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Glasgow’s Walt Disco today shared ‘Macilent’, continuing their run of thundering, highly emotive singles coupled with stunning visuals. Speaking on the new track, frontperson James explains that “‘Macilent’ was written with Jessica Winter in August the day after the 3 trans women were attacked in Hollywood. All we could think about that day was the violence that trans and queer people face every-day. We wanted the song to convey the fear that we feel, the disgust, the exhaustion, but also the fading hope that it doesn’t have to be the way things are ‘We could be together, if you weren’t so violent’. ‘We’ve been around forever’ is almost a war-cry exclaiming that queer people and gender identities have always existed outside the binary.”.

The ‘Macilent’ video was directed by Eric J Liddle and Kasparas Vidunas and the release is also accompanied by the announcement of a UK and European tour for next spring including a show at London’s Scala – check dates below, tickets are on sale Friday Nov 12th at 10am. The 2022 tour comes after riotous shows this year at TRNSMT Festival and Dot To Dot as well as support dates for Duran Duran and an autumn UK headline tour.

New York trio Sunflower Bean — Julia Cumming (she/her), Nick Kivlen (he/him), and Jake Faber (she/they) — return with their first new material of 2021, the incredible new single “Baby Don’t Cry”, premiered by Radio 1’s Clara Amfo as the ‘Hottest Record In The World’. Written by the band, produced and mixed by UMO’s Jacob Portrait, co-engineered by Jake Faber and Portrait, and recorded between Electric Lady and Sunflower Bean Studios, “Baby Don’t Cry” is an exciting taste of what’s to come from Sunflower Bean in 2022.

The band says of the new song, “So many things in our lives are disposable. Content and news is consumed and discarded leaving us unfulfilled. ‘Baby Don’t Cry’ is about enjoying the real. The things right in front of us that give us meaning and how sometimes, even sad songs can give you that warm feeling of hope.”

Alongside the release, the band have announced new U.K. tour dates for next year, including a show at the Electric Ballroom in London, tickets available HERE.

We’re delighted to welcome the ascendant Yorkshire five-piece Priestgate to the fold, and to share their brand new single ‘Bedtime Story’. Produced by Nick Hodgson (Alfie Templeman) and mixed by Caesar Edmunds (Foals, The Killers, PJ Harvey), the track is a fevered slice of indie dream-pop with deft gothic undertones. Vocalist Rob Schofield explains: “‘Bedtime Story’ is about coming to the realisation that all that’s really yours is your own time. Love, friends, and money will come and go, but you’re always going to be stuck with yourself. Nothing really matters when you’re asleep.”

Raised in the sleepy town of Driffield in East Yorkshire, Priestgate are Rob Schofield (vocals), Bridie Stagg (drums), Connor Bingham (guitar), Isaac Ellis (guitar), and Kai Overton (bass). The nucleus of Priestgate came together after Ellis was recommended to the band by none other than Schofield’s dad, who he works alongside building coffins as his 9-5 job. Soon after Overton, a mental health worker for the local council, completed the line-up.

Formed as a battlecry against the restlessness and mundanity of rural life, Priestgate began as a reaction to the sparse local music scene around them, which in turn has allowed them to craft and develop their own unique sound without the added pressure of conformity. Drawing comparisons to The Cure and The Maccabees, Priestgate have combined bright guitar-pop hooks with darker lyrical sensibilities, concocting their own angst-laden blend of the hypnotic and euphoric.

Priestgate will also head out as support for The Ninth Wave and Dream Wife this October, before performing at Live at Leeds and then London’s Sebright Arms on Thursday 4 November. Tickets for all of Priestgate’s upcoming shows are available via the band’s website HERE.

Walt Disco today share the astounding ‘Weightless’, a powerful and deeply personal reflection on frontperson James Potter’s experience with their gender identity as a non-binary person. The thundering, industrial-tinged track is accompanied by a fantasy influenced video directed by Eric J Liddle and Kasparas Vidunas with set design by Furmaan Ahmed.

Speaking on the new single, James explains “This song comes from thinking about how I live my life, how I present myself externally and also how I view myself internally. Lyrically it outlines my fear that I have not done enough to express my gender identity and delves into feelings on appearance and my body dysmorphia.” They continue “However the chorus is one of hope. Its message is that it is okay to have not always been sure about who you are or where you are going, and that it’s never too late to start finding new parts of yourself.”

“Weightless” and previous single “Selfish Lover” follow last year’s self-released Young Hard & Handsome EP and further highlights Walt Disco as a band that can defy convention to create a youthful, contemporary and queer world of their own making.

In addition, the band have announced their biggest headline show to-date at London’s Scala (capacity 1,000) for Wednesday 20th April 2022. Walt Disco also have forthcoming shows with Duran Duran, at Dot to Dot and TRSNMT festivals and their own Autumn headline tour, dates and tickets HERE.

Texis, the new album from Sleigh Bells, is set for release on September 10^th 2021 and today the duo, comprised of producer/guitarist Derek Miller and singer Alexis Krauss, share a new track from the album, entitled “Justine Go Genesis”. One of the first songs written for Texis, Miller sent an early demo to Krauss in 2018, feeling excited about its ultra-fast tempo but slightly self-conscious about his cartoonish, over-the-top metal riff.  Krauss clicked with the music right away and wrote her bright, unabashedly poppy melody within a few hours of receiving the track, resulting in a song that sounds like the unexpected intersection of Metallica, Spice Girls, and ‘90s drum and bass.

The video for the track, shot on 16mm film and directed by Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell, Queen of Earth, Golden Exits) and Derek Miller with Cinematography by Sean Price Williams (Good Time, …Heaven Knows What), picks up where the band’s video for Texis single “Locust Laced” left off, referencing early 80’s horror films, The Twilight Zone, the band’s own incredible live show, and more. This is the band’s second collaboration with Perry and Williams, who previously worked on the video for “I Can Only Stare”.