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the artists who pulled out of today’s Hit The North Festival over allegations levelled at the event’s promoters, SSD Concerts.The managing director of the northeast-based company, Steve Davis, resigned with “immediate effect” back in April, shortly after former staff members accused SSD of “underpaying” workers and making them feel “uncomfortable” while doing their job.The promoters initially denied the claims, calling them “false and malicious”, and insisting that they do “not tolerate bullying, harassment or discrimination in any form”.

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The Pigeon Detectives have announced their upcoming album, ‘TV Show’, and revealed a series of record store performances across the UK.Due for release on July 7, the album will be the band’s sixth studio release, following on from 2017’s ‘Broken Glances’. Pre-order the upcoming album here.Produced by Rich Turvey (Blossoms, The Coral, Oscar Lang), ‘TV Show’ will also feature the band’s latest single, ‘Lovers Come And Lovers Go’, which dropped earlier this month.“This album is a celebration of our journey, said bassist Dave Best.

The Pigeon Detectives have announced new single ‘Lovers Come and Lovers Go’, their first new music since 2016 – listen below.Produced by Rich Turvey (Blossoms, The Coral, Oscar Lang), the track is a high-energy, indie-rock offering that celebrates the core sound the band first emerged with.“This song encapsulates the raw energy and catchiness The Pigeon Detectives have built our reputation on, whilst evolving our sound to reflect where we are as people at this stage in our lives,” the band said in a press statement.“It’s a celebration of everything the band were, are and hope to be in the future. Above all it’s a total banger that is guaranteed to get many a festival crowd bouncing like they’ve never bounced before!”Listen to ‘Lovers Come and Lovers Go’ below.“Introducing new music to our fans is one of the most amazing feelings and we can’t wait for you to wrap you lug holes round this tuuune!” The Pigeon Detectives wrote on Twitter.

Oscar Lang has shared his third single of the year, ‘21st Century Hobby’.The track dropped on June 8 and follows on from Lang’s previously released tracks ‘Are You Happy?’ and ‘Stuck’, both of which hit streaming services earlier this year.On ‘21st Century Hobby’, Lang pairs modern lyrical content with retro production to scintillating effect.Watch the track’s official visualiser below.“‘21st Century Hobby’ is a tune based on the idea of society’s obsession with sharing your life online and comparing yourself to other people,” Lang explained in a press release.“There was one point where I was spending 13 hours a week on social media, which equated to about a month every year.“That was a really dark time for me – I always thought that it

Truck Festival has announced its second batch of names for its 2021 edition, with Everything Everything and Arlo Parks leading the way.Also announced for the Oxfordshire festival are Swim Deep, Billy Nomates, Jaws, Oscar Lang, Only The Poets, and others.The festival, which takes place July 22-25, has also announced its day and stage splits. The already announced Bombay Bicycle Club will headline the Friday night, followed by The Kooks on Saturday and Royal Blood on Sunday.Elsewhere, the bill features Blossoms, Fontaines D.C., IDLES, Shame and Little Simz.

Oscar Lang has today (May 11) shared a dreamy new song, ‘Are You Happy?’ – listen below.The latest song from the London-based artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer is taken from his upcoming debut album ‘Chew The Scenery’, which is released on July 16 via Dirty Hit. ‘Are You Happy?’ follows on from his last single, ‘Stuck’.Described as “a breezier slice of catchy, sun-soaked indie pop”, Lang explained more about the song, saying: “I wrote this tune about a mate that was having a really hard time and I wanted to let them know that I was there for them.“I think it’s important to reach out to friends and family when they’re not doing great.

Sports Team have been announced to headline this year’s Dot To Dot festival.They are among the first wave of acts confirmed for the two day bash which will be held in Bristol on September 25 and Nottingham the following day (26). Tickets are priced from £20 and are on sale here.Other acts on the bill include Girl Band, Palace, Do Nothing, Oscar Lang, Chubby and the Gang, Yard Act, Drug Store Romeos, Molly Payton, Walt Disco, Joey Maxwell and Tayo Sound.

Music media company DIY and independent music distributor The state51 Conspiracy have announced a tie-up to stage a series of livestreamed shows featuring new artists, under the title Hello 2021. Acts on the bill include Yard Act, Oscar Lang, Sinead O’Brien and Matilda Mann.The online performances will replace DIY’s usual January shows at the Old Blue Last in London and will be broadcast every Tuesday at 7pm throughout that month on state51’s YouTube channel.

Hi Oscar. How have the past few months been for you? How’ve you navigated lockdown?“It’s been alright for me.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterDirty Hit, the U.K.-based indie label that is home to the 1975 (pictured above), Wolf Alice, the Japanese House, beabadoobee, Rina Sawayama, and more, is expanding with the launch of a new office in Los Angeles and an Australian arm.

Powfu and Beabadoobee make their first career visits to the Billboard Hot 100, as their collab "Death Bed" debuts at No. 71 on the chart dated March 28.The song opens with 10 million U.S.