Weekly News Round-Up: Super Furry Animals, Slaves and more

You’re in the right place if you’ve missed any of the week’s top news stories – here Live4ever’s Weekly News Round-Up presents a recap of the biggest headlines in British music we featured during the last seven days.

Gruff Rhys performing with the Super Furry Animals @ the London Roundhouse (Alberto Pezzali for Live4ever)

Thanks to live performances and the video for their 2003 single Golden Retriever, Yeti costumes latterly became synonymous with Super Furry Animals, and they’re now a part of the super-limited version of the band’s forthcoming …At the BBC album.

Clippings of fur have been woven into the vinyl records by Gotta Groove in Cleveland, Ohio, giving the 100 lucky fans who’ll get hold of this edition a piece of genuinely unique musical memorabilia.

Rat Boy has teamed up with punk vet Tim Armstrong for his new album Internationally Unknown.

Jordan Cardy’s collaboration with Armstrong on the follow-up to Scum was borne out of his love for The Transplants, and was solidified at Shiprec Studios in Los Angeles where members of The Interrupters also joined in with recording sessions.

Still one of the standout records of 2018, Hookworms will put a fresh spin on Microshift through the medium of a remix EP set for release on November 23rd.

The Microshift Remixes EP will be limited to 500 physical copies and contain reworkings of Negative Space, Ullswater, Shortcomings and Each Time We Pass from Nik Colk Void, Luke Abbott, Free Love and XAM (Hookworms’ own MB).

Radiohead have again been nominated for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Rage Against The Machine, Janet Jackson, Roxy Music, Stevie Nicks, The Cure, Def Leppard, Todd Rundgren, Rufus and Chaka Khan, LL Cool J, The Zombies, Devo, John Prine, MC5 and Kraftwerk are also potentially in the class of 2019.

Slaves supporting The Cribs @ Leeds Arena (Gary Mather / Live4ever)

Currently on tour around Europe, Slaves have premiered the video for their Acts Of Fear And Love album track Magnolia.

Laurie and Isaac play the part of painters and decorators delivering the conformity of magnolia walls.

Band Of Skulls are ready to release their fifth studio album next year.

The band confirmed the news whilst detailing some UK gigs for November which will take place at the London Scala and Manchester Gorilla. The new album will be Band Of Skulls’ first since 2016’s By Default.

Sundara Karma are streaming a new track online as they look ahead to the follow-up to last year’s full length debut Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect.

Illusions was co-produced by Stuart Price and Kaines, whose respective past associations with bands such as The Killers and Everything Everything shines through.

Both the Arctic Monkeys and Oasis have two of the UK’s top 20 best selling vinyl albums of the year so far, reports the Official Charts Company.

Arctic Monkeys are at the very top of the tree with Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, while its predecessor AM is the 17th best seller of 2018.