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The latest issue of the Full Pelt Magazine is here, and you can download your copy for free below!

Volume 16 is a special edition where we run down our Top 50 Albums of the Year! 2023 has seen some amazing records released, but who will take the coveted number one spot?

Our News Report is still here also covering the latest from Vended, Slam Dunk Festival, Liam Gallagher & John Squire, Teddy Rocks, Brighten the Corners and LeeStock!

Finally, we round up the latest additions to ourĀ ā€˜Discoverā€™ New Music PlaylistĀ withĀ Telltale,Ā Shooting DaggersĀ andĀ Fraser Morgan!

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Our weekly music News Report has evolved into theĀ Full Pelt Magazine, and you can download the sixth issue now for free!

Volume six includes an update from cover starsĀ Dream Nails, reviews ofĀ Ash, The Subways and Muse live and a load more!

We have our News Report rounding up new releases fromĀ Mike Shinoda, Normandie, The Cadillac Three, Tesseract, Haunt The Woods, Millie Manders and the Shutup, LƘLƘ, Tropic Gold and BLACKGOLD!

Plus new live announcements fromĀ Within Temptation, Tenacious D, The Gaslight Anthem, 2000trees, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Beartooth, Blackberry Smoke, The Sleeping Souls and Sean McGowan.

Finally, we round up the latest additions to ourĀ ā€˜Discoverā€™ New Music PlaylistĀ withĀ modernlove., Break Fifty and Noah and the Loners!

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Our weekly music News Report has evolved into the Full Pelt Magazine, and you can download the fourth issue now for free!

Volume four includes an update from cover starsĀ Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, reviews ofĀ new albums from Black Stone Cherry and King Nun, a live review of Theory of a DeadmanĀ plus a special feature on the upcoming Ash vs The Subways tour!

We have our News Report rounding up new releases fromĀ Neck Deep, Within Temptation, Europe, Lake Malice, Filth Is Eternal, NervosaĀ andĀ Sum 41!

Plus new live announcements fromĀ Yard Act, James, Nothing More, VUKOVI, LynksĀ andĀ The Longest Johns.

Finally, we round up the latest additions to ourĀ ā€˜Discoverā€™ New Music PlaylistĀ withĀ Spiritual Cramp,Ā Butterfly HurricaneĀ andĀ Grove Street!

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Our weekly music News Report has evolved into theĀ Full Pelt Magazine, and you can download the third issue now for free!

Volume three includes an update from cover star Chris Shiflett, and a review of ‘Race the Night’ fromĀ Ash.

We have our News Report rounding up new releases fromĀ Don Broco, Lonely The Brave, Dream Wife, TesseracT, DragonForce, Staind, Duff McKagan, Skinny Lister, All Time Low, While She Sleeps, K.Flay, The Meffs, END and Mother Mother!

Plus new live announcements fromĀ British Lion, Fozzy, KITE THIEF, VV, The Amazons, The Coral, Twin Atlantic and Lonely The Brave.

Finally, we round up the latest additions to ourĀ ā€˜Discoverā€™ New Music PlaylistĀ withĀ Major Moment, Tropic Gold and Future Static!

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ASH – RACE THE NIGHT – ALBUM REVIEW

At this point in their thirty year career Ash are something of a safe bet with consistently good records and always solid live. When other bands have self-destructed, lost the magic or faded away, Ash have remained a constant.

The relationships within the trio will of course be one key reason behind this longevity and when early press releases teased Tim Wheeler as describing ā€˜Race the Nightā€™ as “the sound of the band reveling in the sheer joy of being a band after being separated by time and distance through the insanity of the early 2020s.”, the seeds were sewn for a change.

Change probably isnā€™t the right word to use though, perhaps re-emergence would suit better because as the band have drip fed singles from the new album many have likened the sound to 2004ā€™s ā€˜Meltdownā€™ album in terms is heaviness.

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The constant will to pigeonhole and connect releases is always is kneejerk temptation from music press though, and whilst sonically the connection is obvious, ā€˜Race the Nightā€™ actually stands out for the reason highlighted by Wheeler. That is plain and simply that this sounds like a band having fun and making an album that follows no set rulebook just a desire to unleash their creativity and see what happens.

Well what has happened with ā€˜Race the Nightā€™ is a sublime slice of pop rock perfection. Fans of the band that have enjoyed recent offerings ā€˜Kablammo!ā€™ and ā€˜Islandsā€™ and observed how good those releases are will perhaps be surprised by the quality of this album. Thatā€™s because both those albums were very decent and maintained the legacy of the band, but ā€˜Race the Nightā€™ sees the band take a giant leap forward.

There are of course radio hits, delicate melodies and rifftastic moments spread throughout the well balanced release as youā€™d expect from Ash, but if in doubt just listen to the fantastic album closer, ā€˜Like A God ā€“ Repriseā€™. You just canā€™t help but picture a young band just jamming together in a garage!

Yes, whilst Ash have never failed to deliver the goods, ā€˜Race the Nightā€™ feels like a special present indeed.

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Guns N’ Roses share ‘Perhaps’

Guns N’ Roses – ‘Perhaps’

Welcome everyone to another edition of our weekly music News Report!

We get the ball rolling with the best new releases from the past week and up first are the legendary Guns N’ Roses.

The Glastonbury headliners have shared their latest taste of new music in the shape of new single, ‘Perhaps’, which you can check out above.

More here.

Listen to ‘Perhaps’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!

Within Temptation share ‘Bleed Out’

Within Temptation – ‘Bleed Out’

Next comes news of a brand new album from Within Temptation!

The band announced this week that, ‘Bleed Out’, will be released on October 20th. You can also listen to the title track above!

Vocalist Sharon den Adel states, ā€œThe war in Ukraine has influenced us a lot. As artists we are inspired by the world, and we have this platform. We are storytellers, and I think as human beings, these are things we should be talking about.ā€

Whilst songs such as ā€˜Wirelessā€™ and ā€˜We Go To Warā€™ examine the authoritarian aggression on display in Ukraine and other warzones, the title track itself addresses the plight of women fighting for their rights in Iran after the murder of Mahsa Amini.
 
Sharon explains, ā€œI lived in Yemen when I was a kid. My parents lived in several countries in the Middle East, and Iā€™ve visited them a lot when they were there. Itā€™s a different world. Due to my time there, I feel connected to that part of the world. Iā€™ve been so incredibly impressed by the bravery of the young women there whoā€™ve been burning their scarves knowing they were going to be thrown in prison or worse ā€“ itā€™s heartbreaking.ā€

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BABYMETAL debut ‘METAL!!’

BABYMETAL – ‘METAL!!’ ft. Tom Morello

BABYMETAL are next up in our News Report with their brand new single, ‘METAL!!’, which features Tom Morello.

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Ash debut ‘Usual Places’

Ash – ‘Usual Places’

Ash continue to prepare for the release of their new album, ‘Race the Night’, which arrives on September 15th.

This week saw the band share new single, ‘Usual Places’, which you can check out above.

Tim Wheeler comments: ā€œOriginally written as a tribute to long forgotten bars and faces as I was leaving New York, ā€˜Usual Placesā€™ took on extra significance as the first thing we worked on together post-lockdown. Below the surface of the joy of writing and playing together again, there’s a subconscious grief to all that was lost in those years. Friends and family, pubs and venues. This is our eulogy to them all. No coincidence the video was shot in the Marquis of Lorne, just a walk from Brixton Academy.ā€

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Rival Sons share ‘Sweet Life’

Rival Sons – ‘Sweet Life’

We continue our News Report with ‘Sweet Life’, the latest single from Rival Sons, which you can of course listen to above.

The track features on upcoming new album, ‘LIGHTBRINGER’, which is set for release on October 20th.

You can pre-order your copy here.

Listen to ‘Sweet Life’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!

K.Flay teams with Pierce The Veil on ‘Irish Goodbye’

K.Flay – ‘Irish Goodbye’ ft. Vic Fuentes (Pierce The Veil)

K.Flay has shared new single, ‘Irish Goodbye’, which features Vic Fuentes of Pierce The Veil.

Check out the track above, which comes ahead of new album, ‘MONO’, which arrives September 15th.

ā€œI was screaming in the demo to that song and eventually I realized, ā€˜I have a friend who screams professionally, so maybe I should get him on this,ā€™ā€ K.Flay recalls.

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Hot Milk share ‘BREATHING UNDERWATER’

Hot Milk – ‘BREATHING UNDERWATER’

The time is almost here for Hot Milk to share their debut album, ‘A Call To The Void’, which is out on August 25th.

Before then the band have debuted new single, ‘BREATHING UNDERWATER’, which you can check out above.

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JAWS share ‘Sweat’

JAWS have shared new single, ‘Sweat’, which you can check out above.

The tracks comes from upcoming EP, ‘If It Wasn’t For My Friends, Things Could Be Different’, which is out on September 15th.

Connor Schofield explains, ā€œLyrically ā€œSweatā€ is about dealing with your anxiety in the moment, everything slowing down and trying to take it as it comes when in an overstimulating situation.ā€

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Scott Stapp debuts ‘Higher Power’

Scott Stapp – ‘Higher Power’

Soon after news of a Creed reunion, Scott Stapp have shared a new single, ‘Higher Power’, which you can check out above.

Stapp says, ā€œLifeā€™s mysteries can be unraveled by listening to one’s inner voice. For me, that means leaning on my faith in God and listening to His voice to guide me through the struggles and darkness. For others, whether itā€™s through art, nature, science, family, or a combination of all, tapping into a higher power is an individualized process that requires an open mind and a willingness to flow with a force thatā€™s greater than the individual.ā€ 

More here.

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Pendulum announce UK Arena Tour

We move our News Report on now to the live announcements from the past week.

Fresh from hitting up Gunnersbury Park alongside Limp Bizkit, Pendulum have announced a full UK Arena Tour which will take place in March.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of Pendulum live in London

The Used reveal UK Tour

“UK! It has been far too long (since 2018!) and weā€™ve missed you so much. Weā€™re so excited to come back this December”. Those were the words of The Used as they announced a new headline UK Tour.

Support will come from The Home Team and Honey Revenge.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘Toxic Positivity’ from The Used

The Cult announce special ‘Death Cult’ tour

The Cult have revealed details of a very special tour focusing on their early material and material from predecessors Southern Death Cult and Death Cult.

Tickets are here.

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Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun reveal headline dates

Recent Podcast guests Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun have revealed a new headline tour which will take place this autumn.

The band commented, “Our first tour since 2019. Weā€™ll be playing songs from our new album as well as all our old favourites. Donā€™t miss out! Stoked to see you all.”

Tickets are here.

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Black Orchid Empire set up new tour dates

Fellow Full Pelt Music Podcast alumni Black Orchid Empire have also revealed a new set of headline dates which take place this October.

Tickets are here.

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Oxymorrons – ‘Look Alive (Netic)’

Oxymorrons share new single, ‘Look Alive (Netic)’ from upcoming debut album, ‘Melanin Punk’.

The band explains, ā€œ’Look Alive’ is the perfect sonic representation of our unique blend of Rock and Hip-Hop. It hits hard, exudes energy, and lives authentically in both spaces. With swaggy, unapologetic vibes, it simultaneously uplifts while delivering a powerful message: ‘Hard Times Get Better.’ Stay focused, Stay Active, and Push Forward, always Look Alive.”

Noise – ‘Victor’

Glasgow four-piece Noise share ‘Victor’ from newly announced debut EP, ‘Not Until Tomorrow Night’.

ā€œOur debut EP explores the link between nostalgia and the present,ā€ explain the band. ā€œThese themes are woven into retellings of classic novels such as Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Gray with a modern twist. The songs perfectly represent our musical ideals and weā€™re immensely proud of them.ā€

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Matthew Lowry – ‘Coming For You’

Matthew Lowry shares latest single, ‘Coming For You’.

ā€œI knew right away when I wrote the riff for this song that I needed to follow through on it.  It was so much fun from the start because, for a long time, my songwriting had been missing the hard rock that I grew up loving. The stuff that made me want to put a guitar on.  A little Southern flare mixed with the rock anthems I blasted throughout my entire childhood. No better way to be honest with yourself and move forward than to let out the real stuff you have inside. And since this album is about that journey to embrace yourself and move forward in life, it was perfect. 

Once this was tracked in the studio, that feeling I had from the start was confirmed. I wanted this to be the final single before the album came out.  Lyrically, itā€™s pretty straightforward: Iā€™m over trying to be anything for anyone. No more fear, no more paranoia. Iā€™m bringing my shit front and center. This is me, this is my music, this is who I am.

Then to be really me, we knew that we wanted to make the video as ridiculous and goofy as we could.  Since I started planning the album, I had this idea for the ā€œFlamingo County Gamesā€ as a Jackass style backwoods Florida olympics.  A bit of a nod to the Foo Fighters in their golden era of amazing music videos with those huge rock anthems. In the end, it all came together, and I honestly could not be happier. ā€ -Matthew Lowry

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Ash share new single ‘Like a God’

Ash – ‘Like a God’

Welcome everyone to another edition of our weekly music News Report!

We begin this week with the best new releases from the past week and it’s Ash that get us started.

The trio have recently revealed that they will release a new album, ‘Race the Night’ on September 15th. This week the group debuted their latest single, ‘Like a God’, which you can check out above.

Frontman Tim Wheeler comments: “Like A God pushes the rock aspect of the album to its furtherest limits. An ode to sexual apotheosis it revels in a carnal riff played with mantra like repetition before reaching a frenzied climax.”

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Skindred share ‘Unstoppable’

Skindred – ‘Unstoppable’

Skindred are also building towards the release of a new album with ‘Smile’ set to arrive on August 4th!

This week saw the group share their latest single, ‘Unstoppable’, which you can check out above.

As a band, weā€™ve survived the rise and fall of a million genres, trend and fads in this world,ā€ says guitarist Mikey Demus. ā€œPeople have tried and failed to put us in a box we refuse to live in. Skindred has a determination and a tenacity to stay true to ourselves, and true to our fans. Skindred will not be ignored. We are Unstoppable!ā€
 
ā€œWe keep going and we keep pushing forward,ā€ says frontman Benji Webbe, a man whoā€™s no stranger to being unstoppable, having survived sepsis and having his throat slashed. ā€œIn life, itā€™s about hearing that our music has encouraged people and got them through dark times. But even when weā€™re done and gone, people will still be listening to this music. That thought makes me smile.ā€

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Bob Vylan debut ‘Dream Big’

Bob Vylan – ‘Dream Big’

Following a slew of successful festival appearances, Bob Vylan have shared their brand new single, ‘Dream Big’, which you can check out above!

Commenting on the single, Vylan said “Written for my younger self and anybody that dreams of accomplishing or changing something. A reminder of where we have come from and what we are capable of.”

More here.

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Bad Wolves share ‘Bad Friend’

Bad Wolves – ‘Bad Friend’

Bad Wolves have this week shared their new single, ‘Bad Friend’, which you can check out above!

ā€œā€˜Bad Friendā€™ exemplifies exactly where Bad Wolves always wanted to be as a band,ā€ relays vocalist Daniel ā€œDLā€ Laskiewicz. ā€œIt lives dead center of being melodically catchy as well as crushingly heavy and is a great representation of our new upcoming album. This song reminds us that TRUE friendship is not about being perfect or always saying the right thing but being there for each other through the good times and the bad. Itā€™s also to be willing to acknowledge oneā€™s own mistakes and make things right. If you canā€™t do that, you might be a bad f*cking friend.ā€

More here.

Listen to ‘Bad Friend’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!

The Dollyrots announce new album ‘Night Owls’

The Dollyrots – ‘Hey Girl’

Next in our News Report are The Dollyrots who have this week revealed that they will release a new album, ‘Night Owls’, on October 13th.

You can check out previous single ‘Hey Girl’ above.

ā€œYou know how they say a bandā€™s first album is usually their best? Well, I think because we had time for this one, you know, since the world stopped due to Covid, itā€™s a lot like a first album. We had so many bits and pieces and once we could finally get into the studio it all just flew out of us, like we had been holding something vital & urgent in for years. Because we had. If you love The Dollyrots youā€™ll love ā€œNight Owls”. If you donā€™t know The Dollyots, youā€™ll probably love it too,ā€ says singer / bassist Kelly Ogden.

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The K’s debut ‘Landmines’

The K’s

Rising indie rockers The K’s recently unveiled their latest single, ‘Landmines’, which you can check out above.

Frontman Jamie Boyle explains: 

ā€œLandmines is a memoir of myself growing up. Itā€™s a story that is familiar to me, the band and thousands of other people across the UK who experienced the transition into adolescence living in a working-class town. The song sends many of us back to our late-teen days where the only recipe for a good night with friends was cheap alcohol and some sort of shelter, whether that be a tunnel or a skate park. Landmines brings back fond memories of the first real time we were free to explore the world by ourselves as, what we then thought were, ā€˜adultsā€™ and the events that ensuedā€.

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Willie J Healey shares new single ‘Woke Up Smiling’

Willie J Healey – ‘Woke Up Smiling’

Next up in our News Report this week is Willie J Healey who has shared his latest single, ‘Woke Up Smiling’, which you can check out above!

The track comes from upcoming new album, ‘Bunny’, which will arrive on August 25th.

On the track, Healey says “I wrote this during a glorious period of my life. I was living in a studio flat in Bristol, it had these huge sash windows which let huge amounts of morning sun in. Iā€™d make coffee and sit with my guitar & cat, Iā€™m pretty sure my cat helped me write that song.ā€

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King Nun debut ‘Golden Age’

King Nun – ‘Golden Age’

King Nun have this week debuted new single, ‘Golden Age’, which you can check out above!

The single will feature on upcoming new album, ‘Lamb’, which is due for release on September 29th.

Speaking in the new single, vocalist Theo Polyzoides comments: ‘Golden Age is about feeling damned by the normalcy of life around youā€ contemplates the front man. ā€œit’s about trying to have fun and break away from the mundane too. There is so much about modern life that feels unnatural, or that things could have happened differently, so the humour lightens things up a bit in an anti-defeatist way.ā€

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The Menzingers share ‘There’s No Place In This World For Me’

The Menzingers – ‘There’s No Place In This World For Me’

Finally in this section of our News Report this week comes, ‘There’s No Place In This World For Me’, from The Menzingers, which you can of course check out above!

The band commented, “This song is an anthem for anyone stuck between where they are and where they want to be.”

More here.

Listen to ‘There’s No Place In This World For Me’ on our Spotify Hot List!

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Far From Saints announce UK Tour

We move our News Report on now to the best tour announcements from the past week and we begin with the debut headline tour from Far From Saints.

The Kelly Jones featuring group will hit the road for a full run of dates this Autumn!

Tickets are here.

Read our review of Stereophonics live in Cambridge

DMA’S announce new UK Tour dates

DMA’S have this week announced that they will return to the UK this December for a run of new tour dates.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of Neck of the Woods Festival

Gengahr set up new live dates

Already in the midst of their summer live schedule, Gengahr have this week announced further tour dates for September and October.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘The Ballad of Darren’ from Blur

Haggard Cat unveil new live dates

Finally in this section of our News Report we have the latest live dates from Haggard Cat.

The band will be on the road later this year with a mix of headline shows and support dates with Mutoid Man and Atomic Bitchwax.

Tickets are here.

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North Atlas – ‘Superego’

Scottish fellowship North Atlas have shared their brand new single, ‘Superego’!

ā€œAccording to Freud, the Superego acts as our moral compass, what he calls the Id describes the drives for primal behaviour, while the regular Ego works to strike a balance between those two needs. The Superego strives for a sort of moral perfection, so I suppose that means thereā€™s usually a cost for what you want. This song is about not paying for what you want by sacrificing your own values.ā€

Leon Hunter – Vocals

Bellwether – ‘fallingshort’

Sydney based Pop Punk band Bellwether have shared their new single, ‘fallingshort’.

ā€œfallingshortā€™ is a pensive, emotionally driven pop punk track that is musically inspired by the works of electronic artist Porter Robinson, with further inspiration taken from 2000ā€™s era emo pop punk. The song is a reflection on the decisions we wish we would have made in the past and the opportunities we feel have passed us by, while maintaining a determined outlook towards the futureā€ – Guitarist Heath Joukhadar

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Lucky Hit – ‘Shoebox Memories’

UK based pop punk band Lucky Hit have shared a brand new single, ‘Shoebox Memories’

ā€œShoebox Memories focuses on the perspective of someone looking back at a time shared between two people. It recalls some of the experiences they shared and questions if the importance of those experiences were indeed shared. We all have those things that we hold on to which to anyone else means little to nothing. Not to you though, for you they hold a core memory. They take you back to the past. These can be anything from a ticket stub to a mixtape of songs from a time in your life. They hold memories you wouldnā€™t trade for anything.ā€ – Vocalist Lawrence Murphy.

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Queens of the Stone Age set UK Tour

Welcome everyone to another edition of our weekly music News Report!

This week we start with the best live announcements from the past week and up first are Queens of the Stone Age!

The iconic rockers will return to the UK and Europe this November for an arena tour.

Special guests at the shows will be The Chats and Deep Tan.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘In Times New Roman…’ from Queens of the Stone Age

The Prodigy reveal new UK live dates

Another iconic group announce fresh live dates this week was The Prodigy, who will also be hitting UK arenas this November.

Special guests on the tour will be Soft Play (formerly known as Slaves).

Tickets are here.

Read our review of Download Festival!

Ash & The Subways announce co-headline tour

Ash and The Subways will combine forces for a special co-headline tour lat this year!

Also in a big news week for Ash, the group have announced that they will release a new album, ‘Race the Night’, on September 15th.

The band accompanied the announcement with the release of the title-track as lead single, and you can listen to the song below.

Ash – ‘Race The Night’

Wheeler comments: ā€œRace the Night is the sound of the band reveling in the sheer joy of being a band after being separated by time and distance through the insanity of the early 2020s. Lyrically it’s all about seizing the crossroads moments in life with both hands. Take every chance as if it could be your last.ā€

Continuing about the video he says: ā€œRace the Night video is the product from the fevered mind of long time friend and horror director Jed Shepherd. He’s taken a song about seizing the moment and had the band seized by a super fan who proceeds to force the band into doing her bidding. Enjoy the Miseryā€¦ā€

Pre-order your copy and grab tickets here.

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The Struts announce new live dates

Continuing the fantastic live announcements this week in our News Report is a new run of UK and EU dates from The Struts.

Regarding the tour frontman Luke Spiller says, “Finally we are returning to the UK and Europe! We can’t wait to play you some new material and a new show we’ve been putting together for the last year.  Get your tickets as fast as you can! Love you all! X”

Tickets are here.

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Stone announce UK Tour

Another band with fresh tour dates to announce this week were Stone, who will be on the road this October.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of Arctic Monkeys live in Coventry

Saint Agnes announce UK Tour

This week also saw Saint Agnes reveal a new run of UK dates that will take place later this year.

The ‘Bloodsuckers’ tour will celebrate the release of their upcoming album of the same name which arrives July 21st.

Tickets and pre-orders are here.

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As December Falls announce UK Tour

As December Falls revealed a spectacular new tour this week which will see then head out later this year with support from both Dream State and Lizzy Farrall.

The tour is in support of new album, ‘Join the Club’, which is out July 21st.

Tickets and pre-orders are here.

Read our review of ‘Untethered’ from Dream State

Guise and Hannah Rose Platt team up for UK Tour

The final tour announcement in our News Report this week comes from not one but two ‘Discover’ New Music Podcast alumni!

Guise and Hannah Rose Platt will be heading our together for a run of shows later this summer.

Tickets are here.

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Kasabian share ‘Algorithms’

Kasabian – ‘Algorithms’

We move our News Report on now to the best new releases from the past week and we begin with Kasabian.

The band have shared new single, ‘Algorithms’, which you can check out above.

On the track, frontman Serge Pizzorno says:

“Some tunes take months to write and some take 10 minutes. Itā€™s as if theyā€™ve already been written and all youā€™re doing is dictating your subconscious. Thatā€™s how Algorithms came together.

Iā€™ve been thinking how important gigs are and how they make us all so happy through the good times and the bad and especially festivals, those moments when people get on shoulders and itā€™s glorious chaos. Thatā€™s what Algorithms is to me, weā€™re not here for a long time just here for a good time. Thatā€™s what separates us from the robots. We live in the moment and if weā€™re lucky enough to feel that, then we are in ecstasy.

What makes us special is that we canā€™t live forever, we have our time and then we are gone. Itā€™s why real flowers are beautiful and plastic ones, are just plastic. Hope you enjoy the tune see you in the mosh pit”

More here.

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Alice Cooper unveils ‘I’m Alice’

Alice Cooper – ‘I’m Alice’

The legendary Alice Cooper returned this week with news of a brand new album coming later this year.

Cooper confirmed that ‘Road’ will be released on August 25th, and accompanied that announcement with new single, ‘I’m Alice’, which you can check out above!

ā€œFor ‘Road’, I wanted the band to be involved in the foundation of all the songs,ā€ says Alice. ā€œI only see these guys when weā€™re on the road. So, I wanted them to be as tight as they are for the show but on all new material. When you have a band this good, I believe in showing it off, and this is my way of doing so.ā€

Pre-order your copy here.

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The Hives debut ‘Countdown to Shutdown’

The Hives – ‘Countdown to Shutdown’

Coinciding with their massive Arctic Monkeys Stadium tour slot, The Hives have debuted new single, ‘Countdown to Shutdown’, which you can check out above.

The track features on upcoming new album, ‘The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons’, which will arrive on August 11th.

Pre-order your copy here.

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Duff McKagan shares ‘Lighthouse’

Duff McKagan – ‘Lighthouse’

Duff McKagan this week announced the release of new album, ‘Lighthouse’, on October 20th.

McKagan also shared the title-track from the album, which you can check out above.

“The crashingā€¦.the cresting waves, the falling through of all that surrounds you. Life sometimes tosses us around, and we feel the want of comfort and the pull of home.Ā Ā A ship tossed like a toy through the Cape, sails ripped and the wood groaning with the scraping of its ballastā€¦.a soul trying with all its might to find peace and a center.Ā Ā Find a lighthouse. I have my lighthouseā€¦.its beacon swirling in the darkness with her warmth and promise of nurture, love, laughter, and all that is true.Ā Ā Wonā€™t you be my lighthouse, give me light,ā€¦and bring me home.” – Duff

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Black Water County debut ‘The Only Life Worth Living’

Black Water County – ‘The Only Life Worth Living’

Next up in our News Report are Black Water County who this week debuted new single, ‘The Only life Worth Living’, which you can check out above.

The track begins a string of singles leading to the release of a new album of the same name later this year.

ā€œThe Only Life Worth Living is about keeping an open mind, opening doors and moving forward,ā€ explain the band, ā€œThe song summarises our feelings coming out of a hard couple of years for both the band and the industry as a whole. To us, it means full ā€˜balls-to-the-wallā€™ energy because life is too short.

ā€œAs times have become tougher our writing has reflected some of these struggles and weā€™ve found ourselves focusing on what really matters to us. This track was initially conceptualized pre-covid but was refined over many video calls during lockdown, forcing us to think outside our normal writing process. Because of this, we think that it has grown into a track that longs to be shouted from the rooftops and, now that weā€™re back out on the road, weā€™re so thrilled to be performing again to our audience, knowing that theyā€™re stoked to be back out in the wild too.ā€

More here.

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Dream Nails debut ‘Good Guy’

Dream Nails – ‘Good Guy’

Dream Nails have announced details of their new album, ‘Doom Loop’, which will be released on October 13th via Marshall Records.

You can listen to the lead single, ‘Good Guy’, above.

ā€œDoom Loop is an exploration of the repeated cycles we find ourselves in,ā€ comments vocalist Ishmael Kirby, ā€œfrom political injustice and patriarchal systems to the negative spirals of our minds. A doom loop is a crisis that starts to feed on itself. It feels like there is no escape. But there is. This album is a reflection of ourselves, the world we live in, and the one we want to create.ā€
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ā€œSpecifically, Doom Loop delves into masculinity in its many formsā€ expands drummer Lucy Katz. ā€œThe good guy, the lads at school, the narcissistic politician, the incel, the sexual predator, the police officer. It looks into gender-based oppression from childhood; how isolation can breed violence against women and the rhetoric that spawns incels.ā€
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Elaborating on the themes, guitarist Anya Pearson adds: ā€œOn the album we also celebrate masculinity by telling stories about butch and trans masculine identities. We show the shared responsibility we have in fighting misogyny. Empathy is hard to find in a divided world, but we seek it out, advocate for it, and ask how far it goes.ā€
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The title of the riotous new single highlights the phrase as a fake ID used to lull people into a false sense of security. ā€œItā€™s as if we couldnā€™t possibly believe there could be danger if someone describes themselves as the good guy.ā€ says Ishmael. ā€œIt reinforces that gender-based violence and attacks are one-off occurrences, denying our lived experiences as women and non-binary people.ā€
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Bassist Mimi Jasson recounts: ā€œIncel terrorist Elliot Rodger killed six people in a stabbing and shooting spree in California in 2014. The final section of his manifesto, where the 22-year-old complained about not being able to get a girlfriend, Rodger declared ā€˜I am the true victim in all of this. I am the good guyā€™ā€

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Heavy Lungs share ‘All Gas No Brakes’

Heavy Lungs – ‘All Gas No Brakes’

Heavy Lungs this week shared new single, ‘All Gas No Brakes’, which you can check out above.

The song is the title-track for their newly announced upcoming album which arrives 29th September.

Of the news, the band say:Ā ā€œWell, well, wellā€¦ they said it couldnā€™t be done, but look what just kicked you in the ass. Our debut album is coming out. Itā€™s a dancer and itā€™s a prancer, and hopefully itā€™s a life enhancer.

We recorded it way back in 2021 with head wizard, Wiz, and his jester Stan for some extra magic and spice, and itā€™s been a long old wait, but only another 3 months and itā€™s yours!ā€

Commenting on the song, front man and vocalist Danny Nedelko says:Ā ā€œThis high-octane, dance floor firecracker is all about giving it absolute beans. Itā€™s about knowing you are the big cheese. Youā€™re the main course.ā€
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The official video was directed by good friends Holding Hands With Horses.Ā ā€œItā€™s a ā€˜70s B-movie, Paul Thomas Anderson-inspired depiction of a roller disco gone full Twin Peaks,ā€Ā say the band of the visuals.Ā ā€œYou are seriously in for a wild ride. 69% on Rotten Potatoes. The rewatchability of this one is off the scale. Letā€™s goooooo.ā€

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Dead Man’s Whiskey share ‘Island In The Storm’

Dead Man’s Whiskey – ‘Island In The Storm’

Dead Man’s Whiskey have shared their latest single, ‘Island In The Storm’, which you can check out above!

More here.

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Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun debut ‘Medicine’

Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun – ‘Medicine’

Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun are next in our News Report as this week saw the group share their new single, ‘Medicine’, which you can check out above.

The track will feature on new upcoming album, ‘Colour’, which is set for release on July 28th!

Pre-order your copy here.

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Conquer Divide share ‘the INVISIBLE

Conquer Divide – ‘the INVISIBLE’

Finally for this section of our News Report we have the latest single from Conquer Divide. You can check out ‘the INVISIBLE‘ above.

The song is taken from upcoming new album, ‘Slow Burn’, which is out September 8th.

“the INVISIBLE.” has many lived-in, emotional layers that paint a picture that takesĀ you right back to your youth, especially if you are part of an altĀ scene and made to feel like an outcast,” the band explains, offering insight into the song.

“It confronts the dynamic between your true self and your desire to be accepted by the ‘cool kids.’Ā One day, you realize that you don’t need to seek validation from those in a sad state of affairs. They project their insecurities onto others because they lack emotional maturity and self-esteem.”

Pre-order your copy here.

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As always we conclude our News Report with the latest additions to our ‘Discover’ New Music Playlist!

BIG SPECIAL – ‘THIS HERE AIN’T WATER’

BIG SPECIAL share their latest single ‘THIS HERE AIN’T WATER’.

The band says “Itā€™s basically an inward sermon, when youā€™re stuck in your head egging yourself on about how rough times feel. Itā€™s about media and politics. Itā€™s about self-medication. Itā€™s about a lack of options. Itā€™s about the thinning of the common understanding between the social classes of England, and feeling stuck, watching it all happen.”

Keep This Up – ‘Lost’

Keep This Up share ‘Lost’ prior to new EP ‘Paper Houses’.

The band says “Lost is a song about the pain you face in a toxic relationship ā€“ be it a friend, family or relationship. Itā€™s hard to understand why we care when we shouldnā€™t sometimes and lyrically this explores those feelings whilst ripping through some post-hardcore riffs, nice harmonic melodies and a very fast breakdown.”

Raisin Awareness – ‘Never Ending Story’

UK pop punk trio Raisin Awareness unveil their debut single, ‘Never Ending Story’.

In the words of Jo D, the band’s lead vocalist, and guitarist, “When you actually sit down and think about how fucked the world is and that youā€™re part of that mess, it can feel overwhelming. Some of us have gotten very good at justifying our actions due to their convenience, or some of us simply stick our heads in the sand.ā€

ā€œLyrically, Never Ending Story comes from my own battle with feeling helpless about the state of the world and not wanting to give up hope that if we come together in solidarity, we will prevail

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Ash

O2 Forum Kentish Town, London

Sunday 18th September 2022

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ASH – LONDON – LIVE REVIEW

Disillusioned and close to bankruptcy, it is fair to say that 2001ā€™s ā€˜Free All Angelsā€™, was a make or break record for Ash. Whilst debut album, ā€˜1977ā€™, had hit the number one spot and made the band a household name, sophomore release, ā€˜Nu-Clear Soundsā€™ had seen the bands momentum stall.

Having seemingly hit rock bottom, a refreshed approach saw the band write and record what would be their saving grace, ā€˜Free All Angelsā€™. Returning the band to the top of the charts, and serving as a springboard to greater success, it is again fair comment to say that the album rescued the groupā€™s career.

This week has seen the band celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the album with three very special shows. Rejoined by guitarist Charlotte Hatherley, who departed the band in 2006, Ash have played the album in full first in Manchester, then Birmingham and finally tonight at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London.

On the eve of the funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, there is a perfectly observed minutes silence at 8pm.

Shortly thereafter opening act The Gulps take to the stage and do a suitable job of raising spirits and getting those in attendance ready for our headliners.

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Ash – ‘Shining Light’

A mighty roar greets Ash and particularly Hatherley to the stage and the band proceed to play the entirety of ā€˜Free All Angelsā€™. The quality of the record is borne out with opening trio, ā€˜Walking Barefootā€™, ā€˜Shining Lightā€™ and ā€˜Burn Baby Burnā€™, with even frontman Tim Wheeler commenting on the run.

The singles, naturally, played a large role in the success of the album but it is the overall quality that ensures that remains as revered today as when released in 2001. ā€˜Candyā€™, ā€˜Somedayā€™, ā€˜Sometimesā€™ and ā€˜Thereā€™s A Starā€™ are all glorious before ā€˜World Dominationā€™ brings the run though to a close.

This doesnā€™t end the evening however as Wheeler quips about making the most of their time with Hatherley, before introducing the first song that they worked on together, ā€˜A Life Less Ordinaryā€™.

Ash are a fine live act, but tonight the addition of Hatherley really ratchets things up a notch or two. The added layers and intricacies level up the band and the likes of ā€˜Goldfingerā€™, ā€˜Orpheusā€™ and ā€˜Clonesā€™ sound absolutely huge tonight.

Towards the end of the night the band break out tracks such as ā€˜Numbskullā€™, ā€˜Kung Fuā€™ and ā€˜Girl From Marsā€™ much to the delight of the audience.

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Ash – ‘Burn Baby Burn’

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Tonight has been a reflection of a period of time not just for Ash but in British music. Itā€™s an evening drenched in nostalgia but for those in the venue itā€™s all about the immediacy of the performance. Itā€™s only fitting that a final airing of ā€˜Burn Baby Burnā€™ closes out what has been a successful celebration of a truly great album.

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Ash announce special ‘Free All Angels’ shows

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Welcome everyone to another edition of our weekly music News Report, where we share the best music news from the past week. We start this week with a real smorgasbord of tour announcements.

First up, is the above special set of shows from Ash. The band will play 3 ‘Free All Angels’ 21st Anniversary Shows in Manchester, Birmingham and London this September!

Drummer Rick McMurray had the following to say: “We’re delighted to announce that we will be commemorating the 21st anniversary of the release of our 2001 classic, Free All Angels. Not least because we will be joined by the fourth member of Ash, guitarist extraordinaire, all-round Shining Light, the one and only, Charlotte Hatherley. Can. Not. Wait.”

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Idlewild announce ‘The Remote Part’ Anniversary shows

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Another band celebrating a special anniversary is Idlewild, who this week announced 20th Anniversary shows for ‘The Remote Part’ in Manchester and London.

The band also announced a reissue of the seminal album on vinyl, which is available for pre-order now.

Tickets and vinyl here.

Read our review of Idlewild live in London

Liam Gallagher is heading to Cardiff

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Liam Gallagher has announced an additional date this summer in Cardiff.

Gallagher will play Cardiff Bay with support from The Charlatans and many more TBA.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘C’MON YOU KNOW’ from Liam Gallagher

We Are Scientists reveal Summer dates

This week saw We Are Scientists reveal their Summer plans with a mixture of festivals and headline shows on tap.

Tickets are here.

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Deaf Havana announce UK Tour

We continue our News Report with Deaf Havana who this week revealed a UK tour set for November and including a huge date at the Roundhouse in London.

The tour is in support of upcoming album, ‘The Present is a Foreign Land’, which is out on July 15th.

Tickets and pre-orders are here.

Listen to ‘On The Wire’ from Deaf Havana on our Spotify Hot List!

Bullet For My Valentine announce UK Tour

Bullet For My Valentine also announced a huge UK Tour this week. Taking place early next year, the band will also be stopping off at the Roundhouse as well as a massive Swansea Arena show.

Support will come from both JINJER and Atreyu!

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘Bullet For My Valentine’ from Bullet For My Valentine

Fozzy announce return to the UK

Fozzy this week announced that they will return to the UK this November for a full UK Tour. Support will come from Escape The Fate and Scarlet Rebels.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of ‘Boombox’ from Fozzy

Coheed and Cambria team up with Thrice for European Tour

The tour announcements continue in our News Report as we look now to Coheed and Cambria. The band have teamed with Thrice for a European tour with support from TouchƩ AmorƩ.

Tickets are here.

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No Devotion announce run of shows

Our final tour announcement this week comes from No Devotion who will be hitting the road ahead of their appearance at 2000trees Festival.

Tickets are here.

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Steelhouse Festival completes line-up

We move our News Report on now to festivals and we begin with Steelhouse Festival in Wales.

This week the event finalised their line-up with Europe and Von Hertzen Brothers joining the party.

They join the likes Ace Frehley, Michael Schenker, Inglorious, Graham Bonnet Band, Orange Goblin, Black Spiders, Green Lung, The Hot Damn! and many more.

Tickets are here.

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Neighbourhood Festival drops line-up

Manchester’s Neighbourhood Festival has this week unveiled the line-up for this October with The Snuts, Everything Everything and Sundara Karma at the top of the bill.

Also playing are the likes of Lauran Hibberd, Louis Dunford, Ten Tonnes, The Goa Express, The Skinner Brothers, Anorak Patch, Courting and more.

Tickets are here.

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Skid Row unveil video for ‘The Gang’s All Here’

Skid Row – ‘The Gang’s All Here’

We move on now to the new releases of the past week in our News Report. We start off with Skid Row who have unveiled the video for their new single ‘The Gang’s All Here’, which you can watch above.

ā€œā€˜The Gang’s All Hereā€™ for me represents the brotherhood of this band. And with the addition on Erik our bond is more solid than ever. Our fans have always been part of the family, so when it was time to shoot a video, we handed the camera work over to them. After all, they have the best perspective to capture the excitement of a Skid Row show.ā€ – Scotti Hill
 
ā€œIā€™m so fā€™ing psyched to finally release this video! This video is by the fans for the fans. A big shout out to all the fans who made this video happen. Thank you!ā€ – Erik Grƶnwall

The song is the title track of their upcoming album which is released on October 14th.

Pre-order here.

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October Drift release new single ‘Webcam Funerals’

October Drift – ‘Webcam Funerals’

October Drift released their latest single, ‘Webcam Funerals’, this week ahead of their new album, ‘I Don’t Belong Anywhere’ on September 23rd. You can listen to the track above, and pre-order the album here.

“I donā€™t want to go into too much detail out of respect,ā€ begins Kiran, ā€œbut this song was written at the time of losing a friend during the height of the pandemic and lockdown. She passed after a long battle with cancer. Her son, a very close friend of mine, was living with me at the time of the funeral.

I watched online from my front room, while many others did the same from their homes. This song was a response to the strangeness and sadness of friends and family members not being able to be at the funeral or there for each other at that time.”

Kiran talks further about the track and album with us on The Full Pelt Music Podcast, which you can watch below.

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VUKOVI debut ‘HADES’

VUKOVI – ‘HADES’

There was more new music emanating from VUKOVI this week as the band unveiled new single, ‘HADES’, which you can watch above.

The band will release their new album, ‘NULA’, on October 7th.

Pre-order your copy here.

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TV Priest unveil ‘It Was Beautiful’

TV Priest – ‘It Was Beautiful’

TV Priest have shared new single, ā€˜It Was Beautifulā€™, taken from forthcoming album ‘My Other People’ out 17th June. You can listen to the track above.

Vocalist Charlie Drinkwater says of the single, ā€œā€˜It Was Beautifulā€™ is a love song about the past, present, and future. A reminder that love is the most essential thing. The words came fast; it was recorded in a single emotive session, the first song we wrote together after my family had gone through a difficult experience and I think you can hear that in the kind of melancholy euphoria that plays out as the song progresses. In some ways itā€™s a coda to the whole album; a reminder to guard your hope fiercely.ā€

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APHYXION release new single ‘Not Gonna Make It’

APHYXION – ‘Not Gonna Make It’

APHYXION have released their latest single, ‘Not Gonna Make It’, which you can check out above.

The band elaborate on the theme of the track:

“‘Not Gonna Make It’ is a song about broken love ā€“ a sad reflection of a relationship that once was – and trying to clutch at a straw while drowning in emotions. We never really touched the subject of love in our songs before. While our lyrics have constantly been circling around dystopic subjects both on a worldly and on a personal level, we simply wanted to embrace our emotions and thoughts from a new perspective.

While trying to leave a very black and white way of seeing things, we want to explore the polarity of emotions ā€“ where both love and hate co-exist because of their mutually dependent nature.ā€

More here.

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Just Mustard share new single ‘Seed’

Just Mustard – ‘Seed’

We close this segment of our News Report with the latest single from Just Mustard. You can listen to ‘Seed’ above, and order their new album, ‘Heart Under’ here.

Guitarist Mete Kalyoncuoglu shares more on the songā€™s inspiration: ā€œAlong with a lot of electronics and noise, I was listening to a lot of music which featured bowed string instruments. I had finished reading ā€˜The Rest Is Noiseā€™ by Alex Ross around the time we started writing and I was revisiting a lot of the 20th century composers that I first discovered watching Kubrickā€™s films, like Krzysztof Penderecki. The rising tempo strikes at the beginning of ā€˜Seedā€™ were inspired from the rising and falling xylophone in BĆ©la BartĆ³kā€™s ā€˜Music for Strings, Percussion and Celestaā€™.ā€

Listen to ‘Mirrors’ from Just Mustard on our ‘Discover’ New Music Playlist

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As always we close out our News Report with the latest additions to our ‘Discover’ New Music Playlist! Joining this week:

The Native – ‘Changes’

The Native return with their latest single, ‘Changes’, ahead of the band’s upcoming EP.

Singer Charlie Noordewier says, ā€œ‘Changes’ is about breaking out from the mundane cycle of life that so many find themselves stuck in, and pushing back against the people that put you down for trying to do something different.ā€ 

Chappaqua Wrestling – ‘Full Round Table’

Chappaqua Wrestling have shared their first new single of 2022, and first with new label EMI, ā€˜Full Round Tableā€™.

The band explains: ā€˜We wrote Full Round Table as a reaction to the endless negativity put in our faces about our generationā€™s future. So much news is greeted with the response of how screwed we are – hopeless views from unhelpful people.

Negativity about youth is relative per generation but today it feels stronger. We want to ignore the cynicism, get together, appreciate what really matters, and not let people tell us what we can’t do. The Full Round Table is full of our friends, and thatā€™s not changing.ā€™

Fixation – ‘More Alive’

As Fixation prepare to release their debut album, they return with new single, ‘More Alive’.

ā€œI wanted to highlight the negative effect social media can have om human relations. It’s harrowing how we spend more time maintaining our online facades, than taking care of our real-life relationships.

With ā€œMore Aliveā€ we hope to bring attention to this topic and help our listeners make conscious decisions on how they interact with social media.ā€ – Jonas Hansen / Vocals

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