Royal Blood, ALT-J, Two Door Cinema Club and The Wombats to headline Truck Festival 2023
Following a mammoth 25th anniversary celebration in 2022, Truck Festival have unveiled the first names confirmed to appear on the line-up for its 2023 edition. Across the penultimate weekend in July Truck Festival will welcome four headliners that span the breadth of the indie, rock and alternative spheres, from effervescent indie pop to primal rock ‘n’ roll with some folk-inflected alt rock thrown in for good measure too.
Bartees Strange announces 2023 UK and Ireland Tour Dates
Bartees Strange announces dates for his 2023 UK and Ireland headline tour, with tickets going on sale today at 10am GMT. Taking place this April, he will play some of the UK and Ireland’s most renowned venues including London’s brand-new independent music space, Lafayette, Nottingham’s The Bodega, and Dublin’s iconic Workman’s. Bartees will also open for label-mates The National on their upcoming European tour.
Zamrock legends WITCH share new material
WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc, to give them their full name) released seven albums during the '70s and early '80s and were the biggest band in Zambia throughout that era. They founded the ‘Zamrock’ movement, which mixes traditional African rhythms with heavy psychedelic rock, blues, funk, and garage. The reformed band features original lead singer Emmanuel ‘Jagari’ Chanda and the synth wizard responsible for their 80s disco resurgence: Patrick Mwondela.
Teenage Cancer Trust concert returns at Royal Albert Hall – line up announced
Teenage Cancer Trust’s historic annual Royal Albert Hall concert series returns for 2023 with another unique line-up at one of the world’s most prestigious venues. Announced today are headliners Underworld, Wet Leg, Courteeners and Kasabian, with an Evening Of Comedy line-up to be announced soon, performing from 20 - 25 March 2023.
Symbol Soup releases ‘Overdressed’ via Sad Club Records
London based songwriter Symbol Soup (AKA Michael Rea) has released his debut single, ‘Overdressed’ via London tastemakers Sad Club Records (home of John Myrtle and Ellie Bleach).
Legendary Mod rockers The Who are back with a new live album and announce UK Tour dates
Legendary rock band The Who have announced a UK tour which will see the band performing with a full orchestra each night with shows from 6th-23rd July in Hull, Edinburgh, London, Derby, Badminton, Durham, St Helens and Brighton. Joining them will be UB40 featuring Ali Campbell across all regional shows except for The O2 London and Edinburgh Castle dates.
Metallica ’72 Seasons Global Premiere’ coming to cinemas for one night only
Metallica and Trafalgar Releasing are excited to extend an open invitation to a worldwide listening party: the global premiere of Metallica’s forthcoming 12th studio album, 72 Seasons. For one night only on Thursday 13th April, 72 Seasons will be played in full in pummeling surround sound, exclusively for cinema audiences worldwide.
Pozi announce new album ‘Smiling Pools’
Pozi are the sort of band to tackle the creative cycle of deconstruction and rebuilding with relish. Second album Smiling Pools is testament to that. An LP that sees them at their most expansive yet, it follows a gradual swelling of their sound across two EPs preceding the urgent, self-enforced minimalism of their debut album PZ1 in 2019.
slowthai announces third album UGLY with new single ‘Selfish’
slowthai is back with details of his third studio album UGLY. Released on March 3rd via Method Records, it launches with new single ‘Selfish’.
New album and single from Blondshell
Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum) is very excited to announce details of her debut album for the Spring. The self-titled 'Blondshell' LP is released on 7th April 2023 through Partisan Records (IDLES, Laura Marling, Fontaines D.C., Beth Orton). It was produced by Yves Rothman (Yves Tumor, Girlpool, Porches) in LA. To coincide with the album’s announcement, a new track, "Joiner", is streaming now and exemplifies Teitelbaum’s ability to layer a wry sense of humour with weighty topics.