Indie: Last News

Ricky Wilson has revealed that Kaiser Chiefs have been in the studio with Chic’s Nile Rodgers, working on new music.Speaking to BANG Showbiz (via Contactmusic), Wilson said “there is always an album on the horizon,” but the band needs to figure out “how far the horizon is.”“We have a lot of material,” he continued before revealing they’ve “just been in the studio last week with Nile Rodgers and been writing stuff with him.”He went on to say he didn’t know when they’d be releasing new music but “you’ll probably hear something from those sessions in spring.”Kaiser Chiefs last released an album in 2019, with ‘Duck’.

Bloc Party have returned with ‘Traps’, their first new music in five years, and with it have shared details of a new album and UK/European tour.‘Traps’ is the first taste of ‘Alpha Games’, the band’s follow up to 2016’s ‘Hymns’, which is released on April 29, 2022.The single is a frenetic affair that recalls the post-punk urgency of their 2005 debut ‘Silent Alarm’.

Orlando Weeks has shared a new track called ‘Bigger’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the latest preview of the former Maccabees frontman’s second solo album, ‘Hop Up’, which arrives on January 14. He’s previously released the singles ‘Look Who’s Talking Now’, ‘Deep Down Way Out’ and ‘Big Skies, Silly Faces’.“Bigger is the all stomping little brother to the head nod of ‘Deep Down’,” Weeks explained in a statement.

Sam Fender teamed up with Gang Of Youths frontman Dave Le’aupepe in London last night (November 21) for a cover of Bruce Springsteen‘s ‘I’m On Fire’.The pair performed the 1985 hit single during Fender’s encore at Alexandra Palace, after Gang Of Youths supported the singer earlier in the night.

Declan McKenna has announced details of a huge new London show – he’ll play the Royal Albert Hall next year.The singer-songwriter released second album ‘Zeros’ last year, and recently finished up a UK headline tour in support of the record.

Noel Gallagher has announced details of new UK tour dates for next summer – see the full schedule below.The former Oasis man released a new Greatest Hits album under his High Flying Birds moniker earlier this year, along with a smattering of new tracks.Next June, he will play a series of outdoor gigs including shows at the Eden Project in Cornwall and as part of the Bristol Sounds gig series.The month-long run of dates begin on June 4 with a headline set at the new In It Together festival in Wales, which will also feature Two Door Cinema Club, The Magic Gang, The Vaccines, Editors and more.Other shows on the run include a London gig on Hampstead Heath as part of the Heritage Live series on June 19, and a huge outdoor show at The Piece Hall

Dry Cleaning made their late-night US TV debut on Friday (November 19) – watch them perform ‘Scratchcard Lanyard’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon below.The single appears on the 4AD-signed band’s debut album ‘New Long Leg’, which came out earlier this year.The Fallon performance came at the end of the band’s first live shows in the US.

Local Natives have shared a brand new covers EP called ‘Music From The Pen Gala 1983’ – you can listen to it below.The project, which was recorded for the Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell-starring Apple TV+ series The Shrink Next Door, hears the LA indie rock band cover songs by Roxy Music, Michael McDonald, 10cc, and Gerry Rafferty.In addition to providing music for the show, Local Natives – comprising Taylor Rice, Kelcey Ayer, Ryan Hahn, Matt Frazier and Nik Ewing – also star as a cover band in an episode where Rudd and Ferrell attend the titular Pen Gala. In character, the band performs their cover songs to a dolled-up audience.You can see the tracklisting and listen to the EP below:‘Music From The Pen Gala 1983’ tracklist:01 More Than This

Wallice has released brand new single ‘Wisdom Tooth’ – you can listen to it below.The new track comes alongside news that she’s signed to celebrated independent label Dirty Hit, where she joins a roster that includes the likes of The 1975, Beabadoobee and Rina Sawayama.Produced with her close friend and frequent collaborator marinelli, ‘Wisdom Tooth’ hears Wallice, who released her debut EP ‘Off The Rails’ earlier this year, use a dental procedure as an analogy for her coming of age.“I wrote this song in a session with my long-time collaborator and best friend marinelli the day before I got my wisdom teeth out,” she said in a statement. “The doctor had just called to say that I’d also need a bone graft to fill in the space in my jaw where

Courteeners have added a final date to their intimate ‘Whites Of Their Eyes’ UK tour, with a hometown gig in Manchester.The group will play a hometown show at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse on November 27. Tickets are on sale at 9am on Monday (November 22) here.The band first played live at Manchester Roadhouse in October 2006, and will embark on the tour a month after the anniversary of that show to mark the milestone.“So in 2006, Taylor Swift arrived on the scene, Gnarls Barkley was ‘Crazy’, Guy Goma accidentally introduced himself to the world… and so did we,” Liam Fray said in a press release.“We played our first gig at Manchester Roadhouse in October, 15 years ago.

Sports Team‘s show in Leeds last night (November 18). Check out the footage below.The band, who released their debut album ‘Deep Down Happy’ in 2020, were performing at the city’s University Stylus venue as part of a rescheduled run of UK and Ireland dates for 2021.At one point in the set, couple Will and Susannah joined Sports Team onstage before Will got down on one knee to propose in front of the band and crowd.Sports Team took to social media this morning (November 19) to share an image of the special moment.

Coldplay have donated a one-off signed vinyl to the Tiny Changes charity.The charity was set up in memory of late Frightened Rabbit frontman, Scott Hutchison, who died by suicide in 2018.Formed by Scott’s family, the charity aims to improve mental health in children and young people in Scotland and takes its name from a lyric from the Frightened Rabbit song ‘Head Rolls Off’ (“While I’m alive, I’ll make tiny changes to Earth”).The charity is now set to auction the unique, one-off signed 7″ vinyl pressing of Coldplay’s ‘Champion of the World’‘Champion Of The World interpolates Hutchison’s track ‘Los Angeles Be Kind’ (which was released as part of his 2014 Owl John side project).The double A-side also features ‘Cry, Cry, Cry’ from the band’s

Black Lips 7-inch single, which was scheduled for release last month, due to “certain allegations” against a member of the band.The single – featuring a cover of Fred Cole’s ‘Colt 44′ and Hank Williams’ ‘Alone and Forsaken’ – was set to arrive on October 22 ahead of a European tour by the band, but it was never released.In a statement to Pitchfork, Wild Honey said that shortly after announcing the 7-inch, it was alerted to “certain allegations” that “had been made against a member of the band”.“Out of respect to all involved, our staff, colleagues and the artists signed to our label, we decided to pull the release,” the label continued.“It is not a decision we took lightly, but we believe it’s the right thing to do under the circumstances…

Spoon have shared a cover of The Beatles’ ‘Christmas Time (Is Here Again)’ – you can listen to the track below.The Austin band are among the latest artists to share a festive cover for Spotify’s new holiday singles playlist, sharing a rendition of the Fab Four’s 1967 track.“Recording ‘Christmas Time Is Here Again’ was a group effort that pulled us away from rehearsals and quickly sent us down a turbulent path of what you might call the Christmas spirit,” frontman Britt Daniel said in a statement.

The Twilight Sad‘s James Graham has launched a new project under the moniker Gentle Sinners.READ MORE: The Twilight Sad on the legacy of Scott Hutchison and being Robert Smith’s favourite bandThe Scottish band, whose most recent album ‘It Won/t Be Like This All The Time’ arrived in 2019, took to Instagram today (November 18) to announce that their frontman is now part of a new project.The announcement comes with the release of the project’s first single, ‘Killing This Time’.“Am I telling you everything?/ No I’m not/ Standing in the same place how am I lost/ Taking on their problems but at what cost?/ Am telling you everything/ No I’m not,” Graham sings on the song.“This is where you wanted me/ You’ve lucked out you can’t believe/ Hanging

Mac DeMarco, has been jailed for two years for sexual assault.According to Pitchfork, Lent pleaded guilty to sexual assault on April 12 this year, with the charge stemming from an incident in Edmonton, Canada in 2018.The case was reported by Pitchfork after the survivor, who wishes to be known only as ‘S’, emailed the website in October to reveal Lent’s guilty plea from earlier this year, and say that he has been in jail since June 3 this year.“I had really loved Mac DeMarco for a long time before I met Jon, and that was the reason why I ever met him, because I was following all the people from the band on Instagram,” S told Pitchfork.She added: “It has been almost six months since Jon was convicted and neither Jon nor Mac have said

Los Campesinos! have announced remastered vinyl reissues of ‘Romance Is Boring’ and ‘Hello Sadness’.The band’s 2010 album ‘Romance Is Boring’ is set to be pressed as a gold double vinyl and limited to 1,500 copies.

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have announced their first North American tour as a duo – find all the details below.The longtime collaborators hit the road for a run of UK headline performances in September and October in support of their album ‘Carnage’, which came out back in February.In a five-star review of the pair’s concert in Croydon, NME said: “Cave and Ellis [are] in their absolute purest and classiest form; armed with just the songs, the love, and a whole lot of feeling.”The duo are now set to embark on a North American tour on March 1, with gigs scheduled for Dallas, Austin, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and other cities throughout the month and into April.Tickets go on general sale here this Friday (November 19) at 10am.

Big Thief have announced details of a new 20-track double album – ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’ will come out in February via 4AD.The record was first touted in a recent interview with vocalist Adrianne Lenker, and is being previewed by new single ‘Time Escaping’, which can be heard below.

Billy Bragg has spoken out about why he’s changed the lyrics to his iconic track ‘Sexuality’ to make it trans-inclusive.The folk singer is currently on a UK tour and has changed the lyrics of the 1991 track from “Just because you’re gay, I won’t turn you away/ If you stick around, I’m sure that we can find some common ground” to “Just because you’re they, I won’t turn you away/ If you stick around, I’m sure that we can find the right pronoun”.In a new op-ed for The New Statesmen, Bragg went into detail about his reasons for changing the lyrics after gender-critical activists voiced their disapproval with his decision to rework the song.“Last week, I found myself under fire from gender-critical activists on Twitter, who were agitated to

The Enemy prepare for a reunion tour, frontman Tom Clarke has spoken to NME about the toll that success took on them in the ’00s and band’s decision to return “without the music industry” behind them.The ’00s Coventry indie veterans announced their return earlier this month with a September 2022 tour to coincide with the 15th anniversary of their acclaimed No.1 debut album ‘We’ll Live And Die In These Towns’.Before their split in 2016, the trio released four albums over 10 years, scored hits including ‘Away From Here,’ ‘Had Enough’ and ‘Saturday’ and supported the likes of Oasis, The Rolling Stones and The Sex Pistols.To find out how life has been since and what’s on the horizon, NME caught up with Clarke to discuss the stress and alcohol