The Hives enlist Beastie Boys' Mike D. for upcoming album

Veteran Swedish alt-rock band The Hives have announce their forthcoming album 'The Hives Forever Forever The Hives,' out August 29 via Play It Again Sam.

First single “Enough Is Enough” is accompanied by a video shot in Bucharest, where the band take on various roles. Watch it HERE

The Hives declare “Who in their right mind would start a song like this? No one but The Hives. They are here again sooner than you expected and they have had enough of everyone at this point. Hence the title. Dig? Dig.”

Their last album, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, released in 2023, arrived after a decade of silence. 

The creation of this latest release, took place in both Yung Lean/YEAR0001’s and Riksmixningsverket studios. The latter bearing the name of Benny Andersson from ABBA, located in Stockholm. The album was recorded under the guidance of their long-standing collaborator, Pelle Gunnerfeldt, whose previous works include Viagra Boys, Yung Lean, and Elvira.

Mike D of the Beastie Boys, also hosted the band at his studio in Malibu. And Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age lent his counsel.

The Hives, consisting of Howlin’ Pelle, Chris Dangerous, The Johan And Only, Nicholaus Arson, and Vigilante Carlstroem, have, over thirty years, shared the stage with AC/DC and The Rolling Stones, sold millions of albums and earned numerous awards such as Grammys, MTV Awards, NME Awards. 

Tickets for the upcoming tour go on general sale 10am local time Friday April 11 HERE.

North American Tour Dates:

Sept 8 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

Sept 9 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Sept 10 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Sept 12 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Sept 13 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
Sept 15 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
Sept 16 – Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom
Sept 17 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
Sept 19 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
Sept 20 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
Sept 22 – Del Mar, CA – The Sound
Sept 25 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium

Track listing:

(Intro)

Enough Is Enough

Hooray Hooray Hooray
Bad Call
Paint A Picture
O.C.D.O.D
Legalize Living
(Interlude)
Roll Out The Red Carpet
Born A Rebel
They Can’t Hear The Music
Path Of Most Resistance

Peter Murphy unveils latest single from 'Silver Shade,' due in May

"'The Artroom Wonder' is an echo from my fourth year at senior school,” explains Peter Murphy, about his new single out now via Metropolis Records. “Daniel Ash [former Bauhaus bandmate] and I are listening to the mysterious sixth-year cool intelligentsia that have gathered in the artroom. We have dared to enter their conclave, and the music coming from it was intriguing. We discover that the song being played is ‘The Bewlay Brothers’, highly intelligent, mystical and sensual, with the singer’s voice as seductive as anyone I’d ever heard."

Taken from his upcoming album Silver Shade (release date: May 9), “The Artroom Wonder” features Tool’s Justin Chancellor on bass, one of many guest musicians on Murphy’s album which will be released on 2xLP (with color variants), CD and digital formats.

Produced by Youth - the former Killing Joke member who has produced James, Paul McCartney as “The Fireman,” Faith No More - the album was recorded at Youth’s studio in Spain. It is the second album that the pair have worked on together since 2014’s Lion. A symbiotic relationship born of artistic collaboration, Silver Shade is, as he recently attested, “as powerful as any of my work to date.”

"['The Artroom Wonder'] has a surreal approach, telling the story in my typical oblique style, including the description of a lowdown that leads into an evocation of the perfected human being, the Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him),” explains Murphy about the song. “The final verse celebrates my own self-advancing and position on this.”

Following the release of “Swoon” in mid-February and last year’s surprise duet with Boy George, “Let The Flowers Grow” (which is included on the album as a bonus track), “The Artroom Wonder” explores the transformative power of art and music, celebrating the beauty of creativity, and the way art and music can bridge gaps between people, stir deep emotions, and reflect the human soul. It's about finding solace, joy, and inspiration in the process of creation, whether it's a painting, a song, or any form of self-expression.

Track listing:

Swoon

Hot Roy

Sherpa
Silver Shade

The Artroom Wonder
Meaning Of My Life
Xavier New Boy
Cochita Is Lame
Soothsayer
Time Waits
Sailmaker’s Charm

** Bonus Track**

Let The Flowers Grow (w/ Boy George)

A new Neil Young Tribute Album is slated for later this month

Heart Of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young Vol. 1 will be released on April 25. It includes music from Courtney Barnett, Eddie Vedder, Lumineers, Sharon Van Etten, Mumford and Sons, Brandi Carlile and more.

Proceeds from the album will benefit Young's Bridge School in Hillsborough, California. 

A limited edition first run of Daisy white vinyl is available for pre-order here:

store.killphonicrights.com/store-2/p/coming-soon

Track Listing:

Brandi Carlile - “Philadelphia”

Fiona Apple - “Heart of Gold”

Mumford & Sons - “Harvest”

Eddie Vedder - “Needle and The Damage Done”

Courtney Barnett - “Lotta Love”

Stephen Marley - “Old Man”

Sharon Van Etten - “Here We Are In The Years”

Lumineers - “Sugar Mountain”

The Doobie Brothers with Allison Russell - “Comes A Time”

Steve Earle - “Long May You Run”

Rodney Crowell - “Mr. Soul”

Chris Pierce - “Southern Man”

For more info: bridgeschool.org

Eric Church returns with new album in May

Eric Church is set to release his new album Evangeline vs. The Machine on May 2. Pre-order/pre-save HERE.

“An album is a snapshot in time that lasts for all time,” Church shares of the creative approach behind the project. “I believe in that time-tested tradition of making records that live and breathe as one piece of art – I think it’s important.”

“I’ve always let creativity be the muse. It’s been a compass for me,” he adds. “The people that I look up to in my career and the kind of musicians I gravitate to never did what I thought they were going to do next – and I love them for it. I never want our fans to get an album and go, ‘Oh, that’s like Chief or that’s like this.’ Painstakingly, I lose sleep at night to try to make sure that whatever we do creatively, they go, ‘Wow, that's not what I thought.’ I think that's my job as an artist.”

Lead single “Hands Of Time,” impacting Country radio on March 24, is available now as a preview of that endeavor. “As I get older, I’m looking for things that make me feel not as old,” Church explains of the track. “I can honestly say that when I hear music or see something from my past, I feel like I did then; I relate to what it was then. I really believe that a good way to handle that is with music.”

Among the other songs featured on the album is “Darkest Hour,” released ahead of the project to support relief efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in September 2024, with all of Church’s publishing royalties donated to provide ongoing funds in support of a more resilient future for his home state of North Carolina.

“That song had the chance to change things—it already has,” Church reflects. “The greatest concert I’ve ever played was the Concert for Carolina – that’s the greatest thing I’ve been involved with. This song played a big part of that night and is a rallying cry for the people there that still need a lot of help. As a person who writes and performs a song, seeing it truly impact people’s lives is the greatest thing you can hope to accomplish.”

Also included is “Johnny,” a reinterpretation inspired by “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” and the Covenant School tragedy, which Church has previewed in limited settings at both his Chief’s To Beat The Devil residency and the recent Country Radio Seminar.

“About a year ago, we had a shooting here in Nashville at the Covenant School,” he explained when introducing the song during CRS. “Where my kids go to school, my two boys, is about a mile from that school. I will tell you something, the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life – parent or otherwise – is dropping them off at that school the day after the shooting and watching them walk inside. I sat in the parking lot for a long time, and as fate would have it, as I was pulling out, Charlie Daniels was playing, ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia.’ I remember thinking, man, we could use Johnny right now, because the Devil’s not in Georgia, he’s everywhere. I went home and wrote ‘Johnny’.”

Evangeline vs. The Machine is his first new album since 2021’s Heart & Soul trilogy.

Fans can also pre-order an Amazon Music exclusive Evangeline vs. The Machine vinyl in translucent light blue, available on Amazon.com or directly in the Amazon Music app.

For more information, visit EricChurch.com and follow on Facebook and Twitter/X @ericchurch and Instagram @ericchurchmusic.

Track List: 

Full Credits Available HERE; Songwriters in Parentheses

1. Hands Of Time (Eric Church, Scooter Carusoe)

2. Bleed On Paper (Tucker Beathard, Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell)

3. Johnny (Eric Church, Luke Laird, Brett Warren)
4. Storm In Their Blood (Eric Church)
5. Darkest Hour (Eric Church)
6. Evangeline (Eric Church, Luke Laird, Barry Dean)
7. Rocket’s White Lincoln (Eric Church)
8. Clap Hands (Tom Waits)

311 band music news: summer tour, 'Blue Album" reissue

311 has announced the return of their Unity Tour in 2025 in support of their latest album, Full Bloom, whose title track is in the top 20 on the Alternative charts. Fans can sign up for tour updates and the presale at unity-tour.com. The routing starts in June in Atlantic City, NJ. General public on sale starts March 21 at 10AM local time.

In related news: A 30th anniversary reissue of their self-titled ‘Blue Album’ is out July 11 in a 2LP set with seven bonus tracks and will be available in two color variants - a direct to fan exclusive citrine shade and retail release blue smoke color via Legacy Recordings.

The limited package is the latest in the band’s series of 30th Anniversary “Pearlized” special editions, and also includes an embossed gatefold sleeve with exclusive art. The reissue is 21 tracks and brings together every song that was recorded by the band during the “Blue Album” sessions and marks the first time the bonus songs have ever been released on LP.

The third installment of the band’s documentary series, ‘Enlarged to Show Detail III’ – has also been released. This film provides a behind-the-scenes archival look at the band, including fan interviews taken on the sold-out Caribbean cruise over the years. The film will be available on YouTube and available for cruisers to see this year at sea taking place March 26-March 31st.

TOUR DATES:

June 20 – Atlantic City, NJ - Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort

June 21 – Selbyville, DE – Freeman Arts Pavilion
June 22 – Virginia Beach, VA - Point Break Festival*
June 24 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 25 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
June 27 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
June 28 – Bethlehem, PA – The Wind Creek Event Center
June 29 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
July 1 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
July 2 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater
July 3 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest*
July 5 – Dubuque, IA – Back Waters Stage
July 6 – Rockford, IL – Hard Rock Live Rockford
July 7 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
July 9 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
July 11 – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC
July 12 – Council Bluffs, IA – River’s Edge Park*
July 13 – Wichita, KS – WAVE
July 15 – Rio Rancho, NM – Rio Rancho Events Center
July 16 – Flagstaff, AZ – Fort Tuthill Park - Pepsi Amphitheater
July 18 – Paso Robles, CA – California Mid State Fair*
July 20 – Saint Paul, MN – Minnesota Yacht Club*
July 26-27 – Long Beach, CA – Vans Warped Tour*
August 8 – Highland, CA – Yaamava' Resort & Casino -Yaamava’ Theater^
August 9 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
August 10 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort and Casino -Grand Theatre
August 12 – Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheatre
August 13 – Seattle, WA – Marymoor Amphitheater
August 15 – Great Falls, MT – Voyager Stadium
August 16 – Pocatello, ID – Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre
August 17 – Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater
August 19 – Colorado Springs, CO – Ford Amphitheater
August 22 – Gary, IN – Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana
August 23 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion Outdoor
August 24 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! Outdoor
August 26 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
August 27 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewery
August 29 – Tupelo, MS – Cadence Bank Arena
August 31 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma*

*Select festival appearances included in the tour.
^ No Sitting on Saturn

UK indie darling band Jetstream Pony return with new album 'Bowerbirds and Blue Things' at the end of the month

UK-based alternative pop band Jetstream Pony is set to release its new album “Bowerbirds and Blue Things” on March 28 via Shelflife Records in North America. Formats include LP, ZCD and digital. Eleni Poulou, formerly of The Fall, provides guest vocals to "The Relativity of Wrong."

About the band:

Jetstream Pony released debut single "Like You Less"/"Had Enough" in 2017 and received radio play around the world, including BBC6 Music. Two more singles were supported with gigs around the UK and Europe, leading to the self-titled debut album in May 2020. The critically acclaimed album sold out two pressings before being reissued (twice). The "Misplaced Words" EP and single "Sixes and Sevens" followed. 

Track listing:

1. Sit and Wonder

2. Frustration Can Cause Accidents

3. Bubblegum Nothingness

4. The Relativity of Wrong

5. Bonanza 2 Tango Sierra

6. Birdland '74
7. Only if You Want To
8. Tendrils
9. Bad Common Earth Connection
10. Captain Palisade

11. 3am

12. Look Alive!

Jetstream Pony is:

Beth Arzy - vocals, tambourine

Shaun Charman - guitars, vocals

Kerry Boettcher - bass, vocals

Tom Levesley - drums

Mark Matthews - adjacent guitars

bandcamp.com

Out today: Deluxe edition of Gwen Stefani's 'Bouquet' album

Gwen Stefani's deluxe edition of her latest studio album, 'Bouquet' is available now through Interscope Records. It features new song “Still Gonna Love You,” co-written by Finneas, as well as acoustic renditions of every track. Listen to Bouquet Deluxe HERE.

"This song is about love,” says Stefani about her newly shared tune. “A love that can’t be broken, a love that no matter what is always going to be there, and a love that can always bring you back home.”

Stefani recorded 'Bouquet' backed by a full live band. The idea of life's seasons, and seeds of hope that you plant, runs throughout 'Bouquet.'

“Bouquet represents a blend of everything that I’ve ever been and who I’ve evolved into. Each one of the songs was picked like individual flowers to create a bouquet of the past, the present, and the seeds of hope for the future,” explains Stefani.

Lead single “Somebody Else's” received an official music video and a performance on The Voice. She debuted “Swallow My Tears” on The Today Show and performed the title track “Bouquet” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Some songs new and old made it into her recent Backyard Garden Party series.

Track list:

1. Still Gonna Love You
2. Somebody Else’s
3. Bouquet
4. Pretty
5. Empty Vase
6. Marigolds
7. Late to Bloom
8. Swallow My Tears
9. Reminders
10. All Your Fault
11.Purple Irises (with Blake Shelton)