The Hold Steady return with ‘Open Door Policy’, the follow-up to 2019’s critically revered ‘Thrashing Thru the Passion’. The now six-piece again worked with producer Josh Kaufman to deliver 10 richly developed pieces of storytelling that examine issues including wealth, power, capitalism, ambition, opportunism and survival… Gentle stabs at the piano signal the start of…
It’s been such a strange year and in the spirit of togetherness and community, we’re going to be counting down to Christmas by sharing a selection of our – and our friends’ – favourite festive songs. Today, we’ve chosen Bruce Springsteen’s versio of ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’. Seriously, it’s Christmas Eve. What other…
Ride’s Andy Bell has shared ‘Love Comes in Waves’ ahead of the release of his debut solo album ‘The View From Halfway Down’ on 9 October. Engineered by former Oasis bandmate and mastered by Heba Kadry, Andy says ‘I’ve always wanted to make a solo album, I’ve always said I would do it, although I…
Inspired by a diverse array of bands including Bob Mould, Jawbreaker and R.E.M. and recorded with Jesse Gander (Japandroids, White Lung), Philadelphia punks Fire in the Radio are all set to unleash new album ‘Monuments’. Opening with the conveniently titled ‘Let’s Get to the Start’, the album opens with a burst of synth-enhanced power pop…
Beach Slang have shared ‘Tommy in the 80s’, the second single to be taken from new album ‘The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City’ (out on 10 January). It comes ahead of a US tour supporting Goo Goo Dolls and is dedicated to the late power-pop legend, Tommy Keene. Inspired by Tommy’s greatest hits (James Alex:…
Beach Slang have announced their return with new single ‘Bam Rang Rang’ and details of new album ‘The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City’ (out 10 January via Bridge Nine Records). The band will also be supporting Goo Goo Dolls across the US throughout November. With scuzz-filled riffs from the off, ‘Bam Rang Rang’ finds Beach…
Oasis’ seminal debut record ‘Definitely Maybe’ turned 25 years old back in August and to belatedly celebrate this – and the band’s incredible career in general – we asked fellow superfan Luke Barham of Super Fan 99 Records to list his top 5 songs by the Manchester Rock & Roll Stars. We also couldn’t resist giving…
Liam Gallagher has shared ‘One of Us’, the fourth song to be released from his second solo album ‘Why Me? Why Not?’ (pre-order here). A song ‘about family, friendship and a sense of belonging’, it features Nick Zinner from Yeah Yeah Yeahs on guitar and Liam’s song Gene on bongos. It opens with a tinge…
The Hold Steady have made a welcome return with new record ‘Thrashing Thru the Passion’. The album was recorded in spontaneous fashion and is packed with all the things that we love about The Hold Steady – the hooks, the riffs and Craig Finn’s storytelling lyrics and humour. Recent single ‘Denver Haircut’ opens the record…
Following the success of the As It Was documentary and a successful appearance on the Pyramid Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival and ahead of new album ‘Why Me? Why Not.’, Liam Gallagher has announced an extensive tour of the UK and Europe and shared the video for new single ‘The River’. The song finds…
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