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Father John Misty has shared another new single, ‘The Next 20th Century’ – you can listen to it below.Arriving today (April 4) the brooding track will appear on Joshua Tillman’s fifth studio album under his Father John Misty moniker, ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’, which comes out this Friday (April 8) via Sub Pop/Bella Union.The almost-seven-minute track follows on from FJM’s recent offerings ‘Goodbye Mr. Blue’, ‘Q4’ and ‘Funny Girl’ in previewing his imminent new record.

Father John Misty has announced plans to livestream his London show next week online.The singer/songwriter, real name Josh Tillman, will play the gig at the Barbican on April 7 in celebration of his new record ‘Chloë and the Next 20th Century’, which is set for release on April 8.Misty, who will be backed at the Barbican by Britten Sinfonia (a full orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley) in what will be his only European performance of 2022, will livestream the gig from 8pm UK time on YouTube.You can see further details about the livestream in the below Instagram post.A post shared by Father John Misty (@fatherjohnmisty)The artist will also perform a host of intimate in-store gigs next week – you can see his upcoming schedule below.April4 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (for Crash Records)8 – Pryzm, Kingston (for Banquet Records)9 – Rough Trade East, London10 – Chalk, Brighton (for Resident)11 – St George’s Church, Bristol (for Rough Trade)Misty has so far released three tracks from ‘Chloë and the Next 20th Century’: ‘Funny Girl’, ‘Q4’ and ‘Goodbye Mr Blue’.

Father John Misty has shared the official video for his latest single ‘Goodbye Mr. Blue’ – you can watch it below.The song is set to feature on ‘Chloë and The Next 20th Century’, Joshua Tillman’s fifth studio album under his Father John Misty moniker which is out on April 8 via Sub Pop and Bella Union.Helmed by director Noel Paul (‘Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings’), the new visuals for ‘Goodbye Mr.

Bloc Party have announced an intimate London show for this month – find tickets here.The band will perform at The Garage in Highbury & Islington on Wednesday, March 30 ahead of releasing their sixth studio album, ‘Alpha Games’, on April 29.Fans can access an exclusive ticket pre-sale this Thursday (March 17) at 9am GMT by pre-ordering the forthcoming record via Bloc Party’s official website. Those that have already done so will automatically be eligible.Pre-sale information will be sent out at 8am GMT on Thursday.Tickets go on general sale at 9am GMT this Friday (March 18) – you can purchase yours from here and see the announcement post below.We're playing The Garage on the 30th.

DEALSLittle Mix’s Jade Thirlwall has signed a solo deal with Sony’s RCA. She’s also signed a management deal with Irving Azoff’s Full Stop Management. This all follows her 2019 publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing.Warner Music has signed Indian star Diljit Dosanjh to a global record deal.

Father John Misty has shared a brand new song from his forthcoming album ‘Chloë and The Next 20th Century’ – listen to ‘Goodbye Mr. Blue’ below.‘Chloë and The Next 20th Century’, Tillman’s fifth studio album under the Father John Misty moniker, is set to arrive on April 8 via Sub Pop and Bella Union.The album, which follows 2018’s ‘God’s Favorite Customer’, has so far been previewed with the tracks ‘Q4’ and ‘Funny Girl’.Check out ‘Goodbye Mr.

Sports Team this month.Today (March 2), the band took to Twitter to share a screenshot of an email, the subject of which was “Album masters from Randy.”They accompanied it with a tweet which said: “Hits only. New music before the month’s out.”Sports Team followed it up with another Tweet which said: “Might be A few surprise features on the record.

Chris Willman Music WriterAnyone who was feeling a sense of dread over war erupting in eastern Europe certainly had come to the right place if they landed at Father John Misty’s one-off gig with the LA Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Not that Misty was about to bring up current events in his fairly reserved stage patter Friday night.

Bloc Party have released a new single called ‘Sex Magik’ – you can listen to it below.Following on from last month’s ‘The Girls Are Fighting’ and 2021’s ‘Traps’, the latest song from Kele Okereke and co. combines hypnotic verses with a euphoric, soaring chorus.

IDLES have been forced to cancel their show at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena tomorrow (February 18) due to adverse weather conditions.The band confirmed the news today (February 17), saying that safety is their “number one priority”. On Friday, areas of Wales including Cardiff are expected to face winds of up to 100mph.

The BBC Radio 6 Music Festival will make its fully-fledged post-COVID return this year, taking place across multiple venues in Cardiff. Among the line-up are Little Simz, Father John Misty, Idles, Pixies, Beebadoobee, Mykki Blanco, Self Esteem and more.“After two years, it feels very special to say that the 6 Music Festival is back with a bang in Cardiff”, says Head Of BBC Radio 6 Music, Samantha Moy.

The National, Father John Misty, Brandi Carlile, and more have been announced for the first Sound on Sound Music Festival.Organized by Founders Entertainment, the same people behind Governors Ball, the festival will take place September 24 – 25 in Bridgeport, Connecticut’s Seaport Park. Tickets will be available to the public Friday (February 18).

IDLES, Little Simz and Father John Misty are among the leading names on the line-up for BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2022.The annual live music event is set to take place in multiple venues in Cardiff from April 1-3, marking the first in-person festival to be held by 6 Music since 2020.

APPOINTMENTSSony Music Publishing has appointed Roberto Razzini as Managing Director, Italy. He will take up the role on 1 Mar. “I am honoured by the opportunity”, he says.

Last month Father John Misty announced details of a brand new studio album and shared "Funny Girl." Today we get the second single from Chloë and the Next 20th Century. "Q4" is a typically wry ballad and comes with a video packed with nods to vintage movies, acting as a credits scene filled with shots of ballet dancers and typerwriters.

Father John Misty has shared ‘Q4’, the second single from his forthcoming album ‘Chloë and The Next 20th Century’.Following on from last month’s ‘Funny Girl’ – a sauntering, piano-led ballad – ‘Q4’ is a little more lively, with Josh Tillman crooning about an author fading into obscurity above lush orchestration, jaunty harpsichord and a four-on-the-floor drum rhythm.“A new work of semi-memoir sits / inside the weekend book editor’s desk,” Tillman sings. “And while they have not mentioned it / she must watch roses get thrown at less.”Listen to ‘Q4’ below – an accompanying music video directed by Grant James is set to premiere at 2PM GMT today (February 9).‘Chloë and The Next 20th Century’, Tillman’s fifth studio album under the Father John Misty moniker, is set to arrive on April 8 via Sub Pop and Bella Union.

Father John Misty has shared a snippet of a forthcoming cover by Lana Del Rey of his as-yet-unreleased song ‘Buddy’s Rendezvous’.The original version of the song will feature on Josh Tillman’s fifth studio album as Father John Misty, ‘Chloë and the Next 20th Century’, which is slated to arrive on April 8 via Sub Pop and Bella Union.Lana Del Rey’s rendition of ‘Buddy’s Rendezvous’, meanwhile, will appear on an exclusive 7-inch single included with the deluxe vinyl edition of the album. The box set will also include another 7-inch that features Jack Cruz covering album track ‘Kiss Me (I Loved You)’.Listen to a snippet of Del Rey’s cover below – pre-orders are up on Tillman’s online store.A post shared by Father John Misty (@fatherjohnmisty)This is not the first time Tillman and Del Rey have worked together – he appeared in her music video for ‘Freak’ in 2016, and told NME at the Brit Awards that year that the video was “a dream”.“I’d do anything she told me to,” he said, joking: “That’s what I enjoyed about the video, just being her puppet.

Father John Misty has lifted the lid on his forthcoming fifth studio album, ‘Chloe And The Next 20th Century’, following a series of cryptic teasers he’d trickled out over the past few weeks. Unlike those teasers, however, the indie-rock stalwart (real name Josh Tillman) formally announced his next LP in a decidedly analogue format; his label, Bella Union, sent out a flexi-disc vinyl to a handful of fans on its mailing list.

Father John Misty’s return could be imminent.The indie-rock stalwart, real name Josh Tillman, last made waves in August of 2020 with the standalone tracks ‘To S.’ and ‘To R.’ (both of which came as part of the Sub Pop Singles Club).

Chris Willman Music WriterIf you ever yearned to hear concerts by your favorite artists one night and listen to their TED talks the next, then Park City Song Summit may be your kind of music festival. That’s even though the Utah gathering is avoiding that particular F-word, “festival,” in emphasizing that its inaugural edition — set for Sept.

Father John Misty has announced two free US shows for later this year.The singer-songwriter (aka Joshua Tillman) hasn’t played live since 2019 following the release of his latest album, ‘God’s Favorite Customer’ (2018). He performed at Green Man Festival that summer, returning across the pond in September for California’s Harvest Moon.Posting on social media tonight (May 26), Tillman confirmed he’ll take to the stage for two free shows The Ford in Los Angeles on September 22-23.

Father John Misty has shared a new T-Rex cover – listen to his version of ‘Main Man’ below.The track is lifted from ‘AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan And T-Rex’, a new tribute album that’s released today (September 4).The album includes contributions from U2, Elton John, Nick Cave, Joan Jett and more.

Father John Misty has returned with two brand new songs – listen to ‘To R.’ and ‘To S.’ below.The tracks come as a AA-side, which is part of the Sub Pop Singles Club.The two new songs are Josh Tillman’s first since 2018, when he released his most recent album, ‘God’s Favorite Customer’.Since then, the singer has released a new live album called ‘Off-Key In Hamburg’, which saw proceeds donated to the MusiCares coronavirus relief fund, and released a new Bandcamp EP of Leonard Cohen covers.Listen

Green Man Festival has announced that a virtual event will take place next week, after the coronavirus forced the widespread cancellation of music festivals this summer.From 22-23rd August, fans can expect never-before-released sets from the Brecon Beacons festival, including Father John Misty, Eels and Stella Donnelly.Festival-goers seeking their fix of the celebrated event can also watch a selection of specially commissioned shows from several acclaimed Welsh performing artists including –

Father John Misty has announced that he’s releasing a new covers EP tomorrow, featuring his take on Leonard Cohen and a selection of other artists.The four track release, which is titled ‘Anthem + 3’ opens with a cover of Cohen’s 1992 track ‘Anthem’.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn Friday, Boygenius — consisting of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus — and Father John Misty are both dropping benefit releases exclusively on Bandcamp, which — for the fourth time since the coronavirus pandemic set in — is waiving its sales fee for the day, meaning that all proceeds go to the artist, and in the case of these two releases, the charities to which the artists are donating their proceeds.Boygenius will make three demos from their 2018

Paradigm agents Dave Kaplan and Randall Uritsky have moved to ICM Partners. Both will join the agency's music division.

Paradigm agents Dave Kaplan and Randall Uritsky have moved to ICM Partners. Both will join ICM in the agency's music division.

Layoffs at talent agency Paradigm have hit employees of every rank, multiple sources told Variety — including top agents in music and motion picture and TV literature — as fallout from coronavirus continues to mount.

Father John Misty is helping out with coronavirus relief efforts by dropping a surprise live album and donating the proceeds to an organization aiding the music industry in these trying times.