Indie: Last News

Manchester Orchestra have shared their reimagined acoustic cover of Cher‘s ‘Believe’. Check it out below.Lead singer Andy Hull and guitarist Robert McDowell on keys sat down in the SiriusXM studio and transformed Cher’s 1998 electro-pop hit into an indie ballad.

Ben Howard has announced a 26-date live run which will take place across the UK, Ireland and Europe.The tour will kick off at La Riviera in Madrid on May 18, with two nights in Amsterdam in June and a stop at the Philarmonie de Paris on July 4. This marks the musician’s first European run in five years.Following dates in Europe, Howard will head to Glasgow’s SWG3 on July 21, with a sold out date at Alexandra Palace Park, London on July 22.

Tim Burgess has announced that Tim’s Twitter Listening Party will be heading to Absolute Radio for a new six-part series.The Charlatans frontman started his Listening Parties – in which he invites artists to Tweet along track-by-track to provide insight on new and classic albums – in March 2020. This was in response to the first national lockdown and since then, there have been hundreds of instalments and two books about the popular online events.Now, Burgess will take the series to Absolute Radio for six weeks, beginning this Sunday (March 26) – you can listen to the first show here from 10pm until midnight.

John Cooper Clarke has spoken about his poem, I Wanna Be Yours, becoming a worldwide hit after the Arctic Monkeys‘ song adaptation of it has pushed listening into the billions.The punk poet’s 1982 creation, which featured on his album ‘Zip Style Method’, was covered by the Monkeys for their 2013 album ‘AM‘. It’s since found a new audience on TikTok and will this week pass a billion streams on Spotify.Clarke, who most recently released a covers album, ‘This Time It’s Personal’, with ex-The Stranglers member Hugh Cornwell in 2016 and shared his first new book of poetry in decades with 2018’s The Luckiest Guy Alive, spoke about the landmark achievement in a new interview.He told The Guardian in response to news of its billionth stream: “Is that a lot? An American billion is different to a British billion – and I don’t know what either of them is.

The Killers have covered U2‘s classic ‘Where The Streets Have No Name’ – watch footage below.Singer Brandon Flowers told the crowd at the band’s concert at Uncasville’s Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut on Friday (March 17) that they wanted to honour U2 on St Patrick’s Day.“Do you know why we celebrate St Patrick’s Day?” began Flowers. “We bring with us an Irishman everywhere we go.

Ocean Colour Scene have announced that they will be hitting the road for a new UK tour later this year. Find dates and ticket details below.The band will be performing a series of live performances in cities including Liverpool, Dublin, Glasgow and Norwich – as well as a show in London’s Eventim Apollo on December 16.Set to kick off on August 18 with an opening concert in Margate, the tour will span until December 18, closing at the O2 Academy in Glasgow.

Radiohead‘s drummer Philip Selway has said that the band will release new material “of some sort” in the “next couple of years”.In January, Selway said that he and his bandmates would be meeting up early this year to start putting things in motion. “We’re going to get together at the start of [2023], and I’m sure we’re going to start looking at other ideas for what comes next,” he said.Now, the drummer has told Prog Magazine [via MusicNews]: “We’re always talking about stuff.

Django Django have shared a new single titled ‘Don’t Touch That Dial’ alongside the release of the second part of their new album ‘Off Planet’.‘Off Planet’ is the band’s fifth album, and is set to be released in four parts – each representing a separate “planet”. The full 21-song album will arrive on June 16 via Because Music – you can pre-order/pre-save it here.Last month, the band shared the first part of the album (comprising of five tracks) and shared its lead single ‘Complete Me’, featuring Self Esteem.Now, part two of the album (another five songs) has arrived, along with ‘Don’t Touch That Dial’, a new single that features Japanese rapper Yuuko.Of the new single, the band’s Dave Maclean said: “This was a weird instrumental track that came out of looping some little chopped up bits of a studio jam.“I liked the odd groove of the track and I wanted a vocalist on there but I wanted something quite different, so I reached out to Yuuko and she totally got it, and delivered this outstanding top line.”Listen to the new track below.‘Off Planet’ also features guest spots from Jack Peñate, Stealing Sheep, Toya Delazy and more.

Marcus Mumford and Maren Morris have covered ‘Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)’, a song from new TV show Daisy Jones & The Six.The song is sung by stars Riley Keough and Sam Claflin in the Amazon Prime Video show, but it was co-written by Mumford and Grammy-winning producer Blake Mills.Mumford and Morris have now covered the song for Amazon Music, with Mumford explaining: “Blake and I wrote ‘Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)’ together – with a bit of help – about a year and a half ago for Daisy Jones & The Six.“This time around, we stripped the song right back down to acoustic guitar and a vocal – which is how it was written – and then kind of built it back up from there until we landed on an arrangement that we liked.“I’ve been a fan of Maren for a long time – both her solo music and her work with The Highwomen – and this duet needed a voice like hers. We’re just honestly so thankful she agreed to do it.”Morris added: “Shows depicting the reality of what it takes to become a band or what it’s really like touring can so often get it wrong.

Razorlight have announced that they will be rescheduling their upcoming show in London and added two new dates to their 2023 UK tour.The band were originally set to end their upcoming UK tour with a performance on April 29 at Brixton’s O2 Academy, however given recent circumstances of the venue’s closure, the event will now take place at the Eventim Apollo on May 12.“Due to recent events at O2 Academy Brixton our London show has been rescheduled to the Eventim Apollo on 12th May,” the band said. “We’re really sorry for any inconvenience caused but it was either this or risk losing our London show.

Liam Gallagher has revealed what he misses the most about performing live in Oasis with Noel.The Gallagher brothers have been estranged since the Britpop band broke up in 2009. Both Liam and Noel have since enjoyed success with their respective solo careers, but fans continue to speculate about a potential reunion.Shortly after releasing his first single as a soloist – 2017’s ‘Wall Of Glass’ – Liam said that he’d “prefer to be in Oasis” than going it alone.

Will Joseph Cook has released a video for his latest single, ‘MF BASSLINE’, a vivid indie-pop track that embraces the fun within the low moments of life.The video, directed by Rob Strange, features Cook going about his day and dancing around while wearing a speaker on his head. The quirky video and song are Cook’s newest release following his third album, 2022’s ‘Every Single Thing’.“‘MF BASSLINE’ is about giving my inner negativity a voice,” said the 25-year-old Tunbridge Wells musician.

Jungle have been announced as the latest headliners for this year’s All Points East festival in London.The funk and soul/dance duo – comprising Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland – are set to deliver a UK exclusive performance in Victoria Park on Saturday, August 26.Also featured on the line-up for that day are Erykah Badu, Folamour, BADBADNOTGOOD, 070 Shake, Tobe Nwigwe, Charlotte Day Wilson, Lil Silva, Ragz Originale and Pretty Girl. Organisers promise that “many more” acts are to added in the coming months.Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT next Tuesday (March 21) – you’ll be able to purchase yours here.

Lana Del Rey has said it is “unfathomable” to her that she is headlining the Other Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.The singer-songwriter was recently announced as part of the first wave of acts for this summer’s Worthy Farm event, which will be headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John.On Tuesday (March 14), Del Rey spoke about her forthcoming major Glasto slot on BBC Radio 1 upon releasing her latest single ‘The Grants’.“I’ve been excited to tell people,” Del Rey told the station. “I wanted to tell people because as we started to announce some festivals… it’s unfathomable to me to headline the second stage of Glastonbury.

New Order have backed the #LetTheMusicMove campaign against proposed changes to US visa rules that would impact touring artists.Last month saw the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announce that it was planning to raise touring visa fees for foreign acts by more than 250 per cent.The DHS said in its proposal that applications for a P visa, which is for acts arriving in the states to perform temporarily, would increase from the current rate of $460 (£375.23) to $1,615 (£1,317). Meanwhile, the longer-term O work visa would jump from $460 (£375.23) to $1,655 (£1,349).Numerous musicians have since spoken out against the plans, saying that it would be “a huge hardship to pay such high visa fees”.

Bartees Strange played six sets during SXSW 2023, with a final set on Thursday, March 16. He spent the festival, dedicated to music and tech at multiple venues including Austin Motel, Empire and The Parish.

Feist has released ‘Borrow Trouble’, the enchanting new single taken from her upcoming album, ‘Multitudes’. Check it out below.The song marks the fourth single to be taken from the Canadian singer-songwriter’s upcoming sixth studio album, and was written as a way to reflect explore the pursuit of idealism.“[The song] began as a contemplative acoustic morality tale and shape shifted itself into the sound of trouble itself,” she explained.

Phoenix have shared a new version of their track ‘After Midnight’, featuring Clairo.The original song appears on the French band’s seventh studio album ‘Alpha Zulu’, which came out last November.The band teased the new version earlier this week, taking to social media on March 13 to share a brief clip of a revamped take on the tune. The file name in the video reads ‘After Midnight ft.??.wav’, confirming that a collaboration was incoming.The special guest has now been confirmed as Clairo, which marks the second time the band have had a guest feature, following last year’s ‘Tonight’ with Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig.“We’ve loved Claire since day 1,” Phoenix said in a statement.

The Cure‘s Robert Smith has said he is “sickened” by high Ticketmaster fees for the band’s upcoming North American tour after they vowed to keep prices affordable for fans.Last week the band announced a 30-date tour across the US, which is set to kick off at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on May 10 before closing out at the Miami-Dade Arena in Florida on July 1.In an email to fans, Smith said they would keep ticket prices reasonable, writing: “The Cure have agreed all ticket prices, and apart from a few Hollywood Bowl charity seats, there will be no ‘platinum’ or ‘dynamically priced’ tickets on this tour.”The band also said that tickets would not be “transferable” to minimise “resale and keep prices at face value”. Smith has since elaborated on the ticketing strategy, acknowledging “real problems” with the system and that it wasn’t “perfect”, but did clarify that the band had a “final say” over pricing.However, after the Verified Fan sale went live yesterday (March 15), some fans reported that Ticketmaster fees, including service fee, facility charge and order processing fee, exceeded the price of actual tickets.Smith has now responded, tweeting that he was “sickened” by the “ticketmaster ‘fees’ debacle”.He continued: “To be very clear: the artist has no way to limit them.

Yves Tumor has released new song ‘Parody’, the final single from new album ‘Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)’, out tomorrow (March 17).The melancholy track follows single ‘Echolalia’, ‘God Is a Circle’ and ‘Heaven Surrounds Us Like a Hood’.“Send your face and name on a postcard a / parody of a pop star / you behaved like a monster,” the musician sings as the track progresses to a dramatic electric guitar fill. “What makes you feel so important / can you spell it out for us / run it back in slow motion.”Listen to ‘Parody’ below.The musician’s new album, released via Warp, will follows 2020’s ‘Heaven To A Tortured Mind’, and is produced by Noah Goldstein (Frank Ocean, Rosalía).Find the full tracklist for ‘Praise to a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)’ below and pre-order/ pre-save here.1. ‘God Is a Circle’2. ‘Lovely Sewer’3. ‘Meteora Blues’4. ‘Interlude’5. ‘Parody’6. ‘Heaven Surrounds Us Like a Hood’7. ‘Operator’8. ‘In Spite of War’9. ‘Echolalia’10. ‘Fear Evil Like Fire’11. ‘Purified by the Fire’12. ‘Ebony Eye’They are set to debut a new live show at Coachella next month, which takes places from April 14 to 16 and April 21 to 23 in Indio California.

Brix Smith has spoken to NME about her debut solo album ‘Valley Of The Dolls’, as well as the darker sides of Manchester and California and watching Gary Linekar soil himself on-pitch.Recorded alongside producer Youth, the album is a brittle yet melodic punk assault which the former member of The Fall described as “an absolutely cracking album where every song was a breath of honesty, and a mixture of light and truly filthy darkness”“It’s the best thing I’ve done since The Fall,” she told NME. “I can die happy now”.The record is the first to bear Smith’s solo name after many years of working with bands including The Adult Net and The Extricated.