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Just Mustard Share New Single ‘Seed’

Just Mustard have unveiled ‘Seed’, the latest offering from their forthcoming album Heart Under, which is out Friday via Partisan. It follows previous singles ‘Still’, ‘I Am You’, and ‘Mirrors’. Check it out below.

“Along with a lot of electronics and noise, I was listening to a lot of music which featured bowed string instruments,” guitarist Mete Kalyoncuoglu said of the song’s inspiration in a press release. “I had finished reading ‘The Rest Is Noise’ by Alex Ross around the time we started writing and I was revisiting a lot of the 20th century composers that I first discovered watching Kubrick’s films, like Krzysztof Penderecki. The rising tempo strikes at the beginning of ‘Seed’ were inspired from the rising and falling xylophone in Béla Bartók’s ‘Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta’.”

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce 2023 World Tour

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced they will be returning to the road in early February 2023. The tour will kick off with a run of US arena dates, followed by European stadium shows starting April 28 – including stops in Barcelona, Dublin, Paris, Ferrara, Rome, Amsterdam, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Munich – and a second North American tour in August. All shows in the US, UK, and Belgium are to be announced at a later date.

“After six years, I’m looking forward to seeing our great and loyal fans next year,” Springsteen said in a press statement. “And I’m looking forward to once again sharing the stage with the legendary E Street Band. See you out there, next year – and beyond!”

Since the group completed its The River tour in 2017, Bruce Springsteen has released two solo LPs: Western Stars in 2019 and Letter to You the following year. In addition to reprising his show Springsteen On Broadway last summer, he also collaborated with President Barack Obama on a book and podcast released the Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts film. In December 2020, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band made their first public appearance in four years on Saturday Night Live.

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band 2023 Tour Dates:

Apr 28 Barcelona, Spain – Estadi Olímpic
May 5 Dublin, Ireland – RDS Arena
May 7 Dublin, Ireland – RDS Arena
May 13 Paris, France – La Défense Arena
May 18 Ferrara, Italy – Parco Urbano G. Bassani
May 21 Rome, Italy – Circo Massimo
May 25 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Johan Cruijff ArenA
Jun 11 Landgraaf, Netherlands – Megaland
Jun 13 Zurich, Switzerland – Stadion Letzigrund
Jun 21 Düsseldorf, Germany – Merkur Spiel Arena
Jun 24 Gothenburg, Sweden – Ullevi
Jun 26 Gothenburg, Sweden – Ullevi
Jun 30 Oslo, Norway – Voldsløkka
Jul 11 Copenhagen, Denmark – Parken
Jul 13 Copenhagen, Denmark – Parken
Jul 15 Hamburg, Germany – Volksparkstadion
Jul 18 Vienna, Austria – Ernst Happel Stadion
Jul 23 Munich, Germany – Olympiastadion
Jul 25 Monza, Italy – Prato della Gerascia, Autodromo di Monza

Mallrat Announces 2022 World Tour

Mallrat has announced a 2022 world tour in support of her recently released debut album, Butterfly Blue. Following an opening stint for Conan Gray, the Brisbane artist will play headline shows and festivals across Europe, the UK, North America, and Australia. Check out her full itinerary below.

Butterfly Blue includes the early singles ‘To You’, ‘Surprise Me’ featuring Azealia Banks, ‘Your Love’, ‘Teeth’, and ‘Rockstar’. Read our Artist Spotlight interview with Mallrat.

Mallrat Tour Dates:

May 13 Munich, Germany – Tonhalle **
May 14 Prague, Czech Republic – Forum Karlín **
May 15 Vienna, Austria – Gasometer **
May 17 Zurich, Switzerland – Volkshaus **
May 18 Milan, Italy – Fabrique **
May 20 Barcelona, Spain – Sant Jordi Club **
May 21 Madrid, Spain – Palacio Vistalegre **
May 24 Paris, France – L’Olympia **
May 25 Brussels, Belgium – Acienne Belgique **
May 26 Cologne, Germany – Palladium **
May 27 Amsterdam, The Netherlands – AFAS Live **
May 30 Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre **
May 31 Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre **
Jun 2 Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy **
Jun 3 Leeds, UK – O2 Academy **
Jun 4 Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse **
Jun 6 Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy **
Jun 8 Bristol, UK – O2 Academy **
Jun 9 London, UK – Eventim Apollo **
Aug 23 Dublin, Ireland – Green Room
Aug 24 Manchester, UK – Yes
Aug 30 Glasgow, UK – King Tuts
Sep 1 London, UK – Heaven
Sep 2 Bristol, UK – Rough trade
Sep 3 Birmingham, UK – Institute 3
Sep 5 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
Sep 6 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
Sep 7 Paris, France – La Boule Noire
Sep 8 Cologne, Germany – Yuca
Sep 10 Berlin, Germany – Frannz
Sep 11 Hamburg, Germany – Nochtspeicher
Sep 12 Copenhagen, Denmark – Rahuset
Sep 14 Munich, Germany – Strom
Sep 15 Mila, Italy – Magnolia
Sep 18 Zurich, Switzerland – Exil Club
Sep 22-25 Dover, DE – Firefly Festival
Sep 28 Boston, MA – The Sinclair
Sep 29 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Sep 30 Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz PDB
Oct 1 Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
Oct 3 Detroit, MI – El Club
Oct 4 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Oct 5 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
Oct 7 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
Oct 8 Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
Oct 11 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Oct 12 Seattle, WA – Neumos
Oct 14 San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365
Oct 15 Santa Ana, CA – The Constellation Room at The Observatory
Oct 17 San Diego, CA – House of Blues – Voodoo Room
Oct 18 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
Oct 19 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
Oct 21 Dallas, TX – House of Blues – Cambridge Room
Oct 22 Austin, TX – Antone’s
Oct 23 Houston, TX – House of Blues – Bronze Peacock
Oct 25 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
Oct 26 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
Oct 28 Harrisburg, PA – The Englewood
Nov 26 Canberra, ACT – Spilt Milk Festival
Dec 3 Ballarat, VIC – Spilt Milk Festival
Dec 4 Gold Coast, QLD – Spilt Milk Festival

** With Conan Gray

Watch Turnstile Perform ‘Blackout’ on ‘Fallon’

Turnstile rolled through The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (May 23), playing ‘Blackout’ from their latest album GLOW ON. Check out the performance below.

Turnstile are currently touring North America in support of the LP, which arrived last year. During their stop in Vancouver, the Baltimore hardcore band visited Nardwuar at Neptoon Records, and you can watch the Canadian interviewer presenting each band member with gifts below, too. Turnstile previously brought GLOW ON tracks to Late Night With Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Alex G Releases Video for New Song ‘Blessing’

Alex G has released a new song called ‘Blessing’. The single, which he co-produced with Jacob Portrait, arrives alongside a  Zev Magasis-directed music video. Check it out below, and scroll down for Alex G’s just-announced tour dates.

Talking about the track with Hanuman Welch on Apple Music 1, Alex G said: “So, I was up pretty early one morning because I couldn’t sleep and I started playing guitar and wrote this song really quickly. I guess something special about it is… once I demo’d it out and showed it to my band we all recorded it together at this studio in Upstate New York. We had never done that before. Everything at once in the room together. The song is chopped up. The instrumentals were all done live, which is kinda unique I guess. To be honest, I wrote it so quick. Maybe lack of sleep helped write it.”

Alex G recently released his soundtrack for We’re All Going to the World’s Fair. The Philadelphia musician’s latest studio album, House of Sugar, came out in 2019.

Alex G 2022 Tour Dates:

Jun 1 Cincinnati, OH – Andrew J Brady Music Center *
Jun 2 Richmond, VA – Brown’s Island *
Jun 3 Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summerstage *
Jun 4 New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall*
Jun 5 Lafayette, NY – Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards*
Oct 6 Saxapahaw, NC – Haw River Ballroom ~
Oct 7 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel ~
Oct 8 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse ~
Oct 9 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl ~
Oct 10 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway ~
Oct 12 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre ~
Oct 14 Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell ~
10-16 Seattle, WA – The Showbox ~
Oct 17 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom ~
Oct 19 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore ^
Oct 21 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern ^
Oct 22 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park ^
Oct 24 Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge ^
Oct 26 Austin, TX – Emo’s ^
Oct 27 Fort Worth, TX – Tulips ^
Oct 29 Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young
Nov 1 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue ^
Nov 2 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall ^
Nov 3 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall ^
Nov 4 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre ^
Nov 5 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall ^
Nov 6 Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD ^
Nov 8 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club ^
Nov 9 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club ^
Nov 11 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel ^
Nov 12 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel ^
Nov 17 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club ^
Nov 18 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer ^
Nov 19 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer @

* supporting Bright Eyes
~ Barrie opening
^ Hatchie opening
@ Sadurn opening

Why Are Online Casinos a Good Choice for Having Fun?

The popularity of online casinos is hard to overestimate. This entertainment has many fans worldwide, and the number of people who want to try it is growing every day. However, some people do not want to trust their money to online casinos for many reasons. These can be stories about the negative experience of other players or news about scams on the Internet…

It’s worth noting that online casinos are still one of the best ways to get some entertainment and positive emotions online. 

Each user should conduct a detailed analysis of all the advantages of playing in a modern gaming hall and choose the best site to begin. For instance, each player can enjoy an exciting casino bonus, which can make the gambling experience even more exciting.

Why Are So Many People Interested in Playing at Online Casinos?

Due to the development of modern technologies, gambling has become more accessible for each person. Nowadays, there is no need to leave home and attend a land-based online gaming club since it’s enough to visit the selected casino site and get the following:

  • a wide selection of online gambling games and pokies for each player;
  • possibility to play from any device since most online casinos offer a mobile version;
  • the chance to contact the support service if a player needs any help or has questions;
  • the possibility to claim bonus offers;
  • replenishing the account and withdrawing funds in a few clicks.

More and more people become gambling site members to have fun or even earn some cash. Moreover, numerous casinos provide a demo mode, allowing to play for free without investing a cent. This is a great option for newcomers who have never tried any gambling activities before.

Large Selection of Slots and Other Gambling Games

Modern online casinos can offer enormous opportunities for the fans of slot machines and other gaming solutions. Software providers constantly release new products, allowing gaming clubs to please their players with something new. The most common games types include:

  • slots;
  • table games;
  • lotteries;
  • scratch cards;
  • live dealer games.

Even if a user has no experience in playing online casinos, they will sort everything out quickly. Online gambling sites usually have a section with featured games. They are usually formed according to the users’ preferences.

Opportunity to Play for Free

One of the most common myths that can be heard about online casinos is that everything is done to make money from users. On one hand, the gambling industry is a huge business, which should make profits. But in fact, each player can enjoy free gaming without any deposits and have fun. In this case, the games selection is not limited, allowing one to try the best options in a risk-free mode.

As a rule, a quick registration procedure is necessary. Most casinos require potential players to add their name, email, phone number, billing address, and password. These details allow them to become a gaming club member and enjoy all its benefits in a few clicks.

Incredible Bonus Offers for New Players Online

The most pleasant thing that awaits each new user in an online casino is bonuses. Promotions are an excellent opportunity to get extra cash or bonus spins to have fun in top games and slots without additional investment. Many users consider it a deception, allowing them to attract more clients to the site and get more profits. However, all bonuses are real and players can easily claim them.

It’s important to check the wagering requirements before claiming any promotion in a gambling club. They imply the rules and conditions of the offer usage, which should be met by casino members. If a player cannot meet these requirements, they will most likely never withdraw cash in case of winning. This is the reason why it’s critical to check everything in advance.

Online Casino Support Customer Care Service

Each reliable online casino provides the possibility to contact the technical support service for users for help. Their working hours may vary depending on the selected gaming club. On many sites, the support team is available round the clock and is always ready to answer users’ questions. This option seems insignificant, but players sometimes face problematic issues that can be easily solved by casino administration.

More Comfort with Mobile Gaming

One of the most critical features that create comfort while playing in an online casino is using a smartphone or tablet. Thanks to this option, a user can start the gaming process at any moment wherever they are, and explore all the advantages of a gaming club on their smartphones or even smartwatches. The technologies are quickly developing, and online casinos implement innovations in their activities. So, nowadays, it’s simple to feel the atmosphere of a real land-based gambling hall without leaving home.

Oliver Sim Announces Debut Album ‘Hideous Bastard’, Releases New Song ‘Hideous’

The xx’s Oliver Sim has announced his debut solo album: Hideous Bastard arrives on September 9 via Young. On its first single, ‘Hideous’, the 32-year-old reveals that he’s been living with HIV since he was 17. The song was produced by Jamie xx (who also produced the rest of the LP) and features guest vocals from Bronski Beat’s Jimmy Somerville, who Sim calls his “guardian angel.” It’s accompanied by a video from director Yann Gonzalez, which debuted yesterday at the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival. Watch and listen below.

In a statemet about the album, Sim wrote:

Early on in the making of my record, Hideous Bastard, I realised that I was writing a lot about fear and shame.

I imagine that might paint a picture of a dark, “woe is me” sounding album, but in recent years I’ve become a firm believer that the best antidote to these feelings can be bringing them to the surface and shedding some light on them.

I haven’t written the record to dwell, but rather to free myself of some of the shame and fear that I’ve felt for a long time. So, I hear a lot of the music as joyous, because the experience of writing and recording it has been the complete opposite of what fear and shame have been for me.

Two thirds in, having a good idea of what the record was about, I realised I’d been circling around one of the things that has probably caused me the most fear and shame. My HIV status. I’ve been living with HIV since I was 17 and it’s played with how I’ve felt towards myself, and how I’ve assumed others have felt towards me, from that age and into my adult life.

So, quite impulsively, I wrote about it on a song called “Hideous.” I thought I could release it into the world and be done with it. After playing the song to my mum, being the protective and wise mum that she is, she gave me some of the best advice I’ve ever received. She suggested that I spend some time having conversations with people in my life first. Either people I hadn’t told yet, or people I had told but hadn’t wanted to talk much further on it with. Since writing Hideous, I’ve spent the past two years having those conversations, which was difficult and uncomfortable to start with, but has allowed me to feel a lot freer and has only strengthened my relationship with myself and with the people in my life.

One of the most special relationships I’ve gained from this has been with Mr. Jimmy Somerville. I knew for Hideous I wanted a guardian angel to appear in the song and sing to me the words I needed to hear. Not only has Jimmy been such a powerful voice around HIV and AIDS for decades, but the man quite literally sounds like an angel. I reached out to him as a complete fan boy, but now consider him a real good friend. He encouraged me to do the song for myself. He taught me “glamour” is a Scottish word. And, most importantly, he reminded me to not take myself too seriously, no good comes from that!

“Am I Hideous?” feels far less like a question I’m asking the world now. I know the answer. As scary as it still feels, I’m excited to share this music with you, and I hope you enjoy it. Lots of love, Oliver xx

Hideous Bastard will include the previously unveiled tracks ‘Romance With A Memory’ and ‘Fruit’.

Hideous Bastard Cover Artwork:

Hideous Bastard Tracklist:

1. Hideous
2. Romance with a Memory
3. Sensitive Child
4. Never Here
5. Unreliable Narrator
6. Saccharine
7. Confident Man
8. GMT
9. Fruit
10. Run The Credits

Caribou Shares New Daphni Single ‘Cherry’

Dan Snaith, aka Caribou, has shared a new track under the moniker Daphni. ‘Cherry’ marks Daphni’s first release since the 2019 EP Sizzling. Check out Damien Roach‘s visual for ‘Cherry’ below.

“Nothing says love like an endlessly spiralling polyrhythm on an FM synth,” Snaith said of the song in a statement. “Making this track was just a matter of getting the snake to eat its own tail.”

This Week’s Best New Songs: Rina Sawayama, Angel Olsen, IAN SWEET, and More

Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins on Monday and ends Sunday night) in this best new music segment.

On this week’s list, we have Rina Sawyama’s country-inspired pop panger ‘This Hell’, the first single from her upcoming album; Harry Styles’ ‘Matilda’, a heartfelt highlight from his new LP; Sudan Archives’ infectious new track ‘Selfish Soul’; ‘Through the Fires’, the gorgeous new single off Angel Olsen’s upcoming record; Soccer Mommy’s heart-wrenching ‘Bones’, another incredible single from Sometimes, Forever; Special Interest’s propulsive, liberating new single ‘(Herman’s) House’, the New Orleans group’s first material for Rough Trade; IAN SWEET’s ’FIGHT’, a dreamy track that reflects on a pandemic relationship that didn’t work out; ‘Toll’, the subtly captivating third single from Naima Bock’s forthcoming debut; and ‘You Have Got to Be Kidding Me’, the confident title track that closes out fanclubwallet’s debut LP.

Best New Songs: May 23, 2022

Rina Sawyama, ‘This Hell’

Harry Styles, ‘Matilda’

Song of the Week: Angel Olsen, ‘Through the Fires’

Soccer Mommy, ‘Bones’

Sudan Archives, ‘Selfish Soul’

Special Interest, ‘(Herman’s) House’

IAN SWEET, ‘FIGHT’

Naima Bock, ‘Toll’

fanclubwallet, ‘You Have Got to Be Kidding Me’

Watch Japanese Breakfast Perform ‘Be Sweet’ and ‘Paprika’ on ‘SNL’

Japanese Breakfast was the musical guest on this week’s Natasha Lyonne-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live, performing the tracks ‘Be Sweet’ and ‘Paprika’. She also made an appearance during the sketch ‘Women’s Commercial’, where she sang a song about a hair product known as “gray adult pigtails.” Watch it below.

‘Be Sweet’ and ‘Paprika are taken from Jubilee, Japanese Breakfast’s third album, which came out in June 2021. In recent months, Michelle Zauner has played songs from the LP on Ellen, The Late Late Show, and Kelly Clarkson. Earlier this week, she was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she explained the origins of her song ‘Jimmy Fallon Big’.