mxdwn.co.uk » allpointseast https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:35:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 All Points East announce official LCD Soundsystem afterparty https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/all-points-east-announce-official-lcd-soundsystem-afterparty/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/all-points-east-announce-official-lcd-soundsystem-afterparty/#comments Sat, 10 Aug 2024 03:23:14 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=101393 All Points East is a music festival held annually in London, which typically takes place in Victoria Park. This year they have made an announcement that one of their main headliners, LCD Soundsystem, will be hosting an afterparty at the London nightclub, Moth, on Friday the 23rd of August.

All Points East started in 2018 and quickly became one of London’s most popular summer music events. The festival usually spans several days, offering a mix of live music performances from various genres, including rock, indie, electronic, and more. It features a lineup of both internationally renowned artists and emerging talent.

To give a backstory to the band, LCD Soundsystem are an American rock group known for its dance-punk sound, and was formed in 2002 in Brooklyn, New York. The band was founded by James Murphy, who is also the co-founder of the record label DFA Records. LCD Soundsystem quickly gained a following with their debut single Losing My Edge in 2002, which became an underground hit. They released their self-titled debut album in 2005, which included popular tracks like Daft Punk Is Playing at My House and Tribulations.

The band is known for blending elements of punk rock, electronic music, and dance music, and they have been influential in the indie music scene. LCD Soundsystem has released several critically acclaimed albums, including Sound of Silver (2007) and This Is Happening (2010). It is their unique blend of musical genres and sounds that make them an ideal band to perform at the festival.

This year LCD Soundsystem is headlining on Friday the 23rd, with other headlining acts spread across the other days of the festival, including Loyle Carne, Mitski, KAYTRANDA, Field Day, and The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie.

This is not the first time LCD Soundsystem has performed at All Points East. They performed when the festival first began in 2018, alongside The XX, and Björk.

For tickets and information, see here.

 The afterparty will be held at Moth Club, a venue based in Hackney with an interesting history. The Memorable Order of Tin Hats (MOTH), was first established in South Africa in 1927 as a brotherhood to help support fellow comrades in need. The Hackney headquarters opened in 1972, and was formerly the General Browning Club, a bar and events hall for ex-servicemen belonging to the Memorable Order of Tin Hats.
The Dalstonist referred to the club as:
Hackney’s newest and most unlikely party venue. An unlikely collaboration has breathed new life into the ex-serviceman’s club.
This unique venue with its blend of WWII paraphernalia and glittery dancehall decorations seems a fitting spot to house the late-night revellers and LCD Soundsystem fans.
]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/all-points-east-announce-official-lcd-soundsystem-afterparty/feed/ 0 London Grammar Released New Single ‘America’ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/london-grammar-released-new-single-america/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/london-grammar-released-new-single-america/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:09:12 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=33848 Indie pop trio London Grammar have shared news about their new single on Twitter describing it as: “This song is about my journey letting go of the past and learning how to write music after a difficult time with my health. I use the idea of the American dream to wave goodbye to things I didn’t need anymore”. 

Singer Hannah Reid spoke recently on ‘The Zane Lowe Show’ that track ‘America’ was one of the first ones written for the forthcoming album. She said: “But ironically I kind of wrote it as a goodbye to all the songs that I thought I wouldn’t write because I wasn’t sure if I was really cut out for the [music] industry or… my own personal American dream”. Then she added: “So I remember writing that song, it just came out so quickly and I was crying at the piano and then I thought, you know, I’m just going to play it to the boys, but I don’t think I can make another album again. And I played it to the boys and then, sure enough, they played me something”. She continued: “what is really amazing is that I just felt like we turned that into something kind of beautiful. And so we turned it into something really positive”. 

The new song ‘America’ is the latest single of the group’s upcoming third album ‘Californian Soil’ that is due on the 16th April. The album will include other latest releases: ‘How Does It Feel‘, co-produced by Steve Mac and ‘Lose Your Head‘ co-produced by George FitzGerald.

Vinyl of the album will also be released via Norman Records. They describe it: “The subject matter is misogyny in the music industry suffered by singer Hannah Reid and the perils of success and how they’ve overcome them. Musically ‘Californian Soil’ sees London Grammar straying even further into the mainstream, the lead title-track sounding like Florence & The Machine if shot by a tranquilizer”.

New London Grammar single is available now on all music platforms and the album ‘Californian Soil’ can be pre-ordered in here.

As per press release, London Grammar will headline All Points East festival on 27th August. They will also tour this November with all tickets already sold out.

UK Tour dates are as follows:
05/11/21 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
06/11 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
08/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
09/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
12/11 – Alexandra Palace – London
13/11 – Alexandra Palace – London

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