The Mars Volta announce first album since 2012

Sleep Party People – aka multi-instrumentalist Brian Batz – will release new album ‘Heap Of Ashes’ this autumn. New single, ‘Tide’, is out now.“I was in a weird place in my life where I felt like I was some kind of observer”, says Batz of his life while creating the new album.

Pink Siifu is an artist who draws from an emotive source as deep as his knowledge of Black musical tradition. Just as impressive is his prolific streak, which in the past two years has included standard and deluxe editions of the albums Bag Talk (with YUNGMORPHEUS), Negro (one of our favorite projects of 2020), the Fly Anakin collaborations FlySiifu's and $mokebreak, and his solo project GUMBO'!.

Jean Dawson has announced his second studio album, CHAOS NOW. The follow-up to 2020’s Pixel Bath is scheduled to arrive October 7, and Dawson shared the forthcoming record’s lead single, “3 HEADS,” today alongside a manic visual treatment courtesy of Bradley J.

Iceage will release a compilation of non-album tracks next month. The Danish band's Shake The Feeling: Outtakes & Rarities 2015-2021 is due September 23 via Mexican Summer with the album title track streaming from today.

Chloe Moriondo has announced details of her second album, titled ‘Suckerpunch’, which will come out later this year.The new album follows the singer’s 2021 debut ‘Blood Bunny’, and will land on October 7 via Fueled By Ramen.Ahead of the album’s release, it is being previewed by a new single called ‘Fruity’. Discussing the track and album in a statement, Moriondo said: “‘Fruity’ and this album in general are going to be a slap in the fucking face!! I liked the idea of naming the album for something that means an unexpected hit—something you never saw coming.“It means the world to me to have the creative means to explore different shiny sounds and work with people I love so dearly on a project that is so new and exciting for me.”Watch the ‘Fruity’ video below.Since the release of ‘Blood Bunny’ last year, Moriondo has shared a video for ‘Favorite Band’ which features a number of cameos from members of All Time Low, Simple Plan, Pierce The Veil, Girlpool, Great Grandpa and Joy Again.Elsewhere, she has teamed up with Alfie Templeman and Thomas Headon on the song ‘Dizzy’ and taken our Friends Like These interview with Templeman.Reviewing ‘Blood Bunny’, NME wrote: “Whether channelling her larger-than-life musical heroes or shrouding her music in something more subtle, Moriondo’s lyricism shines through – she’s yet another Gen Z star willing to try the pop-punk outfit on for size.

Janey Godley has announced her return to live comedy for the first time since she underwent treatment for cancer.

The Mars Volta are not afraid of “losing fans” if said fans don’t like the musical direction they’ve taken on their new eponymous album, their first new album for more than a decade, the release of which was confirmed earlier this month.In an interview with The Guardian last week, the band’s Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala said that they have gone for a more pop-orientated sound with the new material. “I’m not bound by genre”, added Rodríguez-López, “the only thing that matters is if music makes you feel something”.After Bixler-Zavala noted that he had seen some negative reactions to the new music online, Rodríguez-López continued: “Losing ‘fans’ is baked into what we do.

First Aid Kit have announced details of their fifth album, titled ‘Palomino’, and a new UK tour – find all the details below.The Swedish sisters – Klara and Johanna Söderberg – returned last month with the single ‘Angel’, their first new music in three years.It’s now been revealed that ‘Angel’ is the first taster of ‘Palomino’, which is set to be released on November 4 via Columbia, and is now being previewed by another new track, ‘Out Of My Head’.Speaking of the new song, First Aid Kit said: “We wrote this song last year together with songwriter and producer Björn Yttling. It was the first time we wrote for First Aid Kit with someone else and it was very inspiring.

The Mars Volta have said that they’re not afraid of “losing fans” while speaking about the response to their recent comeback tracks.The Texas-formed band – comprising Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López – returned in June with their first new song in 10 years, ‘Blacklight Shine’. They followed it up with ‘Graveyard Love’ last month, and have since announced a self-titled seventh album while sharing ‘Vigil’.During a new interview with The Guardian, The Mars Volta spoke about how they’ve adopted a more pop-orientated sound this time around, compared to the heavier style of their previous work.“I’m not bound by genre,” said Rodríguez-López. “The only thing that matters is if music makes you feel something.”Bixler-Zavala, meanwhile, said that he’s noticed some negative online reactions to the group’s recent material.

BLACKSTARKIDS have announced their next album and shared its lead single, “SEX APPEAL.” CYBERKISS* is due out September 23 via Dirty Hit, the label run by The 1975’s Matt Healy, who signed the Kansas City, Missouri rap trio shortly after their 2019 inception. All this happened when TheBabeGabe, TyFaizon, and Deiondre were still high school students, and the Dirty Hit deal was inked a mere month after COVID-19 locked the U.S.

Megan Thee Stallion is sharing a new album this Friday (August 11). Traumazine, the Houston rapper's second studio album, was announced just hours before its release.

K-pop sensations BLACKPINK have shared the release date of their sophomore LP. BORN PINK, the South Korean girl group’s follow-up to their 2020 studio debut, THE ALBUM, will arrive September 16, and its first single, “Pink Venom,” is due out next Friday, August 19.

Chrissy Teigen shared a look at her baby on the way – with a bonus punchline.

Chrissy Teigen shared a look at her baby on the way — with a bonus punchline. The star, who recently announced she is pregnantnearly two years after the loss of her baby boy, took to her Instagram Story on Monday with a sonogram of what appears to be a recent ultrasound. In the image, the growing baby has their hand by their neck, which looks as if the baby is stunned.

Arca and Hood By Air's Shayne Oliver have announced details of new project WENCH with an album worth of material set to be broadcast live on NTS this Friday, August 12. Greatest Hits ’88 to ’16 will be played out live on the internet radio station from 13:00 - 15:00 ET while a launch party will be held on August 11 at New York's Paragon.

The Big Pink have shared details of their first album in a decade, ‘The Love That’s Ours’, alongside the release of new single ‘Rage’.‘The Love That’s Ours’ follows 2012’s ‘Future This’, after which the London-formed group that previously featured Milo Cordell disbanded.Now, singer/guitarist Robbie Furze has reconnected with old bandmate Akiko Matsuura on drums and enlisted new bassist Charlie Barker for The Big Pink reincarnated. Third record ‘The Love That’s Ours’ arrives on September 30 via Project Melody Music.Produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air, Phoenix), the album features a host of guest collaborators including Jamie T, Jamie Hince (The Kills), Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Ryn Weaver, Mary Charteris, Ed Harcourt and more.Furze said of the new album: “Somehow we got here! Our record is about to be released.