Indie: Last News

Blossoms have announced details of their own beer in collaboration with Chicago-based brewery Goose Island.‘SK BREW TAKE 2’ is the band’s second collaboration with Goose Island, following their ‘SK BREW’ from 2019 which was brewed around their special London ‘Hop Party’ gig.Of the new beer – proceeds from which will go to the Stagehand fund to support live crew affected by COVID-19 – Blossoms said: “We’re excited to announce our collaboration with Goose Island – our new beer SK Brew Take 2! It’s been great working with them on this since The Hop Party we played at in 2019.

Spector have returned with a brand new single – listen to ‘Funny Way Of Showing It’ below.The track, co-written by The Magic Gang‘s Jack Kaye, is the latest preview of Spector’s forthcoming album ‘Now Or Whenever’, their first full-length record in six years.“In some ways this is our first proper guitar album, and the first album we’ve made in one studio in one sitting which is crazy,” frontman Fred MacPherson said of the new record in a statement.“Next year will be the tenth anniversary of ‘Enjoy It While It Lasts’ which feels like forever, but I think it’s taken us that long to work out what’s good about us and how to capture it.

The Vaccines have announced details of their first UK gig in two years – they’ll play London this month with The Snuts as support.The show, taking place at the Kentish Town Forum on July 26, comes a week after the UK government is set to scrap all COVID-19 restrictions, paving the way for the full, unrestricted return of live music.“Not only have we missed playing shows more than anything, we’ve missed each other,” The Vaccines’ Justin Young said in a statement.

Chvrches have shared a new single called ‘Good Girls’ and with it details of a UK tour for next March.The Scottish trio, fronted by Lauren Mayberry, premiered the song as Hottest Record on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show today (July 12).

Beck and Natalie Bergman have shared a pair of new collaborations – listen to both below.The former tourmates have teamed up for a cover of Lion’s track ‘You’ve Got A Woman’, with Beck also remixing Bergman’s recent track ‘Paint The Rain’.In a statement about the new releases, Bergman said that touring with Beck as part of the band Wild Belle in 2019 was “a highlight of my career.“He has always fostered a spirit of collaboration through music,” she added. “Getting to work alongside him is a dream.

Sam Fender has promised that his upcoming new album is “leagues ahead” of his 2019 debut ‘Hypersonic Missiles’.The North Shields musician is set to release his second studio LP ‘Seventeen Going Under’ on October 8.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read, Fender spoke in detail about the upcoming record and said that he believes that ‘Seventeen Going Under’ is “leagues ahead” of his September 2019 debut album.“As a record I think this one is leagues ahead [of ‘Hypersonic Missiles’],” Fender said. “I’m more proud of this than anything I’ve ever done.

The Lightning Seeds are set to play a last-minute London gig tomorrow lunchtime ahead of the final of Euro 2020.England will play Italy in the final of the tournament at Wembley Stadium in London tomorrow night (July 11) at 8:00pm, marking the first time the men’s team have made a major tournament final since winning the World Cup in 1966.The band will take to the stage for a 30-minute set at the 229 venue at 1pm BST tomorrow, with the show coming in aid of The National Lottery’s Revive Live grassroots music campaign.

Sam Fender has spoken about cancel culture, criticising how it’s predicated on people being perfect.The singer-songwriter, who this week announced details of his new album ‘Seventeen Going Under’, told NME in his Big Read cover interview that he is uncomfortable with the way people sharpen their pitchforks without recognising nuance and flaws.“I didn’t want to start on ‘cancel culture’ because I don’t want to sound like Piers Morgan [and] I fucking hate that cunt,” said Fender, when asked by NME to share his views on the matter.“But there is a degree of it which lacks redemption; people fuck up. Everyone is a flawed character.

New Order‘s ‘World In Motion’ in the House Of Commons today (July 8).The Conservative MP and Commons leader lifted John Barnes’ lyrics from the 1990 football anthem while answering a question in Parliament, inspired by England’s victory in last night’s Euros semi-final.“Everyone I think is rejoicing at the football success, and I think the line to take, Mr. Speaker, is from Mr.

Portishead have released their cover of ABBA‘s ‘SOS’ on streaming for the first time – you can listen to it below.The Bristol trip-hop group put a haunting spin on the classic single back in 2016, and have today (July 8) made it available to stream via SoundCloud in aid of mental health charity Mind.Revenue from listens will be generated through the platform’s new fan-powered royalties model, which was announced back in March.

R.E.M. are celebrating their 40th anniversary by reissuing the original version of their classic debut single ‘Radio Free Europe’ – the first time since 1981 that the single has been re-released.

The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie has reflected on 25 years of ‘Three Lions’ in a new interview ahead of England’s Euro 2020 semi-final with Denmark tonight (July 7).The May 1996 song, which Broudie co-wrote with comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner, has enjoyed its latest resurgence in popularity over the last month as England fans continue to bask in their side’s strong form in the tournament.‘Three Lions’ has re-entered the UK charts as a result – it currently sits at number six in the latest Official Singles Chart Update – and Broudie, speaking to Sky News, has now spoken out about the enduring popularity of the song.“People walk past my window late at night singing it, it just makes me smile,” Broudie said.“There’s a certain poetic

Jungle have released a new track called ‘Romeo’ – you can listen to it below.The song, which features Dreamville rapper Bas, will appear on the London duo’s upcoming third album ‘Loving In Stereo’ (released August 13).“We’d never had a featured artist on a record before but Bas is part of the journey of this album and so it just had to make the cut,” the group’s J Lloyd explained of the collaboration.The hip-hop-inspired single came after Jungle appeared on the line-up at New York’s Greatest Day Ever festival alongside Bas, who later joined the band at their sessions at The Church in London.‘Romeo’ follows on from previous tracks ‘Talk About It’ and ‘Keep Moving’ in previewing the follow-up to the duo’s second album, ‘For Ever’

Damon Albarn has shared a brand new track and performance video – watch his run through of new song ‘Polaris’ below.The song and performance was teased earlier this week in a short video that saw Albarn tuning up with an ensemble who are readying themselves for a live performance.The ‘Polaris’ video has now arrived, alongside the studio version of the track, which is available on all streaming services.

Wild Beasts frontman Hayden Thorpe has revealed details of his second solo album, ‘Moondust For My Diamond’.The new record, which follows 2019 debut ‘Diviner’ and last year’s ‘Aerial Songs’ EP, will come out on October 15 via Domino, and is being previewed by a video for first single ‘The Universe Is Always Right’.According to Thorpe, the album concerns “the meeting point between science and religion, the grand struggle for reality that shapes so much of our time.”In a statement, he added: “What about nature? What about the cosmos? What about all these things that break through the tyranny of the self? Our sense organs bring the world inside of us after all, I just had to sing it back out.

Morrissey has hit out at the UK’s pandemic response in a rare new interview, saying society over the last 18 months has been akin to slavery.The former Smiths frontman was speaking to his nephew Sam Esty Rayner for a new interview on his official website, where he also discussed cancel culture, his new album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ and more.“The bigger problem is that nobody can any longer agree with anyone else, and this is the main outcome of Con-vid,” Morrissey told his nephew in the interview, titled ‘Turning The Inside Out’.“It has brought the worst out in people, and we weren’t ever in this together.

Jehnny Beth has written about ongoing mental health issues in the music industry and her hopes for younger artists to resist “age-old patriarchal abuse”.The Savages frontwoman and soloist, who last week released a collaborative album with Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie, posted a video of herself holding a burning stick as a symbol of shining “a light” on the state of the industry.“Today I want to shine a light on mental health issues in the music industry, because it doesn’t happen just in pop world but in the indie world too,” she began.“I know a lot of musicians who struggle to be heard and respected, even in 2021, one can still find oneself face to face with the inevitable attitude and language of the oppressor.

Johnny Marr has reflected on his time in The Smiths in a new interview, discussing how the seminal Manchester band had a “blind spot” of being obsessed with media and notoriety.The Manchester icons became indie darlings at the height of their fame, before calling it a day in 1987.Speaking to Poet Laureate Simon Armitage for the new BBC Radio 4 series The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed, Marr said that the band could have done with “less” coverage at the height of their 1980s fame.Discussing how it became their blind spot, Marr said: “I was in a very very big ‘music press’ band, which now I’m older I think we could’ve done with less of that.“I wouldn’t say it was our downfall but I think it was a blind spot of The Smiths, being so

We Are Scientists have announced a UK and Ireland tour that will take place at the end of the year.The New York band will head out on the road in support of their newly announced album ‘Huffy’, which is set for release on October 8 via 100% Records.We Are Scientists’ first UK and Ireland live dates since 2019 will see the band embark on ‘The Come On Get Huffy Tour’, which will kick off at the Leadmill in Sheffield on November 24.The band will then play at venues in the likes of Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol, before concluding the run at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on December 9.You can see details of the UK and Ireland dates on ‘The Come On Get Huffy Tour’, as well as the band’s European dates for 2022, below.

Julien Baker has joined Ohio-based rock band The Ophelias on a new song – watch the video for ‘Neil Young On High’ below.The track is the first preview of the band’s new album ‘Crocus’, set for release on September 24 via Joyful Noise.Explaining the origins of the collaboration, The Ophelias’ singer and guitarist Spencer Peppet said: “We met Julien for the first time in 2019 at a show we played in Nashville. She introduced herself (as if we didn’t already know who she was) and I tried to not show how nervous I was!“About half a year into 2020 quarantine I worked up the nerve to ask if she wanted to feature on a song from the album we were working on.

Shame have playfully suggested that they’ll release their next album this month – but only if England go all the way at this year’s European Championships.Following England’s impressive 4-0 win over Ukraine in the tournament’s quarter finals last night (July 3), the band referenced the success on social media with a joke about their follow-up to this year’s critically celebrated ‘Drunk Tank Pink’.“if england win the euros we’ll drop album 3,” the band posted on Twitter, before adding: “it’s not written or anything but still”.if england win the euros we’ll drop album 3.