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Super Furry Animals have shared an isolated audio track of Paul McCartney chewing celery after they collaborated with him on a 2001 track.The Beatles legend’s unique cameo came on the song ‘Receptacle For The Respectable’, which is being reissued as part of a series of 20th anniversary celebrations for the Welsh band’s 2001 album ‘Rings Around The World’.After meeting the band at the NME Awards in 2000, McCartney agreed to provide ‘carrot and celery’ percussion to ‘Receptacle For The Respectable’, and the recording is now available in its fully glory and on its own.The band’s keyboardist Cian Ciarán recalled: “He was going to come to the studio and then decided not to for some reason.

Low have shared the latest taste of their forthcoming 13th record ‘Hey What’ in the form of slow-burning new single ‘Disappearing’.You can hear the track below, along with an elegant video centred around a life model, directed by and starring the multi-disciplinary artist Dorian Wood.Wood said that the video was inspired their personal experience posing for virtual life drawing classes during lockdown.“I borrowed a friend’s empty guest room and twice a week I would set up my laptop and lights and pose for three hours at a time,” they said.

Shame have announced a US headline tour and new remix EP, ‘Born In Luton Remixes’.The band will perform stateside for the first time since 2019 in support of their second album ‘Drunk Tank Pink’, which was released back in January.“Fuck you all, we’re coming back to America,” Shame wrote as they announced the dates today (July 20), adding that “this time we’re gonna fry some real fish”.

Connie Constance has shared a new track called ‘Prim & Propa’ – you can listen to it below.The song will appear on the Watford singer-songwriter’s new EP of the same name, which is due for release on September 2.

Gang Of Youths have shared the music video for their newly released track ‘Unison’.The music video sees frontman Dave Le’aupepe wander on a beach scattered with debris, before reuniting with his bandmates for the song’s final chorus.Watch the clip below:‘Unison’ is lifted from Gang Of Youths’ surprise EP ‘Total Serene’, which arrived last Friday (July 16).

Kaiser Chiefs‘ frontman said in a new interview that his attempts to write a novel led him to writing songs suitable for children’s ears because he noticed how many of the sentences rhymed naturally.He told The Sun: “I’ve written a children’s record, which I don’t think many people have. I started writing a book because I was enjoying the freedom of not having to think about going on tour.“I thought, ‘I’m going to write a fantastic novel’.

The Killers have announced that they’ll return next month with seventh album ‘Pressure Machine’.The new record from the Las Vegas band will arrive via EMI on August 13 and was created after they found themselves with unexpected downtime as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.They were set to hit the road in support of 2020’s ‘Imploding The Mirage’, but instead used their free time to immediately start work on its follow-up.“Everything came to this grinding halt,” said frontman Brandon Flowers.

The War On Drugs have announced details of their long-awaited new album.‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’ is the band’s first album in four years, and will come out on October 29 via Atlantic.The band had been teasing the record this week, sharing a snippet of a new song on Instagram, and full details of the album have now arrived.‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’, which follows 2017’s ‘A Deeper Understanding’, was recorded across seven studios including New York’s Electric Lady and Los Angeles’ Sound City.A note announcing the album on the band’s official website calls it an “uncommon rock album about one of our most common but daunting processes—resilience in the face of despair”.The note also details the album’s first single and opener, ‘Living

Circa Waves have added two new dates to their upcoming August UK tour – see the band’s full schedule below.The band had been hoping to tour last year in support of their most recent album ‘Sad Happy’, which was released in March 2020.

The War On Drugs have shared a teaser for new music on their social media pages – scroll down to watch it now.The US band last released a new studio album with 2017’s ‘A Deeper Understanding’ but have spent the last year providing updates on its follow-up.Now, it seems their return is imminent. A short video teaser was shared by the group earlier today (July 18) and features a piano-led snippet of music.

Inhaler have scored this week’s Number One album, making them the first Irish band in 13 years to hit the top of the Official UK Albums Chart with their debut album.The last Irish band to go to the top of the charts with their first record was The Script and their self-titled debut in 2008.‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’ was released last week (July 9) and has since racked up 18,000 chart sales – 92 per cent of which were physical sales.Those figures make the record the best-selling vinyl album this week and the fastest-selling debut album on vinyl by any band this century.

Pip Blom have announced a UK and Ireland 2022 headline tour and have shared a new single – you can listen to ‘It Should Have Been Fun’ below.The news comes after the Amsterdam band recently announced details of their second studio album ‘Welcome Break’, which is set to arrive this autumn, and released its first single, the punchy and feel-good ‘Keep It Together’.Speaking about ‘It Should Have Been Fun’, the band’s frontwoman, herself named Pip Blom, said: “When writing the tracks for the record I wanted there to be a song that didn’t have the structure of verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus 2x.

FEET have shared a new track called ‘Busy Waiting’ – you can listen to it below.The song will feature on the Coventry outfit’s upcoming EP ‘Walking Machine’, which is released on August 6 via Nice Swan Records.Following on from previous singles ‘Library’ and ‘Peace & Quiet’, new cut ‘Busy Waiting’ is “trying to capture that frustration of waiting for somebody to get a move on”.“As a professional faffer myself, it was quite easy to slip into both of those roles for the writing and I’m chuffed with the amount of tension we’ve squeezed into a relatively short track,” explained frontman George Haverson.GIGS ARE ACTUALLY BACK, To celebrate we're playing a tiny London show in two weeks with @licksmag , £7 a ticket, get them before they're

Bastille have shared a new track called ‘Give Me The Future’ – you can listen to it below.Dan Smith and co.

Tony Wilson has been announced, written by author and journalist Paul Morley.From Manchester With Love: The Life and Opinions of Tony Wilson is due out later this year, and an announcement said it was Wilson’s wish for Morley to write a book about him.The book, which is being published by Faber on October 21, is described in a synopsis as “the biography of a man who became eponymous with his city, of the music he championed and the myths he made, of love and hate, of life and death”.“To write about Tony Wilson, aka Anthony H.

Grizzly Bear have announced a 15th anniversary reissue of their beloved album ‘Yellow House’.The record, which came out in 2006, was the New York band’s second album, and their debut as a full band.On September 3, ‘Yellow House’ will be re-released on three vinyl formats via Warp. ‘Yellow House’ will be available on clear 2xLP, classic black 2xLP and an exclusive colour 2xLP via the Vinyl Me Please subscription service.See the anniversary trailer and the tracklisting for the reissue below. The album is available to pre-order here.1. ‘Easier’2. ‘Lullabye’3. ‘Knife’4. ‘Central And Remote’5. ‘Little Brother’6. ‘Plans’7. ‘Marla’8. ‘On A Neck, On A Spit’9. ‘Reprise’10. ‘Colorado’Grizzly Bear’s most recent album ‘Painted Ruins’ came out in 2017.

Black Midi have announced that they’ll be holding open mic competitions as support for each night of their forthcoming UK and Ireland tour.The London band are set to head out on the road this Autumn in support of their recent album ‘Cavalcade’, kicking off with a gig at Bristol’s Trinity Centre on August 31 and ending at Portsmouth’s New Theatre Royal on November 25.Today (July 14), Black Midi revealed that instead of traditional tour support for their upcoming jaunt they will be hosting an open mic competition, where the audience will decide who takes home the winning prize of £100.“Our tour support for the upcoming UK Tour is an open mic competition – the audience’s favourite entry on the night wins £100,” Black Midi said, announcing the

Inhaler performed a cover of Bille Eilish‘s ‘Your Power’ during a Radio 1 live session tonight – you can listen to it below.The Dublin band delivered a set at Maida Vale Studios in London this evening (July 14) in support of their debut album ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’, which arrived last Friday (July 9).Taking to social media, Inhaler said earlier that they would be playing “some tunes from IWABLT and something a little extra” during the special show.The band decided to put an indie-rock spin on Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ single, blending together electric guitar, keyboards and Eli Hewson’s soaring vocals.

Miles Kane has teased that he will potentially perform some Last Shadow Puppets songs during his upcoming solo shows.The singer-songwriter is set to return to the stage next month for the Music Venue Trust (MVT) and National Lottery’s ‘Revive Live Tour’, which will take place across the summer at various grassroots venues.Kane’s intimate performance will be hosted at Coventry’s Kasbah on August 27, with the musician also due to play at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth and Car Fest South in Hampshire.

LCD Soundsystem are currently “on a full hiatus”.The Murphy-led band have been inactive since releasing their live in-studio album ‘Electric Lady Sessions’ in February 2019, while they last played a show together back in June 2018.Speaking on the latest episode of the podcast WTF with Marc Maron, Murphy confirmed that LCD had not resumed action recently.“We’re not rehearsing,” Murphy told Maron when asked about the possibility of the band playing any post-pandemic shows. “We’ll figure something out when the time is right.“Right now, we’re on a full hiatus.

Tycho and Death Cab For Cutie‘s Ben Gibbard have teamed up for a new collaborative single – listen to ‘Only Love’ below.The new single, out via Mom + Pop/Ninja Tune, is Gibbard’s first electronic collaboration since his legendary work as part of The Postal Service on 2003 album ‘Give Up’.“I had been a fan of Ben’s work for a long time when, in 2016, I had the chance to do a remix for Death Cab For Cutie’s track ‘The Ghosts of Beverly Drive’,” Scott Hansen – aka Tycho – said in a statement. “Ben’s voice was a very inspiring element to work with from a production standpoint, I felt it really meshed well with the kinds of sounds and instrumentation I gravitate towards.“‘Only Love’ started life as an instrumental, but something was missing.