DEALS
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CTM Outlander has acquired a stack of music rights from producer/songwriter Fraser T Smith, including his interest in songs he worked on with the likes TiĂ«sto, Rita Ora, Stormzy, Dave, Craig David and Raye. Says CTM Outlander CEO AndrĂ© de Raaff: âFraser is a once in a generation songwriter and we look forward to shining a light on these compositions for years to comeâ. Smith himself adds: âKnowing that my catalogue is in good hands is important to me, and AndrĂ©âs years of experience in publishing means that my songs have not only been acquired but will be given the very best platform for the future as wellâ.
RELEASES
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James Blake has released new single âLoadingâ, taken from his upcoming album âPlaying Robots Into Heavenâ, which is out on 8 Sep.
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Claire Richards has released a cover of Abbaâs âSummer Night Cityâ, featuring Erasureâs Andy Bell. âWhile itâs always scary to tackle Abba, we chose to include âSummer Night Cityâ on the album because itâs not an obvious choice but itâs an absolute bangerâ, she says. âBoth Steps and Erasure have so many connections to Abba, it felt like a perfect match but probably not one people would expect. Iâm delighted to have Andy be part of this recordâ.
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Orbital have released new track âThe Craneâ, featuring Dina Ipavic. ââThe Craneâ came about through collaboration with the artist Giles Walkerâ, says Orbitalâs Paul Hartnoll. âI scored his robotic installation piece called âMonsterâ, and within the piece was an Armenian folk song sung by Dina Ipavic. I found it so lovely I tried it over some piano that Iâd written for the installation. They went together so beautifully that âThe Craneâ was born!â
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Mitski has announced that she will release her seventh studio album âThe Land Is Inhospitable And So Are Weâ on 15 Sep, which she describes as her âmost American albumâ. Out now is new single âBug Like An Angelâ.
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Cumgirl8 have released new single âCursed Angelâ. The band say the song is âabout feeling like youâre slipping out of reality; itâs uncontrollable and sometimes you canât contain it. If you donât fight it, the outcome can be positiveâ. Itâs taken from upcoming EP âPhantasea Pharmâ, which is out on 18 Aug.
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Be Your Own Pet have released new single âBig Troubleâ. âMommyâ, the bandâs first album in over fifteen years, will be out on 25 Aug.
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Knife Bride have released new single âSacrifice/Surrenderâ. â[The song] represents the most paralysing part of sleepâ, says vocalist Mollie Buckley. âThe point thatâs somewhere between reality and deep, immersive dreaming. This is why you can hear a sequence of various voices stabbing and churning through the chorus, and why the verses are more focused on being a spectator of your own dreams rather than there being a clear narrativeâ. New EP âDonât Dream Too Muchâ is out on 25 Aug.
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Genn have released new single âCalypsoâ. âThis song started out when I was noodling around on the guitar after listening to Maltese folk music â particularly għana â and thinking about how I can give my own âcontemporary takeâ on that before I brought it to the bandâ, says guitarist Janelle Borg. The bandâs debut album âUnumâ is out on 6 Oct.