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Thom Yorke has shared the second volume of his ‘In The Absence Thereof’ playlist for Sonos Radio — you can listen to the new collection of tracks below.Yorke’s ongoing collaboration with Sonos debuted last month, with the Radiohead frontman curating his own 24-hour radio station on Sonos called ‘In the Absence Thereof’.Yesterday (June 29) saw Yorke share a collection of tracks — which each selection fulfilling the criteria of either “fascinating or moving” Yorke — from his latest mix for Sonos in the form of the second volume of ‘In The Absence Thereof’.The playlist includes songs by the likes of Kim Gordon, Jai Paul and Frank Sinatra, and you can hear it below.In The Absence Thereof…v2.

Dizzy have shared a new single today (June 30), entitled ‘Roman Candles’. The track is accompanied by a music video, directed by Michael Pugacewicz.

Spoon have announced that they are reissuing much of their back catalogue as part of their new ‘Slay On Cue’ retrospective series.A number of the band’s classic records are set to be released worldwide on both vinyl and CD for the very first time as part of the campaign.‘Slay On Cue’ will see the reissue of eight of Spoon’s first records in their original editions, starting with 1996’s ‘Telephono’ and the ‘Soft Effects’ EP before continuing with ‘A Series Of Sneaks’ (1998), ‘Girls Can Tell’ (2001), ‘Kill The Moonlight’ (2002), ‘Gimme Fiction’ (2005), ‘Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga’ (2007) and ‘Transference’ (2010).‘Telephono’ and the ‘Soft Effects’ EP will be the first reissues in the ‘Slay On Cue’ campaign on July 24.

Fontaines D.C. have announced an extensive run of European tour dates for next year.It follows the band’s recently announced UK tour in support of their upcoming second album ‘A Hero’s Death’.The band’s next European run will begin in early March 2021 and finish a month later, before they head out across the UK in May.View the new dates, which begin in Madrid at La Riviera on March 10, below.

NME about what he’s missing the most about Worthy Farm, and his plans to fill that Glastonbury-shaped hole in his life this weekend. “Maybe I’ll sit around the campfire, and play some loud dance music from the living room with the windows closed so I can get that damp ‘doof doof doof’ sound in the distance.”As LeftField stage where music and politics combine for punters to “recharge their activism”, Bragg has become part of the fabric of the festival – like the mud, the drop-toilets, Michael Eavis’ infectious grin and those blissful sunrises at the Stone Circle.

The White Stripes have shared some rare footage from their television debut – you can watch it below.As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations for their second album, ‘De Stijl’, the band – made up of Meg White and Jack White – posted the rare footage from their TV debut on their YouTube channel earlier this week (June 24).An accompanying statement with the video reads: “In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of De Stijl, watch The White Stripes (Jack White & Meg White) perform ‘Apple Blossom’ & ‘Death Letter’ Live on Detroit Public TV’s ‘Backstage Pass’ from May 28, 2000.“This is the bands’ first TV performance and it took place just before the release of the sophomore album which was out in June 2000.”You can watch the unearthed

Johnny Marr on the score for the upcoming James Bond film, No Time To Die.In a new interview with Variety, the iconic German composer said that “it was surprising just to get the call” from Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, adding that he “didn’t know” whether he wanted to be involved initially.“So I phoned Johnny Marr, and I said, ‘I have two questions to ask you. First question is, what’s the only guitar part worth playing in a movie?’“And he said, ‘the Bond part’ [the James Bond theme].

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have discussed their mixed opinions about using their platform to push political causes.“We are all very politically engaged and politically aware, and it’s something we talk about a lot,” said the band’s Fran Keaney.

Black Country, New Road will be touring the UK and Ireland next year as part of an extensive run of European shows.The newcomers, named among NME’s 100 essential new artists for 2020 at the beginning of this year, will play across the continent through January and February before returning to the UK.Among their British shows is one of their largest to date, a headline performance at the Electric Ballroom in London.Also included in the tour are two rescheduled shows that were scuppered by the coronavirus, a sold-out show at Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club that was supposed to take place last April, and a show at Brighton’s Chalk initially set for this September.The full British and Irish tour dates are as follows:FEBRUARYThursday 18 – Junction

Yungblud has announced a new graphic novel called Weird Times at Quarry Banks University.The book will follow on from the Doncaster artist’s 2019 debut, The Twisted Tales of the Ritalin Club, and serves as the second volume in the series. It was co-written by Ryan Sullivan (Turncoat, Void Trip).“I wanted to start writing comics because I wanted to give my fans a genuine, physical world to fall into like I did,” Yungblud explained.“[With the book] I wanted to amplify the idea that if you feel like you’re in a place where you don’t feel accepted, then come inside this world because here we love you for exactly who you are and we always will.”He added: “With my music and comics I always want to be disruptive, it’s important to me.

Pottery, begins with a rollicking drum beat that then gives way to a swirling swathe of energy and excitement, you want to be in their gang. This energy barely lets up across the next 40 minutes on an album that’s funky, fearless and just so damn fun.The Partisan Records signings made a promising entrance on their ‘No.

Nadine Shah has shared a new song ‘Club Cougar’ – you can listen to it below.The track, which explores the theme of older women dating young men, follows on from previous releases ‘Ladies For Babies (Goats For Love)’, ‘Trad’ and ‘Buckfast’ and is taken from her new album ‘Kitchen Sink’.“There’s many names for a woman who dates a younger man,” she told DIY. “Can you think of any examples of names given to men that date younger women? (Without listing off reams of Hollywood actors!).”She added: “Much of this album is about contradiction.

Willie J Healey has shared a new single called ‘Fashun’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the latest preview of the Oxfordshire musician’s upcoming second album ‘Twin Heavy’, which is due to arrive on August 7.Following on from last release ‘True Stereo’, Healey has now also shared an accompanying video for his new single directed by Joe Wheatley.Speaking of the uplifting ‘Fashun’, the singer explained that the track came about during an “exciting” recording session in New York.“It was so fun, we didn’t speak about who would play what which made it really wild and I think we got ‘Fashun’ in two takes,” Healey said. “I’ll never forget the look in Loren’s [Humphrys, drummer/producer], eye while behind the kit.

Paul Weller has dismissed claims that he gave Noel Gallagher advice on going solo prior to Oasis‘ split in the late 2000s.Speaking to NME about his new album ‘On Sunset’ and more, Weller responded to Liam Gallagher‘s claims that Noel and Weller held ‘secret meetings’ about Noel going solo, with Liam branding Weller “full of shit”.Asked what he thinks of the latest controversy between the Gallagher brothers, Weller said: “I’ve got better things to think about.

Echo & The Bunnymen have announced a raft of new UK tour dates for 2021.The post punk band will be hitting the road for a 16 date jaunt to mark over 40 years since they released their debut album ‘Crocodiles’, starting at Sheffield City Hall on Friday, May 7, with a stop at London’s Roundhouse on May 12.Tickets go on sale Friday (June 26) at 9.30am.Speaking about the dates, frontman Ian McCulloch said: “Well then, here are the dates for our 2021 UK tour! I can’t wait to be out there with the band on all those stages in all those cities and towns, doing what I love most, playing our magical songs to our brilliant fans and, hopefully, making all our lives a little bit happier along the way.”Echo & The Bunnymen will play:Friday 7 May 2021 –

The Libertines have shared rare footage from their early days, uploading a live set from 1999.Titled ‘THE LIBERTINES BLOW UP’, the footage sees the band play a live show in London, two years after they formed as a band.Before they were discovered by Rough Trade and signed at the end of 2001 for their debut album ‘Up The Bracket’, released the following year, the band played the pub circuit in London, often at Filthy Macnasty’s cafe in Islington, though it’s not clear at which venue the new footage was shot.See the band rattle through ‘Music When The Lights Go Out’, which ended up on the band’s self-titled album from 2004, and an unnamed second song, below.The new video is the latest in a series of “exclusive” clips the band announced they

Nick Cave has discussed why he doesn’t write political songs in a new edition of his Red Hand Files newsletter.Replying to a fan on the website, which he regularly updates with musings and answers to fan questions, Cave was asked: “I love your music and its ability to relate common suffering, as you have discussed in the past.“Do you ever look back at your anthology and wish you had been more overtly politically outspoken – referring to activism rather than politics per se – in your art?”Cave replied with a lengthy reasoning for his aversion to bringing politics into his lyrics, writing: “Perhaps the thing you enjoy about my songs is that they are conflicted, and often deal in uncertainties and ambiguities.

Bright Eyes have announced full details of their first new album in nine years.‘Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was’ will come out on August 21 via Dead Oceans, and today (June 22), the band have shared another new song from it.New track ‘Mariana Trench’ is the fourth preview of the band’s first studio album since 2011’s ‘The People’s Key’, having previously shared ‘Persona Non Grata’, ‘Forced Convalescence’ and ‘One and Done’ – listen to the new song below.The video for the new track was created by Art Camp, who say: “The production of the video started at the beginning of quarantine and finished as people came back out of their homes and took to the streets together.“In 18 different bedrooms across the world, listening to Bright

Circa Waves have shared a new cover of The La’s classic ‘There She Goes’ from lockdown – watch it below.The performance came as part of the Love Record Stores 24-hour virtual in-store event held on Saturday (June 20).Across the day, the likes of Fontaines D.C., Laura Marling, Mystery Jets, Craig David, Hinds and John Grant played livestreamed gigs, while Tim Burgess served as an ambassador for the event.As well as performing ‘There She Goes’ for Love Record Stores, Circa Waves have also recorded the track and made it available to stream – watch the performance and stream the track below.Love Record Stores Day took place on Saturday (June 20) in place of the rearranged Record Store Day 2020 — which has been postponed twice this year due to

Frank Turner played a Facebook livestream this weekend, performing a set of Frightened Rabbit songs and debuting a new track written about the band’s late frontman Scott Hutchison.The stream came as part of a weekend of online gigs raising money for an emergency COVID-19 relief fund.Introducing the stream, Turner said: “These are my versions of these songs, and there’s no part of me that would ever think I would play them as well as Scott would’ve played them.”He went on to play tracks from across the Scottish band’s career, including ‘The Modern Leper’, ‘Holy’, ‘Swim Until You Can’t See Land’ and ‘Head Rolls Off’.Discussing his friendship with Hutchison, Turner said: “Scott and I were friends.