Nelson to return with long-awaited album in the spring

Nelson will release their new album Amazing on March 19 via Frontiers Music Srl. The classic rock sibling duo's first single is "Easy Money." 

Gunnar Nelson says the song "was a joy to create. The subject matter couldn’t be more timely. Just take a look around in the world’s news cycle: all of those ‘weird’ Hollywood parties… elites doing and getting away with horrors in exchange for fame, fortune, and privilege. 'The Deal' hasn’t changed much since Robert Johnson walked the crossroads in the Mississippi Delta all those years ago. Matt and I are proud of the fact that we’ve never given in to such temptations or false promises. And we never will. We just wanted to shed light on the fact that people who have given in to the seduction of ‘easy money’ in exchange for their souls wind up paying an enormous price in the end."

Watch the Official Music Video for "Easy Money" HERE

Album pre-order HERE

Arriving more than a decade after the release of last album 'Peace Out,' the new studio effort was produced by Gunnar. The title track and “Avalanche" were co-written by Gunnar and brother Matthew with Jim Peterik (ex-Survivor). Other musicians contributing including Joel Hoekstra, Pat Buchanan, Steve Brewster, Michael Lord, Scotty Bratcher, James Farris and Michael Wagner.

The album follows Nelson music appearing in HBO Max’s Peacemaker, starring John Cena, introducing their music to a new audience. That renewed visibility will continue with an appearance on Nexstar Broadcasting’s annual New Year’s Eve television special, where Nelson will perform and introduce one of the singles from 'Amazing.' 

Speaking on the upcoming album, Gunnar adds, “In my opinion, this is the best Nelson record ever made. In an era of most artists riding on their laurels and doing their bare minimum, we’ve pulled out all the stops. We set out from the outset to do our very best throughout every step of the process, from the songwriting through the vinyl mastering process. We couldn’t be more proud of the album. It’s an inspired classic rock record that makes you feel 10 feet tall and bulletproof. Even with all that said, it still under-promises and over-delivers.”

Track Listing:

1. Easy Money
2. Steamroller
3. Amazing
4. Avalanche
5. All The Way
6. All Right
7. I Didn't Feel A Thing
8. My Life For You
9. Bad Boy
10. Feels Like Heaven
11. Had Enough
12. Good Day

Tour dates: 

12/04 - Gatlinburg, TN @ Venue TBA
12/05 - Gatlinburg, TN @ W.L. Mills Conference Center
12/06 - Franklin, TN @ The Franklin Theatre #
12/11 - Sault Ste. Marie, MI @ DreamMakers Theater at Kewadin Casino #
12/13 - Mountain Home, AR @ ASUMH #
12/16 - The Villages, FL @ Venue TBA #
12/17 - Largo, FL @ Central Park Performing Arts Center #
12/18 - Beverly, MA @ The Cabot #
12/20 - DeKalb, IL @ Egyptian Theatre #
12/27 - Uncasville, CT @ Wolf Den #
01/24 - Weirsdale, FL @ Orange Blossom Opry

02/27 - Turlock, CA @ Turlock Community Theatre +
04/08–04/15 - Miami, FL @ Norwegian Jewel &
05/22 - Woodstock, IL @ Woodstock Opera House
05/28 - Clayton, NY @ The Clayton Opera House
09/09 - Orange City, FL @ John Knox Village of Central Florida
09/17 - Omaha, NE @ Matchbox Omaha

+ Ricky Nelson Remembered
# Christmas With The Nelsons
& On The Blue Cruise

Stereophonics retrospective 'Tune! Ultimate Collection '96-'26' drops this month

Scheduled for Nov. 20, 'Tune! Ultimate Collection '96-'26' by Stereophonics will be available on 3LP 180g black vinyl, limited edition 3LP 180g colored vinyl, 2CD and digital formats. Each physical edition includes one of five exclusive lyric art prints, randomly inserted at packing, making every copy a unique collector's item.

PRE-ORDER HERE

Speaking on the release, singer/guitarist Kelly Jones said:

"I wanted to make an up-to-date compilation. I wanted all the big songs in one place. If you look us up streaming - there it is, your introduction to Stereophonics. Easy to find for the die-hard fans of decades. And easy to find for the new fans I seen in the front row this last few years on the arena and stadium tours worldwide. I get blown away when young twenty somethings and teenagers from all walks of life come up to me on the street telling me how they discovered the band and what the songs mean to them. I equally get blown away when people tell me they’ve seen the band thirty plus times. This album is for them. Tune after Tune! This not for marketing. This is not for the charts. This is for music lovers and this is for people to get a glimpse at the catalogue of songs we have worked hard at for decades. I personally discovered a lot of my favourite bands through compilations. There’s a lot of music to find. This is just an appetiser. Songwriting is an important thing for people. It offers hope to know that someone else has had that beautiful or fearful or uncertain experience in life and make people feel less alone. It’s always been about moving forwards and standing the test of time for me as a writer. Being honest and being vulnerable and telling the truth. Big love and thanks to you all and enjoy the collectors vinyls too, they’re stunning."

Stereophonics' enduring success continues to grow, with the band coming off another U.K. No.1 album in 2025 - their ninth U.K. No.1 album overall. Across a 30-year career, they have sold more than 10 million albums and 10 million singles worldwide.

30 GOLDEN TICKET PRIZES TO BE WON WITH U.K. PRE-ORDERS FROM THE OFFICIAL STORE, INCLUDING A ONE-OF-A-KIND STEREOPHONICS VINYL JUKEBOX To celebrate 30 years of Stereophonics, fans who pre-order ‘Tune!’ through the Official Store in the U.K. will automatically be entered into an exclusive ‘Golden Ticket’ competition, with 30 prizes available - including one grand prize and 29 runner-up prizes.

The grand prize is a one-of-a-kind Stereophonics-branded vinyl jukebox, with the winner announced via a special golden vinyl edition of ‘Tune!’ sent directly to them. The 29 runner-up winners will also receive exclusive prizes created especially to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary.

RELEASE FORMATS:

● ‘Tune!’ - 3LP 180g Black Vinyl

● ‘Tune!’ - 3LP 180g Marble Colored Vinyl - D2C Exclusive

● ‘Tune!’ - 2CD Digipack

● ‘Tune!’ - Digital

‘TUNE!’ TRACKLIST:

Side A
1. Dakota
2. I Wanna Get Lost With You

3. Have A Nice Day
4. Maybe Tomorrow
5. There’s Always Gonna Be Something

Side B
6. C’est La Vie
7. White Lies
8. Fly Like An Eagle
9. The Bartender And The Thief
10. Mr Writer

Side C
11. A Thousand Trees
12. Local Boy In The Photograph
13. Just Looking
14. Graffiti On The Train
15. Indian Summer

Side D
16. Vegas Two Times
17. It Means Nothing
18. Song For The Summer
19. Handbags And Gladrags
20. Geronimo

Side E

21. All In One Night
22. Seems Like You Don't Know Me
23. Hurry Up And Wait
24. Pick A Part That's New
25. Step On My Old Size Nines

Side F
26. Superman
27. You're My Star 28. Do Ya Feel My Love?
29. Traffic
30. Mr And Mrs Smith

Concert Review: Psychedelic Furs, Gary Numan in Riverside, Calif.

A pair of revered music acts who emerged from London’s post-punk scene in 1977 and became synonymous with the new wave movement teamed up for a show in Riverside, Calif.

Psychedelic Furs and Gary Numan drew a large crowd to the Fox Performing Arts Center. Singers Richard Butler and Numan let the music do all the talking during their respective sets on Wednesday night. This was a return to Riverside for the Furs after a '24 appearance. 

Originally scheduled to tour SoCal last spring, the Psych Furs had to postpone shows after co-founding bassist Tim Butler underwent triple bypass heart surgery. It was great to see him back onstage, still the epitome of cool in trademark dark shades, often moving to both sides of the stage like his brother.

2026 is the 40th anniversary for one of The Furs’ signature tunes – “Pretty in Pink” (though it actually made a bigger impact at college/modern rock radio than pop stations). The classic film soundtrack was reissued in limited edition color variants to mark the occasion.

Before The Fox concert began, I overheard a male Furs fan describe how his custom made t-shirt sported a replica photo of a concert ticket from when he saw the band at Riverside’s Raincross Square, just a short distance away, in 1984. Toward the front of the stage, an older gentleman sporting a sparkly red lame jacket could be seen dancing to the pre-show music.

Launching the solid 75-minute set with “Love My Way,” Psych Furs immediately had fans standing and swaying to the luxurious sound led by keyboardist Amanda Kramer. There was a noticeably stronger sonic dynamic in play during rocking Eighties tunes like the driving “Mr. Jones” and wiry “President Gas” (with political-tinged lyrics that remain true decades later). Some of that elevation could be attributed to drummer Frank Ferrer, recently back in the Furs fold for the first time since the 2000s, having done a long stint with Guns ‘N Roses. 

Also, Peter DiStefano (Porno for Pyros) joined the always dependable Rich Good on guitar last year. The former did some impressive E-bow work on the ebullient “Heartbreak Beat” and frenetic first encore “India.”

Highlights included the simmering “House” (a #1 alt-rock radio hit in 1990), an entrancing “The Ghost in You,” and hypnotic “All of This and Nothing” (where Richard Butler played some cowbell). As for “Pretty in Pink?” Since the passing of longtime saxophonist Mars Williams in 2023, the band basically leans more toward the moodier original arrangement from 1981’s Talk Talk Talk.

Gary Numan’s opening hour-long set was mesmerizing. Shrouded in dim, shadowy lighting, the darkwave music legend cast an ominous vibe straight away with “Halo” and the slinky, Middle Eastern-influenced “The Gift.” 

Clad in black, with arms wrapped in straps, Numan and his three-piece band mostly stuck to material from the past 15 years not necessarily known to casual fans. Still, Numan threw them a bone in the form of best known 1980 hit “Cars” and the herky jerky “Metal” off #1 UK album The Pleasure Principle. Numan frequently twisted his body in various positions and gestured dramatically during the performance, totally immersed in the music.

Psychedelic Furs and Gary Numan will appear at Darker Waves Festival in Huntington Beach on Saturday.

Coachella Festival 2027 Lineup and On Sale Announced

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA for two weekends set for April 9 – 11 and April 16 – 18, 2027 with Dua Lipa, Tame Impala, SZA, Daddy Yankee, Madonna, Phoebe Bridgers, Don Toliver, Zara Larsson, Weezer, Dom Dolla + many more.

Passes go on sale Friday, November 13 at noon PT on coachella.com. Ready to buy now? You can purchase your passes today when you bundle with a Hotel Package. Official Hotel Packages that bundle festival passes with local lodging and transportation are available now for Weekend 1 and Weekend 2.

YouTube returns in 2027 for its 15th year as the exclusive livestream partner for both Coachella weekends on the official YouTube channel. For more festival information and updates, visit www.coachella.com.

Album Review: 'Dreamworld' by Professor and the Madman feat. Damned, Adolescents Members

With The Damned scheduled for SoCal concert appearances this week in San Diego (Nov. 13), Huntington Beach (Nov. 14), Santa Ana (Nov. 15), and Los Angeles (Nov. 17), it's a good time to remind local fans that Professor and the Madman - the side project from classic Damned era drummer Rat Scabies and bassist Paul Gray - have a new album out.

Alongside lead singers/guitarists and keyboardists Alfie Agrew (the Adolescents, D.I.) and Sean Elliott (Mind Over Four, D.I.), Professor and the Madman released its fifth studio album Dreamworld on LP/CD/digital via Fuller Tone Records over the summer. The cover art is a nod to The Beatles' Revolver.

Dreamworld is a great effort from the music veterans who first gained prominence from being part of either the London or Fullerton, Calif. punk scenes during the 1970s/80s. The new songs marked the first time the members recorded in the same room and part of the album was tracked during a single day at Abbey Road Studio 2 in London.

The piano-led title track is a highlight which boasts a jaunty mid-1960s vibe (think: '90s power pop band Jellyfish or more modern act The Lemon Twigs), complete with layered 'ba ba ba' vocal harmonies. Professor and the Madman also impresses with the effusive early Who-type energy (more layered harmonies) of "Tolerant World." The buoyant baroque pop-leaning "Brand New World" is about aliens from the future trying to save a dying Earth by building a new planet.  

Another dose of blissful, harmony-laden power pop arrives with "The Light." The same holds true for "Nuclear Boy," a terrific and well-chosen cover of 20/20's European single from 1981. It is propelled by driving electric guitar work and rapid-fire vocals. 

Elsewhere, a dense "12 Strings and Tambourines" delves into psychedelia, while the dreamy rocker "Adams Street" (inspired where Agnew grew up in Fullerton) contains an impressive falsetto vocal and freakout guitar. There's even a brief Beatlesque reprise of the title track.

  

Purchase Dreamworld at Bandcamp.

Sound & Vision Live Record Release Celebration and Concert Film Screening This Month at Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs

Adopt the Arts Foundation's Sound & Vision Live Record Release Celebration & Concert Film Screenings, originally scheduled for this past September, will take place on November 22 at the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs. All previously purchased tickets will be honored.

This event follows the Sound & Vision Awards benefit concert held last March.

The feature-length Sound & Vision Awards Concert Film has performances honoring Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Paul Rodgers and Geezer Butler, and notable collaborations. The film also includes exclusive rehearsal footage, behind-the-scenes moments and commentary from Musical Director and Producer Matt Sorum. 

Each screening will be followed by a live Q&A with Sorum and a special guest to be announced.

Guests will also have opportunities to purchase the official Sound & Vision Live Collector’s Edition Double Vinyl, shop exclusive event merchandise and bid on select auction items benefiting Adopt the Arts.

WHEN
Sunday, November 22, 2026
3 p.m. — Community Screening

A special presentation for Palm Springs Unified School District students and families, featuring a live performance by the Changels Honor Choir. Complimentary tickets will be distributed directly through PSUSD.

7 p.m. — Gala Screening & Record Release Celebration
VIP doors open at 5:30 p.m.

The VIP experience includes:

Hosted cocktail reception
Reserved premium seating
Concert film screening
Live Q&A with Matt Sorum and a special guest
Choice of a commemorative Sound & Vision hat or limited-edition event poster
First opportunity to purchase the Plaza Theatre-exclusive vinyl edition
Early access to event merchandise
General admission doors open at 6 p.m.
General admission includes:Concert film screening
Live Q&A with Matt Sorum and a special guest
Access to purchase the collector’s vinyl album and event merchandise
Opportunity to bid on select auction items benefiting Adopt the Arts

WHERE
The Plaza Theatre
Palm Springs, California

TICKETS
VIP: $150
General Admission: $25

Purchase tickets through Ticketmaster

PLAZA THEATRE-EXCLUSIVE VINYL
A limited run of only 250 Plaza Theatre Collector’s Editions of the Sound & Vision Live Double Vinyl will debut at the November 22 celebration.

Pressed on colored vinyl and designed by Glen Wexler, these special editions feature artwork unavailable on the standard online release.

The complete album pressing is limited to 2,000 copies. The standard edition is available for pre-order exclusively through Experience Vinyl, with proceeds directly supporting Adopt the Arts Foundation.

Pre-order the Sound & Vision Live Double Vinyl

Every ticket purchased, album sold and auction item won helps provide children with access to quality music education through Adopt the Arts.

Adopt the Arts currently provides year-round music instruction, instruments, curriculum, teacher support, artist mentorship and performance opportunities to more than 4,000 elementary students in eight underserved public schools across Southern California.

Pink Floyd's 'Animals' gets box set treatment for 50th anniversary

The 50th anniversary edition of Pink Floyd’s 'Animals' is being released in multiple formats and a deluxe box set on January 22 through Sony Music. It features rare and unreleased music, alongside unseen photographs. 

Animals 50 will be released in multiple formats, including a Deluxe Box Set, 1LP, 2LP, 2CD, Blu-Ray Audio and digital. The Deluxe Box Set contains 3 LPs: the original 1977 album, the 2018 Remix (remixed by James Guthrie), and a disc of five rarities that includes an unheard Roger Waters track titled ‘Young Nicholas Jon’ and previously unreleased early versions of ‘Sheep’ and ‘Dogs’. 

There are 5 CDs mirroring the LPs, plus a 2-disc set of the May 9, 1977 Oakland show recorded live at the Oakland Coliseum Arena by a then 19 year old bootlegger, Reinhard Hohlwein, and the 1-disc Blu-Ray, which includes all of the above audio with the 2018 Remix being available in 5.1 and Dolby Atmos.

The Deluxe Box Set also features a 64-page hardback book comprising new sleeve notes from New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Lethem, an interview with Reinhard Hohlwein, and an excerpt from Hipgnosis’ Aubrey “Po” Powell’s memoir about the making of Animals’ album art. 

The 1LP contains the original 1977 album in orange and sandstone color variants. The 2LP and 2CD sets contain the original 1977 album plus rarities, as does the digital release, which also features the Oakland show.

The first of the suite of rare and unheard music is ‘Sheep (Original Radio Edit)’; a four and a half minute, promo-only edit made for radio in 1977, which has never been commercially available until now, is available to listen to here. Watch the visualizer here.

Discussing the creation of the album art, Roger Waters says: “I’d driven past Battersea Power Station every day going to and from my house in Clapham. I guess I just loved the building. I liked its symbolism that it’s a power station and that it belches smoke, so there’s something menacing about it. It’s got four phallic chimneys, and it looks like an upside down table. And there were four people in the band that had been turned upside down. It seemed like a really cool place for a pig to fly.”

Speaking on Animals, David Gilmour says: “The mood in music was changing in ’77. Punk music was hitting everything and I suspect that had a little bit of an influence on the way we were working on the Animals album. I mean it’s quite an aggressive, stripped-back album. It was moving away from the sort of soundscapes that we had on Wish You Were Here. This album is more in your face and more rough and ready. And definitely the lyrics are a lot more aggressive from Roger. We had a lot of fun making it.”

Nick Mason says: “There were all sorts of differences beginning to surface within the band but in some ways Animals was a remarkably cohesive enterprise. The big thing was the development of Britannia Row. Britannia Row was this building we’d bought some few years before in which we’d actually started building our own recording studio. We tried to design the studio in such a way that any of us could operate it and all the trunking was labelled clearly so anyone could plug in a set of headphones without someone else having to do it for us.”

Earlier this year saw the release of 8-Tracks, a new official compilation project, featuring eight essential classics selected from the band’s 1971-79 era. This followed the 50th anniversary release of Wish You Were Here becoming a Top 10 charting album across the world, signaling Pink Floyd’s second #1 release of 2025 in the UK, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, 50 years after it first topped the charts. Seven months prior, the cinematic release of Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII became a Top 10 Box Office hit, and the accompanying soundtrack album earned the band’s first UK #1 album since 2014’s The Endless River - their final studio LP.

Pre-order Animals 50 here.

Track listings:

Deluxe Box Set 

5CD

CD1: Animals (Original album)

CD2: Animals (2018 Remix)
CD3: Rarities
CD4: Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1977 Disc 1
CD5: Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1977 Disc 2

3LP
LP1: Animals (Original album)
LP2: Animals (2018 Remix)
LP3: Rarities

Blu-Ray
Animals - Original Stereo Mix (1977)
Animals - Remix: Stereo + 5.1 + Atmos (2018)
Rarities (Stereo Mix)
Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1977

Digital

“Disc 1” - Animals (Original album)Pigs on the Wing 1
Dogs
Pigs (Three Different Ones)
Sheep
Pigs on the Wing 2

“Disc 2” - Animals (2018 Remix)Pigs on the Wing 1 - 2018 Remix
Dogs - 2018 Remix
Pigs (Three Different Ones) - 2018 Remix
Sheep - 2018 Remix
Pigs on the Wing 2 - 2018 Remix

“Disc 3” - RaritiesDogs - Early Version, Rough Mix*
Sheep - Original Radio Edit*
Sheep - Early Version, Rough Mix*
Studio Jam*
Young Nicholas Jon*

“Disc 4” - Live from the Oakland Coliseum Arena, 1977Sheep (Live)*
Pigs on the Wing 1 (Live)*
Dogs (Live)*
Pigs on the Wing 2 (Live)*
Pigs (Three Different Ones) (Live)*
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5) (Live)*
Welcome to the Machine (Live)*
Have a Cigar (Live)*
Wish You Were Here (Live)*
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9) (Live)*
Money (Live)*
Us and Them (Live)*
Careful with That Axe, Eugene (Live)*

* never before officially released

''Animal,' the new album by Ryan Adams, drops early next year

Ryan Adams' new album 'Animal' is slated for February 12 on his own PAX-AM label. The first single, "Amethyst", is out now, and the album is available to pre-order on vinyl, CD and digital.

Animal is an almost entirely solo record. Adams played drums, bass, guitars, piano, synths, percussion and harmonica himself, and wrote every song. He produced and mixed the album with Dror Mohar, who also engineered it.

Longtime friend Daniel Clarke adds synths to "Jesus Christ", "Animal" and "Jesus H", and Hammond B3 to "Soon", where J.C. Khul's saxophone carries the coda.

Animal follows a prolific run of PAX-AM releases and the 25th-anniversary re-imagination of his debut Heartbreaker in 2025. Fans can expect a run of exclusive vinyl variants and bundles at ryanadamsanimal.com, with further singles and visuals to come before release.

Track list:

Doesn't Mean S**t
Amethyst
Remember Us
Pass Me By
Jesus Christ
Animal
Automatic Heart
Soon
Jesus H
Outsiders In

Cage The Elephant returns in February with 'Dying in Reverse' album

Big Loud Records

Since I interviewed the band's guitarist in 2019, I'm really looking forward to hearing the new album...

Cage The Elephant has a new album, Dying in Reverse, out February 5 via Big Loud Rock. New single "Make It Easy" was released following a week that saw the band debut the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and perform at an intimate venue in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

During the Kimmel appearance, Jimmy held up the artwork for the then-unannounced album without revealing what it was, sparking widespread chatter among fans before today's official announcement.

The Grammy-winning alt-rock band, which opened for Oasis in North American last year, brought in a new set of collaborators to record: producers Justin Raisen and SADPONY (Jeremiah Raisen). The sessions brought together two pairs of brothers, Matthew and Brad Shultz alongside Justin and Jeremiah Raisen, and introduced a fundamentally different approach to making music.

The circumstances surrounding Dying In Reverse were different from those of the band's previous album, Neon Pill, which was written and recorded across a turbulent period in Matthew Shultz's life and ultimately completed as he emerged on the other side of it. Where that record involved revisiting and reconciling material created under vastly different circumstances, the new album began with the band looking squarely ahead, invigorated by a new creative process and excited about what they were making together.

“This record turned out to be such a special one for us. It’s without a doubt, one of the most creatively gratifying experiences we’ve had as a group yet. After all these years already remaining so tightly knit, it really does feel like this album managed to pull us even closer together. In a way, it’s a goodbye to the past, closing the door on an era, with a renewed perspective grounded in the present while also walking towards the future with hope and gratitude. Signifying a rebirth of sorts. It’s got all these interesting little windows into the memories and experiences that have shaped who we are as individuals, as well as ultimately a band. I just love it so much. We can’t wait to share it with the world,” says Matthew Shultz, reflecting on Dying In Reverse.

Earlier this year, "Beaches in Tennessee" earned the band their fourteenth No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart, simultaneously topping the Alternative Airplay, Adult Alternative Airplay, and Rock & Alternative Airplay charts. The achievement placed the band in a tie for the second-most Alternative Airplay No. 1s in the chart's history. They followed with "Dying in Reverse," which was featured on the EA SPORTS FC 27 soundtrack.

On November 15, the band will head to Munich, Germany, where they will perform the official NFL halftime show during the New England Patriots vs. Detroit Lions game. The appearance comes ahead of a European headline tour in February 2027.

Track listing:

1. Influence
2. Make It Easy
3. Beaches In Tennessee
4. Wound Up
5. Dying In Reverse
6. Leave The Light On
7. I Love You Anyway
8. Cherry Cola
9. Crossfaded
10. Why U Keeping Me Around
11. Give Me One Good Reason
12. Wear The Daylight

Sam Fender releases Rolling Stones cover; UK single sales benefit Teenage Cancer Trust

BRIT Award-winning British singer/songwriter Sam Fender - a standout among the acts at Coachella 2025 widely known for his Olivia Dean duet "Rein Me In" - just unveiled a cover of the Rolling Stones' “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Stream it HERE.

Self-produced alongside his band mates, Joe Atkinson and Dean Thompson, the song was recorded in Tyneside, England and features the choir from the John Spence Community High School in North Shields, where Sam was a former pupil, and brass from the Easington Colliery Band.

The recording soundtracks the 20th edition of this year’s Christmas advert from UK retailer John Lewis.

Sam Fender says, “It was a privilege to rework such an iconic song by such a legendary band. In the spirit of Christmas, we re-recorded the children’s choir with the kids from my old school, John Spence Community High School, and we arranged a brass section with the Easington Colliery Band.”

Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger states, “I’m a fan of Sam’s work, so I was pleased to hear he was covering one of my songs. I think he’s done a great job with it.”

Sam Fender and his UK label Polydor will donate 100% of the net profits received from UK sales of the 7” single sold via the official Sam Fender online store to Teenage Cancer Trust (registered charity #1062559 (England/Wales) and #SC039757 (Scotland).

All nine dates of Fender's Summer 2027 UK/Europe stadium tour are sold out.

The singer/guitarist released his UK #1, critically acclaimed third album People Watching in 2025 via Capitol Records. The album won the 2025 Mercury Prize, with Sam also picking up a BRIT Award in 2025, two BRIT Awards in 2026, and an Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year.

He debuted People Watching’s “Rein Me In” alongside Olivia Dean at his London Stadium Show to over 80,000 fans in June 2025, before it was released as a duet later that month. In 2026, the song took on a life of its own, culminating in a record breaking 23 non-consecutive weeks at number one, becoming the longest running number one single in British history, and taking the Brit Award for Song of the Year. The song is certified Platinum by the RIAA and has surpassed 817+ million streams worldwide.

Photo: Sam Crossick, courtesy Interscope Records

MxPx returns in January with new album 'Living in the Chaos'

Veteran punk rock band MxPx is gearing up for a new chapter with the announcement of forthcoming album, Living In The Chaos, the trio’s twelfth studio album, arriving January 29, and available for pre-order now at MxPx.com. 

“Panic Attack” is the first single. It is available now HERE.

Since forming in 1992 as a group of high school kids, MxPx has sold millions of records, earned RIAA Gold certification for their 1998 album Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo, appeared in a Super Bowl commercial, and received the key to their hometown of Bremerton, Washington. 

After performing on Vans Warped Tour earlier this year in Washington DC, Long Beach, Montréal and Mexico City, MxPx will perform the final dates at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, November 14-15. Then it heads to Australia for Good Things Festival in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in December.

MxPx still comprises original members Mike Herrera (also a member of Goldfinger) on bass/lead vocals, Yuri Ruley on drums, and Tom Wisniewski (lead guitar), plus decade-long member Chris Adkins on rhythm guitar. 

Track Listing: 

01. The Good Days

02. Mind Control
03. Panic Attack
04. On Saturday
05. Wrecked My Day
06. No Kings
07. Complaint Department
08. Not Me
09. Don’t Say Goodbye To Me
10. Never Apologize
11. Watching The Sun Come Up
12. Once In A Lifetimes (Vinyl/CD Exclusive)
13. Nervous Energy (Vinyl/CD Exclusive)

Coming in December: Morphine's 'Cocoon' from the vaults

With the new album 'Cocoon,' arriving December 4 via Partisan Records, Morphine - late singer/bassist Mark Sandman, baritone saxophonist Dana Colley, and drummers Jerome Deupree and Billy Conway - draws from recordings made and then abandoned by the band in 1998, during the period leading up to what would become 'The Night' album. 

The original recordings were produced by Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade (Radiohead, the Pixies, Hole). Decades later, Kolderie and Sabine Hrechdakian, Mark Sandman’s life partner, worked closely together to transfer the original tapes and select the songs and mixes that would become Cocoon, with Kolderie newly mixing the recordings and original member Dana Colley adding new saxophone parts to three songs.

First single “Cocoon" was initially recorded in 1998 with Kolderie and Slade. The newly mixed version has never been heard until now.

WATCH / LISTEN TO “COCOON” HERE

“Mark loved performing and traveling the world, but he also loved to come home and cocoon, " explains Hrechdakian. She continued, “It was our home and his studio, so there was always music happening, tape running, friends dropping by at all hours, lots of cooking. The lyrics speak to the hardship of being away from loved ones while the band was on tour and the joys of homecoming. There’s also this thread of space travel that runs through the album, so I imagine the cocoon as a kind of spaceship for two who leave the world and return to it.”

Alongside the bass and saxophone at the center of Morphine’s music, these sessions incorporate piano, acoustic guitar and contributions from several drummers who are longtime friends and collaborators. Sandman ultimately set aside this material as he moved in a different direction for what became 'The Night,' released posthumously in 2000, a year after his death.

The original multitrack tapes of the sessions remained untouched until 2023 when Hrechdakian and Kolderie began digitizing them as part of an archival effort. “I was astounded by the sound of the tracks when I put them up at the studio where we transferred them,” Kolderie says. “It really felt so right to be bringing them back from the crypt into the world again.” 

Together, Hrechdakian and Kolderie selected the songs and mixes that would ultimately form Cocoon. Colley was initially hesitant to revisit the material, but hearing the recordings changed his mind. Working with Kolderie in early 2026, he recorded new saxophone parts for three songs, playing alongside recordings made with Sandman nearly three decades earlier. For Colley, returning to the music meant more than simply completing a recording: nearly three decades later, he was once again playing alongside Sandman. "Coming back to these recordings years later was a surreal experience," he explains. "It was like having one foot in the past and one in the present, with my saxophone bridging the gap.”

Morphine superfans may recognize different versions of some of these songs from various unsanctioned releases and the 2004 Sandbox compilation.

Cocoon is accompanied by never-before-seen artwork and photography by Sandman, including its cover image, a photograph he took of Hrechdakian’s reflection in a train window en route to Antwerp in 1998. The album’s reverse features Sandman himself, camera in hand, capturing his reflection in a mirror at home. 

The collection also includes liner notes by acclaimed American poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib, who writes about discovering Morphine after Sandman’s death and the unusual opportunity Cocoon offers both longtime listeners and those encountering the band for the first time. Reflecting on Colley’s return to the recordings, Abdurraqib writes of the rare opportunity to “touch it again, renew it in some way, bring it closer to the new, living world.”

Track list:

1. Tomorrow
2. Wig
3. Patience
4. Spaceman Charm
5. Justine
6. Moons of Jupiter
7. Cocoon
8. Pretty Face

Iggy & the Stooges' debut album on limited edition reel-to-reel

The Stooges’ self-titled debut from 1969 is being revisited through a new audiophile edition of available on reel-to-reel from Rhino High Fidelity.

The Stooges (Rhino High Fidelity R2R) was duplicated in real time from a 1:1 copy of the original flat analog master tape. The result is a master-quality listening experience that captures the recording’s full dynamics. The 15 i.p.s. half-track 1/4” tape is produced to the IEC equalization standard on premium RTM LPR90 tape stock and stored on a 10.5” metal reel. The Reel-to-Reel edition is limited to 350 copies worldwide and available exclusively at Rhino.com.

Iggy Pop (aka Iggy Stooge on this album), Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, and Dave Alexander left Ann Arbor, Michigan, to record their debut in New York with producer John Cale. Across eight tracks, the band’s visceral rhythms and roaring guitars fused with Iggy’s confrontational vocals, forging an elemental sound that was ahead of its time. “1969” opens the album with a sneer, while “I Wanna Be Your Dog” and “No Fun” bristle with the quartet’s primal power. Cale, who played viola on the Velvet Underground’s first two albums, also plays it here on the eerie, experimental “We Will Fall.”

Largely overlooked when it came out, The Stooges is now regarded as one of rock’s most vital debuts and continues to reach new generations. When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the band in 2010, it described them simply as “punk before punk existed.” 

The Stooges (Rhino High Fidelity)
R2R Track Listing

“1969”
“I Wanna Be Your Dog”
“We Will Fall”
“No Fun”
“Real Cool Time”
“Ann”
“Not Right”
“Little Doll”

Out now: 'Scott Weiland: Live' from 2009 Tour

Scott Weiland - the late singer who successfully fronted Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver and later embarked on a solo career - is represented in concert via his first-ever live album, Scott Weiland: Live.

It is out now via Primary Wave Music, making its first-ever digital and CD release, alongside a new limited-edition red vinyl pressing. A visualizer for "Vasoline (Live)" is available now and features previously unseen clips from Weiland's live performance. 

Scott Weiland: Live captures Weiland and his band on tour in 2009 in support of his second solo album, Happy In Galoshes. Featuring previously unreleased recordings discovered through the Scott Weiland estate, the collection brings together solo material with songs spanning his career. 

The nine-track collection includes Stone Temple Pilots favorite “Interstate Love Song (Live),” alongside performances of “Vasoline” and “Unglued,” Velvet Revolver’s “Do It For The Kids,” and solo tracks including “Paralysis,” “Killing Me Sweetly,” “Barbarella,” “Missing Cleveland” and “Blind Confusion.”

The album was first released on limited-edition blue vinyl for Record Store Day, where it quickly sold out. Now, following fan demand, Scott Weiland: Live returns on limited-edition red vinyl and CD and is available on DSPs for the first time. 

New Visualizer for “Vasoline (Live)” Out Today

Track listing: 

Paralysis

Killing Me Sweetly
Vasoline
Do It For The Kids
Unglued
Blind Confusion
Interstate Love Song
Barbarella
Missing Cleveland

Prince catalog news: '3121' and Vegas live album mark 20th Anniversary

Prince’s NPG Records and The Prince Estate announce ‘3121 Expanded Edition,’ arriving worldwide December 11 digitally and in 3LP + Blu-ray and 2CD + Blu-ray sets. ‘Prince: 3121 Las Vegas Concert’ will be released theatrically in the U.S. and Canada beginning December 3 for a limited time, with tickets on sale November 11.

‘3121 Las Vegas Live,’ a live album arriving on 3LP crystal blue vinyl and 2CD for Record Store Day Black Friday on November 27 celebrates the 20th year anniversary of Prince’s chart-topping 2006 album with additional studio recordings and live concert footage from the Prince vault, related to his 2007 Las Vegas residency.

Fans will have a rare opportunity to experience Prince on the big screen, with his Las Vegas performance presented in 4K and Dolby Atmos at equipped theatres. The 154-minute live concert film spans chart-topping hits, fan favorites, deep cuts and extended jams.

The expanded digital edition pairs the original 12-track album with 10 additional raw recordings, including acoustic versions of “The Word,” “Love” and “Te Amo Corazón,” alongside “Time of Ur Life,” “The Streets of Panama,” “Another Girl,” “Glass Cutter” and more. The physical editions pair 3121 with a Blu-ray featuring live concert footage filmed in Las Vegas in 2007.

“Collaborating with Prince and the talented musicians on ‘3121’ was an honor. I remain grateful to have contributed my voice to this record and to have been part of such a remarkable creative experience,” says Támar Davis, vocalist on Prince’s 3121.

Preorders and presaves have launched alongside the previously unreleased track “Time of Ur Life” and a live performance video of “Black Sweat” on YouTube.

Preorder / Presave ‘3121 Expanded Edition’ HERE.

Listen to “Time of Ur Life” HERE.

Watch “Black Sweat” Live HERE.

Sign up for ‘Prince: 3121 Las Vegas Concert’ ticket updates HERE.

Originally released March 21, 2006, through NPG Records and Universal Music, 3121 became Prince’s first album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and his fourth album to top the chart. Following Musicology and its accompanying tour, the album continued a period of renewed mainstream attention, with Prince appearing on Saturday Night Live, Good Morning America and the American Idol season finale.

Taking its name from the Los Angeles home where Prince hosted parties and recording sessions, 3121 earned multiple Grammy nominations. The live album arrives November 27 in 3LP crystal blue vinyl and 2CD editions at participating independent record stores for Record Store Day Black Friday.

‘3121 Expanded Edition’ Track listing:

Disc 1: Original Album

1. 3121
2. Lolita
3. Te Amo Corazón
4. Black Sweat
5. Incense and Candles
6. Love
7. Satisfied
8. Fury
9. The Word
10. Beautiful, Loved and Blessed
11. The Dance
12. Get On the Boat

Disc 2: Additional Vault Recordings

1. Time of Ur Life
2. The Streets of Panama
3. Another Girl
4. The Word (Acoustic)
5. Elixer
6. Glass Cutter
7. Love (Acoustic)
8. Ur’e Such A Tease
9. Te Amo Corazón (Acoustic)
10. Girls In the Band

‘3121 Las Vegas Live’ Track listing:

Disc 1

1. 3121
2. Girls & Boys
3. Satisfied
4. Down By The Riverside
5. Purple Rain
6. Lolita
7. Black Sweat
8. Kiss
9. Shhh
10. Musicology / Prince And The Band
11. Pass The Peas

Disc 2

1. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
2. Love Changes
3. Somewhere Over The Rainbow / Nine Million Bicycles (Medley)
4. If I Was Your Girlfriend
5. Pink Cashmere
6. Cream
7. U Got the Look
8. Crazy
9. Get On the Boat
10. Play That Funky Music

Photo: Shore Fire Media

Out now: Dustin Lynch album 'Clean Slate'

Dustin Lynch releases his seventh studio album, Clean Slate, today via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville. The title track is a personal reflection on losing your way and wondering whether it's too late to find your way back. Building slowly around a hurt he can't quite explain, Lynch inhabits the mind of a wide-eyed desperado who has spent too long giving his angels the cold shoulder. 

“There's something compelling about the idea of a clean slate that signifies and promises a new chapter. I think we've all had moments where we look at our lives and wonder how we got to where we are,” shares Lynch. “What I love about this song is that it is a hard look in the mirror. That felt like the right message to build this album around.”

“How You Been” a collaboration with Ashley Cooke, revisits a summer romance through a phone call that brings every memory rushing back. Lynch has described the duet as a second chapter to his hit “Thinking ’Bout You.” Listen HERE.

“I’m so happy to finally have a song out with Ashley. She sounds incredible on ‘How You Been,’ and from the first time I heard it, it felt like the perfect song for us to do together,” shares Lynch. “To me, it feels like chapter two of ‘Thinking ’Bout You.’ It’s that idea of reconnecting with somebody from your past and realizing those memories might still mean something to both of you. Ashley brings so much personality to her side of the song.”

“The second I heard this song, I was beyond excited Dustin asked me to be a part of it,” shares Cooke. “Not only is it an absolutely infectious melodically, but lyrically it packs a punch and has that clever double entendre I really love in a song. It’s that ‘invisible string’ story in a way that feels fun and flirty. Great song and even better duet partner, what more could you ask for?”

Closing album track “Home To You” is a collaboration with electronic duo MC4D.

Track Listing:

Made In A Bottle

Real Fine Reason
Clean Slate
She Don’t Know
How You Been - Dustin Lynch & Ashley Cooke
Lightning Don’t
Built Us A Life
One Tennessee
Talkin’
Old Man Knows
Easy To Love
Home To You - Dustin Lynch & MC4D

Early Blancmange albums to get special colored LP, CD reissues in December

UK synth-pop outfit Blancmange’s first three studio albums: Happy Families (1982), Mange Tout (1984) and Believe You Me (1985) are to be reissued by London Records on LP and CD on Dec. 4. 

Each album features freshly restored artwork and will be available on vinyl (new 2026 vinyl cuts, faithfully following the original track listings), and on CD, each featuring bonus tracks including B-sides, extended versions and remixes.

The three first Blancmange albums saw Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe notch such UK top 10 hits as “Living On The Ceiling,” “Blind Vision,” and "Don't Tell Me." 

Happy Families is reissued on transparent orange vinyl. The CD version features studio B-sides, some BBC session tracks and contemporary remixes of “Living On The Ceiling” by Roman Flügel and Richard Norris, both available on CD for the first time.

Mange Tout is released on transparent green vinyl, with the CD featuring B-sides, extended versions and Honey Dijon’s rework of “Blind Vision,” available here on CD for the first time.

Believe You Me is pressed on transparent yellow vinyl, and the CD features B-sides and extended versions.

Following a concert for Greenpeace at the Royal Albert Hall in April 1986, Blancmange decided to take a 25-year pause, coming back for 2011’s Blanc Burn album. Due to ill health, Stephen opted to step away from Blancmange duties the following year, leaving Neil to carry on with a series of albums including a return to London Records with Private View in 2022. Stephen died last year.

Pre-order now alongside limited test pressings from The Official Blancmange Store.

Track Listings:

HAPPY FAMILIES
1LP (CLEAR ORANGE VINYL)

A1. I Can’t Explain
A2. Feel Me
A3. I’ve Seen The Word
A4. Wasted
A5. Living On The Ceiling

B1. Waves
B2. Kind
B3. Sad Day
B4. Cruel
B5. God’s Kitchen

HAPPY FAMILIES - 1CD

1. I Can’t Explain
2. Feel Me
3. I’ve Seen The Word
4. Wasted
5 Living On The Ceiling
6. Waves
7. Kind
8. Sad Day
9. Cruel
10. God’s Kitchen
11. I Would
12. Running Thin
13. Business steps
14. Living On The Ceiling (Extended Version)
15. Feel Me (Extended 12” Mix)
16. Living On The Ceiling (Roman Flügel Remix)
17. Living On The Ceiling (Richard Norris Remix)

MANGE TOUT
1LP (CLEAR PETROL GREEN VINYL)

A1. Don’t Tell Me
A2. Game Above My Head
A3. Blind Vision
A4. Time Became The Tide
A5. That’s Love, That It Is

B1. Murder
B2. See The Train
B3. All Things Are Nice
B4. My Baby
B5. The Day Before You Came

MANGE TOUT - 1CD

1. Don't Tell Me
2. Game Above My Head
3. Blind Vision
4. Time Became The Tide
5. That's Love, That It Is
6. Murder
7. See The Train
8. All Things Are Nice
9. My Baby
10. The Day Before You Came
11. Heaven Knows Where Heaven Is
12. On Our Way To?
13. Vishnu
14. Get Out of That
15. Your Time Is Over
16. Don't Tell Me (Dance Remix)
17. Blind Vision (Honey Dijon Remix)

BELIEVE YOU ME 1LP
(CLEAR YELLOW VINYL)

A1. Lose Your Love
A2. What’s Your Problem?
A3. Paradise Is
A5. 22339

B1. Don’t You Love It All
B2. Believe
B3. Lorraine’s My Nurse
B4. Other Animals
B5. No Wonder They Never Made It Back!
B6. John

BELIEVE YOU ME- 1CD
 
1. Lose Your Love
2. What's Your Problem?
3. Paradise Is
4. Why Don't They Leave Things Alone?
5. 22339
6. Don't You Love it All
7. Believe
8. Lorraine's My Nurse
9. Other Animals
10. No Wonder They Made It Back!
11. John
12. I Can See It (7" Version)
13. Side Two
14. Scream Down The House
15. What's Your Problem? (Extended Mix)
16. I Can See It (Extended Mix)

Everything But The Girl dip into the musical 'Blue Reservoir' early next year

Blue Reservoir, the 11th studio album from Everything But The Girl - the UK duo formed in 1982 by singer-writer-musicians Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt - and will be released on Buzzin’ Fly through Virgin Music Group on February 19. First single “Young and Dumb” and accompanying music video (treatment by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, directed by Edward Bishop) is out now.

Watch the official video for “Young and Dumb”
Pre-order Blue Reservoir

The album sees the duo put aside the electronica of 2023’s Fuse, and lean into some of their foundational influences and ideas.

“There was an intensity and simplicity to the 'Moth' shows (a 2025 UK club residency) that took us back to how we started out,” says Thorn. “Direct, rooted in guitar and voice, a few extra colors. We hadn’t been in that world for a long time and it just felt fresh and real.”

Uplifted, Watt bought a Spanish nylon-string guitar in January 2026 to write and perform on. “It is the sound of so much of the music I first connected with growing up, and I’d never actually owned one. It became quite an emotional springboard for me. I found a voice I thought I’d lost.”

The music came together in the first few weeks of 2026. If the results (nine written on guitar, one on piano) draw on Watt’s signature Latin-influenced lyricism, British folk-blues improvisation and song-driven storytelling, the lyrics (six by Thorn, three by Watt, one co-write) look forward and back through time. 

The album of ten original songs was recorded largely live at RAK Studios in London over ten days in July 2026. Watt’s guitars - both nylon-strung rhythm and electric lead - are augmented by long-standing collaborators Rex Horan (double bass) and Evan Jenkins (drums). The percussionist is Fabio de Oliveira (Babo Moreno), son of Brazilian percussion legend Bosco de Oliveira - a central figure on Thorn and Watt’s debut album, Eden in 1984. The pair’s own son, Blake Watt (Family Stereo), part of the Moth club line-up, guests on two songs. Additional overdubs (harmonium, celesta, tape loop atmospheres) were recorded by Watt at the duo’s home studio in north London.

Track listing: 

1) Forward
2) Scala
3) Young and Dumb
4) Do What You Can
5) Christmas Gone
6) Courage Mon Brave
7) The Round and Round
8) Fork in the Road
9) Good Hope
10) The Great Unknown

Chvrches ready 'All The King’s Men' for January

Chvrches just released “Overthinker,” the second single from their upcoming full-length effort. It is BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record.

All The King’s Men, the band’s first album in almost six years, is due for release on January 22 on LP, CD, cassette and digital formats via Futures. 

The Scottish band - Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty - eschewed the remote working of 2021's UK Top 10 album Screen Violence to meet for multiple, intense three-week stints in Glasgow. They knew recording in-person and in Scotland was exactly the environment necessary for experimentation on this record. ‘Roses’ is contemporary social commentary, a confrontation with the darker undercurrents of Britain. 

LISTEN TO “ROSES” HERE

Pre-order / pre-save All The King’s Men

Chvrces' shows in North America are on sale now. 

Track listing: 

1. Roses
2. Evil
3. Adore You
4. Overthinker
5. Royal Blue
6. Comedown Tomorrow
7. Friend Of A Friend
8. Three Out Of Five
9. Conman
10. Jamie’s Prayer
11. Faith In Flying

North American Tour:

February 13 - Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia, PA
February 17 - Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
February 19 - The Anthem, Washington, DC
February 20 - Roxian Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
February 22 - Asbury Hall at Babeville, Buffalo, NY
February 23 - History, Toronto, ON
February 25 - The Salt Shed (Indoor), Chicago, IL
February 26 - Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI
February 27 - The Sylvee, Madison, WI
March 2 - Knitting Factory Concert House, Boise, ID
March 3 - Knitting Factory Concert House, Spokane, WA
March 5 - Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC
March 6 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
March 8 - Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
March 10 - Fox Theater, Oakland, CA
March 12 - The Observatory North Park, San Diego, CA
March 13 - The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
March 14 - Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA

Long-awaited new Mission (UK) album to arrive next spring

The Mission (UK) will return with their first new studio album in over a decade next April, with the release of 'Songs For Kith And Kin.' Originally planned for 2025, its creation was delayed by lead singer Wayne Hussey having open-heart surgery, and that experience along with his recuperation, has shaped the nature of the new music.

“It’s definitely had an influence lyrically: almost every song mentions ‘heart’. Really, the surgery has made me care even less what others think. I’m doing what I want to do in the new songs, what feels natural,” he reveals. The first single is Kindness Is A Weapon. 

“On previous records, there's always been one track I've always thought, yeah, this screams out to be the first single. You think about ‘Wasteland’, you think about ‘Tower of Strength’, or ‘Butterfly on a Wheel’, these songs scream first single. And I didn't have that feeling on this record about a first single because there's maybe 7 or 8 singles that could come from this album,” says Wayne.

“However, we had been playing a version of this song live for about six months before we had to take the hiatus for my surgery, so some of our audience already knew it. I’d come up with the title first, but I was writing new lyrics for it up until the final recording in June this year. You can use kindness as a weapon for good, and you have to let things go at some point. Musically it’s got plenty of elements of classic Mission about it, but there’s elements of classic rock too. It maybe pushes the envelope a little bit for us in terms of sound, but at the same time, it's also in keeping with what we've done in the past. There's plenty of testosterone in that track.”

Watch the lyric video for ‘Kindness Is A Weapon’ HERE

'Songs For Kith And Kin' is a modern guitar album where, despite the inclusion of various other instruments – including keyboards, cinematic orchestral scores, sitar, tamboura and more – the core sound is two guitars working with one another.

“There’s a chemistry with us that clicks and immediately sounds like The Mission. Being in the studio together makes it very apparent. The funny thing is, I remember noticing that chemistry right back in our first rehearsals in 1985,” comments lead guitarist Simon Hinkler. “Wayne and I have complementary styles that are very different around the edges and meet somewhere in the middle. People have observed that, when we both play the same guitar line simultaneously, something special happens. And there’s a thread that runs through Mission work over the years that makes what we do recognisable. It’s a good thing to have – so many bands don’t.”

The album includes Craig Adams on bass – Hussey’s musical partner since their days in The Sisters of Mercy in the early 80s – as well as featuring the debut on record of Alex Baum, The Mission’s drummer since 2022, who Hinkler credits with bringing an energy and vitality to the band. Baum is also co-writer on ‘Roll With The Punches.’

Recorded by César Lamschtein at Faro House Studios in Jose Ignacio, Uruguay with additional orchestra recordings in Montevideo, the album was produced by Wayne Hussey. The album will be available on a variety of formats including digital, CD, limited edition vinyl and more. For full details click HERE.

Track Listing: 

Kith And Kin
Operation Chaos
Arrhythmia
Never Say Never Say Die
Kindness Is A Weapon
Circle The Wagons
Heavy (Is The Crown)
Roll With The Punches
Unbroken (asongoflove)
Diving For Pearls
Cleansing The Wound
A Soft Place To Fall
My Very Favourite Life
Sanctuary
The Last Leaf On The Tree