Following on from his recent effort Back Around, Max Rad has this week unveiled his stellar new single It'll All Be Fine. Showing further dynamics to his already developed sound through soft tempo percussion, sampled vocals and jazzy melodies, he once again pushes the boundaries with another pop-perfected masterpiece. Speaking on new single, Max said: “'It’ll All Be Fine' is like a hallucination, an outer body experience. I think within healing, it is so important to try and take yourself outside of yourself. Look at the bigger picture, don't let yourself be swallowed up internally. When you realise that your inner dialogue is getting a little bit damning of yourself, it can feel like when you've been at a party too long and things start to go a bit dark and it's time to leave.” Take a listen for yourselves below.
Returning with the announcement of his UK and European tour dates set to kick off from March next year, Declan McKenna today reveals his accompanying new single Daniel, You're Still a Child. Taken from his forthcoming album 'Zeros', due out 21st August through Columbia Records, it sees his confidence strive as swaggering melodies meet rousing instrumentation to full effect. Having long shown his songwriting prowess, each cut from the new record shows us solidifying evidence of his imaginative and adventurous abilities. Speaking about the new track he explains in further detail: "You know, Daniel, You’re Still A Child because he’s lost in the aftermath, whether it’s lost in the sauce, stoned, lost in some existential fear or lost his way in some VR game. Daniel is this kid who has so much to prove, he has so much in him but he’s just continually being led astray because the world’s telling him that he’s not ‘normal’. Take a listen for yourselves below.
Declan will head out across the UK and Europe from March 2021 in support of the record, Tickets hit pre-sale on Wednesday 15th July @ 9:00am BST, and on general sale from Friday 17th July @ 9:00am BST from Declan’s website – www.declanmckenna.net
Declan McKenna Live: 26th March – The Waterfront, Norwich 27th March – The Junction, Cambridge 28th March – O2 Academy, Bristol 30th March – Tramshed, Cardiff 1st April – O2 Academy Brixton, London 3rd April – O2 Academy, Birmingham 5th April – Rock City, Nottingham 6th April – O2 Academy, Newcastle 8th April – O2 Academy, Leeds 9th April – Albert Hall, Manchester 12th April – SWG3 The Galvanizers, Glasgow 23rd April – Le Stereolux, Nantes 24th April – Le Trabendo, Paris 26th April – Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing 27th April – Trix, Antwerp 29th April – Melkweg – MAX, Amsterdam 30th April – Maassilo, Rotterdam 1st May – Heimathafen Neukolln, Berlin 3rd May – The Roxy, Prague 4th May – Proxima, Warsaw 6th May – Mojo, Hamburg 7th May – Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Cologne
Today sees Sea Girls unveil their latest video to recent single All I Want To Hear You Say. Take a watch of the animated effort below for yourselves. Lead singer Henry Camamile perfectly describes the video, "When I wrote this song I was trying to channel some emotional highs and lows of the likes of Kurt Cobain.” He continues, “Full of visual adrenalin, it builds with rushes of excitement and lack of control. Someone build a rollercoaster through the city and we'll get on it."
Taken from the band's forthcoming new EP of the same name, Irish based four-piece The Academichave today revealed its storming title track, 'Acting My Age'. The track perfectly encapsulates their triumphant coming of age sound, matured through the years, seeing them stride in to top form through thoughtful lyrics, infectious melodies and an empowering energy that's hard to match. Check out the Hope Kemp & Ronan Corrigan directed clip below for yourselves that accompanies the new single. The band's new EP will be released Friday.
Having sadly missed their show last year at the Welsh Capital's inaugural Swn Festival, Cardiff's Rosehip Teahouse have returned today with their latest, aptly titled single Regretting It. Filled with their signature sickly sweet vocals, intertwined with a soothing synth melody and driving acoustic guitar strum, the quintet's latest single is another pristine pop effort. "Regretting It is a song I wrote last year when I was feeling totally overwhelmed", explains singer Faye Rogers. "I struggle with understanding and coping with my emotions at the best of times, and I was making decisions that I knew were bad for me and trying not to sink under the weight of it all.’‘I found myself dwelling on a lot of this stuff over the lockdown as all the empty time allows a lot of room for overthinking and it felt like the right time to record it. Now it’s out of my system I feel a lot better and can kind of laugh about it a bit. I’ve never clapped on a song before and the synth solo brings me a lot of joy that breaks up the sadness behind it all." Take a listen for yourselves below.
Many hands make light work, or so the saying goes. Today sees South London-based artist Mellah return with his brand new single Habit, accompanied by its official video shot during lockdown which sees him clone himself in to multiple personas. Speaking about the track he goes on to explain in greater detail; “Funnily enough, Habit is about habits. Falling into the same, often harmful, cycles and vices despite knowing that the outcome will be no different from before. ‘Habit’s such a pain, pain is such a bore’. Einstein, of all people, said, 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results’.“Habits breed internal conflict, instinctively knowing what is good for you but still doing the opposite. The song is about that conflict and trying to find the courage and insight to not fear change. I don’t quite know why I know all of Einstein’s quotes but he also said ’The measure of intelligence is the ability to change’. There’s nothing permanent except change.” Take a listen for yourselves below.
London-based producer/singer/songwriter extraordinaire Oscar Sheller today has returned as he unveils his brand new single Famous Enough To Die. Taken from his forthcoming third studio album 'Boys Cry', the track features a bouncing electronic beat graced by his siganture vocal stylings. Speaking about the record Oscar says it’s ‘about our obsession with celebrity culture and status, and the anxiety of not being relevant enough in anyone’s life.’ Take a listen for yourselves below.
Probably the biggest effect on my own mental health right now through lockdown is the lack of live music and social gatherings. Glass Animals know this all too well as they return sharing their brand new video to latest single, Heat Waves. Taken from the band's forthcoming new album 'Dreamland', due out August 7th, the clip sees singer Dave Bayley take to the streets of London, wheeling around 3 giant TV screens which will later represent his bandmates. Social distancing has become the norm and without any indication when life will return to allow us to attend a show, it's the best we can do as he performs to an empty hall. Speaking about it in more detail Bayley goes on to say: "This video is a love letter to live music and the culture and togetherness surrounding it. It was filmed at the peak of the lockdown in my neighbourhood in East London by the lovely people who live around me, just using their phones. These are people who are usually out at shows, in galleries, going to cinemas etc. These venues are left empty now, and many of them will not survive. The song is about loss and longing, and ultimately realizing you are unable to save something...and this video is about that but for art, being together, and human contact. Huge love and thank you’s to everyone who got involved and helped out. When everyone was leaning out of their windows filming, I felt that same sense of togetherness and spine-tingling energy that happened at live shows. It made the coldness of performing to an empty room with the band stuck on screens feel even more heart-breaking" Take a watch for yourselves below.
