Black/Red will be the band’s first double album and, alongside their 2022 LP Torpedo, will complete a trilogy of records released by Feeder. In a statement from the band, the tracks across both Black and Red both carry the same aura of “open space, freedom and possibility” as seen with last year’s LP, but sees them connected by their optimistic energy, rather than through a specific concept.

Frontman Grant Nicholas also said on the double album “I really wanted the album to be split in two parts for the listener, CD1 and CD2, black and red rather than be one long player, almost like a musical production with an interval”.

“Making it was a very creative time for me as a writer and a real labour of love. Making the ‘Black’/’Red’ album for me personally was a musical pilgrimage and I feel the end result is undeniable Feeder.”

In celebration of their album announcement, the British rockers released 2 tracks today (October 23rd) from their upcoming album. You can find the full Black/Red tracklist and listen to “Playing With Fire” and “ELF” below.

The Black/Red tracklist is:

Black’(Disc 1)

1. “Droids”
2. “ELF”
3. “Playing With Fire”
4. “Vultures”
5. “Sahara”
6. “Hey You”
7. “The Knock”
8. “Perfume”
9. “AI.m^n”

Red (Disc 2)

1. “Sleeping Dogs Lie”
2. “Scream”
3. “Submarine”
4. “Lost In The Wilderness”
5. “Memory Loss”
6. “Unconditional”
7. “Here Comes The Hurricane”
8. “Soldiers”
9. “Ghosts On Parade”

Black/Red will be available April 5th 2024 through Big Teeth Music (via Townsend Music / Absolute Label Services) and can be pre-ordered here.

Alongside the announcement of their new album, Feeder will be hitting the road next Spring throughout the UK. Tickets will become available on Friday 27th October and can be purchased here. Additionally, pre-sale tickets are available now for those who have pre-ordered the upcoming album.

Black / Red
The New Double Album & Tour
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— Feeder (@FeederHQ) October 23, 2023

Tour dates:

02/03/2024 – Junction – Cambridge
03/03 – De La Warr Pavillion – Bexhill
05/03 – Guildhall – Portsmouth
06/03 – The Foundry – Torquay
08/03 – O2 Academy – Bristol
09/03 – Great Hall – Cardiff
11/03 – O2 Academy – Oxford
13/03 – Epic – Norwich
14/03 – Engine Shed – Lincoln
16/03 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
17/03 – O2 Academy – Liverpool
19/03 – Barbican – York
20/03 – Albert Hall – Manchester
22/03 – Boiler Shop – Newcastle
23/03 – Barrowland – Glasgow
25/03 – Rock City – Nottingham
26/03 – Leadmill – Sheffield
28/03 – Roundhouse – London

The Scottish singer announced in July that she would be releasing some solo music and heading out on tour, however, there was no indication of when we could expect to hear any new music.

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The pop band’s lead singer didn’t keep fans waiting for long, as on August 11th , she revealed that her first single “Are You Awake?” would be with us in September.

Over the weekend, Mayberry dropped the highly anticipated single, as well as a music video for the song.

“Are You Awake?” was written by Mayberry and Canadian singer-songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr, who has collaborated on songwriting with other UK artists such as Adele and Niall Horan.

The piano-led ballad is a slight leap from the energetic synth-pop we have come to expect from CHVRCHES, and in a recent press release, Lauren shared that “I was thinking a lot about loneliness and homesickness, and as soon as Tobias started playing the chords, the lyrics and melody came to me really quickly. I finished the song with my friend Matthew Koma, who really understood what I was trying to say.”

“For a long time, I couldn’t imagine doing anything outside of CHVRCHES but I think some things that I needed to write had to be done from purely my own point of view. I never really thought I’d write a piano ballad, or a solo album full stop, so life really is full of surprises. I am really looking forward to this chapter and can’t wait for people to hear more of the music.”

Though Lauren is venturing out on her own, her career with CHVRCHES is far from over. The trio announced last month that in celebration of the 10 year anniversary of their debut album, The Bones Of What You Believe, they would be releasing a re-issue of their 2013 LP on October 13th. The re-issue of the album will include 4 previously unheard tracks, as well as 5 live recordings. The band has given fans a taste of what’s to come by releasing “Manhattan”, one of the unheard songs that didn’t make it onto the album’s original release.

You can listen to “Manhattan” below.

For tickets to Lauren Mayberry’s upcoming tour, click here.

Tour dates:

05/10/2023 – SWG3 TV Studio – Glasgow, UK

06/10 – O2 Academy – Birmingham, UK

08/10 – Academy 2 – Manchester, UK

09/10 – Koko – London, UK

11/10 – Melkweg Oz – Amsterdam, Netherlands

12/10 – Lido – Berlin, Germany

13/10 – Strom – Munich, Germany

15/10 – La Maroquinerie – Paris, France

16/10 – Luxor – Cologne, Germany

17/10 – Rock Cafe – Prague, Czech Republic

19/10 – Flex – Vienna, Austria

21/10 – Bogen F – Zurich, Switzerland

22/10 – Magnolia – Milan, Italy

24/10 – La Nau – Barcelona, Spain

25/10 – Sala Copernico – Madrid, Spain

Shadows is a jangly indie affair with an upbeat carefree atmosphere, but with a contrasting dark undercurrent of shadows in the form of paranoia and overthinking. The accompanying visuals that follow along with the track show the band creating shadows against a collapsible reflector, using hats, head coverings with bunny ears and more.  You can then hear the accompanying voice of singer and guitarist Anosuka Sokolow’s with her jaunty yet almost haunting words “Mornings always feel like paradise, Cos shadows always haunt me late at night.” The video was directed by Sorry’s Asha Lorenz which you can view here.

As stated in NME via a press release, the band said: “For the “Shadows” video, we wanted to be a bit more playful and match the jauntiness of the song. We got together with directors Asha Lorenz and Flo Webb and a load of random props, and improvised shadow play scenes together. We just wanted to go out and have fun. We had no idea it would end in death. It was never our intention to kill Yuri. It just all happened so fast.”

Anouska Sokolow then added of the track itself: “”Shadows” was written during a time when I had just moved house. I had no curtains in my bedroom and the streetlights would cast shadows into my room. I began to associate shadows with the inability to sleep and the feeling of waiting for the relief that the morning brings.”

Honeyglaze are also set to head out on tour later this month, with support dates for Katy J Pearson and The Lounge Society with a headline tour set to follow in May. The band’s self-titled debut album will be released on April 29 and can be pre-ordered from here. You can also view the full tracklist and tour dates below.

Honeyglaze Track List:

1). Start
2). Shadows’
3). Creative Jealousy
4). I Am Not Your Cushion
5). Female Lead
6). Burglar
7). Half Past
8). Deep Murky Water
9). Young Looking
10). Souvenir
12). Childish Things

Honeyglaze Tour Dates:

01/20/22 Five Day Forecast @ The Lexington – London
01/22 Thekla (supporting Katy J Pearson) – Bristol
01/24 Village Underground (supporting Katy J Pearson) – London
02/02 The Snug (supporting The Lounge Society) – Atherton
02/03 Bootleg Social (supporting The Lounge Society) – Blackpool
02/04 Sugarmill (supporting The Lounge Society) – Stoke
02/05 Speedy Wunderground @ 100 Club – London
02/11 Superfriendz Introduces @ Headrow House – Leeds
04/01 Strange Waves Festival – Manchester
04/09 Wide Eyed Festival – Leicester
05/01 Get Together Festival – Sheffield
05/07 Kazimier Stockroom – Liverpool
05/15 Kill Yr Idols All-Dayer @ Hare & Hounds – Birmingham
05/18 The Lexington – London
05/19 The Loft – Portsmouth
05/21 Elsewhere – Margate
05/24 Polar Bear Music Club – Hull
05/26 The Castle – Manchester

The band took to their Instagram to announce the single’s release to fans, the post also features a clip from the single’s accompanying music video.

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The new single has been partnered with an exciting new music video directed by Santiago Arriaga, a Mexican director and producer known for his narrative works, the director has been nominated for various awards and has also been featured within the Venice Film Festival. Matching the manic energy and hopeful messages heard within the new single musically and lyrically, the accompanying music video also presents themes of initial confusion and finding hope within the context of loss.

Lead vocalist and guitarist Justin Young has described the music video and has illustrated the subject matter which they wished to convey throughout the medium. Young also comments on the set location for the video and the connection in which it holds for the group. “We wanted the ‘Alone Star’ video to be one of hope, capturing the moment when you realise all is not lost. Anyone that has driven through the desert to Las Vegas will know about the roadside casinos that start popping up and lighting the freeways as you arrive into Nevada. This motel is exactly the same sort of institution, existing in the shadows of Love City where feelings of all kinds can be found if you look hard enough. Mexico is one of our favourite places in the world and an intensely characterful place, literally metres away from where we recorded this song, so it felt like the perfect location for our protagonists to find what they were looking for…”

The single was first introduced to fans via radio play, ‘Alone Star’ had its first play on Jack Saunders show on BBC Radio 1 on Thursday evening. The new track is the third single to be released from the band’s upcoming album entitled ‘Back In Love City’, the album’s first single ‘Headphones Baby’ was released 14th May 2021 and the album’s title track ‘Back In Love City’ was release 25th June 2021. The group recruited celebrated producer Daniel Ledinsky to join their team for the new album, Ledinsky is known for his work with Rihanna as well as Brooklyn alt-rockers TV on the Radio. As stated by Young, the group’s forthcoming album was recorded close to the video’s set location. The band’s fifth studio album set to be released on 10th September 2021 was recorded at Sonic Ranch located in El Paso Texas, the popular recording studio famed as the largest residential recording studio in the world.

In support of the band’s album release this autumn, The Vaccines will hit the road in September for their UK tour. The group have partnered with the Music Venue Trust on selected dates of their newly announced UK tour, the trust has been instrumental in their efforts to save live music venues throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The first leg of the tour will begin at Aylesbury Waterside located within Buckinghamshire and will end in Bournemouth with a performance at Bournemouth Old Fire Station.

Along with the group’s official tour, the ‘Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra)‘ performers will also support their new album’s release with a small tour of record store performances partnered with live venues, the full list of dates can be found below.

Tickets go on sale 13th August 2021 at 9am, click here to purchase tickets.

Click here to pre-order the album.

The Vaccines UK tour dates

08/09/2021 – Rough Trade X SWX – Bristol
09/09 – Banquet X Pryzm – Kingston
10/09 – Crash x Wardrobe – Leeds
11/09 – HMV X The Vault – Birmingham (Acoustic)
12/09 – Beartree X The Leadmill – Sheffield (Daytime show)
13/09 – Roughtrade X The Level – Nottingham
14/09 – HMV X Empire – Coventry
15/09 – Truck X O2 Academy – Oxford (Acoustic)
16/09 – Rough Trade X Brixton Electric – London
18/09 – Waterside Theatre – Aylesbury
20/09 – Exeter Phoenix – Exeter
21/09 – Cheese And Grain – Frome
23/09 – Sugarmill – Stoke- On- Trent
24/09 – Roadmender – Northampton
26/09 – De La War Pavilion – Bexhill
28/09 – Esquires – Bedford
29/09 – Cambridge Junction – Cambridge
01/10 – The Waterfront – Norwich
03/10 – Concorde 2 – Brighton
04/10 – Glouster Guildhall – Glouster
05/10 – The Old Fire Station – Bournemouth

When asked about the album Thorpe, stated that’s its main theme revolved around “the meeting point between science and religion, the grand struggle for reality that shapes so much of our time.” and he went on to say “What about nature? What about the cosmos? What about all these things that break through the tyranny of the self? Our sense organs bring the world inside of us after all, I just had to sing it back out. I was enchanted again with the mystery of science and how I might speak from the heart in an age where metric is gospel.”

This latest record has been previewed by a music video directed by Tom Haines for the first rather cosmic single ‘The Universe Is Always Right’.
The Cumbrian born singer/songwriter will showcase his new album with two live UK dates in October of this year. Thorpe will play in his hometown of Kendal at the Brewery Arts Centre on October 9, before coming to Chat’s Palace in London for the release date of the LP on October 15. These shows will then be followed up by a now rescheduled UK and European tour in support of Jon Hopkins.

The album as will be appreciated by environmentalists can be pre-ordered on climate-conscious, plastic-free vinyl here.

‘Moondust For My Diamond’ Tracklist:

1. Material World
2. The Universe Is Always Right
3. No Such Thing
4. Parallel Kingdom
5. Golden Ratio
6. Metafeeling
7. Supersensual
8. Hotel November Tango
9. Rational Heartache
10. Spherical Time II
11. Suspended Animation
12. Runaway World

Q Magazine shared his interview after the award ceremony on Twitter, as seen below.

“My sweet No-el…I’m still hopefully” @LewisCapaldi on collaborating with @NoelGallagher #QAwards pic.twitter.com/xEl1YKQNYB

— Q Magazine (@QMagazine) October 16, 2019

Capaldi is preparing for an upcoming and sold out UK Tour in November. Following this run, he’ll be taking to the road again for another sold out Arena tour throughout March 2020. All dates for the two tours are listed below. Lewis is set for two consecutive dates in Manchester, followed by two in his hometown of Glasgow, another double in Dublin, and toward the end of the run, two in London.

November 2019

22/11/19 – Ulster Hall, Belfast.
23/11 – Academy, Manchester.
25/11 – O2 Academy, Birmingham.
26/11 – O2 Academy, Bristol.
28/11 – O2 Guildhall, Southampton.
29/11 – O2 Academy Brixton, London.
30/11 – UEA, Norwich.

December 2019

2/12 – Rock City, Nottingham.
3/12 – O2 Academy, Sheffield.
5/12 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh.
7/12 – O2 Academy, Glasgow.
8/12 – O2 Academy, Glasgow.

March 2020

2/3 – O2 Apollo, Manchester.
3/3 – O2 Apollo, Manchester.
5/3 – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.
6/3 – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.
8/3 – 3Arena, Dublin.
9/3 – 3Arena, Dublin.
11/3 – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.
12/3 – The SSE Arena Wembley, London.
13/3 – The SSE Arena Wembley, London.
15/3 – TECA, Aberdeen.

Speaking to The Guardian, Lewis discussed his rapid rise to success in the music industry. He said, “I’ve got no clue. ‘What right do I have to be playing arenas?’ is what goes through my head,” 

The Glaswegian described it as, “Impostor syndrome. I’m not better than any of these people, I’m not better at writing songs or singing.”

He further discussed the inspiration he’d found from Joe Cocker. “I could always sing loud because I was playing pubs when I was 11, and you’ve got to sing loud there,” he said. “But I saw Joe Cocker on some Beatles documentary, and I was floored. I tried to sing like that, and I was fucking terrible, as you would expect from someone going through puberty trying to give it the raspy voice.

“But then I finally fell into it at around 18. I don’t know if I’ve done some irreparable damage to my voice trying to get here. I never had any lessons, but obviously now I’ve had coaching to keep it going.”