Sunflower Bean: Last News

Sunflower Bean‘s Julia Cumming has shared a candid statement about her abortion experience after Roe v. Wade was overturned last week.On June 24, the Supreme Court decided to overturn the landmark decision, meaning abortion will no longer be protected as a federal right in the US for the first time since 1973. Each state will now be able to decide individually whether to restrict or ban abortion.Along with her statement, the band has also released the first episode of a four-part mini-documentary about the making of their most recent album ‘Headful Of Sugar’.

Sunflower Bean have shared details of a new album called ‘Mortal Primetime’. Check out the lead single ‘Champagne Taste’ below.The new record marks the fourth studio album from the rock group and the long-awaited follow-up to their ‘Headful Of Sugar’ album, which arrived three years ago.According to the band, the upcoming album – which is their first to be self-produced – comes as the members have reached a new chapter together, reuniting after having embarked on separate projects and overcoming personal challenges.At its core, they explain, is a renewed sense of purpose after nearly losing everything they built together and worked for.“You get to decide what your prime is, and you fight for it,” said bassist and vocalist Julia Cumming, recalling the inspiration at the core of the LP.

Cage The Elephant guitarist Brad Shultz has spoken to NME about being invited to support Oasis on the North American leg of their 2025 reunion tour, while also previewing the band’s own UK headline dates in February.Kicking off at Toronto’s Rogers Stadium on August 24, Cage The Elephant will join all American, Canadian and Mexican dates on the Oasis Live ‘25 tour, culminating with two nights in Mexico City on September 12 and 13.The Kentucky-raised rockers have spent the last months touring in support of their sixth album ‘Neon Pill’, which arrived in May. Speaking fresh off an appearance at Mexico City’s Corona Capital Festival last Friday (November 15), Shultz told NME that “I think I might have blacked out a little bit!” upon receiving the news of joining the Gallaghers on the road.“It’s an honour to support Oasis,” he said.

Cage The Elephant have announced plans for a UK and European tour in 2025.The band will be hitting the road on February 13 at the O2 Academy in Glasgow before calling at Manchester, Wolverhampton and London. They will go on tour various dates in Europe before wrapping up at the Zenith Arena in Paris on February 26.

Sunflower Bean have returned with new single ‘Shake’ – the title-track of an upcoming EP. Check out the mud-covered video below now, alongside NME’s exclusive chat with the band.The ‘Shake’ EP will be released via Lucky Number on September 27.

Sunflower Bean’s Julia Cumming has shared that she almost performed with Manic Street Preachers at Wembley Arena last year before COVID forced her to change plans. Watch our full video interview with Cumming above.Speaking to NME for the latest ‘In Conversation’ interview, the singer discussed her experience singing with the Welsh rock veterans on ‘The Secret He Had Missed’ from their 14th studio album, ‘The Ultra Vivid Lament’.“I think that the Manics have an amazing way of writing great pop, and rock, and just art songs, and I got to be a part of that record,” she said.

Sunflower Bean have announced details of their third album. The New York band will release Headful of Sugar on May 6 via Mom + Pop.

Sunflower Bean have announced details of their third album ‘Headful of Sugar’ – you can listen to their new track ‘Who Put You Up To This?’ below.The New York trio will release the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Twentytwo in Blue’ on May 6 via Lucky Number. You can pre-order/pre-save it from here.“We wanted to write about the lived experience of late capitalism, how it feels every day, the mundanity of not knowing where every construct is supposed to ultimately lead you,” vocalist Nick Kivlen said about the new Sunflower Bean record, which was produced and mixed by Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Jacob Portrait.“The message is in the title: this is about fast pleasures, the sugar of life, the joy that comes with letting go of everything you thought mattered.”Sunflower Bean have today (February 8) shared the Josefine Cardoni-directed video for their new single ‘Who Put You Up To This?’.“Are you satisfied? Who put you up to do things that you do? Was it your own choice?” the band asked in a statement about the track.“Questioning your life is the first step to taking the agency to change it.