Out Now: 'Tracks from the Attic Revisited,' New Album by David J of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets Fame; SoCal Shows Soon

David J (David John Haskins) - best known for his stints in Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, Tones on Tail and more - just released his 'Tracks from the Attic Revisited' album. The 10 songs were originally among 37 home recordings on Tracks From the Attic, a 2024 triple album released by Independent Project Records in 2024. Some were reshaped and rewritten, to be later reinterpreted and recorded with a full band. 

Tracks From the Attic Revisited was produced by David J, with the British musician also handling vocals and acoustic guitar. Other contributors are: Jason Roberts (guitar), Jon Bernstein (piano, organ), Tony Green (bass), David Raven (drums), Dan Clucas (trumpet), Robert “Smokey” Miles (accordion), John Courage (lap steel) and Stephen Perkins from Jane’s Addiction (congas).

The frequently enchanting album is highlighted by the catchy "I Wish Those Spacemen Would Come," where Haskins sings about "oligarchs and tech bros," and a jangly guitar leads the way; "Leaning Towards the Falls," a ballad bolstered by gorgeous twinkling piano work; the laid-back groove of "The Most Beautiful Girls in the World" (who "are on Sunset Blvd. and Times Square"); and the swelling organ-enhanced "All The Pilgrims."  

Album formats include black or gold LP, special edition CD, and digital formats. Order here via Independent Project Records (IPR).

David J begins a run of select cross-country shows at LA's Zebulon on June 8 for a record release party; more TBA (see list below). 

Track List:

1. I Wish Those Spacemen Would Come (Revisited)
2. If Muzak Be the Junk Food of Love (Revisited)
3. The Most Beautiful Girls in the World (Revisited)
4. Leaning Towards the Falls (Revisited)
5. Homo Sapien Blues (Revisited)
6. I’ll Put Off Thinking About You for Awhile (Revisited)
7. New Year’s Day (Revisited)
8. All The Pilgrims (Revisited)
9. Vincent in the Flames (Revisited)
10. Punishment By Roses (Revisited)

Tour Dates:

6/08 Zebulon, Los Angeles, CA. (Record Release Party)
6/09 Casbah, San Diego, CA
6/12 Museum of Post Punk & Industrial Music (in conversation with Martin Atkins, Chicago, IL
6/15 Ypsi Ale House, Ypsilanti, MI
6/16 Ritual, Ann Arbor, MI
6/18 Electric Gardens Studio, Atlanta, GA
6/20 House Party, Raleigh, NC
6/24 House Party, Ashville, NC
6/27 Dex Fest, Chapel Hill, NC

More about Tracks from the Attic and Revisited:

When David J first went digging through boxes of old tapes, he uncovered demos recorded over four decades and approached material that sometimes he had no recollection of having written as when producing another artist’s music.

The old home recordings became new demos for Revisited: ideas were reworked, lyrics were adjusted when they showed a potential to narrate more recent life events. Once reshaped, the songs were shared with musicians who convened at Ear Gallery Music in Los Angeles.

“The demos were like neglected little seeds that had been set aside, or fallen on fallow land,” David J says. “They’ve been gathered up, nurtured, tended and brought back to life as little buds. Now this is the bloom.”

Nineties UK Rock Band Gene to Make First US Live Appearances in Nearly a Quarter Century This Winter

photo: Jim Mitcham

Since I interviewed the band during its heyday, I'm hoping to catch the SoCal appearance...

Veteran Britpop band Gene will do its first North American shows in 24 years, after reuniting last year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band’s debut album, Olympian.

Original members Martin Rossiter (vocals), Matt James (drums), Steve Mason (guitars) and Kevin Miles (bass) shared the stage together again for the first time since a farewell show in London in 2004.

After a run of sold-out UK shows earlier this year, and the release of the live album, ‘Apollo’, recorded at the band’s return in London last October, Gene will play select dates in North America this November, which include the Darker Waves festival on November 14. Ensuring what will be a very welcome return to these shores after an absence of over two decades, Martin Rossiter says, “In this increasingly bleak world, come and throw your arms in the air, and your legs if you must, for an evening of vim and vigour.”

After being approached at the end of 2024 about the possibility of playing again as Gene by Creation Records founder Alan McGee and Toura Toura’s Kevin Fitzgerald, the four band members met for the first time in many years, and the speed at which things have progressed since is testament to the group’s enduring passion and immediate reconnection.

“All four of us met up, probably for the first time since our last gig (in 2004), and it immediately felt just like it had always been,” explains Matt James. “We were always very self-depreciating as a group and the banter quickly kicked back in. After a few quips barked across the pub table we relaxed and we all laughed a lot. Straightaway it felt like we were a band again.”
“We all put our energy into making this musically spectacular,” explains Martin. “Within five minutes, the conversations between the four of us had reached the point of, 'how do we make this brilliant?' So that drive is still there, the dynamic was still there and so I started daydreaming about what it would be like to waggle my – slightly larger – ass on the stage one more time.”

Gene formed in 1993 and made their debut with the single For The Dead the following year on the indie label Costermonger, which was founded especially for the release by the journalists and authors Keith Cameron and Roy Wilkinson. Limited to 1,994 copies, the seven-inch sold out in two days.

The band’s debut album, Olympian, arrived in 1995, with singles Sleep Well Tonight, Haunted By You, and the title track – and would reach the UK Top 10. Olympian was followed in 1996 by rarities and b-side collection To See The Lights, before second full album, Drawn To The Deep End, also went straight into the UK Top 10 in 1997, with hits Fighting Fit, We Could Be Kings, Where Are They Now? and Speak To Me Someone. 1999’s Revelations and 2002's Libertine came next. 

Reflecting the live reputation the band enjoyed throughout their career – both for their shows and as festival favorites – Gene’s then final gig took place at the London Astoria on December 16th, 2004.

In their absence, Gene’s influence has still been keenly felt, not only earning continued plays on UK radio stations including BBC 6 Music and Absolute, while enjoying growing streaming numbers, but the group’s entire back catalogue was re-pressed on vinyl in 2020, alongside the release of new best of collection, Yours For The Taking. 

While Olympian’s 30th birthday year added a great sense of occasion for the band and fans alike, the four-piece was keen to ensure the London show (and all future shows) was a celebration of everything Gene stood for. “Olympian’s anniversary was a good reason for doing it, but we looked forward to playing songs from all of our career,” says Matt. “It’s a lot of fun playing as Gene again.”

In celebration of the band’s return, a live album, ‘Apollo’, has just been released. More than 5,000 fans packed the sold-out Hammersmith Apollo in London last October.

The LP showcases some of the band’s best-known songs — including Olympian, We Could Be Kings, Speak to Me Someone, Fighting Fit, and For the Dead — alongside deeper cuts, B-sides, and rarities specially rehearsed for the show. 

Track listing:

1. London, Can You Wait?
2. Be My Light, Be My Guide
3. We Could Be Kings
4. Where Are They Now?
5. Truth Rest Your Head
6. Your Love It Lies
7. Longsleeves For The Summer
8. Sleep Well Tonight
9. Save Me I’m Yours
10. O Lover
11. Speak To Me Someone
12. A Car That Sped
13. Walking In The Shallows
14. Haunted By You
15. Olympian
16. For The Dead
17. Sick, Sober & Sorry
18. Fighting Fit
19. I Can’t Help Myself
20. Who Said This Was The End?

Live shows:

Jun 26 - Southampton, UK - The Brook
Jun 27 - Newport, UK - Corn Exchange
Jun 28 - Lancaster, UK - Kanteena
Sep 25 - Valencia, ES - Visorfest
Oct 9 - London, UK - The Roundhouse
Oct 10 - London, UK - The Roundhouse
Nov 12 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Nov 14 - Huntingdon Beach, CA - Darker Waves Festival
Nov 16 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
Nov 17 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
Nov 19 - Washington, D.C - Howard Theatre
Nov 20 - New York, NY - Sony Hall

Tickets available from all venues and www.geneofficial.com

Little Big Town To Unveil New Album in August

Little Big Town – Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook – have announced their 12th studio album, It’s A Dying Art, arriving August 28 via MCA. Co-produced by Gena Johnson and Fairchild, the release features collaborations with Ashley Monroe, Jason Isbell, and Kelsea Ballerini.

The album is available for pre-order now in multiple physical and digital configurations, including CD, vinyl and retailer-exclusive variants. LittleBigTown.com will feature limited runs of exclusive signed and special color vinyl editions. Pre-order/pre-save HERE.

Latest single “Over and Over” was co-written by Fairchild, Ashley Ray, Jonnie Simpson and Madi Yanofsky. The group debuted it live at this year’s Stagecoach. Listen HERE. Earlier this month, the group debuted the first offering from the upcoming album, “Hey There Sunshine” at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards. Watch the video HERE.

Track listing:

1. Intro
2. Sucker For A Sad Song (with Ashley Monroe)
3. The Door (with Jason Isbell)
4. Dying Art
5. Hey There Sunshine
6. Over And Over
7. The Idea
8. We Could Have It All
9. Crickets
10. Closing Time (with Kelsea Ballerini)
11. Long Way To Your Heart
12. It's Coming Around
13. Jet Plane

The Long-Awaited Return of The Durutti Column

More than forty years after their debut, The Durutti Column - guitarist Vini Reilly, drummer and percussionist Bruce Mitchell and producer and instrumentalist Keir Stewart - return with new album 'Renascent' on July 31.

It marks the group’s first collection of new material since 2010’s A Paean to Wilson and carries a Factory Too catalogue number in collaboration with Oliver Wilson, continuing the legacy of Manchester, UK's famed Factory Records. Visually, Renascent reunites the band with original Factory design collaborators, Mark Holt and Hamish Muir of 8vo. 

Musically, “Every single piece of music writes itself,” Reilly notes. Longtime collaborator Mitchell recalls the instinctive nature of ideas captured quickly, often in a single take. Stewart expands on this philosophy, emphasizing freedom and presence. 

The album was assembled over several years in an organic fashion. Recording sessions often took place informally, sometimes in Reilly’s own kitchen, with minimal equipment and an emphasis on immediacy. “For Friends Everywhere” revisits “For Belgian Friends” (from 1980’s A Factory Quartet). Rearranged as an orchestral octet, it transforms a long-standing live favorite. 

For Reilly, “empathy is the essence of humanity, if you lose that ability to empathize, it’s the deadening of your own soul.” Renascent's pieces were often shaped by personal connections and human stories. 

“Vin’s songs are constantly surprising,” says Mitchell, “you want to keep on listening to them over and over again.” On hearing the completed Renascent Mitchell says: “it’s like a child that leaves home for a long time and then they return and you love them all the more all over again.”

First track “Liars” (listen/watch here) consists of Reilly repeating “I am sorry, I love you.” It’s also evident in Renascent being among the most collaborative albums Durutti have made – and not just because of the increased input of Mitchell and particularly of Stewart. Reilly’s Manchester neighbor, folktronica artist Caoilfhionn Rose sings on “Agonistes” and sings and plays piano on “Sargasso Sea.”

Few people are more unpredictable than Reilly, who says, “From the moment we’re born we’re never ever instigative, only ever reactive. It’s like Newton’s law of motion, if you’re not pushing against anything, you lose momentum.” 

The album will be available across a number of formats including digital, CD (both with the bonus track “All They See is Fire”) and transparent yellow vinyl. There will also be a limited edition vinyl LP featuring alternative artwork, pressed on bottle green vinyl and featuring an oversized booklet. The official Durutti Column store will host some very limited editions including a cassette, and a very special edition slipcase version of the album (limited to 1,000 copies worldwide) with alternative artwork, heavyweight black vinyl, a DVD with visualizers for every track, 4 art prints and a folded poster. Rough Trade have their own exclusive edition of the album (limited to 500 copies), a split purple / green vinyl version, with a bonus flexi disc of “All They See is Fire.”

In recent years, songs by The Durutti Column have surfaced across television, gaming soundtracks and high fashion runways. 

About The Durutti Column:

From their arrival in 1980 with The Return of the Durutti Column, released on Tony Wilson’s Factory Records, The Durutti Column stood apart from the post punk making waves in the UK. In recent years, artists like Frank Ocean, The Avalanches, Yung Lean, Youth Lagoon and Mark William Lewis have declared or demonstrated Durutti’s influence. In the past year Blood Orange sampled “Sing to Me” for 2025’s single “The Field,” and the band was hymned by Harry Styles as a key influence on 2026’s Kiss All the Time. Disco Occasionally.

Styles has involved the band in his curation of this year's Meltdown Festival, where they will be celebrated with a special concert For Vini: A Tribute to The Durutti Column on June 17 in London. Renascent producer Keir Stewart (guitar, bass, samples, keys) will be joined by Durutti Column collaborators Liz Rossi (violin, piano), Caolfhionn Rose (vocals, piano) and Sam Morris (French horn) as they interpret key moments across the band’s six decade career.

LISTEN | WATCH“LIARS”

PRE-ORDER/SAVE

Track Listing:

Echoes In The Memory
Your Shadow At Morning
Time Present And Time Past
Agonistes
Liars
Vapour In A Matchbox
Your Shadow At Evening
Sargasso Sea
Scammer
For Friends Everywhere
All They See Is Fire (CD / digital bonus track)

Album Reviews: Social Distortion, Red Rockers - Live, Romeo Void - Live

Social Distortion

Born to Kill

(Epitaph)

Led by singer/guitarist Mike Ness, Social Distortion was a vital part of the OC punk scene during the ‘80s and saw commercial success in the ‘90s via such modern rock radio hits as “Ball & Chain,” “Bad Luck,” “Cold Feelings,” “Let it Be Me” and “I Was Wrong.” 

Now, Social D is back with a vengeance on Born to Kill, its first studio album in 15 years. The creative fire still burns deep for Ness, who recently battled cancer. He co-produced this one with Dave Sardy (Oasis, Bush) and the powerful songs contain various hallmarks that made Social D the pride of Fullerton: pile-driving guitars and lyrics reflecting a battle-scarred survivor’s experience. 

Lucinda Williams duets with Ness on terrific old school country-tinged bar room tune “Crazy Dreamer”; the winsome roots rock-leaning “Tonight” sports a subtle Johnny Cash vibe, and “Partners in Crime” boasts psychedelic guitar bits and name checks David Bowie (Ness also pays subtle tribute to other idols like Lou Reed and Iggy & the Stooges on the fiery title track). Elsewhere, the band surprises with an edgy, compelling cover of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” (Ness’ falsetto is impressive), and Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) adds welcome piano work here and there. Information: epitaph.com

Red Rockers

It’s in Our Blood

Romeo Void

Live ’81-‘85

(Liberation Hall)

Alt-rock bands Red Rockers and Romeo Void both formed in 1979 and released debut albums with like-minded titles (Condition Red; It’s a Condition) two years later on seminal San Francisco indie label 415 Records that were overseen by producer David Kahne. New Orleans’ Red Rockers, fronted by singer/guitarist John Thomas Griffith, found inspiration in The Clash’s punk ethos. Northern California’s Romeo Void and no-holds-barred vocalist Debora Iyall (a Patti Smith acolyte), leaned more toward new wave with jazz touches.

It’s in Our Blood documents a powerful ’23 hometown reunion show, where Red Rockers sound raucous as ever while playing the entire album plus Who and Clash covers. Live ’81-‘85 comprises engaging performances over that span from America and the UK/Europe. Standouts include the college/modern rock radio/dance club hits “Never Say Never” and “A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing),” where Iyall’s sassiness and Benjamin Bossi’s wild sax work show why they were in a league all their own during the ‘80s. Each live title is available on LP, CD, digital; additionally, Red Rockers have a Blu-ray with two bonus tracks including its pop hit “China.” Romeo Void’s liner notes include lyrics and rare photos, while Red Rockers’ contain an essay. Information: liberationhall.com

Wang Chung Preps Deluxe Anniversary Edition of 'To Live and Die in L.A.,' Summer Tour with Howard Jones in July

Wang Chung have announced the 40th anniversary deluxe edition of their To Live and Die in L.A. soundtrack, arriving July 31 via Interscope Records. It was originally created at the personal request of director William Friedkin.

Pressed on Opaque Orange “L.A. Sunset” vinyl, the deluxe 2LP edition features newly remastered audio, rare bonus material, extended mixes, and two previously unreleased 1985 demos, “Joy” and “So Cold.” Fans can also look forward to an expanded digital edition of the soundtrack, expected to arrive soon and featuring additional tracks and more to be revealed.

The expanded collection also includes “Dance Hall Days” and “Wait” — both featured in the film — with “Dance Hall Days” appearing on the soundtrack for the very first time, alongside the commercial debut of the instrumental “This One’s for You, White Boy.”

“After a number of years searching for the right partner for this project, we are very proud to announce the release of a deluxe, remastered double vinyl 40th anniversary edition of the soundtrack to To Live and Die in L.A. on Interscope Records,” said Jack Hues and Nick Feldman of Wang Chung. “We’re sure the long wait has been worth it and that fans will appreciate this beautifully packaged release.”

Best known worldwide for hits including “Everybody Have Fun Tonight,” “Dance Hall Days,” and “Let’s Go,” Wang Chung continue to tour globally. This summer, the duo will also hit the road across North America as part of Howard Jones’ “Things Can Only Get Better Tour” alongside Howard Jones, The English Beat, Modern English, and host Richard Blade.

Track Listing

DISC 1: DELUXE SOUNDTRACK

SIDE A

1. To Live and Die in L.A. 4:54
2. City of the Angels 9:17
3. Lullaby 4:43
4. The Red Stare 3:11
5. Black – Blue – White 2:22

SIDE B

1. Every Big City 5:12
2. Dance Hall Days 4:01
3. This One's for You, White Boy 3:42
4. Wake Up Stop Dreaming 4:35
5. Wait 4:25

DISC 2: BONUS TRACKS

SIDE C

1. To Live and Die in L.A. (Extended Mix) 5:57
2. Wake Up, Stop Dreaming (Extended Version) 5:43
3. City of the Angels (Radio Version Edit) 4:00
4. City of the Angels - Nervous Mix (B-Side) 2:26

SIDE D

1. Wait (Extended Dance Remix) 8:06
2. Joy (TLADILA Demo) 3:18
3. So Cold (TLADILA Demo) 4:27
4. To Live and Die in L.A. (Instrumental) 4:49

Tour Dates:

July 19 – Napa, CA – Blue Note Summer Sessions at Meritage Resort
July 20 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
July 21 – Paso Robles, CA – Paso Robles Event Center
July 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
July 24 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
July 26 – Las Vegas, NV – Resorts World Theatre
July 29 – West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center
July 30 – Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
August 1 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove
August 4 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at Moody Theater
August 5 – Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
August 7 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
August 8 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
August 11 – Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion
August 12 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Amphitheater
August 14 – Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Resort Spa & Casino
August 15 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
August 19 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues
August 20 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
August 21 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
August 23 – Toronto, ON – The Bowl at Sobeys Stadium

Dexys Midnight Runners' new album arrives in September

Recently signed to Heavenly Recordings, Dexys Midnight Runners have announced their forthcoming album, LOVE, out on September 4. LOVE may mark the final chapter in Dexys Midnight Runners' journey. 

Their first release under the Dexys Midnight Runners name since 1985’s Don’t Stand Me Down after other albums under the shortened Dexys moniker, LOVE gathers stories spanning Kevin Rowland’s life - from his 2nd generation Irish childhood and family relationships to late-life romance, loss and reconciliation.

It was produced by Belfast musician/DJ David Holmes with Peter Schweir, long-time collaborators Sean Read, Mike Timothy, Jim Paterson and string arranger Brian Irving.

Pre-order LOVE HERE

Dexys Midnight Runners have also shared a video for "My Life In England Pt.1," the first single. Talking about the track, Kevin Rowland said:

"We put out a version of this song on a compilation album in 2003, but I felt we could improve on it. I wrote it a long time ago with Jim [Patterson], along with ‘My Life in England Pt. 2’. It’s all memories of my own experiences. Pete, that’s my brother. In my book [Bless Me Father], I changed his name to Pat. There’s quite a lot of overlap with the book in this one. We were in England dreaming of America: it was pre-Beatles, so it was Elvis, it was Sonny Liston, Cassius Clay, clothes, all of it was America. In the second verse, I’m remembering being in a social club listening to everyone singing Kevin Barry [a song about 18 year-old medical student and IRA soldier Kevin Barry, executed by the British government on 1st November, 1920] and my mum telling me ‘This song’s not allowed in England’. It was daytime, and all the curtains were drawn, everyone drinking, singing an illegal song. I remember thinking, Wow, yes, exciting! My childhood memories, I just wrote them down. You can’t really write on behalf of anybody else. Though I realised later that when I was growing up in north-west London, loads of the kids around there were second generation Irish. All obsessed with being up the front with the best clothes, with dancing to the new records."

Track Listing:

My Life In England Pt. 1
You’ve Got The Love
Once A Man, Twice a Child
You’re Alright
I Want To Be Holding You Next Christmas
I’ll Always Love You
Strange Feelin’
It’s Over Now
Old Love
My Life In England Pt. 2

Clairo Guests on Former Vampire Weekend Member Rostam's New Album 'American Stories' (Out Now)

photo: Matthew Weinberger

Grammy-winning recording artist, songwriter, producer, and composer Rostam has shared the latest single for his new album American Stories out now via his own label, Matsor Projects.

“Back of a Truck” was co-written by Rostam and Tobias Jesso Jr. The track pulls together elements of Americana and the traditional Persian music of his upbringing with Amir Yaghmai on electric saz and Daniel Aged playing pedal steel throughout the instrumental.

The music video for “Back of a Truck” tells a queer love story set on a road trip from New York City to Provincetown, MA. The video stars Milo Cassidy and Offering Rain and was directed by Antony Muse. 

Rostam says of the track:

““Back of a Truck” is about that feeling of being reminded of someone you used to know; hearing that song on the radio—or maybe it’s the smell of laundry that brings you back, then smiling to yourself and wishing them well, choosing to remember it in a way that lets go of the bad and holds on to the good.

Musically I wanted to make a song that captures the feeling of driving through America with your windows down. Putting elements next to each other that I had not heard together before. Country pedal steel next to Middle Eastern microtonal melodies. It feels like the America I know, and for that reason, it’s the centerpiece of the new record.”

CLICK TO WATCH “BACK OF A TRUCK” MUSIC VIDEO

Rostam recently hosted advance screenings of American Stories: A Concert Film in Los Angeles and New York City. The film sees Rostam teaming with his six piece band and director Antony Muse for an 8-song live performance shot at the legendary Sound City Studio A where Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty and countless others have recorded.

He brought in fellow Iranian-American Amir Yaghmai (The Voidz) on the album. 

“At some point in making this record I realized the album I wanted to make was one that reflected my identity as both Iranian and American. Pushing the most Iranian elements right up against the most American ones brought me a certain kind of joy. The first time I put microtonal saz melodies over Western guitar chords, I was thrown off by the way the two rubbed together. But the more I listened the more I became drawn to that rub. I became addicted to it.”

He was joined by Clairo on vocals (for “Hardy”), Yaghmai on saz, violin and guitar, Daniel Aged on upright bass and pedal steel, Paul Cartwright on violin, Gabe Noel on cello and upright bass, Hamilton Berry on cello, Henry Solomon on flute and clarinet and Andrew Tachine and Joey Messina-Doerning on drums. 

While it’s been five years since his last solo album, Rostam has been working consistently with other artists in that time frame, including earning GRAMMY nominations for his production work with Haim and producing for Georgia, Carly Rae Jepson, Santigold and Vagabon.

The album’s cover is the American flag presented upside down. Rostam discusses the intentionality behind this choice:

“The presentation of the flag upside down is something that the Left, the Right, and the Native American Land Back movement have all made use of. It’s a symbology that’s shared by all these groups and yet could mean different things to each of us. I’m interested in that conversation; that conversation is fundamentally American.”

Track listing:

Like a Spark
Back of a Truck
Different Light
Hardy (feat. Clairo)
Forgive Is To Know
To Feel No Way
The Road to Death
Come Apart
The Weight

North American Tour Dates:

May 27 San Diego, CA @ Music Box*
May 30 Los Angeles, CA @ The Ford#*
June 3 San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel*
June 5 Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club!
June 6 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater!
June 7 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile!
June 9 Boise, ID @ Neurolux*
June 10 SLC, UT @ The State Room*
June 11 Denver, CO @ The Gothic Theater *
June 13 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line KCMP/Electric Fetus*
June 14 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall*
June 15 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House*
June 17 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair*
June18 New York, NY @ Webster Hall#*
June 19 Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl*
June 20 Washington DC @ 9:30 Club!
June 22 Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom*
June 23 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West*
June 24 Nashville, TN @ Basement East *
June 26 Austin, TX @ Mohawk*

# Zsela
* Henry Solomon
! Henry Solomon + Elori Saxl
^ Bad Actor

British Alt-Rock Band Yard Act Returns with New Album 'You're Gonna Need A Little Music' in July

I really enjoyed seeing these guys live at Coachella fest a few years ago. I look forward to hearing the new tunes...

 

Leeds UK quartet Yard Act's new album, You're Gonna Need A Little Music, is out July 17 via Republic Records. The lead single is “Redeemer.” You’re Gonna Need A Little Music follows the band’s UK Top 5 charting Where’s My Utopia? (2024) and their Mercury Prize nominated debut, The Overload (2022).

It was recorded between Leeds and Los Angeles with producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Nine Inch Nails, Beck, St. Vincent) and marks the first time that the quartet—frontman and vocalist James Smith, bassist Ryan Needham, guitarist Sam Shjipstone, and drummer Jay Russell—have ever made an album together, as a live band in the same room.

“The first two records were both laptop records essentially,” says Smith. The Overload was written alongside Needham before the band had fully formed; its follow-up, Where’s My Utopia?, was carved out in snatches of time on tour buses and hotel rooms. For the first time in a long time, Yard Act were able to settle into an “uninterrupted five month period” of creativity, crafting “40 or 50 songs” and allowing themselves to follow their ideas with no external pressure. “It felt like freedom,” says Smith. “It felt like everything I’d wanted from being in a band.”

Watch the Video For “Redeemer”

Intentionally, in some ways, the album is a step away from Smith’s venerated vignettes and character studies; a move towards something more “impressionistic” and up for interpretation. 

“I think the album is about multiple realities and how individualism has led us, in the modern world, to question if there even is a shared reality anymore because everyone just believes what they want now,” Smith suggests. 

Last month, Yard Act announced a summer North American tour including stops throughout the West Coast, East Coast and Canada. This marks the band’s first North American run since 2024. Tickets are now on sale and available here. Yard Act will also make several festival appearances across Europe in June and embark on an extensive UK and EU tour in the fall. 

Pre-Order You’re Gonna Need A Little Music

Track list:

1. Empty Pledges
2. New Beginnings
3. Tall Tales
4. Fiction
5. You're Gonna Need A Little Music
6. Cherophobe Rock
7. Thrill Of The Chase
8. Janey Said
9. Redeemer
10. Talky Talky People
11. Over The Barrel

No. American Tour Dates:

Wed. Aug. 5 – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
Thu. Aug. 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Sat. Aug. 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
Sun. Aug. 9 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Mon. Aug. 10 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Tue. Aug. 11 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl
Thu. Aug. 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
Fri. Aug. 14 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Sat. Aug. 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Sun. Aug. 16 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair

Bronski Beat's 'Truthdare Doubledare' Receives First-Ever Reissue in July to Mark 40 Years

This year marks the 40 years of Truthdare Doubledare, the second studio album from UK synth outfit Bronski Beat.

London Records revisit the album with its first-ever reissue, presented across a range of formats including digital, limited edition purple LP, picture disc LP, 1CD and expanded 3CD. Fully remastered, the release also unearths rare and previously unreleased studio sessions and live recordings. The 40th Anniversary editions of Truthdare Doubledare will be released July 3 and are available to pre-order.HERE.

New remixes include a rework of “Hit That Perfect Beat” from Doncaster-born, London-based DJ I. JORDAN. Listen to “Hit That Perfect Beat” (I. JORDAN Rework) HERE. Watch the official visualizer HERE.

The album emerged during a period of transformation for Bronski Beat. Following the departure of founding frontman Jimmy Somerville, Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek enlisted friend of the band John Jøn Foster to take up the helm as lead vocalist. What began as informal studio collaborations soon culminated in the creation of the album’s first single (and era-defining smash) “Hit That Perfect Beat.”

Originally produced with Mike Thorne (who had previously worked with the band on The Age of Consent album) to feature in Chris Bernard’s British rom-com film ‘Letter to Brezhnev’, the track was later finished by album producer Adam Williams who had worked with Eurythmics on their many of their early hits. 

Despite Somerville’s departure “Hit That Perfect Beat” reached No. 3 in the UK charts (matching the success of “Smalltown Boy”), commanding multiple Top of the Pops performances and becoming a Hi-NRG classic in UK clubs and all over continental Europe.

Written and recorded following the success of “Hit That Perfect Beat,” the making of Truthdare Doubledare was a fast-paced process. Tracks such as “Back On Me,” described by John Jøn as “a crossover track between Bronski Beat Mk.1 and Bronski Beat Mk.2”, feature falsetto vocal styling very reminiscent of the band’s original singer. 

“Black Storm” was initially written as a clap-back at the unstoppable rise of the political right in Thatcher’s Britain, and in turn was also a reflection of John Jøn’s feelings of his own position within the band. Amongst the rush to follow up on “Hit That Perfect Beat,” the band were pushed to make creative compromises such as label-driven lyric changes aimed at expanding the band’s international appeal. Following the Top 20 success of the follow-up single, “C’mon C’mon,” Truthdare Doubledare was released in April of 1986, reaching the UK Top 20.

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TRUTHDARE DOUBLEDARE (REMASTERED & EXPANDED)

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“HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT” (I. JORDAN REWORK)

Track listings:

1CD
Disc One

Hit That Perfect Beat
Truthdare Doubledare
C’Mon! C’Mon!
Punishment For Love
We Know How It Feels
This Heart
Do It
Dr. John
In My Dreams
Hit That Perfect Beat (I. JORDAN Rework)
Dr. John (Ted Carfrae Extended Rework)
C’Mon! C’Mon! (12" Version)
This Heart (John Gallen 12" Mix)
Hit That Perfect Beat (12" Version)

3CD

Disc One
Hit That Perfect Beat

Truthdare Doubledare
C’Mon! C’Mon!
Punishment For Love
We Know How It Feels
This Heart
Do It
Dr. John
In My Dreams
I Gave You Everything
What Are You Doing About It?(Extended Version)
Dr. John (Ted Carfrae Rework)
Something Special
Drum Majors (Tambour Majeur)
Hit That Perfect Beat (Cocktail Mix)

Disc Two
Loveline (Extended 1990 Version
Meaning Of Love (Studio Session)
Black Storm (Studio Session)
Take You There (Studio Session)
Back On Me (Feeling Lonely) [Studio Session]
Running (Free Yourself) [Studio Session]
Keeps Me Satisfied (Studio Session)
Hit That Perfect Beat (BBC Radio One Session)
C’Mon! C’Mon! (BBC Radio One Session)
Back On Me (BBC Radio One Session)
In My Dreams (BBC Radio One Session)
Hit That Perfect Beat (Metropolitan 7" Mix with timbale)
This Heart (John Gallen 7" Mix)
We Know How It Feels (Piano Version)
What Are You Doing About It? (7" Version)
Loveline (1993 Version)
Hit That Perfect Beat (1994 Version)
This Heart (Ian Levine 7" Mix)

Disc Three
Hit That Perfect Beat (I. JORDAN Rework)
Dr. John (Ted Carfrae Extended Rework)
Hit That Perfect Beat (12" Version)
C'Mon! C'Mon! (12" Version)
This Heart (John Gallen 12" Mix)
Hit That Perfect Beat (Instant Mix)
C'Mon! C'Mon! (Tropical Mix)
This Heart (Ian Levine 12" Remix)
Hit That Perfect Beat (Metropolitan 12" Version)

1LP
Side One
A1. Hit That Perfect Beat
A2. Truthdare Doubledare
A3. C’Mon! C’Mon!
A4. Punishment For Love
A5. We Know How It Feels
A6. What Are You Doing About It?

Side Two
B1. This Heart
B2. Do It
B3. Dr. John
B4. In My Dreams
B5. I Gave You Everything
B6. Hit That Perfect Beat (Cocktail Mix)

Digital
Disc One
Hit That Perfect Beat
Truthdare Doubledare
C’Mon! C’Mon!
Punishment For Love
We Know How It Feels
This Heart
Do It
Dr. John
In My Dreams
I Gave You Everything
What Are You Doing About It? Extended Version
Something Special
Drum Majors (Tambour Majeur)
Hit That Perfect Beat (Cocktail Mix)

Disc Two
Loveline (Extended 1990 Version)
Meaning Of Love (Studio Session)
Black Storm (Studio Session)
Take You There (Studio Session)
Back On Me (Feeling Lonely) [Studio Session]
Running (Free Yourself) [Studio Session]
Keeps Me Satisfied (Studio Session)
Hit That Perfect Beat (I. JORDAN Rework)
Dr. John (Ted Carfrae Extended Rework)
Hit That Perfect Beat (12” Version)
C'Mon! C'Mon! (12” Version)
This Heart (John Gallen 12” Mix)
Hit That Perfect Beat (Instant Mix)
C'Mon! C'Mon! (Tropical Mix)
This Heart (Ian Levine 12” Remix)
Hit That Perfect Beat (Metropolitan 12” Version)

Seminal Happy Mondays Album 'Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches' to Get Box Set Treatment in August.

London Records' first major reissue program for Happy Mondays starts with landmark album Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches. 

With all original audio remastered from the Factory Records master tapes, the album will be available starting on August 21 on multiple formats.

The 5LP Super Deluxe Edition has the original album plus the fabled Hallelujah and Madchester Rave On EPs, the Baby Big Head Bootleg Album recorded Live at Elland Road on June 1, 1991 - with a fold-out A2 tour poster from the same legendary gig, classic and newly commissioned remixes, plus a ‘Madchester’ slipmat.

Also included is a 60-page 12” x 12” hardback book containing liner notes written by author & journalist James Brown, who worked for the NME during the Pills ‘N’ Thrills era and went on to found Loaded magazine. Original Central Station Design members: Pat Carroll & Karen Jackson, now known as Sublime Limbo, together with Samuel Carroll contribute the essay ‘Postcards from the Edge: The Art and Anarchy of Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches’, which outlines the philosophy behind the album’s artwork. Among many previously unseen images, the book includes the album artwork that was scrapped just before it went to print, after Shaun had a new idea.

4CD Edition: Includes original album, Hallelujah + Madchester Rave On, Baby Big Head Bootleg Album (Live at Elland Road, 1991), classic and new remixes, and the 60-page book with contents as above but in paperback.

2CD Edition: All original audio remastered from Factory Records master tapes. Includes original album + classic & new remixes and brand new liner notes by James Brown.

1LP Editions (Dinked Vinyl Pill Edition (Blue / Yellow Split Color), Red Vinyl, Picturedisc, Standard Black Vinyl): Include original album + new liner notes by James Brown.

Cassette: Includes original album on half-and-half colored cassette, housed in a clear shell.

Originally released in November 1990, Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches featuring UK hits “Step On”, “Kinky Afro” and “Loose Fit”; the album reached No.4 in the UK album charts.

Even before the album’s release, by summer 1990 Happy Mondays were headlining major shows, including Glastonbury’s Friday night slot. The following year, they played to vast crowds in Brazil at Rock in Rio and stadium audiences back home. 

The ill-fated recording of 1992’s Yes Please! and the collapse of Factory Records later the same year marked the beginning of the end of the first incarnation Happy Mondays, who split in 1993, with Shaun going on to form the UK success Black Grape.

Happy Mondays have reformed several times, and last year undertook their first headline tour since the passing of founder member Paul Ryder in 2022. Most recently, Happy Mondays celebrated the 35th anniversary of Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches with a UK Tour.

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PILLS ’N’ THRILLS AND BELLYACHES 2026 REISSUE

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PILLS ’N’ THRILLS AND BELLYACHES 2026 REISSUE (TRAILER)

TRACK LISTINGS:

All audio remastered from original Factory Records tapes.

1LP

Side One - Album Remastered
A1. Kinky Afro
A2. God's Cop
A3. Donovan
A4. Grandbag's Funeral
A5. Loose Fit

Side Two - Album Remastered
B1. Dennis And Lois
B2. Bob's Yer Uncle
B3. Step On
B4. Holiday
B5. Harmony

5LP
Side One - Album Remastered
A1. Kinky Afro
A2. God's Cop
A3. Donovan
A4. Grandbag's Funeral
A5. Loose Fit

Side Two - Album Remastered
B1. Dennis And Lois
B2. Bob's Yer Uncle
B3. Step On
B4. Holiday
B5. Harmony

Side Three - Madchester - Rave On
C1. Hallelujah
C2. Holy Ghost
C3. Clap Your Hands
C4. Rave On

Side Four - Hallelujah
D1. Hallelujah (MacColl Mix)
D2. Hallelujah (Club Mix)
D3. Rave On (Club Mix)
D4. W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix)

Side Five - Baby Bighead Bootleg
E1. Hallelujah (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
E2. Donovan (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
E3. Kinky Afro (Live at Elland Road, 1991)

Side Six - Baby Bighead Bootleg
F1. Clap Your Hands (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
F2. Loose Fit (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
F3. Holiday (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
F4. Rave On (Live at Elland Road, 1991)

Side Seven - Baby Bighead Bootleg
G1. E (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
G2. Tokoloshe Man (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
G3. Dennis And Lois (Live at Elland Road, 1991)

Side Eight - Baby Bighead Bootleg
H1. God's Cop (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
H2. Step On (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
H3. Bob’s Yer Uncle (Live at Elland Road, 1991)

Side Nine - Remixes
I1. Step On (Stuff It In Mix)
I2. Kinky Groovy Afro Remix (12")
I3. Loose Fit (Perfecto 12" Mix)
I4. Tokoloshe Man

Side Ten - Remixes
J1. Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Edit)
J2. Loose Fit (Shadow Child Edit)
J3. Gods Cop (Anna Prior Edit)
J4. Step On (Paul Oakenfold Edit)
J5. Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix)

4CD
CD1 - Album Remastered
01 Kinky Afro (2026 Remaster)
02 God's Cop (2026 Remaster)
03 Donovan (2026 Remaster)
04 Grandbag's Funeral (2026 Remaster)
05 Loose Fit (2026 Remaster)
06 Dennis And Lois (2026 Remaster)
07 Bob's Yer Uncle (2026 Remaster)
08 Step On (2026 Remaster)
09 Holiday (2026 Remaster)
10 Harmony (2026 Remaster)

CD2 Madchester - Rave On + Hallelujah
01 Hallelujah (2026 Remaster)
02 Holy Ghost (2026 Remaster)
03 Clap Your Hands (2026 Remaster)
04 Rave On (2026 Remaster)
05 Hallelujah, MacColl Mix (2026 Remaster)
06 Hallelujah Club Mix (2026 Remaster)
07 Rave On Club Mix (2026 Remaster)
08 W.F.L. Think About The Future Mix (2026 Remaster)

CD3 Baby Bighead Bootleg
01 Hallelujah, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
02 Donovan, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
03 Kinky Afro, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
04 Clap Your Hands, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
05 Loose Fit, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
06 Holiday, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
07 Rave On, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
08 E, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
09 Tokoloshe Man, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
10 Dennis And Lois, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
11 God's Cop, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
12 Step On, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
13 Bob’s Yer Uncle, Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)
14 W.F.L., Live at Elland Road 1991 (2026 Remaster)

CD4 Remixes
01 Step On Stuff It In Mix (2026 Remaster)
02 Kinky Groovy Afro Remix 12" (2026 Remaster)
03 Loose Fit, Perfecto 12" Mix (2026 Remaster)
04 Tokoloshe Man (2026 Remaster)
05 Hallelujah Daniel Avery Edit
06 Loose Fit Shadow Child Edit
07 Gods Cop Anna Prior Remix Edit
08 Step On Paul Oakenfold Edit
09 Hallelujah Ewan Pearson Remix (2026 Remaster)

2CD
Cat No: LMS1725733

CD1 Album Remastered
01 Kinky Afro (2026 Remaster)
02 God's Cop (2026 Remaster)
03 Donovan (2026 Remaster)
04 Grandbag's Funeral (2026 Remaster)
05 Loose Fit (2026 Remaster)
06 Dennis And Lois (2026 Remaster)
07 Bob's Yer Uncle (2026 Remaster)
08 Step On (2026 Remaster)
09 Holiday (2026 Remaster)
10 Harmony (2026 Remaster)

CD2 Remixes
01 Hallelujah Club Mix (2026 Remaster)
02 Rave On Club Mix (2026 Remaster)
03 W.F.L. Think About The Future Mix (2026 Remaster)
04 Step On Stuff It In Mix (2026 Remaster)
05 Kinky Groovy Afro Remix 12" (2026 Remaster)
06 Loose Fit Perfecto 12" Mix (2026 Remaster)
07 Tokoloshe Man (2026 Remaster)
08 Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Remix)
09 Loose Fit (Shadow Child Remix)
10 Gods Cop (Anna Prior Remix)
11 Step On (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
12 Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix)

Cassette
Cat No: LMS1725741

Side One - Album Remastered
A1. Kinky Afro
A2. God's Cop
A3. Donovan
A4. Grandbag's Funeral
A5. Loose Fit

Side Two - Album Remastered
B1. Dennis And Lois
B2. Bob's Yer Uncle
B3. Step On
B4. Holiday
B5. Harmony

Americana Band Midland Returns with Album in June

Midland's new album Stages drops June 12 via Blue Highway Records. Pre-add / pre-order / pre-save HERE.

“We’ve gone so many places and done so many things,” shares bassist/vocalist Cameron Duddy, “I think we got to that place in the road where we wanted to pull it all together. The title is really a tribute to all the places where we’ve made our stand, but it’s also about all the phases and stages we’ve been through to get here.”

“And the more you dig into country’s roots, the more there is to work with,” adds frontman Mark Wystrach. “We’ve always had real respect for the original Texas and California country, so this album lets us pull all that through the songs we’ve written and found to really focus on what matters to us.”

Produced by Trent Willmon (Cody Johnson), Stages includes a cover of the SteelDrivers (and Gary Allan’s) “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey,” while “Up In Texas,” enlists Clint Black.

“Nashville, Texas, California, everywhere in between; we’ve been in a pick-up, then a van and finally a bus – it’s all in these songs,” says guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson. “The road dust, sweat, music listened to, it all seeps into who we are and what we do.”

The latest track released is “Shooting Memories with Tequila,” following "Marlboro Man," "Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey," and "I Wish You Would (with Mackenzie Carpenter)."

Track list:

Marlboro Man (Dean Dillon, Tim Nichols, Josh Thompson)*

One Day You Won’t (Seth Ennis, Mike Robinson, Matt Roy)*
Shooting Memories With Tequila (Ryan Beaver, Joe Clemmons, Mike Walker)*
Walk A Mile (Carson Chamberlain, Wyatt McCubbin, Michael White)*
Glass Half Empty (Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell)*
I Wish You Would (with Mackenzie Carpenter) (Mackenzie Carpenter, Jonathan Hutcherson, Jamie Moore)^
Up In Texas (feat. Clint Black) (Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Josh Osborne, Bryan Simpson)%
Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey (Michael Henderson, Chris Stapleton)*
Drunk Enough (Jess Carson, Mark Wystrach, Nathan Barlowe, Jamie Moore)*
Vaquero (Joseph Patton, Brett Sheroky, Dan Wilson)*

* produced by Trent Willmon

^ produced by Jamie Moore

% produced by Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy, Jess Carson, and Trent Willmon

TOUR DATES:

5/22: Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field
6/6: Nashville, TN – CMA Fest 2026
6/13: Driggs, ID – Ridgeview Pro Rodeo
6/19: Grolloo, NLD – Holland International Blues Festival 2026
6/20: Copenhagen, DK –Tivoli Gardens
6/22: Munich, DE – Backstage Werk
6/24: Paris, FR – Alhambra
6/26: Arendel, Norway – Taste of Country
6/27: Interlaken, CH – Trucker & Country Festival 2026
7/16: Bakersfield, CA – Dignity Health Theater
7/17: Costa Mesa, CA – The Pacific Amphitheatre
7/18: Cabazon, CA – Morongo Casino Resort and Spa
7/21: Sacramento, CA – Cal Expo
7/24: Cardwell, MT – Headwaters Country Jam 2026
7/25: Sundance, UT – Sundance Mountain Resort
8/1: Sidney, MT – Richland County Fair & Rodeo
8/6: Sandpoint, ID – Festival at Sandpoint

Switchfoot says 'Forever Now!' on June album

Switchfoot's forthcoming studio album Forever Now is due June 26. It includes the rock band's first new music in five years. Wake Up, Mr. Crow is the lead track and video.

“Making an album is like climbing a mountain — an intentional step forward for the band and the story we are telling,” shares bassist Tim Foreman. “The time between albums gave us space to rebuild our creative energy. And last year, we knew it was finally time to start climbing again.”

Produced by Mike Elizondo, the group's fourteenth full-length studio album centers on the emotional roller coaster of a person’s final day on Earth. And more specifically, the questions one might ask themselves if confronted with that harsh but potentially enlightening reality.

“If you were able to examine your whole life on your last day, how would you live it and what would you ask yourself?” Jon Foreman, lead vocals, said of the album’s thematic throughline.

Forever Now is also very guitar-driven. “This album is the first time in a while where we were distinctly excited about guitars again,” continued the band. “'Follow the joy' has always been a phrase we hold dear to. And for this album, following the joy was picking up guitars. The electric guitar and our band were both born in California garages, and it felt like a homecoming of sorts to just play it loud.”

Continuing, the band said, “Instead of chasing after what is profitable or lucrative, we wanted to look inward...To find the things that made us fall in love with rock and roll to begin with.”

Switchfoot was among the acts performing at BeachLife Fest in Redondo Beach last weekend. It plays Indianapolis AND Niagara Falls on May 22; BroAm in San Diego on June 11 and 13.  

Track listing:

Wake Up Mr. Crow

Absolution

Beautiful Life

Shake the Dust

Natural Causes

YFWYA

Same Blood

Ride or Die

Darkness

Broken Wings

Two Twins

Breaking Up Again

The Butterfly Effect

Rolling Stones news

The Rolling Stones' new studio album Foreign Tongues arrives July 10 from Capitol Records. Sporting 14 tracks, it comes less than three years after the band’s universally acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning Hackney Diamonds, which topped charts worldwide and achieved multi-platinum success.

Lead single “In the Stars” has been released digitally alongside the album’s opening track “Rough and Twisted.” “In The Stars” receives a physical release on May 15. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood attended a media launch for Foreign Tongues in Brooklyn, New York.

Before the announcement, the band built anticipation for the new project, including the limited white label release of the track “Rough and Twisted” only on vinyl under the name The Cockroaches.

Foreign Tongues was recorded in under a month at Metropolis Studios in West London, with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood reuniting with Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt, who also helmed Hackney Diamonds. 

The album features Jagger, Richards and Woods' core collaborators Darryl Jones, Matt Clifford and Steve Jordan. It also includes a special appearance from Charlie Watts, captured during one of his final recording sessions before his passing in 2021.

Additional contributions are from Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Reflecting on the recording process, Mick Jagger said: “I loved doing these recording sessions in London at Metropolis. It was a very intense few weeks recording Foreign Tongues. We had 14 great tracks and we went as fast as we could. I like the room there as it’s not too big so you can feel the passion in the room from everyone.”

Keith Richards added: “The Foreign Tongues album has a continuity from Hackney Diamonds and it was great to be working in London again, and to have that London vibe around us. It was a month of concentrated punch. To me, it's all about the enjoyment of it. I'm blessed to be able to do this and long may it last.”

Ronnie Wood commented: “The atmosphere in the room was so creative, and the whole band was on top form throughout the whole process. Very often we nailed it on the first take. I hope everyone loves it.”

The album's cover artwork is a painting created by American artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn who commented: “Creating the album cover for the Rolling Stones is an artistic honour - a dialogue with one of the most enduring forces in cultural history.”

Foreign Tongues will be available on a wide range of formats, including CD, deluxe CD editions, cassette, multiple vinyl variants (standard and limited colour pressings), exclusive retailer editions, and special box sets, alongside the single ‘In The Stars’ on CD and vinyl formats.

LISTEN TO “IN THE STARS” HERE

LISTEN TO “ROUGH AND TWISTED” HERE

PRE-ORDER FOREIGN TONGUES HERE

The Cranberries to release 33rd Anniversary Deluxe Editions of hit debut album this month

Originally released on March 1, 1993, The Cranberries' first album Everybody Else is Doing it, So Why Can't We? was an unexpected hit. 

“We come from a small town in Ireland where things like that didn’t happen, so it was fairytale material,” says guitarist Noel Hogan. More than three decades later, however, not only has their legacy lingered but it continues to grow. 

On May 22, 2026, Island/UMe will release the special 33rd Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the album in seven configurations with assorted editions offering extra content, including completely new 2026 stereo mixes by the album's original producer, Stephen Street, track-by-track notes from the band, art notes from original designer Cally Callomon and photographer Andy Earl, assorted remixes, and Spanish reinventions of “Linger” (featuring BRATTY) and “Dreams” (featuring ANASOF). See full configuration listings below.

“It seems like it wasn't so long ago because we all have vivid memories of that wonderful time,” says drummer Fergal Lawler. “We went through a few false starts before we finally got to begin recording with [producer] Stephen Street in a cozy little studio, Windmill Lane 2, just off Stephen's Green in Dublin. We knew Steve was going to do a great job of capturing 'The Cranberries sound'.

Having hit the No. 1 spot in both the U.K. and Ireland and selling over six million copies worldwide, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? spawned two Top Ten singles - the debut lead single “Dreams” and its mainstream breakthrough follow-up “Linger.” Singer Dolores O’Riordan passed away in 2018. 

Alongside new stereo mixes by Street and the remix of “Linger” by CHVRCHES’ Iain Cook added to the expanded editions of the album are special Spanish mixes featuring two of Latin America’s biggest buzz-making artists. The bedroom pop stylings of Mexican artist BRATTY transforms “Linger” into a Spanglish-inflected ballad.

Noel concludes, “Flying to L.A. to make a video and Michael Stipe visiting the set; sell-out gigs; limos collecting us from the hotel… we just soaked it all up. The rest of us were happy to hang out in the background, but Dolores really embraced stardom. Everybody talked about how at our early gigs she’d stare at the floor or the ceiling because she was nervous, but she very quickly learned how to fill the stage and work a crowd, no matter how big it was. Dolores had a wildness and an attitude – ‘This is who I am, take it or leave it!’ – which people loved.”

Track listings: 

3LP Deluxe Edition
LP - 1 (Original 2026 Remastered)
Side A
1 I Still Do (2026 Remastered)
2 Dreams (2026 Remastered)
3 Sunday (2026 Remastered)
4 Pretty (2026 Remastered)
5 Waltzing Back (2026 Remastered)
6 Not Sorry (2026 Remastered)

Side B
1 Linger (2026 Remastered)
2 Wanted (2026 Remastered)
3 Still Can't (2026 Remastered)
4 I Will Always (2026 Remastered)
5 How (2026 Remastered)
6 Put Me Down (2026 Remastered)

LP - 2 - 2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix
Side C
1 I Still Do (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
2 Dreams (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
3 Sunday (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
4 Pretty (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
5 Waltzing Back (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
6 Not Sorry (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)

Side D
1 Linger (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
2 Wanted (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
3 Still Can't (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
4 I Will Always (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
5 How (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
6 Put Me Down (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)

LP - 3 - Bonus Material
Side E
1 Reason (Bonus)
2 Them (Bonus)
3 What You Were (Bonus)
4 Liar (Bonus)
5 Pretty (Pret A Porter Movie Mix)
6 How (Radical Mix)

Side F
1 Linger (Live At The London Astoria II, 1994)
2 Dreams (Live At The London Astoria II, 1994)
3 Pretty (Live At The London Astoria II, 1994)
4 Liar (Live At The London Astoria II, 1994)
5 Linger (IAIN COOK Remix)

2CD Deluxe Edition
CD1 (Original 2026 Remastered)
1 I Still Do (2026 Remastered)
2 Dreams (2026 Remastered)
3 Sunday (2026 Remastered)
4 Pretty (2026 Remastered)
5 Waltzing Back (2026 Remastered)
6 Not Sorry (2026 Remastered)
7 Linger (2026 Remastered)
8 Wanted (2026 Remastered)
9 Still Can't (2026 Remastered)
10 I Will Always (2026 Remastered)
11 How (2026 Remastered)
12 Put Me Down (2026 Remastered)

CD2 (Bonus Tracks)
1 I Still Do (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
2 Dreams (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
3 Sunday (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
4 Pretty (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
5 Waltzing Back (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
6 Not Sorry (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
7 Linger (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
8 Wanted (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
9 Still Can't (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
10 I Will Always (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
11 How (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
12 Put Me Down (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
13 Reason (Bonus)
14 Them (Bonus)
15 What You Were (Bonus)
16 Liar (Bonus)
17 Pretty (Pret A Porter Movie Mix)
18 How (Radical Mix)
19 Linger (IAIN COOK Remix)

LP - 2026 Remastered
Side A
1 I Still Do
2 Dreams
3 Sunday
4 Pretty
5 Waltzing Back
6 Not Sorry

Side B
1 Linger
2 Wanted
3 Still Can't
4 I Will Always
5 How
6 Put Me Down

CD - 2026 Remastered
1 I Still Do
2 Dreams
3 Sunday
4 Pretty
5 Waltzing Back
6 Not Sorry
7 Linger
8 Wanted
9 Still Can't
10 I Will Always
11 How
12 Put Me Down

Digital Deluxe
1 I Still Do (2026 Remastered)
2 Dreams (2026 Remastered)
3 Sunday (2026 Remastered)
4 Pretty (2026 Remastered)
5 Waltzing Back (2026 Remastered)
6 Not Sorry (2026 Remastered)
7 Linger (2026 Remastered)
8 Wanted (2026 Remastered)
9 Still Can't (2026 Remastered)
10 I Will Always (2026 Remastered)
11 How (2026 Remastered)
12 Put Me Down (2026 Remastered)
13 I Still Do (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
14 Dreams (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
15 Sunday (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
16 Pretty (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
17 Waltzing Back (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
18 Not Sorry (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
19 Linger (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
20 Wanted (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
21 Still Can't (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
22 I Will Always (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
23 How (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
24 Put Me Down (2026 Stephen Street Stereo Mix)
25 Reason (Bonus)
26 Them (Bonus)
27 What You Were (Bonus)
28 Liar (Bonus)
29 Pretty (Pret A Porter Movie Mix)
30 How (Radical Mix)
31 Linger (IAIN COOK Remix)
32 Linger (Spanish Mix) feat. Bratty
33 Dreams (Spanish Mix) feat. ANASOF