Weekly News Round-Up: The xx, Pulled Apart By Horses and more

Missed any of the week’s top news stories? Live4ever has it covered with our Weekly News Round-Up, looking back at ten of the biggest headlines we featured during the last seven days in British music.

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Shazam spoiled the surprise somewhat, but The xx have now indeed confirmed their next album is entitled I See You and will be released on January 13th.

“We realise these are uncertain times and we hope the joy and love we found making the record will find its way out into the world, in however small a way,” the band have said.

Arcade Fire will make their only UK festival appearance next year at Isle Of Wight.

The band are inching back into the live spirit with a follow-up to 2013’s Reflektor expected soon, and have been signed up to the event which is to run from 8th-11th June at Seaclose Park in Newport.

It was their love for the blues which first drove the band to fame over 50 years ago, and it’s their love for the blues which drove sessions for The Rolling Stones‘ brand new album Blue & Lonesome.

The first cut from the record, Hate To See You Go, is now available in full, the Little Walter cover one of a dozen recorded by the band with producer Don Was over just three days at London’s British Grove Studios

Continuing on from their Lose Control single, The Pigeon Detectives have confirmed the fifth album Broken Glances for release on February 24th 2017.

As a few other bands have admitted to lately, the Pigeon Detectives had the aim of getting out of their ‘comfort zone’ and thus recruited producer Richard Formby.

Blossoms will continue their ravenous touring around the UK number one self-titled debut album in the spring.

The next batch of dates start up in Keele on March 16th, 2017, with gigs booked for most of the rest of that month and the final outing due on the first day of April in Glasgow.

Pulled Apart By Horses supporting Twin Atlantic at the Forum, London (Photo: Alberto Pezzali for Live4ever)

Pulled Apart By Horses have unveiled their brand new single The Big What If and details of a 2017 UK tour.

Guitarist James Brown declared work on their fourth studio album complete back in June, calling it their ‘best record yet’ after working with producer Ross Orton.

Recording sessions in Fridao, Portugal during Euro 2016 have produced the next Los Campesinos! album.

“This was the longest the band had gone without releasing any music,” lead guitarist Tom says. “That was for a whole bunch of reasons, but I also deliberately tried to resist putting ideas together for as long as possible so I could feel excited about writing again.”

Carl Barat has confirmed The Libertines are planning ahead for another new album.

Last year’s Anthems For Doomed Youth capped a successful reunion for the band after their second live return in 2014, and despite Pete Doherty at the moment concentrating on a solo album and tour, Barat has told NME the good ship is Albion is looking to find a permanent harbour.

Headliners Slaves and Skunk Anansie will help Bearded Theory celebrate its 10th anniversary next year.

The winner of the UK Festival Awards’ Best Small Festival prize in 2013 has signed up the two acts for the main Pallet Stage in 2017, where they’ll be joined by the likes of The Alarm, New Model Army, The Selecter, Goldblade and the Sugar Hill Gang.

Another five UK and Ireland tour dates have been arranged by Warpaint.

The latest album Heads Up will get more live outings in Birmingham, Leeds, Dublin, Oxford and Brighton this coming March, the increased focus on electronica being something to keep an eye out for.

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