Glam-punk outfit Nasty Cherry have teased the release of new music, with the band set to debut a new song later this week. In a post on Instagram on January 4, the four-piece said they would be “obliterating January with presence”, announcing the arrival of new videos and music. “We got performance videos and new music coming for ya! Spoiler alert – it’s going to be sexy,” they said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NASTY CHERRY (@nastycherryband) Advertisement In a follow-up post overnight, the group announced a live-streamed performance this Friday (January 8) on...
AFI plan to release their 11th studio album in 2021, according to a social media post made late last week. The band took to Twitter on Saturday (January 2) to confirm that they will release new music “very soon”. “With the end of a year that has been, at best, challenging for all, we have news that we hope may bring you some joy,” AFI wrote. Advertisement “Very soon, new songs shall be yours. Before the year’s end, our 11th album will follow. We could not be more happy with our latest work and hope you will feel the...
Elton John, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma will all appear on Miley Cyrus‘ forthcoming Metallica covers album. Cyrus broke the news in a recent interview with Capital FM, explaining that John will tickle the ivories on her cover of ‘Nothing Else Matters’. Metallica originally released the track in 1991, on their self-titled fifth album. “I did a Metallica cover of ‘Nothing Else Matters’ featuring Elton John on the piano. I’ve got Yo-Yo Ma, Chad Smith. So many all-stars in this band,” Cyrus told Capital FM. Advertisement Cyrus previously covered ‘Nothing...
Big Thief‘s Buck Meek has shared a new single, ‘Candles’, alongside an accompanying music video, directed by Riley Engemoen. The new track is lifted from Meek’s forthcoming new album, ‘Two Saviors’, which is slated for a January 15 release on Keeled Scales. ‘Candles’ was co-written with fellow Big Thief bandmate, Adrianne Lenker. It also marks the third single from the new album, following ‘Second Sight’ and ‘Pareidolia’. Advertisement Watch the music video for ‘Candles’ below: “I was making my escape when the siren’s song caught me a mile up the road,” Meek said about the song in a press...
The United States Capitol has been placed under lockdown as thousands of Donald Trump supporters have been clashing with police. Read more: The best anti-Donald Trump protest songs from the past four years The president’s supporters stormed Capitol Hill today (January 6) to protest the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory in Congress, which resulted in the complex being locked down and nearby office buildings having to be evacuated. According to Fox News, a number of protesters breached security and got inside the building while others clashed with police outside. Eyewitness video captured police repelling the attackers with batons, pepper spray, and tear...
Machine Gun Kelly has shared a teaser trailer for his forthcoming ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ musical Downfalls High – watch below. READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever” The clip features appearances from Trippie Redd, blackbear and Iann Dior and goes on to reveal that it is due to drop on January 15. The musical will be narrated by Kelly and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who contributed to and executively produced MGK’s recent album. Speaking to NME in a Big Read cover feature last year, Kelly called the musical...
The Horrors‘ Faris Badwan has teamed up with guitarist John Coxon for a new track – listen to ‘Boiling Point’ below. Released under the moniker Badwan/Coxon, the collaboration, which is part of a two-track 12″ released via Tough Love Records, is the first in an ongoing series that will see The Horrors frontman collaborate with a different artist for each release. Badwan and Coxon, who is known for his work with Spring Heel Jack, Spiritualized and Treader, met a number of years ago when The Horrors frontman was looking for producers to work with on his solo material. Evolving beyond their existing...
Viagra Boys have revealed that they’ve already recorded the follow-up to their new album ‘Welfare Jazz’. Read more: Viagra Boys: “I hate the fucking right wing, but I don’t need to write a song about it” The Stockholm band’s second LP is released this Friday (January 8), but bassist Henrik ‘Benke’ Höckert has confirmed they already have another record lined up. He told the 101 Part Time Jobs podcast: “I think we just do the music we want to do that day. You know, I guess it could be anything. I guess I can hear that on the new...
Shame have today (January 6) shared new single ‘Nigel Hitter’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: NME Big Read – The Shame Game The song, which follows the singles ‘Alphabet’, ‘Water In The Well’ and ‘Snow Day’, is taken from the band’s much-anticipated new album, ‘Drunk Tank Pink’, which will be released on January 15 via Dead Oceans. Shame accompanied the new track with a video directed by Maxim Kelly. The clip, which repurposes archival footage from old research centres on the development of children, uses deepfake technology, the babies start to lip sync along with the song, while...
Hayley Williams has revealed she is recording her own equivalent of Taylor Swift‘s ‘Folklore’. READ MORE: Hayley Williams: “Women’s rage has been such a catalyst for beautiful things” Posting on Instagram, the Paramore singer uploaded two clips, one showing the singer drumming and another in which she says: “We don’t need drums if this is my ‘Folklore’.” You can view the post below. Swift’s acclaimed album which was co-written and produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, was recently nominated for a number of 2021 Grammy awards, including Album of the Year. Advertisement When ‘Folklore’ was released in July, NME gave the...