Following on from last months Me & You Together Song, The 1975 returned today with their brand new single The Birthday Party, taken from the forthcoming new album Notes On A Conditional Form. Take a listen for yourselves below.
"Everybody, I love you, Do you love me too?" comes the anchor line on Ed The Dog's latest single. Described as "a song about honesty. Total honesty really, and how accepting yourself as you are can have consequences on your relationships", the track's LCD Soundsystem influence comes to head with its climatic crescendo and infectious lyrics. Take a listen to the frenzied cathartic release below as he picks up from his brilliant 2018 debut album ‘Shame’.
Scientists of Sound - The Mysterines share Love's Not Enough Official Video
Ahead of their almost sold out UK tour, and following on from the recent unveiling of their new single Love's Not Enough, The Mysterines share the track's accompanying video, just in time for Valentine's Day. Written and directed in the band’s home county of Merseyside by Corey Rid, the clip sees a couple deal with the monotony of a relationship where the flame is almost all but burnt out. Take a watch for yourselves below.
19th February – Bodega Social Club, Nottingham (SOLD OUT) 20th February – The Poetry Club, Glasgow (SOLD OUT) 21st February – Deaf Institute, Manchester (SOLD OUT) 22nd February – Arts Club, Liverpool (SOLD OUT) 26th February – The Dome, London (UPGRADED DUE TO DEMAND) 27th February – The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham 28th February – The Lousianna, Bristol (SOLD OUT) 29th February – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff 1st May - Baltic Weekender, Liverpool 21st May - The Polar Bear, Kingston upon Hull 22nd May - The Crescent, York 23rd May - Neighbourhood Weekender, Warrington 13th-16th August - 110 Above Festival, Bottesford
Having almost released the track a while ago, Sam Fender's new single Hold Out longingly sees the light of day in a surprise unveiling this evening. A nod to how far he's come over the years, it was one of the first songs he ever wrote and takes it right back to the start. Sam explains: “We nearly released Hold Out as a single a while back. It used to be a staple in our live set when the band first got together, and I’ve always been really fond of it. It’s about going out on the lash back home which was really just a form of escape. This is going to be the last tune we put out there of the Hypersonic Missiles era. I hope you like it as much as I do.” Take a listen for yourselves below.
7th February – O2 Academy, Newcastle SOLD OUT 19th February – O2 Academy, Newcastle SOLD OUT 24th February – La Cigale, Paris 25th February – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels SOLD OUT 27th February – Palladium, Cologne 28th February – Columbiahalle, Berlin 1st March – Halle 622, Zurich 2nd March – Paradiso, Amsterdam SOLD OUT 5th March – Docks Club, Hamburg 20th March – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester SOLD OUT 21st March – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester SOLD OUT 23rd March – Barrowlands, Glasgow SOLD OUT 24th March – Barrowlands, Glasgow SOLD OUT 26th March – Alexandra Palace, London SOLD OUT 27th March – Alexandra Palace, London SOLD OUT 31st March – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff SOLD OUT 2nd April – First Direct Arena, Leeds SOLD OUT 3rd April – Utilita Arena, Newcastle SOLD OUT 14th May – O2 Academy, Bristol (rescheduled show) SOLD OUT 16th May – O2 Academy, Birmingham (rescheduled show) SOLD OUT 17th May – O2 Academy, Brixton (rescheduled show) SOLD OUT 23rd May – Warrington, Neighbourhood Festival 24th May – Newcastle, This Is Tomorrow Festival 3rd June – De Montfort Hall, Leicester (rescheduled show) 13th June – Isle of Wight Festival 16th June – Malahide Castle, Dublin (w/ The Killers) SOLD OUT 17th June – Malahide Castle, Dublin (w/ The Killers) SOLD OUT 8th July – Madrid, Espacio Mad Cool Festival 10th July – Glasgow, TRNSMT Festival 19th August – Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht SOLD OUT 28th August – Reading Festival 29th August – Leeds Festival
Bloxx have returned with their latest single, Coming Up Short. Taken from the band's upcoming debut album, the track is the second taste we've had of what lays in store and continues with plenty more cut-throat lyricism and infectious melodies.Take a listen for yourselves below. The track comes ahead of the band hitting the road throughout March.
March
3 - Motherwell Civic Centre, Motherwell - Supporting Twin Atlantic
4 - Aberdeen Music Hall, Aberdeen - Supporting Twin Atlantic
6 - Fat Sams, Dundee - Supporting Twin Atlantic
7 - Grand Hall, Kilmarnock - Supporting Twin Atlantic
9 - Riverside, Newcastle - Supporting Twin Atlantic
10 - Manchester Academy, Manchester - Supporting Twin Atlantic
11 - The Leadmill, Sheffield - Supporting Twin Atlantic
13 - The Tramshed, Cardiff - Supporting Twin Atlantic
14 - O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford - Supporting Twin Atlantic
15 - O2 Academy Leicester, Leicester - Supporting Twin Atlantic
17 - The Old Firestation, Bournemouth - Supporting Twin Atlantic
18 - Concorde 2, Brighton - Supporting Twin Atlantic
20 - Electric Ballroom, London - Supporting Twin Atlantic
May
3 - Hit the North Festival, Newcastle
24 - Neighbourhood Weekender, Warrington
August
16 - 110 Above Festival, Gopsall
27-30 - Reading and Leeds Festival
Doing what they do best, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever return with their latest single Cars In Space, their first taste of what's to come following on from 2018's debut album and double single release last year. With its breezy vocals and more twanging guitar melodies than is humanly possible to cram in to the track's almost 5 minute veering duration, it offers a masterclass in layering that's almost impossible to match. Speaking of the track, the band's Fran Keaney says, “In my head this song is set inside a car. It’s the swirling words and thoughts before a break-up.”Accompanying the single is a sun-drenched video, directed by Nick Mckk alongside co-director Julia Jacklin. Take a listen/watch for yourselves below.
Scientists of Sound - Circa Waves - Sad Happy (Official Video)
Following on from last week's new single, Sad Happy, Liverpool's Circa Waves return with the track's official video as they prepare to release their album's second half on March 13th. Set amongst a One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest backdrop we watch on as a group of heartbroken clowns get introduced to some questionable alternative therapy sessions in the hope it might help them. Because is there anything sadder than an unhappy clown. Take a watch for yourselves below.
Happy Sad Tracklisting
Happy
1. Jacqueline
2. Be Your Drug
3. Move to San Francisco
4. Wasted On You
5. The Things We Knew Last Night
6. Call Your Name
7. Love You More
Sad
8. Sad Happy
9. Wake Up Call
10. Sympathy
11. Battered & Bruised
12. Hope There’s a Heaven
13. Train to Lime Street
14. Birthday Cake
ALBUM LAUNCH SHOWS:
Thursday 12th March Kingston Upon Thames, Pryzm
Friday 13th March Nottingham, Metronome
Saturday 14th March Leeds, Brudenell
Sunday 15th March Manchester, Gorilla
Monday 16th March Sheffield, The Foundry
Wednesday 18th MarchDundee, Fat Sam’s
Thursday 19th March Preston, Blitz
Circa Waves play the below UK TOUR DATES:
Friday, 27th MarchO2 Academy, Glasgow
Saturday 28th MarchKeele University SU, Keele
Monday, 30th March The Tramshed, Cardiff
Tuesday, 31st March O2 Academy, Leicester
Thursday, 2nd AprilThe Waterfront, Norwich
Friday, 3rd AprilO2 Academy Brixton, London
Saturday, 4th AprilLiverpool University, Liverpool
Taken form their as yet untitled Debut Album, Marsicans reveal the records first single, Can I Stay Here Forever (pt. II). Singer James Newbigging explains: "The UK has been a particularly divided place over the past few years and this song was born out of frustration with it all. My head was (still is) overloaded by news surrounding Brexit and an impending environmental disaster. This song is me wanting everyone to chill the fuck out, stop treating other people as the enemy and just get on with actually solving the problems we're facing. I was going to say this song isn't aimed at one particular side of 'the debate', but that was my issue in the first place. There isn't a debate. People shut their ears to anyone with an opposite opinion, rather than trying to understand their point of view and have a reasonable conversation." Take a listen for yourselves below.
