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FestEVOL Gardens, which takes place April 30th at the Invisible Wind Factory, have announced lots of new acts and have made this already must-see fest even bigger! Joining the already announced are Pulled Apart By Horses, The Sundowners, INHEAVEN, Cabbage, Black Honey, Dream Wife and Amber Arcades. Also joining the bill are The Orielles, Strange…

The future funk act Jamiroquai have unleashed a brand new single “Automaton”, the title track to their upcoming album Automaton, their first in seven years. The funky-as-fuck single just proves that the British outfit still have their style on track, ahead of their latest album.

The Australian dream pop oddities Methyl Ethel have released a new single “Ubu” and have announced their new LP for March. Their sophomore album Everything Is Forgotten will follow their breakout album Oh Inhuman Spectacle and will be released on 4AD on March 3rd. The band will be touring the UK for a series of…

Green Man has announced their line-up for this year’s festival and it’s one of the best line-ups of the year. This year’s headliners are PJ Harvey, Ryan Adams and Future Islands, keeping Green Man‘s respected lore for amazing headliners. The bill also features Michael Kiwanuka, Lambchop, Conor Oberst, Angel Olsen, BADBADNOTGOOD, Jon Hopkins (DJ), Field…

The wonderful Scottish independent festival Electric Fields has announced it’s first acts for their 2017 festival. The first names include headliners Frightened Rabbit along with The Jesus  and Mary Chain, Arab Strap, Crash Club, And Yet It Moves and Brat and The Bonemen. The festival is just £95 for the weekend and already looks fantastic,…

Thundercat releases new single featuring former The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan member Michael McDonald and soundtrack extraordinaire Kenny Loggins. The song is the lead single off his follow-up to 2015 mini-album, the album “Drunk” will be released on Brainfeeder on February 24th and features Flying Lotus, Kamasai Washington, Pharrell and even Kendrick Lamar. The…

Father John Misty, the modern day cult icon of satirical and often beautiful sounds has released the debut single off his upcoming third album. The single “Pure Comedy” takes an obvious swipe at America‘s new President (and talking point) Donald Trump, while showcasing the usual work of Misty. Misty takes a dark and haunting look…

The line-up for the 2017 Liverpool Sound City festival has been announced and it’s absolutely stunning. This year’s festival will run over four days at the new location Clarence Docks and will feature the best bill of the festival’s lifetime. Headliners include The Human League (Thursday), John Cale (Friday), Metronomy (Saturday) and The Kooks (Sunday).…

One of Liverpool‘s alternative scene mainstays Glossom will be reluctantly calling it quits in February, but not before Yeah Buddy DIY Presents their farewell show at Maguire’s. The show will see Glossom headline along with support from live standouts LawoftheLand, Tindrumm and The Blurred Sun Band. Show takes place February 11th, tickets are just £5…

The legendary drummer and founding member of the pioneering CAN, Jaki Liebezeit has passed away at age 78. The drummer who has been hailed as sounding “half-man, half-machine” is one of the most influential drummers around, especially for his work with Krautrock pioneers CAN. After growing quite impatient and disillusioned with his work with free…