Janelle Monáe has announced her first new album in almost five years.
Titled ‘Dirty Computer’, the project will follow 2013’s standout record ‘The Electric Lady’, and will come alongside an accompanying visual with the full package dubbed “Dirty Computer: An Emotion Picture By Janelle Monae”.
Watch the trailer below; a release date for ‘Dirty Computer’ is currently TBC:
Lion Babe have returned with the silky ‘Honey Dew’, the NYC-natives first piece of new music since December’s ‘Rockets’.
Listen below:
Disciples have returned with their first major release of the year, courtesy of the groovy ’48HRS’.
Released as a prelude to next week’s sold-out live show at London’s KOKO, the song follows last year’s huge ‘On My Mind’, which ended 2017 as Radio 1’s most played record for the whole year.
Listen to their excellent follow-up below:
**UPDATE, due to overwhelming demand, HAIM have added a second Ally Pally show on 16th June – tickets onsale now**
HAIM have expanded their ‘Sister Sister Sister’ tour toward Europe, announcing a host of new UK dates that will lead them into the summer.
Set to land at Glasgow’s O2 Academy on 10th June, the trio will then travel across the UK and Ireland, stopping at Manchester and Dublin, before returning back to perform their biggest ever London show at the capital’s Alexandra Palace on 15th June.
Tickets are onsale now – hit the link below for more info, and check the pretty-cool promo video underneath.
SISTER SISTER SISTER TOUR PART TWO UK AND EUROPE COMING AT YOU ✨ tickets on sale February 23 for more info go to https://t.co/jKkW7akS9qpic.twitter.com/dkmplsO1Qz
— HAIM (@HAIMtheband) February 16, 2018
Bestival organiser Rob Da Bank has confirmed the return of Common People for 2018, announcing this year’s line-up across Oxford and Southampton.
Set to cover the 26-27th May Bank Holiday weekend, Common People 2018 will be headlined by Lily Allen, The Jacksons and James, whilst a quick glance at the line-up also shows Prince’s backing band The New Power Generation coming to the UK for a one-off performance.
“We love Southampton Common and South Park in Oxford, they’ve become two of our favourite places to throw a party” says Rob, adding “this year will be super special with none other than Lily Allen in Southampton and legendary Oxford band Ride coming back to South Park. Co-headliners James are the cherry on the cake. Our Disco Day also promises to be super funky with The Jacksons bringing their disco and soul classics, but my personal highlight has to be Prince’s unbeatable backing band The New Power Generation coming over from the States for a one-off weekend with us. We couldn’t get Prince but we will have all the hits. Add in all the local bands and DJs and a real focus on family fun and entertainment and I promise you a magical May weekend awaits”.
Additional names on the list include Snap! and Boney M, whilst on the dance-front DJ Barely Legal, DJ Yoda, General Levy and Fred V & Grafix will all fall part of the new Carnival Stage.
Check the full line-up below; Common People tickets are onsale now via Ticketline:
From dancehall to trap to tropical EDM, it’s safe to say the last few years has seen Diplo’s dabbling across the underground scene become a big part of his production career. Today however, he’s dropped something new, fresh, and a massive departure from his recent repertoire, with the stunning ‘Look Back’.
Featuring DRAM on vocal duties (whose soulful voice shines massively hear), ‘Look Back’ follows the MØ-featuring ‘Get It Right’ as the second single from Diplo’s upcoming ‘California’ EP, expected to land this Spring.
Listen below; article now updated with video:
Frank Ocean has added his name alongside greats Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn and Frank Sinatra by sharing a surprise cover of Breakfast At Tiffany’s-classic, ‘Moon River’.
Shared as a Valentine’s Day ode, the track, whilst obviously not new, does show that Frank is indeed back in recording mode. Toward the end of last year, the singer stressed in an i-D interview that “If you liked two thousand and seventeen… then you’ll love two thousand and eighteen.”, hinting that even more music will arrive this year.
Listen to ‘Moon River’ below:
Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar have dropped the crazy video for the James Blake and Future-assisted ‘King’s Dead’, the latest single off the excellent ‘Black Panther’ movie soundtrack.
Watch below:
George The Poet, Maverick Sabre and Jorja Smith have teamed up for their new single, ‘Follow The Leader’.
Premiered as DJ Target’s latest 1Xtra ‘Targo Embargo’, the song appears less than 24 hours after Jorja’s headline show at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire, particularly poignant following a surprise showing from Maverick Sabre mid-way through the set.
Listen to ‘Follow The Leader’ below **article now updated with video**:
XL Records boss Richard Russell has shared the latest excerpt from his forthcoming ‘Everything Is Recorded’ album, dropping his self-titled collaboration with Sampha & Owen Pallett ahead of the record’s release tomorrow.
Both Sample and Pallett are among a long-line of collaborators on Everything Is Recorded, which features an additional guestlist of musicians spanning the likes of Kamasi Washington, Damon Albarn, Giggs, Ibeyi, Wiki and Syd. Russell also recently shared the Infinite-featuring ‘Bloodshot Red Eyes‘ to wide acclaim last month
Watch the video for ‘Everything Is Recorded’ below: