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Disclosure are starting to announce several summer 2019 festival DJ spots

Earlier today, Disclosure confirmed their return to the scene by announcing their debut at Barcelona’s Sonar Festival for summer 2019.

Fast-forward a few hours, and the Lawrence brothers have now added a second festival stint, this time at Belgium’s Dour Festival (alongside just-announced A$AP Rocky).

Set to close the festival on Friday 12th July, it seems that both Dour and Sonar (which have been confirmed as DJ sets) are just the start of Disclosure’s anticipated 2019 return. With a third album on the horizon (and promised for 2019), we would assume more festival appearances could be added in due course (including a speculative return to Glastonbury, where they last performed in 2016).

More as we hear it.

Hear The 1975’s long-awaited new album ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’

It feels like it’s been a long-time-coming, but The 1975’s third studio album ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’ has finally arrived.

Set as the first of two parts of their previously-mooted ‘Music For Cars’ era (the band’s follow-up, ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ will arrive next summer), ‘A Brief Inquiry’ seems, on first listen, as the group’s most outrageous, yet honest, record to-date.

Opening with their self-titled song – a running theme in their past studio outings – their third album comprises fifteen songs, coupled alongside previous singles ‘Sincerity Is Scary’, ‘TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME’ and ‘Love It If We Made It’.

Whilst its predecessor ‘I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It’ bounded in red-raw emotive themes of love, ‘A Brief Inquiry’ sets the tone for a more worldly view, alongside being more politically-charged too.

Grab a listen in full below, and hit us up with your thoughts:

Watch Shy FX’s new video for ‘Roll The Dice’, ft Stamina MC & Lily Allen

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Shy FX has released the music video for his ‘Roll The Dice’, his recent new single which features contributions from Lily Allen and Stamina MC.

Directed by Louis Browne (and also seeing cameos from Lily and Stamina), the clip was filmed at London’s acclaimed Omera where Shy is currently hosting his much talked about cult.ure weekly residency.

Watch below:

Listen to Kaytranada’s new ‘Nothin Like U / Chances’ EP

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Kaytranada has released his new ‘Nothin Like U / Chances’ EP, following yesterday’s surprise announcement of the three-song project.

Featuring appearances from Ty Dolla $ign and Shay Lia, alongside his own solo song (‘It Was Meant 2 B’), the collection also comes packaged with instrumental renditions of the two title-tracks.

On announcing the EP, the producer also confirmed we can expect more new music over the coming months, tweeting that “all the other songs will be out next year when im gonna finish this LP i’ve been working on for the past year, stay tuned and much love.”

Listen to ‘Nothin Like U / Chances’ below:

Watch Mumford & Sons cover Ariana Grande’s ‘breathin’ in the Live Lounge

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Mumford and Sons closed off Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month earlier today (29th November), delivering a four-song set alongside the London Contemporary Orchestra.

Featuring new music from their recent album ‘Delta’, the band also undertook a gorgeous rendition of Ariana Grande’s ‘breathin‘ as their Live Lounge Cover. Earlier this week, The 1975 also covered Ariana when they stepped into the BBC studios.

Watch below:

Zayn Malik announces new album ‘Icarus Falls’

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Zayn Malik’s long-awaited second studio album has now been confirmed.

Set for release on 14th December, the project, titled ‘Icarus Falls’ has been preceded by Zayns’ surprise new single ‘Rainberry‘. According to a listing on iTunes, ‘Icarus Falls’ will feature 25 tracks, including the aforementioned ‘Rainberry’ alongside previous releases, ‘Entertainer‘, ‘Too Much‘ and ‘Let Me‘.

Pre-orders are open now – hit the link for more info:

Listen: Robyn shares Kim Ann Foxman remix of ‘Honey’

Robyn’s ‘Honey’, the title-track from her long-awaited new album, has received a stellar deep-tech new remix courtesy of Hercules & Love Affair’s Kim Ann Foxman.

This one’s likely to set the dancefloors alight – grab a listen below via Apple Music:

Hear ZAYN’s surprise new single ‘Rainberry’

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Zayn Malik has shared his surprise follow-up to ‘No Candle, No Light‘ with his groovy new single ‘Rainberry’.

Released moments ago, it’s yet to be confirmed whether the track, which follows last month’s ‘Fingers‘, will join its predecessor on Zayn’s upcoming second studio album. Regardless though, if you were impressed by the Nicki Minaj-featuring ‘No Candle…’, you’ll love this.

Listen to ‘Rainberry’, below:

Rag’n’Bone Man announced as first Standon Calling 2019 headliner

Standon Calling organisers have announced further details for 2019, revealing their first headliner as Rag’n’Bone Man.

One of the most recognisable voices in pop and soul, Rag’n’Bone Man has risen through the ranks to become a true chart-conquering force. After years of grafting, touring around the country and creating bold music that jumped between genres, his breakthrough anthem ‘Human’ became the indisputable song of 2017, storming the charts, leading to BRIT Awards and making his debut album the fastest selling release of the decade so far. With an arsenal of hits and an unmissable live show, his headline slot at Standon Calling promises to be a thrilling return. It will be a glimpse into his hotly-anticipated next chapter, as Rag’n’Bone Man serves up a special moment in the fields of Hertfordshire on Friday 26th July 2019.

Talking about his headline slot in 2019, Rag’n’Bone Man said: “Standon Calling has been one of those festivals I’ll always tell my mates to go to because the vibe is always great, so I’m pretty hyped to be playing it again next year”

Standon Calling Festival Director Alex Trenchard adds: “It’s been phenomenal seeing the rise of Rag’n’ Bone Man over recent years. He’s someone who has already graced our stages twice on his way to becoming one of the standout figures in pop not only in the UK but around the world. Every year when we ask Standon festival-goers who they’d like to see play, he’s always up there at the top – so we’re delighted to be welcoming him back to headline the Friday night, in what’s sure to be a special singalong moment”.

Tickets are onsale now.

Sonar Festival announce first-wave 2019 line-up

Organisers of Barcelona’s annual Sonar Festival have announced their first-wave of live acts for 2019.

Led by Skepta and A$AP Rocky (the latter who will bring his new show to the main stage of Sonar By Night), 2019’s event will also see a return to the festival circuit from Disclosure, who will debut some of their long-awaited new material.

As well as the new audiovisual shows by Actress, Deena Abdelwahed and Lotic, and frontier pushing concerts by Nicola Cruz and K Á R Y Y N, top-level DJ sets by Dixon, Floating Points (6h set), Maya Jane Coles, Amelie Lens, Artwork, Blawan & Dax J, and Ross From Friends, Andy C, FKJ, Bad Gyal and Octavian have also been announced.

The 26th edition of Sónar in Barcelona will be an extraordinary celebration, presenting a total of 130 shows on 18, 19 and 20 July 2019 at the venues of Sónar by Day (Fira Montjuïc de Barcelona) and Sónar by Night (Gran Via de L’Hospitalet). The festival will return in 2020 to its usual dates in the month of June.

Check the first line-up release in full below; tickets are available now via Sonar’s website:

Sonar 2019 phase 1 line-up
A$AP Rocky
Actress + Young Paint Live AI/AV
Amelie Lens
Andy C
Artwork
Bad Gyal
Blawan & Dax J
Brat Star
Bruce Brubaker & Max Cooper: Glassforms
Catnapp
Cecilio G
Deena Abdelwahed – Khonnar Live
Disclosure DJ Set
Dixon
D’Valentina
FKJ
Floating Points (6h set)
Hibotep
K Á R Y Y N
Lotic: Endless Power
MANS O
Maya Jane Coles presents Nocturnal Sunshine
Murlo (Live AV)
Nicola Cruz
Octavian
Paul Kalkbrenner
Ross From Friends
Skepta
Slikback
Snakehips