Belarus band Molchat Doma return with new album in September and fall U.S. tour

Belarusian post-punk/synth-pop group Molchat Doma - which netted a prime evening tent slot at Coachella '22 - have unveiled the new single/video, “Belaya Polosa,” off of their new album, Belaya Polosa, out September 6 via Sacred Bones. 

In conjunction, they announce a 2025 North American headline tour which will see them play some of their largest venues to date. Tickets on sale now and available here.

Following singles “Son” and “Ty Zhe Ne Znaesh Kto Ya,” the video to the album’s title track was directed by Ambar Navarro and inspired by grainy 1990s MTV music videos and filmmakers such as Ingmar Bergman and Andrei Tarkovsky.

"Written in LA after more than a year of living in a new place, the song captures the interplay of past and present,” the band explains. “It reflects the realization that you're no longer drawn to where you left, yet you don't completely sever ties. It's as if life has been paused. The lyrics explore self-understanding across time, the evolution of your social circle, and an outsider’s view of people from a 'past life’."

Watch the Video for “Belaya Polosa”

“Ty Zhe Ne Znaesh Kto Ya” (meaning “You Don't Know Who I Am”), sung in Russian, communicates vocalist Egor Shkutko’s frustration and pain from navigating a long-distance relationship. “It explores the pain and despair of feeling misunderstood by a loved one and the endless guilt that ensues, even though you don’t realize how you yourself contribute to this pain,” explains Shkutko.

The accompanying video was directed by Maxim Kelly, who comments: “When the band recorded the track, they envisioned a jive dancer, which became the core inspiration for the video. I found jive to be perfectly fitting and intriguingly out of place, making it a compelling choice. I wanted to juxtapose this lively dance with a lonely, post-apocalyptic world to explore themes of isolation and connection.”

Watch the Video For “Ty Zhe Ne Znaesh Kto Ya”

In the four years since their last album, Monument, there was so much change in the lives of Shkutko, bassist/synth player Pavel Kozlov, and primary songwriter, producer and arranger Raman Kamahortsau that it was only inevitable to hear a transformation in their music. “The entire album is a prism through which we tried to reflect what has happened to us,” the band says of their new work. Kamahortsau once again handled the production duties.

The band gained a following with earlier albums that sound like third-generation bootlegs of banned recordings from the Eastern Bloc made after a few key entries in the Factory Records catalog were smuggled in from the West. Belaya Polosa trades the basement grime and dirty tape-head sound of their previous work for digital luster and shimmering production values. 

Pre-order Belaya Polosa
Watch the Video for “Son”
Watch the Video For “Ty Zhe Ne Znaesh Kto Ya”

Tour Dates:

Thu. Oct. 10 - Sun. Oct. 13 - Lake Perris, CA @ Desert Daze

Sun. Oct. 20 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Galvanizers
Tue. Oct. 22 - Manchester, UK @ New Century
Wed. Oct. 23 - Bristol, UK @ SWX
Thu. Oct. 24 - London, UK @ Roundhouse
Sat. Oct. 26 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix
Sun. Oct. 27 - Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
Tue. Oct. 29 - Lille, FR @ L’Aéronef
Thu. Oct. 31 - Lyon, FR @ Le Transbordeur
Sat. Nov. 2 - Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
Mon. Nov. 4 - Hamburg, DE @ Große Freiheit 36
Tue. Nov. 5 - Copenhagen, DK @ Den Grå Hal
Thu. Nov. 7 - Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
Sat. Nov. 9 - Stockholm, SE @ Fallan
Mon. Nov. 11 - Helsinki, FI @ Kulttuuritalo
Tue. Nov. 12 - Tallinn, EE @ Helitehas
Wed. Nov. 13 - Riga, LV @ Palladium Riga
Thu. Nov. 14 - Vilnius, LT @ Compensa Concert Hall
Sat. Nov. 16 - Gdansk, PL @ Stary Manez
Sun. Nov. 17 - Warsaw, PL @ Progresja
Thu. Nov. 21 - Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
Fri. Nov. 22 - Prague, CZ @ Lucerna Velký sál
Sat. Nov. 23 - Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom
Mon. Nov. 25 - Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof
Tue. Nov. 26 - Munich, DE @ Theaterfabrik
Wed. Nov. 27 - Zurich, CH @ X-TRA
Fri. Nov. 29 - Milan, IT @ Fabrique
Mon. Dec. 2 - Barcelona, ES @ Apollo
Wed. Dec. 4 - Porto, PT @ Hard Club
Thu. Dec. 5 - Lisbon, PT @ Lisboa ao Vivo
Thu, Jan. 16 - Las Vegas, NV @ AREA15
Fri. Jan. 17 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
Sat. Jan. 18 - Albuquerque, NM @ Revel
Tue. Jan. 21 - Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
Wed. Jan. 22 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston
Fri. Jan. 24 - Austin, TX @ The Concourse Project
Sat. Jan. 25 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Tue. Jan. 28 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
Thu. Jan. 30 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
Fri. Jan. 31 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
Sat. Feb. 1 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
Mon. Feb. 3 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
Tue. Feb. 4 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
Wed. Feb. 5 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
Fri. Feb. 7 - Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live!
Sat. Feb. 8 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
Tue. Feb. 11 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem
Wed. Feb. 12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
Fri. Feb. 14 - New York, NY @ Knockdown Center
Sat. Feb. 15 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
Mon. Feb. 17 - Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
Wed. Feb. 19 - Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
Thu. Feb. 20 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
Fri. Feb. 21 - Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
Sat. Feb. 22 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Mon. Feb. 24 - Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha
Tue. Feb. 25 - Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
Fri. Feb. 28 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
Sun. March 2 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Wed. March 5 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre

Out now: New 'lost' Michael Hutchence songs on 10" vinyl picture disc

Two years after INXS singer Michael Hutchence's untimely death at age 37, a self-titled solo album was released posthumously in late 1999.

Producer/musician Danny Saber played guitar and bass on it, did programming and co-produced with Hutchence and Andy Gill from Gang of Four. Bono and The Clash's Joe Strummer were among the studio guests.  

“Michael first contacted me in 1995 soon after the release of my album It’s Great When You’re Straight,” recalls Saber, referring to the UK #1 album by his band Black Grape with Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder. “Michael was a huge fan of my record and wanted to find the right sound for a solo record, a sound that would galvanize all the success he had with INXS and allow him to establish himself as a solo artist and spread his creative wings outside the confines of being the frontman of one of the most successful bands in the world.”

Working closely with Hutchence, the two became friends and creative partners. “Over the next two years, we became very close collaborators, and the period we worked together was one of the best times of my life,” Saber remembers. “I had just broken through with a #1 record and having Michael as a ‘big brother’ to help me navigate this was so important to me.”

Except that wasn't the end of Saber's music partnership with Hutchence. In 2006, a bunch of unreleased demos and song ideas were discovered in a London tape locker. Now two finished songs finally see the light of day. 

A limited edition 10" black vinyl picture disc, released on Friday, features “One Way” and the B-side "Save My Life." 

Buy it here: www.bosssonics.com/product-page/mkhmusic. A CD single and CD/LP bundle will be available in September.  

“’One Way’ is the culmination of nearly two decades of work,” says Saber. “One of the fundamental reasons for releasing this music is to allow the fans to hear Michael’s voice on something new and fresh, offering a glimpse into what might have been, and, in turn, reawakening millions of people who may have simply forgotten about him.”

“I set about reviewing the recordings to find out if there was enough of a quality for some sort of release,” says Saber. Meanwhile, a documentary about Hutchence’s life was released in Australia and New Zealand, titled The Last Rockstar (2017), which included some snippets of these unfinished tracks.

“I have been working towards bringing this music to the public for over 20 years,” he adds. “While some portions of these songs were featured in the documentary, the fully mastered versions had never been released.”

Taking one of the a capella vocal recordings that Hutchence left, Saber faithfully fleshed out and fashioned the track into “One Way,” ensuring it retained the elevated refinement that Hutchence demanded in life. “Michael and INXS set a really high standard for their music,” he explains. “I’ve said many times that you would be hard-pressed to find a crappy INXS song… a certain level of excellence had to be maintained.”

A hard-charging rocker with seductive vocals, "One Way" finds Hutchence repeating the phrase "kick it around," as edgy guitars and percolating programming surround him. It sounds fresh. The more dramatic, midtempo "Save My Life" contains acoustic guitar, piano and a treated vocal that vaguely recalls "Never Tear Us Apart."

“One of the best things for me personally is that through this journey, I have come to a better understanding of what happened to Michael and why,” Saber sums up, referring to the emotional and tragic toll that fame and its excesses had on Hutchence. “I want to share that perspective as I really feel Michael’s story has so much relevance and value on so many levels, and along the way, hopefully we can shift the focus to how he lived and not how he died. Michael deserves to take his place in the pantheon of great frontmen and finally get the recognition he and the band deserve.”

INXS sold over 50 million albums worldwide. From 1982-1997, the Aussie band notched multiple top 40 hits on the US pop, rock and alt-rock radio charts including "New Sensation," "Never Tear Us Apart," "The One Thing," "What You Need," "Devil Inside," "Don't Change," "Suicide Blonde," "Bitter Tears" and more. Six of its albums were certified gold or platinum in America. 

Photo by Chris Cuffaro, courtesy Reybee PR

'About a Woman,' by Thomas Rhett, arrives later this month

Thomas Rhett’s seventh studio album ABOUT A WOMAN set for release August 23 via The Valory Music Co. It was produced primarily by Dann Huff and Julian Bunetta. 

“From top to bottom, I wanted to exude joy and fun with this project – and really just make people move,” Rhett says, in a prepared statement, describing a set which takes timeless romantic nostalgia to Country’s progressive cutting edge. “I went into making this record with a fearless attitude, put my blinders on and my head down to try and make really fun music."

“Don’t Wanna Dance” is built around an interpolation of the Whitney Houston hit “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me).” 

“I feel like if you were to ask me what this record is about, the answer would be it’s about one woman, my wife, and it gave me an opportunity to say ‘I love you’ in a lot of different ways,” he adds.

Track List:

1. “Fool”

2. “Overdrive”
3. “Gone Country”
4. “Beautiful As You”
5. “Can’t Love You Anymore”
6. “After All The Bars Are Closed”
7. “Church”
8. “Back To Blue”
9. “Country For California”
10. “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Woman”
11. “What Could Go Right”
12. “Boots”
13. “Don’t Wanna Dance”
14. “I Could Spend Forever Loving You”

Sugarland is back in business

Sugarland shares new music with the release of their new EP There Goes The Neighborhood, out now via Big Machine Records. Listen HERE

“I’m so excited to be out on the road again with Jennifer [Nettles] and with our dear friends Little Big Town. If that isn’t enough to get you screaming, we’re also putting out new music,” says Sugarland’s Kristian Bush. 

“For this EP, we decided to reach out to some of the best songwriters in Nashville and ask them to send us their best songs. Typically, we write or co-write most of our songs, but with a town full of the world’s best creators, why not experiment and see what we could find. Can’t wait to play these new ones loud and hear everyone sing along.”

“In a world that is increasingly becoming more digitally fabricated and fractured, it’s nice to play with the timeless wisdom of how ‘newer doesn’t always mean better’ throughout the new EP, and it’s always exciting to celebrate some new Sugarland music,” adds Nettles.

On Monday, August 12, Sugarland will celebrate their new music in New York City with a debut performance of “There Goes The Neighborhood” while headlining TODAY’s Summer Concert series alongside tourmates and dear friends Little Big Town.

'They’ll embark on the 2024 TAKE ME HOME TOUR (named for Little Big Town and Sugarland’s cover/duet) this fall for select dates on the East Coast and Midwest. For a full list of tour date, visit SugarlandMusic.com.

THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD EP Track List:

1. “There Goes The Neighborhood” | Written by Connie Harrington, Ryan Hurd, Maren Morris

2. “Temporary Feeling” | Written by Hannah Ellis, Josh Kerr, Emily Weisband
3. “Georgia is Yours” | Written by Rhett Akins, Sam Ellis, Josh Kerr, Eric Olson, Thomas Rhett, Emily Weisband
4. “Get Your Hopes Up” | Written by Johan Fransson, Mark Trussell, Emily Weisband

Luke Bryan news

Luke Bryan is set to release his eighth studio album on September 27. Mind Of A Country Boy. was produced by Jeff and Jody Stevens and is available for Pre-Order now. New single "Closing Time In California” is available NOW across all digital platforms.

Four years have passed since Luke’s last studio release. "I've been able to take my time and really compile songs for this album," Luke said. "If it's a song that I cut two or three years ago, and I still love it, and it still sounds fresh, then I feel like it'll stand the test of time."

"I think this album, as I've tried to do with all my albums, just has a little bit of everything. I do some things different vocally on this one that I've not done before. It's about each song having its place and having its meaning. It's trying not to be overly redundant with songs. I think that's why I've been blessed to have a long career and what I feel like this album's going to do."

Over his career Luke has established a legacy of highly successful concert events like “Spring Break” concerts that gathered more than 200,000 fans on Florida beaches, to his 15 years of Farm Tour and the Mexico destination concert experience “Crash My Playa” that will celebrate its ten-year anniversary when it returns next January. Not to mention the more than 14 million fans who have flocked to his headline tours.

"I'm still having a lot of fun in my concerts, and it's still a big ole party. But I think as you grow older and mature, subject matters change and things that you can sing about change. But the love of trying to find the right song and a song that moves people is still at the forefront of what I want to do as an artist."

Luke’s current single “Love You, Miss You, Mean It” has climbed the country charts. Meanwhile, Crash My Playa 2025 is celebrating its 10th anniversary January 15-18, 2025 at the luxurious Moon Palace Cancún, a AAA Four Diamond Awarded resort. ACM-nominated Crash My Playa, has delivered sold-out concert vacations with country’s biggest stars for a decade, and next year promises to be the most spectacular yet.

Go to LukeBryan.com for all concert ticket information.

Track listing/songwriter credits:

1. “Mind Of A Country Boy” (Luke Bryan, Ben Hayslip, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins)

2. “Love You, Miss You, Mean It” (Ben Hayslip, Jacob Rice, Jordan Minton, Rhett Akins)
3. “Country Song Came On” (Ryan Beaver, Dan Alley, Neil Medley)
4. “Pair Of Boots” (Bobby Pinson, Taylor Phillips, Tofer Brown, Jaxon Free)
5. “But I Got A Beer In My Hand” (Chase McGill, Matt Dragstrem, Geoff Warburton)
6. “Kansas” (Chase McGill, Hillary Lindsey, Matt Dragstrem)
7. “Country On” (Mark Nesler, David Frasier, Mitch Oglesby, Styles Haury)
8. “Fish On The Wall” (Dallas Davidson, Chris Tompkins, Ben Johnson)
9. “She’s Still Got It” (Rodney Clawson, Heather Morgan, Will Bundy, Jim McCormick)
10. “Closing Time In California” (John Byron, Mark Holman, Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill)
11. “For The Kids” (Luke Bryan, Justin Ebach, Brad Tursi)
12. “Southern and Slow” (Matt Dragstrem, Josh Thompson, Chase McGill)
13. “I’m On A Tractor” (Neil Thrasher, Lee Thomas Miller)
14. “Jesus ‘Bout My Kids” (Jeff Hyde, Tucker Beathard, Ben Stennis, Brad Rempel)

“Mind Of A Country Boy Tour”

8-10 San Bernardino, CA Glen Helen Amphitheater

8-15 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center
8-17 Atlanta, GA Truist Park
8-22 Oklahoma City, OK Paycom Center
8-24 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
8-25 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
9-5 Somerset, WI Somerset Amphitheater
9-7 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center
9-12 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
9-14 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

Farm Tour 2024

9-19 Grantville, PA Bow Creek Farm and Cattle Co*
9-20 Chesapeake, VA Heritage Park*
9-21 Marshville, NC Cox Brothers Farms*
9-26 Shelbyville, KY Mulberry Orchard
9-27 Millersport, OH Miller Family Farm
9-28 Smithton, PA Cunningham Family Farm*

Green Day to mark 20th Anniversary of 'American Idiot' with multiple special editons

Green Day will commemorate its Grammy-winning album with the American Idiot 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition out October 25. The Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Sets are in 8LP Vinyl and 4CD configurations.

Each box set contains two Blu-ray discs. Also released October 25 will be a limited-edition color LP of the original 2LP album, plus an audiophile "One-Step" release of American Idiot. The first three tracks – which include an unreleased demo of “Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Demo),” the B-side “Favorite Son,” and “Minority (Live from Irving Plaza)” – are available on all streaming platforms now. Listen HERE.

Pre-order/Pre-save American Idiot 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HERE.

Both limited-edition Super Deluxe Box Sets feature the Original Album as well as extras such as 15 unreleased American Idiot demos, a 15-track 2004 concert recorded at Irving Plaza in New York City and 9 previously unreleased live recordings (including a cover of Queen’s “We Are The Champions”), and 14 songs previously available only as B-Sides and bonus tracks. 

The two Blu-ray discs comprise the film Heart Like A Hand Grenade, BBC: Top of the Pops “Mini Gig” and Later with Jools Holland, and the new documentary 20 Years of American Idiot. New liner notes were penned by Rob Cavallo and Rolling Stone’s David Fricke.

In the Vinyl Box Set, each LP has been pressed on its own unique color vinyl. The collection also houses a 36-page book, a large Green Day flag, and the American Idiot red tie. If you purchase via D2C, you will also receive a poster. Meanwhile, the CD Box Set boasts a 48-page book, enamel pin set, sticker sheet, and cloth patch.

Produced by Rob Cavallo and the band, American Idiot was released on September 21, 2004 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, eventually moving north of 23 million copies globally—with 9 million in the United States alone. It garnered a 2005 GRAMMY® Award in the category of “Best Rock Album.” It inspired a Broadway musical of the same name, receiving two Tony® Awards and a GRAMMY® Award.

GREEN DAY - AMERICAN IDIOT

CD 1 / LP 1 & 2 (original album) 

American Idiot
Jesus of Suburbia
City of the Damned
I Don't Care
Dearly Beloved
Tales of Another Broken Home
Holiday
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Are We the Waiting
St. Jimmy
Give Me Novacaine
She's A Rebel
Extraordinary Girl
Letterbomb
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Homecoming
The Death of St. Jimmy
East 12th St.
Nobody Likes You
Rock and Roll Girlfriend
We're Coming Home Again
Whatsername

CD 2 / LP 3 & 4 (B-Sides & Bonus Tracks – previously released) American Idiot (Live)
Jesus of Suburbia (Live)
Jesus of Suburbia
City of the Damned
I Don't Care
Dearly Beloved
Tales of Another Broken Home
Holiday (Live)
Are We the Waiting (Live)
St. Jimmy (Live)
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Live)
Favorite Son
Shoplifter
Governator
Too Much Too Soon
Are the Waiting (VH1-Storytellers)
St. Jimmy (VH1-Storytellers)
Give Me Novacaine (VH1-Storytellers)
Homecoming (VH1-Storytellers)

CD 3 / LP 5 & 6 (Demos) American Idiot
American Idiot (Alt. Version)
Jesus of Suburbia
Holiday/Blvd. Of Broken Dreams
Are We We Are/St. Jimmy Opera
Novacaine
She's A Rebel
Radio Baghdad
Cluster Bomb
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Homecoming (Nobody Likes You)
Everyone's Breaking Down
Just Another Year
Lowlife
What's Her Name

CD 4 / LP 7 & 8 (Live Irving Plaza, NYC, Sept 21 ’04) 

American Idiot (Live)
Jesus of Suburbia (Live)
Holiday (Live)
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Live)
Are We the Waiting (Live)
St. Jimmy (Live)
Give Me Novacaine (Live)
She’s A Rebel (Live)
Extraordinary Girl (Live)
Letterbomb (Live)
Wake Me Up When September Ends (Live)
Homecoming (Live)
Whatsername (Live)
Minority (Live)
We Are The Champions (Live)

Blu-Ray 1

Heart Like A Hand Grenade
Blu-Ray 2

20 Years of American Idiot (New Documentary)

BBC Live St. Jimmy (Live)
Give Me Novacaine (Live)
She’s A Rebel (Live)
Welcome To Paradise (Live)
Wake Me Up When September Ends (Live)
Jesus of Suburbia (Live)
American Idiot (Live in Studio)
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Live in Studio)

Out now: The Pretenders' special LP reissue of 'Learning to Crawl' for 40th Anniversary

With The Pretenders winding down its current U.S. tour (as headliner and special guest at select Foo Fighters stadium dates) this month, it’s a good time to remind fans about the new LP reissue of Learning to Crawl.

Released via Rhino/Warners to mark its 40th anniversary, the new edition is available in crystal clear and standard black variants HERE. This pressing features the 2018 remastered audio by original producer Chris Thomas on vinyl for the first time. The album jacket has concert shots on the front and back.

The rock band’s third full-length studio effort, Learning to Crawl is one of its best, emerging after the untimely 1982-83 deaths of co-founding guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon.

Singer/guitarist Chrissie Hynde and drummer Martin Chambers were joined by guitarist Robbie McIntosh and bassist Malcolm Foster, who would soon join the group. Guests included Tony Butler of Big Country on bass, Squeeze/Ace keyboardist Paul Carrack, Billy Bremner of Rockpile and others.

A smashing success in America, Learning to Crawl went to #5 on the Billboard 200 chart (the band's highest chart placing to date) and was certified platinum here. Hit singles on the magazine’s Hot 100 tally included “Back on the Chain Gang” (#5), “Middle of the Road” (#19) and “Show Me” (#28). Meanwhile, major Album Oriented Rock radio airplay greeted those tunes as well as “My City Was Gone” and “Thumbelina.”

As for the music, five of the 10 tracks are still a regular part of the band’s live set, which is fairly rare these days. The album opens with the frantic harmonica-fueled classic “Middle of the Road” and some pointed Hynde lyrics such as “When you own a big chunk of the bloody Third World/The babies just come with the scenery” and “I can’t get from the cab to the curb without some little jerk on my back.”

Other standouts include “Back on the Chain Gang,” a wistful song dedicated to Honeyman-Scott, complete with hammer sounds and a gang chant in a nod to Sam Cooke’s 1960 hit “Chain Gang”; “Show Me,” the loving midtempo ode to Hynde’s newborn daughter, with memorable chiming guitars; the chugging, bluesy rocker “My City Was Gone,” inspired by a trip Hynde took to her native Akron, Ohio after living in London for years and being shocked at the deterioration; a gorgeous cover of R&B vocal group The Persuaders’ 1971 song “Thin Line Between Love and Hate” and what became a Christmas perennial appearing on countless holiday album compilations, “2000 Miles.”