Miss Italia Out May 10th

 

First Single ‘Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman)’
Collaboration with Italian Superstar Zucchero

UK Festival Dates
May 2nd – Cheltenham Jazz Festival

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

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

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VINYL REISSUES FOR RECORD STORE DAY
FIRST VINYL PRESSING OF BLACK AND WHITE ALBUM IN OVER A DECADE
OUT APRIL 20TH

 

LEX HIVES IS PAIRED WITH PINK VINYL 12-TRACK LIVE MIDSUMMER HIVES DREAM RECORDED AT NYC’S TERMINAL 5 IN 2012

LEX HIVES DIGITAL REISSUE – OUT APRIL 19TH

LIVE VERSION OF “COME ON!” – STREAM HERE

PRE-ORDER HERE

2024 UK & IRELAND HEADLINE TOUR

PLAY LONDON’S EVENTIM APOLLO APRIL 13TH
BAD NERVES TO SUPPORT ON ALL UK & IRISH DATES

SUPPORT BLOC PARTY AT CRYSTAL PALACE PARK – JULY 7TH
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JOIN FOO FIGHTERS & GREEN DAY ON TOUR

‘“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

The Hives on the web:

Website // YouTube // Instagram // Facebook // Twitter

Spotify // Apple // Tidal

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Out July 5th via Columbia Records

First Single ‘Call’ – Out Today

Massive Summer Shows:
Leicester, Victoria Park – Saturday July 6th

Headlining Latitude Festival – July 26th

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

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Out May 10th
1 LP Galaxy Vinyl / 2LP Coloured Vinyl / 3CD / Limited Edition Box Set Deluxe Edition / 2CD Live / Digital

Somewhere Only We Know’ (Tim Demo, September 2002)
Previously Unreleased – LISTEN HERE

2024 World Tour Includes 8 UK Arena Dates
Final London Ticket Release – February 21st @ 9.00am
Tickets On Sale HERE

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)

 

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A Special Song To Mark Valentine’s Day – Taken From Their New Collaborative Studio Album Swing Fever
out February 23rd, 2024

Official Music Video Featuring Penny Lancaster
Directed by Jeremy Deller & Jack Cocker
WATCH HERE

To mark Valentine’s Day, Sir Rod Stewart and Jools Holland with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra release ‘Pennies From Heaven’, their third offering from the exquisite collaborative album Swing Fever – out February 23rd.


The track sees a sensational interpretation of the early American classic written by Arthur Johnston and Johnny Burke.

As Jools explains, “It’s such a lovely song and you can do it a lot of different ways. The lyrics are very optimistic and positive, and in the mouth of Rod, they’re like modern poems of the 20th century. It’s an expression of joy and the message of it is, ‘It’s going to be alright.'”

 

Rod says, “If you need cheering up and wanna have a laugh and a dance this is the album for you.  Jools and I purposely agreed on no slow songs! 

In my entire career I’ve never known such joy when recording an album, and that joy I believe radiates through to the listener………..so get ya dancing shoes on here’s ‘Pennies from Heaven’ and she certainly is!”

The song arrives with a fun-filled music video, directed by Jeremy Deller & Jack Cocker, which sees a barn-storming performance featuring Penny Lancaster, as well as a full band and some spectacular swing dance to boot. Watch here.

For the first time, Britain’s new partners in swing have united on record to share their peerless dexterity on a tribute to other such truly great songs as ‘Almost Like Being In Love’, ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’‘Frankie And Johnny’, ‘Sentimental Journey’ and ‘Lullaby Of Broadway’.


Rod Stewart is one of the best-selling artists, with over 250 million albums sold worldwide. His signature voice, style and songwriting have transcended all genres of popular music, from rock, folk, soul, R&B, and even the Great American Songbook; making him one of the few stars to enjoy chart-topping albums throughout every decade of his career. He’s earned countless of the industry’s highest awards, among them, two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the ASCAP Founders Award for songwriting, New York Times bestselling author, Grammy™ Living Legend, and in 2016 he officially became “Sir Rod Stewart” after being knighted at Buckingham Palace for his services to music and charity.

Some of his major hits include “Gasoline Alley,” “Every Picture Tells a Story,” “Mandolin Wind,” “You Wear It Well,” “The Killing of Georgie,” “Tonight’s the Night,” “You’re In My Heart (The Final Acclaim),” “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?,” “Young Turks,” “Forever Young,” “Hot Legs,” “Infatuation,” the unforgettable “Maggie May,” and many more.

 

Jools Holland left Squeeze in the 1980s and formed his Big Band with the help of ex Squeeze drummer, Gilson Lavis. Over the last thirty years his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra have gone on to score numerous platinum and gold albums, which have included collaborations with George Harrison, Amy Winehouse, and countless others, becoming the UK’s most successful recording and touring Big Band. He also hosts the BBC’s longest running music show, ‘Later with Jools Holland’, showcasing and performing with some of the World’s greatest talent, as well as the Annual Hootenanny, which is the UK’s biggest New Year’s Eve television show.  

Jools sums up the spontaneous charm of Swing Fever; “The effect that this music has on me, and whenever I put it on where people are, they feel this thing, they want to move. Music is an expression of a lot of different things, and joy is an important part of what it does. You can feel the joy in this music, and it’s unashamed joy as well.” 


Swing Fever is available on Black Vinyl, Colour Vinyl, CD & Digital – pre-order HERE.

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PLUS WORLD TOUR
Including London, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – June 29th

 

Dark Matter Pre-order/Pre-save HERE

 

Ten Club Ticket Presale Request Open Now;

Registration for General Onsale Starts Today HERE

Pearl Jam will release their twelfth studio album, Dark Matter, on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records on April 19, 2024 and launch a 35-date worldwide tour this May. The album’s title track is available now HERE. Produced by multi-GRAMMY® award winning producer Andrew Watt, Dark Matter, marks the band’s first release since critically-acclaimed Gigaton (2020). 

 

Dark Matter is now available for pre-order HERE.

 

In 2023, the members of Pearl JamEddie Vedder [vocals], Jeff Ament [bass], Stone Gossard [rhythm guitar], Mike McCready [lead guitar], and Matt Cameron [drums]—retreated to Shangri-La Studios in Malibu where they simply plugged in and played with producer Andrew Watt at the helm. 

 

The musicians faced one another in the same space and communicated sonically at the highest level. Writing and recording in a burst of inspiration, Dark Matter was born in just three weeks.

 

As a result, Dark Matter channels the shared spirit of a group of lifelong creative confidants and brothers in one room playing as if their very lives depended on it. All of the blood, sweat, tears, and energy of a storied career felt renewed and poured into this one body of work.

 

The band members personally previewed the record with a listening party at the iconic Troubadour in West Hollywood during GRAMMY® week: 

Vedder said: “I’m getting chills, because I have good memories. We’re still looking for ways to communicate. We’re at this time in our lives when you could do it or you could not do it, but we still care about putting something out there that is meaningful and we hopefully think is our best work. No hyperbole, I think this is our best work.”

Ament added, “What Ed said about getting us in a room at this point, we felt like we were about to make a really important record. A lot of that had to do with the atmosphere Andrew set up. He has encyclopedic knowledge of our history, not only as a band and how we wrote songs, but as players. He could pinpoint things we did on old songs to the point where I was like, ‘What the fuck is he talking about?’ His excitement was contagious. He’s a force. I just want to say thanks for keeping us on track. I couldn’t be prouder of us as a band. I feel so grateful for the fans, but mostly for my brothers and these people I’ve made music with.”

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

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

Dark Matter Tracklist

  1. Scared of Fear
  2. React, Respond
  3. Wreckage
  4. Dark Matter
  5. Won’t Tell
  6. Upper Hand
  7. Waiting for Stevie
  8. Running
  9. Something Special
  10. Got to Give
  11. Setting Sun

 

Dark Matter World Tour 2024

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

 

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

 

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

 

Tickets will be available two ways:

 

  1. A Ten Club members-only presale will be held through Ticketmaster Request for eligible members. Only paid Ten Club members active as of Monday, February 12 are eligible to participate in this presale. More info at pearljam.com
  2. Fans can register for a chance to participate in the Dark Matter World Tour 2024 registration sale at shops.ticketmasterpartners.com/pearl-jam by Sunday, February 18 at 11:59 PM local time for Europe, UK, Australia and New Zealand shows and by Sunday, February 18 at 11:59 pm PT for North America shows. This will be the only way for fans to participate in the onsale. Registration does not guarantee access to the sale. 

 

The tour will use all-in pricing across all North America, Europe and UK shows to ensure the ticket price listed is the full out-of-pocket price inclusive of fees. 

 

For fans in North America who can’t use their tickets, Pearl Jam and Ticketmaster will offer a Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange beginning at a later date to give fans the best chance to buy tickets at face value. To help protect the Exchange, Pearl Jam has also chosen to make tickets for this tour mobile only and restricted from transfer. This applies to all shows except those in Illinois and New York where non-transferability is prohibited by law. You must have a valid bank account or debit card within the country of the event(s) in order to sell through the Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange.

 

Dark Matter World Tour Dates:

Date City Venue

May 04 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

May 06 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

May 10 Portland, OR Moda Center

May 13 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center

May 16 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena

May 18 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena

May 21 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum

May 22 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum

May 25** Napa Valley, CA BottleRock Festival 

May 28 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena

May 30 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena

Jun 22 Dublin, IE Marlay Park

Jun 25 Manchester, UK Manchester Co-op Live

Jun 29 London, UK Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Jul 02 Berlin, DE Waldbühne

Jul 03 Berlin, DE Waldbühne

Jul 06 Barcelona, ES Palau Sant Jordi

Jul 08 Barcelona, ES Palau Sant Jordi

Jul 11** Madrid, SE Mad Cool Festival 

Jul 13** Lisbon, PT NOS Alive Festival 

Aug 22 Missoula, MT Washington-Grizzly Stadium

Aug 26* Indianapolis, IN Ruoff Music Center

Aug 29 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field

Aug 31 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field

Sep 03 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

Sep 04 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

Sep 07 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center

Sep 09 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center

Sep 12 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena

Sep 15 Boston, MA Fenway Park

Sep 17 Boston, MA Fenway Park

Nov 08 Auckland, NZ Go Media Stadium Mt Smart

Nov 13 Gold Coast, AU Heritage Bank Stadium

Nov 16 Melbourne, AU Marvel Stadium

Nov 21 Sydney, AU Giants Stadium

* Rescheduled date from 2022

** Festival dates are already on sale

 

About Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam is an alternative rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. The band’s lineup consists of bassist Jeff Ament, rhythm guitarist Stone Gossard, lead guitarist Mike McCready, lead singer/guitarist Eddie Vedder and drummer Matt Cameron. Thirty plus years of live performances, twelve studio albums and hundreds of official live concert bootleg releases later, Pearl Jam continues to be critically acclaimed and commercially successful. The band has sold over 85 million albums worldwide and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

 

Since the earliest days, Pearl Jam has used its platform to elevate people and causes that often go unnoticed or underserved. Much of the band’s philanthropic work is accomplished through its Vitalogy Foundation which to date has raised more than $50 million for organizations supporting issues such as abortion access, climate change and homelessness, and drawing attention to the fight against diseases such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis and epidermolysis bullosa (EB). In addition to the money Vitalogy donates, the band also donates signed instruments, posters and merchandise to organizations to use for their own fundraising purposes. Compounding the impact of Vitalogy Foundation, the band has supported Jeff Ament’s Montana Pool Service building skate parks in Montana and South Dakota. Pearl Jam also lends its voice to notable causes like the West Memphis 3, voting rights and fair ticketing practices. Over the past three decades, the band has a long history of standing up for what it believes in and putting its resources behind those beliefs.

 

Through its innovative Ten Club and fan engagement, community building, coveted poster designs, and longstanding activism and philanthropy, Pearl Jam continues to have a lasting impact on generations of music lovers.

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Announce UK & EU Summer Tour Dates

Including London Eventim Apollo – June 22nd

Brand New Album Coming Later This Year…

“Masterful.” – Uncut
“Their bluesy soul is being delivered with newfound heart, spirit and zeal.” – 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 

 

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats announce their return to the UK & Europe in the summer with six UK headline dates including a special night in the capital at London’s Eventim Apollo on June 22nd. They will also appear at a string of mainland European festivals including Pinkpop, Rock Werchter & many more.

 

The tour will feature songs from a brand new album that the band recently finished and will be released later this year. Watch this space…


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

Tickets go on sale this Friday, Feb 16th HERE.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats’ last UK visit was a joy to behold from one of the best live bands around. Following the release of their acclaimed 2021 album, The Future, the band delivered two captivating sold-out dates at London’s Roundhouse.

 

The summer dates will also come hot off the back of Nathaniel’s forthcoming US performances of the Leonard Cohen songbook backed by a full orchestra in Denver, Toronto and Montreal. The shows originated in Denver where Rateliff is a part of the Colorado Symphony’s first class of Imagination Artist series with Broadway’s Mary Mitchell Campbell and RZA from the Wu Tang Clan.

 

Growing up in Herman, Missouri, Nathaniel Rateliff started his music career playing in his family’s band at church and music became an obsession for him and his friends. At 19, Rateliff moved to Denver where he worked night shifts at a bottle factory and a trucking company while testing out songs at open-mic nights.

Since 2015, Nathaniel has led the high-octane, horn-flanked band The Night Sweats. The band’s self-titled debut album was a breakout success. Now certified Gold in the U.S., it has sold over a million records worldwide. Their second album Tearing at the Seams debuted in March 2018 to widespread critical acclaim and included three singles which hit #1 at Triple A Radio.

Rateliff released his first solo album in seven years in 2020 via Stax Records. And It’s Still Alright peaked at #3 on iTunes’ ‘Top Albums’ chart, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s “Americana/Folk” chart, landed at #2 on their “Current Rock” chart and resided at #1 on the Americana Albums Chart for eight consecutive weeks.

Rateliff released a new live album, Red Rocks 2020, which was recorded in an empty Red Rocks Amphitheatre during Rateliff’s mid-September run of socially distanced shows. The band’s latest album The Future, was released in 2021 on Stax Records to critical acclaim.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are Rateliff (vocals, guitar), Joseph Pope III (bass), Pat Meese (drums, percussion, keys), Luke Mossman (guitar), Mark Shusterman (organ, keys), Andreas Wild (saxophone), Daniel Hardaway (trumpet) and Jeff Dazey (saxophone).

The band will play the following 2024 dates. William The Conqueror will support across all headlines dates.

JUNE

Sat 15th Oslo, NO, PIP Festival

Sun 16th Gothenburg, SE, Pustervik

Tue 18th Odense, DK, Posten

Wed 19th Berlin, DE, Kesselhaus

Fri 21st Landgraaf, NL, Pinkpop Festival

Sat 22nd London, UK, Eventim Apollo

Tue 25th Manchester, UK, Albert Hall

Wed 26th Glasgow, UK, 02 Academy

Thu 27th York, UK, Barbican

Sat 29th Bristol, UK, SWX

Sun 30th Wolves, UK, The Halls


JULY

Wed 3rd Cologne, DE, Gloria

Thu 4th Werchter, BE, Rock Werchter

Fri 5th Arras, FR, Main Square Festival

Mon 8th Munich, DE, Technikum

Tue 9th Bern, CH, Bierhuebeli

Fri 12th Lisbon, PT, NOS Alive

Sat 13th Madrid, ES, Mad Cool Festival

 

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Hot Off The Back Of The Release Of Their Storming Debut Self-Titled Album – Out Now

“A riot of edge-of-insanity vocals, percussive battery and ferocious guitars. More, please!” – 4* MOJO
“…a sonic assault, dripping with bad-boy attitude” – Uncut
“Shades of the White Stripes and the Stooges filter into the wild debut”…Unhinged energy” The Times
“A thundering maelstrom of rock’n’roll” Clash
‘High-speed check yer pants rock’n’roll with nary a care for personal safety’Classic Rock

His Lordship, one of the most explosive and exciting live acts to emerge from the UK in years, announce a fresh set of explosive UK live dates for May. This comes hot off the back of the release of their debut self-titled album – produced by David Wrench and Tchad Blake (Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys).

His Lordship will embark on 10 shows across the UK, bringing their frenetic, frenzied, rapturous brand of garage rock to the masses, including a night in the capital at London’s The Dome on May 22nd. The band sold out their debut UK tour in July, and then joined Jason Isbell on a sell out European tour culminating with a roof raising show at London’s Eventim Apollo. As well as headlining London’s Lafayette, the band hit the road last year, including a sold-out headline show at London’s Garage in November. Tickets on sale HERE.

A maximum rock’n’roll trio conceived during lockdown to blow the cobwebs away and remind us of what music has been missing, the band are made up of the powerhouse duo of James Walbourne (The Pretenders, The Pogues, The Rails) and Kristoffer Sonne(Chrissie Hynde, Willie Nelson). Their debut self-titled album was branded a “sonic assault, dripping with bad-boy attitude” by Uncut, with MOJO describing it as “a riot of edge-of-insanity vocals, percussive battery and ferocious guitars.”

The band’s first single ‘All Cranked Up’ hit the 6 Music B-List, and then saw the release of its follow up ‘Buzzkill’ – an angular, twisted ear worm, as well as the monster garage rock anthem ‘Jackie Works For The NHS.

These shows are not to be missed!

His Lordship will play the following UK headline shows in May. Tickets on-sale HERE.

May
Thu 16th​​HULL, ALOFT @ The Haworth

Fri 17th​​EDINBURGH, Cabaret Voltaire

Sun 19th​​GLASGOW, Rum Shack

Tue 21st​​LEEDS, Brudenell Social Club

Wed 22nd​​LONDON, The Dome

Thu 23rd​​MANCHESTER, Night n Day

Fri 24th​​CATTON HALL, Bearded Theory Festival

Mon 27th​​BIRMINGHAM, Hare & Hounds

Tue 28th​​NORWICH, Norwich Arts Centre

Thu 30th​​BRIGHTON, Hope & Ruin

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Stunning Piano Album Of Reimagined Texas Hits – out March 29th on [PIAS]

First Tracks ‘Would I Lie to You’ & ‘Say What You Want’
Out NowLISTEN HERE

September UK Arena Tour
Including Huge Dates At The O2 Arena London & Glasgow OVO Hydro

Extra date added at Hull Connexin Live, tickets on sale this Friday at 10am Here

Texas Play BBC Radio 2 Piano Room – February 12th

After an emphatic 2023 that saw a career-spanning The Very Best Of 1989 – 2023 release, as well as one of the standout Pyramid Stage sets at Glastonbury, Texas and legendary American songwriter & pianist Spooner Oldham will release their first joint album The Muscle Shoals Sessions – out March 29th via [PIAS].


Recorded at the renowned ‘Fame Recording Studio’ in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, during the summer of 2022, the album features twelve of Texas’ greatest hits, and two covers (‘Would I Lie To You’ by Charles and Eddie and ‘Save The Last Dance’ by The Drifters) – reimagined and laid bare. Stripped back to their bare bones, guided by the soulful voice of Sharleen Spiteri, accompanied by the delicate piano lines of Spooner Oldham, the songs simply shine in this format and prove their worth as sheer standalone timeless classics.

Sharleen Spiteri says of the experience; “To have the option to go to Muscle Shoals to record was like being a little kid in a sweet shop. Working with Spooner was inspiring, fun and he’s just a wonderful human being. The fact that Northern Soul music has been such a massive influence for Texas made the fit with Spooner just right. Him writing ‘Keep On Talking’ was essential to us recording it for this album.”

On adapting the tracks for the album, Sharleen continues; “To reimagine the classics and break them down so you hear the clarity in the lyrics – it may give you a different take and a different feeling on these songs. It’s just vocal and a piano with some beautiful backing – all recorded live. I think you’re going to get something quite different from what you will have heard on the original versions.”


Inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, Spooner Oldham has shaped American soul music with his formidable talent. A songwriter, producer and session keyboardist, Oldham has left his mark on classics such as “When a Man Loves a Woman,” “Mustang Sally” and “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You).” Oldham went on to play on a string of Aretha albums and co-write some classics, “I’m Your Puppet” “Cry Like A Baby” and “Sweet Inspirations” with Dan Penn.

 

After the end of the pioneering era of Southern soul, Oldham put his considerable talents to work for other artists, including Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, and the Everly Brothers, playing piano and organ. He remains a respected figure among music aficionados, not only for his tasteful keyboard playing, but also for his compositions.


34 years since they recorded ‘I Don’t Want A Lover’, then watched, gobsmacked, as it reached Number Eight in the charts, Texas, one of the UK’s most loved bands, have gone on to produce ten studio albums, selling over 40 million records worldwide.

 

Today, Texas take to Maida Vale to perform as part of BBC Radio 2’s ‘Piano Room’ season. In September the band will embark on a UK arena tour which will see the band play nine dates across the UK, including their newly announced date at Hull Connexin Live (on sale Friday 16th February at 10am), two hometown shows at The Hydro in Glasgow, as well as The O2 in London. Known for their enthralling, high-energy shows, the run will see the band play a set of classic hits . Support across the dates come from KT Tunstall.

Tickets on sale HERE.

 

September 2024

Tue 3rd​​​HULL, Connexin Live​​​​NEW DATE ADDED

Thu 5th​​​LONDON, The O2

Fri 6th​​​LEEDS, First Direct Arena

Sat 7th​​​LIVERPOOL, M&S Bank Arena

Tue 10th​​BOURNEMOUTH, International Centre

Wed 11th​​CARDIFF, Utilita Arena Cardiff

Fri 13th​​​BIRMINGHAM, Utilita Arena Birmingham

Sat 14th​​GLASGOW, OVO Hydro​​​​SOLD-OUT

Sun 15th​​GLASGOW, OVO Hydro

 

Texas & Spooner Oldham – The Muscle Shoals Sessions Track Listing

1. Halo (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
2. Mr Haze (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
3. Summer Son (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
4. Say What You Want (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
5. Keep On Talking (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
6. The Conversation (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
7. In Demand (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
8. Would I Lie To You (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
9. Let’s Work It (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
10. Black Eyed Boy (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
11. Everyday Now (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
12. I Don’t Want A Lover (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
13. In Our Lifetime (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
14. Save The Last Dance (The Muscle Shoals Sessions)
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Play London’s Roundhouse November 27th

New Album Millennials

Out February 23rd, 2024 via Happy Artist Records / The Orchard

With their highly-anticipated new album Millennials coming later this month, Scottish 4-piece The Snuts have announced a 2024 UK winter tour, including a date at London’s Roundhouse on Wednesday November 27th.

Kicking off at Newcastle City Hall on Friday November 22nd, the 8 date tour follows the band’s sold-out album launch shows at the Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom on February 27th and 28th and a summer run of festivals including a headline slot at Liverpool’s Sound City Festival in May. Full list of dates HERE.

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

Sat 27th        Tramlines Festival, Sheffield

Sun 28th       Truck Festival, Oxfordshire

 

August

Fri 2nd           Kendal Calling, Kendal

Sat 3rd          Y Not Festival, Derby

Fri 23rd          Victorious Festival, Portsmouth

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

From start to finish, top to bottom, Millennials has been made entirely to The Snuts’ script. The result: a tight, taut, fat-free masterclass in songwriting and production, with 10 tracks clocking in just shy of half-an-hour. Also look out for ‘Millionaires’, an epic anthem with stadium scale, as well as ‘Circles’, the last track on the album and a fittingly epic closer to everything the band wanted to achieve with Millennials.

Frontman Jack Cochrane took the studio lead in collaboration with the band’s live MD Scott Anderson. Tracks were written on the run as The Snuts toured the world in support of their previous Top 3 album Burn The Empire, recorded on the fly in tour buses, dressing rooms, hotel rooms and a 300-quid-a-week studio in the Scottish Highlands.

The Snuts have a chart-topping and top 3 albums under their belts, songs that attack subjects affecting the youth of today, and an arsenal of adoring fans up and down the country. 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.

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

Sat 27th        Tramlines Festival, Sheffield

Sun 28th       Truck Festival, Oxfordshire

 

August

Fri 2nd           Kendal Calling, Kendal

Sat 3rd          Y Not Festival, Derby

Fri 23rd          Victorious Festival, Portsmouth

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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WATER’ & ‘CONNECTICUT

 

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘WATER’ – OUT NOW

THIRD STUDIO ALBUM I WISH YOU WAY MORE THAN LUCK
OUT APRIL 5TH

Psych-pop four-piece Lo Moon has announced the release of their anticipated third studio album, I Wish You Way More Than Luck, to be released April 5th via Thirty Tigers / The Orchard.

To coincide with the announcement, the band has revealed two new tracks, including focus single, ‘Water’ and a b-side ‘Connecticut. Both tracks were written by Matt Lowell and produced by Mike Davis (Ratboys, Pool Kids, Great Grandpa), with Alan Moulder (Depeche Mode, U2, Ride, The Cure, My Bloody Valentine, The Smashing Pumpkins) mixing the record.


Also released today, the official Saoli Nash-directed music video for ‘Water’ – watch HERE. The video’s Creative Director, Warren Fu (Daft Punk, The Strokes, Depeche Mode, The Killers), a close friend and frequent collaborator from over the years, directed the band’s first music video for ‘Loveless’.

 

Speaking about ‘Water’, Lo Moon’s Matt Lowell reveals, Since all the songs on our new album were inspired by the moment I found my artistic voice as a teenager, I started Water with the riff on an acoustic guitar. It really reminded me of something I might play when I was sixteen. It felt whimsical and nostalgic and when the band jumped in it felt like refreshing new ground for us. A couple days before the song appeared I had re-read David Foster Wallace’s transcript of a commencement speech he gave at Kenyon College in 2005. It had a much more profound effect on me from the first time I read it, and I thought the last line of the speech I Wish You Way More Than Luck could work perfectly within the musical framework. In some ways the song felt like it came to us, it’s hard to explain when those things happen, but we’re happy it did.” 

 

Water’ and ‘Connecticut’ offer fans the first taste of new music from Lo Moon in 2024, following the release of ‘Evidence’ last year. The track was paired with an official music video, directed by Saoli Nash & Warren Fu watch HERE.

 

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

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

 

Tracklisting:

  1. Borrowed Hills
  2. Waiting A Lifetime
  3. Connecticut
  4. When The Kids Are Gone
  5. Water
  6. Day Old News
  7. Mary In The Woods
  8. Evidence 
  9. The Chapel
  10. Honest

 

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Taken From Their Critically-Acclaimed, UK #2-Charting Album Bauhaus Staircase
Out Now on 100% Records

WATCH VIDEO HERE

February/March 2024 UK Headline Tour
Includes London’s O2 Arena – March 24th, 2024
With Support From Howard Jones (London Only) & Walt Disco (All Other Dates)

TICKETS ON SALE HERE

‘Bauhaus Staircase shows OMD thriving’ – 4* MOJO
‘A stellar return’ – 9/10 Clash
‘Glory in the sounds and influences which originally made OMD’ – 4* Record Collector
‘Sublime’ – 5* Classic Pop
‘Their finest work of their 45-year career’ – 5* Retro Pop

Ahead of their much anticipated UK tour, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) release latest track ‘Kleptocracy’ – taken from their impeccable UK Top 2-charting studio album Bauhaus Staircase, out now on 100% Records.

Mixed by the album’s main external influence, rock producer David Watts (The Reytons’s recent #1 album), the clattering, hectic ‘Kleptocracy’ is OMD’s greatest straight-up protest song – its chewy discourse wrapped in an absolute earworm. Watch here. Kleptocracy will also be released on limited edition 7”, 12” and CD singles out 22nd March, available for purchase here.

Andy McCluskey says; “This is the most political song that we have ever recorded. The band believes that democracy is the only legitimate way to balance different opinions and create a functioning representative government. Sadly, we are living through times that see us ruled by thieves and flagrant liars. Democracy has been subverted by Kleptocracy.”

The album, which charted at #2 in the UK, arrived with aplomb as the band’s new music exploded over the airwaves, and saw exquisite performances on BBC’s Later…with Jools Holland (watch here). The record was also met with critical acclaim – Clash describing it as ‘a stellar return’, MOJO declaring the band as ‘thriving’, and Classic Pop simply labelling the album as ‘sublime’.

OMD have sold an astonishing 25 million singles and 15 million albums, which has established them as electronic synthesiser pioneers and one of Britain’s best-loved pop groups. Their 13 albums include reissued ‘Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’ (1980), ‘Organisation’ (1980), ‘Architecture & Morality’ (1981) and ‘Dazzle Ships’ (1983).

Across February & March next year, the band will play 22 dates across the UK & Ireland (tickets here), including their biggest ever London headline show at London’s O2 Arena on March 24th, 2024 – with support coming from the legendary Howard Jones (London only) & Walt Disco (all other dates).

UK HEADLINE TOUR
February 2024

Tue 27th                     Belfast, Ulster Hall                                                                  SOLD OUT

Wed 28th                   Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre                                                   SOLD OUT

 

March

Fri 1st                           Manchester, O2 Apollo                                                       SOLD OUT

Sat 2nd                       Manchester, O2 Apollo

Sun 3rd                       Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena

Tue 5th                       Leeds, First Direct Arena

Wed 6th                     Edinburgh, Usher Hall                                                           SOLD OUT

Fri 8th                          Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall                                             SOLD OUT

Sat 9th                        Newcastle, O2 City Hall                                                       SOLD OUT

Sun 10th                     Sheffield, City Hall                                                                SOLD OUT

Tue 12th                     Leicester, De Montfort Hall                                                 SOLD OUT

Wed 13th                   Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall                                        SOLD OUT

Fri 15th                        Wolverhampton, Civic Hall

Sat 16th                      Swansea, Arena

Sun 17th                     Southend-On-Sea, Cliffs Pavillion

Tue 19th                     Bristol, Beacon                                                                      SOLD OUT

Wed 20th                   Oxford, New Theater                                                           SOLD OUT

Fri 22nd                       Portsmouth, Guildhall                                                          SOLD OUT

Sat 23rd                      Ipswich, Regent Theatre                                                     SOLD OUT

Sun 24th                     London, The O2*

Tue 26th                     Brighton, Dome                                                                    SOLD OUT

Wed 27th                   Eastbourne, Winter Gardens                                              SOLD OUT

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