Chicago producer Gershon Jackson and Reset Preset make a dazzling Glitterbox debut with their disco house pumper ‘Hands Together’, the follow-up to Gershon’s Beatport chart-topping groover ‘Take It Easy’.
This collaboration keeps to classic roots, laying down standout strings on electric guitar loops and powerhouse soul vocals. With its uplifting ‘put your hands together’ message and crowd-provoking claps, laced with an irresistible house rhythm, this record is destined to set dancefloors alight.
Nottingham’s Liam Bailey has teamed up with Maverick Sabre to give their new collaboration ‘Brother, Why You Gotta Love Her’ some visuals.
Directed by James Beale, who helmed the visuals for Temples’ ‘Strange Or Be Forgotten’ and Lion’s ‘Self Control’ video, and has also worked with adidas, Meadowlark and River Island, among others, the new video for ‘Brother, Why You Gotta Love Her’ perfectly capture the genuine friendship between Liam and Maverick, as they brood over walking away from a toxic relationship.
“The video was inspired by my friendship with Maverick” says Liam – “We’ve seen a lot of pubs, brandy glasses and shared a few stories over the bar. I think Mav was into the idea of doing the video in an Old Miners Welfare but we settled for Catford Constitutional Club instead”.
‘Brother, Why You Gotta Love Her’ is the first taste of Liam Bailey’s forthcoming fourth studio EP, set to be released on November 9, and is the soul star’s first project since his critically acclaimed 2014 album ‘Definitely Now’.
Just over a week ago, Bondax announced their long-awaited debut album ‘Revolve‘, whilst sharing the project’s latest single, ‘Deeper’. A collaboration with Aquilo, the track followed the Andreya Triana-featuring Real Thing‘, released back in June, and ahead of ‘Revolve’s unveiling later this month, the duo have shared a more stripped-back rendition of ‘Deeper’, this time prioritising the soul over the funk.
It’s been just over 13 years since Missy Elliott last released an album (2005’s ‘The Cookbook), but it seems we won’t have long to wait until new music starts to drip through.
In the early hours, Missy shared a generous preview of a new song with the caption “Let me get yall asses DANCING AGAIN”, closing with ”Cool Off” (could that be the title of the track? – TBC).
When posed by fans as to when we’d likely hear what she’s been cooking up, Missy also revealed that music was indeed ready to go, but it seems her label were keeping songs back “If it was up to me I would drop but @AtlanticRecords said 2019” she said. Though ‘The Cookbook’ was indeed her last full-length album, the rapper has still drip-fed songs over the years, including 2017’s ‘I’m Better‘ – she also reunited with Trina, Lil Kim and Eve for the track’s official remix some months later.
All remaining tickets for 2019’s Glastonbury Festival have now sold out, following Thursday’s quick rush for the initial batch of 15,000 coach and ticket passes.
Confirmed by both Glastonbury Festival and SeeTickets moments ago, it is estimated that almost two-million users logged in worldwide at 9am (GMT) this morning to reserve the remaining 150,000 tickets. All tickets were gone within 36 minutes.
Those who were not so fortunate as to secure tickets should lay their hopes on the resale next year – historically additionally batches of tickets go back on the market some two months before the event as punters who originally bagged their chance to attend Glastonbury Festival fail to pay balances and/or request ticket refunds. Update: Emily Eavis has now confirmed the April 2019 resale:
NAO hit up 1Xtra’s Live Lounge yesterday (5th October) as she gears up for the release of her upcoming second album ‘Saturn’ later this month.
Appearing in conjunction with Black History Month 2018, which also saw Terri Walker and Ray BLK pay tributes to Aretha Franklin, NAO’s return to the station saw her cover Aretha’s ‘Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’ll Do)’.
Having dropped their impeccable ‘Body Talk‘ less than three months ago, UK duo Just Kiddin continue to ride the wave with their latest single, ‘Hysteria’.
Released once again via Danny Howard’s burgeoning Nothing Else Matters imprint, ‘Hysteria’ flips from its predecessor, moving more into the electro-tech/house arena, though still ensuring its one for the masses thanks to some super-sweet vocals.
Alongside the new track (which you can listen to below), Just Kiddin will join the likes of Friend Within, Blonde, The Magician, TCTS and Kideko (among others) on Saturday 6th October as part of Selected’s 5th birthday event at London’s Ministry Of Sound. Tickets are available here.
Plan B has teamed up with Cadenza for the remix of ‘Wait So Long‘, lifted off his latest album ‘Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose’.
Featuring new verses courtesy of Ms Banks and Jamaican-born / London-based dancehall artist Lisa Mercedez, Plan B has celebrated the release of the song by dropping a new visual.
Noel Gallagher has hinted to Glastonbury organisers his desire to hit up the Pyramid Stage next year.
Speaking to Talksport earlier today, Gallagher revealed how he would love to headline the festival, as long as it was with his new ‘High Flying Birds’ band. He also discussed how he’d be keen to steer away from leading the charge on a Sunday night – “As long as it’s a Friday, so I can get it out the way early, and enjoy the rest of the weekend”.
Noel recently confirmed his intention to return to the studio in early-2019 to work on the follow-up to last year’s ‘Who Built the Moon?’. “I’m due in the studio in January with David [Holmes] to make another record” he told The Daily Star.