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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.
Wheeler comments: “Race 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.”
Continuing about the video he says: “Race 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 Misery…”
Pre-order your copy and grab tickets here.
Watch Episode 16 of The Full Pelt Music Podcast with guests The Subways!
Read our review of Ash live in London
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.
Read our review of ‘Darkfighter’ from Rival Sons
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.
Read our review of ‘Divine Machines’ from Demob Happy
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.
Watch Episode 19 of our ‘Discover’ New Music Podcast with guest Guise
Watch Episode 46 of our ‘Discover’ New Music Podcast with guest Hannah Rose Platt
Read our review of the Xtra Mile Recordings 20th Anniversary show in London
Kasabian share ‘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. It’s as if they’ve already been written and all you’re doing is dictating your subconscious. That’s how Algorithms came together.
I’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 it’s glorious chaos. That’s what Algorithms is to me, we’re not here for a long time just here for a good time. That’s what separates us from the robots. We live in the moment and if we’re lucky enough to feel that, then we are in ecstasy.
What makes us special is that we can’t live forever, we have our time and then we are gone. It’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.
Read our review of ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’ from Kasabian
Alice Cooper unveils ‘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!
“For ‘Road’, I wanted the band to be involved in the foundation of all the songs,” says Alice. “I only see these guys when we’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.”
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘I’m Alice’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Spotify Playlist!
The Hives debut ‘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.
Listen to ‘Countdown to Shutdown’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!
Duff McKagan shares ‘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 crashing….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. A ship tossed like a toy through the Cape, sails ripped and the wood groaning with the scraping of its ballast….a soul trying with all its might to find peace and a center. Find a lighthouse. I have my lighthouse….its beacon swirling in the darkness with her warmth and promise of nurture, love, laughter, and all that is true. Won’t you be my lighthouse, give me light,…and bring me home.” – Duff
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘Lighthouse’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!
Black Water County debut ‘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.
“The Only Life Worth Living is about keeping an open mind, opening doors and moving forward,” explain the band, “The 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 ‘balls-to-the-wall’ energy because life is too short.
“As times have become tougher our writing has reflected some of these struggles and we’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 we’re back out on the road, we’re so thrilled to be performing again to our audience, knowing that they’re stoked to be back out in the wild too.”
More here.
Listen to ‘The Only life Worth Living’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!
Dream Nails debut ‘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.
“Doom Loop is an exploration of the repeated cycles we find ourselves in,” comments vocalist Ishmael Kirby, “from 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.”
“Specifically, Doom Loop delves into masculinity in its many forms” expands drummer Lucy Katz. “The 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.”
Elaborating on the themes, guitarist Anya Pearson adds: “On 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.”
The title of the riotous new single highlights the phrase as a fake ID used to lull people into a false sense of security. “It’s as if we couldn’t possibly believe there could be danger if someone describes themselves as the good guy.” says Ishmael. “It reinforces that gender-based violence and attacks are one-off occurrences, denying our lived experiences as women and non-binary people.”
Bassist Mimi Jasson recounts: “Incel 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 ‘I am the true victim in all of this. I am the good guy’”
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘Good Guy’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!
Heavy Lungs share ‘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: “Well, well, well… they said it couldn’t be done, but look what just kicked you in the ass. Our debut album is coming out. It’s a dancer and it’s a prancer, and hopefully it’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 it’s been a long old wait, but only another 3 months and it’s yours!”
Commenting on the song, front man and vocalist Danny Nedelko says: “This high-octane, dance floor firecracker is all about giving it absolute beans. It’s about knowing you are the big cheese. You’re the main course.”
The official video was directed by good friends Holding Hands With Horses. “It’s a ‘70s B-movie, Paul Thomas Anderson-inspired depiction of a roller disco gone full Twin Peaks,” say the band of the visuals. “You are seriously in for a wild ride. 69% on Rotten Potatoes. The rewatchability of this one is off the scale. Let’s goooooo.”
Pre-order your copy here.
Listen to ‘All Gas No Brakes’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!
Dead Man’s Whiskey share ‘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.
Listen to ‘Island In The Storm’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!
Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun debut ‘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.
Listen to ‘Medicine’ on our Spotify Hot List!
Conquer Divide share ‘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 takes you right back to your youth, especially if you are part of an alt 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.’ 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.
Listen to ‘the INVISBLE’ on our ‘Hard & Heavy’ Playlist!
Listen to ‘They Didn’t Tell Me’ on our Spotify Hot List!
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 “It’s basically an inward sermon, when you’re stuck in your head egging yourself on about how rough times feel. It’s about media and politics. It’s about self-medication. It’s about a lack of options. It’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 – be it a friend, family or relationship. It’s hard to understand why we care when we shouldn’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 you’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.”
“Lyrically, 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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