Indie: Last News

Wolf Alice gave a live debut to their comeback single ‘The Last Man On Earth’ on last night’s (March 5) episode of Later… with Jools Holland – watch below.The band shared their comeback single last month, along with details of third album ‘Blue Weekend’, due in June via Dirty Hit.The new Jools performance was led by Ellie Rowsell sat at the piano as the band surrounded her in the Alexandra Palace theatre venue in London.

Blossoms have rescheduled their forthcoming UK tour to August and September 2021.The band’s live dates were originally set to take place in March 2020, but the coronavirus outbreak in the UK forced those shows to initially be moved to August.

St. Vincent has announced details of her new album ‘Daddy’s Home’ by sharing new single ‘Pay Your Way In Pain’ – which she has described to NME as “blues for 2021”.Having teased the record in recent weeks with billboard posters and a clip of the music video, St.

Michael Kiwanuka has postponed his planned UK headline tour for a second time – check out the new dates below.The London singer-songwriter was due to hit the road later this month in support of his Mercury Prize-winning third album, ‘KIWANUKA’. He had previously been forced to cancel a portion of his spring 2020 tour after being diagnosed with acute viral laryngitis.Taking to social media today (March 3), Kiwanuka confirmed that his UK tour will now take place in May 2022.

Suede have announced that they are postponing their ‘Coming Up’ anniversary tour, with the UK dates now set to take place in November.The band had been due to hit the road next month to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their third album, with the dates originally having been set for October 2020.The coronavirus pandemic and the continued shutdown of live music have now forced Suede to postpone the dates for a second time.“As you probably have been expecting, we are messaging to let you know that Suede’s ‘Coming Up’ tour dates will have to be postponed once more,” the band told their fans earlier this morning (March 2) in a message.Hello Everyone, As you probably have been expecting, we are messaging today to let you know that Suede’s

The Vaccines have shared a new cover of Waxahatchee from their ‘Cosy Karaoke’ EP.Justin Young and co have been previewing the covers record recently, sharing versions of Queens Of The Stone Age’s 2002 single ‘No One Knows’ and Kacey Musgraves’ ‘High Horse’.The upcoming EP is set to come out next week (March 5), and is able to pre-save on streaming services here.Watch Justin Young’s green screen-tastic version of Waxatchee’s ‘Fire’, from Katie Crutchfield’s 2020 album ‘Saint Cloud’, below.The Vaccines have been working on their fifth album and follow-up to 2018’s ‘Combat Sports’, with Young confirming in December that the new record was finished.Speaking to NME last year, the frontman teased that the album would take the band in a heavier

Jay Som and Palehound have formed a new band – listen to the debut single from Bachelor below.The two songwriters came together to write and record new material together pre-quarantine in early 2020.Their first track, ‘Anything At All’, is out now and available to hear below, and more news from the duo is promised across 2021.Detailing how the new band came together, the duo explained: “We’re so excited to finally share this song and announce our new band! We’ve been dear friends and huge fans of each other for years and were lucky enough to get to work together before quarantine in January 2020.“One morning Melina was showering and this bass line idea just stuck in her head.

Declan McKenna has rescheduled his UK tour dates around second album ‘Zeros’ for later this year – see the full list of shows below.The shows, set to come as part of a UK and European headline tour from March through to May, were postponed back in January, and new UK dates have now been set.“Delighted to finally share the dates for our UK tour!” McKenna said of the news.

St. Vincent has spoken about her upcoming album, which is believed to be called ‘Daddy’s Home’, in a new interview.The musician confirmed that she had been working on a new record late last year and began teasing its release earlier this week.Now, the star – whose real name is Annie Clark – has shared more about what to expect from the album.

Mogwai have scored their first UK number one album with their 10th LP ‘As The Love Continues’.The Glasgow post-rockers beat Ghetts‘ ‘Conflict Of Interest’ by 2,900 sales resulting in a landmark moment for the band, after reaching the summit some 25 years after the release of their debut single ‘Tuner/Lower’.‘As The Love Continues’ is also this week’s best-seller on vinyl and the top seller in UK independent record shops.Celebrating their victory, Mogwai told the Official Charts Company: “We’re unbelievably happy to have the number one album in the UK.

Ben Howard has announced details of two new London shows, set for later this year.The singer’s forthcoming new album ‘Collections From The Whiteout’ is due out on March 26 via Island.Following the album’s release, Howard will play two gigs at London’s Royal Festival Hall on September 18 and 19.General sale tickets will be available from his website from next Friday (March 5), with a fan pre-sale two days earlier.After sharing the LP’s first single ‘What A Day’ last month and recent single ‘Crowhurst’s Meme’, Howard also shared two new songs – ‘Far Out’ and ‘Follies Fixture’ – today (February 26).Howard said of ‘Far Out’: “The song is essentially a critique of how easily people are drawn to violence and animosity without reason, just to pass

Trampolene have shared the new video for the spoken word piece ‘Come Join Me In Life’.

Green Man festival is expected to make a return this summer, organisers have announced.The Brecon Beacons event is scheduled to take place between August 19-22, having cancelled its 2020 edition due to the coronavirus crisis.Posting on Twitter this evening (February 25), Green Man bosses shared the “wonderful news” that they’re pushing ahead with this year’s plans.“Our inbox has been buzzing and we’re over the moon to say that, YES, the road to GM21 is looking a whole lot more positive,” they wrote.“We’ll be following Wales’ route out of lockdown so the guidance might look somewhat different to England, but we’re planning away!”Tickets and line-up will be landing in the next couple of months.

Daniel Avery and Black Midi among the leading names on the line-up.The one-day London festival, which has been organised by a number of the founders of Field Day, had been hoping to debut in 2020 but it was forced to push back its plans due to the coronavirus pandemic.Wide Awake festival is now set to take place on September 3 at Brockwell Park in south London, with the organisers announcing the first names on the event’s line-up today (February 25) and promising to “delve into the underground scene to create a festival for music fans”.The likes of Avery and Black Midi will be joined on the Wide Awake bill by Dream Wife, Tropical Fuck Storm and Songhoy Blues.A post shared by Wide Awake (@wideawakeldn)“We’re incredibly excited to finally be

London Grammar frontwoman Hannah Reid has opened up about her struggle with fibromyalgia.The singer developed the long-term condition that causes chronic pain all over the body during the band’s tour for their 2013 debut album ‘If You Wait’. Fellow sufferers include Lady Gaga and Sinead O’Connor.“It came on pretty strong,” she told NME in last week’s Big Read, ahead of the release of the band’s third album ‘Californian Soil’.“Then, in between the first and second albums, I really worked on my health and got my health back, but then it relapsed.

The Vaccines have shared an update on their new album, calling it the best record they’ve ever made.Back in December, the band confirmed that they have finished mixing their fifth album, the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Combat Sports’.On Friday (February 19), The Vaccines reposted a clip from a January interview that heard frontman Justin Young discussing the new album.“I really truly believe it’s the best record we’ve ever made,” Young told Rock Neto radio station. “I think for a long time we’ve maybe threatened to make a record that’s good but we haven’t quite managed it.

Jade Bird has shared her first new track of 2021, ‘Open Up The Heavens’ – listen to it below.Taken from the singer-songwriter’s forthcoming second album, which is due to arrive this year, the singer-songwriter’s new track was produced by Dave Cobb and follows on from recent singles ‘Houdini’ and ‘Headstart’.“‘Open Up The Heavens’ was written and recorded two days before I had to fly home from recording in Nashville,” Bird explained in a statement. “I’d heard stories about the last song you write for a record being the best, so I was searching for that in the vocal booth of RCA that evening.She continued: “Halfway into the riff Dave (Cobb) pops his head in and says ‘You should really do something with that’. So I did.

The Strokes’ legendary debut ‘Is This It’, has shared his thoughts on the chances of the band marking the album’s 20th anniversary this year – as well as revealing details of a book he’s written about the era.The game-changing debut was released on July 30 in the summer of 2001, with a new wave of garage rock and indie following in its wake.The record’s producer, Gordon Raphael, has now downplayed the chances of the band embarking on an anniversary tour or celebrating two decades of the album in any large-scale way.“I haven’t heard of any plans, and from what I know about The Strokes – I could be very wrong – but I think the last thing on their mind is a record they made 20 years ago,” Raphael told NME.

MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden has remixed the new single from Club Intl, ‘Never Be The Same’.Club Intl is the new project from Public Access TV’s John Eatherly and Chromatics’ Johnny Jewel.‘Never Be The Same’ was released yesterday (February 19), following two singles in 2020 – ‘Crush’ and ‘Ash Is Gone’.

Kings Of Leon when they toured with her father’s band U2.The actor, daughter of U2 frontman Bono, spoke to NME about being called a “stalker” of the Tennessee band in her younger years.“Did they say that I was a stalker?! Here’s the thing, they used to drop mine and my sister’s names in interviews back in the day and it used to piss off my mum and dad a lot, so I should really get them back!” Hewson said.“They used to tour with U2 when I was 13 and my sister was 15. We obviously had a huge crush on them, but they were 18 so we just sort of ran after them and got kicked out of a few after parties!”Elsewhere in the interview, Hewson discussed her brother Elijah’s band Inhaler.

Manchester Orchestra have announced their new album, ‘The Million Masks Of God’, and shared its first single in ‘Bed Head’.The record was produced by the band’s main songwriters Andy Hull and Robert McDowell, as well as producers Catherine Marks (The Killers, PJ Harvey) and Ethan Gruska (Phoebe Bridgers).The band’s sixth album, ‘The Million Masks Of God’ will be released on April 30 via Loma Vista.In a press release, Hull said of single ‘Bed Head’: “‘Bed Head’ is two old friends existing in two separate realities, it’s a conversation about the lives they lived, the consequences of life’s decisions, and finding purpose in trying to be better.”The announcement of the record follows Manchester Orchestra’s live screening of ‘A Black Mile To The