Cate Le-Bon: Last News

Cate Le Bon served up a strong album in 2019 called Reward, a project that nodded to the progressive pop songwriting of the '70s. Today, the Welsh musician has announced her fifth solo studio album Pompeii with its first single, a gentle interstellar disco track named "Running Away." Casey Raymond directs Le Bon in the song's music video, a laser-filled performance featuring Le Bon as a cathode ray nun, a stoic saxophone player, and a lot of lasers.

Courtney Barnett has announced the release of her new album, ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’, and has shared a brand new single – listen to ‘Rae Street’ below.According to a press release, the Australian singer-songwriter’s new album signals the arrival of ‘Courtney 2.0’ and “an exciting new chapter for a musician who is operating at the very peak of her powers”.Set to be released on November 12, ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’ was written over two years and recorded towards the end of 2020 and early 2021 in Sydney, Northern NSW and Melbourne with producer/drummer Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint, Cate le Bon, Kurt Vile).The album is Barnett at “her most creative and adventurous”, the press release continues.

John Grant has released ‘Billy’, the latest single off his upcoming album ‘Boy From Michigan’.His sixth studio album, produced by Cate Le Bon, ‘Boy From Michigan’ set to arrive June 25 via Bella Union.‘Billy’ is its closing track and arrived with a music video directed by regular collaborators Casey and Ewan. It features animation work that swallows Grant in his Reykjavik residence, featuring a kaleidoscopic sequence of ghosts, UFOs, and collage of cut-out Greek statues.Watch the ‘Billy’ video below.In ‘Billy’, Grant sings about he and the titular character “set about destroying ourselves / as members of the cult of masculinity“.

John Grant has released a new single called ‘Rhetorical Figure’ – listen to it below.Taken from the American musician’s upcoming new album ‘Boy From Michigan’, the new track “suggests a formative world in which brains are regarded as horny as bodies”, according to a press release.Grant said of the track: “This is a song about my love of language and rhetorical figures and what a turn-on it is when someone wields language in a very capable manner.”You can listen to ‘Rhetorical Figure’ below:Grant’s new album, which follows 2018’s ‘Love Is Magic’, was produced by Cate Le Bon and is set to land on June 25 via Bella Union – pre-order is available here.

John Grant has announced that he will release his fifth solo album this summer. Titled ‘Boy From Michigan’, the record is produced by Cate Le Bon.Alongside the announcement comes the album’s title track, about which Grant says: “I discovered the chord progression in the chorus of ‘Boy From Michigan’ on my OB6 [synthesiser] back when I was working on [last album] ‘Love Is Magic’, and while I knew it would eventually become a song, I didn’t know what to do with it yet.

John Grant has announced details of a new album called ‘Boy From Michigan’ – watch the video for its title track below.The new album, which follows 2018’s ‘Love Is Magic’, was produced by Cate Le Bon and is set to land on June 25 via Bella Union. UK tour dates will follow in support of the album this autumn.Of the album’s title track, Grant said: “I discovered the chord progression in the chorus of ‘Boy from Michigan’ on my OB6 back when I was working on ‘Love is Magic’, and while I knew it would eventually become a song, I didn’t know what to do with it yet.

Amazon Prime Day is creeping closer and to get everyone in the mood for the 48-hour bargain bonanza on October 13 and 14, Lewis Capaldi will be performing a live set at the end of this week. The singer-songwriter will play a special 'behind closed doors' performance on Friday, October 9 from a venue in Scotland which was instrumental to launching his career.

Lewis Capaldi, Celeste and Cate Le Bon are all set to play special livestreamed gigs this Friday (October 9) to raise funds for struggling grassroots music venues.The gigs will take place as part of Amazon Music’s Amazon Prime Day Live event.Capaldi will play a gig in Scotland, while Celeste will perform in England and Cate Le Bon in Wales. All the shows will stream from 7pm to 9pm BST on Friday, and will be available to view via Twitch and the Amazon Music app.

IDLES have announced a huge list of support acts for their 2021 UK and Ireland headline tour.Jehnny Beth, Anna Calvi, Cate Le Bon, Big Joanie, Sinead O’Brien, Shopping and more are all set to join select dates of the huge, sold-out run of dates in May and June.The dates, which begin in early May with two sold-out shows at Glasgow’s Barrowlands venue, culminate the following month with four gigs at London’s Brixton Academy.See IDLES’ list of tour dates and support acts for their 2021 UK headline tour below.MAY 20217 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow (with Jehnny Beth and Big Joanie)8 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow (with Jehnny Beth and Big Joanie)9 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow (with Jehnny Beth and Big Joanie)10 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle

Kurt Vile and Cate Le Bon have pushed their spring tour to the summer. The first stop on the North American trek was scheduled for April 8 in Chicago. Now, the first show is planned for August 21 in Los Angeles. Check out Kurt Vile’s announcement, with the updated itinerary, below.

Kurt Vile has shared a cover of Nick Cave’s song “Stranger than Kindness.” The song was recorded for the compilation Songs for Australia, which features songs by Australian artists covered by artists from around the world to benefit relief organizations in Australia in the wake of the country’s wildfire crisis. Check it out below.

Tyler, the Creator and Thom Yorke‘s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes are among the leading additions to the growing bill for Roskilde Festival 2021.After cancelling its 2020 edition due to the coronavirus outbreak, the organisers of Roskilde are pressing forward with plans to host the festival in 2021.Set to take place from June 26 to July 3 next year — which will be Roskilde’s 50th edition — Roskilde have confirmed today (June 16) that Tyler and Yorke will both be performing at their 2021 festival.Other acts confirmed for 2021 today include FKA Twigs, TLC, Floating Points, Girl In Red, Kelly Lee Owens, Cate Le Bon and Sampa The Great.