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Everything Everything have shared the video for their new single ‘Enter the Mirror’, on the day of the release of their new album ‘Mountainhead’. Watch it first on NME below, along with our interview with frontman Jonathan Higgs.The Manchester art-rockers have previously shared the singles ‘Cold Reactor’, ‘The Mad Stone’ and ‘The End of the Contender’, and now, with their seventh album out and a UK headline tour starting next month, they have spoken to NME about the concept behind ‘Mountainhead’.The album takes place in a world where humanity has come together to build a mountain by digging a pit at its foot, with the workforce – or ‘mountainheads’ – driven by a desire to one day reach the top of the mountain and gaze into the mythical mirror that sits at its peak.

Everything Everything’s Jonathan Higgs has spoken to NME about the fantastical concept behind the band’s upcoming new album ‘Mountainhead’, which serves as a metaphor for “late-stage capitalism”.The record, set for release on March 1, 2024, takes place in a world where society has created a huge mountain by digging a pit at its foot, and aspires to climb to the mythical mirror at its peak. All the while trying to escape a gigantic golden snake called Creddahornis who lives at the bottom of the pit.“A ‘Mountainhead’ is one who believes the mountain must grow no matter the cost, and no matter how terrible it is to dwell in the great pit,” Higgs explained.

Everything Everything have shared their latest single ‘Pizza Boy’ – you can watch the song’s accompanying music video below.The track is the final preview of the band’s forthcoming new album ‘Raw Data Feel’, which is set for release on May 20 via EE’s own imprint Infinity Industries / AWAL.Speaking about the meaning behind ‘Pizza Boy’, Everything Everything said in a statement: “The song is about recovering from trauma, by focussing on both hedonism and solitude.”The band have also shared a video for ‘Pizza Boy’, which features the four-piece performing the track live during their recent UK and Ireland tour. You can check out the clip below.‘Pizza Boy’ follows on from Everything Everything’s recent singles ‘I Want A Love Like This’, ‘Bad Friday’ and ‘Teletype’.Those songs will all feature on ‘Raw Data Feel’, which was sparked by frontman Jonathan Higgs feeding select information – including the entire terms and conditions of LinkedIn, the ancient epic poem Beowulf, 400,000 4Chan forum posts and the teachings of Confucius – into an A.I.

Everything Everything have today (March 10) shared an experimental new song – you can listen to ‘Teletype’ below.The single is taken from upcoming new album, ‘Raw Data Feel’, which will be released on May 20. You can pre-order the album here.Explaining the meaning behind ‘Teletype’ and its visuals, which were created by frontman Jonathan Higgs, the band said: “This song began in a very experimental way, with Alex and Jon sampling voice and guitar then putting it through a process that randomised each chord in a chaotic and glitchy rhythm.“A very direct song, straight from the heart, with a fresh new openness that we felt was a good scene-setting for the record.”“The video consists of human faces that were completely generated by AI, singing the song.

Everything Everything have announced that they will release their new album, ‘Raw Data Feel’, in May. And for this record they’ve brought in a new collaborator – some AI software.For the lyrics, song titles and artwork on the album, frontman Jonathan Higgs created an AI programme, which he pumped full of selected pieces of information, including the entire terms and conditions of LinkedIn, the ancient epic poem ‘Beowulf’, 400,000 4Chan forum posts and the teachings of Confucius.

Everything Everything have released the lead single from their upcoming new album today (February 7) – listen to ‘Bad Friday’ below.The single is taken from new album ‘Raw Data Feel’, which will be released on May 20. You can pre-order the album here.Explaining the meaning behind the new single and its accompanying video, frontman Jonathan Higgs said: “This song is about being a victim of violence, explaining it away through the gauze of a ‘crazy night out’.“We wanted the video to have a monochrome Ink Spots classicism to it, disrupted by elements of A.I.-generated imagery.

Everything Everything have shared a brand new song – listen to ‘Mercury & Me’ below.The track is the second offering to be digitally released from the band’s new Record Store Day 10″ vinyl. The record’s other original track, ‘Supernormal’, arrived in March.The 10″ also features a remix of the band’s track ‘Big Climb’ courtesy of Foals, while IOE AIE has remixed ‘Black Hyena’.

Everything Everything have returned with their new single ‘Supernormal’, as well as confirming details of their rescheduled tour for 2022.The new track, which was written during the sessions for their 2020 album ‘Re-Animator‘, comes accompanied by an arresting music video directed and animated by frontman Jonathan Higgs.“At this point I’d learned texturing, modelling, rigging, animating, how virtual cameras and lights work, so the path to creating ‘Supernormal’ was a matter of putting it all together, alongside some new experiments in physics simulations,” Higgs said of the video.“The idea was to make dozens of tiny, explosive shots of action, ugly and extreme naked characters being distorted, surreal objects and animals, over-saturated

Music industry journalist Rhian Jones and musician Lucy Heyman have today published a new book titled ‘Sound Advice’, offering career and health guidance for musicians and those who work with them.With practical advice on performance skills, money management, cultivating creativity, social media, dealing with criticism, fame and fans, the book also covers substance use and addiction, eating disorders and body image, musculoskeletal issues and touring, vocal and hearing health, and more.As well as research from the authors, it features firsthand interviews with artists, including Laura Mvula, Will Young, Imogen Heap, MNEK, Nina Nesbitt, Ella Eyre, Jonathan Higgs and Lady Leshurr, among others.“I had the idea for this book after closely

IDLES, The Charlatans‘ Tim Burgess, Nadine Shah and Everything Everything’s Jonathan Higgs have been sharing messages on social media of the importance of speaking openly about mental health issues and in seeking help when needed.IDLES wrote on Twitter this morning (October 10): “1 in 15 people in the UK will attempt suicide. Through direct conversations about suicide, we can break the stigma and save lives.”Burgess said: “This year has been so demanding for all of us.

Everything Everything have shared the latest preview of their forthcoming new album ‘Re-Animator’ — watch the pulsating video for ‘Violent Sun’ below.The four-piece are gearing up to release their latest LP on September 11, their first album together since 2017’s ‘A Fever Dream’.Everything Everything have already previewed ‘Re-Animator’ with the singles ‘Planets’, ‘Arch Enemy’ and ‘In Birdsong’, and last night (July 28) the band shared ‘Violent Sun’  — which premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record.“‘Violent Sun’ is about the feeling that something terrible is approaching fast, and you want to hold on to this moment forever,” frontman Jonathan Higgs said of the new track.

'Re-Animator' is coming this summer

The new track tries to imagine what it would have been like to have been the first self-aware human

Everything Everything have shared the bizarre new video for their track ‘Planets’, which features a chimpanzee puppet as its protagonist — check out the clip below.The song is the third preview of the band’s upcoming new album ‘Re-Animator’, which is set for release on August 21 via Infinity Industries.Described by frontman Jonathan Higgs as being “a song about calling out to be loved, feeling unworthy and finding the love of the universe instead,” ‘Planets’ has been released this week to follow on from recent singles ‘Arch Enemy’ and ‘In Birdsong’.The video for ‘Planets’ was directed by Higgs during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown and, as a press release explains, it “focuses on a chimpanzee [puppet] lost within an existential dilemma: