Dream-pop demigods Slowdive return with “kisses,” announce new album and tour

Nell Mescal has shared her latest single ‘Punchline’ along with UK and Ireland tour dates for later this year.Following a whirlwind month which saw Mescal support P!nk at Hyde Park, Florence & The Machine across Ireland, and performing to stadium-sized audiences with Dermott Kennedy, the singer has released her fifth single ‘Punchline’.Speaking about the track, Mescal said: “I wrote ‘Punchline’ in my bedroom last year about a friendship ending before it needed to and the heartbreak that comes with it.”She explained: “It’s about trying to ‘win’ the friendship breakup by pretending it doesn’t hurt you that much, but still having that sick feeling you get in your stomach because you miss the other person.”‘Punchline’ follows her previous four singles ‘In My Head’, ‘Homesick’, ‘Missing You’ and ‘Graduating’.Speaking to NME back in 2022, Mescal opened up about wanting her music to evoke emotion within its listeners. “Music has always been about hoping someone will say I made them feel something they hadn’t been able to feel before,” she said.The musician credits the collective musical community of the school choirs she was raised in with shaping the artist who she is today.“Putting songs out, it feels like I’m in choir again.

J Hus has announced the imminent arrival of his first new album since 2020’s Big Conspiracy. Due out July 14 via Black Butter, Beautiful and Brutal Yard will feature two previously released tracks: his May solo single “It’s Crazy” and the Drake-featuring “Who Told You,” shared earlier this month.

The raucous period drama “Firebrand” was the official opening-night film at the 57th annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Friday night in the spa resort town outside Prague, but there was a lot more going on in and around the Grand Hall at the Hotel Thermal than just the on-screen battle between Alicia Vikander’s Catherine Parr and Jude Law’s King Henry VIII. It also included the presentation of awards to Vikander and Russell Crowe, the usual complement of opening-night speeches, an extended dance number that appeared to be performed on ice skates (though it wasn’t on ice but on an artificial surface that mimicked ice but could be walked on safely) and, during breaks and after the movie, complete concerts by the British band Morcheeba and by Crowe’s nine-piece band, Indoor Garden Party.

Netta is back, and it’s “Everything”!

In an exclusive interview with new,Thomas Hartley, former Married at First Sight UK contestant, has spilled the beans about his new man, Rob Forber. Calling them Liverpool’s answer to Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly, the 31-year-old said he's "really proud" of his new relationship as Rob "makes him feel comfortable and he lets him be himself." Thomas' relationship announcement comes after a failed relationship with his ex Adrian Sanderson, who he met on the E4 reality show last year. However, the star now confirms the pair are "great friends" although he joked that he “wanted to drown Adrian in the pool” during their honeymoon.

The Zombies are headed to the U.S. for a 20-concert fall 2023 tour from Oct.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has shared why she took some time away from the cobbles to challenge herself in a new show. The actress, who plays Maria Windass in the ITV soap, revealed back in April that she is one of the celebrities taking part in the next series of Cooking With The Stars.

Award-winning rock band Muse have annnounced a string of new UK and Ireland arena dates, including Manchester, in the Autumn. The band will continue their massive Will Of The People World tour with a date at Manchester AO Arena.

Muse have announced new 2023 UK and Ireland arena tour dates – see the full list of dates below and get ticket details here.The Devon trio released new album ‘Will Of The People’ last year and last night (June 25) finished up a summer tour of the UK and Europe with Royal Blood.In late September, they will begin a short run of new UK and Ireland dates in Dublin, with a date in Manchester and two in London following. Support on the shows comes from Nova Twins.See the list of new dates below.

Arctic Monkeys are officially back on the road in support of their 2022 album The Car.

The Hives have announced an upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland, set to kick off in Spring 2024. Find a full list of upcoming dates below.The announcement of the upcoming live shows comes hot on the heels of the band’s ongoing tour with Arctic Monkeys, which has seen them perform at stadiums in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, London and more.Set to kick off in March with a gig in Leeds, the upcoming tour will feature 12 shows across the UK and Ireland, and run until mid-April.

Slowdive are back with a new single, and an upcoming album.Today (June 20), the band have released a new single, ‘Kisses’. The track – which was first announced last week – is taken off their upcoming album, ‘Everything Is Alive’.

Leigh Francis has announced that for the first time in decades he is ditching his Keith Lemon alter ego for his first ever UK tour. The 50-year-old Celebrity Juice star will embark on an 18-date tour entitled My First Time, which kicks off in Bath on March 6, 2024.

Bo’ Selecta!.As part of the 2024 My First Time tour, Francis will be bringing out many of his well-known characters including Lemon, Avid Merrion, ‘David Dickinson’, ‘Ant and Dec’ and Myrtle, with the set also including a number of sketches as well as audience interaction.A post shared by Keith Lemon (@keithlemon)The tour will start on March 6 in Bath, continuing throughout the month around the UK before concluding in Francis’s hometown of Leeds on April 6.The full dates are below, with tickets set to go on sale on Friday (June 23) at 10am:“I’m doing my first ever tour!” Francis said, announcing the live dates. “Never done one before.

Hozier has announced details of a 2023 UK and Ireland headline tour – get full details below and buy tickets here.The new dates will follow an existing run of July dates and come ahead of the Irish singer’s new album ‘Unreal Unearth’.The new album will come out on August 18 and was recently previewed by new single ‘Francesca’.After his summer tour and a run of US dates in September, Hozier will now play gigs in Europe and the UK in November and December.See the new and existing UK and Ireland tour dates below. Tickets go on sale at 10am local time on June 23.

Ash have announced their newest album as well as a joint UK and European tour with British rock band, The Subways.Titled ‘Race The Night’, the band’s latest LP marks the first album they have released together in more than five years. Ash have also released the LP’s title track.

Sigur Rós have announced that they will be releasing a surprise album ‘ÁTTA’.The LP marks their first new studio effort in 10 years, and will arrive digitally tomorrow (June 16). Physical formats will also be available from September 1, pre-order the album here.Consisting of 10 tracks, the upcoming album has been described as their “most intimate and emotionally direct record to date”, and was inspired by that desire for a feeling of unity when overwhelmed by the tumultuous circumstances.“In a post-pandemic world torn apart by war, economic turmoil, culture wars, and brutally divisive discourse, ‘ÁTTA’ feels like a balming and unifying bond.

Guns N’ Roses‘ Duff McKagan has released the title track from his newly announced third solo album ‘Lighthouse’. Listen to it below.The 11-track LP features a handful of star-studded collaborations including Iggy Pop, his Guns N’ Roses bandmate Slash, and Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell. McKagan’s feature with Iggy Pop marks a full-circle moment as he made an appearance on Pop’s album, as well as being a member of his live band while on tour.Discussing the album and its central theme, McKagan said: “The crashing….

Bring Me The Horizon followed their headline set at Download Festival on Friday night with an announcement of a new album and tour dates in 2024.The band will release their seventh album ‘Human: Next Gen’ on 12 Jan, by which time they will already have kicked off a run of UK and Ireland tour dates.

Bring Me The Horizon headlined Download Festival last night (June 9), and announced a new album and 2024 arena tour at the show.On September 15, the band will release ‘POST HUMAN: NeX GEn’ via Sony/RCA, and head out on a UK and Ireland tour next year with support from Bad Omens, Cassyette and Static Dress.The new album follows the recent sharing of single ‘AmEN!’, which features Lil Uzi Vert and Daryl Palumbo of Glassjaw. ‘POST HUMAN: NeX GEn’ will follow their 2020 EP ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’.Presale tickets for the tour will begin on Wednesday, June 14 at 10am BST, with a general sale following on Friday, June 16, also at 10am.