As stated in NME frontman Harrison Swann said of the new track “[Drummer] Chloe [MacGregor] took the lead on this one bringing a big breakbeat style drum part, and we just ran with it. Vocally it felt natural to sit back and let the other parts sit more at the front. With the sharp guitar and heavy bass lines, we didn’t wanna compete with each other, so it helped having small repeating phrases, fitting in the gaps. We were trying to build an atmosphere, something dynamic, rather than tell a story.” Swann then added: “We wanted something that had a bit of bite to it, that was really gonna show what we’d actually been listening to for inspiration. It’s hands down our favourite to play from the EP, and it just feels different. It feels like it really comes alive when we perform it. Whether that’s been at festivals, or small cap venues. I love it.” You can listen to the new single below.

Talk Show made the difficult decision to scrap the music they’d previously spent a year writing and took a new direction. The band expanded their musical horizons beyond the new wave and post punk influences that had shaped past tracks such as “These People”, instead delving into old soul records, electronic music as well as DJ sets on Boiler Room, MF Doom, the Beastie Boys and ‘90s dance music made by the Chemical Brothers and Underworld.  They then took their ideas to Joe and Al which led to an open-minded collaboration; with the band excited to be working with electronic music legends, and wanting to be encouraged to push their sonic boundaries.

The first taster from the upcoming Ep ‘Touch The Ground’ was released late last year in the form of the single “Underworld”. Talk Show first worked with Joe Goddard last year on a two-part collaboration with house DJ Eli Brown. Brown shared the track “Trouble”, which Talk Show then moulded their own version of with help from Goddard. Fans can pre-order the ‘Touch The Ground’ EP here.

Underworld, out now.

As it’s only two weeks before the UK tour, we wanted to give ya a shiny, brand-spanking-new track, just to get you all going.
We’ve thrown everything we have at this new material and are buzzing to show you what we’ve been creating.
The rest is coming… pic.twitter.com/N1fWsAUkqL

— talk show (@talkshowband) September 15, 2021

Band members Harrison Swann (Lead Vocals and rhythm guitar) Chloe Stacey McGregor (Drums), Thomas Holmes (Lead guitar) and George Sullivan (Bass) released their debut single “Fast and Loud” which was described as intense raucous post-punk energy in 2019. The band sight The Cure, The Stranglers as well as Echo and The Bunnymen as some of their musical influences. Frontmen Swann described the band’s new single and said “It’s our ‘born smooth” Watch the band’s video for their new single “Underworld” here.   The band’s EP Touch the Ground was produced by Hot Chip’s Al Doyle and Joe Goddard, Swann said “Working with Joe and Al was a dream and really helped us to get the voices and ideas we had in our minds. Swann added that the producing duo also helped the band’s confidence to grow. The band have previously worked with Goddard on their two-part collaborative single “Trouble” with DJ Eli Brown. 

Talk Show are hosting a special party today September 15th by Underground London and are set for a surprise announcement shortly.

With an imminent surprise coming shortly… we’re throwing a special party hosted by @undergroundeng_ , in LDN on Wednesday.

It’s totally free but v limited space. To win ya self a spot, sign up to the mailing list in bio. We’ll send the lucky winners details before Wednesday pic.twitter.com/ppQH10cQ8p

— talk show (@talkshowband) September 13, 2021

The band have not yet provided a release date for their EP and are set to continue their UK and European Tour on September 18th.

See Talk Show’s UK Tour dates below-Tickets are available here

18/09/21 Wide Eyed- Leicester
29/09 Louisiana- Bristol
30/09 Green Door Store- Brighton
01/10 Lafayette- London
04/10 Bodega- Nottingham
05/10 Headrow House- Leeds
06/10 Nice and Sleazy- Glasgow
07/10 Underground- Newcastle
09/10 Phase One- Liverpool
11/10 YES- Manchester
12/10 Heartbreakers- Southampton
16/10 Wild Paths- Norwich
23/10 Hit The North- Newcastle
30/10 London Calling-Amsterdam
23/10 O2 Academy (Supporting Sports Team)- Bristol
11/12 Sonic Wave Festival- Birmingham
26/03/22 Ritual Union-Bristol

Maher issued an apology immediately following the shows airing, but invited Ice Cube on his show after his outspoken criticism of the incident. The rapper started off complimenting Maher on his show, but took Maher to task regarding his frequent use of “black jokes.”

“Sometimes you sound like a redneck trucker,” Cube said before asking Maher what made him think it was okay to use the n-word.

Explaining his issue with Maher’s use of the term as well its history rooted in slavery, Cube stated that “It’s a word that has been used against us. It’s like a knife. And you can use it as a weapon or you can use it as a tool… That’s our word now and you can’t have it back.” The full exchange, also featuring former congressman Dave Jolly, can be viewed below:

Many were quick to praise Cube, real name O’Shea Jackson Sr., for his well-educated position as well as his non-confrontational tone when discussing with Maher; NPR stated that Cube had returned to form as a “vocal objector to America’s underlying bigotry” with a performance reminiscent of his early sociopolitical commentary with rap collective N.W.A.

In other news, Ice Cube has reissued his sophomore album Death Certificate this week; the release of his 1991 album is his first with Interscope Records and coincides with his receipt of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The new release comes with three new tracks, ‘Dominate The Weak,’ the previously released ‘Good Cop Bad Cop,’ and the lead track ‘Only One Me.’ The album can be ordered here.

Deadline has also reported that Ice Cube is producing a new biopic about baseball player Dock Ellis; in a statement given to the entertainment website, Cube’s production company ‘Cube Vision’ stated that:

“The story of Dock Ellis is coming to the big screen with O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton) attached to star in the title role of Dock. David Permut, Jeff Kwatinetz and Ice Cube are producing from a script by Joey Poach. They are out to directors now.” The project will mark Cube’s sixteenth project with ‘Cube Vision’, the most recent being 2016’s family comedy ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’.