It looks like Frank Ocean’s Tumblr was hacked
That promise of new music featuring SZA, Kendrick Lamar and Andre 3000 might not come true.
6th February 2019
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6th February 2019
Anna Of The North returns with new song ‘Leaning On Myself’ and tour dates
A London show in March will be followed by a US tour in April.
6th February 2019
Architects, Alice Glass and more added to Bring Me The Horizon’s All Points East show
While She Sleeps and Employed To Serve have also joined the Victoria Park bash on 31st May.
6th February 2019
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce huge Alexandra Palace show
The Aussie weirdos are promising “a new set, new songs and a whole new visual experience” for the massive October show.
6th February 2019
Circa Waves share ‘Me, Myself & Hollywood’ with self-directed video
The band’s new album ‘What’s It Like Over There?’ is out next month.
6th February 2019
New venue Exhibition to open in West London
The team behind Printworks hope to open the new venue by the end of 2019.
6th February 2019
Lizzo announces two UK dates
The pair of shows are in support of new album ‘Cuz I Love You’ and single ‘Juice’.
6th February 2019
The Rapture announce reunion shows
“I hope there is a long future for us and we can build something new,” say the New York heroes.
6th February 2019
5th February 2019
Yak — Pursuit of Momentary Happiness
4 Stars
It careers between boggle-eyed riffy bangers and booze-sodden self-reflection in truly inimitable fashion.
5th February 2019
HEALTH — Vol. 4 :: Slaves of Fear
4 Stars
These long-term fans of impeccable contradictions are tearing up rulebooks quicker than anyone else can write them.
5th February 2019
Foals added as Boardmasters 2019 headliner
Slaves, The Magic Gang and BODEGA are also among those added.
5th February 2019
Jimi Somewhere is the modern pop star dreaming of the past
We meet the Norwegian artist whose debut EP ‘Ponyboy’ is a glistening hit of teen nostalgia.
5th February 2019
Get To Know… Lacuna Common
Meet the Oxford bunch making a rowdy indie riot and watch their new ‘Lack Of Knowledge’ video.
5th February 2019
Wolf Alice, Foals, IDLES and more for this year’s Truck Festival
The event’s favourite spuds also include Two Door Cinema Club, Slaves, Kate Nash, The Futureheads and Shame.
5th February 2019
New Order added to NorthSide 2019
They join acts including Bon Iver, Foals, Major Lazer and more.
5th February 2019
HMV has been sold to Canadian record shop Sunrise Records
It looks like the high street hero is saved!
5th February 2019
Lazy Day to release ‘Letters’ EP next month
They’re also heading on tour this spring.
5th February 2019
Peter Bjorn and John announce ‘EPBJ’ EP
See what you did with the title there, lads.
5th February 2019
Matt Helders’ new band, Good Cop Bad Cop, will release an album, tour this spring
The self-titled record is out next month.
5th February 2019
Grand Pax unveils new single and video ‘Bunk’
She’s also heading on tour with IDER.
5th February 2019
Announcing the February issue of DIY, ft Sundara Karma, Yak, FIDLAR, Better Oblivion Community Center & more
Foals, Sigrid, No Rome and LOADS more are also in our first mag of 2019, out Friday (8th February).
5th February 2019
Florence + The Machine, Anderson .Paak and more for FORM Arcosanti
The festival takes place in Arizona in May.
5th February 2019
Blaenavon share ‘Catatonic Skinbag’ video
The group’s comeback track was released last month.
5th February 2019
Relive the carnage of our Class of 2019 show at House of Vans London
Sports Team, Anteros and Lady Bird made the night one to remember when we launched our last issue back in December.
5th February 2019
Relive the carnage of our Class of 2019 show at House of Vans London
Sports Team, Anteros and Lady Bird made the night one to remember when we launched our last issue back in December.
5th February 2019
Hare Squead return with ‘100 Miles’
The Dubliners are back after an 18-month absence.
5th February 2019
Angel Haze confirms UK and Ireland spring tour
The rapper is heading this way in late April.
5th February 2019
Sharon Van Etten announces new UK live dates
They’re around her festival spots.
5th February 2019
Ibibio Sound Machine air ‘Wanna Come Down’
New album ‘Doko Mien’ is released next month.
5th February 2019
Wand announce new album, ‘Laughing Matter’
The record will be out this April.
5th February 2019
Frank Ocean is back to his obtuse ways
“Here For The Beans” is presumably not about Heinz’s varieties.
5th February 2019
Fake Laugh to release double A‑side single next month, shares ‘Honesty’
Backed with ‘Surrounded’, it’ll be out physically on 15th March.
5th February 2019
4th February 2019
LIFE, Rolo Tomassi & more join 2000trees 2019 line-up
Frank Turner has also been confirmed as a headliner for this year’s fest.
4th February 2019
LIFE, Rolo Tomassi & more join 2000trees 2019 line-up
Frank Turner has also been confirmed as a headliner for this year’s fest.
4th February 2019
James Blake shares new video for ‘Mile High’ featuring Travis Scott
He’s returned to collaborate with Nabil, who also directed his clip for ‘Overgrown’.
4th February 2019
Tame Impala, James Blake & Julien Baker join Øya line-up
Earl Sweatshirt, Rex Orange Country and Black Midi have also been confirmed to play.
4th February 2019
Power chords, leather jackets and nuclear shelters are the order of the day for Ex Hex’s ‘Tough Enough’
It’s the latest track from forthcoming second LP ‘It’s Real’.
4th February 2019
Fontaines DC announce UK touring plans
The band will play eleven shows throughout November and December.
4th February 2019
Skepta disses Wiley in new track ‘Wish You Were Here’
Can’t we all just get along?
4th February 2019
Rachel Chinouriri shares enveloping new track ‘Riptide’, signs to Marathon Artists
There’s a new ‘Riri in town…
4th February 2019
Snail Mail announces US tour dates including huge Madison Square Garden Interpol support
Lindsey Jordan’s taking LP ‘Lush’ out for a bigger spin.
4th February 2019
Florence + the Machine announces Governors Ball headline and huge North American tour
She’ll be joined by a massive supporting cast including Christine & the Queens and Blood Orange.
4th February 2019
Crows announce UK tour, share symbolic video for ‘Chain of Being’
The London post-punks’ debut LP is out next month.
4th February 2019
The Distillers are releasing a limited edition vinyl of ‘Man vs Magnet’ through Third Man Records
Want.
4th February 2019
3rd February 2019
Octavian brings out Skepta and coasts his way to stardom at huge London show
An underground ethos and world-conquering chart hits collide wonderfully at what will be looked back on as a formative show for the youngster.
3rd February 2019
1st February 2019
Cherry Glazerr — Stuffed & Ready
3 Stars
With its gnarly riffs and big, dark, emotionally weighty numbers, there’s something claustrophobic about its vibe.
1st February 2019
Beirut — Gallipoli
3 Stars
There’s a gorgeous familiarity to the record, but it’s also one peppered with adventure.
1st February 2019
Girlpool — What Chaos Is Imaginary
3 Stars
A multidimensional, multi-faceted affair, full of fragile introspection and meandering guitars.
1st February 2019
Broods — Don’t Feed The Pop Monster
3 Stars
Like downing a heady cocktail of Chvrches and The 1975.
1st February 2019
White Lies — Five
3 Stars
A neat reminder of their staying power.
1st February 2019
Tiny Ruins — Olympic Girls
3 Stars
By moving further out, they start to let us in.
1st February 2019
Taylor Skye from Jockstrap has announced a new solo project and EP
Listen to the first track from the release, ‘Kode Fine’.
1st February 2019
IDER offer up new track ‘Brown Sugar’
The duo’s latest offering comes produced by Rodaidh McDonald.
1st February 2019
Tracks: Black Midi, The Chemical Brothers, Billie Eilish & more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
1st February 2019
Foals add extra London, Manchester and Birmingham dates to UK tour
That’s an awful lot of tickets…
1st February 2019
Demob Happy share saucy new track ‘Less Is More’
It’s the trio’s first material since last year’s second LP ‘Holy Doom’.
1st February 2019
Florence + the Machine, CHVRCHES, Primal Scream and more to play Edinburgh Summer Sessions
Johnny Marr, Courteeners and more are also headed to Scotland.
1st February 2019
Live at Leeds add Kate Tempest, Confidence Man, Drenge and more
They join Metronomy, Sundara Karma, Dream Wife and a whole heap of other DIY faves on the bill.
1st February 2019
The Chemical Brothers unveil new track ‘Got To Keep On’, share album details
The legendary duo will release 9th album ‘No Geography’ on 12th April.
1st February 2019
Yowl are curating a series of South London shows across the coming months
They’ll be bringing together a host of buzzy new bands across four nights of live music.
1st February 2019
404 share debut single ‘Fearful’
The new Dirty Hit signings have also shared a video for the track.
1st February 2019
David Bowie set to be played by Johnny Flynn in new biopic
The film has not had official approval from the Bowie family.
1st February 2019
Arctic Monkeys’ Matt Helders and Milburn’s Joe Carnall have a new project
The project, Good Cop Bad Cop, has just released its first song ‘Silk and Leather’.
1st February 2019
Biig Piig shares new song ‘Nothing Changes’
She’s also announced a live date at Village Underground for March.
1st February 2019
31st January 2019
Sports Team rev up on new song ‘M5’ from ‘Keep Walking!’ EP
The ode to Britain’s greatest motorway also has its own absurd video.
31st January 2019
Chvrches, Charli XCX & Royal Blood join Reading & Leeds 2019
The Japanese House, You Me At Six and Ten Tonnes have also joined the bill.
31st January 2019
Parquet Courts, Beirut, Metronomy, Fontaines DC and loads more for End Of The Road 2019
BODEGA, Black Midi, Squid and loads more are also heading to Dorset in September.
31st January 2019
Billie Eilish announces debut album with new single ‘bury your friend’
‘WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?’ is out in March via Polydor.
31st January 2019
PUP air video for single ‘Kids’
The track is taken from ‘Morbid Stuff’, out in April.
31st January 2019
Self Esteem frolicks in a bedroom for ‘The Best’ video
She releases debut album ‘Compliments Please’ in March.
31st January 2019
MØ, Cardi B, Jorja Smith among Roskilde additions
Stella Donnelly, Black Midi and SOPHIE are also Denmark-bound.
31st January 2019
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard return with new single ‘Cyboogie’
The new song follows the band’s extraordinary run of five albums released in 2017.
31st January 2019
Black Midi sign to Rough Trade, share new ‘Speedway’ EP
The new collection features the title track, and remixes of it by Blanck Mass and more.
31st January 2019
Haiku Hands ‘Dare You Not To Dance’ on energetic new single
The Aussie trio are heading out to this year’s SXSW and now have a new lyric video.
31st January 2019
Soccer Mommy shares ‘Be Seeing You’ and demo of ‘Blossom’
The newly released cuts come ahead of a 2019 packed with headline shows, support tours and festival slots.
31st January 2019
Lucy Dacus announces ‘2019’ song series with ‘La Vie En Rose’ cover
The boygenius member is following up her 2018 ‘Historian’ LP with a series of holiday-themed new tracks.
31st January 2019
Lucy Dacus announces ‘2019’ song series with ‘La Vie En Rose’ cover
The boygenius member is following up her 2018 ‘Historian’ LP with a series of holiday-themed new tracks.
31st January 2019
Watch Mitski’s gorgeous, painted video for ‘A Pearl’
The track is lifted from last year’s ‘Be A Cowboy’ LP.
31st January 2019
Fall Out Boy share Lil Peep and iLoveMakonnen collaboration ‘I’ve Been Waiting’
“One of my favorite hip-hop artists is Makonnen. One of my favorite bands is Fall Out Boy. You put those two together and that’s Lil Peep.”
31st January 2019
Two Door Cinema Club, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Shame, Sports Team and more to play Tramlines 2019
The Sheffield event returns to Hillsborough Park this July.
31st January 2019
Two Door Cinema Club, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Shame, Sports Team and more to play Tramlines 2019
The Sheffield event returns to Hillsborough Park this July.
31st January 2019
Cage The Elephant announce new album ‘Social Cues’ with ‘Ready To Let Go’ video
The band’s fifth album comes out in April via Columbia.
31st January 2019
30th January 2019
Park Hotel — Nothing To Lose
3 Stars
When they get caught in the groove it all clicks and feels like it could last forever.
30th January 2019
Confidence Man schedule London show
The band are set to play their biggest UK show yet this May.
30th January 2019
Bon Iver announce US tour
The March/April run of dates precedes some massive summer festival shows.
30th January 2019
James Blake talks ‘Assume Form’ reaction and more on Beats 1
He also chats to Julie Adenuga about touring, his love for slowthai and more.
30th January 2019
Frank Ocean calls ‘Endless’ streaming rumours “fake news”
Looks like the visual album won’t be on your Spotify any time soon.
30th January 2019
Interpol share new song ‘Fine Mess’
The track follows last year’s ‘Marauder’ LP.
30th January 2019
Stella Donnelly shares home video footage for new song ‘Lunch’
The Aussie’s debut album ‘Beware Of The Dogs’ is coming in March.
30th January 2019
Trudy & The Romance announce debut album ‘Sandman’
We chat to the Liverpool trio about new song ‘The Original Doo-Wop Spacemen’ and more.
30th January 2019
Perfume Genius and Empress Of team up for new version of ‘When I’m With Him’
The track is taken from the LA singer’s 2018 LP ‘Us’.
30th January 2019
Jónsi & Alex Somers to play ‘Riceboy Sleeps’ album in London
It’s only the second time the 2009 record will be performed live.
30th January 2019
White Denim announce new album ‘Side Effects’, share two new tracks
‘Shanalala’ and ‘NY Money’ are preceding the record’s March release via City Slang.
30th January 2019
Portishead’s Beth Gibbons announces new solo album
The record, out in March via Domino, is a collaboration with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
30th January 2019
Vampire Weekend announce huge North American tour
The band’s new LP ‘Father Of The Bride’ is due soon.
30th January 2019
Christine & The Queens, George Ezra, Cardi B and loads more for Parklife Festival
The Manchester bash’s tenth birthday also welcomes The Streets, Solange, Mark Ronson and more.
30th January 2019
The Streets turn back the clock at charming O2 Academy Sheffield date
Sheffield Tuesday find themselves begging for extra time.
30th January 2019
10 albums we can’t wait for in 2019
As January draws to a close, things are shaping up very nicely for a host of world-beaters to make their return with huge new albums this year. Here’s all the goss.
30th January 2019
Wolf Alice talk headlining festivals: “This is what we wanted to do from the start”
We spoke to the band’s Joff Oddie about the news that they’ll be topping the bill at this year’s Standon Calling.
30th January 2019
Laurel, Art School Girlfriend, Lucy Lu and Ellie Bleach cap off Hello 2019 with a night of discerning, classy thrills
Packed to the rafters, the last night of our showcase was full of future stars.
30th January 2019