Metallica and San Francisco Symphony’s September 6 & 8, 2019 S&M2 concerts were historic on multiple levels: They served as the grand opening of San Francisco’s Chase Center, reunited the band and Symphony for the first time since the 1999 performances captured on the Grammy-winning S&M album, and featured the first-ever symphonic renditions of songs written and released since those original S&M shows.

The sold out shows were rapturously received by the 40,000 fans who traveled from nearly 70 countries, as well as the media: Rolling Stone raved “the group proved that anything was possible,”Variety noted an atmosphere “buzzing with excitement,”while the Mercury News witnessed “a concert that fans will be talking about for decades to come,”and Consequence of Sound hailed “a true celebration of Metallica and their musical prowess.”

On August 28, S&M2 comes to life once more with the release of Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2. S&M2 will be available in a staggering array of formats, ranging from a digital album on all leading streaming outlets, to 4LP vinyl, 2CD, DVD and Blu-ray versions, to a limited edition color vinyl 4LP + 2CD + Blu-ray Deluxe Box featuring sheet music, guitar picks, poster and more, all the way up to a Metallica.com exclusive Super Deluxe Box, limited to 500 copies, each featuring actual sheet music used by the Symphony during the shows and hand-signed by all four band members (in addition to including everything in the Deluxe Box).

With this long-awaited Blackened Recordings release, S&M2 can be fully experienced by others beyond those who squeezed into the Chase Center over those two unforgettable evenings.

S&M2 is a landmark release in the Metallica catalogue, both sonically and visually. Produced by Greg Fidelman with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, the S&M2 live album captures more than two and a half hours of James, Lars, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo joining forces with the nearly 80-strong SF Symphony, legendary Musical Director of the orchestra Michael Tilson Thomas, and conductor Edwin Outwater. The concert film is a brand-new edit done by Joe Hutching (Through The Never) and both the audio and visuals have been taken to the next level from the October 2019 theatrical version that played in over 3,700 cinemas worldwide

S&M2 is available for pre-order now, preceded by the S&M2 versions of “All Within My Hands” and“Nothing Else Matters,” both now available across digital platforms. See below for track listing and detailed list of configurations, and stay tuned to metallica.com/sm2 for further information.

METALLICA & SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: S&M2

Configurations:

– Deluxe Box (limited edition 4LP color vinyl, exclusive photobook, 2CDs, Blu-ray, sheet music, five guitar picks, poster, download card)

– Super Deluxe Box (all of the above + original sheet music signed by the band. Limited to 500 via Metallica.com)

– Black 4LP set w/photobook and download card

– Color 4LP set w/photobook and download card (exclusive to indie retail + Metallica.com)

– 2CD set w/36-page booklet

– 2CD/Blu-ray set w/36-page booklet

– 2CD/DVD set w/36-page booklet

– Blu-Ray

– DVD

– Digital Album

– Digital Movie

Track Listings:

      LP 1 / SIDE ONE

     1 The Ecstasy of Gold

     2 The Call of Ktulu

     3 For Whom the Bell Tolls

     LP 1 / SIDE TWO

     1 The Day that Never Comes

     2 The Memory Remains

     3 Confusion

     LP 2 / SIDE THREE

     1 Moth Into Flame

     2 The Outlaw Torn

     LP 2 / SIDE FOUR

     1 No Leaf Clover

     2 Halo on Fire

    LP 3 / SIDE FIVE

     1 Intro to Scythian Suite

     2 Scythian Suite, Opus 20 II: The Enemy God and the Dance of the Dark Spirits

     3 Intro to The Iron Foundry

     4 The Iron Foundry, Opus 19

     5 The Unforgiven III

     LP 3 / SIDE SIX

     1 All Within My Hands

     2 (Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth

     3 Wherever I May Roam

     LP 4 / SIDE SEVEN

     1 One

     2 Master of Puppets

     LP 4 / SIDE EIGHT

     1 Nothing Else Matters

     2 Enter Sandman

    CD 1 

     1 The Ecstasy of Gold (Live)

     2 The Call of Ktulu (Live)

     3 For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)

     4 The Day That Never Comes (Live)

     5 The Memory Remains (Live)

     6 Confusion (Live)

     7 Moth Into Flame (Live)

     8 The Outlaw Torn (Live)

     9 No Leaf Clover (Live)

     10 Halo on Fire (Live)

     CD 2  

     1 Intro to Scythian Suite (Live)

     2 Scythian Suite, Opus 20 II: The Enemy God And The Dance Of The Dark Spirits (Live)

     3 Intro to The Iron Foundry (Live)

     4 The Iron Foundry, Opus 19 (Live)

     5 The Unforgiven III (Live)

     6 All Within My Hands (Live)

     7 (Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (Live)

     8 Wherever I May Roam (Live)

     9 One (Live)

     10 Master of Puppets (Live)

     11 Nothing Else Matters (Live)

     12 Enter Sandman (Live)

     DVD / BLU-RAY 

     1 Menu (features “Moth Into Flame”)

     2 Intro (features “Wherever I May Roam” and “All Within My Hands”)

     3 The Ecstasy of Gold (Live)

     4 The Call of Ktulu (Live)

     5 For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)

     6 The Day That Never Comes (Live)

     7 The Memory Remains (Live)

     8 Confusion (Live)

     9 Moth Into Flame (Live)

     10 The Outlaw Torn (Live)

     11 No Leaf Clover (Live)

     12 Halo on Fire (Live)

     13 Intro to Scythian Suite (Live)

     14 Scythian Suite, Opus 20 II: The Enemy God And The Dance Of The Dark Spirits (Live)

     15 Intro to The Iron Foundry (Live)

     16 The Iron Foundry, Opus 19 (Live)

     17 The Unforgiven III (Live)

     18 All Within My Hands (Live)

     19 (Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (Live)

     20 Wherever I May Roam (Live)

     21 One (Live)

     22 Master of Puppets (Live)

     23 Nothing Else Matters (Live)

     23 Enter Sandman (Live)

     24 Credits

     25 Behind the Scenes: Making of the Show

     26 All Within My Hands Promo

     DIGITAL FILM 

     1 Intro (features “Wherever I May Roam” and “All Within My Hands”)

     2 The Ecstasy of Gold (Live)

     3 The Call of Ktulu (Live)

     4 For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)

     5 The Day That Never Comes (Live)

     6 The Memory Remains (Live)

     7 Confusion (Live)

     8 Moth Into Flame (Live)

     9 The Outlaw Torn (Live)

     10 No Leaf Clover (Live)

     11 Halo on Fire (Live)

     12 Intro to Scythian Suite (Live)

     13 Scythian Suite, Opus 20 II: The Enemy God And The Dance Of The Dark Spirits (Live)

     14 Intro to The Iron Foundry (Live)

     15 The Iron Foundry, Opus 19 (Live)

     16 The Unforgiven III (Live)

     17 All Within My Hands (Live)

     18 (Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (Live)

     19 Wherever I May Roam (Live)

     20 One (Live)

     21 Master of Puppets (Live)

     22 Nothing Else Matters (Live)

     23 Enter Sandman (Live)

     24 Credits

Acclaimed classical-soul pioneer, composer, producer and the UK’s biggest selling pianist of this year so far, Alexis Ffrench, is all about breaking barriers. His eagerly anticipated new album, ‘Dreamland’, finds him sketching a musical landscape more Moby than Beethoven, more Air than Bach, driven by a love of Tyler The Creator, Anderson. Paak and Kaytranada.

‘Dreamland’ is his second album on Sony Music, the follow-up to his impressive 2018 debut “Evolution’, and was mixed at Abbey Road Studios, mastered at Air Studios​, and features collaborations with the ​Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

In the past two years Alexis has performed across the globe including a sold out concert at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall last year. He also boasts 200 million streams and two million monthly listeners across all digital platforms, as well as sharing the same management company as Little Mix & Niall Horan.

Alexis says; “I am delighted to release the Dreamland Deluxe album and hope that listeners are able to derive a sense of comfort and renewal from the music in transporting them to a place of magical escapism”

For a kid who grew up in Bagshot, Surrey, on a steady diet of Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley and Ella Fitzgerald, while learning the works of Beethoven, Chopin and Bach at his kitchen table before he even had access to a piano, this unorthodox mix is a total delight as evidenced across all 14 tracks on ’Dreamland’. As The Beatles once said, turn off your mind, relax and float downstream. His music is a warm hug for these troubled times.

His pedigree is as impressive as his taste in music, having been a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music. Alexis was also a student at The Purcell School before going to Guildhall School of Music.

Passionate about ensuring music education is accessible and that young people feel empowered to create, he led a workshop with The Prince’s Trust in London earlier this year, joined by MJ Cole and Marvin Humes among other special guests. He also releases tutorial videos online offering budding pianists the chance to play along and learn from home.

‘Dreamland’ was about to take off when the pandemic struck, but it’s release now is a blessing for us all. His autumn UK dates including a show at the Barbican look set to fall victim to Covid’s curse but will no doubt be rescheduled next year.

For now, dim the lights and turn up the volume. ‘Dreamland’ awaits.

Alexis Ffrench ‘Dreamland’ Track Listing

1. Dreamland
2. Forever Song
3. Wishing
4. Heartbeats
5. Rivers
6. Story of You
7. One
8. These Days
9. Coming Home
10. Shine
11. Written In The Stars
12. Crest of a Wave
13. Rapture
14. Footprints In The Sand
15. Walk With Us (for Black Lives Matter)
16. My Time
17. Vistas
18. Unbreakable
19. Rivers (Remix)
20. Heartbeats (Remix)
21. One (Remix)
    

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“A stately pop throwback full of Wainwright’s signature vocal grandeur”

Rolling Stone

“Mighty return from Baroque Pop Renaissance man… has the kind of flourishing confidence of an artist recording at the peak of their powers.”

Q Magazine 4 star review

“Brimming with memorable melodies, swooning arrangements and smart lyrics dreamily sung…”

Uncut 9/10 review

Singer-songwriter supreme Rufus Wainwright announces the release of his long-awaited, critically-acclaimed, new album, UNFOLLOW THE RULES, which arrives today via BMG.

Listen to UNFOLLOW THE RULES HERE

Rufus has also announced the rescheduled dates for his UK headline tour, including two shows at the London Palladium on 18^thand 19^thOctober 2021. Tickets are available HERE

2021 Tour Dates

June

Sat 26^th           BATH, UK, Forum

Sun 27^th          LLANDUDNO, UK, Venue Cymru

July
Thurs 1^st           RUDOLSTADT, DE, Rudolstadt Festival

Sat 3^rd              CALDAS DE REIS, ES, Port America Festival

Weds 7^th          MADRID, ES, Noches del Botanico

Mon 12^th          AMSTERDAM, NL, Live at Amsterdam Bos

Tues 20^th         CARTAGENA, ES, La Mar de Musicas

Sat 31^st              GLASGOW, UK, Kelvingrove Bandstand

October
Weds 6^th           SOUTHAMPTON, UK, O2 Guildhall
Fri 8^th                NEWCASTLE, UK, The Tyne Theatre & Opera House *
Sat 9^th                EDINBURGH, UK, Usher Hall
Sun 10^th             MANCHESTER, UK, Bridgewater Hall
Tues 12^th            SHEFFIELD, UK, City Hall
Weds 13^th          YORK, UK, Barbican
Fri 15^th               CAMBRIDGE, UK, The Corn Exchange
Sat 16^th               LIVERPOOL, UK, Olympia
Mon 18^th            LONDON, UK, The London Palladium
Tues 19^th            LONDON, UK, The London Palladium
Weds 20^th          BRIGHTON, UK, Brighton Dome
Fri 22^nd              SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, UK, Leas Cliffs Pavilion
Sat 23^rd              EXETER, UK, The Great Hall
Mon 25^th            BIRMINGHAM, UK, Symphony Hall
Tues 26^th            OXFORD, UK, New Theatre Oxford
Weds 27^th           CARDIFF, UK, St. David’s Hall

• = moved from The Sage in Gateshead

To announce the album Rufus shares the video for “Devils and Angels (Hatred)” which was directed by the singer’s husband/co manager Jorn Weisbrodt with costumes by renown designer Zaldy.

Watch the video for ‘Devils And Angels (Hatred)’ HERE

Wainwright says of the song, “My Queen moment? I wouldn’t go that far, but ‘Devils and Angels (Hatred)’ is the single and I think it’s an important song. It’s about what’s going on in the world today. We’re in the midst of a “war” that has to be won and to do that requires a dog spirit, a triumphant attitude. The concept comes from an opera I saw in Italy with my mum many years ago–Gluck’s Armide, premiered merely 10 years before the French revolution. There’s an amazing scene where the main character has to summon hatred in order to save herself. She sings an aria and hatred rises. Of course, hatred isn’t great, but it’s not all negative. It is an energy required in battle. That’s my sister Martha Wainwright on backing vocals. All of my albums have a Martha moment and this song required the big guns,” as for the video he remarks, “ we shot the video on the last day before the lock down in California. I think it captures a little bit of that end of the world spirit that people felt when this happened.”

Following the success of ‘Want One’ in May, Rufus will join Tim Burgess again for a special release week #TimsTwitterListeningPartyto share stories surrounding ‘Unfollow The Rules’ on Tuesday the 14th July at 19:00 BST. Fans are also invited to attend an #UnfollowTheRules VIP Virtual Record Release Party on July 11 at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM EDT/ 7 PM BST / 8 PM CDT. Attendees will have a first look at some exclusive one-of-a-kind Unfollow The Rulesmerchandise, and will get a private virtual concert, including meet and greet and a tour of Wainwright’s Laurel Canyon home. For tickets and special merch bundles, visit rufuswainwrightvip.com.

Wainwright’s ninth studio LP and first new pop album since 2012, UNFOLLOW THE RULES finds the artist at the peak of his powers, entering artistic maturity with passion, honesty, and a new-found fearlessness while remaining as creative, bold, and mischievous as ever. Produced by Mitchell Froom (Crowded House, Paul McCartney, Richard Thompson, Suzanne Vega, Randy Newman) at a variety of legendary Los Angeles studios – including Sound City Studios, United Recording, and EastWest Studios – the album serves as both bookend to Act I of an extraordinary career which, like Unfollow The Rules, began in the studios of Los Angeles, but also now as the first lines of a remarkable new chapter. Inspired by middle age, married life, fatherhood, friends, loss, London, and Laurel Canyon, songs like “Only The People That Love” and the spirited, symphonic “Hatred” find the gifted singer-songwriter ready to tackle new challenges, yet compelled to confront his past by making sense of how he has grown both as a musician and the contented family man he has become.

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Delivering another anthem with global potential and following the release of latest single ‘Troublemaker’, Irish international phenomenon, Picture This, unveil a brand new single entitled “Unconditional” today.

Listen to ‘Unconditional’ HERE

Handclaps and a stadium-ready beat propel the track as lush guitars ring out. At its core, this high-energy love song delivers a chorus meant to be chanted aloud with power and passion. Be on the lookout for the music video very soon!

Of “Unconditional,” lead vocalist Ryan Hennessy said, “Unconditional is a song about the intoxicating, exhilarating and all-consuming feeling of falling deeply in love with somebody. Sometimes in love and life you have an undeniable spark with somebody, then when it’s reciprocated and explored it can lead to the most magical and hallmark moments of your life.  I wrote this song not only as an ode to that feeling and adventure, but also to the fear of ever losing it. “I’m so afraid of losing your love” not because I think I’m going to, but because if I ever did I don’t know how I could fill the space it would leave behind.  This song is about how much I love ‘love’.”

Picture This have quietly generated 200 million-plus global streams and sold out stadium tours. They supported the Jonas Brothers earlier this year and graced the stage of the virtually broadcasted One World: Together At Home, in support of healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ireland’s hottest musical export in decades, Picture This arrived as a phenomenon with their self-titled 2017 full-length debut, Picture This. Certified triple-platinum in Ireland, it held the #1 spot Overall in the country for four weeks, while topping the Streaming Chart for seven weeks. Since the band’s formation, they’ve impressively sold over 400K tickets.  In 2017 they headlined a sold-out UK and Ireland tour highlighted by gigs at O2 Shepherd’s Bush London, SSE Arena Belfast, and 3Arena. Summer 2018 marked the band’s first stadium tour in Ireland, which capped off with a 35,000-person stadium show selling out over 3 months prior. During late 2018, they teamed up with super producer Jayson Dezuzio to record the 2019 follow-up, MDRN LV.  Since its release, MDRN LV has become the top selling album from an Irish Artist in 2019. Continuing the band’s record-breaking tour achievements, just this year the band sold out a five-night stand at 3Arena in Dublin.

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Following the release of the blissful and poignant single ‘Return Me’, acclaimed UK based singer-songwriter Emily Barker has announced that her forthcoming album, ‘A Dark Murmuration of Words’, will be released on 4^th September on Thirty Tigers. Emily has also released a lyric video for her beautiful new single, ‘The Woman Who Planted Trees’.

‘The Woman Who Planted Trees’ was inspired by Kenyan activist Wangari Maathai, who founded The Green Belt Movement in order to reforest degraded land to provide food and empower women in her community. Emily’s commanding vocals keep the listener grounded on ‘The Woman Who Planted Trees’, just like the trees and nature that she sings about. Of the single Emily said, “I grew up planting trees with my family along the Blackwood River to help prevent erosion, and in barren paddocks that had been cleared for livestock during colonisation,” she added, “Those lessons stuck with me and I’ve continued to support tree-planting schemes, especially in Australia where there are huge problems with salinity due to swathes of land being cleared by the early settlers.”

Watch the lyric video for ‘The Woman Who Planted Trees’ HERE

Produced by Greg Freeman (Portico Quartet, Peter Gabriel, Amy Winehouse) and recorded with an incredible band featuring Rob Pemberton (drums, percussion, synth, backing vocals), Lukas Drinkwater (bass, guitars, backing vocals), Pete Roe (guitars, keys, backing vocals), Misha Law and Emily Hall (strings), ‘A Dark Murmuration of Words’ searches for the invisible connections that shape a rapidly shifting modern world. Recorded at StudiOwz in Pembrokeshire, Wales, the album is a timelyexploration of climate change, racism, sexism, and myths of economic progress through the lens of what it means to return “home.”

Emily draws connections between the familial, the local, and the global: a mother sings to her unborn child, asking for its forgiveness on “Strange Weather”; ‘When Stars Cannot Be Found’ explores the humbleness and comfort of the night sky when far away from home. Other highlights include the nostalgic ‘Return Me’, the gloriously defiant ‘Machine’ and the effortless album closer ‘Sonogram’.

‘A Dark Murmuration of Words’ Tracklisting:

1. Return Me
2. Geography
3. The Woman Who Planted Trees
4. Where Have The Sparrows Gone?
5. Strange Weather
6. Machine
7. When Stars Cannot Be Found
8. Ordinary
9. Any More Goodbyes
10. Sonogram

Emily’s last album ‘Sweet Kind of Blue’ was recorded at Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis with Grammy-winning producer Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Margo Price). The success of the album and the globe-trotting tours to support it helped land Emily the accolade of UK Artist of the Year at the 2018 UK Americana Awards held at Hackney Empire in London. She is perhaps best known as the writer and performer of the award-winning theme to BBC crime drama Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh. She has released music as a solo artist as well as with various bands including The Red Clay Halo, Vena Portae and Applewood Road and has written for film, including composing her first feature film soundtrack (for Jake Gavin’s lauded debut feature Hector starring Peter Mullan and Keith Allen).

www.emilybarker.com

Today marks the release of “Hetty O’Hara Confidential,” by Elvis Costello.

The tale of a tattler who outlives her time.

Produced by Elvis Costello at Suomenlinnan Studio in Helsinki, Finland, the song was recorded and engineered by Eetü Seppälä and mixed in Los Angeles by Sebastian Krys.

Costello is credited with: Mouth, Hammond Organ, Fender Jazzmaster, Upright Piano, Rhythm Ace & All Other Noises.

The recording and a new moving picture clip by Eamon Singer and Arlo McFurlow are available today, July 10th, by electrical wire and issued by Concord Records.

Listen to ‘Hetty O’Hara Confidential’ HERE and watch the video HERE

Look out for the next installment on August 14th.

Following the announcement that their eagerly anticipated new album, ’10 Songs’, will be released on October 9^thon BMG as well as the release of their well received emotionally charged single, ‘A Ghost’, Travis release dynamic new track, ‘Valentine’.

Written by Fran Healy and co-produced by Fran and Robin Baynton, ‘Valentine’ possesses a sizzling energy and a spark that burns bright in the contrast between Fran’s soft, soothing vocals and Andy Dunlop’s heavy guitar lines. Of the track Fran said, “Valentine was recorded as a predominately live performance in December 2019 at Rak studios in London. It’s the closest Travis have gotten sonically to our debut album, ‘Good Feeling’. Alex Harvey-esque.”

Listen to ‘Valentine’  HERE

A limited-edition 10’ vinyl of the song, with artwork etched on the flip side by the acclaimed artist Douglas Gordon, is available to pre-order exclusively on the band’s official store. Fans will also be in with a chance of receiving a specially numbered copy (limited to 300). These will be randomly allocated after purchase.

Co-produced by both Fran and Baynton (Coldplay, Florence & The Machine), and recorded at RAK Studios as 2019 turned into 2020, ’10 Songs’is an album about the way life comes at love and what love does to weather those challenges. It’s grown-up. There’s sizzling synergy in abundance, and many of its songs benefit from the almost psychic sense of mutual attunement that comes from being in a band whose line-up hasn’t changed in its entire collective lifetime.

It’s been twenty-five years since the four members of Travis – Fran Healy, AndyDunlop, Dougie Payne, Neil Primrose – first set foot in a Glaswegian rehearsalroom. At various points along the trajectory between then and now, the band have sold millions of albums, they’ve been the subject of the award-winning feature length documentary ‘Almost Fashionable’ and Fran has elicited acclaim from Paul McCartney, Elton John and Graham Nash – all songwriters whose ability to divine a timeless melody out of thin air has sustained them through the decades.

‘10 Songs’is yet another example of work that shows why Travis are one of the UK’s best. The album comes available as Standard CD, Heavyweight vinyl plus Deluxe 2CD and Deluxe 2LP (red and blue vinyl) including 10 Demos.  In addition to the limited edition 10” of ‘Valentine’, the band’s official store features exclusive album merch bundles with limited signed art prints.

Pre-Order 10 Songs HERE.

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On Global Forgiveness Day, musician, vocalist and songwriter Lindsay Ell is opening up like never before with her new song ‘make you’ – out now digitally and with any pre-order of her forthcoming album heart theory, which arrives August 14^th. Watch the visualiser for the track HERE. ‘make you’ follows the release of two tracks on heart theory – ‘i don’t lovE you’ & ‘wAnt me back’.

Lindsay Ell is a triple threat:  accomplished musician, unique vocalist and awe-inspiring songwriter – an impeccable cross between Sheryl Crow and Taylor Swift. The Calgary native learned to play guitar while traveling with her father to camps as a young girl. Ell honed her craft as a musical stylist and songwriter after being discovered by BTO and The Guess Who’s Randy Bachman (“American Woman” / “Taking Care of Business”). The multi-instrumentalist was soon touring alongside the likes of Luke Bryan, Buddy Guy, and Keith Urban. She has amassed more than 123 million on demand streams to date.

Co-written by Ell and GRAMMY nominated singer-songwriter Brandy Clark, ‘make you’ is the first time Ell publicly addresses being a survivor of sexual violence. The song finds Ell intimately exploring the deeply personal effects on her life after being raped at 13 years old. On heart theory – which takes listeners through Ell’s personal experience of the seven stages of grief – ‘make you’ appears as the first song in the acceptance stage, a reflection of Ell’s determination to use her platform to help other sexual trauma survivors.

Ell explains how meeting young survivors made her realize she couldn’t keep her own experience hidden any longer:

“Three years ago at a visit to help launch the music program at Youth For Tomorrow, I sat down in a conference room with a few girls aged 12-18 who had all been victims of rape or sex trafficking. I shared my story, they shared their stories, and I was so inspired. Walking out of that room that day I knew the time had come to share my story more widely, otherwise I would be denying myself an opportunity to connect and help other girls or boys, like those in that room. It’s a very difficult thing to do, but an incredibly necessary thing to talk about. We don’t realize how much this stuff is happening in our own community, and that is partly due to not discussing it.”

On enlisting Clark to help write the powerful track:

 “Once I decided it was time to share my story, there was specifically one co-writer who came to mind. I called Brandy, an absolute wordsmith and songwriter genius, and asked her if she would write this song with me. She fearlessly and immediately said yes. The day we wrote ‘make you’ I knew we had written something special that will hopefully help others to not feel alone in their survival. And more personally, it was finally the moment in my life where I got to validate that little girl inside – letting her know that ‘I see her and I love her.’”

In conjunction with the release of ‘make you,’ Ell has launched the Make You Movement, a charitable fund whose mission is to help organisations that support at-risk youth, domestic abuse and sexual assault survivors by provided funds on an as-needed basis. For more information on the Make You Movement, please visit http://www.cfmt.org/makeyoumovement

Ell has committed to donate all her proceeds from ‘make you’ to the Make You Movement. The first partner organization receiving funds from Make You Movement will be The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), which is the United States’ largest anti-sexual violence organization.

“I believe music has the power to heal. The reason I decided to share my story at this point in my life is that I want it to be able to help a lot of people; and the best way to help people is to not only raise my voice, but to raise money in an effort to raise awareness and understanding. I want to support programs that help girls & boys who may have been victims and support safety and prevention programs that aim to keep potential victims safe. Finally writing ‘make you’ has given me the courage to not let my past decide my future, so I am taking action in order to do just that. My hope is that my actions and song will inspire the same in others.”

The release of ‘make you’ on Global Forgiveness Day further amplifies Ell’s belief that all types of forgiveness – including self-forgiveness – is vital to healing.

heart theory track listing (with writers)

a journey through the seven stages of grief

shock

1. “Hits me” (Lindsay Ell, Tyler Hubbard, Corey Crowder)

denial

2. “how good” (Lindsay Ell, Brandy Clark)
3. “i don’t lovE you” (Adam Hambrick, Melissa Fuller, Neil Medley)

anger

4. “wAnt me back” (Lindsay Ell, Kane Brown, Matt McGinn, Lindsay Rimes)
5. “get oveR you” (Lindsay Ell, Gordie Sampson, Kelly Archer)
6. “wrong girl” (Lindsay Ell, Steph Jones, Matt McGinn, Luke Niccoli)

bargaining

7. “body language of a breakup” (Lindsay Ell, Laura Veltz, Sam Ellis)

depression

8. “good on you” (Lindsay Ell, Sam Ellis, Micah Premnath)

testing

9. “The oTHEr side” (Lindsay Ell, Jessie Jo Dillon, Matt McGinn)
10. “gO to” (Lindsay Ell, Nicolle Gaylon, Jordan Reynolds)

acceptance

11. “make you” (Lindsay Ell, Brandy Clark)
12. “ReadY to love” (Lindsay Ell, Jessie Jo Dillon, Matt McGinn, Joey Hyde)

For more information visit: www.LindsayEll.com

“One of the finest bands of their generation” – The Guardian

“One of America’s sharpest bands” – The Times

“Astounding talent for constructing nervy, whip-smart guitar music” – The FADER

Spoon have confirmed their celebrated back catalog will be returning fully to print and become widely available worldwide for the first time on vinyl and CD in 2020 on Matador Records. The Slay On Cue series will see the reissue of the band’s first eight records in original editions, encompassing classic albums Telephono (1996), Soft Effects EP (1996), A Series Of Sneaks (1998), Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill The Moonlight (2002), Gimme Fiction (2005), Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) and Transference (2010). “Some of these albums haven’t been available on vinyl or CD in years, and in some places they never actually came out,” says frontman Britt Daniel. Pre-order HERE.

Today’s announcement is accompanied by a restored and remastered video for Kill The Moonlight classic ‘Small Stakes’, developed from the original 8mm film. “It’s a little glimpse into life in the studio in 2002 during the recording of Kill The Moonlight, filmed by our friend Peter Simonite”, says Daniel.

Watch the remastered video for ‘Small Stakes’ HERE

Kicking off the reissue series are raucous debut album Telephono and the watershed Soft Effects EP, available individually on vinyl and CD for the first time since their original 1996-1997 small run on Matador. The opening salvo of major releases trace the fledgling rock heroes’ mercurial evolution, from the raw sonics and jagged dynamics of Telephono, to the sharp and sophisticated songwriting found on Soft Effects, pointing towards the bright and adventurous future ahead with subsequent Spoon records. A silkscreen cover edition of Soft Effects will also be available, limited to 500 copies on red and blue vinyl each.

The reissue series will be complimented in North America by a limited fan-curated compilation LP, All The Weird Kids Up Front (Mas Rolas Chidas),out August 29th for Record Store Day.

A schedule of the Slay On Cue series release dates can be found below.

Slay On Cue release dates:

July 24

Telephono / Soft EffectsEP

August 14

A Series Of Sneaks / Girls Can Tell / Kill The Moonlight

September 11

Gimme Fiction / Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, Transference

In 2019 Spoon released Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon to rave reviews, cementing their place as one of the most important and cherished rock groups of the past 25 years. The compilation featured new single ‘No Bullets Spent’,which the band performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and enjoyed an extended stay at the AAA radio Top Ten chart.

Elsewhere, Spoon played a monumental 30-date North American tour with Beck and Cage The Elephant, and Fender released the Britt Daniel Signature Telecaster Thinline as part of their artist signature electric guitar series – highlighting the enduring influence of Daniel’s precision-punk style that has helped fuel Spoon to superstardom.

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Grammy Award®-nominated singer/songwriter Natasha Bedingfield has recorded a brand-new song entitled “Together in This” for the animated feature, Jungle Beat: The Movie, out today.  The song is the official end title track for the film.  A Sandcastle Studios production made in collaboration with Sunrise Productions, Jungle Beat: The Movie recently premiered as part of the official feature selection of the digital edition of the Annecy International Animation Festival and is now available worldwide on Amazon, GooglePlay and AppleTV.

Written by Grammy Award®-winning singer/songwriter and longtime friend of Natasha’s Jonas Myrin, “Together in This” was not only inspired by the film’s themes of togetherness and friendship, but also the current state of the world today, reminding us that although we may be apart, we’re never alone.

In the vibrant visual that accompanies the song, Bedingfield and Myrin are joined by people from all walks of life dancing to the same choreography in unison with the animated animals from the film.  The music video also features special guests including Anastasia Radzinskaya (“Like Nastya”) who is the leading digital media creator for childrenwith over 130 million YouTube subscribers across the globe, among others.

To download/stream “Together in This” click HERE

Towatch the official music video, click HERE

“As a mother, I love being a part of a movie that will captivate my son with its positive messages about unity and friendship that the whole family can appreciate,” says Natasha. “The song ‘Together in This’ came about after my friend and acclaimed songwriter, Jonas Myrin, called me about a track he wrote for Jungle Beat: The Movie with my voice in mind.  When he told me what the song was about, I knew I wanted to be a part of the project.  I feel so much joy singing a song that promotes togetherness during this challenging time. It really tapped into the joy that my son gives me, and I hope it brings joy to other families as well,” she adds.

Myrin says of the song, “Music has the power to unite, heal and uplift us. So in these difficult times, I wanted to write an anthem of hope for the world. We are stronger together and with love and faith in our hearts, together, we can get through this.” The song was also co-produced by Myrin and Grammy®-nominated producer/songwriter Michael Fatkin, and mixed by five-time Grammy®-award winning mix engineer Josh Gudwin.

“‘Together in This’ is such a timely song, and we’re so grateful to Jonas who did an incredible job writing the song, and to Natasha who did a spectacular job performing it,” said Sandcastle Studios Producer Rita Mbanga. “In this time in our world we so desperately need voices and messages of hope, and we really believe our film and the song will inspire unconditional love and acceptance in a world which needs an abundance of both.”

“Together in This” is Natasha Bedingfield’s first release following her latest studio album, Roll With Me, which was produced by Grammy®-nominated, multi-platinum producer Linda Perry and released via We Are Hear in 2019. The LP showcases the power of Bedingfield’s unparalleled musicality heard in hits like her era-defining anthem “Unwritten,” a double-platinum hit that emerged as the most played song on US Top 40 radio the year of its release.

Named one of VH1’s “100 Greatest Women in Music,” Bedingfield has sold over 10 million albums and earned a Grammy Award®nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and multiple Brit Award nominations for Best British Female Artist. Her illustrious career also includes collaborations with icons like Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars and Sheryl Crow.

Jungle Beat: The Movie is a family friendly adventure of epic proportions. When a homesick alien crash-lands his spaceship near the colorful African jungle, his new animal friends need to find a way to get him back to his ship and teach him about friendship and fun before his Space-Conquerer father can take over the planet. The film is based on the global hit series, Jungle Beat, which has broadcast in over 200 countries and across a range of media platforms including TV, cinema and in-flight entertainment. For more information on the film, visit the website or follow on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and/or Twitter.The Jungle Beat: The Moviepress kit is available here.

Press assets for “Together In This,” available HERE

Press assets for Jungle Beat: The Movie available HERE 

U.S. chart topping musician, vocalist and songwriter Lindsay Ell has announced her new album heart theory, out August 14th. Lindsay premiered new single “wAnt me back”,which was co-written with Kane Brown, Matt McGinn & Lindsay Rimes, on BBC Radio 2. Pre-save, add and order heart theory on digital platforms HERE.

Lindsay Ell is a triple threat:  accomplished musician, unique vocalist and awe-inspiring songwriter – an impeccable cross between Sheryl Crow and Taylor Swift. The Calgary native learned to play guitar while traveling with her father to camps as a young girl. Ell honed her craft as a musical stylist and songwriter after being discovered by BTO and The Guess Who’s Randy Bachman (“American Woman” / “Taking Care of Business”) who discovered her at the age of 13. The multi-instrumentalist was soon touring alongside the likes of Luke Bryan, Buddy Guy, and Keith Urban.

heart theory is an incredibly personal concept album comprised of 12 tracks that journey through each stage of grief: shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing, and acceptance. Ell co-wrote 11 of the songs, enlisting help from acclaimed writers & artists including Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line and Brandy Clark among others on the project.

While heart theory stemmed from Ell’s personal experience, its arc serves as a source of solace for the universal process of experiencing any type of hardship. “If theory is the science of music, heart theory is the science of a heart,” Ell says of the record. “I hope this roadmap can be a comfort if you need it, reassurance when you need to remember to believe in yourself or maybe just a glimpse into a memory that’s made you who you are.”

The concept of heart theory extends to every aspect of the album – its cover art features the spectrum of corresponding colors to each stage, mirroring the music’s movement itself from dark to light, while its track list subtly reveals the album title through use of seemingly random capitalisation.

Due to quarantine, Ell completed heart theory with legendary producer Dann Huff from a distance and two different locations. Ell takes the unique challenge posed by the pandemic to almost every element of album completion in stride: “If my last record was called The Project, this could be called The Process.”

Ell has amassed more than 123 million on demand streams to date.

heart theory track listing (with writers)

a journey through the seven stages of grief

 shock

1. “Hits me” (Lindsay Ell, Tyler Hubbard, Corey Crowder)

denial

2. “how good” (Lindsay Ell, Brandy Clark)
3. “i don’t lovE you” (Adam Hambrick, Melissa Fuller, Neil Medley)

anger

4. “wAnt me back” (Lindsay Ell, Kane Brown, Matt McGinn, Lindsay Rimes)
5. “get oveRyou” (Lindsay Ell, Gordie Sampson, Kelly Archer)
6. “wrong girl” (Lindsay Ell, Steph Jones, Matt McGinn, Luke Niccoli)

bargaining

7. “body language of a breakup” (Lindsay Ell, Laura Veltz, Sam Ellis)

depression

8. “good on you” (Lindsay Ell, Sam Ellis, Micah Premnath)

testing

9. “The oTHEr side” (Lindsay Ell, Jessie Jo Dillon, Matt McGinn)
10. “gO to” (Lindsay Ell, Nicolle Gaylon, Jordan Reynolds)

acceptance

11. “make you” (Lindsay Ell, Brandy Clark)
12. “ReadY to love” (Lindsay Ell, Jessie Jo Dillon, Matt McGinn, Joey Hyde)

For more information visit: www.LindsayEll.com

“Once Upon A Mind is by far James’ most personal and raw (album) since
his debut.”– The Sun

“If Back To Bedlam was his songs of innocence then Once Upon A Mind is his songs
of experience.” – EVENT (Mail On Sunday)

 To celebrate the release of the ‘Time Suspended’ deluxe edition of his stunning Top 3 album ‘Once Upon A Mind’, James Blunt has released a nostalgic video for previously unheard track, ‘Should I Give It All Up (Demo)’.

Shot by James himself in lockdown and directed/edited by Jacob Wise, the video for ‘Should I Give It All Up (Demo)’ features highlights from James’ official videos across the years and is a fitting celebration of a momentous career. Of the track James said, “It’s about insecurities. We all have them.”

Watch the video for ‘Should I Give It All Up (Demo)’ HERE

The release of the deluxe version comes as ‘Once Upon A Mind’ fast approaches Gold status, smashing 100,000 UK sales, and features two brand new, original demos, and five stunning, acoustic versions of songs from the album.

His classic 2004 debut album ‘Back To Bedlam’, was recently named as one of the top ten best selling albums of that decade, and with ‘Once Upon A Mind’, James Blunt has reinforced his reputation for writing honest, emotional songs that people can easily relate to.

‘Once Upon A Mind’ has marked a return to what James Blunt does best – writing classic songs that touch both the heart and the head. Amongst the string of six hit singles, the album includes the breezy first single ‘Cold’, the heartbreaking ballad for his father ‘Monsters’, and the latest smash ‘The Greatest’ – of which the video applauds the NHS and health workers in the frontlines, battling the coronavirus.

James Blunt has sold over 23 million albums, had a global smash hit with ‘You’re Beautiful’ and has showcased his wit and charm more recently with his always engaging twitter account.

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