Mercury Records to stop releasing physical singles

Mercury Records, the home to popular acts like The Killers and Arcade Fire, have announced they are to stop releasing physical versions of their singles – planning to rely solely on digital downloads instead. The record label has said they will only release physical versions of singles on very rare occassions, with a spokesman telling […]

CHVRCHES Recover EP

This week’s single releases – 24 March

This week’s single releases – 24 March This weeks reviews from Phil Lickley features new single releases from 30 Seconds To Mars, Peace, CHVRCHES, Frank Turner, Sky Ferreira and more… 30 Seconds To Mars – ‘Up In The Air’ [rating:3.5/5] Buy: Up In The Air The first single from their upcoming fourth album and ‘Up […]

Watch: Noel Gallagher performs ‘Tender’ on stage with Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon

Back when the Noel-curated line-up for this years Teenage Cancer Trust shows was announced, it was suggested the former Oasis man could share a stage with his one time Britpop enemies Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon – and that’s exactly what happened at the Royal Albert Hall last night. Watch the fan-shot video of Noel, […]

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Daft Punk announce new album ‘Random Access Memories’

After months of rumour and speculation, iconic French electro duo Daft Punk have finally revealed a bit of official information regarding their new album – the follow-up to their 2005 album Human After All. The new album will be called Random Access Memories and released on 21 May through the duo’s new Columbia Records imprint […]

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Sigur Ros announce new album ‘Kveikur’ and reveal video for lead single ‘Brennisteinn’

Hard-working Icelandic trio Sigur Ros have announced they will release their seventh studio album on 17 June – just a year after their last album Valtari. The new album is called Kveikur, will bear the above, slightly spooky, artwork and will be released on the bands new label XL Recordings. As well as announcing Kveikur, Sigur […]

Swim Deep new single

Listen: Swim Deep reveal new single ‘She Changes The Weather’ and announce debut album details

Swim Deep have followed up the very brilliant ‘The Sea‘ with the equally impressive ‘She Changes The Weather’ – which was released today along with the announcement of their debut album Where The Heaven Are We. ‘She Changes The Weather’ is released on 5 May through RCA/Chess Club Records, and is available to stream below: […]

Peace UK tour

Buy tickets for Peace’s May and June UK tour here

As reported earlier this week, Birmingham band Peace are set to embark on a 13-date headline tour of the UK this May/June – which follows recent recording sessions for their second album. Tickets for all of the tour dates go on general sale tomorrow (Friday 21 March) at 9am, here’s the link to buy: Peace […]