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Frank Turner’s New Album ‘FTHC’ To Be Released On February 11, 2022

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Frank Turner’s New Album ‘FTHC’ To Be Released On February 11, 2022

Frank Turner is set to release his brand new album ‘FTHC’ on February 11, 2022. His first since 2019’s ‘No Man’s Land’ with accompanying Podcast, it marks a new chapter in a career that has already spawned four Top 5 albums; nearing an impressive 3000 shows to over 2 million people worldwide and stretching from grassroots venues to Wembley Arena, and the O2.

Following the release of The Gathering, the first track from FTHC, brand new single ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’ is out today alongside news of a major tour of Great Britain in 2022 (further dates in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland to follow).

In addition to Turner’s ‘The Gathering’ Shows this summer, which featured full Xtra Mile acts support bill, he also played storming festival sets at Download Pilot, Slam Dunk, Victorious, Beautiful Days and Moseley Folk. Tonight sees the long-awaited return of Turner’s fourth sold out Lost Evenings Festival for a four-night stand at London’s historic Roundhouse.

‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’ captures the emotions that so many of us have been through in the past year and a half, as Frank explains: “It’s exciting to finally get the new music I’ve been working on out into the world after the last miserable 18 months. It’s been a difficult time for a lot of people and their mental health, myself included, and discussing that openly is important to me, so this is a song about anxiety and the struggles that come with that.” Turner has always excelled at creating exuberant, cathartic songs from immensely challenging emotions, and that’s exactly what he has delivered here with a heartland punk rock anthem that will surely be hollered back to him at shows all over the world.

‘FTHC’ was recorded at ARC – Abbey Recording Studios – just outside of Oxford and produced/mixed by Rich Costey (Foo Fighters, Muse, Biffy Clyro). The album opens with ‘Non Serviam’, a two-minute blast of vitriolic hardcore that reflects the record’s title – a genre he again attacks on ‘My Bad’. But elsewhere it darts between punk, folk, hard rock and singer-songwriter confessionals, starting with the recent single ‘The Gathering’ featuring Jason Isbell and Muse’s Dom Howard. ‘Fatherless’ is particularly revealing as Turner reflects on childhood trauma. ‘A Wave Across A Bay’ is a tribute to his friend, the late Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit. The album ends with a rumination on leaving the capital after 7300 days for a new life on the Essex coast with the bittersweet ‘Farewell To My City’. It’s a mini autobiography rooted in time and place, but one that ultimately accepts that it’s time to move on.

‘FTHC’ is now available to pre-order here on CD, deluxe CD, LP, picture disc and cassette, with signed bundles exclusively available from Frank’s UK store. Fans who pre-order the album before 5pm BST on Tuesday, 21st September will receive access to a pre-sale for tour tickets. The pre-sale opens at midday on Wednesday, September 22nd and remains live until the general sale commences at midday on Friday, September 24th.

Frank Turner’s extensive support of the live music scene during the pandemic saw him play countless livestream benefit shows to raise money and awareness of the importance of small venues all across the country. After raising nearly £300,000 he was recently awarded the Music Venue Trust’s award for Outstanding Achievement for Grassroots Music Venues.

Making up for lost time Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls will hit the road for a sprawling The Never Ending Tour of Everywhere 2022. Dates are below. Lots more international dates are in the pipeline.

JANUARY 2022
18th – Ipswich, Corn Exchange
19th – Norwich, UEA
21st – Cambridge, Junction
22nd – Boston, Gliderdrome
23rd – Hull, City Hall
25th – Newcastle, City Hall
26th – Edinburgh, The Liquid Room
28th – Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
30th – Glasgow, SWG3

FEBRUARY 2022
1st – Leeds, University
2nd – Buckley Tivoli
4th – Liverpool, O2 Acadmy
5th – Sheffield, O2 Academy
6th – Manchester, Academy
8th – Cardiff, Tramshed
9th – Coventry, HMV Empire
11th – Nottingham, Rock City
12th – Leicester, O2 Academy
13th – Birmingham, O2 Institute
14th – Swansea, Sin City
16th – Bristol, O2 Academy
18th – Bath, The Forum
19th – Southampton, O2 Guildhall
20th – Brighton, Dome
22nd – Exeter, University
23rd – Reading, The Hexagon
25th – Oxford, O2 Academy
26th – Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall
27th – London, O2 Academy Brixton

Pet Needs and Truckstop Honeymoon are supports at all shows. The Brixton date also features Snuff as special guests.

The Black Keys Announce The 10th Anniversary Reissue Of ‘El Camino’

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The Black Keys Announce The 10th Anniversary Reissue Of ‘El Camino’

The Black Keys will release a special tenth anniversary edition of their landmark seventh studio album El Camino via Nonesuch Records on November 5, 2021. El Camino (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) will be available in several formats including a Super Deluxe edition of five vinyl LPs or four CDs, featuring a remastered version of the original album, a previously unreleased Live in Portland, ME concert recording, a BBC Radio 1 Zane Lowe session from 2012, a 2011 Electro-Vox session, an extensive photo book, a limited-edition poster and lithograph, and a “new car scent” air freshener. A three-LP edition, which include the remastered album and the live recording, will also be available, as well as a special fan club version of the three-LP set. The Super Deluxe version will also be available digitally.

El Camino was produced by Danger Mouse and The Black Keys and was recorded in the band’s then-new hometown of Nashville during the spring of 2011. The Black Keys won three awards at the 55th annual GRAMMY Awards for El Camino – Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Album—among other worldwide accolades. In the UK, the band was nominated for a BRIT Award (Best International Group) and an NME Award (Best International Band). The week of release, the band performed on Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report, and the Late Show with David Letterman, and later that year, went on to perform their first Madison Square Garden show.

Rolling Stone, which featured the band on their cover around the release, hailed El Camino for bringing “raw, riffed-out power back to pop’s lexicon,” and called it “the Keys’ grandest pop gesture yet, augmenting dark-hearted fuzz blasts with sleekly sexy choruses and Seventies-glam flair.” The Guardian said, “They sound like a band who think they’ve made the year’s best rock’n’roll album, probably because that’s exactly what they’ve done.”

In the newly written liner notes for El Camino (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), David Fricke says:

The story of the Black Keys’ seventh album, named after an automobile, long out of fashion and featured nowhere in the artwork, begins on a sidewalk in the middle of a blizzard. On the afternoon of January 9, 2011, singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney stood on the pavement outside the Bowery Hotel in New York City, saw the weather turning vicious, looked at each other and came to the same decision: They had to get off the road.

The night before, the duo scored another first in a season getting crowded with them: The Black Keys’ debut appearance on Saturday Night Live, performing “Howlin’ for You” and “Tighten Up,” the breakout singles from their latest release, Brothers. Two days earlier, Brothers—the Keys’ first Top Five album, released in May, 2010—became their first gold record, passing a half-million in sales thanks to heavy FM rotation and a near-year of gigging, now set to run deep into 2011 including a prestige slot at Coachella and victory laps in Europe and Australia.

The Keys “tried to settle down” after cancelling the tour, Carney says. But that didn’t last. “I said, ‘We should just make another record.’ And I asked Dan if we should get Danger Mouse”—the hip-hop and modern-rock producer, real name Brian Burton, who worked on the Keys’ 2008 record, Attack and Release, and co-produced “Tighten Up.” Auerbach and Carney did not have any new songs, but as the drummer notes, “Most of our records—we don’t have material when we start. Brothers was made up in the studio.”

In the UK, the record gave the band their first top 10 hit, and in the US it debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200. The band was also the #1 most played artist at Alternative and AAA radio formats for 2012 in the US. The album’s first single, “Lonely Boy”: reached #1 on the Alternative and AAA charts; it also entered the top 10 at Rock radio. The second single, “Gold on the Ceiling,” also reached #1 on Alternative radio and the third single, “Little Black Submarines,” reached the top 3 at Alternative radio.

El Camino has been certified Double Platinum in the US; Platinum in the UK, Belgium, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands; Triple Platinum in Australia and New Zealand; Quadruple Platinum in Canada; and Gold in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Spain, and Switzerland. Of the album’s singles, “Lonely Boy” was certified Double Platinum in the US, nine-times Platinum in Canada, Triple Platinum in Australia, Platinum in New Zealand, and Gold in Denmark and the UK. “Gold on the Ceiling” was certified Platinum in the United States, Australia, and Canada. “Little Black Submarines” was certified Platinum in the United States. The Black Keys also were nominated for an MTV European Music Award in 2012.

The Black Keys’ recently released their tenth studio album, Delta Kream, which was recorded at Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville. The album takes its name from William Eggleston’s iconic Mississippi photograph that is on its cover. Delta Kream is available for purchase on all formats here.

Formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001, The Black Keys, who have been called “rock royalty” by the Associated Press and “one of the best rock ‘n’ roll bands on the planet” by Uncut, are guitarist/singer Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney. Cutting their teeth playing small clubs, the band have gone on to sell out arena tours and have released nine previous studio albums: their debut The Big Come Up (2002), followed by Thickfreakness (2003) and Rubber Factory (2004), along with their releases on Nonesuch Records, Magic Potion (2006), Attack & Release (2008), Brothers (2010), El Camino (2011), Turn Blue (2014) and, most recently, “Let’s Rock” (2019), plus and a tenth anniversary edition of Brothers (2020). The band has won six Grammy Awards and a BRIT and headlined festivals in North America, South America, Mexico, Australia, and Europe.

EL CAMINO (10TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION) FORMATS

Super Deluxe:

5LP Vinyl, 4CD and Digital: Original remastered album, previously unreleased full live concert and BBC Session Recorded in 2012, 2011 Electro-Vox Session, photo book, limited-edition poster and lithograph, “new car scent” air freshener

1. ‘Lonely Boy’
2. ‘Dead and Gone’
3. ‘Gold on the Ceiling’
4. ‘Little Black Submarines’
5. ‘Money Maker’
6. ‘Run Right Back’
7. ‘Sister’
8. ‘Hell of a Season’
9. ‘Stop Stop’
10. ‘Nova Baby’
11. ‘Mind Eraser’

Live in Portland, ME

1. ‘Howlin’ for You’
2. ‘Next Girl’
3. ‘Run Right Back’
4. ‘Same Old Thing’
5. ‘Dead and Gone’
6. ‘Gold on the Ceiling’
7. ‘Thickfreakness’
8. ‘Girl Is On My Mind’
9. ‘I’ll Be Your Man / Your Touch’
10. ‘Little Black Submarines’
11. ‘Money Maker’
12. ‘Strange Times’
13. ‘Chop and Change’
14. ‘Nova Baby’
15. ‘Ten Cent Pistol’
16. ‘Tighten Up’
17. ‘Lonely Boy’
18. ‘Everlasting Light’
19. ‘She’s Long Gone’
20. ‘I Got Mine’

Zane Lowe BBC Radio 1 Session

1. ‘Howlin’ for You’
2. ‘Next Girl’
3. ‘Gold on the Ceiling’
4. ‘Thickfreakness’
5. ‘I’ll Be Your Man’
6. ‘Your Touch’
7. ‘Little Black Submarines’
8. ‘Dead and Gone’
9. ‘Tighten Up’
10. ‘Lonely Boy’
11. ‘I Got Mine’

Electro Vox Session

1. ‘Dead and Gone’
2. ‘Gold on the Ceiling’
3. ‘Howlin’ for You’
4. ‘Lonely Boy’
5. ‘Money Maker’
6. ‘Next Girl’
7. ‘Run Right Back’
8. ‘Sister’
9. ‘Tighten Up’

Sir Rod Stewart’s Songwriting Renaissance Continues On ‘The Tears Of Hercules’, His 31st Studio Album

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Sir Rod Stewart’s Songwriting Renaissance Continues On ‘The Tears Of Hercules’, His 31st Studio Album

Sir Rod Stewart’s rekindled love of songwriting grows stronger on his 31st studio album, THE TEARS OF HERCULES. It’s Stewart’s fourth new album of original songs since 2013 when he reconnected with his songwriting muse to record Time, the chart-topping album which entered the Top 10 in the US and ten countries worldwide, including #1 in the U.K., where it’s been certified platinum double-platinum. For his latest, Stewart wrote nine of the album’s 12 songs, including the first single, “One More Time,” which is available today on all digital and streaming services. A new video for the song is also available today.

On November 12, THE TEARS OF HERCULES will be available on CD, LP, and through digital and streaming services.

THE TEARS OF HERCULES is a project close to Stewart’s heart, especially the song “Touchline,” which he dedicated to his father, who taught him and his brothers to love football, a tradition Sir Rod has passed down to his sons. In the album’s sleeve note, Stewart says he’s proud of the album. “I’ve never said this before about any previous efforts, but I believe this is by far my best album in many a year,” he writes.

To make THE TEARS OF HERCULES, Stewart once again worked with Kevin Savigar, the keyboardist-songwriter-composer who has co-produced Stewart’s last three studio albums: Time (2013), Another Country (2015), and Blood Red Roses (2018). Their long-running collaboration began in 1978 when Stewart invited Savigar to join his studio and touring band. In addition to “One More Time,” they also co-wrote the standout tracks “Hold On” and “All My Days.” Stewart co-wrote “Born To Boogie (A Tribute To Mark Bolan)” with Emerson Swinford, the guitarist in his band. Stewart, Savigar, and Swinford share songwriting credit on “I Can’t Imagine.

Stewart has always had a gift for making any song sound like it was written just for him. That’s certainly true of the album’s title track, a powerful ballad written by Marc Jordan. Through the years, Stewart has recorded other songs written by Jordan, including “Rhythm Of My Heart” (#5 U.S./#3 U.K.) from Vagabond Heart and “This” from his gold-certified album, A Spanner in the Works. Additional covers include Stewart’s joyful take on Soul Brother Six’s “Some Kind Of Wonderful,” and his stirring rendition of Johnny Cash’s “These Are My People.”

The two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee says he’s looking forward to playing some of the new songs live next year during his North American Tour. It will start on July 1, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas, and includes 19 shows. Visit rodstewart.com for ticket information.

But first, Stewart will return to Las Vegas to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his acclaimed residency, “Rod Stewart: The Hits.” He’ll play nine shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace between October 6 and 23. The performances will feature chart-topping hits that span Stewart’s unparalleled career, including “You Wear It Well,” “Maggie May,” “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy,” “The First Cut is the Deepest,” “Tonight’s the Night” and “Forever Young.”

THE TEARS OF HERCULES

CD Track Listing:
“One More Time”
“Gabriella”
“All My Days”
“Some Kind Of Wonderful”
“Born To Boogie (A Tribute To Mark Bolan)”
“Kookooaramabama”
“I Can’t Imagine”
“The Tears Of Hercules”
“Hold On”
“Precious Memories”
“These Are My People”
“Touchline”

LP Track Listing

Side One
“One More Time”
“Gabriella”
“All My Days”
“Some Kind Of Wonderful”
“Born To Boogie (A Tribute To Mark Bolan)”
“Kookooaramabama”

Side Two
“I Can’t Imagine”
“The Tears Of Hercules”
“Hold On”
“Precious Memories”
“These Are My People”
“Touch Line”

Rod Stewart is one of the best-selling artists in the history of recorded music, with an estimated 250 million records and singles sold worldwide. His signature voice, style, and songwriting have transcended all genres of popular music, from rock, folk, soul, R&B, and even the Great American Songbook; making him one of the few stars to enjoy chart-topping albums throughout every decade of his career. He’s earned countless of the industry’s highest awards, among them, two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the ASCAP Founders Award for songwriting, New York Times bestselling author, Grammy™ Living Legend, and in 2016 he officially became “Sir Rod Stewart” after being knighted at Buckingham Palace for his services to music and charity.

David Bowie Estate and Warner Music Announce Landmark, Career-Spanning Partnership

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David Bowie Estate and Warner Music Announce Landmark, Career-Spanning Partnership

Warner Music Group (WMG) and the estate of David Bowie have signed a global, career-spanning partnership for Bowie’s timeless recorded music catalog. With this landmark new deal, Warner Music will now have worldwide rights to five decades of Bowie’s transcendent, culture-shifting work. Expanding on Warner Music’s current agreement with the estate, which encompasses Bowie material from 1968 to 1999, the new licensing agreement will include the entirety of Bowie’s 2000-2016 creative outpouring. Heathen, Reality, The Next Day, and the worldwide No.1 album ★ (pronounced Blackstar) are among the acclaimed works that will come into the Warner Music fold in 2023.

Much of Bowie’s catalog became part of the Warner Music family in 2013, when WMG acquired the historic London-based Parlophone Label Group. Since then, Warner Music and the Bowie estate have jointly embarked on an extensive, award-winning program of releases highlighting the astonishing, game-changing evolution of his career. This includes Five Years, which won the NME Award for Best Reissue in 2016; Conversation Piece, which earned the 2021 Making Vinyl Packaging Award for Best Book + Media Package; and the lauded Glastonbury 2000 live audio & video set (2018).

Prominent among the flow of recent Bowie releases has been the acclaimed Era series of box sets, each one covering a key period in Bowie’s career. Launched in 2015, there have been four Era sets released to date. The fifth Era box, Brilliant Adventure (1992 – 2001), is slated for release this fall, with details to come. Guided by Bowie’s vision for his catalog, Nigel Reeve – Warner Music’s SVP, Content Development & Marketing, Global Catalog, has worked in close partnership with the Bowie estate to curate and present a landmark release campaign celebrating Bowie’s unparalleled legacy, with many more exciting releases on tap.

Max Lousada, CEO, Recorded Music, Warner Music Group said: “It’s an incredible honor to have been chosen as the stewards of one of the most important and dynamic bodies of creative work in modern culture. The impact of Bowie’s repeated reinvention and endless experimentation continues to resonate around the world – through the genres he transformed, the timeless songs and sounds he invented, and the immeasurable influence he’s had on music, art, and fashion. We’re excited that our expanded partnership with the Bowie estate will help us deliver innovative, career-spanning projects and attract new generations to his extraordinary musical universe.”

Kevin Gore, President, Global Catalog, Warner Recorded Music added: “To be entrusted with this phenomenal body of work is truly gratifying. For the past eight years, we’ve enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the Bowie estate, collaborating on a fantastic series of releases. Nigel and our entire catalog team have taken great care to be thoughtful and steadfast in our promise to stay true to his artistic vision, while revealing previously unheard music and framing his genius in fresh contexts. With the addition of his immensely powerful later work to the Warner Music portfolio, we’re looking forward to bringing Bowie’s music to fans across the globe for many years to come.”

David Bowie was born in 1947. Between the late-’60s and the mid-‘70s, he experimented with multi-media, recording the albums The Man Who Sold The World, Space Oddity, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Station to Station, and Young Americans. The track “Fame,” taken from the latter album, was his first U.S. No 1.

In 1976, he relocated to Berlin, recording Low and Heroes with Eno and Tony Visconti. In 1980, he made his Broadway debut in The Elephant Man and released the Visconti co-production, Scary Monsters and Super Creeps, followed in 1983 by the Nile Rodgers-produced Let’s Dance. Between the mid-‘80s and early ‘90s, he worked with his band Tin Machine, collaborated with the dance company La La La Human Steps, and wrote music for Hanif Kureishi’s Buddha Of Suburbia.

1992 brought one of rock’s first CD-ROMs, Bowie’s Jump. In 1994, reunited once again with Eno, he produced the experimental Outside album, followed by Earthling in 1997 and hours… in 1999, the year he became a Commandeur dans L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Bowie’s next project was a further recorded collaboration with Tony Visconti, 2002’s Heathen. The accompanying live dates in Europe and America saw full performances of both Heathen and 1977’s classic Low. A year later, the Reality album was launched with the world’s largest interactive “live by satellite” event, followed by the rapturously received and critically acclaimed “A Reality Tour” of the world.

2006 saw Bowie return to acting, with the Chris Nolan-directed The Prestige (#1 at the box office) adding to such cinematic highlights as Nic Roeg’s The Man Who Fell to Earth, Martin Scorcese’s The Last Temptation of Christ, Tony Scott’s The Hunger, and Nagisa Oshima’s Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. In May 2007, Bowie was the inaugural curator of the highly successful 10-day “High Line” arts and music festival in New York. That June, he was honored at the 11th Annual Webby Awards (known as the “Oscars of the Internet”) with the Webby Lifetime Achievement Award for pushing the boundaries between art and technology.

Later in 2007, Bowie starred as himself in an acclaimed episode of Extras, Ricky Gervais’ series on HBO. 2012 saw the erection of a plaque in Heddon Street, London (the scene of the Ziggy Stardust cover shoot) to commemorate the extraordinary influence of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and, of course, David himself.

Further excitement accompanied the 2012 announcement that the David Bowie Archive had given unprecedented access to the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum for an exhibition to be curated solely by the V&A in London. It was the first time a museum had been given access to the David Bowie Archive. The exhibition went on to break records in the U.S., Berlin, and France.

On January 8, 2013, quite without fanfare and out of the blue, David Bowie released a new single entitled “Where Are We Now?” and announced the release of a new album. The Next Day was Bowie’s first new studio album in 10 years. Critically lauded across the world, it features songs that are now widely seen as amongst his best.

In 2014, to celebrate his 50th year in music, the compilation Nothing Has Changed was released, and yet again Bowie surprised everyone by releasing the seven-minute jazz murder ballad “Sue (or In a Season of Crime),” a collaboration with the Maria Schneider Orchestra. Bowie ended 2014 by revealing “Tis A Pity She Was a Whore,” an uncompromising piece that pointed to a possible future of even further experimentation.

Spring 2015 brought the announcement of the off-Broadway theatre production, Lazarus, a collaboration between Bowie and renowned playwright Enda Walsh. Directed by Ivo Van Hove, Lazarus also played in London at the King’s Cross Theatre to rave reviews.

★ (pronounced Blackstar) was Bowie’s 28th studio album, released on his 69th birthday, January 8, 2016. Co-produced by Bowie and Visconti, and featuring backing from local NYC jazz saxophonist Donny McCaslin and his quartet, ★ was released to overwhelming acclaim, garnering many of the best critical notices of Bowie’s entire career. ★ was the first David Bowie album to hit No. 1 in the U.S., topped the charts in more than 20 countries, and won five Grammy Awards.

On January 10, 2016, David Bowie died peacefully surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer. His body of work, multi-generational influence, and legacy of fearless innovation and endless reinvention will live on forever.

The War On Drugs Release “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” Title Track Off New Album, Out October 29

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The War On Drugs Release “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” Title Track Off New Album, Out October 29

The War On Drugs present “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” the stunning title track/video off their new album and first in over four years, out October 29th on Atlantic Records. I Don’t Live Here Anymore is an uncommon rock album about one of our most common but daunting processes–resilience in the face of despair. At the start of “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” bandleader Adam Granduciel sings “I was lying in my bed, a creature void of form/Been so afraid of everything, I need a chance to be reborn,” reminding us of the universal struggle of redemption. Co-produced by Granduciel and Shawn Everett, the song features vibrant backing vocals by guests Lucius. Together, they sing: “We’re all just walkin’ through this darkness on our own.”

The “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” video, directed by Emmett Malloy, was filmed throughout Los Angeles and nods to classic rock and roll videos of the past.

I Don’t Live Here Anymore is The War On Drugs’ first studio album since winning the Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2018. It was recorded over the span of three years in seven studios, culminating in a dozen-plus sessions throughout Los Angeles and New York. Granduciel and Everett spent untold hours peeling back every piece of these songs and rebuilding them, playing upon the band’s particular combination of intricacy and imagination.

Last week, The War On Drugs performed I Don’t Live Here Anymore’s album opener, “Living Proof,” on the season premiere of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. After a performance at Desert Daze this November, they will begin touring in support of the album in January 2022, visiting some of the largest venues they’ve ever played, including their first headlining show at Madison Square Garden. All dates can be found below and tickets are on sale here.

Watch the “Living Proof” Video

Watch Performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Pre-order I Don’t Live Here Anymore

The War On Drugs Tour Dates
Fri. Nov. 12 – Lake Perris, CA @ Desert Daze
Wed. Jan. 19 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live
Thu. Jan. 20 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live
Fri. Jan. 21 – Dallas, TX @ Toyota Music Factory
Sat. Jan. 22 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Mon. Jan. 24 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
Tue. Jan. 25 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Thu. Jan. 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
Fri. Jan. 28 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
Sat. Jan. 29 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Mon. Jan. 31 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Tue. Feb. 1 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Wed. Feb. 2 – Washington, DC @ Anthem
Fri. Feb. 4 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live!
Sat. Feb. 5 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Sun. Feb. 6 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Tue. Feb. 8 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
Thu. Feb. 10 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
Fri. Feb. 11 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
Sat. Feb. 12 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
Sun. Feb. 13 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
Tue. Feb 15 – St. Paul , MN @ Palace Theatre
Wed. Feb. 16 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
Fri. Feb. 18 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
Sat. Feb. 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union
Mon. Feb. 21 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Tue. Feb. 22 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Wed. Feb. 23 – Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds
Fri. Feb. 25 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Sat. Feb. 26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium
Tue. March 22 – Helsinki, FI @ Helsinki Ice Hall
Thu. March 24 – Stockholm, SE @ Annexet
Sun. March 27 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
Mon. March 28 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
Wed. March 30 – Copenhagen, DK @ KB Hallen
Thu. March 31 – Copenhagen, DK @ KB Hallen
Sat. April 2 – Berlin, DE @ Verti Music Hall
Mon. April 4 – Zurich, CH @ Halle 622
Tue. April 5 – Milano, IT @ Alcatraz
Thu. April 7 – München, DE @ Zenith
Sat. April 9 – Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
Mon. April 11 – Birmingham, UK @ 02 Academy Birmingham
Tue. April 12 – London, UK @ The O2 Arena
Thu. April 14 – Dublin, IE @ 3 Arena
Sat. April 16 – Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena
Mon. April 18 – Edinburgh, UK @ Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Wed. April 20 – Köln, DE @ Palladium
Thu. April 21 – Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof
Fri. April 22 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
Sat. April 23 – Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis

Video: Syd Barrett’s First Trip (1966)

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Video: Syd Barrett’s First Trip (1966)

“On an overcast day late in the summer of 1966, Syd first tripped on mushrooms while film student/friend Nigel Gordon captured the event on 8mm film. This marked the point of no return to Syd’s life as he knew it. The spirit that entered the Gog Magog hills that day would not be the same entity that returned. The second part of this historic video shows Pink Floyd after having signed their first recording contract with EMI Records outside Abbey Road Studios in April ’67. It is apparent in this scene that Syd has not yet come down from the hill.”

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Falco “Emotional” Celebrates 35 Years With New Deluxe Edition Released October 29

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Falco “Emotional” Celebrates 35 Years With New Deluxe Edition Released October 29

When Falco began to work on his fourth studio album “Emotional“ in spring 1986, he was one of a few internationally successful artists singing in German language. Reaching #1 of the Billboard Hot 100 charts with “Rock Me Amadeus” from his previous album “Falco 3” in March 1986, he is the only artist ever achieving this historic summit in the US with a song in German. Adding this fact to his superstar status in German speaking countries and most of Europe, shows the magnitude a new Falco album meant to the music world at that time.

Celebrating the album’s 35th anniversary, Warner Music will release “Emotional (Remastered Version)” on October, 29, 2021. The album will be available in various physical formats including a Deluxe Box Set (3CD/1DVD), 1CD, 1LP (180g, black vinyl), 1LP (180g, limited transparent red colored vinyl) and digital versions.

The release of “Emotional” was another successful chapter in Falco’s outstanding career. Released on November 1st, 1986, the album went straight to #1 in Germany and Austria and top 10 in several other European territories. Marking his debut with Warner Music, “Emotional” was the second Bolland und Bolland produced Falco album and including singles such as “The Sound of Musik”, which had great success outside the German-speaking countries as well and reached the US top 20 Dance chart, and “Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2. Ein Jahr Danach – One Year Later)”, which reached the top of the German charts and was a sequel to Falco’s famous 1985 song “Jeanny” about a young woman who had disappeared for a year and still hadn’t been found. Other notable tracks of the album were “Emotional”, “The Kiss of Kathleen Turner”, and “Kamikaze Capa”, the latter written as a tribute to the late photojournalist Robert Capa. In 1987, Falco embarked on the “Emotional” world tour, which was concluded in Japan.

Besides the original album, the Deluxe Box Set (digipack) features selected mixes and single versions and tracks from the “Emotional” world tour recorded on November 4, 1986 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany and broadcast on television the following year. Eleven songs from the performance were selected and will now be released on DVD for the first time. The Deluxe Box Set is completed with a 20 pages booklet including new liner notes and unseen pictures. The track list of the digital version is the same as the as the 3CD of the Deluxe Edition.

The first song previewing the Emotional Deluxe Edition is available today: “Emotional (Extended NY Mix) [English Version] [2021 Remaster]”.
The album’s original cover, a still from the promotional video for the title track, pays homage to Elvis Presley in his 1968 “Comeback Special”. Undoubtedly one music history’s greats himself, Falco stands out as the bestselling Austria artist of all time, selling overall 20M albums and 40M singles and scoring several international hits such as “Rock Me Amadeus”, “Der Kommissar”, “Vienna Calling”, “Jeanny”, “The Sound of Musik”, “Coming Home (Jeanny Part II, One Year Later)”, and posthumously, “Out of the Dark”.

Tracklisting:
Deluxe Box Set 3CD/1DVD + Digital

CD1 – ORIGINAL ALBUM REMASTERED
01. Emotional (2021 Remaster) 4:54
02. Kamikaze Cappa (Dedicated To Robert Cappa Who Died
In Indochina 1954)(2021 Remaster) 5:10
03. Crime Time (2021 Remaster) 4:24
04. Cowboyz And Indianz (2021 Remaster) 5:47
05. Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr Danach 2021 Remaster) 5:38
06. The Star Of Moon And Sun (2021 Remaster) 5:19
07. Les Nouveaux Riches (2021 Remaster) 4:30
08. The Sound Of Musik (2021 Remaster) 4:57
09. The Kiss Of Kathleen Turner (2021 Remaster) 7:32
CD2 – THE EXTENDED VERSIONS
01. The Sound Of Musik (Extended Rock ‘N’ Soul Version) [2021 Remaster] 10:00
02. The Sound Of Musik (12″ Edit) [2021 Remaster] 7:12
03. Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr Danach) (Extended Version) [2021
Remaster] 7:43
04. Emotional (Extended Version) [2021 Remaster] 7:38
05. Emotional (Extended N.Y. Mix) [2021 Remaster] 8:21
06. Emotional (Extended N.Y. Mix) (English Version) [2021 Remaster] 8:21
07. Emotional (Her Side Of The Story) [2021 Remaster] 5:19
CD3 – THE SINGLE & INSTRUMENTAL VERSIONS
01. The Sound Of Musik (Rock ‘N’ Soul Edit) [2021 Remaster] 4:35
02. The Sound Of Musik (Single Edit) [2021 Remaster] 4:12
03. The Sound Of Musik (7″ Edit) 2021 [2021 Remaster] 4:07*
04. The Sound Of Musik (Full Length Instru-Mental Version) [2021 Remaster] 4:05**
05. The Sound Of Musik (Instru-Mental Version) [2021 Remaster] 2:44
06. Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr Danach) (Special Edited Radio Version) [2021 Remaster] 4:24*
07. Emotional (N.Y. Mix) [2021 Remaster] 4:20*
08. Emotional (N.Y. Mix) (English Version) [2021 Remaster] 4:20*
09. Emotional (English Version) [2021 Remaster] 4:52*
10. Emotional (Her Side Of The Story 7″ Edit) [2021 Remaster] 4:09*
11. Crime Time (7″ Edit) [2021 Remaster] 3:28*
DVD -EMOTIONAL TOUR 1986 (Live In Frankfurt/Main – Germany) (only on DVD)
01. The Star Of Moon And Sun
02. Junge Roemer
03. Männer des Westens – Any Kind Of Land
04. The Kiss Of Kathleen Turner
05. Jeanny
06. Crime Time
07. Munich Girls
08. Emotional
09. Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2. Ein Jahr Danach)
10. Vienna Calling
11. Rock Me Amadeus
(*denotes previously unreleased on CD/Digital)
(**denotes previously unreleased)

1CD; 1LP; 1LP COLORED
ORIGINAL ALBUM REMASTERED
01. Emotional (2021 Remaster) 4:54
02. Kamikaze Cappa (Dedicated To Robert Cappa Who Died
In Indochina 1954)( (2021 Remaster) 5:10
03. Crime Time (2021 Remaster) 4:24
04. Cowboyz And Indianz (2021 Remaster) 5:47
05. Coming Home (Jeanny Part 2, Ein Jahr Danach 2021 Remaster) 5:38
06. The Star Of Moon And Sun (2021 Remaster) 5:19
07. Les Nouveaux Riches (2021 Remaster) 4:30
08. The Sound Of Musik (2021 Remaster) 4:57
09. The Kiss Of Kathleen Turner (2021 Remaster) 7:32

Toronto Punk-Pop Rocker CHRIS NINE Unleashes Blast of Adrenaline with Blistering “the rage” Single

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Toronto Punk-Pop Rocker CHRIS NINE Unleashes Blast of Adrenaline with Blistering “the rage” Single

Canadian post-hardcore punk-pop rocker Chris Nine unleashes a blistering blast of bone-crushing adrenaline in the form of his new single, “the rage” — available now.

The new supercharged single lands ahead of the Toronto-based artist’s forthcoming EP, The Heavy, due out this Fall.

“the rage” is a harrowing opus that unveils the duality of love and the consequences of our actions. This viewpoint puts the listener’s experience front and center, creating a connection using emotionally complex themes while embedding them within expertly produced music you wouldn’t typically hear from a newer artist. Chris Nine bears his soul to tell a tale that’s as much filled with tragedy as it is hope.

“I show up, a fight last night was what you
Had to call it
I’m so sorry, I’m still lonely
Can this be our moment”

Chris Nine’s poignant lyrics act as a two-way musical mirror held up to his listeners in an attempt to engage on a more personal level; stripping away all ego and pride, he takes a raw and honest approach with his sonic storytelling.

Lyrical vulnerability has always been a part of Chris Nine’s artistic journey; it seemed inevitable that the appropriate considerations were taken when considering the overall blending of genres that make up his sound. You are just as likely to pick up on musical splashes of Paramore and Rage Against the Machine as you are to catch hints of Machine Gun Kelly; this carefully crafted sound offers a cerebral experience that inspires the listener to reflect on their own lived experience while head-banging to catchy licks that are sure to induce an earworm.

A polished orchestration of razor-sharp guitar riffs, supercharged vocals, and stadium-filling drums, Chris Nine’s delivery is a supersonic yet melancholy musical offering sure to honour his rock contemporaries. Channelling various artistic influences across punk and post-rock music, this spellbinding synthesis of sound harnesses the power embedded within his ominous melodies, and intertwines them with his bold perspective.

“the rage” is available now. The Heavy is available September 24th.

Phoenix, AZ’s Junk Dior Captures Loneliness in Modern Relationships in Sunny And Sad “When We’re Both Apart”

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Phoenix, AZ’s Junk Dior Captures Loneliness in Modern Relationships in Sunny And Sad “When We’re Both Apart”

There’s a specific type of loneliness that comes with being into someone who parties too much, and Phoenix, AZ’s pop artist Junk Dior captures it perfectly with his new single “When We’re Both Apart” — available now.

While sonically, it’s a sunny — if not euphoric — delivery of unbridled optimism, the lyrics tell the other story. Amid layers of beats, synth, soaring vocal harmonies, and rap/talk, the song tells the story of a ‘party princess’ who continually evades the narrator, giving him time only in the spaces between one party and the next — even if the party only happens to be on TikTok. And she keeps her weekends to herself.

“When We’re Both Apart” was borne of Junk Dior’s personal exhaustion from working in nightclubs, a feeling surrounded by superficial intimacy. He “feels saddened by the disconnect between couples,” adding that the song is what he believes is an accurate representation of the modern 21st-century relationship.

“It gets lonely when we’re both apart” is the repeated hook, and we’re just as hooked as he is; while unrequited love is his drug of choice, she no doubt does the ‘good stuff.’ The song’s many layers lend an impression of not only cynical irony, but hope and the possibility for eventual genuine connection; a complex message for complicated times.

Junk Dior, a.k.a. Michael Finkelstein, has courted a love of music since childhood. He and his identical twin brother were both avid music aficionados, digging into their parents’ music collection from a young age. A friend’s father, a professional drummer, had a 40-50-piece drum set in his living room, which further added to the obsession. Junk Dior then discovered the piano, and is self-taught. He became interested in other types of music, such as film scores and electronic music. Then, the loss of a high-school classmate inspired him to compose a full orchestral piece for the school orchestra. That was the beginning of his love of performing, and his large-scale musical ambitions.

“When We’re Both Apart” appears on Junk Dior’s new album, R.etrograde. Both are available now.

Sonic Reducers: Canadian Comic Giant Norm Macdonald Has Passed Away

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Sonic Reducers. One topic. Two music nerds. Five minutes.

Listen in as we mourn the death of Canadian comic giant Norm Macdonald, celebrate his life and career and recall some of his finest moments on Saturday Night Live.

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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