Photo Credit: Vlad Woodham Smith @ Plastic Fruit Studios
Manchester five-piece The Guest List have today shared their dazzling new single If Ever Your Devil Is Kind. Taken from their forthcoming debut album Something Real, out August 28th, the track brings their ever-blossoming sound to full bloom with soaring instrumentation and rousing string arrangements. The track arrives alongside a striking new music video, directed by Valentina Khodnevich, that mirrors the track’s underlying tension. Take a listen/watch for yourselves below.
EU & UK HEADLINE TOUR DATES October 20th BRUSSELS, Botanique Witloof Bar 21st PARIS, Les Etoiles 23rd ROTTERDAM, Left of the Dial 24th ROTTERDAM, Left of the Dial 25th COLOGNE, Artheater 27th BERLIN, Badehaus 28th HAMBURG, Turmzimmer 29th UTRECHT, Ekko
November 17th NEWCASTLE, The Grove 19th GLASGOW, St Luke’s 20th BIRMINGHAM, O2 Institute 2 21st OXFORD, O2 Academy 2 22nd SOUTHAMPTON, Papillion 24th LONDON, Scala 25th LEEDS, Project House 26th BRISTOL, Fleece
FESTIVAL APPEARANCES July 18th BACK DOUNE THE RABBIT HOLE, Stirling, Cardross Estate 25th TRAMLINES, Sheffield, Hillsborough Park 26th LATITUDE, Suffolk, Henham Park
August 2nd CAMP BESTIVAL, Weymouth, Lulworth Castle 8th BOARDMASTERS, Newquay, Watergate Bay 15th SUMMER SONIC, Tokyo 16th SUMMER SONIC, Osaka 28th READING, Reading Festival 29th LEEDS, Leeds Festival 30th VICTORIOUS, Southsea Common
October 17th NBHD FESTIVAL, Manchester
IN-STORE DATES August 21st LEEDS, Jumbo 23rd LIVERPOOL, The Jacaranda 24th LONDON, Rough Trade Denmark Street 30th SOUTHSEA, Pie & Vinyl
September 1st BURY, Wax & Beans} 2nd PRESTON, Action Records
Sebastian Schub has returned with his first new music of the year sharing the insatiably catchy new single “kiss of life. (you’re kinda magical)”. Opening an exciting new chapter, the track's fun melodies and infectious choruses offer a thrilling glimpse of what's to come. Explaining further, he says, “kiss of life is definitely the most fun I’ve ever had making a record. It’s everything overflowing all at once. On the surface it’s a song about falling in love, but really, it’s an ode to my friends and the people around me - it's about the joy and gratitude I feel whenever I’m with them. Two of them unexpectedly became parents recently and it really ended up shaping the heart of the song. In the end I just had to get them all to perform on the record - including the baby. It’s definitely the most fun I’ve ever had on a song.” Take a listen below.
Today sees Manchester's Westislonelyunveil her second EP ‘Man’s Ruin’. Made with the help of producer Dimitri Tikovoï (The Horrors, Placebo) in west London, the five-track Extended Play marks an exhilarating new era for the wunderkind artist, blending soaring pop production with an electrifying sense of momentum. Speaking on the new EP, Westislonely says: ‘Mans Ruin has no happy endings and no heroes; ruin looks better in all black.’ Listen in full here.
Live dates WEDNESDAY 22ND JULY - OLD BLUE LAST, LONDON THURSDAY 23RD JULY - THE LODGE, MANCHESTER
Ahead of his fourth album Running Round The Sun, due out 4th September via Modern Sky UK, Jamie Webster has today unveiled his aspirant new single Small Town Life. “There is a sense of community running through it,” says Webster. “Looking after each other, standing together, backing one another. Not because life is perfect, but because it's real. It's about the beauty you can find in ordinary places and ordinary lives. It's blood, sweat, tears, pints, football, friendships and families. It's life as most people actually live it.” Take a listen/watch below with the official video shot on location in Liverpool, directed by James Slater, and featuring‘national treasure’ actor, Ricky Tomlinson, ex-England international footballer, Toni Duggan and Betrayal star Paddy Rowan.
Live dates Sat 5 Sep -Southampton, The 1865 Sun 6 Sep -Bristol, O2 Academy 1 Mon 7 Sep -Cardiff, Students Union Wed 9 Sep -London, Electric Ballroom Thu 10 Sep -Birmingham, O2 Institute 1 Fri 11 Sep -Manchester, Academy 1 Sun 13 Sep -Leicester, O2 Academy Tue 15 Sep -Sheffield, Network Thu 17 Sep -Leeds, O2 Academy Fri 18 Sep -Hull, University Union Sat 19 Sep -Newcastle, NX Mon 21 Sep -Dundee, Live House Tue 22 Sep -Glasgow, O2 Academy Wed 23 Sep -Carlisle, The Old Fire Station Fri 29 Sep -Isle of Man, Villa Marina Royal Hall
Reading outfit Bone-Idle have today shared their blistering new single Liquorice. Reflecting its namesake, the track balances brooding pop undertones against towering percussion, waves of grungy guitars, and melodies that explode into cathartic release. Frontman Braidan Casey explains further, “Liquorice is a song or actually more of a letter to all the things I can’t deal with and have little patience for. It’s like stubbing your toe and wanting to beat the life out of the side of your bed, or slow walkers on a high street when you need to catch a train. It’s about all the annoying little things in life that infuriate me but the anger is always coming from something more complicated. Some people and things aren’t the way I’d like them to be, this song just reflects on my difficulty to accept that they never will be.” Take a listen below.
Bone-Idle are Braidan Casey (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Alfie Cook (lead Guitar and Keys), and Jake Finkel (Bass Guitar).
Following on from last month's single Hurracane,DMA's have today shared their brilliant new effort, Killing Time. Taken from their forthcoming fifth studio album, out August 7th, the track balances skippy percussion with an infectious melody, before gradually ascending into its sweeping, euphoric chorus. Take a listen for yourselves below along with a full run down of upcoming tour dates.
Live Dates 01 February - O2 Guildhall, Southampton, England 02 February - Cardiff University Great Hall, Cardiff, Wales 03 February - hmv Empire, Coventry, England 05 February - Manchester Academy, Manchester, England 06 February - Manchester Academy, Manchester, England 08 February - O2 City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, England 09 February - The Engine Shed, Lincoln, England 11 February – Barbican, York, England 12 February - Eventim Apollo, London, England 14 February – Olympia, Liverpool, England 15 February - The Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England 17 February - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland 18 February - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland 19 February – Limelight, Belfast, Northern Ireland 20 February - The Academy Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Following their earlier single Go Fuck Urself, Fat Dog have returned this week with their charged up new effort, Cancel Me (I'm Tired). Taken from their second album of the same name, due out on October 2nd, expanding their sonic horizons, the band combine driving techno beats, commanding vocals, and a remarkable ability to write irresistibly catchy hooks. The video shot with director James Winstanley on the hottest day of the
year, sees Fat Dog trying to avoid getting cancelled on an actual
night out in London's Soho. Take a watch below.
Album artwork
Tracklisting:
1. Smile and Wave 2. Go Fuck Urself 3. Cancel Me (I’m Tired) 4. Heart Of Darkness 5. Shit Love 6. Call It What You Want 7. Snakes 8. Bad Dog 9. The Devil 10. Aliens
Instore tour Fri 2nd October – Kingston @ Circuit (via Banquet) Sat 3rd October – Bristol @ Rough Trade Bristol Sun 4th October – London @ Rough Trade East Mon 5th October – Sheffield @ Foundry (via Bear Tree) Tues 6th October – Nottingham @ Rough Trade Nottingham Wed 7th October – Liverpool @ Rough Trade Liverpool Thurs 8th October – Edinburgh @ Cab Voltaire (via Assai) Fri 9th October – Newcastle @ HMV Newcastle Pre-order the album HERE for access
Upcoming live dates Weds 1st July – Olympiastadion, Berlin, DE (supporting Foo Fighters) Fri 3rd July – Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, AT (supporting Foo Fighters) Sun 5th July – Ippodromo Snai La Maura, Milan, IT (supporting Foo Fighters) Fri 10th July - Pohoda Festival, Trenčín, SL Sat 11th July – Décibulles Festival, Neuve-Église, Alsace, FR Sun 12th July - Chauffeer Dans La Noirceur, Normandy, FR Fri 17th July - Rock Herk, Herk-de-Stag, BE Sat 18th July - Dour Festival, Dour, BE Thurs 23rd July – SEI Festival, Brindisi, IT Fri 24th July – TV Spenta, Siena, IT Sat 25th July - Deershed, Topcliffe, UK
Sat 8th August - Pop Messe, Brno, CZ Sat 29th August – Rock’n’Roll Circus, Sheffield, UK
Fri 4th September - PHE Festival, Tenerife, ES Sat 5th September – End of the Road Festival, Larmer Tree Gardens, UK Sat 12th September- Baroeg Open Air, Rotterdam, NL 17th – 19th September – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, DE Sat 24th October – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK Thu 29th October – De Roma, Antwerp, BE Fri 30th October – Tivoli, Utrecht, NL Sat 31st October – Elysee Montmarte, Paris, FR
Mon 1st November – Stereolux, Nantes FR Tue 3rd November – Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing, FR Wed 4th November – Die Kantine, Cologne, DE Fri 6th November – Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, DE Sat 7th November – Loppen, Copenhagen, DK Sat 14th November – Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK Wed 18th November – Whelans, Dublin, IE Thu 19th November – Whelans, Dublin, IE Fri 20th November - Limelight, Belfast, UK Tue 24th November – Depot, Cardiff, UK Wed 25th November – O2 Academy, Bristol, UK Thu 26th November – O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK Fri 27th November – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK Sat 28th November – Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, UK
Following its premiere this evening as Radio 1's Hottest Track In The World, Manchester's Westside Cowboy have revealed their brand-new single Pin Up Boys. Already a favourite amongst their live shows, the track's polished touch brings it in to a new light through snappy percussion, soaring choruses and insatiable vocals. Speaking further on the track’s origins, the band say: “Pin Up Boys was written a year and a half ago using an acoustic guitar, a drum machine sample pad and some screwdrivers as drumsticks. It is by far the longest serving song on the album and the one that we have played the most live, which was a blessing and a curse when we came to record. After realising this song was set in its ways, we thought the recording should be a somewhat faithful version of the live performance. We hope you get something out of it”. Take a watch below. Pin Up Boys is taken from the band's debut album It Goes On, set to land August 21st via Island Records.
The music video captures this energy, as director Jack Shep details: “Westside
Cowboy’s performance style is so energetic and distinct. They clearly
have a mountainous future ahead of them, and it was awesome to work with
young people at the precipice of starting something really special
together. In the video we wanted to capture the band’s dynamism,
through a spotlight. We follow this fixed, malevolent spotlight chasing
our hero (played by the band’s mate, Will) as he tries to escape its
gaze. As he runs, he manages to escape, splitting into a new spotlight
with a new version of the band. The whole thing begins to buckle and
shatter.”
Supporting the album release the band will undertake their biggest headline tour to date this autumn/winter including shows at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town and Manchester’s Albert Hall (full dates below). Westside Cowboy will also appear at festivals including Green Man, Latitude, and Reading and Leeds this summer, and have today announced limited record store shows around the LP’s release.
RECORD STORE SHOWS ANNOUNCED 19.08 - Resident Brighton 20.08 - Rough Trade East 25.08 - Jumbo Leeds 27.08 - Rough Trade Liverpool 03.09 - Rough Trade Nottingham 04.09 - Assai Glasgow
LIVE DATES 04.07 - Down the Rabbit Hole, Netherlands 05.07 - Rock Werchter, Belgium 09.07 - Ally Pally Park, London, UK 10.07 - BBK, Bilbao, Spain 18.07 - Bukta, Tromso, Norway 24.07 - Tramlines, Sheffield, UK 25.07 - Latitude, Suffolk, UK 26.07 - Truck, Oxfordshire, UK 31.07 - Watt En Schlick, Dangast, Germany 01.08 - Appletree, Diepholz, Germany 03.08 - Congés Annulés, Luxembourg 06.08 - Haldern Pop, Haldern, Germany 08.08 - Winterthurer, Winterthurer, Switzerland 09.08 - Weinturm Open Air, Windsheim, Germany 12.08 - Paredes De Coura, Paredes, Portugal 14.08 - Oya, Oslo, Norway 15.08 - Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden 21.08 - Green Man, Wales, UK 28.08 - Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK 30.08 - Reading Festival, Reading, UK 28.10 - Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands 29.10 - Paradiso THT, Amsterdam, Netherlands 30.10 - Helios37, Cologne, Germany 01.11 - Voxhall, Aarhus, Denmark 05.11 - Lille Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark 06.11 - Lido, Berlin, Germany 07.11 - Bike Jesus, Prague, Czechia 09.11 - Arci Bellezza, Milan, Italy 10.11 - Exil, Zurich, Switzerland 12.11 - Botanique (Museum), Brussels, Belgium 13.11 - Petit Bain, Paris, France 14.11 - Aeronef, Lille, France 24.11 - St Lukes, Glasgow, UK [SOLD OUT] 25.11 - NUSU, Newcastle, UK 26.11 - Crookes Social Club, Sheffield, UK [SOLD OUT] 27.11 - Irish Centre, Leeds, UK [SOLD OUT] 29.11 - XOYO, Birmingham, UK [SOLD OUT] 30.11 - 1865, Southampton, UK 01.12 - Chalk, Brighton, UK 02.12 - O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK [SOLD OUT] 04.12 - Electric Bristol, Bristol, UK [SOLD OUT] 05.12 - Albert Hall, Manchester, UK [SOLD OUT]
Leeds six-piece Adult DVD have returned this week with news of their highly anticipated debut self-titled album, due out September 25th on Fat Possum Records. Coinciding with the announcement, the band have unveiled their vibrant new single, Cowboy on Aisle Three - a track that perfectly encapsulates their delightfully off-kilter sound through kaleidoscopic synths and infectious hooks. Speaking on the new single, the band's frontman Harry Hanson says - “I came up with the idea when I was in Lidl. I’m sure everyone has thought, ‘Imagine if I just went nuts now,’ to get out of doing the big shop.” Watch the video for Cowboy On Aisle Three below.
Tour Dates
JUL
3 – Estonia, Tartu - Tartu Punch Festival 18 – Belgium, Dour, Dour Festival 24 – UK, Suffolk - Latitude Festival 25 – UK, Oxfordshire, Truck Festival
AUG 7 – Germany, Haldern Pop Festival 8 – Luxembourg, Rotondes 21-22 – UK, Brecon Beacons, Greenman Festival 28 – UK, Cumbria - Krankenhouse Festival 29 – UK, Suffolk, Maui Festival
SEP 4 – UK, Wiltshire, End Of The Road Festival 5 – UK, Manchester, Psych Festival 6 – UK, Edinburgh, Psych Festival
OCT 3 – UK, Darwen - Neotribe, Sunbird Records 13 – UK, Cardiff, Club Ifor Bach ! 14 – UK, Bristol, Thekla ! 16 – UK, Sheffield, Crookes Social Club ^ 17 – UK, Birmingham, Future Days Festival 18 – UK, Cambridge, Mash ^ 19 – UK, Oxford, Bullingdon ^ 22 – UK, Nottingham, Rescue Rooms * 23 – UK, Glasgow, King Tuts * 24 – UK, Newcastle, The Grove * 27 – UK, Brighton, Chalk ^ 28 – UK, London, Scala ~ * 30 – UK, Leeds, Project House % ~ * 31 – UK, Manchester, Gorilla ^
NOV 5 – Iceland, Reykjavic - Iceland Airwaves Festival 6 – France, Paris - Le Chinois 8 – France, Lille - Aeronef 10 – Belgium, Brussels - Botanique 11 – Haldern Pop Bar, Haldern, Germany 12 – Netherlands, Amsterdam - Tolhuistuin 13 – German, Hamburg - Betty 14 – Denmark, Copenhagen - Loppen 16 – Cafe V Lese, Prague, Czech 17 – Germany, Berlin - Kantine Am Berghain 19 – Merlin, Nijmegen, Netherlands 20 – Vera, Groningen, Netherlands 25 – Ireland, Dublin - The Grand Social 26 – Ireland, Ulster, - Sports Club 27 – Ireland, Galway - Róisín Dubh 29 - Ireland, Limerick - Dolans
Supports ! Turnspit ^ Lttl Mort * Kiosk ~ Group A.D. % Silverwingkiller
Today sees Estonia's Holy Motors release their brand-new single ‘Tough Crush’ alongside the announcement of their third album, Heaven's Night, due out on October 16th via Wharf Cat Records. Brimming with celestial textures, the track’s dreamy soundscapes and soaring guitar work signal an exciting new chapter for the band, offering another enticing glimpse of what’s still to come. Frontwoman Eliann Tulve shared the following about the track: “I saw a tough dancer at a party and developed a heavy crush on their moves. The night was slow & quiet so we went on a drive. As we passed another CircleK on the road I realise they’re a dry companion and it’s time to go home. So is this heaven, is it something else?” Take a listen below.
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