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One Liners: Little Mix, Martin Garrix, Alter Bridge, more
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 27 April 2022
DEALS
Death metal supergroup Bloodbath – featuring current and former members of Paradise Lost, Opeth, Katatonia and Lik – have signed to Napalm Records. “Just as we’re about to enter our next exciting chapter of Bloodbath, we’re pleased to say that the band is in the good hands of a new label”, they confirm. “By joining forces with the mighty Napalm Records, Bloodbath will proudly make sure our old school death metal continues to pummel onwards and upwards”.
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DIGITAL
Music software maker BandLab – now part of Caldecott Music Group, of course – has announced $65 million of new funding, bringing on board new investor Prosus Ventures as part of the round. “Prosus Ventures has a record of highly successful investments in some of the world’s most groundbreaking companies, and we’re THRILLED they see the merits of our vision”, says BandLab CEO Meng Ru Kuok. “We’re proud to be a leading company in the music creation category and couldn’t be happier to have them join us in empowering the future of music”.
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RELEASES
Martin Garrix has released ‘Aurora’, featuring Blinders. His new album, ‘Sentio’, is out on Friday.
Flume has released his Damon Albarn collaboration ‘Palaces’ and his track with Kučka, ‘Escape’. Both are taken from new album ‘Palaces’ out on 20 May.
Mogwai have released new track ‘Boltfor’, an outtake from their ‘As The Love Continues’ album.
Sampa The Great has released new single ‘Lane’, featuring Denzel Curry.
Ibeyi have released a cover of Black Flag’s ‘Rise Above’, featuring Berwyn. “We read the lyrics and we immediately felt their relevance to how we felt about the world in its current state”, says Ibeyi’s Lisa-Kaindé. “We got to work on the melody and had the full song done in five minutes. Jorja Smith heard the track and told us we had to get Berwyn on the song”.
After a decade of silence, The Big Pink are back with new single ‘No Angels’. “It’s a track reflecting that moment when you understand that all you’ve set your sights on has led to a place far away from where you should be and everything you truly love”, says the band’s Robbie Furze.
Kelly Lee Owens has released new single ‘One’. Her new album, ‘LP.8’, is out on Friday.
070 Shake will release new album ‘You Can’t Kill Me’ later this year. From it, this is new single ‘Skin And Bones’.
Matmos have released new single ‘Flashcube Fog Wares/Głucha Affera Słow’. The duo will play King’s Place in London on 1 Jun.
GWAR have released new single ‘Mother Fucking Liar’. Their new album, ‘The New Dark Ages’, is out on 3 Jun.
Naomi Banks has released the video for new single ‘I Don’t Know’.
Blacklab are back with new single ‘Abyss Woods’, ahead of their appearance at Desertfest in London on 29 Apr.
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GIGS & TOURS
Little Mix have announced that they will livestream the final show on their farewell tour at the O2 Arena on 14 May. “We wanted to live stream the last show of the tour so that all of our fans around the world have a chance to watch live and be a part of the show with us”, says Jade Thirlwall. “It’s so important to us that everyone can share this moment”. Tickets are on sale here.
Alter Bridge will be on tour in the UK and Ireland in December, concluding with a show at the O2 Arena in London on 12 Dec. Support will come from Halestorm and Mammoth WVH. Tickets go on general sale on Friday.
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