PJ Harvey News

The Blinders have shared the video for their new single, 'Forty Days And Forty Nights', the latest track to be taken from their upcoming album Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath, out on May 8th via Modern Sky UK.

Drummer Jim White and guitarist Marisa Anderson have announced their debut collaborative album The Quickening, out May 15th. The Quickening's first single 'The Lucky' speaks to the album's spontaneity, featuring an acoustic guitar Anderson picked up outside of Mexico City from a local luthier ahead of recording, on a whim. The duo will be touring the U.S. west and east coast throughout May and June, and plan to tour Europe in late 2020.

Philadelphia rock quartet Soraia will release their new album 'Dig Your Roots' on March 13 via Steven Van Zandt's label Wicked Cool Records.

Manchester-based indie music stalwart Harry Stafford presents his new single 'Painted Ocean', inspired by the musings of such Jazz and blues stalwarts as Mose Allison and Hoagy Carmichael. Painted Ocean' is a smokey, barroom piano-blues, lament.

The Blinders have shared their new single, 'Forty Days And Forty Nights', the latest track to be taken from their upcoming album Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath, out on May 8th via Modern Sky UK.

Cory Becker's debut album, ONE, came to life in a one-room studio in the dirt floored basement of his Echo Park rental, which he built from ground up. The album embraces the authenticity and experimentation of analog recording - engineering and producing the album himself, he experimented with a variety of techniques and performed nearly every aspect of the album himself, aside from select musical guests he invited to play on select tracks. Despite being Becker's first try at recording and producing everything on his own, he was able to create a unique sonic footprint that encompasses modern indie rock and folk, and the values and traditions of the canon of American roots music. ONE is out now on all streaming platforms.

Cory Becker's debut album, One, came to life in a one-room studio in the dirt floored basement of his Echo Park rental, which he built from ground up. The album embraces the authenticity and experimentation of analog recording - engineering and producing the album himself, he experimented with a variety of techniques and performed nearly every aspect of the album himself, aside from select musical guests he invited to play on select tracks. Despite being Becker's first try at recording and producing everything on his own, he was able to create a unique sonic footprint that encompasses modern indie rock and folk, and the values and traditions of the canon of American roots music. One is out tomorrow, February 21st. 

Brooklyn indie-rock darlings Pom Pom Squad released their emotionally charged sophomore EP Ow last year and today are sharing their first new music of 2020 -- a vibrant bubble-grunge love song “Red With Love” just in time for Valentine's Day. Debuted on Paste Magazine, the dazzling video was filmed at Brooklyn DIY space The Baumann and NYC venue The Dance -- it was one of the last videos shot there before its scheduled closing on February 18, 2020. Lead singer/guitarist Mia Berrin explains the track: “'Red' is my first proper love song and a pretty unguarded look into my heart, my relationship anxiety, and my acceptance of my own queerness. The first time I walked into The Dance, I was so inspired. I knew it was the perfect place to capture the feel of this song. I'm sad to see it go.”

The Blinders have announced their new album, Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath, out on May 8th via Modern Sky UK. The band have also shared 'Circle Song', the first single to be taken from the album, as well as a run of live dates throughout May.

Songwriter, singer, and multi-disciplinary artist Jehnny Beth will release her debut solo album, To Love Is To Live, on May 8th, 2020 via Caroline Records. The record, which was recorded in Los Angeles, London, and Paris, features a number of collaborators, including producers Flood, Atticus Ross, and longtime co-creator Johnny Hostile, and guest turns from the xx's Romy Madley Croft, actor Cillian Murphy, and IDLES' Joe Talbot.  

Cory Becker's debut album, One, came to life in a one-room studio in the dirt floored basement of his Echo Park rental, which he built from ground up. The album embraces the authenticity and experimentation of analog recording - engineering and producing the album himself, he experimented with a variety of techniques and performed nearly every aspect of the album himself, aside from select musical guests he invited to play on select tracks. Despite being Becker's first try at recording and producing everything on his own, he was able to create a unique sonic footprint that encompasses modern indie rock and folk, and the values and traditions of the canon of American roots music.

Despite the tyranny that spread from Soviet Russia through Eastern Europe in the 20th century, music bloomed and imaginations flew. This March the Australian Chamber Orchestra will perform the music of the great composers who emerged from these oppressive regimes: Russia's Shostakovich and Prokofiev, and Estonia's Arvo Pärt.

Today, LA-based indie folk artist Cory Becker shares 'The Preacher', the third single off his upcoming debut album One. Vents Magazine premiered the track earlier today and shared some information behind the latest single, stating 'the singer-songwriter opens up about his past and present with a vulnerability that rarely some get to archive.' Lead single 'Haunt', released in October, was featured on Spotify's coveted Fresh Finds playlist and second single 'Rivers', came out in December and received praise from local tastemaker, Buzzbands LA. Stream all three singles now ahead of the release and check Cory Becker live in LA this February. Cory Becker's debut album One is out 2/21. 

In 2019, Brooklyn indie-punk/grunge darlings Pom Pom Squad released their emotionally charged sophomore EP Ow, and today they're sharing their dynamic take on FKA twigs' “Cellophane.” Of the cover, frontwoman Mia Berrin says, “I know I'm not alone in saying that 'Cellophane' was one of my absolute favorite songs of last year... I've been a fan of twigs since I was in high school and heard 'Hide' off of EP1. She was one of the first artists that made me seen as a woman of color occupying an alternative space, and I could immediately hear myself in the sweeping ebbs and flows of this song.” 

Today, LA-based indie folk artist Cory Becker shares 'Rivers', the second single off his upcoming debut album One. Buzzbands LA premiered the track earlier this week, praising, 'It's an album that in many ways embraces the traditions of American folk music yet abides an important creative M.O.: Go where the song takes you. Becker transforms 'Rivers' from a simple paean to acceptance into an incandescent, almost-cosmic meditation that rises and falls over rustling percussion and pedal steel employed as an element of ambient drone. Think of it as a cowboy mystic's take on 'Que Sera, Sera'.' Lead single 'Haunt', released in October, was featured on Spotify's coveted Fresh Finds playlist. Stream both singles now ahead of the release - Cory Becker's debut album One is out 2/21. 

Karima Francis is a critically acclaimed musician and songwriter hailing from the illuminated seaside resort of Blackpool. Known for her ability to blend haunting melodies with honest lyrics and an alluring ambiance, Francis creates entirely captivating music, oozing with emotion and rooted in sentiment.

The fiercely glamorous artist Lux Lyall has shared the video for her third single 'Gun Metal Horses', which premiered with Wonderland Magazine who dubbed her “a beautiful and emotive figure reminiscent of the 1940s classical age of film. Her sound is an addictive alt-pop inspired emotional rollercoaster that channels Lana Del Ray, PJ Harvey and Bad Seeds.”

Gillian Anderson ('X-Files,' NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) star in The National Theatre's production of All About Eve, captured live from the West End in London. All About Eve is the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there's Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful, Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve...don't you...? NTL's All About Eve comes to the big screen in HD at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, November 29 at 7pm, part of The Classical Series with support from Whistle Stop Bakery, underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone, and Sabina & Walter Slavin.

Today, Dublin's The Murder Capital confirms their first North American tour in cities including Brooklyn, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Vancouver, as well as their debut at Austin's SXSW. The tour, throughout March and April of 2020, marks the band's first visit to the US and Canada, and is in support of their debut album When I Have Fears. The Fader hails the group as “one of a raft of exciting new bands emerging out of Ireland right now” and in their five star review, The Guardian calls the album “an outstanding debut from a great new band who play it like they mean it.” Tickets for all North American dates, the majority of which are all ages (full details below), will go on sale here on Friday, November 15 at 10am local time.

Songwriter, singer, and visual artist Jehnny Beth has released an incendiary, industrial new track today called “I'm The Man” as part of the Peaky Blinders soundtrack; the song was first featured in the fourth episode of the show's current season this past September.