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Thom Yorke have announced plans for a special global screening event for their album ‘Tall Tales’.The duo will allow fans to listen to their record and watch an accompanying feature film on May 8, a day ahead of the LP’s official release. You can purchase tickets here.Transmitted by Australian visual artist Jonathan Zawada, the ‘Tall Tales’ film is described as a “fairy tale for the modern world; depicting rising tides, kings & queens, amazon logistics and robotic arms under iridescent skies”.

Julien Baker & Torres have shared their haunting new single ‘Dirt’ from their forthcoming collaborative album ‘Send A Prayer My Way‘.The acoustic-driven ballad sees the duo sing: “Used to think that it was magic / Now I’m sure that it’s a curse / Spend your whole life getting clean / Just to wind up in the dirt”, describing the struggle of two people in a tumultuous relationship.‘Dirt’ marks the fourth single to be released from the Baker & Torres’ upcoming album, which is set for release on April 18 via Matador and is available for pre-order here.The track follows the previously released ‘Sylvia‘, ‘Tuesday’ and lead single ‘Sugar In The Tank‘. They also previously debuted their song ‘Bottom Of A Bottle’ on The Daily Show earlier this month.While appearing on The Daily Show, Baker & Torres discussed the creative process of ‘Send A Prayer My Way’ and their religious upbringings, with Baker sharing: “I think there’s this idea that you talk about a practice of a prayer, you’re talking about a dogmatic religious belief.

Oasis: The Masterplan, featuring a host of previously unpublished shots of the Gallagher brothers.Having been behind the lens at the beginning of the band’s career, the new book gives fans a never-before-seen look at the brothers over “twelve months of seismic change that cemented the identity of Oasis”, per a press release.As the former NME photographer, who has shot everyone from Ian Curtis to David Bowie, detailed on threads recently, he was brought along in their breakthrough early nineties years: “I was commissioned to photograph them with various lighting, locations and styles, for Creation Records to see what suited them best.Charting the “just-bought-at-Affleck’s Palace attainability of their look to the Brother-sponsored Man City Shirts”, the book promises to show how the band developed the signature sound and style that came to typify the UK indie scene.Out tomorrow (March 27), you can check here for stockists and exclusives. It also comes with contributions from Noel Gallagher, who shares his thoughts on football, fashion and his memories of their formative years.

Ride – has shared details of an upcoming solo album called ‘Swallow’. Check out the lead single ‘Lonely Town’ below.The record marks the first venture into a full solo release from Queralt, and is set for release on June 13 via Sonic Cathedral.In terms of the sound, the record is set to capture a beautiful yet brooding collection of nine songs, and hones in on elements of shoegaze to capture darkly textured soundscapes similar to that of M83 and Sigur Rós.It also contains a number of collaborators, including labelmate Emma Anderson (formerly of Lush and Sing-Sing) and Verity Susman (Electrelane, MEMORIALS).Today (March 26), Queralt has shared the first preview of the record in the form of the lead single ‘Lonely Town’.

Record Store Day has shared a number of releases that are coming for the 2025 edition, and are set to raise funds for the War Child charity.The new announcement was shared this morning (March 26), and features 13 titles that have been specially created for this year’s edition of RSD.They come as part of a partnership with War Child, and will see £1 from every copy sold donated to the non-profit organisation.

English Teacher have added a second show at London’s Roundhouse to their list of 2025 headline shows. Find ticket details below.The first shows were announced in February, and is set to see the Leeds band embark on their biggest UK headline tour to date later this year.It includes stops in Nottingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester and Leeds throughout the latter half of November, before initially ending with a final stop at The Roundhouse in London on November 26.Now, due to the show in the capital selling out completely, Lily Fontaine and co.

TV On The Radio have announced a collection of new tour dates across Europe and the UK this summer – see the full list of dates below.The Tunde Adebimpe-led band have taken to social media to announce five new shows in Europe and the UK this summer in between their previously announced festival run and side shows.The new dates will see them play shows in Athens, Lausanne, Berlin, Vienna and Manchester – you will be able to get tickets here beginning this Friday (March 28) at 10am local time.The five newly announced shows will take place in June between a slew of festival performances, with their Manchester show being held at the Albert Hall on June 27, before playing Glastonbury on June 28.JUNE05 – Zurich, Switzerland – Unique Moments06 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Barcelona08 – Athens, Greece – Lycabettus Hill Theater (NEW)11 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Docks (NEW)13 – Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound Porto14 – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret15 – Wicklow, Ireland – Beyond the Pale Festival17 – Berlin, Germany – Astra (NEW)20 – Katowice, Poland – Tauron Nowa Muzyka22 – Lido di Camaiore, Italy – La Prima Estate25 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer (NEW)27 – Manchester, England – Albert Hall (NEW)28 – Sommerset, England – GlastonburyAUGUST15 – London, England – Gunnersbury Park 17 – Wales, United Kingdom – Green Man FestivalAmong the previously announced gigs they’ll play are a set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona this summer, and a slot supporting Khruangbin at their huge outdoor gig at London’s Gunnersbury Park in August.The tour and announcement of new dates come after a pretty big 2024 for TV On The Radio, who last year made a comeback and went on to re-release their debut album ‘Desperate Youth, Blood

Morrissey has hit out at Sparks calling them “headless Palisades savages who threw their old friends into hot molten lava for sexy kicks”.The former Smiths frontman had a dig at the duo in an Instagram post featuring a series of photos from the ’90s.One of the pictures features a note from Sparks talking about a bunch of demos they had worked on at the time.In the caption next to the post, Morrissey wrote: “A nice note from Ron and Russell Mael – before they turned into headless Palisades savages who threw their old friends into hot molten lava for sexy kicks.”A post shared by MORRISSEY (@morrisseyofficial)The former Smiths frontman and Sparks were close for many years with the former citing the latter as an influence, even writing to NME as a teenager in 1974 to praise their music.Despite them releasing a single in 2009 entitled ‘Lighten Up Morrissey‘, which appeared critical of the singer-songwriter, he was actually a fan of it according to Russell Mael.He previously told The Guardian: “We’ve had many meetings with Morrissey throughout the years, and surprisingly Morrissey really loved our song Lighten Up Morrissey, and so much so that he’s used the video we made in a montage before he goes on stage. He was happy enough about it so he’d want to show it to his fans.

Suki Waterhouse has announced a UK and European tour for the summer.The singer-songwriter will hit the road for a series of festival appearances kicking off at the Frequency Festival in Austria on August 13 and including Reading & Leeds before she performs at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum on August 25 and Belfast Ulster Hall on August 28. You can view the full list of dates below.Tickets for the latter two shows can be purchased here this Friday (March 28) at 10am GMT.

Japanese Breakfast premiered songs from their new album ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)‘ in New York as part of a concert in a museum.You can view a host of the songs performed live below including ‘Here Is Someone’, ‘Orlando In Love’, ‘Men In Bars’ and ‘Winter In LA’.Following the performance Zauner also took to Instagram to share a host of pictures from the gig.She wrote: “Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make The Melancholy Recital! We had so much fun putting this special event together to celebrate the release of For Melancholy Brunettes (&sad women). We can’t wait to see you on The Melancholy Tour next month!”‘Here Is Someone’‘Orlando In Love’‘Mega Circuit’‘Honey Water’‘Little Girl’‘Leda’‘Picture Window’‘Men In Bars’‘Winter In LA’‘Magic Mountain’‘Kokomo, IN’‘Boyish’‘Lindsey’‘Be Sweet’‘This House’A post shared by Japanese Breakfast (@jbrekkie)Reviewing ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’, NME awarded the record four stars and said: “Michelle Zauner’s deliciously nuanced songwriting shines on the indie rockers’ bold, beautifully realised fourth album.”The band are due to hit the road for a world tour which will kick off with their slot at this year’s edition of Coachella in California next month followed by stops in Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte, Detroit, Boston, Brooklyn and more before heading over to Europe and the UK.

Self Esteem has shared a new single called ‘If Not Now, It’s Soon’, which explores themes of “hope, perseverance and patience”. Check it out below.The new track was shared today (March 25) and marks the third single to be taken from Self Esteem’s upcoming album ‘A Complicated Woman’.

Matty Healy of The 1975 has shared a list of his all-time favourite albums.

Glastonbury 2025 line-up including Ash, Sam Ryder and The Big Moon.Earlier this month, the iconic Worthy Farm festival shared its first line-up poster for 2025, which revealed that the previously-confirmed Neil Young would be gracing the Pyramid Stage with his live band The Chrome Hearts on Saturday night. He’ll headline alongside The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo on Friday and Sunday, respectively.Elsewhere on the bill are Loyle Carner, Charli XCX, The Prodigy, Biffy Clyro, The Maccabees, Lucy Dacus, Father John Misty, RAYE, Wolf Alice, The Prodigy, Doechii, St.

The Wombats have shared details of a new UK and Ireland arena tour, set to take place later this year, with support coming from The Snuts. Find the details below.Six new shows have been added to the indie band’s packed itinerary for 2025, and will all take place across December.

Incubus‘ Brandon Boyd has shared a promising update on the band’s next album – see what he had to say below.Speaking to Flux FM and transcribed by The PRP, Boyd spoke about the band’s next record, which will mark their first in eight years since 2017’s ‘8’. While the band have yet to officially announce the album, Boyd has revealed that the record was completed earlier this year.Boyd shared: “We actually finished the album, I guess about, a little over two months ago.

Rachel Chinouriri has spoken out about facing racism in music, saying that “simply being black will make it twice as hard to be a indie pop star.”The musician, who last year released her debut album ‘What A Devastating Turn of Events’, replied to a post on X, originally written in Portuguese, which had a video of her performing and the words: “I’m afraid she won’t be able to make it like Gracie Abrams, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell, because she’s black… May God protect my girl.”In response, Chinouriri said: “Well… pressed translate and feel pretty sad tbh but this just reminds me…you can open for the biggest popstar in the world and the internet will still remind you daily that simply being black will make it twice as hard to be a indie pop star.”The post later read: “I have spoken about this openly since the beginning of my career, but I’ll remind you all that: I won’t let being a black woman stop me from trying and no matter how my career pans out, at least I know I tried my best.“Lots of black girls aspiring to be in indie/pop music have this fear… I know it all too well… and I hope my fight to change this narrative behind the scenes and publicly contributes to inspire the future generations of young black girls to keep going and remember you are allowed to just be whoever you want to be and not what the world wants to shape you into.”Read the full post below.Well… pressed translate and feel pretty sad tbh but this just reminds me…You can open for the biggest popstar in the world and the internet will still remind you daily that simply being black will make it twice as hard to be a indie pop star

Lightning Seeds have extended their ‘Greatest Hits Tour’ into 2025 with a new 11-date run of UK shows in October.The tour followed the release of their ‘best of’ compilation ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years Of Lightning Seeds’, which was released last year. The initial 22 dates of the UK tour sold out, and now they have announced an additional 11 nights “due to overwhelming demand”.The new shows will kick off in Ipswich’s Corn Exchange on October 2 and will take in Bath, Northampton, York, Leicester, Holmfirth, Middlesbrough, Lincoln, Keele and Bournemouth, before rounding off the tour in Chesterfield on October 25.Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday (March 28) and you can find yours here.We’re pleased to announce that we will be extending our ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years Greatest Hits Tour’ with new dates this October.

The Lottery Winners are on course to secure their second UK Number One album with their new record ‘KOKO’.The group made headlines in 2023 when their third LP ‘Anxiety Replacement Therapy’ reached the summit on the Official UK Albums Chart, and now that record’s follow-up is primed to repeat the achievement.‘KOKO’ was released on Friday (March 21), and according to the Official Charts Company’s Chart Update on Monday (March 24), it is on course to become the band’s second chart-topper.It is projected to land the top spot, just ahead of veteran pop act Deacon Blue’s 11th album ‘The Great Western Road’ and Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s ‘I Said I Love You First’. The Horrors’ new album ‘Night Life’ also makes the Top Five, along with Sabrina Carpenter’s wildly successful ‘Short N’ Sweet’.Frontman Thom Rylance spoke to NME in December about feeling the pressure of having to repeat the chart success of ‘Anxiety Replacement Therapy’.

Mumford & Sons have added two extra dates to their upcoming UK arena tour after selling out all previous dates within two hours.Earlier this month, the band announced a 21-stop tour of the UK and Europe to support their new album ‘RUSHMERE’, which is set for release on March 28 via Island/Glassnote (pre-order/pre-save here).Those shows kick off at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm on November 6, with the UK dates starting with Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on December 2, followed by Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, Cardiff and London.Now, two new dates have been added, with a date at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on November 29 and then Leeds’ First Direct Arena on November 30.

Pete Doherty has reunited with his Babyshambles bandmates on stage for versions of ‘Albion’ and ‘Fuck Forever’ – see footage below.The band have been largely inactive since the 2014 reformation of The Libertines, but at a Doherty solo show in Watford’s Palace Theatre on Friday night (March 21), he was joined by bassist Drew McConnell and drummer Adam Ficek for a seven-song encore.The trio played ‘Albion’ and ‘Fuck Forever’ from their 2005 debut album ‘Down In Albion’, as well as The Libertines’ ‘What Katie Did’, ‘Time For Heroes’ and ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’. They also played Doherty’s 2009 single ‘The Last Of The English Roses’ and rounded out the set with a cover of The Stone Roses classic ‘I Wanna Be Adored’.Watch fan-captured footage here:A post shared by Luisa Piccin (@lupi_gram)‘Suicide In The Trenches’ ‘Music When The Lights Go Out’ ‘Horrorshow’ ‘Night Of The Hunter’ ‘Pot Of Gold’ ‘Calvados’ ‘What A Waster’ ‘Felt Better Alive’ ‘Death On The Stairs’ ‘Sheepskin Tearaway’ ‘Ed Belly’ ‘Can’t Stand Me Now’ ‘The Boy Looked At Johnny’ ‘Run Run Run’ ‘Albion’ ‘The Last Of The English Roses’ ‘What Katie Did’ ‘Time For Heroes’ ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’ ‘Fuck Forever’ ‘I Wanna Be Adored’ Doherty, McConnell and Ficek played a similar show together in Northampton last August, which was their first time playing together in a decade.

Wet Leg debuted seven new songs at their intimate Brighton comeback gig yesterday – watch footage below.Over the weekend, the Isle Of Wight band teased a surprise gig at Brighton’s Green Door Store on Sunday (March 23) and at the Moth Club in the capital tonight (March 24).Though initially announced without revealing the band’s identity and shared under the pseudonym Uma Thurman – with the caveat the real actor “will not be in attendance” – they confirmed their involvement by sharing a link to the Moth Club date on their social media accounts.Tonight’s gig at the Moth Club gig currently has a waiting list, which you can access here.After a quiet spell, Wet Leg appear set to return with new music, which they’ve been steadily teasing for a while.