  Photo: Paul Winter “Murray’s voice is a beautiful, dreamy magnet for Hughes’s backdrops, which without losing their twang take all sorts of tangents”
MOJO “Some artists release albums to be listened to. Others to be absorbed. And several create music to bask in. Still Corners covers all those and more.” AMERICAN SONGWRITER “One of those modern-day music quandaries that remains unanswered is why aren’t Still Corners much bigger than they actually are.” UNDER THE RADAR ‘Death Songbook’ The New Album by Paraorchestra with Brett Anderson, Charles Hazlewood, Nadine Shah, Gwenno, Seb Rochford (Sons of Kemet) and Adrian Utley (Portishead) Due For Release 19th April 2024 via World Circuit / BMG, Pre-Order Here  Photograph: Kirsten McTernan Original Compositions and Re-Imaginings of Music by Echo & The Bunnymen, Suede, Depeche Mode, Mercury Rev, Japan, Black, Skeeter Davis, Jacques Brel and more Watch Video For Echo & The Bunnymen’s ‘The Killing Moon’, Re-Imagined, Here Live Album Performances at London’s Roundhouse and Manchester’s Aviva Studios, 24th and 26th April, Tickets On Sale Here Paraorchestra, with Brett Anderson and Charles Hazlewood, have announced ‘Death Songbook’, a collaborative 12-track album featuring original compositions and re-imagining iconic songs exploring love, loss and transcendence by artists including, Echo & The Bunnymen, Mercury Rev, Japan, Black, Depeche Mode, Skeeter Davis, Jacques Brel and Suede. The album includes special guest performances by collaborators Nadine Shah, Gwenno, Seb Rochford (Sons of Kemet), Adrian Utley (Portishead) and is due for release on 19th April 2024 via World Circuit / BMG.
THE LAFONTAINES  Photo: Euan Robertson. The LaFontaines never went away, they’ve just had a short time out…
Fifteen years since their inception in Motherwell Scotland, Kerr Okan (vocals), Jamie Keenan (drums, vocals) and Darren McCaughey (guitars, production) have long held a unique space within the UK music scene with The LaFontaines sound as instantly recognisable as singer Kerr’s vocals.  [‘Von dutch’ Artwork - Credit: Terrence O’Connor] “The push-and-pull between vulnerability and braggadocio is at the heart of XCX6” - The FACE
Charli XCX today releases ‘Von dutch’ - the first single taken from her highly anticipated forthcoming new album ‘BRAT’. You can listen to ‘Von dutch’ HERE and watch the video HERE.  CAST'S NEW ALBUM ‘LOVE IS THE CALL’ IS AT #8 ON THE MIDWEEK CHART
UK HEADLINE TOUR GETS UNDERWAY NEXT MONTH ARENA SHOWS WITH LIAM GALLAGHER FOLLOW IN JUNE “A perfect record.” ***** - XS Noize “An album that has the same energy and optimism that propelled their debut.” 4/5 - NARC “Feels like it could be a lost album, like the transition record between The La’s to Cast.” - The Indie Masterplan “Proponents of timeless songs and cosmic spirits.” - Live4Ever  ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘AFRAID OF TOMORROWS’ OUT ON 7TH JUNE VIA FICTION RECORDS PRE-ORDER HERE RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘STRAY’ LISTEN HERE | WATCH HERE  Photo Credit: Sylas Agtarap (@ShotBySig)   ANNOUNCE 16 DATE TOUR
ALL QUIET ON THE EASTERN ESPLANADE RELEASING 29TH MARCH PREORDER THE NEW ALBUM FROM THE OFFICIAL STORE TO GET PRE-SALE ACCESS  In a monumental moment, global heavy hitters DIVINE and Karan Aujla have teamed up to deliver their collaborative project Street Dreams – which brings together major icons from Hindu and Punjabi cultures for the first time.
Led by the nostalgic hip-hop production of single “100 Million,” the statement piece fuses production courtesy of Trox (50 Cent, Snoop Dogg) and Samarei (Dreamville, Dave East) with lyrics toasting to the unparalleled success achieved by DIVINE and Karan Aujla. Further brought to life in an explosively flashy music video which has racked up 20M views, “100 Million” stands as an anthem for those with grand dreams.  SHARE THE ‘TRAINSPOTTING’ INSPIRED VIDEO FOR ‘UNIVERSAL CREDIT’ WATCH IT HERE ALBUM ‘DREAMS, SCHEMES & YOUNG TEAMS’ IS OUT ON FRIDAY - PRE-ORDER HERE WATCH THE ‘CHOOSE SHAMBOLICS’ ALBUM TEASER HERE SCOTTISH TOUR DATES START ON FRIDAY / SHOWS IN ENGLAND SCHEDULED FOR APRIL “Uplifting anthems are their prolific stock in trade, hence why they’ve attracted an ever-growing army of devotees.” - The Scotsman “Their exuberant songs, influenced by everyone from The La’s, Arctic Monkeys and Sam Fender to The Streets, Fleetwood Mac and MGMT, provide an escape from the gloom and the hope for better times to come.” - The Courier “Sizzling, soaring hooks and anthemic songwriting.” - Tenement TV   SHARES DETAILS OF WORK IN PROGRESS EP TO BE RELEASED ON 15 MARCH NEW SONG DIVE OUT NOW PAINT MY BEDROOM BLACK DEBUT ALBUM 20 DATE UK AND EUROPEAN TOUR SPRING 2024   SHARE THE NEW SINGLE ‘HOPELESS ROMANTIC’ - LISTEN HERE BIGGEST HEADLINE TOUR TO DATE STARTS NEXT MONTH INCLUDES A LONDON SHOW AT OMEARA  With a growing catalogue of fan favourites such as ‘Vicarage Road’ and ‘Sally’, The Lilacs are becoming one of the big new hopes of the UK indie scene. That status has been amplified by their exuberant live shows, which have included gigs with the likes of The Lathums, Lottery Winners, The Sherlocks and The View as well as festivals such as the Isle of Wight and Y NOT?. Now the Wigan quartet are set to accelerate that rise, starting with today’s release of the new single ‘Hopeless Romantic’.
Celebrating 30 years of… Tina Turner’s ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’  Multiple formats containing unreleased tracks and other rarities including a previously unreleased ‘Proud Mary’ Acapella Release: Friday 26th April Pre-order now from TinaTurner.lnk.to/WL30 In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Tina Turner’s ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’, a brand new suite of special edition albums are to be released on 26th April. The 4CD/1DVD boxed set will include the original album remastered on CD1, with CD2 featuring a collection of edits, remixes and acapellas. CD3 and 4 features Tina’s live show at the Blockbuster Pavilion in 1993 remastered which can also be watched on the DVD along with three music videos. The boxed set also includes a poster and 24-page booklet. Additional album formats include a single LP, a double-CD and available to stream digitally which you can pre-order now here. ENTER SHIKARI announce free livestream of Belgium show on Monday 19th Feb + EU tour dates continue through the Spring + Download festival mainstage this summer  Photo credit: Paul Harries Enter Shikari are announcing news of a free livestream of their upcoming show in Belgium on Monday 19th Feb. The livestream will capture the sold-out opening night of the band's European run at one of the tour's more intimate venues, AB in Brussels. It's a venue with which the band have a long history, and released a 2 x vinyl LP official bootleg of a show from it in 2019.
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