Black Midi: Last News

Father John Misty, Caribou, Self Esteem, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory leading the line-up.The festival is set to be held at Larmer Tree Gardens in Dorset next summer, and will run between August 28 and 31.Today (December 5), the first names added to the bill have been confirmed, with all four headliners being locked in. These include Electronic producer Caribou, who is set to bring a set celebrating the release of his new dancefloor-ready album ‘Honey’.

Geordie Greep has shared his eclectic new single ‘Blues’ from his forthcoming debut solo album ‘The New Sound’.The track opens with a false start, seeing Greep play a quick and intense guitar riff before a frenetic medley of various instruments with a Latin salsa flair take over, as he sings: “You scrounger of toilets and pillager of tombs / You don’t have to work because working is for schmucks.”Speaking about the song in an interview with Rolling Stone, the former Black Midi frontman shared: “I wanted to do a song where it’s like, ‘Oh, look at this wanker — then again, we’re all kind of wankers. We’ve all been 18.

Geordie Greep has spoken to NME about the Black Midi split, his new album ‘The New Sound’, and the risks of writing his “bizarre, horrible” love songs.Greep, formerly frontman of experimental rock band Black Midi, released the first song ‘Holy Holy’ from his upcoming solo album ‘The New Sound’ last month (August 20). He described working on ‘The New Sound’ as “the ​first ​time ​that ​I ​was ​very ​transparent ​about ​the ​kind ​of ​music ​I ​like ​listen ​to.”“​I ​loved ​being ​in ​Black Midi, but these ​are ​songs ​that ​lend ​themselves ​to ​playing ​with ​different ​people,” he told NME.

Black Midi, Geordie Greep has shared details of a debut solo album called ‘The New Sound’. Check out the lead single ‘Holy Holy’ and new tour dates below.The announcement of the new material comes just days after Greep and bandmate Cameron Picton confirmed the “indefinite” end to the band on social media.In an Instagram Live broadcast, Greep responded to fans asking when the band would be releasing a new album by typing “no more black midi” and “it’s over” into the chat.He continued: “Black Midi was an interesting band that’s now indefinitely over.”Now, just over a week afterwards, Greep has shared details of a new debut solo album titled ‘The New Sound’.

Black Midi’s Geordie Greep and Cameron Picton have confirmed the “indefinite” end to the band.On an Instagram live last night (August 10), Greep responded to fans asking when the band would be releasing a new album by typing “no more black midi” and “it’s over” into the chat.He continued, writing: “Black Midi was an interesting band that’s now indefinitely over”.Initially, fans couldn’t tell if Greep was serious, however, Black Midi’s bassist Cameron Picton confirmed the news this morning (August 11) on Twitter/X, and it appears the announcement came as a surprise to the rest of the band.“We’d agreed not to say anything about ‘breaking up’ so I was as blindsided as everyone else last night but maybe in a different way,” Picton wrote. “I guess sometimes all you can say is lol.”Picton then confirmed he’d be working on his own music, saying: “Anyway! Starting sessions for my own record soon, looking forward — should be good, hopefully great!”We’d agreed not to say anything about ‘breaking up’ so I was as blindsided as everyone else last night but maybe in a different way.

The Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ at All Points East this Friday (August 25) – check out the full schedule for the day below.The Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs will perform at the East London festival in Victoria Park alongside Girl In Red, Amyl And The Sniffers, Angel Olsen and more.It marks the second weekend of All Points East 2023, following Stormzy’s ‘This Is What We Mean’ day last Friday.Check out the full schedule for the day below.These times are subject to change.East Stage15:55 The Lazy Eyes 17:00 Be Your Own Pet 18:10 Angel Olsen 19:25 Girl in Red 21:25 The StrokesWest Stage:15:35 Hot Wax 16:35 Julie 17:35 The Walkmen 18:50 Amyl and the Sniffers 20:15 Yeah Yeah YeahsCupra North Arena 15:35 – 16:05 Silvertwin 16.30 – 17:10 – HighSchool 17:35 – 18:15 – Picture Parlour 18:45 – 19:30 – Warmduscher 20:00 – 21:00 – Black Midi6 Music Stage 15:00 – 16:10 Goddess 16:10 – 17:10 Good Future 17:20 – 18:10 Carl Barat & Gary Powell 18:10 – 19:10 La Roux x Jamie Reynolds 19:10 – 20:10 Indie Sleaze 20:10 – 21:10 Steve LamacqCupra North Arena 15:35 – 16:05 Silvertwin 16:30 – 17:10 HighSchool 17:35 – 18:15 Picture Parlour 18:45 – 19:30 Warmduscher 20:00 – 21:00 Black MidiKraken Freaky Tiki Bar 16:00 – 16:25 The Rising Sun Collective 17:05 – 17:35 The Rising Sun Collective 18:20 – 18:45 Art School Girlfriend 19:35 – 20:05 Art School GirlfriendE3 Stage 16:05 – 16:30 FEET 17:10 – 17:35 VACATIONS 18:15 – 18:45 bby 19:30 – 20:00 TashL’Oreal Paris Stage 16:35 – 17:00 L’Objectif 17:35 – 18:00 Azure Ryder 18:50 – 19:20 Brigitte Calls Me Baby 20:30 – 21:00 Hannah GraeA post shared by All Points East (@allpointseastuk)Stage times and real-time updates can also be found on the official All Points East app.In a four-star review of Stormzy‘s

Harry Hill has spoken to NME about his status as an indie-loving “6 Music dad”, and the chances of his iconic series TV Burp ever returning to our screens.The legendary comedian and TV host was speaking to NME at Yard Act’s recent five-night residency at Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club – where Hill appeared as a support act alongside other comedians including Phil Jupitus, Ghosts star Lolly Adefope and former Mash Report host Nish Kumar.“If I ever get asked to open for a band, I turn it down,” Hill told NME after his set. “It’s normally a very different crowd.

Governors Ball 2023 have confirmed that the festival is still set to go ahead as scheduled, despite the unhealthy air quality in New York.This year’s instalment is set to take place at its new home of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens this weekend (June 9-11), and will feature headline slots from Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, and Odesza.However, the future of the 2023 festival was thrown into question following the city experiencing an air quality crisis. Created by over 400 active wildfires taking place in Canada, vast stretches of smoke have spread across several states in the northeastern part of the country — with the air quality in New York described as “very unhealthy” by Mayor Eric Adams (via New York Times).As of yesterday (June 7), CBS reported that the haze conditions meant that the city had some of the worst pollution in the world, and residents were urged to limit their exposure to the outdoor air until the situation passes.Despite the conditions, organisers of Governors Ball have confirmed that the three-day festival is expected to go ahead as planned.“We’re closely monitoring the air quality with weather experts and are in close contact with city officials,” a statement from the festival read, shared on Twitter.

Black Midi have announced a special festival appearance where they’ll cover a range of tracks by The Beatles.The London trio are due to perform the special “one-off” gig at the festival Le Guess Who?, which takes place in Utrecht in the Netherlands this November.Writing on social media, Black Midi explained that former Standing On The Corner member Slauson Malone 1 – who has curated his own programme – had asked “to play a set of Beatles tunes” at the event.The band will play the Fab Four-themed show on Friday, November 10 – you can find ticket information here.A listing on the official Le Guess Who? website reads: “When listening to Britain’s cacophonous Black Midi, not many would be reminded of the world’s most agreeable band of all time. In fact, apart from sharing a homeland, the two groups seem to have little in common.“Thankfully, Le Guess Who? curator Slauson Malone 1 has enough imagination to disagree.

Black Midi were joined by Harry Hill on stage in London last night (March 8) – check out footage of the unlikely link up below.The British comedian and presenter joined the experimental post-punk band at the final night of their Village Underground residency where they performed from March 5 to 8.Hill appeared on stage before launching into a cover of Cardi B‘s ‘I Like It’ with the band performing as his musical ensemble.Watch clips of the performance below.Harry hill has joined black midi pic.twitter.com/gcBlL5stGu— Charlie Ralph (@Churlie100) March 8, 2023Sorry but Black Midi ft Harry Hill pic.twitter.com/jVdmxuGT9y— Loraine James // Whatever The Weather (@LoJamMusic) March 8, 2023it brings me infinite pleasure to announce black midi just brought harry hill out pic.twitter.com/QzLdvQtMjO— benny j.h. (@pyshagoras) March 8, 2023black midi and harry hill is the highlight of my year pic.twitter.com/4xWuJImYel— pubert (@puberrtt) March 8, 2023this video shows the full process of harry hill joining black midi.

Black Midi will be taking to London later today, serving ice creams from their own ice cream van.It comes as most of the UK is experiencing a heatwave, with London seeing temperatures exceed 40 degrees with the MET office issuing a “Red Extreme Heat Warning”.Announcing their plans on social media, Black Midi wrote: “We’ll be running an ice cream van in London today, it’s gonna be at Soho square at 5pm and Peckham Rye Park at 7pm – if you’re in the area come and get an ice cream and other fun stuff – water pistols compulsory.”A post shared by black midi (@bmblackmidi) On Twitter, the band went on to confirm they’ll be selling copies of their new album ‘Hellfire’ alongside “a box of large somerset house exclusive tees and obviously lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of ICE CREAM.”They also confirmed flakes and Soleros will hopefully also be on the menu.Tomorrow in London – water pistols absolutely compulsory #hellfire pic.twitter.com/igbBkbhZQS— black midi (@bmblackmidi) July 18, 2022Black Midi released ‘Hellfire’ on Friday (July 15). Speaking about the new album, guitarist and vocalist Geordie Greep said: “If ‘Cavalcade’ [their last album] was a drama, ‘Hellfire’ is like an epic action film”.

Velvet Underground multi-instrumentalist John Cale set to headline.Formerly known as the Festival of Voice, Llais takes over the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay for five days, kicking off with the Welsh Music Prize ceremony on October 26.Other acts announced for the festival include Suede‘s Brett Anderson performing ‘Death Songbook’ with Charles Hazlewood and Paraorchestra. It debuted online at last year’s Gŵyl 2021 and will be performed in front of a live audience for the first time at Llais.Elsewhere on the line-up is South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, Black Midi, Cat Le Bon, Midlake, Bombino, Keeley Forsyth, and Les Amazones d’Afrique.The multi-day festival includes both free and ticketed events, with live music, digital experiences, free workshops, and more on the programme.Further acts will be announced in September and tickets can be found here.The time has come to reveal your Llais 2022 line-up.

Black Midi have released ‘Eat Men Eat’, another cut from their third album ‘Hellfire’.The song is accompanied by a Maxim Kelly-directed video, which you can watch below. It’s the second song taken from their forthcoming album after last month’s ‘Welcome To Hell’.‘Hellfire’ follows last year’s ‘Cavalcade’ and the London experimental rock band’s 2019 debut, ‘Schlagenheim’.‘Eat Men Eat’ was written by Black Midi bassist/vocalist Cameron Picton and tells the tale of a disturbing desert quest.“The story starts in the desert with two men engaged in a desperate search for missing friends,” Picton said of the song’s inspiration in a press release.

black midi have announced details of a new album. The U.K. trio's follow-up to 2021 album Cavalcade is titled Hellfire and is due on July 15 via Rough Trade Records.

Black Midi have shared a new single today (May 9) – check out ‘Welcome To Hell’ below.It’s been unveiled as the first single of their upcoming new album, ‘Hellfire’, which will be released on July 15 via Rough Trade Records. You can pre-order the album here.‘Welcome To Hell’ tells the story of “a shell shocked soldier’s excess and military discharge,” according to a press release.Check out the new video for ‘Welcome To Hell’, which was directed by Gustaf Holtenäs, here:‘Hellfire’Tracklist 1. ‘Hellfire’2. ‘Sugar/Tzu’3. ‘Eat Men Eat’4. ‘Welcome To Hell’5. ‘Still’6. ‘The Race Is About To Begin’7. ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ 8. ‘The Defence’9. ’27 Questions’Speaking about the new album, guitarist and vocalist Geordie Greep said: “if ‘Cavalcade’ [their last album] was a drama, ‘Hellfire’ is like an epic action film”.A statement adds that it “delves into overlapping themes of pain, loss and anguish.”The stories on the new album are written in the third person and “tell the tales of morally suspect characters.” A statement adds: “There are direct dramatic monologues, flamboyantly appealing to our degraded sense of right and wrong.

black midi, the spiky and uncompromising British post-punk band, kick off their North American tour tonight (March 22) and have dropped a new covers EP to celebrate. Cavalcovers includes the group's take on "Love Story" by Taylor Swift plus “Moonlight On Vermont” by Captain Beefheart and King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man." The latter features all three members of the band, bassist Cameron Picton, guitarist Geordie Greep, and drummer Morgan Simpson, on vocals for the first time. Check out the EP below.

Green Man Festival has confirmed that its 2021 event will go ahead next month and has revealed the line-up, headlined by Mogwai, Caribou, Fontaines D.C.

Black Midi have announced that they’ll be holding open mic competitions as support for each night of their forthcoming UK and Ireland tour.The London band are set to head out on the road this Autumn in support of their recent album ‘Cavalcade’, kicking off with a gig at Bristol’s Trinity Centre on August 31 and ending at Portsmouth’s New Theatre Royal on November 25.Today (July 14), Black Midi revealed that instead of traditional tour support for their upcoming jaunt they will be hosting an open mic competition, where the audience will decide who takes home the winning prize of £100.“Our tour support for the upcoming UK Tour is an open mic competition – the audience’s favourite entry on the night wins £100,” Black Midi said, announcing the

Black Midi have shared the third taste of their upcoming album ‘Cavalcade’ in the form of new single ‘Chondromalacia Patella’.You can listen to the hectic single below, which comes with visuals directed by Vilhjálmur Yngvi Hjálmarsson and was inspired by an injury one band member sustained while running.‘Cavalcade’ will be released on May 28 via Rough Trade.Lead single ‘John L’ was released from the record on March 23 which was followed by ‘Slow’ last month.In addition, the band have announced details of a competition which will see golden tickets hidden inside one UK copy and one US copy of the album on vinyl.A person who finds a ticket can claim one of three prizes: Black Midi to perform at a function of their choosing, a day in the

coronavirus pandemic. At the time of writing, the crowdfunder now stands at £91,153.The team explained on the page that although they had been able to receive some grants to help with the loss of business, they were unable to apply for the Arts Council Cultural Recovery Fund because they are not a limited company.