 5th          Dublin, Whelans

Thu 6th            Belfast, Limelight 2

Sat 8th             Manchester, Academy

Sun 9th            Nottingham, Rock City

Tue 11th           Southampton, O2 Guildhall

Wed 12th         Bristol, O2 Academy

Thu13th           Leeds, O2 Academy

Sat 15th           Birmingham, O2 Institute

Sun 16th          Glasgow, SWG3 Galvanisers

Mon 17th         Newcastle, Boilershop

Wed 19th         Norwich, UEA

Thu 20th         London, Roundhouse

November

Fri 4th              Paris, Point Ephemere

Mon 7th           Amsterdam, Paradiso Weteringschans

Wed 9th          Berlin, Urban Spree

Thu 10th          Cologne, MTC

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The Amazons are Matt Thomson, Chris Alderton, Elliot Briggs and Josef Emmett.

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‘A joyous, jubilant and effervescent return’ – Clash Magazine 8/10

‘A brilliant body of work that is bold and effortlessly cool’ – 1883 Magazine

‘Kane really hones his craft throughout this record and showcases what he’s capable of creating.’ – Gigwise 8/10

With his stunning new album Change The Show out today, Miles Kane has revealed the video for the album’s anthemic, horn driven title track. The single follows ‘Nothing’s Ever Gonna Be Good Enough’, his undeniably infectious duet with Corinne Bailey Rae, which is currently playlisted on Radio 2.

The Diamond Dogs-era Bowie-influenced title track was written by Miles while watching the news one morning, on the sofa, in his underpants. “I’m not a political person, but there is so much injustice around right now,” he says. “So much bad news and negativity. I was angry. I captured that moment.” Watch the video for Change The Show HERE.

To celebrate the release of Change The Show today, Miles will be doing a very special pop up event at Randy’s Wing Bar in Hackney where he will be serving wings in his very own hot sauce and performing acoustic versions of tracks from the album, plus some old classics. Tickets for the events sold-out on the day of release. Miles’ Crispy Buffalo Sauce is also available to buy on his webstore.

Ahead of a run of exclusive acoustic in-store shows next week, Miles will be performing a special live session on Chris Evans’ Virgin Radio Breakfast show today, before an appearance on Sunday Brunch this weekend.

Acoustic In-Store Shows

January 2022

Mon 24th London, Rough Trade East Sold-Out

Tues 25th Liverpool,  Jacaranda Records Matinee (17:00)

Tues 25th Liverpool,  Jacaranda Records (20:00) Sold-Out

Wed 26th Nottingham, Rough Trade Sold-Out

Thur 27th Brighton, Resident Records

Known for his energetic performances and delivering blistering live shows, Miles heads out on his rescheduled 2022 tour in May. Kicking off in Brighton at the Concorde 2 on 11th May, the run of dates ends with a raucous show at London’s Roundhouse on the 31st May.

Miles Kane plays the following UK dates. Tickets on sale now from HERE. 

May 2022

Wed 11th BRIGHTON, Concorde 2

Thurs 12th SOUTHAMPTON, Engine Rooms

Fri 13th NOTTINGHAM, Rock City

Sat 14th LIVERPOOL, O2 Academy Sold-Out

Mon 16th BRISTOL, O2 Academy

Tues 17th NORTHAMPTON, Roadmender

Thurs 19th NEWCASTLE, Uni

Fri 20th GLASGOW, O2 Academy

Sat 21st WARRINGTON, Parr Hall

Mon 23rd CARDIFF, Tramshed

Tues 24th BIRMINGHAM, O2 Institute

Weds 25th MANCHESTER, Albert Hall

Fri 27th SHEFFIELD, Leadmill Sold-Out

Sat 28th NORWICH, Waterfront

Sun 29th LEEDS, O2 Academy

Tues 31st LONDON, Roundhouse

Opening with the honest soft croon of ‘Tears are Falling’, Change The Show is a joyous ride from start to finish and features a surprising, but spectacular appearance from Grammy-nominated singer Corinne Bailey Rae for a duet on ‘Nothing’s Ever Gonna Be Good Enough’. It’s an album that best represents Miles himself: charmingly authentic, and like nothing else you’ll hear in pop music today. 

“This album was born out of an intense period of self-reflection; having all this unexpected time on my hands,” Miles said of the last 18 months. “I wrote songs about big highs, big lows, daydreams, true friends and deep feelings. I learnt to let the future unfold of its own accord, while staying true to myself and that has led to what feels to me like a really uplifting album!”

A record for fans both new and old, Change The Show is the Miles Kane album we’ve all been waiting for. The apotheosis of his previous works, incorporating those classic rock and glam influences, but focusing more closely on Motown, soul, and Fifties R&B. 

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‘Guiding Light’ – Stunning First New Track

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Acclaimed pianist, composer & producer Alexis Ffrench, today announces his brand-new record Truth – out May 6th on Sony Music. Born from the grief, anger and helplessness he felt following the death of George Floyd – Alexis tried to make sense of it the only way he knew how – sat at his piano composing. 

And with that, the stunning first track to be released, ‘Guiding Light’, is about a higher power and is dedicated to loved ones no longer with us. “My mental health was suffering last year because I felt I wasn’t enough – and because I didn’t tell my father I loved him until the evening before he died,” Alexis comments. “I went to the piano and that sense of helplessness and breathlessness turned into a piece that represented the broad spectrum of emotions I was experiencing.” Watch the video HERE.

Alexis Ffrench isn’t afraid of fusing his music with weighty issues. For years, the pioneering pianist has used his music to highlight mental health, discuss diversity and challenge the classical world to be more inclusive. Truth, his latest album, is his most powerful and political to date, and also his most optimistic.

“I’m usually wary of making any sort of political statement,” says Britain’s best-selling classical composer, whose songs have been streamed half a billion times, “but sometimes you have to put your head above the parapet. Truth was borne out of an intensely personal moment. These songs are my reaction to that.”

Recorded at the world-famous Real World Studios near Bath, he worked remotely with a 70-piece orchestra in a custom-built studio in Vienna. The soaring ‘Broken Sunsets’ reflects the composer’s hope for a brighter future, ‘Golden’ is a shimmering light illuminating the way ahead, and fans may recognise ‘Songbird’ as the follow on from ‘Bluebird’, the breakout track from Alexis’ 2018 chart-topper Evolution.

The artist who normally writes, orchestrates, performs and produces all his own albums, has worked with co-writer John Maguire (Calum Scott, Tom Chaplin) on ‘One Look’ featuring Leona Lewis – a spine-tingling classical-soul anthem. “As I wrote One Look I could hear lyrics on it,” says Alexis. “It’s scary for me to hand my music to anyone else, but John has written so many amazing songs and he has a real ear for pop melodies. Leona had input too. We had many meetings over Zoom, talking about our own experiences and what we wanted the lyrics to express. Her voice is spectacular. I’m immensely proud of the collaboration.”

Alexis doesn’t just talk about change. He frequently posts tutorials on YouTube and social media to help young musicians develop their skills and last year announced the launch of two annual scholarships to study at the world leading Royal Academy of Music, his alma mater, supported by Sony Music’s Social Justice Fund. This January, Alexis was appointed as a governing body member and trustee of the Royal Academy.

Truth is a collection of concise, compelling, thought-provoking recordings which has seen him bring classical music to the masses since he first topped the charts in 2018. An album borne out of feelings of grief, despair, anger and injustice, it is proof of the power of community, positive thought and collective healing.

The maestro may be wary of politics, but as ever, the result is an intoxicating listen.

Alexis Ffrench – Truth track listing

1. Canyons
2. One Look (ft. Leona Lewis)
3. Songbird
4. Hope, Ascending
5. Guiding Light
6. Viva Vida Amor (ft, Jin Oki)
7. Still Life
8. Golden
9. Colours
10. Papillon
11. One Look (Reprise)
12. Evermore
13. Broken Sunsets

The album is available to pre-order HERE

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Following a string of fantastic tracks, including the driving rock n roll menace of ‘Magnificent Hurt’, and stunning piano-led ‘Paint the Red Rose Blue’, Elvis Costello has released his highly anticipated and critically acclaimed new album The Boy Named If.

Tomorrow will also see Elvis host a ‘Pirate Radio’ live stream where he will spin records, tell tales and play a song or two live from the basement of Defend Vinyl in Liverpool at 6.00pm GMT. Be sure to get yourself tuned in HERE.

With an appearance tonight on The Graham Norton Show, tomorrow morning at 10.00am on Saturday Kitchen, and Monday on BBC Breakfast, the excitement for Elvis’ new record is electric – also reflected in the 4 and 5 star album reviews across the board.

Elvis will return to the UK in June 2022 with The Imposters (Steve Nieve – keyboards; Pete Thomas – drums; Davey Faragher – bass & backing vocals) along with Charlie Sexton for an extensive UK run of dates.

Tickets are available HERE. Elvis Costello & The Imposters play the following dates:

June 2022

Sun 5th Brighton Dome

Tue 7th Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Wed 8th Newcastle O2 City Hall

Fri 10th Liverpool Philharmonic

Sat 11th Manchester Opera House

Mon 13th Birmingham Symphony Hall

Tue 14th Leicester De Montfort Hall

Thu 16th Oxford New Theatre

Fri 17th Bath The Forum

Sun 19th Portsmouth Guildhall

Mon 20th Swansea Arena

Wed 22nd Ipswich Regent Theatre

Thur 23rd London Eventim Apollo

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Today, Eddie Vedder releases a new single entitled ‘Brother the Cloud’. It heralds the arrival of his highly anticipated new album, Earthling, available on February 11th via Seattle Surf/Republic Records. The digital pre-order/pre-save for Earthling just went live on all streaming platforms—HERE and physical pre-order (cd, vinyl & cassette HERE). 

Listen to “Brother the Cloud” HERE

Earthling, which was produced by Grammy Award® winning producer Andrew Watt, is Vedder’s first album since 2011’s Ukulele Songs and his first solo tour in over a decade. 

The track is the latest single off the new album and joins previously released tracks: “Long Way,” which Variety noted, the strident, guitar-driven “Long Way” finds Vedder narrating a tale of a man haunted by a lost love,” and “The Haves” which Stereogum described “a searching heart ballad about personal connection, and it addresses the increasing divide between rich and poor.”

Earthling illuminates every side of Vedder and includes collaborations with some of music’s most iconic legends including Stevie Wonder, Ringo Starr, Elton John, as well as Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, and Josh Klinghoffer.

The Earthlings are drummer Chad Smith, keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist Josh Klinghoffer, bassist Chris Chaney, guitarist/vocalist Glen Hansard, and guitarist Andrew Watt. The newly formed group gave their live debut at Vedder’s own Ohana Festival this past September. 

Full details at pearljam.com

EARTHLING TRACKLISTING:

1. Invincible
2. Power of Right
3. Long Way
4. Brother the Cloud
5. Fallout Today
6. The Dark
7. The Haves
8. Good and Evil
9. Rose of Jericho
10. Try
11. Picture ft. Elton John 
12. Mrs. Mills
13. On My Way

“Masterful.” – Uncut 8/10 

“Their bluesy soul is being delivered with newfound heart, spirit and zeal, one that makes The Future jubilantly bright – just the vision we all need after the bleakness of the past year.” – The Line of Best Fit

“We’re not sure what the future holds, but if it sounds anything like “The Future,” we’re good.” – The Independent 

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Following the release of their acclaimed new LP, The Future, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats have announced a run of May 2022 UK dates, including a date at London’s Roundhouse on 27th May. The Future is out now on Stax Records, listen to the new record HERE.

Known for their raucous, electric live shows, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats will play the following May 2022 shows in the UK.  Tickets available on the 19th November at 10am from HERE.

May 2022

Fri 20th Manchester, Academy

Sat 21st Glasgow, Barrowland

Mon 23rd Birmingham, O2 Institute

Thurs 26th Leeds, O2 Academy

Fri 27th London, Roundhouse

Recorded at Rateliff’s own Broken Creek Studio outside of Denver, The Future was produced by Bradley Cook (Bon Iver, Kevin Morby, The War on Drugs) and R.M.B.—the production trio of Rateliff, Patrick Meese (The Night Sweats) and James Barone (Beach House)—who were the team behind Rateliff’s acclaimed 2020 solo album And It’s Still Alright. Additional production was added by musician, engineer and producer Elijah Thompson (Father John Misty, Richard Swift) while Jenny Lewis, Jess Wolfe and Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso) contributed backing vocals.

Earlier this year, Rateliff and the band made their debut on “Saturday Night Live” featuring the premiere performance of “Redemption,” written for and featured in the film Palmer starring Justin Timberlake. Nathaniel also released a new live album, Red Rocks 2020, which was recorded at Red Rocks Amphitheatre during Rateliff’s mid-September run of socially distanced shows.

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