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Vol. 10

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

Volume ten includes the latest from cover starsĀ FightstarĀ plus we reviewĀ CreeperĀ live in London, Wheatus live in Cambridge. We also review the new album from Lonely The Brave!

We have our News Report rounding up new releases fromĀ Enter Shikari, Lake Malice, Banks Arcade, Stand Atlantic, Have Mercy, South of Salem, Florence Black, Jamie Lenman, Unpeople, Siamese, Courting and The Killers!

Plus new live announcements fromĀ Download Festival, 2000trees,Ā 30 Seconds To Mars, Bruce Dickinson, Halflives and Bowling For Soup!

Finally, we round up the latest additions to ourĀ ā€˜Discoverā€™ New Music PlaylistĀ withĀ The Gems,Ā Kite ThiefĀ andĀ HAVVK!

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2000trees

Upcote Farm, Cheltenham

5th to 8th July 2023

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Festival season is in full swing and rock fans once again descend on Upcote Farm in Cheltenham for 2000trees! A true music fans festival, this year there is an absolute smorgasbord of the best new and established acts to savour across three full days of relentless entertainment.

However, before the event proper begins though those with early entry have an additional evening of music on tap in the beautiful forest area. The ā€˜Forest Stageā€™ has always been a unique and special feature of this festival which is now on its fifteenth iteration.

Wednesday

The privilege of opening the festivities this year goes to Snayx who, despite playing whilst many are still pitching their tents, still attract an eager and excited crowd. The band are able to seize upon this excitement to whip the crowd up even further with their brand of punk rock. A benchmark is set for the weekend early here and thankfully the organisers have a bill curated to ensure that the quality never drops!

The other stage in operation today is the small ā€˜The Wordā€™ stage which over the weekend will host various activities such as further bands, live podcasts, comedians and more. Over the next few hours we are able to catch delighted spots from B-Sydes, Masca, Polyanna and Gaz Brookfield.

Over on the ā€˜Forest Stageā€™ though, the handful of selected bands combine to deliver a highly memorable evening. Delaire the Liar are up next and are able to continue to build their growing reputation with another assured performance.

A real special moment follows as one of the most talented yet underappreciated bands of the last decade Press To MECO play their final show. Such a moment really deserved a bigger stage and longer setlist but those present are able to bathe in those glorious riffs one more time with an emotional ā€˜A Test of Our Resolveā€™ a highlight of the whole festival.

Next are a band just getting started. Saint Agnes are tipped as the future of rock music by some, and again on the evidence of their set tonight those people are very much correct! Debut album ā€˜Bloodsuckersā€™ canā€™t arrive soon enough; thankfully we only need to wait on July 21st!

The latest Tigercub album is already out and next up the band bring ā€˜The Perfume of Decayā€™ to life with a solid showing as the forest area begins to fill up in anticipation of the nights two headline acts.

Both Holding Absence and Bob Vylan will play two sets over the weekend but before gracing the main stage, they both thrill those packed into the woods! Holding Absence are first and they captivate the crowd with a cleverly selected mix of rarities and fan favourites. This band continues to grow and evolve and itā€™s scary how good they could be.

Bob Vylan also continue to elevate the game with their headline set tonight they bring carnage to the forest! A spectacular off the cuff collection of on point punk rock more than whets the appetite for their main stage appearance, even showing that they arenā€™t too far away from being able to headline the biggest stage next time they play the festival.

THURSDAY

Each night the now infamous silent disco takes over the site as the party continues into the early hours, but come Thursday morning the arrival of the rest of the attendees ensure even the first act of the day, Blush Puppy on the ā€˜Forest Stageā€™ get a good turnout. The duo perform a delightful run-through of adapted favourites which starts the first full day off perfectly.

With the outdoor stage, three tented stages and the ā€˜Forest Stageā€™ all rotating throughout each day an avid music fan can fill their boots with live music and literally catch non-stop music for nigh on sixteen hours a day if they wanted to. We donā€™t quite have that stamina but we give it a good go and are rewarded by great sets from Kite Thief, Beach Riot and Gaffa Tape Sandy.

Following that run we then head to first catch recent ā€˜Discoverā€™ New Music Podcast guests CARSICK over on the ā€˜NEU Stageā€™. The group proceed to smash through their set to the delight of those present with the likes of ā€˜Anaconda Frankā€™ showing real bite.

Another act to impress early in the weekend are Lake Malice in ā€˜The Caveā€™. The group have been winning over all who see them this summer and their future appears to be very bright indeed.

Lambrini Girls, Graphic Nature and the official debut of new group Unpeople who have formed from the ashes of Press To MECO all follow and continue to hot run of great sets. Unpeople in particular are able to really tease what is to come and make a fantastic first impression.

The main stage soon literally takes centre stage as first Kid Kapichi and then Bob Vylan deliver two of the sets of the weekend. Kid Kapichi are effortless in their delivery of impassioned punk rock which sees an endless sea of crowd surfers on an inflatable burger! Bob Vylan then reinforce the message that their headline set sent last night, that the duo are as advertised ā€“ the most important band in the world!

We then head back to the two larger tented stages, firstly for Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun who preview their upcoming new album ā€˜Colourā€™. The record will arrive on July 28th and the band really do a good job of convincing those in attendance that despite the decade plus wait for a new album, the wait will be worth it. All the new material this evening sounds absolutely massive. Then in ā€˜The Axiomā€™, The Joy Formidable deliver a delightful little set that evidences the eclectic mix of rock music presented at 2000trees.

Soon enough itā€™s time for the final run of bands that will close out day one. Skindred are well established as a great live act and tonight they have the crowd at their whim. The Newport Helicopter needs no introduction either as the crowd make the most of the groups big finale.

Back in the big tent next for Eagles of Death Metal who give a festival friendly, crowd pleasing set including the likes of ā€˜I Only Want Youā€™, ā€˜Complexityā€™, ā€˜Cherry Colaā€™ and ā€˜I Want You So Hard (Boyā€™s Bad News)’.

Finally itā€™s over to the returning Soft Play (the artists formerly known as Slaves) to close out the day. The duo pick up where they left off and play as if theyā€™ve never been away. Itā€™s great to have the band back and fans revel in the likes of ā€˜Cheer Up Londonā€™, ā€˜Feed the Mantarayā€™ and ā€˜The Hunterā€™.

FRIDAY

Friday begins with an early run of Beauty School, RXPTRS, The St. Pierre Snake Invasion, BLACKGOLD and New Pagans all of whom play their rules well and make the most of their short sets.

After an overcast first couple of days, today is a scorcher and the heat is intense as LostAlone arrive on the stage. The band donā€™t let that phase them though as they pull out all the stops to get the crowd engaged. Itā€™s mission accomplished by the time they deliver the double header of ā€˜The Final Call For Foreverā€™ and ā€˜The Last Drop Of Foreverā€™.

2000trees do very well to bring together the best new music from home and abroad and the next run of Militarie Gun, Zulu, Microwave and Kublai Khan TX shows the keen eye for upcoming talent that the organisers have.

Itā€™s this mix of new with the established acts that perfectly balances out the line-up and Hell Is For Heroes are a great nostalgic party next on the main stage. The quality overall is again on show when you can then head immediately to the ā€˜NEU Stageā€™ for an excellently run set from As Everything Unfolds, before returning to the main stage for a very enjoyable Dinosaur Pile-Up show and then jumping straight to the always intense Cancer Bats in ā€˜The Caveā€™!

Bullet For My Valentine are the act who close out the night with a huge headline performance. Attracting one of, if not the biggest crowd of the weekend, the band are in confident mood as they showcase their headlining credentials. Older tracks such as ā€˜Scream Aim Fireā€™ and ā€˜Hearts Burst Into Flamesā€™ naturally receive big reactions, but itā€™s telling newer tracks also are well received.

A surprise AxeWound reunion with Liam Cormier is another festival highlight before ā€˜Tears Donā€™t Fallā€™ and ā€˜Waking the Demonā€™ ensure that come the next morning everyone is talking about how great Bullet were tonight!

The festival has been a whirlwind as per usual for 2000trees and itā€™s a testament to the quality of line-up that to this point there hasnā€™t been a bad performance. Of course some ultimately standout more than others such as that headline set last night or Bob Vylan destroying the forest but the chilled out atmosphere amongst attendees is reflected by the respect the bands pay the crowd. The reciprocal ambience creates a synergy that elevates every aspect of this event.

SATURDAY

Come Saturday the crowd may be sapped from the previous days heat but over on the ā€˜Forest Stageā€™ Xtra Mile Recordings acts (and previous ā€˜Discoverā€™ New Music Podcast guests) Hannah Rose Platt and Guise are serenading the early crowd with their beautiful music. They are both well received despite the heat being supplemented today by a lot of the wet stuff!

Xtra Mile Recordings has a great relationship and past with 2000trees and new Xtra Mile favourites (and double Full Pelt Podcast guests!) PET NEEDS attract a big crowd to ā€˜The Axiomā€™ next. This is no doubt due to some guerrilla advertising from their fans, but everyone that ventures into the tent leave hailing the band as one of the bands of the weekend.

One of the elements that makes the ā€˜Forest Stageā€™ so special are the sets from acts playing on the biggest stages which are often acoustic and unique. Next, Electric Six frontman Dick Valentine does a great job of distracting the audience from the deteriorating weather with a highly fun acoustic set.

After catching Dead Poet Society and Enola Gay strutting their stuff we are then able to catch Electric Six themselves who attract another big crowd to the main stage. The crowd lap up the likes of ā€˜Gay Barā€™ and ā€˜Danger! High Voltageā€™ as youā€™d expect, and the band do their job with aplomb.

One Step Closer then cement their hype in ā€˜The Caveā€™ before Black Honey demonstrate why they are one of the best newer live acts in the country. Tracks from new album, ā€˜A Fistful of Peachesā€™ sound massive as the band achieve another of those more memorable sets of the weekend.

The reshuffled Dream State then show that they still have a big future ahead of them in ā€˜The Caveā€™ before Deaf Havana battle through a torrential downpour which decimates their crowd at the main stage. We brave the rain until the end before heading into the forest for a short but very fun set from Lynks.

Talking to people across the site, the opinion is unanimous that this has been a spectacular weekend. You feel as the weekend comes to a close that it canā€™t get any better, but then Hundred Reasons deliver perhaps the best set of the weekend. The band get the audience onboard from opening number ā€˜Iā€™ll Find Youā€™ and never lose them despite more heavy rain. One of the moments of the weekend comes when Enter Shikari man Rou Reynolds joins the band for a superb ā€˜Silverā€™.

Jamie Lenman then plays his latest masterpiece ā€˜The Atheistā€™ in full over in the forest before Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes come out of hibernation to finish the festival with a welcome career-spanning set.

Whilst the band may lack a certain volatility of their early days they donā€™t lack in swagger or controlled ferocity when required. The final run of ā€˜My Townā€™, ā€˜Devil Inside Meā€™, ā€˜Juggernautā€™, ā€˜Lullabyā€™ and ā€˜I Hate Youā€™ is the perfect way to bring an incredible weekend of music to a close.

2000trees has established itself at the heart of the summer as a trusted and respected event. From their humble beginnings to now fifteen events later, the festival lays on the infrastructure but the audience makes the event the special weekend that it is!

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Jamie Lenman

iknowyouknowiknow

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On his latest album, ā€˜The Atheistā€™, Jamie Lenman demonstrated his pop sensibilities as he delivered perhaps his most accessible album yet. The outpouring of creativity that made that album has now also produced a companion EP, ā€˜iknowyouknowiknowā€™.

Given that ā€˜The Atheistā€™ was a stunning piece of art which saw Lenman soaring to new heights, it shouldnā€™t be a surprise that this sister release is just as magnificent.

ā€˜iknowyouknowiknowā€™ sees Lenman embracing his folkier side with the acoustic guitar at the centre of some of the EPā€™s most delicate and beautiful tracks.

Finishing the EP with an acoustic rendition of ā€˜This Town Will Never Let Us Goā€™ is a hauntingly perfect way to close out not just the EP but the ensemble that is ā€˜The Atheistā€™ and ā€˜iknowyouknowiknowā€™.

Lenman is a genius of a songwriter who is currently operating at his very best, and this record is the bow on top of his latest masterpiece.

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The Year In Review 2022

Full Pelt Music looks back on 2022 for our Year In Review

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Itā€™s been another big revival year for the music industry following the pandemic years, and itā€™s been another year of growth for us at Full Pelt Music! Weā€™ve reviewed 67 albums, 7 EPā€™s, 6 festivals and 38 gigs in 2022 as some level of normality or even stability has returned to our industry.

That said, there are still many issues facing the industry with livelihoods, venues and organisations at risk for a plethora of reasons. Whilst government action is required in many places, what we as fans can do is support the industry with our money. Times are tough for us all, but purchasing an album, buying a t-shirt, nabbing a ticket and grabbing a drink whilst at a gig does so much to support the industry that we love.

Our two great Podcasts have continued to grow and highlights this year came from guests such as Blood Red Shoes, The Treatment, Skinny Lister, Daytime TV, Pet Needs, The Ninth Wave, Sunflower Bean, James and the Cold Gun, Guise, October Drift, BERRIES, Asylums, As Sirens Fall and Jamie Lenman! Weā€™ve already got some fantastic guests lined up for 2023, so ensure you subscribe and follow us across Social Media!

In our now annual end of year awards weā€™ll be giving out seven hotly contested awards looking at both the recorded and live sides of the industry. Adding to our well established Album of the Year award this year will be the new EP of the Year award. Weā€™ll also once again be revealing our Single of the Year. All awards have seen fierce competition, as once again itā€™s been a high quality year for new releases.

On the live side of things, weā€™ll announce both our Gig and Festival of the Year awards. This year of course provided our first full calendar of music since 2019! We were able to witness many great performances this year and we canā€™t wait to share with you are favourites.

Lastly weā€™ll look at the artists whoā€™ve had special years as we award our Artist and ā€˜Discoverā€™ New Artist of the Year awards. So without further ado, letā€™s work through those award catagories!

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

It has been a truly magnificent year for album releases and getting a spot anywhere in our Top 50 was hard enough but in particular the Top 10 was incredibly tightly fought. You can read the full list here.

ā€˜IMPERAā€™ from Ghost was able to take the crown this year but any of the top 10 couldā€™ve taken that spot. ā€˜Reelingā€™ from The Mysterines in particular would likely have won in any other year, but the majesty and magnificence of ā€˜IMPERAā€™ proved unbeatable.

Winner:

ā€˜Imperaā€™ by Ghost

The contenders:

ā€˜Reelingā€™ by The Mysterines, ā€˜FTHCā€™ by Frank Turner, ā€˜Skinty Fiaā€™ by Fontaines D.C. & ā€˜The Price of Lifeā€™ by Bob Vylan

Previous Winners:

2021 ā€“ ā€˜Blue Weekendā€™ by Wolf Alice
2020 ā€“ ā€˜Ultra Monoā€™ by IDLES

EP OF THE YEAR

For the first time this year, we are separating EPā€™s out of our main award and giving them their own pedestal. That alone is the truest compliment to the quality of EPā€™s on offer this year.

Again, all EPā€™s in our top 5 are worthy of the number one spot, but itā€™s ā€˜coming of (r)ageā€™ from As Sirens Fall that pips it. Catchy as hell single, ā€˜heaven (spat us back out)ā€™, helps elevate the release to be crowed our first ever EP of the Year.

Winner:

ā€˜coming of (r)ageā€™ by As Sirens Fall

The contenders:

ā€˜False Startā€™ by James and the Cold Gun, ā€˜SCPā€™ by Oakman, ā€˜Tyrantsā€™ by IOTA and ā€˜BLACKGOLDā€™ by BLACKGOLD

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

We look now at our Single or Song of the Year. In considering the award this year weā€™ve considered the ear worms that have stayed with us after live performances. Weā€™ve also pondered which songs instantly struck a chord and created a buzz of excitement for the albums and live shows that would follow.

Songs which fell into both of these considerations competed for the award and it was again a tight decision, but ultimately for us this year ā€˜Dangerousā€™ from The Mysterines has not just ticked both boxes but also remained on heavy rotation throughout the year despite being an early arrival in 2022. Thatā€™s why that track is our 2022 Single of the Year!

Check out the winning single below:

The Mysterines – ‘Dangerous’
Winner:

ā€˜Dangerousā€™ by The Mysterines

The contenders:

ā€˜Talk Hard’ by Jamie Lenman, ā€˜Complianceā€™ by Muse, ā€˜Wicked Waysā€™ by Halestorm, ā€˜Spillwaysā€™ by Ghost

Previous Winners:

2021 ā€“ ā€˜Test of our Resolveā€™ from Press To MECO
2020 – ā€˜Obeyā€™ by Bring Me The Horizon feat. Yungblud

FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR

2022 was the first full festival season since 2019 and what a return it was. All eyes were on Glastonbury once again, British Summer Time curated a stunning line-up, Download Festival breathed fire and 2000trees was able to remind everyone whatā€™s so great about smaller festivals.

Our winner this year though is Reading & Leeds who went big, sold out and delivered an action packed weekend even with the huge loss of Rage Against The Machine amongst others. Always a perennial contender for this award, 2022 felt like the year the event reclaimed its identity.

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Winner:

Reading & Leeds

The contenders:

Glastonbury Festival, British Summer Time, Download Festival, 2000trees Festival

Previous Winners:

2021 ā€“ Download Pilot Festival
2020 ā€“ Wild Fields Festival

GIG OF THE YEAR

Weā€™ve reviewed many gigs this year but in reality there could only ever be one winner. Rammsteinā€™s tour is less of a concert and more of an experience; one that everyone, fan of the band or not, should experience at least once.

Beyond that there was still some incredible, top tier gigs in 2022 and our contenders are all worthy of glory, but Rammstein are currently on a whole different level.

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Winner:

Rammstein @ Coventry Arena

The contenders:

Royal Blood @ O2 Arena, London, Ghost @ Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, Muse @ Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, London, The Killers @ Carrow Road, Norwich, The Hella Mega Tour @ London Stadium, London, Creeper @ Roundhouse, London, Idlewild @ O2 Kentish Town Forum, London

Previous Winners:

2021 ā€“ Bring Me The Horizon @ O2 Arena, London
2020 ā€“ Frank Turner @ Arboretum, Nottingham

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Artist of the Year now and for this award we look for somebody who has had a huge, perhaps even career-defining year. Previous winners Frank Turner and Biffy Clyro have done so by delivering incredible feats, far above the norm.

This year was a big year for many acts, but weā€™ve gone for Bring Me The Horizon as a band that have had a career-defining twelve months. Long tipped as festival headliners at a major event, many felt that the time would never come for one of the best live bands on the planet. Big releases, sold-out tours, no matter what the group did they never seemed to be given that torch, that is until this year!

Watching Bring Me The Horizon step up and headline at Reading & Leeds this summer felt like a real moment, not just for the band but for the whole scene. For any metal band, let alone one once considered so unfashionable to headline the biggest festivals in the UK is massive.

Already announced to finally headline Download Festival in 2023, 2022 will forever be linked for Bring Me The Horizon to taking that final career-defining set. Throw in their genre-defying collaboration with Ed Sheeran, 2022ā€™s Artist of the Year had to be Bring Me The Horizon.

Winner:

Bring Me The Horizon

The contenders:

Ghost, Rammstein, Biffy Clyro, Muse

Previous Winners:

2021 ā€“ Biffy Clyro
2020 ā€“ Frank Turner

ā€˜DISCOVERā€™ NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

As a publication we always want to put new music at the heart of what we do, and thatā€™s why our final award is perhaps our most important! Our ā€˜Discoverā€™ New Artist of the Year is awarded to the act weā€™ve chosen to highlight on our ā€˜Discoverā€™ New Music Playlist and Podcast who we feel has made the biggest impact this year.

At the beginning of 2022 we put the spotlight on new Colchester act PET NEEDS as they continued to promote their debut album, ā€˜Fractured Party Musicā€™. From that point on the band never looked back with a world tour, a second album (‘Primtime Entertainment’) and a sold out hometown show all under their belts.

They even found the time to become the first (and only at the time of writing) band to progress from our ā€˜Discoverā€™ New Music Podcast and appear on The Full Pelt Music Podcast! Yes, fighting off some stiff competition for the ā€˜Discoverā€™ New Artist of the Year award in 2022 is PET NEEDS!

Winners:

PET NEEDS

The Contenders:

BERRIES, As Sirens Fall, Oakman, James and the Cold Gun, Daytime TV, MOSKITO

Previous Winners:

2020 ā€“ Miss Vincent

So, thatā€™s it! Another year in the record books, itā€™s been another difficult year and it has again been particularly tough on the music industry. That said, weā€™ve had a full year of live music for the first time since 2019 and the creative juices remain flowing with some absolutely stunning new releases over the past twelve months.

Below you can enjoy some of our favourite gig photos of the year courtesy of our wonderful photographer Denis!

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We hope youā€™ve enjoyed our The Year in Review 2022 and we wish you a very Happy New Year. Hereā€™s hoping 2023 is a good one!

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Jamie Lenman

The Athiest

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JAMIE LENMAN – THE ATHIEST – ALBUM REVIEW

Wow. Ever sit and think to yourself that a certain artistā€™s latest work has hit upon something special? Well, thatā€™s the feeling we get from listening to ā€˜The Athiestā€™, the new solo release from Jamie Lenman!

Having seen the campaign for previous album, ā€˜King of Clubsā€™, seriously disrupted by the pandemic, Lenman has emerged from these troubled two years with a masterpiece of an album.

ā€˜The Athiestā€™ sees a change in direction from Lenman, whilst maintaining his charm and sound of previous records. There is a delicateness and vulnerability to this new material which opens it up as his most accessible work yet.

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Jamie Lenman – ‘Talk Hard’

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ā€˜Talk Hardā€™ is an absolute banger of a song, which leads the album by example. Perhaps his most singly single yet, we dare you not to lose yourself in that catchy as hell chorus. Fellow single, ā€˜Lena Donā€™t Leave Meā€™ is further evidence of the pop-esque songwriting on offer on this album.

This is a deeply personal record for the iconic Lenman, as both lyrically and musically he stretches himself further than ever before. Equally, there is plenty here which will be familiar to old school fans, creating a perfectly blended mix for fans old and new to enjoy.

Itā€™s great to see an artist earn a freedom in their career to explore themselves without the pressures of the industry. Lenman has seemingly arrived at this point and the results are spectacular.

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Jamie Lenman

Corn Exchange, Hertford

Thursday 17th November 2022

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JAMIE LENMAN – HERTFORD – LIVE REVIEW

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Is there anything better than heading to an independent venue, checking out unknown supports acts before enjoying a familiar face present their latest work? Well, not for me and tonight is a prime example as we head to the Corn Exchange in Hertford.

The venue is a new one for us having never been to Hertford before let alone the newly refurbished Corn Exchange. Small, yet spacious with a well stocked bar and great views all around, the new management team have done a great job setting up this top venue.

DROWN

The unknown support act tonight is Drown, who donā€™t drown and in fact swim! Metaphorically that is, as they deliver a well received, well rounded opening set which gets the crowd ready for the main act, whilst also giving a glimpse of the talents the band clearly possess.

Soon enough itā€™s time for that familiar face to grace the stage and serenade us with songs both new and old. Tonight, that act is Jamie Lenman who is gearing up for the release of his latest solo album, ā€˜The Athiestā€™ on November 25th.

JAMIE LENMAN

Playing the fourth show of a small run of pre-release dates, the focus tonight is very much on that new album and ā€˜This Is All There Isā€™ and the fantastic single, ā€˜Talk Hardā€™ provide an energetic start to the set. ā€˜Talk Hardā€™ particularly stands out tonight in the live setting as a phenomenally catchy song.

With the highly accessible sound on ā€˜The Athiestā€™, Lenman has struck gold in both maintaining his identity and expanding his sound further than ever before. This album should gain the well travelled songsmith many new fans; with show closer ‘Lena Don’t Leave Me’ another example of why.

Older fans are also catered to tonight though with tracks from each of Lenmanā€™s solo albums and a couple of tracks from his previous life in Reuben thrown in for good measure. There can be no complaints come the end of the night that Jamie Lenman has fully entertained those that have made the journey.

Yes, nights like these are very special indeed; a great new venue, a new musical discovery and the chance to savour one of the most effortlessly talented musicians on the road live. Do yourselves a favour, get down to your local venue and join in the fun!

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News Report

Every week we roundup the best music news from the past week!

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Isle of Wight Festival reveal 2023 line-up

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

We start this week with a handful of festival announcements and they didn’t come bigger than the initial line-up reveal for the 2023 edition of the legendary Isle of Wight Festival!

Always eclectic, this year’s bill is full of diverse options for attendees to check out including headliners Pulp, George Ezra, The Chemical Brothers and Robbie Williams.

Also on the bill are Courteeners, Blondie, James Bay, The Human League, Manic Street Preachers, The Enemy and more.

Tickets are here.

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Takedown Festival returns in 2023!

Following a multi-year hiatus, Takedown Festival will return in 2023, and this week organisers revealed the stunning first batch of bands that will be taking over Portsmouth Guildhall in April.

Headlining the event will be Sleep Token and Skindred. They will be joined by the likes of Loathe, Jamie Lenman, InMe, Palm Reader, Our Hollow Our Home, As December Falls, Fearless Vampire Killers, The Bottom Line and more!

Tickets are here.

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Radar Festival drops initial line-up

Manchester’s Radar Festival has this week revealed a number of acts due to feature at the event next July including headliners Periphery!

They’ll be joined by the likes of Haken, Loathe and Heart of a Coward.

Tickets are here.

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News Report

Tenacious D announce huge London show

The one and only Tenacious D have this week announced a run of European dates for June.

Fans in the UK can catch the duo in London at The O2 Arena on Friday 16th June.

Tickets are here.

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Bastille to celebrate ‘Bad Blood’

Our News Report continues to look at the week’s best tour announcements next with Bastille.

In celebration of 10 years of ‘Bad Blood’, Bastille will be playing a range of outdoor venues next Summer with shows already starting to sell out.

Pick up your tickets here.

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Porcupine Tree announce Manchester show

Another band heading to Castlefield Bowl in Manchester next summer will be Porcupine Tree who will play the venue on Thursday 29th June.

Tickets are here.

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Sleeping With Sirens announce UK Tour

Sleeping With Sirens this week revealed a UK Tour set for March next year and including a date at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London.

Tickets are here.

Read our review of Creeper live in London

Gaz Coombes sets up UK Tour

Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes will be releasing his latest solo album, ‘Turn The Car Around’ on January 13th. Ahead of that release, Coombes has this week revealed a full UK/Ireland Tour set for April.

Pre-orders and tickets are here.

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The Joy Formidable reveal UK tour dates

The final tour announcement in our News Report this week comes from The Joy Formidable who will be playing a run of shows next March and May.

They will finish up with a special show at the Clapham Grand in London where they will be joined by The Wolf Orchestra.

Tickets are here.

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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes share ‘Parasite’

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – ‘Parasite’

We move our News Report on now finally to the best new releases from the past week and we start with Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes!

This week saw the band share new single, ‘Parasite’, which you can listen to above.

Of the song they share: “This song was written between 12am and 3am during a particularly brutal trip to the seaside, it rained for a week straight and I had spent all my time listening to friends and their relationship problems but I had no words, no solutions to find. After all that a new parasite had been discovered.”

The band also detailed a 3 date residency at the Underworld in Camden this December.

Tickets and more here.

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Creeper debut ‘Ghost Brigade’

Creeper – ‘Ghost Brigade’

At the end of their special Roundhouse show on Friday, Creeper announced the debut of their new single, ‘Ghost Brigade’, which you can listen to above now!

More here.

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Black Star Riders debut ‘Crazy Horses’

Black Star Riders – ‘Crazy Horses’

Black Star Riders this week released unique new single, ‘Crazy Horses’, which is a reinterpretation of The Osmonds classic. Listen to the track above!

The Track comes from upcoming new album, ‘Wrong Side Of Paradise’, which is out January 20th.

Front-man Ricky Warwick comments: ā€œI remember watching The Osmonds performing this song on television in the early seventies as a young kid. I fell in love with it then and was patiently waiting for the opportunity to cover it. Thankfully my brothers in BSR shared the same adoration for the tune. Soā€¦ The time is now and here it is!ā€

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AWOLNATION share ‘We Are All Insane’

AWOLNATION – ‘We Are All Insane’

AWOLNATION returned this week with brand new single, ‘We Are All Insane’, which you can listen to above.

Frontman Aaron Bruno on the inspiration behind ‘We Are All Insane’, ā€œI wrote the song during a time when the days of the week felt especially monotonous and I was searching for ways to stay creative and productive. I think thatā€™s a feeling most people have experienced at some point in their lives, especially over the past few years.ā€

More here.

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IDLES announce ‘Five Years of Brutalism’

IDLES – ‘1049 GOTHO’ – Live from Glastonbury

This week saw IDLES announce the upcoming release of ‘Five Years of Brutalism’, a newly released vinyl celebrating five years since the release of their seminal debut album.

Speaking about the album, singer Joe Talbot writes; ā€œWhat started as a headstone slab of indulgence and unrest became a long journey of beauty, forgiveness, and gratitude. Little did we know that it was not just a headstone but the foundations we were building, for a house full to the brim with loving human beings. Thank you so so muchā€

You can check out a taster of the release with ‘1049 GOTHO’ live from Glastonbury which you can listen to above.

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Just Mustard share new video for ‘Blue Chalk’

Just Mustard – ‘Blue Chalk’

Just Mustard this week shared the new video for their track, ‘Blue Chalk’, which you can watch above.

The video was made with the group’s friend SeĆ”n McMahon and was directed by vocalist, Katie Ball. ā€œThe song Blue Chalk defines the heaviness that the whole of ā€˜Heart Underā€™ exists beneath. The kind that comes with grief and you feel like you are trying to navigate life with the weight of the sea on your chest keeping you down. I wanted to make this video since we started writing ā€˜Heart Underā€™ and to me it visually represents a lot of the emotion in the album. It was filmed in 4hrs in freezing cold water with the help of our friend SeĆ”n McMahon.ā€ says Ball.

More here.

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The Franklys share ‘Before You Hit the Ground’

The Franklys – ‘Before You Hit the Ground’

Finally we close out this section of our News Report with The Franklys who returned this week with a new single.

You can listen to ‘Before You Hit the Ground’, above now. The track comes from new album, ‘DOGMA’, which is out February 17th.

Pre-order your copy here.

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DEADLETTER – ‘Madge’s Declaration’

DEADLETTER share new single, ‘Madge’s Declaration’, taken from debut EP, ‘Heat!’, which is out November 18th.

Frontman Zac Lawrence said the following on the track: ā€œWe wanted to make something that had elements of humour and danceability, trying to explore a genuinely terrifying idea in a manner which mirrors our cultural fascination with it. Our tendency to work around the drumbeat and bassline is highly evident here, with the song climaxing in a cacophony of primal ecstasy.ā€

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Hell’s Ditch – ‘Take The Night Off’

British punk rock group Hellā€™s Ditch are back with their brand-new single ā€˜Take The Night Offā€™.

“We’re made to feel lucky that we have a job and that we should be grateful for the opportunity to fight over scraps from the tables of the political class. People deserve more than just the bare minimum – we deserve dignity and good quality of life. Take The Night Off is about the need to live a life beyond the daily grind. Bread and roses, if you will”. – Vocalist Nick Davis

Xondra – ‘Tedious’

New York-based singer and songwriter Xondra unveils ‘Tedious’, the final single from her much anticipated EP, ‘Tedious & Brief’.

ā€œIt is a song for the people that love so much and so hard that they sometimes forget to save some for themselves; it is for those learning to step out of survival mode and really live in the present,ā€ says Xondra. ā€œā€™Tediousā€™ is me putting myself first. It is me allowing myself to to walk through the hard feelings I was having and still be hopeful that good times were coming down the road for me.ā€

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Iron Maiden announce ‘The Future Past’ Tour

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

This week we start with tour announcements and the mighty Iron Maiden, who have revealed the ‘Future Past’ tour that includes a run of UK arena dates next Summer.

The show will feature previously unperformed songs from the bandā€™s most recent studio album, ‘Senjutsu’, along with a focus on 1986ā€™s iconic, ‘Somewhere In Time’ record, plus other classic cuts.

Says founder member and bassist Steve Harris, ā€œFollowing the release of our latest album, Senjutsu, we updated the current Legacy of the Beast Tour a little by opening the show with the first three songs from it, with the Japanese Palace stage set.

As it doesnā€™t make a lot of sense to repeat this for a Senjutsu album tour, we thought about other options and weā€™ve decided to revisit Somewhere In Time as that tour didnā€™t feature in the various retrospective history tours weā€™ve played over the years. They were based on our 80ā€™s concert videos and sadly we did not film that tour (blame the manager!!).

We have had lots of requests from fans over the years for many tracks on it so we are now going to play them, plus of course a few others we know you will like! It will also be particularly satisfying to finally get to play some of the more epic tracks on Senjutsu, it’s been a long wait! 2023 is going to be an exciting time and weā€™re really looking forward to seeing everyone again in the UK, Ireland and around Europeā€.
 
Manager, Rod Smallwood adds, ā€œThis combination of the two albums we feel is very exciting. We know fans want to hear those epic cuts on Senjutsu for the first time live and we think that by combining it with an iconic album like Somewhere In Time it will make for another really special tour for fans old and new!

Of course, for a new album tour in Europe and the UK we will go back largely to the relative intimacy of arenas and we know fans will be very happy about that too!ā€

Tickets are here.

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Depeche Mode announce London Twickenham Stadium date

Another iconic act to announce a show for early Summer is Depeche Mode, who will takeover Twickenham Stadium in June.

The Memento Mori Tour will support the bandā€™s forthcoming 15th studio album, ‘Memento Mori’, due out in Spring 2023.

In speaking about Memento Mori, Martin Gore commented, ā€œWe started work on this project early in the pandemic, and its themes were directly inspired by that time. After Fletchā€™s passing, we decided to continue as weā€™re sure this is what he would have wanted, and that has really given the project an extra level of meaning.ā€

Dave Gahan added, ā€œFletch would have loved this album. Weā€™re really looking forward to sharing it with you soon, and we canā€™t wait to present it to you live at the shows next year.ā€

Tickets are here.

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P!nk reveals ‘Summer Carnival’ UK dates

P!nk this week unveiled her ‘Summer Carnival’ 2023 tour with stadium dates in Bolton, Sunderland and Birmingham alongside an appearance at BST Hyde Park in London.

Tickets are here.

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All Time Low announce Wembley Arena show

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Next year will see All Time Low play a show at Wembley Arena with special guests Pale Waves.

The band also debuted their new single, ‘Sleepwalking’, this week and you can check it out below.

All Time Low – ‘Sleepwalking’

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The Answer plot UK Tour

Rockers The Answer this week announced a March run of new album shows.

Tickets are here.

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L.S. Dunes set UK Tour for January

Ahead of the release of their album, ‘Past Lives’ on 11th November, L.S. Dunes have this week revealed a UK Tour set for January.

Tickets are here.

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Billy Joel joins BST Hyde Park bill

Our News Report looks at festivals now and the line-up for BST Hyde Park grew considerably this week with not just P!nk but also Billy Joel being announced for next Summer.

They join the already announced Bruce Springsteen in London.

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Alter Bridge debut ‘This Is War’

Alter Bridge – ‘This Is War’

It’s on to the week’s best new releases now as our News Report continues, and we start with Alter Bridge!

As the band prepare for the release of new album, ‘Pawns & Kings’, on October 14th, they have debuted new track, ‘This Is War’. You can check out that single above.

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Bury Tomorrow share ‘Abandon Us’

Bury Tomorrow – ‘Abandon Us’

Bury Tomorrow have shared new single, ‘Abandon Us’, which you can listen to above. The track arrives as they reveal that their latest album, ‘The Seventh Sun’, will be released on March 31st.

“We are proud to present, ā€˜The Seventh Sunā€™. It is an understatement to say we are excited to share the new era of Bury Tomorrow with you all and the first single from the album, Abandon Us, is the perfect way to showcase our intent for the next phase of our band,” say the six-piece. “Visceral and heavy, this track is for each and every one of you that has stood by us either from the beginning, or supported us along the way.”

Of the song’s origins, the band share, “it started with a demo simply entitled, Abandon. Taken from a time of loss, uncertainty and insecurity, the intent was to create a heavy track that mirrored these feelings. The lyrics highlight the frustration and anger at the current state of our society and how our so-called leaders seem intent on satisfying self-interest above the collective needs of humanity.”

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The Subways share ‘Black Wax’

The Subways – ‘Black Wax’

The Subways this week debuted their latest single, ‘Black Wax’, which you can listen to above.

The track comes from upcoming album, ‘Uncertain Joys’, which is out January 13th.

Commenting on the track, front man Billy Lunn says: ā€œCaught mid-wintertime during the pandemic, hibernating in the warmth of the band’s studio, I’d indulge in days’ worth of spinning my favourite artists’ records on my turntable. Following one particularly beautiful session, I felt compelled to express my gratitude for music itself. Not just the inspiration my favourite artists offer me as a songwriter, but all the various aspects music holistically offers us as people: the respite, the sense of belonging and being understood (and thus the validation), but also the mere aesthetic pleasure of the space between our ears being tended to.ā€

ā€œGiven that our first ever gig was on the hallowed stage of The Square in Harlow, which, following over a decade of Tory rule is now resigned to rubble, it felt only right to record my guitar parts with the guitar that had been built from the wood lifted from The Square’s bar. This guitar, built by local legend Murray Torkildsen, was lent to me by a very good friend, Adam Smith, who fought so hard to save The Square in its final days. It’s no coincidence that his handle online is Black Wax. Long live The Square. Long live music.ā€

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Jamie Lenman debuts ‘Lena Don’t Leave Me’

Jamie Lenman – ‘Lena Don’t Leave Me’

Cult hero Jamie Lenman has shared the details of his fifth album, ‘The Atheist’, which will be released November 25th. This week also saw Lenman debut new single, ‘Lena Don’t Leave Me’, which you can listen to above.

ā€œIā€™ve got into the habit of saying, whenever I have a new record out, ā€˜Iā€™ve been trying to do something like this for a really long timeā€™, because they typically have very lengthy gestation periods with a lot of thought going in,ā€ says Lenman of what fans can expect from the new album.

ā€œThis one is no exception ā€“ Iā€™ve always loved mellowed-out indie rock like Gemma Hayes and Pete Yorn and Iā€™ve always wanted to make an album with that sound. Trying to focus on simple songs, looking for any place we could add a bit of extra sugar ā€“ a little bit saccharine, but also slightly snide and in some places softly sad. The end result is ā€“ I hope ā€“ a bittersweet experience.ā€

Commenting on the track, which channels both his love of stadium rock giants Queen and his wife and long-term partner Lena, Lenman says: ā€œItā€™s a song about what it actually means to refer to your partner as your ā€˜other halfā€™. Thatā€™s how I feel about my wife and I. We started out as two separate people and over the past twenty five years weā€™ve grown into two halves of a whole person. She fills up my missing parts and I fill hers – not that she has as many as I do. I always feel when people are talking to me that theyā€™re only really getting half the story if sheā€™s not around, just like it says in the song. And not the best half, either!ā€

ā€œWhen I was a kid I loved bands like Queen with all their pomp, and then as a teenager I turned the other way with Nirvanaā€™s punk philosophy. I went through the post-hardcore thing with all the awkward timings and chonky riffs, and now I find myself leaning back towards those giants of stadium rock. I wrote ā€˜Lenaā€™ to see if I could do something like Toto, with my best impression of Brian Mayā€™s guitar solos. Itā€™s my love letter to all those classic power ballads ā€“ itā€™s so uncool, itā€™s cool.ā€

The track comes with an official video homaging that particular brand of nostalgic 80s music video which always centred around the starā€™s desire for an unattainable, idealised lover.

ā€œI wanted to do it with heart and genuine emotion instead of just spreading some poor model over the bonnet of a porch,ā€ says Lenman of the concept. ā€œI wanted the viewer to see my wife through my eyes, as this amazing, dazzling creature that I just get to be around. We went to the beach on the hottest day of the year and tried to forget the camera was there. Itā€™s nice for people to see all those old photos and how weā€™ve grown together, just like in the lyrics. And itā€™s nice for us too!ā€

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From Ashes To New debut ‘Until We Break’

From Ashes To New – ‘Until We Break’ ft. Matty Mullins

This section of our News Report comes to a close with the new single from From Ashes To New. ‘Until We Break’ features Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire, and you can check it out above.

Reciting lyrics from the song, Matt Brandyberry said, ā€œā€˜Close our eyes ā€˜cause there is nothing to see. Weā€™ll all be fine if all we do is believe.ā€™ It seems we are increasingly taking the path of least resistance. Although, that is often the wrong path. Closing our minds to the truth because a lie is easier to believeā€¦A short term solution for a long term problem. We are following our leaders one by one until we break.ā€

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Militarie Gun – ‘Let Me Be Normal’

LA based Militarie Gun have shared their latest single, ‘Let Me Be Normal’.

Ian Shelton says: ā€œā€˜Let Me Be Normalā€™ is a plea for normality despite no matter what you achieve or how much money you have, ā€œnormalityā€ canā€™t really ever be achieved if you grew up in a messed up situation. Thereā€™s no unseeing what youā€™ve seen, something will always poke you in the ribs and remind you of the trash you come from.ā€

Doodseskader – ‘Alive & Not Well’

Belgium’s Doodseskader are gearing up for the release of their debut album, ‘Year One’, on November 18th with new single ‘Alive & Not Well’.

On the track, vocalist/bassist Tim says, ā€œā€˜Alive & Not Wellā€™ is things clicking for us.It was half Sigfried, half me. Half of it describes us struggling, but half of it also is us grabbing misery by the throat and facing it head first. Itā€™s the fifth song on the record and I feel like this is the point where things started shifting and we realised that while the record served as a document of our hardships and us trying to come to terms with the past weā€™d put on display in MMXX : Year Zero, from that point on itā€™d be us using our honesty and this band as both a weapon and an armour. ā€œForty fucking five, I wear the number like a vestā€. Fortune gave us a shitty hand. Now we’re slowly turning it into the fist that’ll strike back.ā€

ROLLA – ‘Ease My Mind’

ROLLA have preview their upcoming debut EP with new single, ‘Ease My Mind’.

Rolla commented, ā€œā€˜Ease My Mindā€™ was written as a reaction to feeling the constant pressures of daily life, the same old routine and all that shite. I guess it’s kind of a clichĆ©, but it’s an anthem to get you up and get you going and prove to people that you are more than just your daily grind, and that there’s more to life than just answering to your bosses. For a lot of people that whole other world is rock ā€˜nā€™ roll, it will always give you all the answers. 

We recorded it at Rockfield, which was a week to never forget. Itā€™s a cool old place,  and it was a pleasure to work with local legend Nick Brine. Creative carnage at its finest.ā€ 

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Lonely The Brave

Junction, Cambridge

Wednesday 21st September 2022

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LONELY THE BRAVE – CAMBRIDGE – LIVE REVIEW

It feels like an eternity ago that Lonely The Brave burst onto the scene with their incredible early EP, ā€˜Backroadsā€™. Thatā€™s probably because that actually was almost a decade ago, and wow has the world been through some tough times since then.

It hasnā€™t all been smooth sailing for the band either, with the switch of vocalist in 2018 a major hurdle. Thankfully the band secured the talented Jack Bennett to fill the very big shoes of David Jakes.

The problem for the band now is that just when they would need momentum the most, the world stopped moving. The pandemic disrupted all people in all walks of life with the music industry hit very hard.  Imagine then the impact on Lonely The Brave as they looked to move seamlessly into their new era.

New album, ā€˜The Hope Listā€™, was released in the midst of lockdown in January 2021 and plans to tour in support were naturally delayed. That time has belatedly arrived now and tonight they play a special hometown show at the Junction in Cambridge.

There are two support acts on tap with VLMV up first, captivating the early audience with a sonic smorgasbord of guitars, synths and vocals. Cult icon Jamie Lenman then blasts though a short set of new material which ramps up the intensity in the venue. Both acts have done a good job warming up a slightly lethargic crowd ready for the hometown heroes to arrive.

Welcomed warmly onstage Lonely The Brave instantly mix new tracks such as ā€˜Keeperā€™ and ā€˜Distant Lightā€™ with old favourites like ā€˜Black Mireā€™ and ā€˜Trick of the Lightā€™. This is a theme that continues throughout the evening.

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Bennett as we say has had big shoes to fill vocally and he manages to do those old favourites justice tonight whilst also adding new layers both sonically and corporeally.

There is an unusual tense atmosphere in the venue tonight, which feels highlighted by this being a hometown show. Itā€™s only really when the likes of ā€˜The Blue, The Greenā€™, ā€˜Backroadsā€™ and ā€˜Black Saucersā€™ appear towards the end of the show that the audience relaxes a bit.

Performance wise the venue witnesses three strong sets tonight from three acts at varying stages of their careers. The industry is in a tough spot right now, but youā€™d hope there is enough talent on show here that these acts can kick on from here.

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Slam Dunk Festival reveals 2023 Line-Up

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

We start this week with festival announcements and we can’t begin anywhere else other than Slam Dunk Festival. The dual location event has revealed the first batch of bands set for Leeds and Hatfield next year and it’s a stunner!

On tap are The Offspring, Enter Shikari, Billy Talent, Bowling For Soup, Less Than Jake, Creeper, Holding Absence, Trash Boat and Kids In Glass Houses amongst many more.

Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari comments:

“Iā€™ve been intoxicated by the idea of headlining Slam Dunk again ever since our Take To The Skies celebration headline set back in 2017. Itā€™s such a great festival, always nails its bills, and has the added bonus that us lads can actually cycle to the Southern date, being that Hatfield is a neighbouring town to us!

In fact, essentially, this will be our biggest ā€œhometownā€ show ever, now that the festival has grown even more. I cannot wait. In fact, I will not wait. I demand we play this tomorrow!

I think playing outdoors is my favourite thing to do in life. Just being able to look up and see the sky, with the expanse of people underneath it, all sharing the same emotions and experience, itā€™s just such a raw, beautiful, and reifying thing.

Slam Dunk is a festival I try to attend every year regardless of whether weā€™re playing it. I love both the sites, and itā€™s always full of mates and has such a convivial vibe. (Thatā€™s my word of the week).

Weā€™re already thinking about stage production ideas, weā€™re going to do everything we can to make this our biggest show yet.ā€

Tickets are here.

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Live At Leeds: In The City line-up gets bigger

Staying in Leeds, and Live At Leeds: In The City grew by some 80+ acts this week.

Joining the already announced Pale Waves, Dinosaur Pile-Up and Baby Queen will be the likes of Sundara Karma, White Lies, Swim Deep, Lottery Winners, King No-One, The Pale White, The Hara and many more.

Speaking about the new additions to Live At Leeds: In The City, Festival Promoter Joe Hubbard said: ā€œAfter the incredible reaction to our first wave of names, weā€™re delighted to announce over 80 new artists joining us across Leeds City Centre this October. Thereā€™s something incredible about bringing together some of the most exciting names in new music that us in the Live At Leeds office have been playing constantly or lucky enough to see this year – and Live At Leeds: In The City 2022 feels like the perfect combination of artists we know are set for massive things in the year ahead.

I canā€™t wait to dive around the city catching set after set of must-see moments, and weā€™re sure that everyone will come away from the festival with countless new favourite artistsā€

Tickets are here.

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Mutations Festival reveals line-up

Another fantastic looking line-up comes from Mutations Festival in Brighton.

Announced to play the November event are the likes of Bob Vylan, Pussy Riot, Squid, Do Nothing, Gaffa Tape Sandy, Pip Blom, Crows, Coach Party, Lynks and Hamish Hawk.

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Courteeners announce return to Heaton Park

Our News Report moves on to the biggest tour announcements from the past week, but we start off with another huge summer show set for 2023.

Courteeners will be returning to Heaton Park to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of their debut album, ‘St.Jude’.

Speaking about the special ā€˜St Judeā€™ Heaton Park show, Liam Fray says:
ā€œThey grow up so fast. Canā€™t believe our darling St. Jude is 15 next year. Think itā€™s time for a celebration and we all know that great things come in threesā€¦.The Star Wars Trilogy, Sooty, Sweep & Soo and now, here we are, with the third instalment of ā€˜Courteeners at Heaton Parkā€™. 

June 2015. June 2019 and now June 2023 ā€¦ 

This time, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of its release weā€™ll be playing ST. JUDE (in full) PLUS (of course) THE HITS.  I canā€™t think of any better way to celebrate than to make the pilgrimage to Heaton Park with like-minded souls and lose ourselves like itā€™s 2008. And, because weā€™re good like that, weā€™ve remastered the original album ā€¦ GOD BLESS THE BAND. GOD BLESS THE FANS. OMNE TRIUM PERFECTUM.ā€™

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The 1975 announce UK Tour

Fresh from heading Reading & Leeds Festivals, The 1975 have announced a huge UK Tour for January.

Tickets are here.

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Sam Fender announced St. James Park gig

Sam Fender will be playing at his beloved St. James’ Park Stadium in Newcastle next June. Support comes from Inhaler and Holly Humberstone.

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Fever 333 announce UK shows

Fresh from performing at Reading & Leeds Festivals, Fever 333 have announced a full UK/EU Tour for early next year culminating with a huge show at London’s famous Roundhouse.

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Kid Kapichi reveal new UK Tour

Kid Kapichi have revealed a new UK Tour set for early next year. The news comes ahead of the release of new album, ‘Here’s What You Could Have Won’, which arrives September 23rd.

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Bears In Trees announce new UK shows

Bears In Trees also had new UK shows to reveal this week as they announced the ‘Moonbeam’ Tour set for this November.

Tickets are here.

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Jamie Lenman reveals Autumn live dates

Jamie Lenman will be on road the again this autumn with four dates announced this past week.

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HECK announce London show

Recently returned HECK have announced a further one off show for this December at the Underworld in Camden.

Tickets are here.

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Daytime TV reveal new live dates

The final tour announcement in our News Report this week comes from Daytime TV. The band will be playing a handful of headline shows this October alongside a Glasgow support slot with The Amazons.

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Arctic Monkeys debut new single ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’

Arctic Monkeys – ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’

Our News Report turns now to the best new music releases from the past week and we start with the iconic Arctic Monkeys.

Last week the band revealed that new album, ‘The Car’, will be released on October 21st. This week the band debuted the first single from the album, ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’, which you can check out above.

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Gorillaz debut new single ‘New Gold’ with Tame Impala & Bootie Brown

Gorillaz – ‘New Gold’ feat. Tame Impala & Bootie Brown

Our News Report is packed with great new music this week and next is the latest new track from Gorillaz. ‘New Gold’ features both Tame Impala and Bootie Brown, and you can check it out above.

This week also saw Gorillaz announce that new album, ‘Cracker Island’, is out February 24th.

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Yungblud debuts ‘Tissues’

Yungblud – ‘Tissues’

Next up is Yungblud who released his self-titled new album this week. Ahead of the release the singer debuted latest tack, ‘Tissues’, which you can check out above.

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Architects share new single ‘deep fake’

Architects – ‘deep fake’

Another act with a new album on the way is Architects who will release, ‘the classic symptoms of a broken spirit’, on October 21st.

This week the band shared their latest single, ‘deep fake’, which you can listen to above.

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Editors debut ‘Vibe’

Editors – ‘Vibe’

Editors are preparing for the release of new album, ‘EBM’, on September 23rd. This week they debuted the latest track from the album, ‘Vibe’, which you can check out above.

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The Wonder Years share ‘Old Friends Like Lost Teeth’

The Wonder Years – ‘Old Friends Like Lost Teeth’

As we continue our News Report we look now at The Wonder Years who this week shared new track, ‘Old Friends Like Lost Teeth’, which you can check out above.

The track will feature on upcoming album, ‘The Hum Goes On Forever’, which is out September 23rd.

“As much as I try not to dwell on loss, I can’t help myself from thinking about it, writing about it, singing about it,” Vocalist Dan Campbell explains. “This is a song for another friend who passed too soon and about how I wish I could stop myself from opening the sutures, about how I know it’ll be painful to play live, and how powerless I am to do anything else.”

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Boston Manor share new track ‘Inertia’

Boston Manor – ‘Inertia’

Boston Manor this week shared new track, ‘Inertia’, which you can listen to above. The track comes from new album, ‘Datura’, which is out October 14th.

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Pierce The Veil debut ‘Pass The Nirvana’

Pierce The Veil – ‘Pass The Nirvana’

Our News Report continues with news that there was new music on offer this week from Pierce The Veil as they debuted new single, ‘Pass The Nirvana’, which you can listen to above.

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Pulled Apart By Horses share ‘Sleep In Your Grave’

Pulled Apart By Horses – ‘Sleep In Your Grave’

Pulled Apart By Horses this week shared new track, ‘Sleep In Your Grave’, which you can check out above. The track comes ahead of fifth album ‘Reality Cheques’, out September 30th.

Commenting on the bandā€™s sonic evolution for the new record, vocalist Tom Hudson says: ā€œOne major thing we all chatted about was the ā€˜less is moreā€™ approach, so we made a collective decision for me to ditch my guitar. It was a logical and simple way of trimming the fat, it gave us a more direct ā€˜to the pointā€™ urgency. Instead of the racket of multiple duelling guitars and a cacophony of noise, everything had a pocket to sit in. A sonic corner. PABH 2.0.ā€

ā€œWhilst we were working through writing and jamming, we also experimented with load of different recording techniques, an array of vintage microphones that weā€™d accumulated, trashed 70ā€™s WEM guitar combo amps, routing vocals through old fender spring reverb heads, manipulating sounds with Space Echo tape effects and a load of other things for us to play around with.ā€

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October Drift release new single ‘Waltzer’

October Drift – ‘Waltzer’

October Drift released new single, ‘Waltzer’, this week, which you can check out above. The tracks will feature on upcoming album, ‘I Don’t Belong Anywhere’, which is out October 14th.

Regarding the single frontman Kiran Roy says, ā€œā€˜Waltzerā€™ always makes me think of Robert Eggars film The Lighthouse. The isolation and spiralling madness of the film really echoes with this song. I guess it’s mainly about the fog of depression. Itā€™s a kind of focus lens on my lowest and darkest thoughts, as well as a reflection of people I love and care about who have themselves battled with these kinds of things.ā€

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Charlotte Wessels shares latest single ‘Toxic’

Charlotte Wessels – ‘Toxic’

Charlotte Wessels debuted her latest single, ‘Toxic’, this week which you can listen to above. The track will feature on new album, ‘Tales From Six Feet Under Vol II’, which is out October 7th.

On ‘Toxic’, Charlotte says: “‘Toxic’ is a direct response to the populism, greed, misogyny and victim blaming that come screaming from our screens on a daily basis, and with the recent overturning of Roe v Wade, it has sadly become only more relevant since its initial release on Patreon. I hope you like the song but I mostly hope the issues it deals with will be a thing of the past before I am.”

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Mimi Barks – ‘nihil’

Doom trap pioneer Mimi Barks has announced her highly anticipated upcoming mixtape ā€˜DEADGIRLā€™ which is set for release in December 2022. She has also dropped a new offering in the form of defying single ā€˜nihilā€™.

ā€œā€˜nihilā€™ is the first track I wrote after having my entire music collection and visuals wiped off all DSPā€™s including YouTube in 2020. And just when I entered the void, thinking this is it, my brother KOEN sent this beat, which lead me to writing the first song for what would later become the DEADGIRL Mixtape. I needed to move forward from this, and ā€œnihilā€ be my reboot in a paradoxical way.ā€ā€œThere lies great power in resistanceā€ – Mimi Barks

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Sunsleeper – ‘Quitter’

Indie rock band Sunsleeper have shared their new single ‘Quitter’.

ā€œā€™Quitterā€™ is about the pains and joys of being a band,ā€ says vocalist Jeffery Mudgett. ā€œHow touring is both incredibly fulfilling while also being a detriment to normalcy and comfortability. Poking fun at the comparison game. The realization that creating music in a live scenario is often the place I feel the most present, when I allow myself to be.ā€

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noyou – ‘Same Old Story’

Having recently exploded onto the scene, Synthetic Pop-Rock band noyou have dropped their new single ā€˜Same Old Storyā€™.

“Same Old Story explores the anxieties and stresses that come with adult life. Are we ‘on track’ with where we’re supposed to be for our age? The track deals with the repetition and monotony of the everyday and the struggles of wanting to be released from it. The train never stops, but what is our destination?ā€  – noyou front man Connor Jobes.

Keep an eye on our Socials this week for the latest episode of the ‘Discover’ New Music Podcast with guests noyou!

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