“Adeem The Artist: crafting a country music of their own” – New York Times

“The Tennessee-based, non-binary and pansexual artist blends classic country instrumentation with a rough-hewn voice and plainspoken, keen observations about the insidiousness of local politics.” – Billboard

Tapping into the sound of Piedmont Blues, culminating in a stunning tribute to the soul of the South, country music sensation Adeem The Artist releases their inimitable new album Anniversary – produced by Butch Walker – via Four Quarters Records and Thirty Tigers – which has spawned walloping singles ‘Socialite Blues’, ‘One Night Stand’ and ‘Rotations’.

Adeem will also bring a revered live show to the UK in August for four headline shows, including London’s The Lexington, as well as performing at this year’s The Long Road Festival.

Growing up, Adeem the Artist quickly realized that with the right delivery, dark jokes could offer a socially acceptable way to open up about the tough stuff. Of course, since before 2021’s Cast-Iron Pansexual—the album that earned Adeem the Artist praise from Rolling Stone and American Songwriter for its examination of faith, sexual identity, and self-acceptance—Adeem the Artist has continued to build a dedicated following by blending Appalachian musical influences and poetic flair with their healthy dose of comedic instinct.

Recorded live to tape over five days at The Butcher Shop (Nashville, TN) and produced by Butch Walker (Taylor Swift, Frank Turner) with the master musicianship of Megan Coleman (Brandi Carlile), Nelson Williams (Jake Blount), Ellen Angelico (Wheeler Walker Jr.), Jessye DeSilva, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and Katie Pruitt, the 12-song collection is a stunning statement of empathy, humor, and deep introspection.

“It’s wild to listen to some of the early Country versus Piedmont Blues stuff and how much race is used to draw red lines around genre access,” says Adeem The Artist, the East Tennessee-based songwriter whose family settled in the lower Piedmont region way back when. Initially, Adeem was unsure about exploring the genre for that reason alone, but a growing obsession with Piedmont Blues led to them plugging into some sense of their ancestry in the region and drawing influence directly from greats like Blind Boy Fuller and Brownie McGhee for  string of songs from an artist who uses their platform to spotlight some of the unsung voices of Country music’s past and present.

Producer Butch Walker’s ability to blend sounds from classic to contemporary, commercial to experimental, gives Adeem license to play with a range of musical styles on Anniversary, while still remaining tethered to country and roots music. Fittingly, Anniversary also arrives on the date of Adeem’s marriage to their spouse Hannah, bringing with it a heightened sense of intimacy and urgency from a songwriter whose work is characterized by fearless, incisive lyric writing.

In addition to the UK dates, Adeem will hit the road in the US supporting both Tyler Childers and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit in June and July. A full list of tour dates and tickets can be found at adeemtheartist.com/shows.

UK DATES

August

22nd BRISTOL, Exchange

23rd MANCHESTER, Gullivers

24th LUTTERWORTH, The Long Road Festival 2024

25th BRIGHTON, Hope & Ruin

27th LONDON, The Lexington (w/ S.G. Goodman)

Adeem The Artist – Anniversary Tracklist

There We Are

Nancy

Part & Parcel

One Night Stand

Nightmare

Wounded Astronaut

Carry You Down

Socialite Blues

Rotations

Plot of Land

Night Sweats

White Mule, Black Man

Dexys are back! Following the commercial and critical acclaim of The Feminine Divine, their first album of new material in 11 years, Dexys return with ‘The Feminine Divine + Dexys Classics: Live!’ (out 24th May on 100% Records), as well as summer tour dates including an eagerly anticipated appearance at Glastonbury.

The Feminine Divine charted at #6 UK, the band’s best chart position in over 4 decades, and highest since the release of the iconic Too-Rye-Ay. The record was met with unanimous critical acclaim, with The Guardian awarding it Album Of The Week and Rough Trade, Record Collector and MOJO putting it in their Albums Of The Year lists

The Feminine Divine’s success is followed by today’s announcement of a live album featuring a full performance of the studio album alongside plenty of Dexys classics including the iconic hit singles Come On Eileen, Geno and Jackie Wilson Said (I’m In Heaven When You Smile)

Recorded across the band’s successful 2023 tour, the album showcases Dexys at their uncompromising best, with the first half of the set being a full theatrical performance of The Feminine Divine in 3 acts. The second half of the set (entitled The Concert) takes in a career-spanning retrospective of Dexys over the years, including many fan-favourite songs being played live for the first time in decades.

With over a billion worldwide streams, three top 10 albums in the UK, two number 1 singles, a Brit Award and a multi-platinum selling album with their sophomore release Too-Rye-Ay (as Dexys Midnight Runners), Dexys are as vital and exciting today as ever. With this new live album, The Feminine Divine continues to write a chapter in a book that just keeps getting better and better.

“I’ve been doing this a long time,” says Kevin. “But I feel I’ve got to it now.”

The Feminine Divine + Dexys Classics: Live! Tracklisting:

The Feminine Divine Live!

Act I: Getting Honest
01. The One That Loves You

2. It’s Alright Kevin (Manhood 2023)
3. I’m Going To Get Free
4. Coming Home
   
   Act II: Attitude To Women
5. The Feminine Divine
   
   Act III: The Relationship
6. My Goddess Is
7. Goddess Rules
8. My Submission
9. Dance With Me
   
   The Concert
   10. Soon/Plan B
   11. I’ll Show You
   12. All in All (This One Last Wild Waltz)
   13. Until I Believe In My Soul
   14. Free
10. Come On Eileen
    16. Geno
    17. Jackie Wilson Said (I’m In Heaven When You Smile)
    18. Tell Me When My Light Turns Green
    19. Carrickfergus
    
    Tour Dates

24-May* Bearded Theory Festival
29-May Poole, Lighthouse
30-May Scarborough, Spa

01-Jun Glasgow, Kelvingrove Bandstand
02-Jun* Wychwood Festival
14-Jun London, KOKO
29-Jun* Glastonbury Festival (Park Stage, to be aired on BBC)

30-Aug* Moseley Folk & Arts Festival 2024

* = festival date

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“A movingly pragmatic distinction between desire and self-respect set to pedal steel.” – THE GUARDIAN

“Razor-sharp lyrics, confiding, crystalline vocals and nods to classic country rock & soft pop, with
results that are ensnaring & bewitching” – SUNDAY TIMES

“Modern-day reflections on disco euphoria and Canyon contemplation.” – UNCUT

“Bursting with blues-rock and blissed-out psychedelia.” – PITCHFORK

Off the back of an intimate sellout show at London’s Slaughtered Lamb last week, one of the US’ finest rising artists Pearl Charles returns with brand new music – the simply stunning new single ‘Smoke In The Limousine’ – listen here.

The track arrives in conjunction with the announcement of her biggest UK headline show to date, set for October 10th at London’s Omeara.

Guided by a stunning acoustic guitar, strings and Pearl’s vocals, ‘Smoke In The Limousine’ is haunting, yet beautiful, whilst simultaneously channelling the trippier side of The Beatles. It was recorded at Infinitespin Studio in LA and produced by Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast, Local Natives, FIDLAR).

Of the track, Pearl explains; “‘Smoke In the Limousine’, like a tarot card spread or a palm reading, speaks of our past, present and future, as well as the conscious and subconscious interpretations we project onto all three states of time. Envisioned “smoke and mirrors” inside limousines that both promise grandeur and luxury, but also may not be all that they initially seem to be – if they ever even come to be at all. Still, we find ourselves hanging onto hope for the future, even if it may turn out to be entirely illusory.”

2021 saw the release of Pearl’s highly acclaimed album Magic Mirror, which drew high praise from the likes of The Guardian, Sunday Times, Uncut, Pitchfork and saw single ‘Givin’ It Up’ light up the airwaves on BBC 6 Music.

Pearl has been playing music since she was five years old. At 18, she formed country duo The Driftwood Singers with Christian Lee Hutson, singing and playing guitar and autoharp. After a few fun-filled years immersed in the rock and roll lifestyle, she decided it was time to pursue her own songwriting, and began developing the songs that formed 2015’s eponymous debut EP and additional debut LP that came out in 2018 on Kanine Records. She has headlined national and international dates as well as shared the stage with contemporaries Weyes Blood, Best Coast, Sunflower Bean, Mac Demarco, Conor Oberst, The Teskey Brothers etc, as well as festival plays like ACL, Pickathon and Desert Daze.

Her music career has been a chronological progression from old-time music to 60’s garage and psychedelia, and now more 70’s country and soft rock. Drawn to catchy, poppy hooks and choruses, Pearl draws on what she loves about each era while developing her unique style and voice as a musician, singer, and songwriter.

Tickets for Pearl’s headline show at London’s Omeara on October 10th are available HERE.

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“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 have released ‘Break & Entry,’ the third offering from their forthcoming new album Dedicated To. The album comes out via Miktam Records/Universal Music on June 14th.

The album’s opening track, ‘Break & Entry’ sees the band dial back from their usual raucous, garage tinged tones for a beautifully emotional piano driven ballad. Produced by Marcus Forsgren and mixed by Matias Tellez (Girl In Red, Maisie Peters), the track breaks new territory for the quartet as they continue to grow as one of the most exciting young bands in Europe.  “‘Break & Entry’ was written with a lot of inspiration taken from relationships between both lovers and friends,” the band said of the single. “It’s about the empty feeling you get after giving everything you have to someone, and hoping to receive something back that never comes.” Listen to ‘Break & Entry’ 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)

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Tiny Habits – the young, fast-rising harmony trio composed of singer-songwriters Maya Rae, Cinya Khan, and Judah Mayowa – release their highly anticipated single and video ‘Wishes’ today. They have also announced their debut album, All For Something, out May 24th via Mom+Pop. 

Written collectively and individually by all three bandmates, the album’s twelve tracks take on themes of sensitivity, insecurity, nostalgia, love and friendship. The trio has built up a loyal following of fans and friends including fellow artists Kacey Musgraves, Noah Kahan, Gracie Abrams, Phoebe Bridgers, Elton John, and the late great David Crosby. Produced by Tony Berg and Will Maclellan (Boygenius, Phoebe Bridgers), All for Something radiates with the band’s trademark angelic harmonies atop a richly-layered musical backdrop.

Pre-save All For Something HERE, and listen to ‘Wishes’ – what the group calls “our most personal song to date” – HERE.

With its painfully honest lyrics, ‘Wishes’ shares Tiny Habits’ innermost vulnerabilities, opening up about everything from family dynamics and body image to anxiety and people-pleasing. Cinya, Maya, and Judah each contributed their own verse to the track in the hopes that their shared thoughts and feelings might help others feel not quite so alone.

Cinya writes “I came to the realisation that my experience, while unique to me, was one shared by so many others.” Maya adds, “Writing my own verse to this already heart wrenching, emotional, and vulnerable song felt so cathartic and honestly, just so healing.” And Judah shares “This song was something my physical and spiritual being needed. It became such a crucial turning point in my songwriting. I only want to share honest art and never shy away from vulnerability.”

Watch the ‘Wishes’ video HERE and read full statements about the song from each band member below. 

Tiny Habits were formed in Boston in 2022 while the band were still students at the Berklee College of Music. They soon began gaining recognition for the harmony-focused song covers recorded in their dorm stairwell and posted to millions of listeners on TikTok. They released their first EP of original songs Tiny Things in April 2023 and soon earned a spot opening for Gracie Abrams on her North American tour. Later that year they hit the road again supporting Noah Kahan in Europe.

They have performed with Lizzy McAlpine on her Tiny Desk appearance, harmonised with Kacey Musgraves and Laufey among many others, and were recently profiled in The New Yorker which touted them “The Prodigies of Harmonies”. The band just wrapped their first-ever headlining North American tour which continues across Europe in May before making their Lollapalooza debut this summer.

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

Tiny Habits on the web:

TikTok: @TinyHabitsOfficial

Instagram: @TinyHabitsOfficial

X: @TinyHabs

www.tinyhabitsofficial.com 

Following her phenomenal recent resurgence, which has seen chart success and nothing short of a TikTok explosion, Natasha Bedingfield today announces a special vinyl release of her 2004 album Unwritten, to mark its 20th anniversary – out September 6th. Pre-order HERE.

The vinyl release is timely, as ‘Unwritten’ has recently enjoyed a spectacular resurgence, entering the charts on January 12th, peaking at #12 and still sitting in the Top 20. The phenomenon started with its heavy inclusion in the box office rom-com Anyone But You, starring Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeney and Top Gun: Maverick actor Glen Powell. ‘Unwritten’ has firmly rooted itself as one of the 2000s’ most recognisable hits that has gone 3x platinum.

Released in 2004, Natasha’s bold and unapologetic debut album is fuelled by lyrical sass and real-life suss throughout, featuring further global anthems in ‘These Words’, ‘Single’, ‘Wild Horses’ and ‘I Bruise Easily’. Available for the first time on vinyl, this special 20th anniversary edition is issued on peach dream coloured vinyl and includes a 4-page booklet containing lyrics and a collage of images from the original CD release.

• 1LP, peach dream coloured vinyl, includes 4 x page booklet containing images and lyrics from the original CD release.
• 1LP standard black vinyl includes 4 x page booklet containing images and lyrics from the original CD release.
• 1LP standard black signed, includes 4 x page booklet containing images and lyrics from the original CD release (D2C store exclusive).

Named one of VH1’s “100 Greatest Women in Music,” Bedingfield has sold over 10 million albums and has earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and multiple Brit Award nominations for Best British Female Artist. With an illustrious career that includes collaborations with icons like Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars and Sheryl Crow, she has steadily refined her artistic vision over the years.

Natasha’s renaissance also continues with a superb new remix of her hit ‘These Words’ By Badger, that has also exploded on TikTok and currently sits in the UK Top 40 Singles Chart.

She will also return to the UK for a run of summer festival appearances including TRNSMT, Victorious, Cambridge Club Festival & more, before returning to London for a special headline show at KOKO on Sep 12th. Tickets here.

May
Sat 25th BIRMINGHAM, Pride Festival

June

Fri 7th CAMBRIDGE, Cambridge Club Festival

July
Sat 13th GLASGOW, TRNSMT Festival

August

Sat 3rd CO. WATERFORD, All Together Now Festival

Fri 23rd COTSWOLD, Big Feastival

Sat 24th CORNWALL, Tunes In The Park Festival

Sun 25th PORTSMOUTH, Victorious Festival

September

Thu 12th LONDON, KOKO

Unwritten Vinyl Tracklist:

SIDE A

1. These Words
2. Single
3. I’m A Bomb
4. Unwritten
5. I Bruise Easily
6. If You’re Gonna Jump

SIDE B

1. Silent Movie
2. We’re All Mad In Our Own Way
3. Frogs and Princes
4. Drop Me In The Middle
5. Wild Horses

SINGLES
1 x UK #1 (These Words)
5 x UK top 10s  (These Words, Single (#3), Unwritten (#6), I Wanna Have Your Babies (#7), Soulmate(#7)
7 x UK top 40s (^ + I Bruise Easily, Love Like This)
15 weeks in the top 10
4 Million UK SINGLE SALES

ALBUMS
1 UK number 1 (Unwritten)
2 UK top 10s (Unwritten, NB)
3.6 Million UK ALBUM SALES

WORLDWIDE
4 Million SALES
2 Billion AUDIO STREAMS

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Renowned singer/songwriter Madeleine Peyroux has released a touching video for her new track ‘Showman Dan,’ which appears on her forthcoming album Let’s Walk (out June 28th on Thirty Tigers). Madeleine will also return to the UK for a very special show at London’s Barbican Centre on Sunday July 21st as part of the LFJ Summer Series.

Peyroux wrote the song in honor of her longtime friend and mentor Daniel William Fitzgerald, aka Showman Dan, who passed away in 2017. The video features performance footage, joyful home movies and personal photos honoring the charismatic and giving entertainer. The moving tribute shows Showman Dan through years performing all over and collaborating with up-and-coming musicians, including a young, yet-to-be-discovered Peyroux. Watch ‘Showman Dan’ HERE.

From 1975 until his death, Dan toured across the US and Europe as the leader of the Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz Band. They performed just about everywhere and anywhere, including the streets, public squares, the underground, small theatres, jazz clubs and even the private homes of royalty. Dan had a profound impact on Peyroux as an artist and as a human being, which cannot be overstated.

“There’s so much living to discover in the telling of a life and so many ways to tell a life story, but here are just a few simple facts about Danny,” says Peyroux. “He was not ‘famous,’ though he has thousands of friends all over the world who still mourn him. And he was not a ‘musician,’ though he taught hundreds of people how to play music. He was not much of a father to his only son, though he is known as the godfather of buskers to many, including me. We met in Paris, France in 1989. He lived on a barge outside of the city, full of hats and coats, art pieces made from found objects, a pump organ, guitars, espresso pots, a dentist chair, lamps made from the bottom halves of mannequins, a portrait of Big Maybelle, photos of friends, and of course people: everyone was welcome to stay on the boat if they needed to. I was homeless and penniless and difficult and a child and arrogant and a budding alcoholic. He took me in. He gave me a job and a home and a second family. He sang and taught the music of Bessie Smith, Jimmy Reed, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, and so many others.” She concludes, “Danny was my friend, my teacher, and oftentimes, my father. He would challenge the rebel in me with, ‘Who are you supposed to be?’ If he were to ask me now, I’d say, “I’m yours.””

Let’s Walk is Peyroux’s ninth album, and her first in six years. She co-wrote the entire album with longtime collaborator Jon Herington and the songs represent her most diverse, intimate and courageous work to date. Peyroux shares thoughtful and revealing views on personal and societal concerns, while seamlessly blending jazz, folk, gospel blues, Americana, chamber pop, Latin rhythms and a touch of light humor into the mix. The songs are interwoven around contemplative, observational and confessional narratives, making it the deepest and most substantive album in her catalog.

Peyroux offers hope through understanding and community by using one of our most unifying means, music.

Visit madeleinepeyroux.com for news and tour updates. 

“Rateliff is an exuberant, un-guarded storyteller, sharing personal details 

in conversation as openly as he does in his songs.” – Rolling Stone

“He’s out to shake the sheets, sermonize and get downright elemental.” – NPR Music 

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats today announce their fourth full-length studio album South of Here, set for release June 28, 2024, via Stax—pre-order the album HERE. Ahead of the album, the band has shared the first single, ‘Heartless’ —listen/share HERE.

Produced by Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, Bon Iver, Kevin Morby) and recorded at Sonic Ranch outside El Paso, Texas, South of Here reckons with a lifetime of pain and trauma and transforms it into a stirring, soul-baring rumination on love, loss, hope and resolve.

Following And It’s Still Alright, Rateliff’s beloved 2020 solo LP, and The Future, The Night Sweats’ acclaimed 2021 release, South of Here seamlessly blends both sides of his immense talent: emotionally potent, vivid storytelling and the rugged, R&B revivalism that has powered the band to world-wide acclaim over the past decade. Across 11 original tracks, all written by Rateliff & performed by The Night Sweats: Nathaniel Rateliff, Luke Mossman, Joseph Pope III, Mark Shusterman, Patrick Meese, Daniel Hardaway, Jeff Dazey, and Andreas Wild, the band, in peak form, plays with intuitive beauty while Cook’s production captures the group’s soulful fire with immediacy and purpose.

“Brad was a great producer to write alongside. This album is a look into my own struggle with anxiety, insecurity and also stories of my life. He encouraged me to take responsibility for my own narrative in the songs and to write about what’s happening in my own life,” Rateliff notes. “These recordings were done together in a room with my closest friends. I hope these songs and stories give you an opportunity to better understand your own struggles, whatever they may be.”

Over the course of his career, Nathaniel Rateliff has generated widespread acclaim from critics and musicians alike. Robert Plant recently placed him among the next generation of greats. “He is one of these guys that will just carry the torch. Beautiful songwriting, beautiful singing, great delivery and he is a magnificent guy to go with it.”

Born from the rock clubs in and around Denver, CO., Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats have released three LPs, two EPs, and a live album. Since their 2015 self-titled breakthrough album, the band has established themselves as generational talents through their ecstatic and dynamic live performances and a growing catalog of essential studio recordings. South of Here is another mighty leap forward. Bound by the struggle for identity and the search for belonging, it reverberates with the understanding that we’re all in this beautiful mess together.

NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS SOUTH OF HERE – TRACK LIST

• David and Goliath

• Heartless

•  Remember I Was a Dancer

• Get Used to the Night

• South of Here

• Everybody Wants Something

• Center of Me

• Cars in the Desert

•  I Would Like to Heal

• Call Me (Whatever You Like)

•  Time Makes Fools of Us Al

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats will also return to the UK this summer with six UK headline dates including a special night in the capital at London’s Eventim Apollo on June 22nd. Tickets are on sale HERE.

JUNE UK DATES

Sat 22nd London, Eventim Apollo

Tue 25th Manchester, Albert Hall

Wed 26th Glasgow, 02 Academy

Thu 27th York, Barbican

Sat 29th Bristol, SWX

Sun 30th Wolves,  The Halls

Album Artwork                  

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Following the announcement of their forthcoming album Meltdown, Scotland’s finest alt-rockers Twin Atlantic have released the album’s fourth cut in new single ‘Get Out’. Meltdown will be released August 9th digitally and September 13th on physical formats on the band’s own label, Staple Diet Records.

A straight-up, anthemic rock banger, ‘Get Out’ is Twin Atlantic at their guitar-driven best; loud, infectious and ready made for festival stages. “‘Get Out’ was one of the first out and out rock songs we had written for years. It was the real catalyst for the whole album to be honest,” lead singer Sam McTrusty said of the track. “It came together so naturally and made us realise that it was definitely the right time to revisit that sound. It feels like a real anthem and hopefully people can take away the positive message behind the inspiration for the song. A wake up moment. Act now, think later. Get out of your own way.” Listen to ‘Get Out’ HERE & watch HERE.

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.”

After a run of Scottish headline dates in May, the band will head out back out on the road this winter for a string of UK headline dates in November. Kicking off at Boilershop in Newcastle on November 7th, the tour will see the band play London’s Brixton Electric on November 14th. Tickets for all shows on sale HERE.

Twin Atlantic play the following UK dates:

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

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If pop lovers around the globe had to sit down and come up with the perfect duet collaboration, it might be something like this: mega-charming Grammy winner with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame meets remarkably down-to-earth RIAA Diamond Single awardee with a recent No. 1 album up his sleeve.

In real life, however, it is even more than that: KELLY CLARKSON and JAMES ARTHUR together on one record means two global superstars with legions of fans, billions of streams, hundreds of celebrated performances, multiple awards, and countless number 1 hits amplify their experience and musical excellence to send FROM THE JUMP straight to pop paradise. Listen HERE.

FROM THE JUMP is the duet version of Arthur’s album track and the fourth official release from Bitter Sweet Love, which dropped in early 2024 and went on to become his second number 1 album. The intimate yet powerful ballad is the ideal setting for a magical encounter: Just when we’ve made ourselves comfortable in Arthur’s gentle vocal embrace, letting him take us back to the summer breeze and fall asleep out by the willow trees, Clarkson steps in to promise she will find and hold her lover forever: Remember, I told you I’ll never let go. And when Clarkson and Arthur finally unite their passion in the shared chorus, any uncertainty dissolves.

James Arthur says of the collaboration: “When I heard Kelly’s vocals on this, my mind was blown. What a great honor to have someone of her caliber feature on one of my favorite songs from this body of work. I’m so excited for the fans to hear it.”

Kelly Clarkson adds: “James has such an incredible voice, so I was stoked when he sent me this song to jump on with him. I love singing with artists who inspire me and vocalists I adore! That’s my favorite kind of duet partner. FROM THE JUMP is such a cool song. It has this singer/songwriter vibe but with these pop elements of catchiness that I really dig. The melody is beautiful, and the writing is so great that I was very excited to sing on it with him!”

If there have ever been voices that inspire us to believe that everything is possible and make the line, I knew I’d die for you right from the jump the most endearing declaration of love – it’s definitely these two. FROM THE JUMP is this year’s anthem for all the incurable lovers out there – with fragile storytelling, earth-shaking emotion, and a gigantic melody performed by true masters of their craft.

About James Arthur:

Following the success of his latest UK chart-topping album Bitter Sweet Love, multi-Platinum artist James Arthur has recently returned from his sold-out UK and Europe tour to celebrate his second #1 album after eight years in the industry: “I feel this is symbolic of all the highs and lows in my career – everything I’ve been through.” The Middlesbrough-born songwriter has scored four Top Ten albums, with 2016’s “Back From The Edge” hitting the No. 1 spot for the first time, three Brit Award nominations and collaborated with the likes of Anne-Marie, Sigala, Rudimental, Marshmello and many more.

The Brit Billion-certified artist will also be gearing up for the biggest headline show of his career as he takes on a huge hometown show at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium on June 8th. The show will see him joined by special guests McFly and Lauran Hibberd. VIP packages are available via www.sjm-vip.com.  

In addition to his triumphant return to hometown Middlesbrough, Arthur has also released a series of outdoor UK Summer shows kicking off in Millenium Square, Leeds. His Robin Park, Wigan date brings the addition of some very special guests Gabrielle and Scouting for Girls joining the lineup. All remaining tickets are on sale here.

Today, Arthur is one of the world’s biggest streaming artists, with more than 38 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone. “Say You Won’t Let Go” became his breakthrough hit in the US, was officially the UK’s most streamed song in 2016, and has gone on to be enjoyed via four billion streams while the song’s official video has achieved 1.5 billion views on YouTube. Earlier this year, the track became his first RIAA Diamond Single with ten million certified units, making James one of just 100 recipients of an RIAA Diamond Single certification in the programme’s history.

Other hits releases include: “Impossible,” “Can I Be Him,” “Naked,” “Empty Space,” “Rewrite the Stars,” “Train Wreck,” and “Lasting Lover,” which are all certified Platinum records. The song “Cars Outside” is currently becoming another global hit for James.

“His bluesy rasp comes into its own on aching ballad ‘A Year Ago’, while ‘Blindside’ recalls fellow North-Easterner Sam Fender. If Fender is the Geordie Springsteen, maybe Arthur is the ‘Boro Boss.” – Daily Mail 4*

“James has never sounded so in command, both of that compelling raspy voice and of his soaring songs.”
– Daily Star

About Kelly Clarkson:

Kelly Clarkson is one of the most popular artists of this era with total worldwide sales of over 25 million albums and 40 million singles. Her multi-Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show, “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” kicked off its 5th season earlier this year and the show has already been picked up through 2025. Additionally, she was the winning coach on seasons 14, 15, 17, and 21 of “The Voice.” The Texas-born singer-songwriter first came to fame in 2002 as the winner of the inaugural season of American Idol and quickly became one of pop’s top singles artists, in addition to the first artist to top each of Billboard’s pop, adult contemporary, country and dance charts. 

“Chemistry” marks Kelly’s tenth studio album for which she received a Grammy nomination for “Best Pop Vocal Album.” “Chemistry” debuted to outstanding reviews in conjunction with an exclusive sold-out Las Vegas engagement, where she and her band immersed fans in an intimate music experience that spans her two-decade long catalog of award-winning hits. Clarkson has released nine albums, one EP, one greatest hits album and two children’s books (New York Times bestseller “River Rose and the Magical Lullaby” and “River Rose and the Magical Christmas”).

Clarkson was recently honored with the 2,733rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is the recipient of an array of awards, including four consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards for “Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host” for “The Kelly Clarkson Show”, three Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, one MTV Movie & TV Award, two Academy of Country Music Awards, two American Country Awards and one Country Music Association Award.

JAMES ARTHUR UK SUMMER DATES 2024

Jul 08 – Middlesbrough, UK @ Riverside Stadium

Jul 12 – Leeds, UK @ Millenium Square

Jul 17 – Wigan, UK @ Robin Park

Jul 18 – Swansea, UK @ Singleton Park

Aug 02 – Newmarket, UK @ Newmarket Racecourse

Aug 17 – Market Rasen, UK @ Market Rasen Racecourse

Aug 27 – Belfast, UK @ Custom House Square

Aug 28 – Galway, Ireland @ Summer Sessions

‘10 Years of James Arthur’ Celebration 

Dec 18+19 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London

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UK Festival Dates
May 2nd – Cheltenham Jazz Festival

June 13^th – London, Hampton Court Palace
July 5th – Dreamland, Margate Summer Series
July 18th – York, Museum Gardens
Aug 16th – Sedgewick, Hardwick Festival

Jack Savoretti today unveils an exciting collaboration with Natalie Imbruglia, who lends her impeccable vocals to his stunning new single ‘Ultime Parole’, taken from his new, first-ever-all-Italian-speaking album Miss Italia – out May 17th.

Today’s new single follows the beautiful collaboration between Jack and Italian superstar singer-songwriter Zucchero on the renowned track ‘Senza una Donna (Without A Woman)’, as well as album opener ‘Come Posso Raccontare’.

Natalie says of the collaboration; “I had so much fun recording ‘Ultime Parole’ with Jack. I’m thrilled he invited me to collaborate on this beautiful song that’s reconnected me with my Italian heritage. My dad will be so proud! Jack and I have known each other since the early days of our career. He is an incredible artist and I think our voices really complement each other.”

Jack adds; “This song is a very important song to me, and I wanted someone very important to sing it with. Natalie and I always had these 6 degrees of separation since the day I started making music, but having known each other over the years not only do I have the utmost love and respect for her but we both have the utmost love and respect for all things Italian, mostly for our Italian heritage.”

The album 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.”

Jack’s reputation as a singer-songwriter is perfectly epitomised by the kinds of collaborators he attracts, previously 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.

Natalie Imbruglia was propelled into the limelight in 1997 with her breakthrough debut album Left Of The Middle. She first stole hearts with her chart-topping smash hit, ‘Torn’, and the song became an immediate international hit in November 1997 reaching #2 on the UK Singles Chart, #1 airplay around the world and with more than a million copies sold in the UK alone. Following the release of five subsequent albums, Natalie made a triumphant return with her critically acclaimed sixth studio album, Firebird, released in 2021, which shot straight to No.10 in the chart. Natalie has won 2 Brit Awards and received 3 Grammy Nominations, as well as winning the third series of UK Version of The Masked Singer.

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 songwriting scene in Italy. A group of fellow craftsmen and women including further special collaborations with the likes of Miles Kane, Carla Morrison, Delilah Montagu, as well as Natalie Imbruglia & Zucchero, who he could collaborate with and learn from. In doing so, he didn’t make an album in Italian, he made the new Jack Savoretti record which happens to be in Italian, and a perfect tribute to his late father.

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

Following the announcement of their anticipated new album Happenings, Kasabian, have released the third cut from the album in ‘Coming Back To Me Good’. The band will perform the brand new single on The Jonathan Ross Show tomorrow night.

One of the album’s euphoric, dance moments, ‘Coming Back To Me Good’ mixes sophisticated pop flourishes with a true ‘hug your mates’ chorus as it fizzes with wide-eyed hopefulness. “It’s got that disco drive, but there’s also a moment of togetherness,” Serge says of the track. “I imagine playing this when the sun’s out and your team is in the semi-final because it’s just so joyful.” Listen to ‘Coming Back To Me Good’ HERE.

Co-produced by Serge and Mark Ralph (Zara Larsson, Clean Bandit, Rudimental), 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.

Ahead of a headline slot at this year’s Latitude festival Kasabian will once again make their hometown a creative focal point as they return to Leicester’s Victoria Park this summer on July 6th. Tickets on sale HERE.

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