Thrice look toward 'Horizons/East' in September; tour dates confirmed

Returning with their 11th studio album, Southern California hard rock/screamo group Thrice announce Horizons/East, out September 17 via Epitaph Records on streaming platforms. The band self-produced and recorded it at their own New Grass Studio.

Initial single “Scavengers” is out now here.

Horizons/East is available to preorder now at https://thrice.ffm.to/horizonseast. All physical copies of Horizons/East will be available on October 8. 

Thrice will be touring this fall; information available at www.thrice.net.

Track list:

1. The Color Of The Sky
2. Scavengers
3. Buried In The Sun
4. Northern Lights
5. Summer Set Fire To The Rain
6. Still Life
7. The Dreamer
8. Robot Soft Exorcism
9. Dandelion Wine
10. Unitive/East

Tour dates:

September 24 – Houston, TX – Warehouse*
September 25 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey*
September 26 – Austin, TX – Emos*
September 28 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade - Heaven
September 29 – Nashville, TN – Cannery
October 1 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
October 2 – St Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live!
October 4 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore

October 5 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa

October 7 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
October 8 –Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
October 9 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
October 10 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
October 12 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
October 13 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
October 15 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrews Hall
October 16 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
October 17 – Chicago, IL – Concord
October 18 – Sauget, IL – Pops
October 20 – Denver, CO – Ogden
October 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – Union
October 23 – Portland, OR – Roseland
October 24 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
October 26 – Berkley, CA – UC Theater
October 27 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
October 28 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee
October 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
October 30 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues

Rufus Wainwright's 'Unfollow The Rules' live performance subject of album + new concert tour

Singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright has announced the release of a new concert recording. Rufus Wainwright: Unfollow The Rules – The Paramour Sessions arrives on vinyl and digital download September 10; pre-orders are available now HERE.

PRE-ORDER RUFUS WAINWRIGHT: UNFOLLOW THE RULES – THE PARAMOUR SESSIONS

The album sees Wainwright performing songs from his Grammy-nominated 2020 album, Unfollow The Rules, along with other songs from his career, recorded live in a ballroom at the Paramour Mansion in Los Angeles. He’s accompanied by a guitarist, pianist, and string quartet. The setlist features two previously unreleased songs “Treat A Lady” and “Happy Easter.”

Recorded during the first COVID-19 wave, the musicians and producers followed all the safety guidelines to ensure the health of all those involved. The concert – which first premiered last summer in partnership with ALL ARTS, Arte/ZDF and the WNET Group (through which it is nominated for a New York Emmy) – includes a new rendition of Unfollow The Rules’ “Peaceful Afternoon,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services and as an instant grat download with all album pre-orders; an official live video is at YouTube HERE.

LISTEN TO “PEACEFUL AFTERNOON (THE PARAMOUR SESSIONS)”

WATCH “PEACEFUL AFTERNOON (THE PARAMOUR SESSIONS)”

Currently traveling Europe on a sold-out solo concert tour, Wainwright has slated a very busy live schedule through the coming months, including solo headline shows; European performances of Mother, a program of popular and classical songs about mothers and motherhood performed with his sister, Martha Wainwright; U.S. headline dates with Aimee Mann supporting and more dates in the co-headlining alongside José González; and a full band Unfollow The Rules U.K. tour. Additional dates will be announced soon. For complete details and remaining ticket availability, please see rufuswainwright.com/tour.

Tour dates:

JULY

24 – Peralada, Spain – Festival Castell de Peralada *

AUGUST

6 – Snape, England – Snape Maltings Concert Hall *
8 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Muziekgebouw †
11 – Hamburg, Germany – Elbphilharmonie †
13 – Malmö, Sweden – Live Konserthus † (2 Shows)
31 – Atlanta, GA - City Winery *

SEPTEMBER

1 – Nashville, TN – City Winery *
9 – Los Angeles CA – The Greek ‡
10 – San Diego CA – Humphreys ‡
12 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery ‡
20 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater §
21 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place §
23 – Minneapolis, MN – Northrop At UMN §
24 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre §
25 – Carmel, IN - The Palladium at The Center For The Performing Arts §
26 – Detroit, MI –Cathedral Theatre at The Masonic Temple §
28 – Washington, DC – The Anthem §
29 – Boston, MA – The Orpheum Theatre §
30 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17 §

OCTOBER

1 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre §
3 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount ¶
6 – Southampton, England – O2 Guildhall ¶
8 – Gateshead, England – The Sage ¶
9 – Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall ¶
10 – Manchester, England – Bridgewater Hall ¶
12 – Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England – City Hall ¶
13 – York, England – Barbican ¶
15 – Cambridge, England – The Corn Exchange ¶
16 – Liverpool, England – Olympia ¶
18 – London, England – The London Palladium ¶
19 – London, England –The London Palladium ¶
20 – Brighton, England – Brighton Dome ¶
22 – Southend-on-Sea, England – Leas Cliffs Pavilion ¶
23 – Exeter, England – The Great Hall ¶
25 – Birmingham, England – Symphony Hall ¶
26 – Oxford, England –New Theatre Oxford ¶
27 – Cardiff, Wales – St. David's Hall ¶

* Solo Performance
† Mother w/Martha Wainwright
‡ w/Aimee Mann
§ w/José González
¶ Unfollow The Rules w/full band

The War On Drugs re-emerge with new music; 'I Don’t Live Here Anymore' slated for fall

The War On Drugs' next studio release, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, is its first in four years and arrives October 29 on Atlantic Records. A tour is scheduled next year.

A month after The War On Drugs’ A Deeper Understanding received the 2018 Grammy for Best Rock Album, the core of bandleader Adam Granduciel, bassist Dave Hartley, and multi-instrumentalist Anthony LaMarca retreated to upstate New York to jam and cut new demos, working outside of the predetermined roles each member plays in the live setting. These sessions proved highly productive. 

It was the start of a dozen-plus session odyssey that spanned three years and seven studios, including some of rock’s greatest sonic workshops like Electric Lady in New York and Los Angeles’ Sound City. Band leader Granduciel worked with co-producer/engineer Shawn Everett.

The “Living Proof” video, directed by filmmaker Emmett Malloy, and shot on 16mm, captures Granduciel at the historic Panoramic studio in Stinson Beach, California.

Watch The War On Drugs’ Video for “Living Proof”

Pre-order I Don’t Live Here Anymore

Track list:

1. Living Proof

2. Harmonia’s Dream
3. Change
4. I Don’t Wanna Wait
5. Victim
6. I Don’t Live Here Anymore
7. Old Skin
8. Wasted
9. Rings Around My Father’s Eyes
10. Occasional Rain

North American Tour Dates:

Fri. Nov. 12 - Perris, CA @ Desert Daze
Wed. Jan. 19 - Austin, TX @ ACL Live
Thu. Jan. 20 - Austin, TX @ ACL Live
Fri. Jan. 21 - Dallas, TX @ Toyota Music Factory
Sat. Jan. 22 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Mon. Jan. 24 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
Tue. Jan. 25 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Thu. Jan. 27 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
Fri. Jan. 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
Sat. Jan. 29 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Mon. Jan. 31 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Tue. Feb. 1 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Wed. Feb. 2 - Washington, DC @ Anthem
Fri. Feb. 4 - Columbus, OH @ Express Live!
Sat. Feb. 5 - Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Sun. Feb. 6 - Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Tue. Feb. 8 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
Thu. Feb. 10 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
Fri. Feb. 11 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
Sat. Feb. 12 - Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
Sun. Feb. 13 - Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
Tue. Feb 15 - St. Paul , MN @ Palace Theatre
Wed. Feb. 16 - St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
Fri. Feb. 18 - Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
Sat. Feb. 19 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union
Mon. Feb. 21 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Tue. Feb. 22 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Wed. Feb. 23 - Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds
Fri. Feb. 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Sat. Feb. 26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium

tickets on sale Fri. July 23 @ 10am local time

The Killers take on the 'Pressure Machine'

The Killers will release their seventh studio album, Pressure Machine, through Island Records on August 13. The album was co-produced by the band, Shawn Everett, and Jonathan Rado (of Foxygen), all of whom worked together on The Killers’ critically-acclaimed album Imploding The Mirage, released last year.

When the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the promotional run and worldwide tour for The Killers’ 2020 album Imploding the Mirage, “everything came to this grinding halt,” says frontman Brandon Flowers. “And it was the first time in a long time for me that I was faced with silence. And out of that silence this record began to bloom, full of songs that would have otherwise been too quiet and drowned out by the noise of typical Killers records.”

Pressure Machine lives squarely in Flowers’ hometown of Nephi, Utah, a close-knit community of 5300 people with no traffic lights, a rubber plant, wheat fields, and the West Hills. Nephi is the place Flowers spent his formative years (10-16), saying “had it not been for advancements in the automotive industry, Nephi in the '90s could have been the 1950s.”

The album’s songs are based on the memories and stories of people that impacted him growing up, interspersed with commentary from current Nephi locals about their town. “We were discussing [Brandon] moving to Nephi as a kid and being stuck in the middle of nowhere,” says the band’s drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. “And during Covid-19, it started to feel like we were all in the middle of nowhere.”

Concurs Flowers, “I discovered this grief that I hadn’t dealt with,” he says, “many memories of my time in Nephi are tender. But the ones tied to fear or great sadness were emotionally charged. I’ve got more understanding now than when we started the band, and hopefully I was able to do justice to these stories and these lives in this little town that I grew up in.”

Pressure Machine’s album cover image was shot on the highway just outside Nephi, taken as photographer Wes Johnson passed a roadside inspirational display set up by a local Baptist church. Johnson took dozens of incredible images of Flowers’ hometown throughout the early part of 2021, many of which are featured in the album’s packaging for the physical edition.

The Killers will be touring in 2022 with former Smiths and Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr as the opening act. Tickets for these shows go on sale on Friday, July 23, at 10 am local time via the band’s website.

Click HERE to pre-order Pressure Machine

Click HERE to watch the album trailer

Tour dates:

Fri August 19, 2022 Vancouver BC Rogers Arena

Sat August 20, 2022 Seattle WA Climate Pledge Arena
Sun August 21, 2022 Portland OR Moda Center
Tues August 23, 2022 San Francisco CA Chase Center
Wed August 24, 2022 San Diego CA Pechanga Arena
Fri August 26, 2022 Las Vegas NV T-Mobile Arena
Sat August 27, 2022 Los Angeles CA Banc of California Stadium
Tues August 30, 2022 Salt Lake City UT Vivint Arena
Wed August 31, 2022 Denver CO Ball Arena
Thurs September 8, 2022 Houston TX Toyota Center
Fri September 9, 2022 Austin TX Moody Center
Sat September 10, 2022 Fort Worth TX Dickies Arena
Tues September 13, 2022 Miami FL FTX Arena
Wed September 14, 2022 Orlando FL Amway Center
Fri September 16, 2022 Atlanta GA State Farm Arena
Sat September 17, 2022 Nashville TN Bridgestone Arena
Sun September 18, 2022 St. Louis MO Chaifetz Arena
Tues September 20, 2022 St. Paul MN Xcel Energy Center
Wed September 21, 2022 Chicago IL United Center
Fri September 23, 2022 Toronto ON Scotiabank Arena
Sat September 24, 2022 Montreal QC Bell Centre
Sun September 25, 2022 Verona NY Turning Stone Event Center
Thurs September 29, 2022 Washington DC Capital One Arena
Fri September 30, 2022 New York NY Madison Square Garden
Sat October 1, 2022 New York NY Madison Square Garden
Mon October 3, 2022 Boston MA TD Garden
Tues October 4, 2022 University Park PA Bryce Jordan Center
Thurs October 6, 2022 Pittsburgh PA Petersen Events Center
Fri October 7, 2022 Cleveland OH Wolstein Center
Sat October 8, 2022 Detroit MI Little Caesars Arena

Ben Platt news

Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award-winning musician/actor Ben Platt shared his new single, “Happy To Be Sad,” through Atlantic Records HERE. Produced by Michael Pollack (Katy Perry) and Zach Skelton (Jonas Brothers), “Happy To Be Sad” heralds the arrival of Platt’s second album, Reverie, due August 13.

Pre-orders of the album are available now HERE, with all pre-orders joined by instant grat downloads of “Happy To Be Sad” and the album’s first single, “Imagine.” “Happy To Be Sad” is joined by an official companion visualizer HERE.

“I wrote this song the day after my boyfriend left me for a 5-month stretch,” Platt says. “It was the first time we had to be apart long term because of the pandemic. It came incredibly naturally and was an immediate expression of the mixed emotions I was feeling that day- the sadness to be away from him against the joy and celebration of finding someone I love enough to make me feel that way.”

In addition, Platt is slated for a performance on NBC’s TODAY as part of their 2021 Citi Music Series, set for August 13. Additional TV appearances will be announced soon.

LISTEN TO “HAPPY TO BE SAD” HERE

WATCH THE OFFICIAL VISUALIZER HERE

“Happy To Be Sad” follows the recent release of Platt’s hit single, “Imagine,” available HERE. It was co-written by Platt and now has over 20M worldwide streams. The track reached #7 on iTunes’ “Top Pop Songs,” the top 50 on Spotify’s “US Viral 50” while it also was played on Hot AC Radio. “Imagine” has an official music video, directed by Matty Peacock (Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes, Selena Gomez) – watch HERE.

Platt followed “Imagine” with a series of creative reworks including the stripped-down “Imagine (Acoustic)” (available HERE) and “Imagine (Tiësto Remix),” available HERE; an official visualizer is streaming HERE.

In addition, Platt marked the success of “Imagine” with a series of high profile TV performances and interviews, including the live season finale of NBC’s The Voice, the nationally syndicated Kelly Clarkson Show (streaming HERE), and CBS’s The Late Late Show with James Corden (streaming HERE).

“Imagine” represented the first new music from Platt since 2019’s “So Will I, available HERE. Produced by multiple Grammy winner Finneas (Halsey), “So Will I” is featured on the deluxe edition of Platt’s acclaimed debut album, SING TO ME INSTEAD. The expanded collection also includes live material recorded during Platt’s sold-out 2018 headline show at New York City’s legendary Radio City Music Hall, filmed for the concert special, Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall, which streamed exclusively on Netflix.

The winner of the 2017 Tony Award for “Best Leading Actor in a Musical” for his performance as Evan Hansen in the smash hit, Dear Evan Hansen, Platt also received a Grammy for his role on Atlantic’s DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING and a 2018 Daytime Emmy Award for his part in the cast’s performance of “You Will Be Found” on NBC’s TODAY. Platt will reprise his role as Evan in the Dear Evan Hansen film, set for release on September 24; watch the official trailer HERE.

Track listing:

1. King of the World, pt, 1
2. Childhood Bedroom
3. Happy to Be Sad
4. I Wanna Love You But I Don’t Leave My Mind
5. Dance with You

6. King of the World, pt. 2
7. Carefully
8. Chasing You
9. Come Back
10. Dark Times
11. Imagine
12. King of the World, pt. 3

Nick Lowe reissue campaign from Yep Rock starts in September

On September 17, Yep Roc Records will release an expanded 20th Anniversary Edition of Nick Lowe’s album The Convincer.

Remastered from the original tapes, it will be reissued as a blue vinyl LP, with accompanying blue vinyl 45 featuring three rarities from The Convincer era that have never before been released on vinyl or digital services, including covers of The Shirelles’ “Mama Said” and The Chi-Lites’ “There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference Table),” plus the Lowe original “A Different Kind of Blue,” which Yep Roc has shared. Listen HERE.

Originally released on September 11, 2001, The Convincer earned praise from Lowe labelmate Robyn Hitchcock, who has said it is “my favorite Yep Roc record,” adding “I love all his records, but this one stands out.” Johnny Marr, another avowed fan, enthuses “He sounds like Memphis via Chiswick...The Convincer is soul.”

Lowe released two albums in the decade prior - The Impossible Bird (1994) and Dig My Mood (1998).

In addition to the The Convincer 20th Anniversary Edition, Yep Roc has also announced new reissues of several other classic Nick Lowe titles, including the aforementioned The Impossible Bird, and Dig My Mood, plus a 10th Anniversary Edition of 2011’s The Old Magic, all of which were remastered from the original tapes. A new pink vinyl version of Lowe’s landmark 1979 album Labour of Lust will also be released. See below for a list of release dates and go HERE to pre-order.

Nick Lowe will return to the stage this fall, with a three night stand at Nell’s in London on October 3-5. Information on 2021 US dates to be announced soon.

The Convincer 20th Anniversary Edition Track list:

1. Homewrecker

2. Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart
3. Lately I've Let Things Slide
4. She's Got Soul
5. Cupid Must Be Angry
6. Indian Queens
7. Poor Side of Town
8. I'm a Mess
9. Between Dark and Dawn
10. Bygones (Won't Go)
11. Has She Got a Friend?
12. Let's Stay In and Make Love
13. There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference Table)*
14. Different Kind of Blue*
15. Mama Said*
* = bonus tracks

Nick Lowe Reissue Release Dates

September 17

The Convincer (20th Anniversary Remastered) blue vinyl LP + digital
The Old Magic (10th Anniversary Remastered) green vinyl LP

October 15

Labour of Lust pink vinyl LP
The Impossible Bird (Remastered) CD + LP
Dig My Mood (Remastered) CD + LP

Lee DeWyze tells some 'Ghost Stories'

Lee DeWyze announces his new album Ghost Stories, featuring the previously released singles "Weeds" and "Victim of the Night." He will also be embarking on a tour in August and September. Tickets are available now.

In 2019, Lee DeWyze shared Castles EP to critical acclaim, gaining over 1 million streams per song. With his last full-length album out in 2018, the DeWyze single "Weeds" was featured on Spotify's Chill Folk and Chill Singer-Songwriter playlist and racked up 500k streams, becoming the lead single for college and non-comm radio. A special stripped-down version of "Weeds" was also created for Sirius Coffee House. Another standalone single, "Victim Of The Night," is a Sirius Coffee House favorite.

The Illinois native won the 2010 season of "American Idol."

Over the last 10 years, Lee has released five albums, including his critically lauded Frames (Vanguard Records, 2013), which included the top 40 Billboard Hot AC hit “Fight.” In 2014, his song “Blackbird Song” (20M streams) was placed in the show “The Walking Dead.”

After signing with Shanachie Records in 2016, Lee released the album Oil and Water, which hit Number One on the iTunes folk and singer/songwriter chart, followed by Paranoia (2018), which hit Number One on the Alternative chart. He made his major label debut with Live It Up (RCA).

Lee’s songs have appeared in over 70 movies, TV shows, and commercials. His latest synch was for his song "Castles," which highlighted the season finale of Station 19 (#1 show on ABC). His video for "Castles" won 11 awards worldwide (Los Angeles, NY, and London) for best animated video with TIFF (The International Film Festival).

Track listing:

1. Ghost Stories
2. Night And Day
3. Parade
4. Castles
5. Quicksand
6. Weeds
7. Everybody
8. Victims of The Night
9. Waking Up
10. We Were Alive