Tuelo Releases Live EP

Tuelo has been out of New York City since the fall of last year and bouncing around her native South Africa and across Europe writing and recording. 

She has now shared a raw Live EP as a free download. Stream it / Get it below:

Spiritualized Announce New Album

Spirtualized will release their first album in 6 years in September called And Nothing Hurt. 

"With a bit of trial and lot of error, I found ways of doing something that’s quite simple if you’ve got the resources. I spent two weeks listening to classical records and strumming the chord that I wanted on my guitar. When I found something to match what I wanted, I’d sample that bit and go for the next chord and try to match that. It took weeks, trying to put together and layer convincing string sounds. But, if I’m honest, all I wanted was for someone to come and play the part and bring their own thing to the record," frontman J. Pierce said in a press release.

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below:

1. A Perfect Miracle
2. I’m Your Man
3. Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go
4. Let’s Dance
5. On The Sunshine
6. Damaged
7. The Morning After
8. The Prize
9. Sail On Through

Gorillaz Detail New Album

Gorillaz will release their new album, the follow-up to last year's Humanz, The Now Now, in June.

Listen to Our Essential Gorillaz Playlist on Spotify

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below, and watch the video for the new single, "Humility." 

1. Humility - feat George Benson
2. Tranz
3. Hollywood - feat Snoop Dogg + Jamie Principle
4. Kansas
5. Sorcererz
6. Idaho
7. Lake Zurich
8. Magic City
9. Fire Flies
10. One Percent
11. Souk Eye

The Internet Detail New Album

The Internet will release their new album, Hive Mind, in July.

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below, and hear the new single, "Come Over."

01 Come Together
02 Roll (Burbank Funk)
03 Come Over
04 La Di Da
05 Stay the Night
06 Bravo
07 Mood
08 Next Time / Humble Pie
09 It Gets Better (With Time)
10 Look What U Started
11 Wanna Be
12 Beat Goes On
13 Hold On

Orbital Detail New Album

 

Orbital will release their new album, Monsters Exist, in September. 

 “When you haven’t made an album in five years it just comes tumbling out,” says Paul Hartnoll in a press release. “Because of the global situation I was torn between writing a really aggressive Crass-type album that says ‘Fuck The Man!’ or going back to rave sensibilities. You know, let’s really rebel by stepping away and actually living that alternative lifestyle. You don’t need to spell out who the monsters are. We’re not pointing our fingers at Donald Trump or Kim Jong-un. It’s clear who the monsters are. I’ve never liked preaching to people. It’s much better to provoke a bit of thought.” 

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below:

1. Monsters Exist

2. Hoo Hoo Ha Ha

3. The Raid

4. P.H.U.K.

5. Tiny Foldable Cities

6. Buried Deep Within 

7. Vision OnE

8. The End Is Nigh

9. There Will Come A Time (Featuring Prof. Brian Cox)

Fantastic Negrito Announces New Album

Fantastic Negrito will release his second album, Please Don't Be Dead, next month.

Read Our 2017 Interview with Fantastic Negrito

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting below, and hear the new singles, "The Duffler" and "Plastic Hamburgers."

1. Please Don't Be Dead

2. Bad Guy Necessity

3. A Letter To Fear

4. A Boy Named Andrew

5. Transgender Biscuits

6. The Suit That Won't Come Off

7. A Cold November Street

8. The Duffler

9. Dark Windows

10. Never Give Up

11. Bullshit Anthem

Nine Inch Nails Announce New EP

 

Nine Inch Nails will release the third part of their EP series which began in 2016 with Not The Actual Events, then followed by 2017's Add Violence, and will release Bad Witch on June 22.  

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below:

01 Shit Mirror
02 Ahead of Ourselves
03 Play the Goddamned Part
04 God Break Down the Door
05 I’m Not From This World
06 Over and out

Florence and the Machine Announce New Album

 

Next month, Florence and the Machine, will release their fourth record, High as Hope, next month.

According to a press release, the album will feature Kamasi Washington, Sampha, Tobias Jesso Jr., Kelsey Lu, and Jamie xx.

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below, and watch the video for "Hunger."

01 June
02 Hunger
03 South London Forever
04 Big God
05 Sky Full of Song
06 Grace
07 Patricia
08 100 Years
09 The End of Love
10 No Choir

Dave Matthews Band Announces New Album

The English Beat Announce 1st Album in 36 Years!

In June, The English Beat will release their first album since 1982 called Here We Go Love. 

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below:

1. how can you stand there?
2. the one and the only
3. redemption time
4. if killing worked
5. here we go love
6. never die
7. the love you give
8. you really oughtta know
9. you're stuck
10. every time you told me
11. dem call it ska
12. drive her away
13. be there for you

GHOST Announce New Album

Ghost will release their new album, Prequelle, and will arrive in June. 

The album is a bit different than most records from the Swedish metal band as singer Papa Emeritus has converted himself to Cardinal Copia.

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below, and the video for "Rats:"

1 Ashes
2 Rats
3 Faith
4 See The Light
5 Miasma
6 Dance Macabre
7 Pro Memoria
8 Witch Image
9 Helvetesfonster
10 Life Eternal

Kamasi Washington Details New Album

I'm so happy to announce my latest full length project, a double album called Heaven and Earth! “The world that my mind lives in, lives in my mind.” This idea inspired me to make this album. The “Earth” side represents the world as I see it outwardly, the world that I am a part of. The “Heaven” side represents the world as I see it inwardly, the world that is a part of me. I put my heart and soul into this album and I can't wait for you all to hear it!!! 📷: @bpleasel & @mikepark8 for @mochilla

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Kamasi Washington took to social media on Monday to announce his new album, Heaven and Earth.

He also posted about what the project was about on Instagram, see above. The double-album arrives in June.

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below:

I. Earth:

01 Fists of Fury
02 Can You Hear Him
03 Hubtones
04 Connections
05 Tiffakonkae
06 The Invincible Youth
07 Testify
08 One of One

II. Heaven:

09 The Space Travelers Lullaby
10 Vi Lua Vi Sol
11 Street Fighter Mas
12 Song for the Fallen
13 Journey
14 The Psalmnist
15 Show Us the Way
16 Will You Sing

 

Manic Street Preachers Detail New Album

The legendary Manic Street Preachers will release their new album, Resistance is Futile, on Friday. 

Of their first new recordings in four years, the band said in a press release: “The main themes of ‘Resistance is Futile’ are memory and loss; forgotten history; confused reality and art as a hiding place and inspiration. It’s obsessively melodic - in many ways referencing both the naive energy of ‘Generation Terrorists’ and the orchestral sweep of ‘Everything Must Go’. After delay and difficulties getting started, the record has come together really quickly over the last few months through a surge of creativity and some old school hard work.”

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below, and watch the video for  "International Blue."

1. People Give In 

2. International Blue 

3. Distant Colours 

4. Vivian 

5. Dylan & Caitlin 

6. Liverpool Revisited 

7. Sequels of Forgotten Wars 

8. Hold Me Like a Heaven 

9. In Eternity 

10. Broken Algorithms 

11. A Song for the Sadness 

12. The Left Behind

The Nectars Announce Debut Album

New Jersey buzz band The Nectars will release their debut album, Sci-Fi Television, in May.

“Sci-Fi Television is our cumulative answer to the last 60 years of rock music, dissected on our alien operating table," says the band in a press release. "Immensely personal and sometimes profoundly goofy, we wrote these songs as an attempted escape from all the real life monsters surrounding us. What we didn’t realize initially was isolating ourselves from the turmoil of news media left us alone with an entirely different beast. Ourselves. Picking apart the bad habits of our 20’s through song brought clarity to our band message. Profound societal change begins from within. There’s no hiding from yourself. With that in mind we’re abducting Rock N Roll, and never bringing it back. Enjoy.” 

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below, and watch their video for "I Want It."

1. Holy 

2. Heaven 

3. Cemetery Girl 

4. We Will Run 

5. I Want It 

6. Don’t Panic 

7. Lights Off 

8. Tame 

9. Tired

Johnny Marr Announces 3rd Solo Album

In June, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr will release his third solo album, Call the Comet. 

"Call The Comet is my own magic realism. It’s set in the not-too-distant future and is mostly concerned with the idea of an alternative society. The characters in the songs are searching for a new idealism, although there are some personal songs in there too. It’s something that people like me can relate to," he said in a press release. 

1. Rise

2. The Tracers

3. Hey Angel

4. Hi Hello

5. New Dominations

6. Day In Day Out

7. Walk Into The Sea

8. Bug

9. Actor Attractor

10. Spiral Cities

11. My Eternal

12. A Different Gun

Ben Howard Announces New Album

In June, Ben Howard will release his new album, Noonday Dream via Republic Records. 

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below:

1. Nica Libres At Dusk
2. Towing The Line
3. A Boat To An Island On The Wall
4. What The Moon Does
5. Someone In The Doorway
6. All Down The Mines (Interlude)
7. The Defeat
8. A Boat To An Island Part II Agatha’s Song
9. There’s Your Man
10. Murmurations

Arctic Monkeys Announce New Album

 

Next month, Arctic Monkeys will release their first album in five years -- Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino. 

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below, and watch the album trailer. 

01 Star Treatment
02 One Point Perspective
03 American Sports
04 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
05 Golden Trunks
06 Four Out of Five
07 The World's First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip
08 Science Fiction
09 She Looks Like Fun
10 Batphone
11 The Ultracheese

Gang Of Four Detail Anti-Trump EP

Later this month, Gang of Four will release their brand new 4-song EP called Complicit. 

The EP features Ivanka Trump on the cover and no surprise, the collection is an anti-Trump array of tunes. 

Read Our 2015 Interview with Andy Gill About the History of Gang of Four

"When we think of ‘the media’, everyone has lots of ideas about what we mean. It could be social media, where hundreds of memes criss-cross the world; informing, misinforming, beginning or reinforcing ideas that may last a lifetime and beyond. Ideas about Jews, Muslims, or, say, the world trade centre or perhaps, the criminality of certain American politicians. And then there is the receding traditional media with disappearing jobs like ‘journalists’ and ‘fact checkers’. That’s the media the Trump family despise," guitarist and founder Andy Gill says of the song, "Ivanka" which is featured on the album. 

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below:

Read Our 2011 Interview with Gang of Four

1. Lucky
2. Ivanka (Things You Can’t Have)
3. I’m A Liar
4. Lucky (10 O’Clock Chemical Remix)

Quick News

In May, Beach Slang's alter ego Quiet Slang will release their debut album, Everything Matters But No One Listens. Take a look at the cover, above.

According to reports, jazz icon Herbie Hancock will have a slew of special guests on his forthcoming yet-to-be titled album. The 14-time Grammy winner has reportedly enlisted Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Flying Lotus, and Kamasi Washington, among other for the album. This is gonna be a tasty record for sure.

Gang of Four will release their new EP, Complicit, next month.

Snow Patrol will release their new album, Wildness, in May. Take a look at the tracklisting, below:
01 Life On Earth
02 Don’t Give In
03 Heal Me
04 Empress
05 A Dark Switch
06 What If This Is All The Love You Ever Get?
07 A Youth Written In Fire
08 Soon
09 Wild Horses
10 Life And Death

The Cranberries said they plan to release their final album with the late Dolores O'Riordan, who passed away earlier this year. The Irish band announced on their website they will reissue their debut, If Everyone Else Is Doing It, Why Can't We? for a special 25th anniversary addition and plan to finish their latest album that they started with their singer before she passed. "We will also be completing the recording of a new studio album as previously announced, which we also started last year and for which Dolores had already recorded the vocals," the statement said. "All going well we hope to have this new album finished and out early next year."

Pennywise will release their new album, Never Gonna Die, next month. In a press statement, singer Jim Lindberg says of the album: "The goal of the song is to try and get young people to finally say enough, and that the system isn’t working. It’s going to take a massive evolutionary shift in consciousness to change it, starting with the youth, because unless we do, we’ll just have more of the same carnage we’ve seen happening all over the world reincarnated with every new generation.”

 The latest incarnation of MC5 will hit the road in support of the 50th anniversary of "Kick Out the Jams." Guitarist and founding member Wayne Kramer will be joined by Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Dug Pinnick (King’s X) for the outing.

Beach House Announce New Album

In May, Beach House will release their seventh album, 7. 

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below:

01 Dark Spring
02 Pay No Mind
03 Lemon Glow
04 L’Inconnue
05 Drunk in LA
06 Dive
07 Black Car
08 Lose Your Smile
09 Woo
10 Girl of the Year
11 Last Ride​