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Deep Sea Diver have announced details of a new album titled ‘Billboard Heart’ along with new North American tour dates. Find out ticket details and watch the music video for latest single ‘Shovel’ below.The new album will mark the fourth studio album from the Seattle band, and their first while signed to Sub Pop.

Doves have shared their new single ‘Cold Dreaming’, taken from forthcoming album ‘Constellations For The Lonely‘. Check it out below.The dramatic, psychedelic soul track sees bandmates Andy and Jez Williams take on the role as lead vocalist following Doves’ frontman Jimi Goodwin’s hiatus. ‘Cold Dreaming’ features recurrent synth riffs, deep beats and sky-reaching soundtrack orchestration.Speaking about the song in a press release, Andy shared: “‘Cold Dreaming’ is a song about forgiveness.

Record Store Day 2025 has been confirmed.The annual event will return for its 18th edition later this year, with the 2025 event set to take place on April 12.For the upcoming edition, over 270 independent record shops across the UK – as well as thousands more globally – will prepare to welcome a new wave of vinyl releases. As is the standard, there will also be a series of in-store parties and a celebration of independent record store culture.To celebrate the forthcoming 18th instalment, the organisers of Record Store Day have also announced a new partner for the 2025 edition.

Liam Gallagher has responded to the ‘leaked’ setlist for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour and shared hints about what to expect from the shows.Oasis confirmed that they would be making their highly-awaited return to the stage last August – confirming a string of huge stadium gigs in the UK and Ireland to take place in 2025.Following the extraordinary demand for tickets, the band later shared news that they would be taking the tour around the world, announcing dates in North America, South America, Australia, South Korea and Japan.Unsurprisingly, there was huge speculation about which members would be joining Liam and Noel for the massive shows, and fans also began questioning which songs from their extensive discography could make the setlist.Recently, a list of Oasis songs began circulating on X/Twitter, with some fans claiming it to be the “leaked” setlist for the upcoming gigs.

The Lumineers have announced their fifth studio album ‘Automatic’ – listen to lead single ‘Same Old Song’ below.The US indie folk duo (comprising Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites) will release the 11-track record on February 14 via Dualtone, following up on 2022’s ‘Brightside’. Pre-order/pre-save here.“This album marks 20 years of songwriting between Jeremiah and me,” explained Schultz in a statement.“The album explores some of the absurdities of the modern world, like the increasingly blurry line between what’s real and what’s not, and the variety of ways we numb ourselves while trying to combat both boredom and overstimulation.”‘Automatic’ was recorded in less than a month, with Schultz saying that the project feels “very much of this era”.

Noel Gallagher has joined Mantra Of The Cosmos for a collaborative new single called ‘Domino Bones (Gets Dangerous)’.The supergroup – featuring Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays, Black Grape), drummer Zak Starkey (The Who, Oasis), guitarist Andy Bell (Oasis, Ride) and Bez (Happy Mondays, Black Grape) – will release the song exclusively at the legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool.You can also purchase it via the venue’s official website – visit here to do so. The project is available on either red or blue vinyl.Ryder and co.

Japanese Breakfast have announced their new album ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’ and have shared the lead single ‘Orlando In Love’.Produced by Grammy-Award winner Blake Mills (Sky Ferreira, Fiona Apple), Michelle Zauner and co’s fourth LP sees the group dive into a deeper, moodier sound, creating what a press release calls “an artistic statement of purpose: a mature, intricate, contemplative work that conjures the romantic thrill of a gothic novel”.‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’ was inspired by the landscape of European Romanticism, diverging from the group’s previous releases, 2017’a sci-fi inspired ‘Soft Sounds from Another Planet’ and 2021’s buoyant ‘Jubilee’. ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’ is set for release on March 21 via Dead Oceans and is available for pre-order/pre-save here.The first taster of Japanese Breakfast’s new era comes in the form of the lead single ‘Orlando In Love’. The song is a riff on John Cheever’s riff on Orlando Innamorato, an unfinished epic made up of 68 ½ cantos by the Renaissance poet Matteo Maria Boiardo.Japanese Breakfast’s ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’ comes after their Grammy-nominated LP ‘Jubilee’ and Zauner’s New York Times best-selling memoir Crying In H Mart catapulted them into the mainstream.

Mogwai have released a new single called ‘Fanzine Made Of Flesh’ – you can listen to it below.The song serves as the latest preview of the Glasgow band’s 11th studio album ‘The Bad Fire’, which is due to arrive on January 24 via Rock Action (pre-order/pre-save here).In a statement about the playful tune, frontman Stuart Braithwaite explained: “‘Fanzine Made Of Flesh’ was written in Brooklyn when I was staying at [Franz Ferdinand‘s] Alex Kapranos’s house in autumn 2023.“In my head it sounds like a cross between ABBA, Swervedriver and Kraftwerk though that might be ludicrous. It originally had a straight vocal but we ended up vocoding it on the last day of recording.He concluded: “It’s pretty different and I’m really happy with how it turned out.”The futuristic singing sits atop a surging and distorted guitar chord progression from Braithwaite, with the single also boasting arpeggiated synth lines and bright keyboard parts.‘Fanzine Made Of Flesh’ is accompanied by a striking official music video, directed by Agnes Haus, who described the clip as “a pseudo-film trailer with a jumbled plot that you can never grasp”.“When I was sent the track, I embraced being unable to understand any of the words, and I didn’t want to know where the title came from,” Haus said.

Myles Smith has been confirmed as the last artist to be named in BBC Sound Of 2025 countdown poll, coming in at Number Four.The singer-songwriter was first announced as part of the longlist for the BBC Sound Of 2025, which was shared late last year and contained names like Kneecap, Ezra Collective, Chappell Roan and English Teacher. The list was chosen by a panel of 180 music industry experts, who named the acts with “the best chance of mainstream success” in the next 12 months.English Teacher were the first to be announced in the list of the top five artists yesterday (January 6), with the rising Leeds four-piece kicking off the countdown and coming in at Number Five.The countdown for the remaining four artists on the BBC Sound Of 2025 list will continue across Radio 1 this week, before the winner is announced on Friday (January 10).Now, rising star Myles Smith has been confirmed as having come in fourth place and one of the year’s most promising talents.

Panda Bear has released a new single, ‘Ferry Lady’, from his upcoming album ‘Sinister Grift’ – watch the Danny Perez-directed video below.The track follows ‘Defense’, out in October, in being released from the album before it comes out on February 28. It’s a mellow four-and-a-half minute number that sees the singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, real name Noah Lennox, dive into his trademark psychedelia for a blissful slice of pop.Lennox is best known for being a co-founder of the experimental indie band Animal Collective, but has also released six solo albums.

Erol Alkan has marked the 18th anniversary of the London indie and electro club night Trash closing down by sharing his classic DJ set from 2002.Trash was best known for its connections to the 2000s scenes like the garage rock revival, electroclash and new rave.Bands like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, Scissor Sisters, Bloc Party and Klaxons performed there early on in their careers. It was first located in Soho, before moving to the West End.Alkan, the DJ and producer who ran the iconic night, played classics from artists like Peaches, Missy Elliott, Primal Scream, The Cure, Nirvana and Kylie Minogue in his set, and you can check out the tracklist here:A post shared by TRASH (@trashclublondon)Alkan explained in The Guardian in 2006, weeks before Trash would close its doors, “Had someone told me on the first night that it would run for 10 years, I’m not too sure that I would have believed them.

Franz Ferdinand have released their new single ‘Hooked’ – give it a listen below.‘Hooked’ is the third single to be shared from the band’s upcoming sixth album ‘The Human Fear’, out on Friday (January 10), following ‘Audacious’ and ‘Night Or Day’.The angular indie track, heavy with synths, doesn’t differ too much from the Glasgow band’s signature dancey post-punk sound, with frontman Alex Kapranos saying about the track: “Sliding into midnight, it’s a nighttime prowl of a song. If we all have the human fear, then that’s alright when you’re hooked.”Kapranos sings in the pre-chorus: “I thought I knew what love was/But then I met you,” before a rousing chorus of “You got me hooked” repeated over jittering synths.Towards the end of last year, ‘Hooked’ became one of the songs the band showcased on tour, first playing it during a show at Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion in the Scottish Highlands in September.Another as-yet-unreleased track from the album, ‘Bar Lonely’ was given its TV debut at the weekend when the band appeared on CBS Saturday Sessions – like ‘Hooked’, it had been showcased during some of Franz’s live dates in recent months.Speaking to NME about the upcoming album in September, Kapranos discussed enjoying being in the band, saying: “If you are going to make music, then there’s no point in shying away from your identity or being embarrassed by who you are.

Pete Doherty has spoken about his love for the “really good acts coming out of Ireland” including Fontaines D.C. and Kneecap.The Libertines and Babyshambles frontman recently sat down with NME as part of the In Conversation series, and opened up about new material, his time as a father and the plans he has for 2025.During the interview he also opened up about the acts he has been inspired by in recent times, naming both Kneecap and Fontaines D.C. as two that have particularly caught his eye.Recalling the pro-Palestine gig done by Paul Weller, Primal Scream and Kneecap last year, he explained that it was the appearance of the latter that caught his eye.“That probably would have piqued my curiosity [25 years ago] to know that there was a mob of Irish rappers who wear tricolour balaclavas on stage.

Evan Dando has revealed that he is now sober aside from LSD, while confirming the release date for his upcoming memoir and teasing new music from The Lemonheads.The soloist and Lemonheads frontman is due to publish his delayed book Rumours Of My Demise on May 1, having first announced the project in 2020. Pre-order it here via Blackwell’s.A new interview with Dando in The Independent noted the release date, with the musician also speaking about being clean of street drugs for the past two years.

English Teacher have kicked off the BBC Sound Of 2025 countdown poll, coming in at Number Five.The rising Leeds four-piece were among the artists confirmed for the longlist for the BBC Sound Of 2025 last November, and joined the list alongside Chappell Roan, Ezra Collective, Kneecap and more.Now, the countdown for the top five artists has begun, with Lily Fontaine and co. taking the Number Five position.They were voted in fifth place after a panel of 180 music industry experts chose them as one of the acts with “the best chance of mainstream success” in the next 12 months.

Dermot Kennedy, The Staves, Ólafur Arnalds and more paid tribute to Talos on an Irish chat show over the weekend – watch the video below.Talos – whose real name was Eoin French – died last August after a short illness. He was 36 years old.

Reverend & The Makers have shared footage of an Oasis cover they performed alongside Milburn and Arctic Monkeys in 2004.“From the vaults,” they wrote on X/Twitter today (January 5) alongside the grainy clip that sees the Sheffield artists take on the Gallagher brothers’ ‘D’ You Know What I Mean?’ for Chris McClure’s “18th birthday in the local boozer”.Chris, the brother of Reverend And The Makers’ Jon McClure, was featured smoking on the iconic cover of the Artic Monkey’s debut, ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’. Back in 2021, following the album’s 15th anniversary, he shared: “What a record.

Franz Ferdinand have given new song ‘Bar Lonely’ its television debut on CBS Saturday Sessions – check out the footage below.The Scottish indie band are preparing to release their sixth studio album ‘The Human Fear’ next week (January 10) via Domino, and have so far shared the singles ‘Night Or Day’ and ‘Audacious’. You can pre-order/pre-save the album here.Ahead of its release, the group have appeared on CBS Saturday Sessions, where they played both singles, as well as ‘Bar Lonely’, live in studio.

MJ Lenderman performed a surprise set at the opening of New York City’s new Night Club 101 on New Year’s Eve. Check out the footage below.The venue, named after its address at 101 Avenue A, is located on the site of New York’s iconic Pyramid Club, which closed permanently in 2021 after shutting its doors during the COVID pandemic.Opened in 1981, Pyramid Club held early performances from Madonna, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Nirvana.

Pete Doherty has opened up about the time he lied about supporting Supergrass on tour and his bandmate pretending to be in Radiohead.The Libertines frontman recently sat down with NME as the most recent guest of our In Conversation series and took a moment to discuss the band’s massive Gunnersbury Park show that is happening on Saturday August 9 (visit here for tickets and more information).The likes of Lambrini Girls, Hak Baker and Supergrass will be joining the ‘Time For Heroes’ group as special guests. After being asked if having Gaz Coombes and co as an opening act feels surreal and heavy, Doherty said: “Yes.

Robert Smith has named two songs likely to feature on the next album from The Cure.The band have made it clear for a while now that they’ve been sitting on a wealth of new material since 2008’s 4:13 Dream‘. Back in 2020, for instance, Smith told NME that they were hard at work on “two new albums and an hour of noise”.While appearing as a guest on X-Posure with John Kennedy on Radio X, the ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ singer opened up further about the specific tracks that will appear on their next album, which will serve as a follow-up to their 2024 14th studio LP, ‘Songs Of A Lost World’.“It has a couple of songs that we were playing live which didn’t make it onto ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ and it has some completely new stuff that no one’s ever heard,” he explained. “There’s three songs on it, which are slower than pretty much anything on this album.