“I Want It All” was released in 1989 as the lead single from Queen’s album The Miracle, written by Brian May and produced by David Richards. The song became a global hit, reaching top 10 in multiple countries and serving as an anti-apartheid anthem in South Africa. Freddie Mercury never performed it live, but Queen revived it at the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert with Roger Daltrey on vocals and Tony Iommi on guitar.
OK Go Unveils Groundbreaking Blender-Made Video for “Impulse Purchase”
OK Go has teamed up with Blender Studio, BAFTA-winning filmmaker and animator Will Anderson, and acclaimed designer and artist Lucas Zanotto to bring their track “Impulse Purchase” to life in a spectacular new visual.
Crafted entirely in Blender, a free, open-source software for creating 3D art, the “Impulse Purchase” visual combines Will Anderson’s signature fun and quirky animation style with Lucas Zanotto’s iconic design language. OK Go frontman Damian Kulash controlled the main character in real time via face-capture; unlike the careful determinism of traditional animation, this system captures a live performance.
“It began with my love of Lucas Zanatto’s short animated loops – they’re so inventive, so full of joy, always delivering little doses of the kind of wonder we’re always searching for in our own videos. So I thought the universe flowing from his brain might be the perfect setting for a lyric video, but when I reached out to him, he had a more ambitious project to propose: a ‘live performance’ with me AS one of his characters. Suddenly it was a much weirder, more wonderful project than what I’d envisioned,” shares OK Go frontman and video director, Damian Kulash.
The pair teamed up with Will Anderson to design a dynamic procedural system in Blender for puppeting a digital character via face-capture software that anyone can use. The clip released today features a performance tracking Damian’s face, but, like all Blender Studio projects, the source files for “Impulse Purchase” are free for all to use and adapt, and the Blenderheads have already started going wild with them.
All of the necessary files, tools, and documentation, are available for download here. The project aims to share both the file and the process behind it, so users can not only interact with the main character from the video, but also learn how to create their own interactive animations.
“Blender Studio is all about exploring technical and artistic solutions for creative challenges, and this project is a perfect example. We are proud to support and partner with these talented artists, who share Blender’s values of creating and sharing knowledge with the world,” adds Blender COO, Francesco Siddi.
“Impulse Purchase” appears on OK Go’s latest studio album And the Adjacent Possible which was released earlier this year. Produced by OK Go and longtime collaborator Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Spoon, Tame Impala, MGMT)
Folk Singer-Songwriter Jack Schneider Releases “Crying In The Rain” Ahead of New Album ‘Streets Of September’ Out September 19
Nashville-based singer/songwriter Jack Schneider releases “Crying In The Rain,” the latest single from his upcoming LP Streets Of September, which will come out on September 19. Schneider turns the Carole King cut originally performed by the Everly Brothers into a soft folk song with a gentle sound that evokes ’70s troubadours and is elevated by vocal harmonies from Wendy Moten (who has sung with folks like Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Vince Gill and Bonnie Tyler).
On the new song, Schneider shares: “When I was eleven or twelve years old, my mom took me to see James Taylor and Carole King together on their reunion tour, and I vividly remember hearing this song in particular for the first time. It has haunted me since then, and despite digging through every version officially released, I’ve been unable to find a recording that encapsulated the spirit of that song the way I heard it for the first time. The version I recorded turned out differently, of course; but I included it on this record because there is magic in the song itself, and because it’s important to me to carry on songs I love from past generations to the next, to breathe life into them so that they can continue to grow beyond the places they came from.”
Following years on the road as Vince Gill’s rhythm guitarist, Schneider just wrapped a series of shows with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ahead of his AMERICANAFEST debut next week on Sept. 10 at the Analog and a Nashville album release show at the bluegrass mainstay The Station Inn on Sept. 23. He will also support Marty Stuart later this year before heading out with Australian guitar wiz Tommy Emmanuel on his extensive tour next April.
Last month, Schneider announced the new LP with the release of the warm, rootsy “Stone’s Throw Away,” which Atwood Magazine lauded as “a triumph of Jack Schneider’s own artistry – a dreamy, enchanting revelation full of heart, humility, and a whole lot of soul.” Produced by Matt Andrews (Gillian Welch, Old Crow Medicine Show, Dawes), the new album finds Schneider reflecting on his experience battling a mysterious life-threatening illness and reaffirms the enduring power of storytelling in the face of loss and transcendence. Serving as both a personal reflection and a tribute to the people and places that shaped him, Streets Of September features a mixture of profoundly honest original material and revelatory interpretations. The album also includes a co-write with Gill: the bittersweet first single “How In The World.”
Serendipity is a word that surrounds Schneider and everyone in his orbit. In fact, he wasn’t even supposed to be making a new record, but when a friend cancelled a recording session he was scheduled to produce, he figured it was a sign to use the studio time to record another LP. In addition, Schneider was even able to pay the ultimate tribute to his late mentor Steve Weisberg, who played on his favorite album of all time An Evening with John Denver, by playing the same guitar Weisberg used on the album on what turned out to be 50 years to the day it was recorded.
Streets Of September was recorded live to tape at Burns Sound in Burns, TN with an all-star band of Nashville’s finest including Dom Billett, Jared Manzo, Tony Harrell, Andrea Zonn and Eddy Dunlap. It follows his critically-acclaimed debut LP Best Be On My Way, which featured Gill along with Stuart Duncan among others. Over the course of the last 10 years, he’s also shared the stage with folks like Emmylou Harris, the Eagles, Chris Stapleton and Sting, recorded songs with wildly diverse artists from Camila Cabello and FLETCHER to David Rawlings, and toured with Americana mainstays like The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. His prowess as a guitarist and musician has long been proven, now he’s ready to be seen as an artist in his own right, and the universe seems to agree.
Streets Of September Tracklist
1. Streets Of September
2. Footprints In The Sand
3. Crying In The Rain
4. How In The World
5. Stone’s Throw Away
6. Renee
7. Bright Eyes
8. Gulf of Mexico
Tour Dates
September 10 – Nashville, TN – AMERICANAFEST @ Analog at Hutton Hotel
September 11 – Dallas, TX – Longhorn Ballroom ^
September 12 – Austin, TX – The Paramount Theater ^
September 20 – Decatur, AL – Princess Theatre #
September 23 – Nashville, TN – The Station Inn
September 28 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
October 28 – Nashville, TN – The Station Inn
November 15 – Decatur, AL – Princess Theater ^
April 8 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater *
April 10 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre *
April 12 – Boise, ID – The Egyptian Theatre *
April 15 – Bend, OR – Tower Theatre *
April 17 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre *
April 21 – Redding, CA – Cascade Theatre *
April 22 – Sacramento, CA – Crest Theater *
April 23 – Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theater *
April 24 – San Francisco, CA – Palace Of Fine Arts Theatre *
April 25 – Anaheim, CA – City National Grove of Anaheim *
April 26 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater *
April 28 – El Cajon, CA – The Magnolia *
April 29 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Arts Center*
April 30 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Tucson Theatre *
May 1 – Albuquerque, NM – KiMO Theatre *
May 3 – Tulsa, OK – Cox Business Convention Center *
^ supporting Marty Stuart
# supporting Ricky Skaggs
* supporting Tommy Emmanuel
Tame Impala Unveils New Single ‘Loser’ with Video Starring Joe Keery
Tame Impala (Kevin Parker) unveils “Loser,” the second song of this new era. The track continues Parker’s fearless exploration of rhythm, texture, and sonic experimentation, building on the meticulous studio approach that has defined his career. The single is accompanied by a music video directed by KRISTOFSKI, and starring actor/musician Joe Keery (Stranger Things, Fargo).
Prior to today’s release, Parker gave fans a taste of what’s to come with the release of his sprawling, drum-beat heavy “End of Summer.” It drew listeners back to the acid house summer of ’89, free parties of the mid-90s, and Australia’s bush doofs in outback paddocks.
“Loser” continues Parker’s journey into new sonic territory, layering hypnotic rhythms and textures that push Tame Impala’s sound ever forward. Drawing from a rich history of dance music, his work transforms the imagined past into a sound that feels both present and eternal, reaffirming Tame Impala as one of modern music’s most visionary acts.
Nicki Bluhm Shares New Single ‘Tumbleweed’ Ahead of Forthcoming Album ‘Rancho Deluxe’
Today, Nicki Bluhm has shared her new single “Tumbleweed,” the next preview of her forthcoming album Rancho Deluxe, out October 3. Featuring infectious guitar riffs courtesy of American Aquarium’s Shane Boeker, the new song is about embracing life’s unpredictable twists and turns and was inspired by the memories of Bluhm’s rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. Atwood Magazine praised the track, calling it “a song of sweet surrender, celebrating the beauty and wonder of being fully present.”
About the new song, Bluhm says: “The guitar riff and tone by absolute shredder Shane Boeker (American Aquarium) kicks this song off and just puts a huge smile on my face, makes me wanna turn it up. Lyrically, ‘Tumbleweed’ is about letting go and trusting in what you cannot see. When I was writing, I had strong images of my time floating down the Grand Canyon. The overhanging cliffs are so imposing and the blind bends in the river are so vast, all you can do is wait and see what is revealed around each turn. You are at the mercy of nature’s pace; the wind, the current, the weather. There is no use in worrying or trying to control the situation, you surrender and appreciate the ride.”
“Tumbleweed” follows the stomping “Cumberland Banks” and the feel-good “Simple Side of Me”, which had Magnet Magazine raving that it “embodies all that’s refreshing about the new Nashville.” A musical patchwork quilt that captures Nashville’s collaborative spirit, Rancho Deluxe finds her reflecting on well-earned lessons from nearly two decades in the music business. Joined by her co-writer, producer and partner Jesse Noah Wilson and other first-rate musicians like Kai Welch (Kacey Musgraves), Jess Nolan (Jenny Lewis) and Cameron Neal (Elle King, Shakey Graves), they pulled from a swirl of influences, including folk-rock, western psychedelia and ‘60s West Coast soul. The end result features songs that are rooted in resilience, relaxation and the relationships she’s built with like-minded collaborators.
Rancho Deluxe arrives after Bluhm’s 2023 Cher tribute album, The Beat Goes On, and her 2022 original LP Avondale Drive which was met with acclaim from Relix, PopMatters, The Bluegrass Situation and Americana UK who raved, “Nicki Bluhm might have invented a whole new genre of music with her latest solo album.”
Over the years, the San Francisco native has toured with the likes of Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, sharing the stage with the same icons who have helped inspire her trademark mix of rock, California country and hippie soul. Full of that independent spirit, Rancho Deluxe ultimately shows that Bluhm couldn’t be any less interested in the rat race of the music industry these days. “I’m growing, I’m reflecting, and I’m recalibrating,” she says. “I’m forging ahead in a new way, but doing it on my own terms this time.”
Bluhm is currently on the road including a stop at Nashville’s AmericanaFest on September 10 at The 5 Spot. In October, she’ll be performing at NPR’s Mountain Stage in Charleston, WV – see below for a full list of dates or visit her website.
Rancho Deluxe:
1. Bay Laurel Leaves
2. Falling Out Of Dreams
3. Tumbleweed
4. Keep On Growing
5. Cumberland Banks
6. Change The Channel
7. Simple Side Of Me
8. Trying To Survive
9. Taking Chances
10. Long Time To Make Old Friends
Tour Dates:
September 10 – Nashville, TN @ AmericanaFest – The 5 Spot
September 12-14 – Jackson, WY @ Horseshoe Music Festival
October 4 – Madison, TN @ Lockeland Strings *
October 12 – Charleston, WV @ Mountain Stage
November 16 – Nashville, TN @ Skinny Dennis
November 21 – Felton, CA @ Felton Music Hall
November 22 – Mill Valley, CA @ Sweetwater Music Hall
* with Courtney Marie Andrews, The Kernal and Lydia Luce
Barry Manilow Announces Final UK Tour ‘The Last Last Concerts’ for June 2026
Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning music icon Barry Manilow has announced a return to the UK in June 2026 with a new run of arena dates titled The Last Last Concerts. The shows follow his sold-out residency of fifteen performances at London’s Palladium earlier this year.
The new tour will see Manilow perform in six major cities: Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff, Birmingham, and London. These concerts are being billed as the final UK appearances of his career, giving fans one more opportunity to see the legendary performer live.
Tour Dates:
06/09 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
06/11 – Leeds, First Direct Arena
06/13 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
06/14 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
06/16 – Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE
06/17 – London, The O2 Arena
Callum Kerr Drops Video for ‘Used To Love This Town’ and Announces First Headlining Tour
September 4, 2025 – Today, Callum Kerr shares the official video for “Used To Love This Town,” a standout track from his debut EP Roots Under Me. Recently named one of “10 Country and Americana Artists You Need to Know” by Holler, Callum has also drawn acclaim from Melodic Magazine, which praised Roots Under Me as “a strong debut that blends heartfelt songwriting, twangy instrumentation, and a broad folk-rock sensibility.”
Callum will kick off his first-ever headlining tour later this month with dates across Texas and Oklahoma. Earlier this year, he made his CMA Fest debut and took the stage at the Grand Ole Opry for the very first time, following a personal invitation from Dustin Lynch.
CALLUM KERR FALL HEADLINE TOUR:
9/25: Austin, TX @ Antone’s Nightclub
9/26: San Marcos, TX @ Cheatham St Warehouse
9/27: Corpus Christi, TX @ Brewster St Icehouse Downtown
9/28: San Antonio, TX@ Paper Tiger
10/2: Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard
10/3: Fort Worth, TX @ Magnolia Motor Lounge
10/4: Waco, TX @ The Backyard
Callum has always been immersed in country music, growing up listening to everything from the 1960s classics to today’s hits. In addition to his music career, Callum is an accomplished actor with roles in 13 films and television series. His recent credits include Netflix’s record-breaking hit drama Virgin River, where he plays young Everett, and the live-action adaptation of One Piece, part of one of the platform’s most-watched series where he portrays the fan-favorite character Smoker.
Kraftwerk’s Karl Bartos’ Debut Solo Album ‘Communication’ Returns with November 21 Reissue
Bureau B announces the release of Karl Bartos’ debut album Communication, to be reissued on November 21st on CD/LP/DD. Renowned as an essential member and songwriter of Kraftwerk during their most innovative years, Bartos’ Communication was first released in 2003, 13 years after he left the legendary electronic group. The reissue arrives at a moment when its central theme, the transformation of culture through electronic media, feels more relevant than ever.
Listen to ‘I’m The Message’ below:
When Bartos departed Kraftwerk in 1990, he left behind a catalogue that had redefined electronic music: “The Model”, “The Robots”, “Numbers”, “Pocket Calculator” and many more bear his imprint as co-writer and melody-maker.
2021 Kraftwerk’s classic line-up was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for their innovative work – the first German band ever to be honored.
With the sharp witted electro-pop of Communication the Kraftwerk legend extended that legacy, turning his focus toward a rapidly evolving media landscape at the turn of the millennium. At the time, the album’s exploration of celebrity culture, digital imagery, and the early internet felt like a glimpse into the future. Today, it reads as sharp cultural analysis of a reality that has since become ordinary.
Two decades later, this reissue allows Communication to be reconsidered on its own terms. The questions Bartos posed, about image saturation, reality fragmentation, and identity commodification, resonate more strongly in the age of smartphones, social media, and streaming platforms than they did in the early 2000s.
Karl Bartos: ‘We are living in an age of huge behavioural mannipulation. Cybernetics, artificial intelligence – this is a major challenge for humanity.’
Bartos’s role in shaping Kraftwerk’s defining sound is undisputed, yet Communication also asserts his independent artistic voice: one that critiques media while celebrating the joy of electronic sound. Its re-release is less a nostalgic act than a reminder that Bartos’s work continues to speak directly to the cultural present. With this reissue on Bureau B, Communication endures as both a document of its time and a timeless statement on media, culture, and music.
Soft Cell Announce 6CD Super Deluxe Reissue of ‘The Art Of Falling Apart’ Out October 31
Electronic music pioneers Soft Cell announce a super deluxe 6CD reissue of their classic 1983 album ‘The Art Of Falling Apart’ on the 31st October 2025 via Universal Music. Soft Cell’s – aka singer and frontman Marc Almond and multi-instrumentalist and producer Dave Ball – second album is freshly remastered by Barry Grint from the original tapes and shows off the feted duo’s harder take on pop music in all its darkly textured and gothic-tinged glory.
For a taster of what’s to come, please watch the visualiser for ‘Ghost Rider’ above, an exclusive track featured across all three formats of the reissue. Originally a cover of track by iconic New York duo Suicide, ‘Ghost Rider’ has been recorded for the first time with brand new vocals from Marc, guest vocals from Jim Thirlwell from Foetus and saxophone from long term Soft Cell collaborator Gary Barnacle. Previously ‘Ghost Rider only existed live as part of the setlist of the band’s live shows during ‘The Art of Falling Apart’ era in 1983. It was performed for the first time in nearly 40 years at Soft Cell’s show at New York’s legendary Beacon Theatre in 2022, with Jim Thirwell duetting with Marc once again.
Additionally, Soft Cell will release the ‘Martin’ EP featuring Dave Ball’s Halloween Mix digitally and as a limited 12″, also perfectly timed for 31st October (pre-order here).
Following directly on from 1982’s seminal one-of-the-first remix albums ‘Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing’, ‘The Art Of Falling Apart’ reached No. 5 on the UK charts. As befits an album celebrating difference and choosing art over the glitzy 80s pop dream, ‘The Art Of Falling Apart’ gloriously twists and turns between anger, frustration and destruction to beauty, reflection and unity. Part of the emerging gothic scene of the early 1980s, the extended album spans the spiralling intensity of the title track and the terrifyingly great George A. Romero-inspired synth stabs of ‘Martin’ to the anthemic and brilliant portrait of the generation gap ‘Where The Heart Is’, epic bittersweet ballad ‘Loving You, Hating Me’ and the provocative single ‘Numbers’.
‘The Art of Falling Apart’ burst out of a period of pressure from then-label Phonogram to follow the rapid pop success of 1981 debut ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’ and its chart-topping singles ‘Tainted Love’, ‘What!’, ‘Bedsitter’ and ‘Say Hello Wave Goodbye’. The reality of international pop stardom for two art students from Northern England was unwelcome and, frankly, uncomfortable. “We had an indie mentality”, explains Dave. “We got together at the tail-end of punk. I was originally just making music for Marc to do some performance art. He had heard my weird noises and bleeps coming out of the college music room and popped in. I did some music for him, and he then asked me what else I had. So I played him these odd, mutant pop tunes I’d been writing, and he asked if he could sing on them. I’d tried doing the vocals myself, but I’m not a singer. Marc sang them and, almost by accident, we found ourselves as a duo. It spiralled into Soft Cell from there.”
Marc continues: “Our attitude at the time of ‘The Art Of Falling Apart’ might have alienated some of our younger and more middle-of-the-road fans, but we were being honest with ourselves. Dave was listening to lots of new music. He was revisiting his soundtrack influences and electronic roots. I’d been going to The Batcave, the club in Soho, and was hanging out with Nick Cave and Siouxsie Sioux. I’d sung on a Psychic TV album and performed live in the collaborative band The Immaculate Consumptive with Nick Cave, Lydia Lunch and Clint Ruin. I was an art-school punk who enjoyed experimentation and confrontation, and all of that came to the fore on this record.”
Today, ‘The Art Of Falling Apart’ is expanded in a super deluxe edition over six discs, features 35 previously unreleased tracks and follows in the footsteps of the hugely successful ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’ 40th anniversary boxset in 2023. All is housed in a lavish 10”x 10” package, featuring the extended album, plus bonus 12” tracks, B-sides, rarities, remixes, instrumentals/dubs, brand new remixes and a full disc of demos as well as audio from live tv appearances from the time. The super deluxe edition also includes a 60-page hardback book, new notes from esteemed journalist Adrian Thrills and images from long term Soft Cell collaborator, photographer Peter Ashworth. All making this a must have for die-hard Soft Cell fans and electronic music afficionados alike.
‘The Art Of Falling Apart’ will also be available as double LP and double CD packages, featuring highlights from the 6CD box with the LP pressed on colour vinyl. Pre-order in all formats here: https://SoftCell.lnk.to/
Since their reunion in 2018, Soft Cell have made a steady return to prominence and continue to shake things up in their ever provocative, uncompromising way. 2022’s fifth studio album ‘Happiness Not Included’ featured a chart-topping collaboration with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of Pet Shop Boys in ‘Purple Zone’ as well as collaboration with experimental queer artist CHRISTEENE. Most recently, Soft Cell toured Australia for the first time ever, followed by the States extensively in May and June with Simple Minds. Closer to home, Soft Cell’s headline set at Rewind festival in Henley-on-Thames on Saturday 16th August was a triumph. Always pushing forwards in the studio, Marc and Dave have just finished their next record entitled ‘Danceteria‘. Soft Cell’s sixth studio album is set for release in Spring 2026; full details are to follow.
‘The Art Of Falling Apart’ reissue tracklistings across all three formats:
6CD
CD1 – REMASTERED ALBUM, B SIDES, BONUS 12″
1. Forever The Same – remastered 2025
2. Where The Heart Is – remastered 2025
3. Numbers – remastered 2025
4. Heat – remastered 2025
5. Kitchen Sink Drama – remastered 2025
6. Baby Doll – remastered 2025
7. Loving You, Hating Me – remastered 2025
8. The Art Of Falling Apart – remastered 2025
9. Martin – remastered 2025
10. Hendrix Medley – remastered 2025
11. It’s A Mug’s Game (7″ Version) – remastered 2025
12. Barriers (7″ Version) – remastered 2025
13. Loving You, Hating Me – Special Mix / remastered 2025
CD2 – THE ART OF FALLING APART – EXTENDED ALBUM PLUS ORIGINAL 12″ B SIDES
1. Forever The Same (Original 12″ version) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased
2. Where The Heart Is (Original 12″ version) – remastered 2025
3. Numbers (Original 12″ version) – remastered 2025
4. Heat (2018 extended version) – remastered 2025
5. Kitchen Sink Drama (2018 extended version) – remastered 2025
6. Baby Doll (2025 extended version) – previously unreleased
7. Loving You, Hating Me (Original 12″ version) – remastered 2025
8. The Art Of Falling Apart (2018 extended version) – remastered 2025
9. It’s A Mug’s Game (Original 12″ version) – remastered 2025
10. Barriers (Original 12″ version) – remastered 2025
CD3 – CURIOS, RARITIES, REMIXES & NEW MIXES
1. Ghost Rider (New 2025 version featuring Jim Thirlwell) – previously unreleased
2. Martin (The Hacker Remix) – previously unreleased
3. It’s A Mug’s Game (Dave Ball 2025 Re-Eq Version) – previously unreleased
4. Where The Heart Is (The Grid Remix) – remastered 2025
5. Baby Doll (Nightwreckers Remix) – remastered 2025
6. Barriers (Dave Ball Broken Down Angels Mix – Full Version) – remastered 2025 and full version previously unreleased
7. Martin (Dave Ball Halloween Mix) – remastered 2025
8. Where The Heart Is (Marcas Lancaster Remix) – remastered 2025
9. The Art Of Falling Apart (Atomizer Remix) – remastered 2025
10. Barriers (Dark Poets Remix) – remastered 2025
11. Heat (Yer Man 2025 Remix) – previously unreleased
12. Martin (Nightwreckers 2025 Remix) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased
CD4 – THE ART OF FALLING APART (DEMOS & LIVE TV APPEARANCES)
1. Forever The Same (Original 1982 demo) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased
2. Where The Heart Is (Original 1982 demo) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased
3. Numbers (Original 1982 demo) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased
4. Heat (Original 1982 demo) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased
5. Kitchen Sink Drama (Original 1982 demo) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased
6. Baby Doll (Original 1982 demo) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased
7. Loving You, Hating Me (Original 1982 demo) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased
8. The Art Of Falling Apart (Original 1982 demo) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased
9. Numbers (Live on BBC ORS, 14/1/83) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased audio
10. Heat (Live on BBC ORS, 14/1/83) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased audio
11. Ghost Rider (Live on CH4 The Tube) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased audio
12. Numbers 7″ (DJ Version) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased audio
13. Heat (US Single Edit) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased audio
14. Baby Doll (Dave Ball Non-Stop Euphoric Dubbing version) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased audio
15. Numbers (Dave Ball Non-Stop Euphoric Dubbing version) – remastered 2025
16. Barriers (Dave Ball Broken Down Angels Dub version) – remastered 2025
CD5 – THE ART OF FALLING APART (INSTRUMENTALS & DUBS)
1. Forever The Same (Instrumental version) – previously unreleased
2. Where The Heart Is (Instrumental version) – previously unreleased
3. Numbers (Instrumental version) – previously unreleased
4. Heat (Instrumental version) – previously unreleased
5. Kitchen Sink Drama (Instrumental version) – previously unreleased
6. Baby Doll (Instrumental version) – previously unreleased
7. Loving You, Hating Me (Instrumental version) – previously unreleased
8. The Art Of Falling Apart (Instrumental version) – previously unreleased
9. It’s A Mugs’ Game (12″ Instrumental version) – previously unreleased
10. Martin (2025 Dub Mix) – previously unreleased
11. Hendrix Medley (Instrumental) – previously unreleased
12. Barriers (Instrumental) – previously unreleased
13. Ghost Rider (Original 1983 Backing Track) – remastered and previously unreleased
CD6 – THE ART OF TOURING APART (LIVE IN LONDON 2018-2021 + MORE)
1. Forever The Same – Live at The O2 Arena – 30th September 2018 – remastered 2025
2. Where The Heart Is – Live at Hammersmith Apollo – 16th November 2021 – remastered 2025
3. Numbers – Live at The O2 Arena – 30th September 2018 – remastered 2025
4. Heat – Live at The O2 Arena – 30th September 2018 – remastered 2025
5. Kitchen Sink Drama – Live at Hammersmith Apollo – 16th November 2021 – remastered 2025
6. Baby Doll – Live at The O2 Arena – 30th September 2018 – remastered 2025
7. Loving You, Hating Me – Live at The O2 Arena – 30th September 2018 – remastered 2025
8. The Art Of Falling Apart – Live at The O2 Arena – 30th September 2018 – remastered 2025
9. Martin – Live at The O2 Arena – 30th September 2018 – remastered 2025
10. Barriers – Live at The O2 Arena – 30th September 2018 – remastered 2025
11. Hey Joe/Purple Haze – Live in USA, 1983 – remastered 2025
12. It’s A Mug’s Game – Live at Hammersmith Palais, 1983 – remastered 2025
13. Ghost Rider – Live at Hammersmith Palais, 1983 – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased
14. Numbers – Live at Hammersmith Palais, 1983 – remastered 2025
2CD
CD1
1. Forever The Same – remastered 2025
2. Where The Heart Is – remastered 2025
3. Numbers – remastered 2025
4. Heat – remastered 2025
5. Kitchen Sink Drama – remastered 2025
6. Baby Doll – remastered 2025
7. Loving You, Hating Me – remastered 2025
8. The Art Of Falling Apart – remastered 2025
9. Martin – remastered 2025
10. Hendrix Medley – remastered 2025
11. It’s A Mug’s Game (7″ version) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased on CD
12. Barriers (7″ version) – remastered 2025 and previously unreleased on CD
13. Loving You, Hating Me – Special Mix – remastered 2025
CD2
1. Ghost Rider (New 2025 version featuring Jim Thirlwell) – previously unreleased
2. Where The Heart Is (12″ original version) – remastered 2025
3. It’s A Mug’s Game (Dave Ball 2025 Re-Eq Version) – previously unreleased
4. Numbers (12″ Original version) – remastered 2025
5. Barriers (12″ Original version) – remastered 2025
6. Loving You, Hating Me (12″ Original version) – remastered 2025
7. Forever The Same (12″ Original version) – remastered 2025
8. Heat (US Single Edit) – remastered 2025
9. Where The Heart Is – Live at The O2 – 30th September 2018 – remastered 2025
10. Numbers – Live at The O2 – 30th September 2018 – remastered 2025
11. It’s A Mug’s Game – Live at Hammersmith Palais, 1983 – remastered 2025
2LP
LP1
A1. Forever The Same – remastered 2025
A2. Where The Heart Is – remastered 2025
A3. Numbers – remastered 2025
A4. Heat – remastered 2025
B1. Kitchen Sink Drama – remastered 2025
B2. Baby Doll – remastered 2025
B3. Loving You, Hating Me – remastered 2025
B4. The Art Of Falling Apart – remastered 2025
LP2
C1. Martin – remastered 2025
C2. Hendrix Medley – remastered 2025
D1. It’s A Mug’s Game (7″ version) – remastered 2025
D2. Barriers (7″ version) – remastered 2025
D3. Ghost Rider – (New 2025 version featuring Jim Thirlwell) – previously unreleased
D4. Heat (US 7″ version) – 2025 remastered
HARDY Drops “Bottomland” Video Ahead of New Album ‘COUNTRY! COUNTRY!’ Out September 26
Country rock superstar HARDY unveils the official music video for album track “Bottomland,” directed by Jay Miller and Caleb Donato. COUNTRY! COUNTRY! is set for release September 26 via Big Loud and is available for pre-save and pre-order digitally and across physical formats now. Get it here.
In anticipation of a big release day, Rough Trade Below will host HARDY and fans for an album signing event in New York City on September 26. Find details and purchase tickets here.
COUNTRY! COUNTRY! takes its name literally, ranging from celebrations of his youth in the Mississippi mud—“Bottomland” being named for a specific camo pattern HARDY favors for hunting—to commentary on the state of country music at large. In sum, it’s a celebration of what makes HARDY HARDY.
The forthcoming album and its singles have garnered enthusiastic early acclaim from Billboard, Forbes, Holler, Entertainment Tonight and more. “Favorite Country Song”—initially shared via recent EP COUNTRY! and performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!—is surging at country radio, and “Bro Country,” the latest album offering created with ERNEST, debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart last Friday.
HARDY is back on the JIM BOB World Tour for a slew of festivals and headline dates, culminating with his first-ever headline show at Madison Square Garden the week of COUNTRY! COUNTRY! release. Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr. and Sikarus join as support on select dates. See below for full tour routing and visit hardyofficial.com/tour for more information.
The new album continues a monumental run for HARDY. He made his first ever appearance at the Grand Ole Opry earlier this year with Metallica’s James Hetfield in the audience and smashed through the first leg of his JIM BOB World Tour. In 2024, he released his No. 1 LP Quit!!; toured North America—including his first stadium show, a headline set at CMA Fest and many more; collaborated with heroes Fred Durst and Chad Smith; appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live!; hit 16 No. 1 songs; blew past six billion career streams and so much more.
The pride of Philadelphia, Mississippi has earned his reputation as “a promising purveyor of keeping the spirit of classic heavy Southern rock alive” (American Songwriter), “capable of writing the big hits for radio, obstinate enough to do something completely unexpected, and savvy enough to find the throughline for it all” (Rolling Stone). A five-time ACM award winner and two-time CMA award winner, HARDY has also won three CMA Triple Play awards, was named the 2022 BMI Country Songwriter of the Year and is a three-time AIMP Songwriter of the Year. He’s collaborated and shared stages with Thomas Rhett, Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell and more.