Manchester indie-rockers The Courteeners have today released details of their upcoming third album, the follow-up to their 2010 album Falcon. Called Anna, the album will be released on 4 February and was recorded at Manchester’s Hertz Studios with Hurts producer Joe Cross. Speaking of the new album. Courteeners frontman Liam Fray suggested it signals a…
Kevin Shields has revealed he expects to release the new My Bloody Valentine album before the year is out. As previously reported, My Bloody Valentine have been in the studio working on the long-awaited follow-up to their seminal 1991 album Loveless – now the guitarist has said he hopes to release the album on his…
Manchester electro-rock outfit Delphic have announced their new album will be called Collections. The follow-up to their 2010 debut album Acolyte will be released on 28 January 2013 – here’s the glossy album trailer: In a statement on their website, Delphic had this to say about Collections: We didn’t want to make an album that…
The Smiths’ guitar legend Johnny Marr has announced he will be releasing his debut solo album early next year. Scheduled for release on 25 February, the album will be titled The Messenger and will be accompanied by a UK tour in March as well as a number of summer festival appearances – which are yet…
Thom Yorke’s side project supergroup Atoms For Peace have announced their debut album will be released on 28 January. Titled AMOK, the album will feature lead single ‘Default’ (above) and will be released through XL Recordings. The Radiohead star has teamed up with producer Nigel Godrich, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and session musicians…
Sheffield singer-songwriter Richard Hawley has announced a new set of live dates for February next year. Following on from his UK tour this year, Hawley will play another eight dates around the UK in February. Here’s the full dates: FEBRUARY 2013 17 – Opera House, Buxton 18 – HMV Picture House, Edinburgh 20 – Colston…
Australian psych-rockers Tame Impala have released the video for their awesome single ‘Elephant’, the first single from their upcoming second album Lonerism. Watch the suitably trippy video here: Lonerism is the highly anticipated follow-up to Tame Impala’s 2009 debut album InnerSpeaker, and is set for release on 8 October. Preorder Lonerism
It’s official – Adele will be singing the theme tune for ‘Skyfall’, the new James Bond film out next month. The singer sparked rumours last month when she was spotted at Abbey Roads Studio, where the films official soundtrack is being recorded, and has now been confirmed by Total Film as not only the theme…
The 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Albums of the Year nominees have been announced today. There were no real surprises, with everyone’s ‘hot tips’ Alt J, Jessie Ware and Michael Kiwanuka all featuring in the list of nominees. The full list is below, let me know who your favourite for the prize – to be announced…
Florence and The Machine have announced a five-date UK arena tour this December. The tour will start in Exeter on 4 December and wind up in Liverpool on 10 December – full dates are below. The announcement comes after a successful festival season for the band, which culminated in a headline slot at last weekend’s…
