PJ Harvey News

When Steven Knight and Benoit Swan Pouffer approached me about composing music for a dance theatre show about Peaky Blinders I was curious as to why. Why me (I had no notable experience composing for dance) and why Peaky Blinders?

Carrellee (née Sarah Pray) will release her debut album Scale of Dreams under that moniker. Carrellee is the newest signing to Negative Gain Productions, a Chicago based label with recent releases from Curse Mackey (Pigface and Thrill Kill Kult), Josie Pace and, Information Society and are very excited to have her join the roster.

Playwrights Horizons will present the New York premiere of Bruce Norris’s Downstate, directed by Pam MacKinnon, October 28–December 11 (opening November 15). This provocative work surrounds a registered address in downstate Illinois, where four men convicted of sex crimes share a group home, living out their days post-incarceration.

The new album features The Dream Syndicate frontman Steve Wynn as well as PJ Harvey saxophonist Terry Edwards who also performed on Rural Tapes. They are also joined by Kristine Tjøgersen (clarinet, bass clarinet), Lars Løberg Tofte (bass), Marin Stallemo Bakke (violins) and Øystein Braut (electric guitar).

Indigo Sparke has collaborated with Sounds of Saving and 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for a new episode of their “Song That Found Me At The Right Time” series which was created to promote honest, intimate conversations about mental health and inspire action for those in need of support.

With her new album As The Moon Rests coming out soon via Bella Union, and having previously shared a video for lead track 'Evaporate', A.A. Williams has unveiled her new single “Golden”. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

After moving back to New York from her native Australia in the spring of 2021, Sparke finished writing the album’s 14 songs and decamped upstate with producer Aaron Dessner. Hysteria is packed with big guitars and layered instrumentation that practically acts as the album’s lungs, giving every note breath.

Don Giovanni Records has just released the new single and music video from punk rock lifer MIKEY ERG. The track 'Sick As Your Secrets' is available across all streaming platforms and Bandcamp, and you can watch the music video now. Their new album was recorded by Steve Albini at his iconic Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago IL.

Crammed with fuzzy riffs and a clamorous punk energy, the duo’s latest single is a searing state-of-the-nation address and a biting critique of those in power. With a pummeling bassline delivered by none-other than Deb Googe of My Bloody Valentine, the 'Bring Down The Government' music video is out now. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

Brooklyn-based rock duo Power Pose share anthemic, drum-backed first single 'Honey,' accompanied by a DIY, carefree video–an at-home dance party complete with playful colors and wigs as the duo jam together. In addition to the fiery single, Power Pose announce their defiant debut full-length album I'm Looking.

Don Giovanni Records has just released the new single and music video from punk rock lifer MIKEY ERG. The track is from their new album, 'Love At Leeds.' It was recorded by Steve Albini at his iconic Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago IL. The band features DIY working class hero Jeff Rosenstock on lead guitar and background vocals.

If Cristina Vane’s critically acclaimed debut Nowhere Sounds Lovely was her “road trip” album, then her much anticipated follow up represents the return home; musically and personally. Out May 20th on Red Parlor Records, Make Myself Me Again finds rising slide-guitar star Vane growing roots in her Nashville home and taking a moment to grow into herself as well.

Touching on a range of influences plucked from literature including the fabled river Styx from Greek mythology and Murakami’s novel ‘Hard Boiled Wonderland’ and even nods to Jim Henson’s ‘Labyrinth’, “Halo” deftly blends the real with the surreal and boasts Sam and Sarah Gotley’s breadth as writers. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates.

The A side “When The Fire Grows Cold”, a piano-led nightmare-lullaby co-sung by the legendary musician-activist, Robert Wyatt. The B side is “Extinction!”, a 7-minute Balkan-brass psychedelic fantasy featuring the late, great Daevid Allen’s glissando guitar solo and the wonderful Terry Edwards (PJ Harvey, Lydia Lunch, Tindersticks) on saxophone.

The subscription music-centric streaming channel The Coda Collection introduces The Coda Companion, a first-of-its-kind second screen experience that unites concert films on the channel with the untold stories that surround and enrich those films. The new service will include concerts from Metallica, Carole King, The Grateful Dead and more.

The Southbank Centre announces its Summer 2022 Literature Season taking place from May to September, featuring a diverse range of musicians and authors, renowned thinkers and contemporary poets.

This second full-length album from Alice Austin was artfully mixed and mastered by Timothy Phillips at Mercy Sound Studios. Besides being a melodic guitar-based rock album, Goodnight Euphoria features a diverse collection of performances from Seth Campbell (mellotron and piano), Emily Garcia (violin), and Jon Persson (trumpet).

Fast rising Liverpool rockers The Mysterines have released their highly anticipated debut album ‘Reeling’ today via Fiction Records. They have also shared the high octane music video for guttural powerhouse ‘Life’s A Bitch’ directed by Steve Gullick. Watch the new music video now!

The Bath Festival today announces its 2022 line-up which is full of innovation and 'you saw it here first' moments. This world-renowned festival celebrating books and music in a beautiful city will run from Friday 13 May to Saturday 21 May 2022.

Due to the current state of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic-enforced travel and local restrictions, the EELS have announced that they have to reschedule their 2022 Lockdown Hurricane headline tour dates to Spring 2023. Check out a full statement from the band's team here and see the full list of new tour dates in 2023.