Haircut 100's Nick Heyward to do a rare solo U.S. tour in 2027; Import Retrospective, Memoir on the Way

Next March, Haircut One Hundred frontman Nick Heyward will play select U.S. cities as a solo act for the first time in decades. 

“I’ve had people for the last 30 years asking, ‘Are you the 'Kite' guy?’ and I say ‘Yes, indeed. I’m Mr. Kite’,” Heyward says about his 1993 U.S. solo hit. 

Reaching #4 in Billboard’s Top Alternative Singles, the single’s Stateside support has reignited his personal desire to return to the U.S. in support of his solo material. “They say, ‘Please come back to America that song means so much to me,’ and so I’m coming back to play acoustically - an acoustic expedition so to speak - to reconnect with people who like my music. My last US tour was in 1994 and I’m really looking forward to playing ‘Kite’ in America again. It’s been too long!”

Artist pre-sale for the short run of intimate venues across the eastern U.S. is live now (PW: ROADTRIP) with general on sale Friday, Oct. 23 at 10:00am Local

“I’ve really enjoyed getting to explore towns like Nashville and Atlanta since touring the U.S. with Haircut One Hundred three times in the last three years,” he continues. “Back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, I didn’t get to play in so many places, so I’m looking forward to exploring more of America on this tour!”

While the tour will reconnect fans who haven’t seen him perform solo in three decades, it’s also helping him reconnect with his own oeuvre, especially his signature song “Kite.” “Americans took ‘Kite’ to their hearts,” he beams. “I love playing songs from [his 1993 fourth solo album] From Monday to Sunday because it reminds me of the KROQ Christmas shows with Tony Bennett, Mazzy Star, and the Lemonheads.”

Taking a bit of a “storytellers” approach to the tour, the stripped-down City Winery environment allows him to talk about the inspirations both personal and fan-focused. Heyward explains, “I do love to talk about the source and the creative process of songs - how they arrive, whether they were an easy birth or whether they were a caesarian, and also what they mean to others now - like a young chap who tracked me down on MySpace to tell me his mum used to play him ‘Kite' as a lullaby before bed. As a budding children’s author this thrilled me.”

In addition to the U.S. tour, Heyward is celebrating a full-on reflective era in his career. November 7 will see the UK release of the solo career retrospective The Essential, a 31-track compilation, as well as Fantastic Days: My Autobiography which will be published on November 5. “It’s clarified so much, filed it neatly and given me a new perspective on the past and a new objective for the future,” he says about both.

Curated by Heyward himself, The Essential Nick Heyward is the first comprehensive collection of his music. All 31 tracks will be released digitally, while the physical editions – double CD and a 14 track green vinyl edition - will be released in the UK and available in the U.S. only as an import (pre-order HERE).

Heyward’s autobiography Fantastic Days is being published on hardback, ebook, and audio book formats (pre-order), It looks back at the artist who scored four top 10 singles, a number two platinum album in Pelican West. 

“‘When I stood in my bedroom singing ‘Fantastic Day’ over and over again while learning to play guitar and sing and at the same time, I had no idea it would become so prophetic. Underneath it all they’ve all been fantastic days, but I had to find that out the hard way,” he says about the book. “Sometimes it’s the only way.”

Following three recent U.S. tours with Haircut One Hundred, and with two career-spanning releases arriving this November, Heyward is now turning his attention back to his solo catalogue. In fact, with a pep in his step, this return to America to reignite the Stateside love of his music is just the beginning.

So what’s in store for Nick Heyward? “Music. Sweet, sweet music… the recording of and the live delivery of. It’s as simple as that,” he smiles. “I love writing music and playing music more now than I ever did. That arrived with grey hairs and laughter lines and dental maintenance.”

Track Listing:

2CD

Disc One

Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)*
Fantastic Day*
Love Plus One*
Nobody’s Fool*
The Unloving Plum*
Dynamite*
Take That Situation
Blue Hat For A Blue Day
Whistle Down The Wind
On A Sunday
Atlantic Monday
Love All Day (& Night)
Warning Sign
Laura

*with Haircut One Hundred

Disc Two

Over The Weekend
Goodbye Yesterday
You’re My World
Tell Me Why
Traffic In Fleet Street
Kite
He Doesn’t Love You Like I Do
Caravan
The World
Rollerblade®
Carry On Loving
The Man You Used To Be
Today
Stars in Her Eyes
Baby Blue Sky
Perfect Sunday Sun
The Stars

U.S. Tour Dates:

March 4 Atlanta, GA City Winery Pre-Sale / General
March 5 Nashville, TN City Winery Pre-Sale / General
March 6 St. Louis, MO City Winery Pre-Sale / General
March 8 Chicago, IL City Winery Pre-Sale / General
March 9 Pittsburgh, PA City Winery Pittsburgh Pre-Sale / General
March 10 Washington, DC Union Stage Tickets
March 12 Philadelphia, PA City Winery Pre-Sale / General
March 13 Boston, MA City Winery Boston Pre-Sale / General
March 15 New York, NY City Winery – Pier 57 Pre-Sale / General

Photo courtesy Reybee PR

The Cranberries album reissue news: 'Wake Up and Smell the Coffee'

The Cranberries released their fifth album Wake Up And Smell the Coffee in Fall 2001. 

Now it will be re-released in an expanded Deluxe Edition for the 25th Anniversary on January 29 via Geffen/UMe in multiple configurations. 

Wake Up And Smell The Coffee reunited the band with producer Stephen Street who helped usher the band into international stardom with their first two albums Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? and No Need To Argue. “The boys were exactly the same; we just picked up where we’d left off which was wonderful,” says Street. 

“In Dolores [O’Riordan]’s case, there was no doubt that she’d turned into a star. On the first album, she was a very shy girl from Limerick who didn’t know much about the big bad world, but now she was well travelled and much more confident. Beneath it all, though, she was still the Dolores I knew and loved from the early days and very receptive to my ideas. She was a sweetheart.”

The album featured the singles “Analyse” and “Time Is Ticking Out.” Drummer Fergal Lawler says, "Creatively, Dolores was on fire.” 

Wake Up And Smell The Coffee (25th Anniversary) Deluxe Edition will be released in multiple formats with extra material, including a Limited Edition liquid coffee-filled LP with a scratch & sniff coffee-scented sticker. The 3LP black vinyl and 2CD Limited Edition comes packed with plenty of extras, including B-sides, previously unreleased live songs recorded at Dublin’s Vicar Street, new 2026 stereo mixes by original producer Stephen Street, the sought-after track “7 Years,” and expanded liner notes that includes new photos, liner notes, and a track-by-track retrospective from the band. Other formats include a Limited Edition 1LP in Skyburst Blue vinyl, standard 1LP in black vinyl, 1CD, and the Digital Deluxe Edition which includes all 36 tracks.

Track listing: 

2CD Deluxe Edition

Disc 1 

Never Grow Old
Analyse
Time Is Ticking Out
Dying Inside
This is The Day
The Concept
Wake Up And Smell The Coffee
Pretty Eyes
I Really Hope
Every Morning
Do You Know
Carry On
Chocolate Brown
Capetown

Disc 2

2026 Stephen Street Mixes & Bonus Tracks 

Never Grow Old (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
Analyse (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
Time Is Ticking Out (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
Dying Inside (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
This is The Day (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
The Concept (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
Wake Up And Smell The Coffee (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
Pretty Eyes (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
I Really Hope (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
Every Morning (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
Do You Know (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
Carry On (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
Chocolate Brown (2026 Stephen Street Mix)
In The Ghetto
Many Days
Such A Waste
7 Years
Analyse (Oceanic Long Version)
Time Is Ticking Out (Marius de Vries Remix Edit)
Shattered (Live At Vicar Street)
Loud & Clear (Live At Vicar Street)
In The Ghetto (Live At Vicar Street) 

For other track listings, go to cranberries.com

Air Supply readies special LP edition of ''A Matter of Time,' the long-awaited studio album, in December

Photo: Denise Truscello

Plenty has been going on in the world of Air Supply lately. Last week, the veteran pop duo of Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

There is a biopic in the works. 'A Matter of Time,' the new studio album - the first one in 15 years, is due to drop digitally December 3, with the same release date for an exclusive special edition LP edition. 

The release coincides with Air Supply’s 50th anniversary as a duo. 

While most of the duo’s albums have been produced by Graham, this time Canadian producer Brian Howes (Simple Plan, Men Without Hats), a two-time Juno Award winner, whose resume also includes tracks by American Idol alums Daughtry and David Cook, was at the helm.

A Matter of Time took two years to come together. Howes insisted that all of Graham and Russell’s vocals be done at his studio in Courtenay, Canada, an island off the coast of British Columbia, requiring several trips. The duo recorded live in the studio with their band like in the early days.

Since this may be Air Supply’s final studio album, Graham and Russell sought out the talents of legendary Australian sculptor and painter Brett-Livingstone Strong to create the artwork for the album, which includes an image of Air Supply circa 1981 amidst aliens, faeries, butterflies dinosaurs and cat-driven spaceships, among other colorful “easter eggs.”

“Brian is a great producer to work with, and we loved that he was always open to suggestions,” Russell Hitchcock says. “This creative partnership between myself, Graham and Brian led to a very mature album with great songs. Graham brings a different perspective on life to these tunes. When I sing, I think of different colors and there are so many that inspire me on A Matter of Time. 

Stylistically, I love the fact that there’s a great variance from track to track. I think the songs aren’t just ‘I love you and you love me’ and a chorus but lyrically very deep and thought provoking. I’m glad we’re releasing the album on vinyl so that fans can have a deeper appreciation for Graham’s storytelling as they listen.”

Graham adds, “Most artists recording tracks and albums now record one element at a time, then replace everything until it sounds good. “We appreciated the opportunity to create A Matter of Time live. There’s a certain spirit you get when that happens, and over the course of running through a dozen songs, if you’re patient, incredible sweet spots come that you couldn’t capture using a computer recording each musician separately. Our way is more fun and interactive, leading to trying out different notes, chords and overall approaches and ironing out the wrinkles. We ended up here with magic and when you’ve got that, you end up smiling!”

Lead single “Wrap My Arms Around You” was penned by Graham during the pandemic, reflecting on the importance of physical human connection and a time when people would once again be able to hug their friends and loved ones without fear. The power ballad “If Only” features a mellotron element that pays subtle homage to the Fab Four’s “Strawberry Fields Forever.”

“Son of the Father” is from 'A Wall Apart,' Graham’s stage musical about the Berlin Wall. Kennadi Dodds, a 22-year-old Utah-based singer/songwriter, contributed vocals and lyrics to a song as well. 

Track listing:

A Matter of Time

Wrap My Arms Around You

I Want Your Love

Can We Say 'I Do'

I'll Never Let You Go

Wishing Well

If Only

Son of the Father

I Say a Prayer

Lovers

We'll Meet Again

Rolling Stones news

Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips, the deluxe edition of The Rolling Stones' latest studio album is due November 27 via Capitol Records. Physical pre-orders are available now here.

The new collection features five new recordings from the creative period surrounding Foreign Tongues, including “Where There’s A Will,” “Who You Callin’ Crazy” featuring jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine, “Human Tide,” “Bad Luck Hideaway,” a duet vocal by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and “She Still Comes Around.” 

The five recordings on Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips are:

1. Where There’s A Will

2. Who You Callin’ Crazy
3. Human Tide
4. Bad Luck Hideaway
5. She Still Comes Around

“Bad Luck Hideaway,” previously released as a bonus track on the iTunes exclusive edition of Foreign Tongues, was recently made available more widely on digital platforms as the B-side to a new streaming single release of “Mr. Charm.” “Who You Callin’ Crazy” will be digitally released on October 16.

Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips will be available as a standalone vinyl edition, a deluxe 2CD edition, and across digital formats. The standalone vinyl edition features all five Loose Lips recordings on LP, alongside a CD of the original Foreign Tongues album. The 2CD edition includes the original 14-track Foreign Tongues album on CD1 and the five Loose Lips recordings on CD2.

The special vinyl edition features the five Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips recordings on heavyweight red vinyl, housed in a distinctive single sleeve with matt and spot-gloss finish and die-cut centre hole on the front cover. The package also includes the original Foreign Tongues studio album on CD in a card wallet.

Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips — 1LP Track Listing

Side A

1. Where There’s A Will
2. Who You Callin’ Crazy

Side B
3. Human Tide
4. Bad Luck Hideaway
5. She Still Comes Around

Plus:
Foreign Tongues — original 14-track studio album on CD

2CD

The deluxe 2CD edition presents the complete Foreign Tongues studio album on CD1, with the five new Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips recordings collected on CD2.

Presented in a six-panel digisleeve with a 16-page booklet and gold foil detailing, the set offers the definitive expanded edition of the Stones’ acclaimed new studio album.

CD1 — FOREIGN TONGUES

1. Rough and Twisted
2. In The Stars
3. Jealous Lover
4. Mr. Charm
5. Divine Intervention
6. Ringing Hollow
7. Never Wanna Lose You
8. Hit Me In The Head
9. You Know I'm No Good
10. Some Of Us
11. Covered In You
12. Side Effects
13. Back In Your Life
14. Beautiful Delilah

CD2 — LOOSE LIPS

1. Where There’s A Will
2. Who You Callin’ Crazy
3. Human Tide
4. Bad Luck Hideaway
5. She Still Comes Around

Blondie's first new album in nine years slated for February

High Noon, the twelfth studio album and first collection of new material from Blondie in nine years, will be released February 26 through BMG. First single ‘Spectral Eyes’ is out now.

Pre-order/save High Noon HERE. Listen to ‘Spectral Eyes’ HERE.

For High Noon, Blondie is joined by collaborators such as Johnny Marr, Glen Matlock, Zach Condon of Beirut, Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Lucius and others. It also marks the final recording of Blondie co-founding drummer Clem Burke.

At the outset of recording, the band had no way of knowing the significance the album would later carry. Following Burke’s passing in 2025, the record has taken on additional meaning for the band and serves as a document of one of rock music’s longest-running creative partnerships.

“This album is classic Blondie — an amalgamation of all our different influences and eras into something new,” says Debbie Harry. “This music feels grounded in the present, shaped by who we are and how we're living now.”

“It’s been a long, strange ride, and somehow here we are with another Blondie album,” says Chris Stein. I’m not sure what the fuck I’m supposed to say at this point, except that we're incredibly grateful for all your support over the years."

‘Spectral Eyes,’ was written by Johnny Marr, who also contributes guitar to the song. 

Sessions for High Noon began in 2022, with the band recording in New York City alongside producer John Congleton [St. Vincent, The War On Drugs, The Killers], who previously worked with Blondie on their critically acclaimed 2017 album Pollinator. 

Much of the material was tracked together in the same room, reflecting the collaborative approach that has long defined the band. David Wrench [Florence and the Machine, Jamie xx, Frank Ocean, Bon Iver] later joined for additional production and mixing.

The visual world of High Noon was conceived by artist and director Rob Roth, who has collaborated creatively with Blondie for over 25 years, dating back to 1999’s No Exit, in partnership with creative studio and production powerhouse Untold Studios. There will be an upcoming short film directed by Roth featuring music from High Noon.

Album formats include black LP, CD, limited-edition crystal clear ecovinyl (available at select retailers). The official Blondie stores will also offer an exclusive limited-edition red vinyl and cassette, along with merchandise bundles.

Track Listing:

1. Spectral Eyes
2. Heartbreak Kid
3. Come Back Home
4. Tambo Tambo
5. Man Who Had No Face
6. The End
7. Little Metal Drummer
8. Sleepwalking
9. Whistle Into The Wind
10. Antifreeze
11. East of Eden
12. Bad Underwear
13. Ah, Sunflower, Weary of Time

Alanis Morissette sings seasons greetings on 'Good Weather for Immaculate Conception' next month

Alanis Morissette's first holiday album - Good Weather for Immaculate Conception – is set for release on November 6 through Epiphany Music/Virgin Music. It features two new original songs – “Christmas on the Dance Floor” and “To An Empath at Christmas Time,” – in addition to holiday classics.

Her collaborators include Brandi Carlile, Martin Short, Steve Martin, singer/songwriter Amythyst Kiah, Joy Oladokun, and Trans Voices, the UK’s first professional trans choir. “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” with Brandi Carlile and Steve Martin is available to hear now. 

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO “BEAUTIFUL STAR OF BETHLEHEM”
CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER GOOD WEATHER FOR IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Morissette began a tradition of putting out yearly holiday songs over the last few years. Good Weather for Immaculate Conception includes the tracks she’s already released as well as many of her other holiday favorites. 

This past June, Morissette was honored by the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, in addition to singing the Canadian national anthem at the first game in Toronto for the World Cup. She will soon be launching the residency show, Butterfly with a Machete, in Los Angeles, on November 5 at YouTube Theater.

Alanis also made a surprise appearance at the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Festival in Irvine, CA, joining Olivia Rodrigo on stage to sing her hit “Ironic.” 

Track list:

1 – O Holy Night

2 – To an Empath at Christmas Time
3 – What Child is This?
4 – Happy Xmas (War is Over)
5 – Little Drummer Boy
6 – Beautiful Star of Bethlehem (feat. Brandi Carlile and Steve Martin)
7 – Ave Maria
8 – Christmas on the Dancefloor
9 – River
10 – Momma Mary (feat. Amythyst Kiah)
11 – O Tannenbaum (feat. Trans Voices)
12 – Last Christmas
13 – Silent Night (feat. Joy Oladokun)
14 – Merry Christmas (feat. Martin Short)

Stephen Bishop sets farewell tour for 2027 on back of new 'Careless' anniversary LP reissue

Stephen Bishop's Farewell Tour: 50th Anniversary of 'Careless,' celebrating five decades of his debut album and career, starts next spring. 

The Oscar-winning singer/songwriter will play his greatest hits alongside an all-star band. David Wilcox opens. The U.S. run concludes next August with a hometown performance at San Diego’s Balboa Theatre. U.K. and Ireland dates follow in October 2027, with more U.S. shows to be announced.

The announcement follows the release of the 50th anniversary vinyl release of 'Careless' (ft. Art Garfunkel, Eric Clapton, Chaka Khan), including Billboard Hot 100 hit “On and On” (covered on Keith Urban’s album Flow State) and two new bonus tracks. Remastered by Bernie Grundman (Prince, Joni Mitchell, Dr. Dre), it features a brand new full-color album cover and liner notes for the first time with unreleased photos.

The 50th anniversary edition is released through Life’s A Bish Records, under license from Universal Music Group, as a limited vinyl-only pressing. No digital or CD versions of this expanded edition are planned, making it collector’s release.

Get Tour Dates & Tickets Here

Concerts: 

March 13 — Phoenix, AZ — Musical Instrument Museum (sold out during pre-sales)
April 3 — Skokie, IL — North Shore Center
April 8 — Kent, OH — Kent Stage
April 10 — Franklin, TN — Franklin Theatre
June 3 — Derry, NH — Tupelo Music Hall
June 5 — New London, CT — Garde Arts Center
June 10 — Newtown, CT — Edmond Town Hall
June 12 — Riverhead, NY — Suffolk Theater
June 17 — Elkton, MD — Elkton Music Hall
June 19 — Red Bank, NJ — The Vogel
August 14 — Beverly Hills, CA — Saban Theatre
August 21 — San Diego, CA — Balboa Theatre
October 21 — Dublin, Ireland — Vicar Street
October 23 — London, UK — Cadogan Hall

Out now: 'A Man from the Future' - Pet Shop Boys' concept album about Alan Turing

Pet Shop Boys’ new album 'A man from the future,' a collaboration with Alan Turing biographer Andrew Hodges is out now on LP, CD, Blu-ray audio and digitally via Parlophone Records. The new musical composition includes songs, spoken word and electronic and orchestral music, and explores eight significant chapters in the life and death of Alan Turing.

Alongside music and lyrics by Pet Shop Boys is a narration, spoken by actress Juliet Stevenson, taken from Andrew Hodges’ book Alan Turing: the Enigma, which has been edited and extended by Neil Tennant and Andrew Hodges. The music is a combination of electronics and strings with string arrangements by Sven Helbig performed by the Manchester Camerata Octet. Boys from Manchester Grammar School choir also sing on four tracks. The album was produced by Pet Shop Boys and Sven Helbig.

The eight tracks explore the life, death and influence of the pioneering British mathematician and cryptanalyst who laid the foundations of modern computing. Turing’s story unfolds chronologically from his school days, with his initial interest in mathematics and science and his realisation of his sexuality, to his university days at Cambridge, his leading role working for the British Government unlocking the German Enigma machine’s encrypted messages during World War II, his place in the invention of the digital computer, his prediction of Artificial Intelligence, his trial and conviction for a homosexual relationship, and then his suicide in 1954.

The last track features a passage recorded by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown from his 2009 statement acknowledging Turing’s ground-breaking work in helping the UK win the war and apologising for the inhumane treatment he received when he was convicted under homophobic laws, which is followed by the posthumous royal pardon granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2013. The final words evoke the significance of his work for today’s digital world, and leave the listener with questions for the future.

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe originally wrote the work with Andrew Hodges in 2012-13 and performed it with the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Singers at a late-night BBC Prom in July 2014 at the Royal Albert Hall. Over a decade later they decided to revise the piece to give it more of an electronic emphasis and Sven Helbig suggested reworking his orchestrations in a more intimate arrangement for eight string players. Andrew Hodges suggested updates to the spoken text.

Pet Shop Boys say: “Our motive in creating this work was to make a musical memorial to Alan Turing who gave so much to his country and the world and was rewarded for it by being prosecuted for his sexuality. Alan made a massive contribution to the defeat of Germany in World War II and was a pioneer of computing, imagining a world with intelligent computers. He also looked forward to a time when being gay would be accepted as normal. In both his professional and private lives, he was ahead of his time.”

Track listing:

1. Natural wonders every child should know

2. He dreamed of machines
3. The Enigma
4. Other ranks
5. The memory and the control
6. The trial
7. Only in his death
8. A man from the future

petshopboys.co.uk

Bush album 'Razorblade Suitcase' to get deluxe edition in December

Thirty years after its original release, Bush's chart-topping sophomore album, Razorblade Suitcase, returns in a deluxe edition, out December 11 via Craft Recordings. Available on 2CD and digital, the set pairs the original 13-track album with rarities from the era, including B-sides, previously unreleased demos and live recordings. Out now is “Greedy Fly (16 Oz. Demo Version).”

Also marking the album’s 30th anniversary is a new vinyl pressing of Razorblade Suitcase (In Addition), the expanded set first released in 2016. The limited-edition 2-LP pairs the original album with four bonus tracks on Gold & Blue Swirl vinyl and is available exclusively from BushOfficial.com and CraftRecordings.com.

Listen to “Greedy Fly (16 Oz. Demo Version)” HERE

Pre-order/pre-save the Deluxe Edition HERE

Razorblade Suitcase debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, while its lead single “Swallowed” spent seven consecutive weeks atop Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart. “Greedy Fly” followed, reaching No. 3 on the Modern Rock chart, with “Bonedriven” and “Cold Contagious” also released as singles. “Mouth,” meanwhile, took on another life the following year through its remix on Bush’s Deconstructed album.

The Deluxe Edition adds the B-sides “Old,” “Broken TV,” “Sleeper,” and “Bubbles,” along with previously unreleased demos and live recordings. Highlights include 16 Oz. demos of “Greedy Fly” and “Cold Contagious”; “Glycerine” live at Pinkpop; “Insect Kin” and “Personal Holloway” recorded at The Forum in London; and “Insect Kin” from the band’s November 23, 1996 appearance on Saturday Night Live, four days after Razorblade Suitcase was released.

Also included is “In a Lonely Place (Tricky Mix),” Bush’s atmospheric take on the New Order classic, originally recorded for The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack. 

Track listing:

1. Personal Holloway

2. Greedy Fly
3. Swallowed
4. Insect Kin
5. Cold Contagious
6. A Tendency To Start Fires
7. Mouth
8. Straight, No Chaser
9. History
10. Synapse
11. Communicator
12. Bonedriven
13. Distant Voices
14. Old
15. Broken TV
16. Sleeper
17. Bubbles
18. Glycerine (Live At Pink Pop, Holland)
19. In A Lonely Place (Tricky Mix)
20. Insect Kin (Live On 'Saturday Night Live')
21. Cold Contagious (16 Oz. Demo Version)
22. Greedy Fly (16 Oz. Demo Version)
23. Insect Kin (Live At The Forum, London)
24. Personal Holloway (Live At The Forum, London)

Joan Jett news: 'I Love Rock 'N Roll' expanded reissue

On December 11, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will release I Love Rock ‘N Roll + The Shadow Album (Limited Edition 45th Anniversary). Available as a two-record vinyl set and a two-CD set, the collection pairs the band’s studio album with newly unearthed 1980 recordings.

Ahead of the anniversary collection’s release, I Love Rock ‘N Roll: The Shadow Album will be available November 27 in the US, Canada and UK as a standalone Record Store Day Black Friday exclusive vinyl LP featuring the exclusive bonus track “Black Leather (Live).” Preorders for the anniversary collection open November 27.

Recorded in 1980 at New York’s ODO Studios, The Shadow Album captures early versions of the songs that became I Love Rock ‘N Roll. The band had played the material on the road for more than a year before booking a one-hour studio session and performing the set live. Presumed lost for decades, the tapes were found by members of the Blackheart family and restored by Thom Panunzio and Ken Dahlinger.

The limited-edition 45th-anniversary collection’s two-record vinyl set comes in a gatefold jacket, and the two-CD set comes in a Digipak. Its artwork was created by Shepard Fairey.

The anniversary celebrations will also include a collection of jewelry and belts created with London-based designer Hannah Martin. The collection celebrates 45 years of Bad Reputation and I Love Rock ‘N Roll.

Other fashion collaborations include curated vintage T-shirts and new designs from Kelly Cole, along with knitwear created with The Elder Statesman. Additionally, Epiphone recently introduced the Joan Jett Olympic Special guitar in a third colorway, Vintage Sunburst, available now.

The celebrations will also include a limited-edition, celebratory beer collaboration with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Stay tuned to Dogfish Head’s social channels for more information coming soon.

Additional collaborations and anniversary events will be announced soon.

Track Lists:

RECORD STORE DAY BLACK FRIDAY EXCLUSIVE: 

I LOVE ROCK ‘N ROLL: THE SHADOW ALBUM

Side A

Bits and Pieces
Victim of Circumstance
Crimson and Clover
I Love Rock ’N Roll
Little Drummer Boy
You’re Too Possessive
Be Straight

Side B

Love Is Pain
Nag
I Love Playin’ with Fire
Wait for Me (Live)
Star Star (Live)
Black Leather (Live) - Record Store Day Exclusive Bonus Track

LIMITED-EDITION 45TH-ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION: I LOVE ROCK ‘N ROLL + THE SHADOW ALBUM

Record 1: 

I Love Rock ‘N Roll

Side A

I Love Rock ’N Roll
(I’m Gonna) Run Away
Love Is Pain
Nag
Crimson and Clover
Victim of Circumstance

Side B

Bits and Pieces
Be Straight
You’re Too Possessive
Little Drummer Boy
Oh Woe Is Me
You Don’t Know What You’ve Got (Live)

Record 2: The Shadow Album

Side C

Bits and Pieces
Victim of Circumstance
Crimson and Clover
I Love Rock ’N Roll
Little Drummer Boy
You’re Too Possessive
Be Straight

Record 2: 

Side D

Love Is Pain
Nag
I Love Playin’ with Fire
Wait for Me (Live)
Star Star (Live)

For more information, visit: www.joanjett.com.

Out Friday: The Fall's final album 'Post Script'

Post Script, the final studio album by The Fall, is due out Oct. 9 through Cog Sinister Records. 

Eight years after the passing of iconic frontman Mark E. Smith, Post Script was built from archival vocal recordings of Smith from 2001 to 2014, with musical backing completed posthumously by long-time collaborators and former manager/producers Ed Blaney and Simon Archer.

First single, “30 Degrees”—co-written by Smith, Archer, and Blaney in Salford—is out now across all major platforms. Post Script is available in standard CD, standard black LP, and limited-edition white vinyl LP. 

Track Listing:

1. 30 Degrees

2. So Long
3. Colonels Retreat
4. Caveat
5. Final Position
6. Retro Song
7. Irish Northern Man
8. Dehydrated
9. The Book

Special vinyl editions of The Killers album 'Sam’s Town' on the way

The Killers announce the release of newly mastered LPs and a 7” box set celebrating the 20th anniversary of their sophomore album, Sam’s Town. 

The limited-numbered 2LP 45 RPM audiophile edition and Red Smoke-colored 33 RPM edition were mastered at Sterling Sound using assembled analog masters. Additionally, the first-ever Sam’s Town 7” box set compiles all of the Sam’s Town-era 7” releases and adds a bonus single. All merchandise is available to preorder now via the link below. Various release dates depend on format.

PREORDER SAM’S TOWN ANNIVERSARY LPS AND 7” BOX SET HERE

The 2LP 45 RPM Audiophile Edition of Sam’s Town is mastered for vinyl and cut from the assembled analog masters. It is pressed at Optimal Media in Germany on two 180-gram LPs at 45 RPM and housed in a heavyweight gatefold jacket with OBI strip and 12-page booklet. This edition also includes the bonus track “Peace Of Mind.” It is numbered and limited to 4000 copies worldwide.

Additionally, The Killers unveil a limited-edition Red Smoke Vinyl. It is mastered for vinyl and pressed on one 180-gram LP at 33 RPM.

The Sam’s Town 7” box set is limited to 2000 copies worldwide. The set features all four 7” singles from the Sam’s Town era (“When You Were Young,” “Bones,” “Read My Mind,” “For Reasons Unknown”) with their respective original B-sides. 

It also includes a bonus fifth 7” with “Peace Of Mind” on the A-side and “Read My Mind” (Like Rebel Diamonds Mix) on the B-side, which marks the first time this mix has been available on vinyl. The five singles are pressed on classic black vinyl and housed in a top-loading box alongside a bonus folded 14”x14” poster.

Rancid's '...And Out Come The Wolves' deluxe LP box set slated for early '27

Rancid celebrate the 30th anniversary of ...And Out Come The Wolves with a vinyl boxed set, available for pre-order now. The anniversary edition - scheduled to ship in January - brings together the studio album, the demo and live record Alive, unreleased live recordings from NYC, long out-of-print 7-inches, and exclusive memorabilia in a 2LP/4 7-inch set.

Pressed on vinyl for the first time, Alive is a collection of rare demos and live performances of the studio album’s songs spanning 1995 to 2016. With assistance from two Rancid fans and archivists (@rancidcollector & @rancid_fanatic) plus material from the band's own archives, the record includes resurfaced lost demos, selections from the band's 1995 BBC Session and performances recorded in San Francisco, Tokyo, Manchester, Montreal, and more.

The collection also includes the previously unreleased Live In NYC featuring “Roots Radical” and “Ruby Soho” recorded in November 1995. Alongside long out-of-print pressings of Roots Radical, Ruby Soho, and Timebomb, which have only been available on 2024’s B Sides and C Sides.

Track Listing:

LP1: …And Out Come The Wolves
SIDE A
1. Maxwell Murder
2. The 11th Hour
3. Roots Radical
4. Time Bomb
5. Olympia, WA
6. Lock, Step & Gone
7. Junkie Man
8. Listed M.I.A.
9. Ruby Soho
10. Daly City Train

SIDE B
1. Journey to the End of the Easy Bay
2. She’s Automatic
3. Old Friend
4. Disorder and Disarray
5. The Wars End
6. You Don’t Care Nothin’
7. As Wicked
8. Avenues & Alleyways
9. The Way I Feel

LP2: Alive
SIDE A
1. Maxwell Murder - Live In Manchester 2003
2. The 11th Hour - Acoustic Live 2006
3. Roots Radical - Demo
4. Time Bomb - BBC Sessions 1995
5. Olympia, WA - Acoustic Live 2011
6. Lock, Step & Gone - Live in Nottingham 2003
7. Junkie Man - BBC Sessions 1995
8. Listed M.I.A. - Acoustic Live 2006
9. Ruby Soho - Live in Cannes 1996
10. Daly City Train - Live in San Francisco 2016

SIDE B
1. Journey to the End of the East Bay - Acoustic Live 2006
2. She’s Automatic - BBC Sessions 1995
3. Old Friend - Live in Tokyo 2009
4. Disorder and Disarray - Demo
5. The Wars End - Live in Los Angeles 2009
6. You Don’t Care Nothin’ - Live in Tokyo 2001
7. As Wicked - Live in Montreal 2003
8. Avenues & Alleyways - Live in Sankt Goarshausen 1998
9. The Way I Feel – Demo
*first vinyl pressing

Live In NYC (November 1995) 7”
SIDE A
Roots Radicals
SIDE B
Ruby Soho

Roots Radical 7" (out-of-print since 1996)
SIDE A
Roots Radical
SIDE B
I Wanna Riot

Timebomb 7" (out-of-print since 1994)
SIDE A
Time Bomb
SIDE B
The War's End / Blast 'Em

Ruby Soho 7" (out-of-print since 1996)
SIDE A
Ruby Soho
SIDE B
That's Entertainment / Disorder And Disarray

Memorabilia
A 45 adapter
12” band-signed lithograph of album artwork
Rancid logo sticker sheet
Screen-printed patch of album artwork
Rancid logo enamel pin

Dustin Kensrue of Thrice to drop a holiday album this month

Dustin Kensrue, frontman of longtime OC alt-rock band Thrice, announces his sixth solo record, That Spirit Of Christmas, out on October 23 via BMG. The lead single is “Joy Lives Here.”

“The truly new song on the album, ‘Joy Lives Here,’ began as a bit of spec writing for the Hallmark Channel. The idea was put to me, and I decided to treat it as a writing challenge, even though I originally was not a fan of the specific prompt at all,” explains Dustin. “But it forced me to dig down and try to capture the actual feeling around my house at Christmas (created mostly thanks to my amazing and Christmas-decoration-loving wife). By the time I finished, I'd gone deep enough into the prompt to really love it, and the way I had connected it to home — despite being told it was not really at all what Hallmark was looking for.”

PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE THAT SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS HERE

LISTEN TO “JOY LIVES HERE” HERE

WATCH THE VISUALIZER FOR “JOY LIVES HERE” HERE

That Spirit of Christmas, with covers of holiday classics, reimagined favorites, overlooked gems, and two original songs (including the reworked “This Good Night Is Still Everywhere”), was inspired by mid-century soul music that became a guiding influence throughout the recording process. 

“I'm proud of this album, and I think it's solid top to bottom in a way that, as much as I love Christmas music, generally isn't the case with a lot of full Christmas albums,” he shares. “There’s usually a great song or two, but often the rest feels like padding for the single, and a lot of my favorite recordings were only singles in the first place. In this case I hope you can hear that this record only exists out of a simple love for these songs, the pleasure of crafting a cohesive album, and a joy at getting to participate in this shared rhythm with all of you. Cheers!”

Track Listing:

All Alone On Christmas

White Christmas
Christmas Time Is Here
Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday
Joy Lives Here
I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
All I Want For Christmas Is You
My Favorite Things
That Spirit Of Christmas
This Good Night Is Still Everywhere

Erasure sets March for next studio album, spring world tour

Erasure - Andy Bell & Vince Clarke - preview their 20th album release, Radio!! Radio!! with a new track, ‘Wings Of Love’, alongside details of an arena tour in 2027 across the UK and Europe, with North American dates to be announced.

Listen HERE

2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the BRIT and Ivor Novello award-winning duo’s debut album and the new one - the first studio album in six years - will be released by Mute on LP, CD and digitally on March 12. Pre-order the album HERE

The lyrics are about love, loss and injustice. 

“Some of the songs are quite reflective of stuff that’s been going on in my life, but not all of them,” says Clarke. “We didn’t have to think about it or talk about it - it just happened that way.”

Radio!! Radio!! is a uniquely personal record for Erasure, a quality that speaks to the devastating period of grief that the band faced in the years prior to its creation and the incredible bond they have created over 40 years of unbroken time working together. 

“When you’re a songwriting partnership for so long, it’s very deep, kind of like a soul connection,” says Bell. “You trust that person with your life, and because of the nature of songwriting, you just lay bare your soul. That becomes a sacred space.”

When Bell and Clarke did come together to write again, it was as much in the spirit of uplifting an old friend as it was work. “When something traumatic happens, there’s a profound shift in the way you relate to each other - the respect you have for each other,” says Bell. Whether consciously or unconsciously, the songs they were writing began to take on the tenor of hope and healing. “Vince has helped me through some terrible times, and so I always wanted to be there for him. I think that’s what this album is about,” says Bell.

When working on the sound of this album, Clarke was unusually drawn to piano, inspired by composers like Erik Satie, as well as acoustic guitar. “I found techniques - ways to use piano that sounded really organic, and same with guitar.”

Erasure will take to the road in 2027 for an arena tour beginning in Cardiff Utilita Arena on April 25th, before travelling throughout the UK, finishing with a date at London’s O2 Arena then heading to Germany, Denmark and Sweden. North American dates are planned for next year - details forthcoming. 

Vince Clarke will be Musical Director for the tour, but will not be appearing onstage alongside Andy Bell. He explains, “I recently moved to California from New York, and I travelled from here to London. The travelling took a toll - it really messed me up. I never seemed to recover from it. I just thought ‘I don’t want to do this anymore’. I told Andy, and he made me musical director, and I thought, ‘how fantastic is that?’ I can do all my work and all my direction from here, but I don’t have to leave sunny San Diego.”

Bell goes on to say, "I'm so pleased that we were able to find a way for the tour to work for Vince. He's always too modest but he's so much more than the Musical Director, Vince is one of the great loves of my life and everything we do as Erasure we decide together.”

You can hear that thread of warmth and mutual care across Radio!! Radio!!, an album that transposes the dazzling hugeness of the duo’s best work onto avowedly more personal, more reflective songwriting material. Bell acknowledges that it would be easier, perhaps, for he and Clarke to go on autopilot, 40 years into their career. But how would that pass as Erasure? “It’s a two-person brain, and everything that we’ve gone through comes into it,” he says. “We have a sense of responsibility. We couldn’t ever do something throwaway.”

Track Listing:

Baby On The Radio Forever
Lucky Boy
Wings Of Love
Listen To The Beauty
Where Our Love Hides
Star Clouds
Where Are All The People?
Holy!
Jealousy
There Ain’t No Place Like Home

Extra tracks added to Paul McCartney's 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' this month

Paul McCartney’s internationally acclaimed album The Boys of Dungeon Lane will be released as a Special Edition on October 7, featuring four additional recordings including a new version of “Home To Us,” his celebrated duet with Ringo Starr, alongside three brand new songs.

The Special Edition announcement comes at a landmark moment for The Boys of Dungeon Lane. Released in May 2026, Paul’s first new solo album in over five years topped the global charts, with Top 5 debuts in more than a dozen countries - including Paul’s 24th UK #1 album across his career as a solo artist, with Wings and as a member of The Beatles.

The forthcoming Special Edition will have a new version of “Home To Us,” bringing Paul and Ringo Starr together once again. The new “flip mix” sees their original parts in the song swapped with each other.

Alongside the new version of “Home To Us,” the Special Edition will feature three brand new songs, titled “City Fox,” “One Night Stand” and “Chelsea Boots,” offering fans the opportunity to discover more of the music created during the sessions.

The Boys of Dungeon Lane (Special Edition) physical release will feature cover artwork adapted from a silkscreened collage by Kate Gibb, utilizing more than 100 images from Paul’s personal collection. Physical formats including a limited edition 2LP orange & blue marble vinyl featuring a zoetrope etching are available for pre-order HERE.

Speaking about “Days We Left Behind,” Paul said:

“This is very much a memory song for me. The album title, 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane,' comes from a lyric in this track. I was thinking just that, about the days I left behind and I do often wonder if I’m just writing about the past but then I think how can you write about anything else? It’s just a lot of memories of Liverpool. It involves a bit in the middle about John and Forthlin Road which is the street I used to live in. Dungeon Lane is near there. I used to live in a place called Speke which is quite working class. We didn’t have much at all but it didn’t matter because all the people were great and you didn’t notice you didn’t have much.”

The Boys of Dungeon Lane Special Edition will be released on formats including CD, 2LP, and Digitally. Pre-order HERE.

Track Listing:

1. As You Lie There
2. Lost Horizon
3. Days We Left Behind
4. Ripples in a Pond
5. Mountain Top
6. Down South
7. We Two
8. Come Inside
9. Never Know
10. Home to Us
11. Life Can Be Hard
12. First Star of the Night
13. Salesman Saint
14. Momma Gets By
15. City Fox
16. One Night Stand
17. Chelsea Boots
18. Home to Us - Flip Mix

Talking Heads ready expanded 'Fear of Music' for November

Talking Heads’ Fear of Music (1979) will be reissued as an expanded collection on November 13 that features rare and unreleased music, as well as new mixes.

Fear of Music (Super Deluxe Edition) is a 3CD/Blu-ray set that includes a new remaster of the original album, rarities, and two complete concerts from the album’s tour recorded at Boston’s Berklee Performance Center (8/24/79) and the Capitol Theatre in New Jersey (11/17/79). Nearly all the performances are previously unreleased except a few that appeared on 1982’s The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads. Pre-Order Here.

The Blu-ray includes new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround sound, and high-resolution stereo mixes of the album, along with rare film footage of the band performing two songs in England for the BBC’s popular music show, Old Grey Whistle Test. The live performance of “Life During Wartime” from that BBC broadcast is officially published to the band’s YouTube channel. The live performance of “Life During Wartime” from that broadcast is available to view. Watch Now.

Vinyl configurations arrive the same day, led by a 6LP Super Deluxe Edition that collects the remastered album, rarities, and concert recordings. A 2LP version features the remastered album and rarities. Both versions feature a custom etching.

The vinyl and CD Super Deluxe Editions come with a 60-page hardcover book featuring rare photos and liner notes by Will Hermes, author of Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever.

FEAR OF MUSIC (SUPER DELUXE EDITION)

3CD/1BR Track Listing

CD One: 2026 Remaster

“I Zimbra”
“Mind”
“Paper”
“Cities”
“Life During Wartime”
“Memories Can’t Wait”
“Air”
“Heaven”
“Animals”
“Electric Guitar”
“Drugs”

Rarities

“Mind” – Alternate Version
“Life During Wartime” – Alternate Version
“Dancing For Money” – Unfinished Outtake
“Cities” – Alternate Version
“Drugs” – Alternate Version
“I Zimbra” – 12” Version

CD Two: Live at the Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA (8/24/79)“Artists Only”*

“Stay Hungry” *

“Cities”
“Paper” *
“Mind”
“Heaven” *
“The Book I Read” *
“Electric Guitar” *
“Air” *
“Warning Sign” *
“Love Goes To A Building On Fire” *
“Memories Can’t Wait” *
“Psycho Killer” *
“Life During Wartime” *
“Take Me To The River” *

CD Three: Live At Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (11/17/79)

“Artists Only”
“Stay Hungry”

“Cities” *
“Paper” *
“Mind” *
“Heaven”
“Electric Guitar” *
“Air”
“Animals” *
“Love Goes To A Building On Fire”
“Found A Job” *
“Memories Can’t Wait”
“Psycho Killer” *
“Life During Wartime” *

Blu-Ray
Audio: Hi-Res Stereo, 5.1 & Atmos Mix of original album (2026 Remaster)
Video: Live on Old Grey Whistle Test, 1979
“Life During Wartime”

“Air”

* Previously Unreleased

Peter Gabriel sets November for new album

"This record has been more of a marathon than a sprint - it’s the longest album I have ever put out with 13 tracks that complete the i/o / o\i 25 track joint project." – Peter Gabriel

So far this year, Peter Gabriel has released a new song for every full moon. On Nov. 27, his new studio album containing those tracks, o\i, will see the light. 

Gabriel's return with a new collection of songs comes after three years – his shortest gap between studio albums since the early 1980s. o\i is a companion piece to its reflected name-sake i/o expanding on many of the same themes: our relationship with nature, the passing of time, the increasing influence of technology in our lives and our place in the world; “Trying to get a handle on where you fit in life, that's what I write about a lot,” he says.

All the new songs come in two stereo mixes: the Bright-Side mixed by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent, and the Dark-Side mix by Tchad Blake in all cases apart from Who Are We Talking To? which has been mixed by Mike Elizondo. 

Both versions are included on the 4CD package and are also available separately as double vinyl albums. The digital only Dolby Atmos In-Side mix is again shaped by Hans-Martin Buff, who won Best Immersive Mix engineer at the Grammy’s for his work i/o.

“The songs are a mix of thoughts and feelings,” Gabriel says. “I have been thinking about the future and how we might respond to it. We are sliding into a period of transition like no other, most likely triggered in three waves; AI, quantum computing and the brain computer interface. Artists have a role to look into the mists and, when they catch sight of something, to hold up a mirror.
We are not, and have never been, the exclusively self-determining, independent beings that we imagine we are. We have had a sense of entitlement that everything exists for our benefit - that we’ve been given the run of the world to exploit as we see fit.

We are something else, a part of nature, a part of everything and when we feel that connection, shake our booty and give and receive a little love, it can help us find our proper place - and put a big smile on our faces. “This is how I see the lumpy bits – i/o: the inside has a new way out and o\i: the outside has a new way in.”

o\i was written and produced by Peter Gabriel and recorded primarily at Real World Studios and Peter’s home studio. The album, like most Gabriel records, contains both songs that have been written since the last album and some that have taken years, decades, to complete. “Sometimes things take time,” he adds, “most people do stuff a lot faster - but I have no problem with understanding my own process. Some things will mature and evolve spontaneously and some will just stay hidden-away in a box until their moment in the light appears.”

Long standing band members, guitarist David Rhodes, bassist Tony Levin and drummer Manu Katché feature on many of the songs, supplemented by other members of the i/o touring band Richard Evans, Josh Shpak and Don E and Real World staffers Faye Dolle and Katie May. The New Blood Orchestra, led by John Metcalfe are also heard, as are the Soweto Gospel Choir and Swedish all-male choir Oprhei Drängar. 

Other notable contributions come in the shape of Mike Elizondo (who co-produced A Hard Lesson), Brian Eno, guitarists Leo Nocentelli and Tony Berg, drummer and percussionist Abe Rounds, pianist Tom Cawley, trumpeter Paolo Fresu, cellist Linnea Olsson and multi-instrumentalist Evan Smith. Once again Peter’s daughter Melanie provides vocal support.

As will have been seen across the monthly full moon releases, Peter has once again invited a range of visual artists to contribute a piece of art to accompany the music that encompass a full range of artistic approaches, from painting, sculpture, installation, embroidery and weaving to co-authoring with spiders. The wonderful artists included are: Janaina Mello Landini, Tomás Saraceno, Judy Chicago, Tatsuo Miyajima, Shirin Neshat, Juan Genovés, Roelof Louw, David Altmejd, Fracis Alÿs, Tadashi Kawamata, Berndnaut Smilde, Tishan Hsu and Michal Rovner.

The cover shot is by renowned photographer Nadav Kander.

Track Listing:

CD | Digital
1. Been Undone
2. Put the Bucket Down
3. What Lies Ahead
4. Till Your Mind Is Shining
5. Won’t Stand Down
6. Who Are We Talking To?
7. Yes, It Will Go
8. One by One
9. A Hard Lesson
10. Face the Wall
11. I Belong to the Sky
12. Looking for the Happy
13. Sacrament

Formats:
Peter Gabriel – o\i

PGLP24 2LP Bright-Side Mix*
2LP black vinyl, 33rpm. Gatefold jacket, obi-strip, 32page booklet and hi-res download card.
PGLPX24 2LP Dark-Side Mix*
2LP black vinyl, 33rpm. Gatefold jacket, obi-strip, 32page booklet and hi-res download card.
PGCD24 4CD Bright-Side Mix | Dark-Side Mix
4CDs, two Bright-Side Mix, two Dark-Side Mix. CD sized hard cover book with 32page booklet.

*Coloured vinyl retail exclusives also available.

Pre-order:
https://lnk.to/PG24

The lead-up to upcoming Fontaines D.C. album includes latest single 'Tongue'; U.S. tour on sale next week

Ewen Spencer

Fontaines D.C.(Grian Chatten, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Tom Coll) released the latest single “Tongue” - the second song from the band’s forthcoming fifth studio album, Dopamine Chamber, released October 16 via XL Recordings. The song is accompanied by a John Angus Stewart-directed video, shot in New York City.

“We continued where Romance left off, leaving the live band elements until they were really needed,” says Conor Curley of the song’s recording process. Conor Deegan created the bass sound by manipulating tape speed - a technique often used by Prince. Carlos O’Connell pushed Chatten’s vocal through a sampler, distorting its pitch until it resembles a malicious extraterrestrial voice. 

DOWNLOAD / STREAM “TONGUE” HERE

WATCH THE “TONGUE” VIDEO HERE

This just in: 

Following two sold-out headline shows in New York and Los Angeles last month, Fontaines D.C. have announced a North American tour next year (see below). Fans can sign up for pre-sale tickets here https://www.fontainesdc.com/pages/northamerica2027. Pre-sale sign-up is open until 6:00pm ET on Monday, October 5th, with pre-sale tickets available from 10:00am local time on Tuesday, October 6th. General on-sale starts at 10:00am local time on Friday, October 9th.

Dopamine Chamber is the follow-up to 2024's UK platinum-certified Romance. It is preceded  by the single "Marianne," and features a collaboration with Rosalia on “Where Is Gone?”

“The album itself is a dopamine chamber,” says Chatten. “You step inside and we test these different mind or mood-altering pieces of music on you.”

PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE DOPAMINE CHAMBER HERE

Dopamine Chamber was made between London, the English countryside and Palermo, where Chatten recorded vocals in a makeshift booth built from mattresses and cushions. “There’s a poignant sense of us being on the brink of some other kind of form of humanity, or non-humanity,” says Chatten. 

Track Listing:

1. Six Shot Morning
2. Marianne
3. Mimesis
4. Happy For You
5. Demolition
6. Tongue
7. One Man
8. Where Is Gone? (with ROSALÍA)
9. You Miss Me
10. Japan
11. Intimate

North American Tour 2027:

Friday April 23rd - MGM Music Hall at Fenway - Boston, MA*
Saturday April 24th - Skyline Stage at the Mann - Philadelphia, PA*
Tuesday April 27th - Fox Theatre - Detroit, MI*
Wednesday April 28th - The Salt Shed - Chicago, IL*
Friday April 30th - Landmark Credit Union Live - Milwaukee, WI*
Saturday May 1st - The Armory - Minneapolis, MN*
Wednesday May 5th - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre - Vancouver, BC*
Saturday May 8th - WAMU Theater - Seattle, WA*
Tuesday May 11th - Channel 24 - Sacramento, CA*
Wednesday May 12th - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA*
Friday September 24th - KEMBA! Live Outdoor - Columbus, OH^
Sunday September 26th - Scotiabank Arena - Toronto, ON^
Tuesday September 28th - Forest Hills Stadium - Queens, NY^
Thursday September 30th - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD^
Tuesday October 5th - The Pinnacle - Nashville, TN^
Thursday October 7th - Hellbender - Asheville, NC^
Friday October 8th - Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park - Atlanta, GA^
Wednesday October 13th - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO^
Friday October 15h - Kia Forum - Inglewood, CA^