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The musician will put out a two-track vinyl featuring the cover on Record Store Day

"The longer you stay in a band like that, the more you become institutionalised"

"It's not big, you're definitely not clever..."

Mystery Jets have discussed the writing of their track ‘Watching Yourself Slowly Disappear’, and how it serves as a tribute to late Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison.The band took part in a Twitter listening party hosted by Tim Burgess for their 2020 album ‘A Billion Heartbeats’ last night (July 2).Sharing the track’s title, the band also posted a photo of Hutchison, who passed away in May 2018 after taking his own life.pic.twitter.com/d2AbY8oR4B— Mystery Jets (@mysteryjets) July 2, 2020“Writing this song was our way of sending up a musical flare to Scott, wherever he is,” the band wrote.

Future Islands have shared a brief preview of their upcoming new single ‘For Sure’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now.The track will mark the band’s first piece of new material in three years following the release of their last album, 2017’s ‘The Far Field’.The snippet the band shared on Instagram lasts all of 12 seconds and, in terms of vocals, features only some distant backing vocals at its end. The rest of the clip is made up of bright, driving guitars and shimmering synths.

Supergrass have marked the 25th anniversary of their hit single ‘Alright’ with the release of a new rarities EP.The ‘Alright / Time 25’ digital EP features live performances from T In The Park and Glastonbury, as well as two studio B-sides from the ‘Alright’ era.In addition to the new EP, the band have shared an alternate version of the instantly recognisable ‘Alright’ music video, which you can watch below.Another version of the video, made by fans, will premiere at 4pm BST today (July 3).See the tracklisting for the ‘Alright/Time 25’ EP and listen to it in full below.01 Alright (studio version) 02 Alright (live at T In The Park 2000) 03 Time (live at T In The Park 2000) 04 Condition (b-side) 05 Je Suis Votre Papa Sucre (b-side) 06 Alright

Taken from the band's upcoming new album 'New Me, Same Us'

He likes when you get mardy

He also said it's just 13 years until his retirement

"It’s about opening that conversation and saying, ‘I’m hurting but I’m going to go and fix it’” 

But he never ended up sending it

The album the song featured on, 'Total Life Forever', will turn 10 in May

Set for release in May

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has shared a new song – listen to ‘Melanin’ below.In the singer’s words, the new track “questions the idea of race and education in Britain”.“I believe that if we truly want to dismantle the racial division in this country then it starts with the education system,” he said.“We all need to study a syllabus that tells the truth about the reality of Britain’s colonial past, that isn’t just a celebration of the “glory days” but that looks unflinchingly at the horrors this country has perpetrated in the name of empire.

The dates will be rescheduled to a later date in 2020

Tim Burgess is set to hold a special Twitter listening party later this month for director Tim Pope.The Charlatans frontman confirmed the event earlier today (July 2) set to take place on Monday, July 13 at 8pm BST.He said the “special listening/watching party would feature some of his favourite videos and concert footage that he’s filmed including Fatboy Slim, The The, The Cure, Iggy Pop and David Bowie.”He also uploaded a short clip of Pope’s work over the years.Pope recently directed a film about The Cure’s 2018 Hyde Park concert – Anniversary 1978-2018 Live in Hyde Park London.Filmed at The Cure’s “epic” and career-spanning set that year and shot in 4K, the film was  screened in cinemas across the world last July.Monday July 13th8pm

Porridge Radio vocalist Dana Margolin has teamed up with Chicago-based artist Lala Lala for a new lockdown collaboration.‘Good For You’, which is out today (July 2), was written and recorded entirely in lockdown – listen to the new track below.Speaking of the new track with Lillie West, Margolin says: “‘Good For You’ landed on me one morning early on in lockdown when I was eating breakfast.

Elliott Smith’s ‘Some Song’. It will appear on Smith’s forthcoming posthumous live album, ‘Live at Umbra Penumbra’.

Frank Turner has released a cover of NOFX‘s ‘Falling In Love’ as the latest single to come from Turner and NOFX’s forthcoming split covers album, ‘West Coast Vs. Wessex’.Turner’s interpretation is significantly different to the NOFX original.

was initially set to take place between June 4-7, but was pushed back to November due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The Futureheads, Beardyman and Lanterns On The Lake were featured on the bill.As the pandemic continues to disrupt live music, it’s been announced that Long Division will now run from June 3 until June 6, 2021.“It’s with sad inevitability that we are having to postpone Long Division until June 2021,” said Long Division Director Dean Freeman.

Noel Gallagher has labelled his former bandmate Bonehead as “the most appalling singer I’ve ever heard in my entire life”.Speaking on Matt Morgan’s Funny How? podcast, the High Flying Birds musician spoke of how Oasis co-founder and guitarist Bonehead – real name Paul Arthurs – had been intended to provide lead vocals for a couple of the band’s early tracks.Referring to how The Beatles would set aside “one [song] for Ringo”, Gallagher said: “We were always going to have one for Bonehead.“We tried to do it on both albums and it turned out shit, which I know is kind of the point right, but it was like really shit.”He continued: “And I kid you fucking not, [he was] maybe the most appalling singer I’ve ever heard in my entire life.