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Panda Bear has shared a new track that was rejected by the sleep and meditation app, Calm. Listen to the ambient song below.The Animal Collective musician, real name is Noah Lennox, shared the 17-minute tune titled ‘Calm App (Rejected) – New Ambient Song’ via social media yesterday (April 11).Along with a YouTube link to the ethereal song, Lennox shared a WeTransfer link to the downloadable version of the track on Twitter.https://t.co/IJqh4myZD2— Noah Lennox (@P4N748E42) April 11, 2022This is Panda Bear’s first solo drop since he collaborated with Los Angeles producer Maral on the track, ‘On Your Way’ last July.In February, Animal Collective released their latest album ‘Time Skiffs’.

Billy Nomates aka Tor Maries has today (April 12) shared an emotive new single – listen to ‘Blue Bones’ below.The track comes accompanied by a new video that is directed by Tia Salisbury and features comedian Spencer Jones. It’s described as “a humorous yet emotional video about coming to the end of a relationship.”Speaking about the new track, Maries said it’s related to her experience of suffering from depression.Maries explained: “Like everything I write, after I’ve written it I spend the following months unravelling what it’s about.“I think ‘Blue Bones’ is a candid conversation with my own depression.

Brexit fuck-ups and a lack of government control” as they return to playing in Europe again as pandemic restrictions ease, artists, management and politicians have told NME.Now over one year on from the music industry essentially being handed a “No Deal Brexit” when the UK government failed to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew, artists are attempting to hit the road again after COVID previously prevented them from touring – only to find that themselves on the predicted “rocky road” for the first summer of playing shows in Europe post-Brexit.Just last week, White Lies were forced to cancel the opening night of their 2022 European tour in Paris due to “Brexit legislation” seeing their equipment held up for two days. Speaking to NME, drummer Jack Lawrence-Brown the situation as “incredibly frustrating”.“It’s tricky for us because we’ve been doing this for quite a while and to our minds, we were pretty well-prepared for what was to come,” he said.

their proposed eviction.It comes after the iconic Sheffield venue and club told music fans of the “devastating news that in one year’s time, our Landlord is trying to evict us, forcing us to close” – leading to an outpouring of upset and support from the music world.The current bosses of The Leadmill then responded to the owners, denying their intentions to close the venue. Leaders of Electric Group, the company who bought the freehold for the site in March 2017, argued that they’d be removing the current management but keeping the building as a music venue after renovations.Arctic Monkeys, Richard Hawley, Jarvis Cocker and Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes are among the Sheffield artists to have spoken out in support of the venue.Announcing the new online petition today (April 12), which you can gain access to here, the current operators said in a press release: “The Leadmill have organised an official E-Petition and are now reaching out to the citizens of Sheffield and beyond, as well as friends and colleagues in the music industry, to show their support in any way they can.“This E-Petition is fighting to prevent landlords unfairly and unjustly evicting long standing tenants for their own financial gain.

Interpol have shared another new song from their forthcoming seventh album, ‘The Other Side Of Make-Believe’.The band have posted a follow-up cinematic video directed by Van Alpert (who has worked with the likes of Post Malone and Machine Gun Kelly) for the track ‘Something Changed’, which continues the story from their comeback single ‘Toni’.Frontman Paul Banks said of the video: “In ‘Something Changed’, part two of our short film with Van Alpert, reality and reverie converge and our two lead characters find themselves in a kind of dream state – being pursued inexorably by an ominous figure (played by myself.) The lives of the three are intertwined in a nebula of fear, retribution, desire, and defiance. Who will receive their just deserts? Stay tuned and find out!!!”Both tracks will feature on the band’s forthcoming album, which is out on July 15.“It was a blast working with Van Alpert on the video for our song Toni,” Banks said previously of working with the director.

Foals have announced the acts that will support them on their upcoming UK tour – see the names below.The Oxford band will hit the road later this month, kicking things off in Edinburgh on April 20, with shows set to follow in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, London, Brighton and more.Today (April 11), Yannis Philippakis and co. announced the six acts that will accompany them on the tour, with names including Shame, Goat Girl, Yard Act and Wet Leg.Shame, who released their second album ‘Drunk Tank Pink’ last year, will open for Foals on their four dates at London’s Olympia (April 29 and 30; May 1 and 2). Other names supporting on these dates include Goat Girl and Egyptian Blue.Goat Girl will also provide support on several other nights in Edinburgh (April 20 and 21), Birmingham (23), Hull (25), Newcastle (26), Brighton (27) and at London’s O2 Brixton Academy on May 8.Wet Leg and The Regrettes will open up for Foals at their massive Castlefield Bowl show in Manchester, while Yard Act will support on two dates at Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom (May 5 and 6).The support for the band’s Leeds show at Millennium Square on July 8 is TBC.You can check out the full list of dates and who will be supporting below:Ten days til the Life Is Yours Tour starts! Where are we seeing you?!?Can’t wait to play the new songs live plus all the classics…Goat Girl, Shame, Egyptian Blue, Yard Act, Wet Leg & The Regrettes will be joining us on select dates.

Wet Leg are currently leading the pack in the race for this week’s Number One album in the UK.On Friday (April 8), the Isle of Wight indie duo – comprising Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – released their self-titled debut LP.The 12-track project featured the singles ‘Chaise Longue’, ‘Wet Dream’, ‘Too Late Now’, ‘Oh No’, ‘Angelica’ and ‘Ur Mum’.In the midweeks, the Official Charts Company has revealed that ‘Wet Leg’ is outselling its closest competition – Father John Misty’s ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’ – 4:1. If it holds on until Friday (April 15), it will be the band’s first UK Number One album.There are three other new entries – including Father John Misty at Number Two – that have cracked the Top Five in the midweeks: Jack White’s ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ (Three) and Kae Tempest’s ‘The Line Is A Curve’ (Four).Rounding out the rest of the Top Five is last week’s Number One, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Unlimited Love’.Elsewhere in the Top 10, Camila Cabello’s third album ‘Familia’ sits at Number Seven, while Joe Santriani‘s latest release, ‘The Elephants Of Mars’, is Number Nine.Pavement also look set to make a return to the chart for the first time in 23 years with a reissue of their 1999 album ‘Terror Twilight’.

Jarvis Cocker has shown further support for Sheffield venue The Leadmill with some Pulp-inspired artwork – see it below.Last month, the iconic venue and club told music fans of the “devastating news that in one year’s time, our Landlord is trying to evict us, forcing us to close” – leading to an outpouring of upset and support from the music world.Over the years the venue has played host to a number of artists who have gone on to have huge success, most notably the Arctic Monkeys – who helped raise over £100,000 for the venue to survive COVID closures last year by raffling off one of Alex Turner‘s guitars.Pulp have played at the venue a total of 18 times, with many of those performances coming in the ’80s during their formative years. Upon first hearing the news about the Leadmill, frontman Cocker commented: “This had better be an April Fool’s joke.”He has now taken to Instagram to bring further awareness to the situation, sharing a piece of artwork that includes the phrase: “You Can’t Buy The Leadmill”. The print is inspired by a teaser campaign that was used to promote Pulp’s 1995 single ‘Common People’.“Back in the mists of time there was a “teaser” campaign ahead of the release of the Common People single that listed all the essential things in life that weren’t for sale,” Cocker captioned the post.

Kasabian have shared details of some new European tour dates – check them out below.The band will pay dates in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and France later this year.Tickets go on sale on April 14 10am CET and you can buy ones for shows in France and Netherlands here and ones in Belgium and Germany here.Check out the full dates here:A post shared by Kasabian (@kasabianofficial)OCTOBER: 8 – Belgium, Brussels, Cirque Royal10 – Germany, Cologne, E-Werk11 – Germany, Berlin, Columbiahalle13  – Netherlands, Amsterdam, AFAS Live14 –  France, Paris, Olympia17 – Germany, Munich, TonhalleKasabian showcased new single ‘ALYGATYR’ at a homecoming show in Leicester last October.  The track, which is their first material since the departure of Tom Meighan, was shared by the band last year.The live performance saw guitarist Serge Pizzorno take lead vocals while The Music‘s Rob Harvey provided backing vocals at De Montfort Hall.The band performed their first show without Meighan last October as they began their 2021 UK tour.Meanwhile, Meighan recently opened up about his mental health, experience in rehab and “consequence culture” in a blog post published in September. The singer first discussed his assault conviction during an interview last year.

Lorde, Bleachers, Mitski and more have been announced for this year’s All Things Go music festival.The event will take place at Merriweather Post Pavillion on October 1, and is set to host 16 artists on multiple stages. King Princess, Bartees Strange, and Lucy Dacus are will also play the independent fest.

Jamie xx has announced his return this week with a new single.On Instagram, Jamie xx announced that he will return tomorrow (April 12) with new track, ‘Let’s Do It Again’.“I had a lot of fun trying this one out at festivals last year. You might recognise it…” he wrote on Instagram over the weekend.

Dry Cleaning and Greentea Peng are among a final wave of additions to the line-up for 2022’s Grace Jones-curated edition of Meltdown Festival.The festival is set to take place between June 10-19 at London’s Southbank Centre. Jones was initially due to curate the show back in 2020 but that and last year’s event were both cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The existing, previously announced line-up for the festival included Peaches, Skunk Anansie, and a special tribute to Lee ‘Scratch Perry’ by Adrian Sherwood.

St. Vincent has added new dates to her upcoming UK tour behind acclaimed sixth album ‘Daddy’s Home’ – see the full schedule below and get your tickets here.Annie Clark will be hitting the road this summer flanked by The Down And Out Downtown Band, with dates based around a handful of festival performances, including a slow at Glastonbury.Among the existing dates, St.

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has joined Australian band The Wiggles on stage to perform ‘Elephant’ and ‘Hot Potato’ – watch the moment below.Parker joined one of Australia’s most beloved children’s bands on stage yesterday (April 10) at Perth’s RAC Arena for a short two-song appearance.Earlier this year, The Wiggles went to Number 1 on Australia’s triple j Hottest 100 of 2021 countdown with their ‘Like A Version’ cover of Tame Impala’s 2012 track ‘Elephant’.Speaking about the on-stage collaboration, Parker said: “When I got the invitation I knew it was a once-in-a-life time opportunity so it was an obvious yes. The Wiggles are the real rockstars in this world.

The Killers have announced details of a tiny gig in Sheffield next month ahead of their 2022 UK stadium tour – see details below and get your tickets here.Brandon Flowers and co. are set to head across the country this summer in support of their albums ‘Pressure Machine’ and ‘Imploding The Mirage’.That tour begins in Doncaster on May 24, with dates following in Bristol, Southampton, London and beyond.Ahead of the tour, the band have now announced an intimate warm-up show at the O2 Academy in Sheffield, set for May 17.Tickets for the new show go on sale this Thursday (April 14) at 10am BST.

Regina Spektor has postponed a planned show at New York City’s Carnegie Hall following the death of her father, Ilya Spektor.The singer-songwriter was scheduled to perform at the venue tonight (April 11), but last week rescheduled the concert to July 19. Tickets for the original date will be valid for the new one, with refunds available until May 6 for those who cannot attend the new date.“It’s with a heavy heart and much sadness that [Spektor] must postpone her show at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall to July 19,” read a post on Spektor’s Instagram account last week.

Jack Johnson has announced the release of his first new album in five years, ‘Meet the Moonlight’ – listen to lead single ‘One Step Ahead’ below.The US singer-songwriter’s eighth studio album – the follow-up to 2017’s ‘All The Light Above It Too’ – will arrive on June 24 via Brushfire/Republic Records.Johnson made the album with acclaimed producer Blake Mills (Lana Del Rey, Weezer, Norah Jones), recording it at Sound City and EastWest Studios in Los Angeles and Johnson’s Mango Tree studio in Hawaii.“When Blake and I first got in touch we’d send each other playlists, and over time we realised we were drawn to music that sounds effortless despite all the effort put into making it,” Johnson said in a statement.

Thom Yorke performed an acoustic set last night (April 9) at Zeltbühne in Zermatt, Switzerland – see clips from the show below.During the 23-track unplugged set, the singer-songwriter delivered solo renditions of Radiohead songs ‘Bodysnatchers’, ‘Daydreaming’, ‘Decks Dark’ and ‘Exit Music (For A Film)’ for the very first time.Elsewhere, other cuts Yorke played solo for the first time included ‘Rabbit In Your Headlights’, his 1998 collaboration with UNKLE, and ‘Pana-vision’, the most recent single by The Smile, the supergroup he’s in alongside Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet‘s Tom Skinner.Radiohead’s ‘These Are My Twisted Words’ and his own ‘The Eraser’ were also performed solo for the first time since 2010.You can check out footage from the show below:‘Has Ended’‘Free in the Knowledge’ (The Smile song)‘Bodysnatchers’ (Radiohead song)‘Everything In Its Right Place’ (Radiohead song)‘Suspirium’‘Pana-vision’ (The Smile song)‘Daydreaming’ (Radiohead song)‘Decks Dark’ (Radiohead song)‘I Might Be Wrong’ (Radiohead song)‘These Are My Twisted Words’ (Radiohead song)‘Bloom’ (Radiohead song)‘Unmade’‘Open Again’‘Present Tense’ (Radiohead song)‘The Clock’‘Videotape’ (Radiohead song)Encore:‘Idioteque’ (Radiohead song)‘Rabbit in Your Headlights’ (UNKLE cover)‘Exit Music (For A Film)’ (Radiohead song)‘Spectr’e (Radiohead song)Encore 2:‘The Eraser’‘House of Cards’ (Radiohead song)‘Weird Fishes/Arpeggi’ (Radiohead song)Meanwhile, an art exhibition showcasing the works of Thom Yorke and long-term friend and collaborator Stanley Donwood will open in London later this year.‘Test Specimens’ brings together 60 pieces of artwork that the pair created between 1999 and 2001, while they were also working on Radiohead records ‘Kid A’ and

Wallice has announced details of her new EP ‘90s American Superstar’ and shared the title track, which you can hear below.Following on from the release of ‘Wisdom Tooth’ and ‘Little League’ alongside her signing to Dirty Hit, Wallice has confirmed that her new EP ‘90s American Superstar’ will be released May 6.The LA-based singer-songwriter has also shared the title track from the record, alongside a video compiling clips from her recent tours with Chloe Moriondo and Still Woozy. Check it out below.“‘90s American Superstar’ is about a fictional relationship in which my partner is showing very LA ‘dating a musician’ type behaviour,” said Wallice, before calling it a followup to ‘Hey Michael’ from 2021’s ‘Off The Rails’.“The chorus makes a breakup song, and the verses make it a diss track,” she continued.

Taylor Swift has revealed what it is she admires most about Phoebe Bridgers’ music.Last year, the pair collaborated on the song ‘Nothing New’, one of the “From The Vault” bonus tracks that appear on Swift’s re-recording of her 2012 fourth album, ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’.In a new profile on Bridgers for the Los Angeles Times, Swift shared a few words about the ‘Savior Complex’ singer-songwriter and what it is specifically she enjoys about her music.“I think that the specificity of Phoebe’s lyrics, and the vulnerability she expresses in her voice when she delivers them, is what makes her music so deeply impactful and moving for me as a fan,” Swift wrote in an email to the publication.“You feel like she’s reliving a precise memory or delivering a secret message to someone and you get the privilege to read it or hear about it.”This isn’t the first time Swift has heaped praise on Bridgers. Last November, during an interview on Late Night With Seth Meyers, she hailed Bridgers as “one of my favourite artists in the world”, adding: “If she sings it, I will listen to it.

Father John Misty performed at the Barbican in London this week to mark the release of his new album,  ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’.On Thursday (April 7), Misty (real name Joshua Tillman) took to the stage alongside Barbican Associate Ensemble Britten Sinfonia – and conductor Jules Buckley – to run through a mixed setlist that included a number of tracks taken from his latest LP.He gave live debuts to ‘Chloë’, ‘Kiss Me (I Loved You)’, ‘(Everything But) Her Love’, ‘Buddy’s Rendezvous’, ‘Olvidado (Otro Momento)’, ‘Only a Fool’, ‘We Could Be Strangers’ and ‘The Next 20th Century’.The performance was live-streamed and has been made available to watch through to Sunday (April 10). You can watch it below.‘Funtimes in Babylon’‘Chloë’‘Goodbye Mr. Blue’‘Chateau Lobby #4 (In C for Two Virgins)’‘Kiss Me (I Loved You)’‘(Everything But) Her Love’‘Mr. Tillman’‘Disappointing Diamonds Are The Rarest Of Them All’‘Buddy’s Rendezvous’‘Q4’‘Total Entertainment Forever’‘Olvidado (Otro Momento)’‘Funny Girl’‘Only A Fool’‘Pure Comedy’‘God’s Favorite Customer’‘We Could Be Strangers’‘The Next 20th Century’‘I Love You, Honeybear’Encore:‘Nancy From Now On’‘Things It Would Have Been Helpful To Know Before The Revolution’‘Holy Shit’Encore 2:‘Date Night’You can read NME’s five star review of the concert here.Misty recently announced a series of headline UK and European tour dates for 2023.He will head out on a North American tour this summer; the European shows begin on February 25, 2023 in Oslo, Norway at Sentrum Scene and end March 17 at the at O2 Apollo Manchester.