February 1st, 2013

Tom Odell‘s latest single ‘Hold Me‘ has been premiered on YouTube and can be streamed below.

Black Sabbath‘s Geezer Butler has confirmed recording has finished on the band’s new album, with mixing due to start this month ahead of a release in June.

The organiser of the UK’s newest live music festival has said the established major events are becoming too similar and have started to ‘merge into one’.

Primal Scream‘s new album ‘More Light‘ will be released on May 6th, frontman Bobby Gillespie told BBC radio this morning (February 1st).

As demonstrated by the debut album ‘Becoming A Jackal’, Villagers’ Conor O’Brien has a real talent for stitching strong melodies to a foreboding lyric; his ominous words cosseted by a saccharine coat.

In 2010 this was rewarded with a Mercury Prize nomination and an Ivor Novello Award for ‘Best Original Song’ – two of the UK music industry’s most prodigious awards.

Yet Villagers seem to have taken the pressure and anticipation for ‘the difficult second album’ in their stride. Whereas many artists would be tempted (or pressured) to repeat the formula of their success ‘{Awayland}‘ is a progressive affair. Indeed, O’Brien seems to have tired a little of his more traditional songwriter approach and adopted other influences to keep things fresh.

Thee Oh Sees have announced they will release their latest LP ‘Floating Coffin‘ on April 16th.

Trent Reznor‘s new venture How To Destroy Angels have laid bare the details of their debut album, set for release on March 4th.

Those without tickets for Glastonbury this year will for the first time be able to watch events unfold live across the event’s multiple stages as part of an expansion to the BBC’s online music coverage.

Noel Gallagher and Kasabian will perform in London next month as part of a music and comedy night organised to raise money for the BBC’s biennial Comic Relief fundraising efforts.