mxdwn.co.uk » Relapse Records https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:26:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 NOTHING Premiere New Single Ahead of Album Release and Announce UK/EU Tour Dates https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/nothing-premiere-new-single-ahead-of-album-release-and-announce-ukeu-tour-dates/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/nothing-premiere-new-single-ahead-of-album-release-and-announce-ukeu-tour-dates/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:57:32 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=42311 Philadelphia shoegazers NOTHING have released a new single “La La Means I Love You”, originally by The Delfonics, from their upcoming album The Great Dismal B-Sides. An accompanying video has been released alongside the song, which can be viewed here. The group have also announced North American and UK/EU tour dates, the latter of which are set to commence on the 30th of March 2022 in the Czech Republic’s capital, Prague.

Emerging in 2010, NOTHING self-released three E.Ps before signing to Relapse Records in 2013, releasing their debut full-length album Guilty Of Everything the next year. The group would then go on to release three more albums under the Relapse Records label in the subsequent years; 2016’s Tired Of Tomorrow, 2018’s Dance On The Blacktop, and recently, The Great Dismal, released in October of 2020. With their impressive output and signature sound defined by reverb-drenched guitars and soaring vocals, NOTHING have earned their place on the ever-expanding roster of post-2010 shoegaze groups.

As indicated by the title, The Great Dismal B-Sides will feature music from the previous album’s recording sessions, which took place at Pennsylvania’s Studio Four, helmed by acclaimed producer Will Yip. Amongst the album’s tracklist are three brand new songs, including a track that shares the album’s namesake, and “Amber Gambler”, which has been released as a B-side to the “La La Means I Love You” single.

Whilst it may seem quite out of left-field for a shoegaze group to cover a seminal R&B tune, vocalist Domenic Palermo talked at length about the song in a recent press release, reminiscing on his childhood, when he would drive around Philadelphia with his father: “We’d cruise around the neighbourhood with the windows down while he blasted Del, Stylistics, O Jay’s, Teddy P… lots of old soul and funk.” He also stated regarding the band’s decision to cover “La La Means I Love You”: “I always loved the strings and harmonies that were on these records… I find myself looking to integrate those kinds of soundscapes with guitars when I’m recording for NOTHING.”

The album is set to be released on the 8th of October and can be pre-saved using this link. Physical copies of the album are also available for pre-order via Relapse Records’ website.

NOTHING’s UK tour dates are listed down below. Tickets for their UK/EU tour are available here.

16/04/2022- Green Door Store- Brighton
17/04- Dead Wax- Birmingham
18/04- Exchange- Bristol
19/04- The Brudenell Social Club- Leeds
20/04- Audio- Glasgow
22/04- Boston Music Room- London

Photo Credit: Ben Rayner/Press Release

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/nothing-premiere-new-single-ahead-of-album-release-and-announce-ukeu-tour-dates/feed/ 0 Monolord Set Release Date for New Album ‘Your Time To Shine’ and Announce UK and European Tour https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/monolord-set-release-date-for-new-album-your-time-to-shine-and-announce-uk-and-european-tour/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/monolord-set-release-date-for-new-album-your-time-to-shine-and-announce-uk-and-european-tour/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:17:27 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=42049 Swedish doom metal titans Monolord have announced the release date of their new full-length album, entitled Your Time To Shine, set for release on the 29th of October. This will mark the band’s fifth full-length release since their formation in 2013, following the 2019 album No Comfort. Prior to this, the band had announced a UK and European tour, which will commence on November 18th in Oberhausen, Germany, quickly followed by a series of UK dates beginning on November 22nd  at Exchange in Bristol. Tickets can be booked here. The band will subsequently embark on a US tour in March 20222.

Since the release of the new single “The Weary”, Monolord have talked about the lyrical themes and commentary presented on the upcoming album; underneath the electrifying walls of blues-tinged fuzz and moody, atmospheric riffs is a poignant message concerning the state of the world. According to a press release, drummer Esben Williams had this to say regarding the album’s themes: “To me, it’s an honest representation of how I feel about the current state of humanity.” 

The first of the new songs, “The Weary”, premiered with a haunting new music video on the 14th of September on the Relapse Records YouTube channel, which can be viewed here. The track has been well-received so far, with some listeners speculating that the melancholic, melodic aspects are a sonic love letter to Black Sabbath. The song is also available on streaming services, and an array of merchandise and physical releases of the new album have been made available for pre-order, including a number of limited, deluxe edition vinyl pressings.

Your Time To Shine is comprised of five tracks, culminating in a thirty-nine minute run time. The track list is as follows:

1). The Weary
2). To Each Their Own
3). I’ll Be Damned
4). Your Time To Shine
5). The Sirens of Yersinia

UK/European tour dates:

18/11/21- Kulttempel- Oberhausen, Germany
19/11- dB’s- Utrecht,Netherlands
20/11- Doornrosje- Nijmegen, Netherlands
22/11- Exchange- Bristol, United Kingdom
24/11- The Underworld- London, United Kingdom
25/11- Soup- Manchester, United Kingdom
26/11- 4 Ecluses- Dunkerque, France
27/11- Petit Bain- Paris, France
28/11- Rex- Toulouse, France
30/11- Caracol- Madrid, Spain
01/12- Bóveda- Barcelona, Spain
02/12- Le Brise Glace- Annecy, France
03/12- KIFF- Aarau, Switzerland
04/12- Arena- Vienna, Austria
05/12- Chemiefabrik- Dresden, Germany
06/12- Zukunft am Ostkreuz- Berlin, Germany
07/12- Bahnhof St. Pauli- Hamburg, Germany
08/12- Spillestedet Stengade- Copenhagen, Denmark
09/12- Pustervik- Gothenburg, Sweden
10/12- Debaser- Stockholm, Sweden
11/12 Babel- Malmö, Sweden
12/12- Youngs- Oslo, Norway

Photo Credit: Josefine Larsson/Press Release

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