Sturgill Simpson has released a surprise double album, ‘Cuttin’ Grass Vol 1 – The Butcher Shoppe Sessions’ today (October 16). The bluegrass album is available on digital platforms now with a vinyl release set for December 11. Read more: Sturgill Simpson live in Hamburg: Not quite the sleazy ‘Sound & Fury’ set you were expecting Simpson came up with the idea for the record when he was recovering from coronavirus earlier this year. On it, he reworks songs from across his career alongside “bona fide wizards” from the Nashville music scene. Advertisement “I had it in my mind for a long...
Beyoncé‘s ‘Homecoming: The Live Album’ is set to arrive on vinyl for the first time this December. Read more: Beyoncé’s history-making Coachella headline spectacular proves we’re not worthy of her Due to arrive on December 4, the album, which captured Queen Bey’s much talked about 2018 Coachella set, will be released as a 4xLP set accompanied by a 52-page booklet. A description for the set reads: “Beyoncé was the first African American woman to headline the festival and her performances received immediate widespread acclaim from fans and critics alike for the staging and celebration of Historically Black Colleges and...
Biffy Clyro have shared a new version of their song ‘Space’, which features a 40-piece orchestra and a choir. The original version of the track featured on the band’s chart-topping eighth album ‘A Celebration Of Endings’, which arrived in August. Read more: Biffy Clyro: “Life can be yours – just don’t let it pass you by” The new rendition of ‘Space’ was recorded at Abbey Road Studios for Amazon Originals. The new take can be found exclusively on Amazon Music, including on the playlist ‘Rock Scene’. Advertisement In a press release, Biffy Clyro said: “We’re delighted to bring ‘Space’...
Foo Fighters appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (October 15) to perform an acoustic version of ‘Learn To Fly’. Read more: Foo Fighters’ most memorable live gigs – as told by Dave Grohl and Pat Smear It comes ahead of this weekend’s (October 16-18) #SOSFest which will see the band take to the stage together for the first time since the beginning of quarantine at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. Put on in support of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), the three-day virtual festival will see 35 artists performing from 25 venues across the US, with proceeds going to music...
Live Nation Urban has launched a new tour directory in a bid to increase inclusivity in the live music industry. Read more: Trailblazers: the quietly influential Black artists who changed music forever The Black Tour Directory is an industry resource that aims not only to increase inclusivity but also expand opportunities for Black professionals and Black-owned companies within the live performance industry (per Billboard). Listing hundreds of experienced Black tour managers, production managers, sound engineers, lighting experts, stage and set designers and more, the professionals featured in the new directory can be contacted via the official site. Advertisement “When...
Ray BLK has shared new single ‘Lovesick’, a “revenge song” that will feature on her long-awaited debut album. It’s the singer’s second release of the year, following her track ‘Warriors’, which featured on the soundtrack to the film Rocks. Read more: Little Simz, Run The Jewels and Ray Blk give advice for DIY musicians in this exclusive extract from Phil Taggart’s ‘Slacker Guide To The Music Industry’ Speaking about ‘Lovesick’ in a press release, BLK said the track was about “taking control and reclaiming your power after being disrespected in a relationship and getting even.” Advertisement “I’m always trying to...
Refused have announced a new EP called ‘The Malignant Fire’ and have shared its first track, ‘Born On The Outs’. The new record will mark the Swedish punks’ fourth release since reuniting in 2014, following the albums ‘Freedom’ and ‘War Music’, and the EP ‘Servants Of Death’. Read more: Refused – ‘War Music’ review: a microcosm of everything brilliant about punk ‘The Malignant Fire’ will be released on November 20 and will boast five songs, including ‘Born On The Outs’. “Born on the outside, I accept my fate,” the band sing on the anti-fascist track. “I call my name in...
Renforshort has shared an alluring new acoustic single called ‘AfterThoughts’ – you can listen to it below. Read more: Renforshort: raw pop-rock anthems dripping with teenage angst The 18-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter’s latest dose of art-pop is set to appear on the soundtrack for Disney‘s upcoming new movie Clouds, based on the memoir Fly A Little Higher: How God Answered A Mom’s Small Prayer In A Big Way, about the life and death of singer-songwriter Zach Sobiech. “‘AfterThoughts’ is a really different song for me,” Renforshort said of the new single. “It follows a way different narrative than most of my other songs...
Manic Street Preachers have donated money to help a musician who was struggling to pay for a vital surgery. Read more: James Dean Bradfield on his new solo album, “Tory vandals” and the Manics’ next move Ali Hirsz, who sings as part of Cambridge indie band Idealistics, is in need of corrective surgery after a previous operation severed the nerve to her trapezius muscle, causing it to waste away. The 22-year-old suffers from an incurable connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Due to a vascular compression on her small intestine, she also needs to be fed via a tube. Advertisement “My skin...
Emotional Oranges have linked up with Channel Tres on their new single ‘All That’, the first track from their next project. The LA pop duo – comprised of members A and V – released their debut EP ‘The Juice: Vol. 1’ in May 2019, following it up with ‘Vol. 2’ six months later. Read more: “We’re going to be the biggest band in the world” – Meet Emotional Oranges, the Kanye-approved R&B collective A third record, ‘Juicebox’, has been confirmed to be on the way and ‘All That’ is the first taste of it. “You’re a savage, I love...