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September 15, 2025
MARIAH THE SCIENTIST ANNOUNCES 2026 “HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY TOUR”
MARIAH THE SCIENTIST ANNOUNCES 2026
“HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY TOUR”
Listen to “Hearts Sold Separately" HERE
Tickets Available Starting Tuesday, September 16 with Verizon Presale For Select Shows
General Onsale Begins Friday, September 19 at 10am local on Livenation.com
Today, R&B singer-songwriter Mariah the Scientist announced her 2026 HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY TOUR, in support of her highly anticipated album “HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY".
Produced by Live Nation, the 36-city tour kicks off in Paris, FR on Monday, January 12 at Salle Pleyel
with stops in Manchester, Birmingham, London, and Utrecht before heading to North America with shows in New York, Toronto, Los Angeles and wrapping up with a hometown show in Atlanta, GA at the Coca-Cola Roxy on Friday, April 10.
In 2024, Mariah embarked on her sold-out To Be Eaten Alive Tour, a more than 40-city run with support from Chxrry and Ryan Trey on select dates and guest appearances by Tee Grizzley and Dess Dior.
HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY is Mariah’s critically-acclaimed fourth studio album and debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and no. 11 on the Billboard 200 during the first week of release, earning the new project the distinction of being the highest debut on either chart in her career. Release week also marked three hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 for the album including “Burning Blue,” charting at #29, the Kali Uchis-featured “Is It a Crime?,” charting at #59 and “Sacrifice” a new blossoming Hot 100 hit charting at #88.
Mariah’s explosive year began early, when “Burning Blue” topped the Apple Music chart and earned a Top 25 placement on the Billboard Hot 100. Its provocative music video further stirred the conversation around Mariah’s return, and views have soared past the 25 million mark.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with Verizon presale (details below) in select cities beginning Tuesday, September 16. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, September 19 at 10am local time at livenation.com
VERIZON PRESALE: Verizon will offer customers an exclusive presale for the Hearts Sold Separately Tour in the U.S – no strings attached, simply for being a Verizon customer. The presale for select shows runs from Tuesday, September 16, at 10:00am local time to Thursday, September 18 @ 11:59pm local time. Visit myAccess in the My Verizon app for more details. Learn more about Verizon Access here.
HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY 2026 TOUR DATES:
Mon Jan 12 – Paris, FR – Salle Pleyel
Wed Jan 14 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy*
Thu Jan 15 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy Birmingham*
Sat Jan 17 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton*
Tue Jan 20 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg - Ronda
Fri Feb 13 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
Mon Feb 16 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues Orlando
Wed Feb 18 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Fri Feb 20 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome
Sat Feb 21 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Tue Feb 24 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark
Wed Feb 25 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall*
Fri Feb 27 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
Sat Feb 28 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Tue Mar 3 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS*
Thu Mar 5 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
Sun Mar 8 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center
Tue Mar 10 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
Wed Mar 11 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Sat Mar 14 – Minneapolis, MN – Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus
Sun Mar 15 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
Wed Mar 18 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Thu Mar 19 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
Sat Mar 21 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo*
Sun Mar 22 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
Tue Mar 24 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
Thu Mar 26 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues Anaheim
Sat Mar 28 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Tue Mar 31 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
Wed Apr 1 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
Fri Apr 3 – Austin, TX – Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater
Sat Apr 4 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
Sun Apr 5 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
Tue Apr 7 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
Wed Apr 8 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company
Fri Apr 10 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
*Not A Live Nation Date
The Lemonheads Share New Song; Evan Dando Memoir Out Oct 7; New Album Oct 24
THE LEMONHEADS SHARE NEW SONG, "TOGETHERNESS IS ALL I'M AFTER" - LISTEN
SONG TAKEN FROM LOVE CHANT,
FIRST ALBUM OF ALL-NEW ORIGINAL MATERIAL
IN ALMOST TWO DECADES
ALBUM FEATURES SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDING
J MASCIS, JULIANA HATFIELD, THE REAL KIDS’ JOHN FELICE,
JOHN STROHM, THE BEVIS FROND’S NICK SALOMAN, AND MORE
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS NOVEMBER 11 IN BIRMINGHAM, AL
LOVE CHANT ARRIVES VIA FIRE RECORDS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
PRE-ORDERS/PRE-SAVES AVAILABLE NOW
***
EVAN DANDO’S MEMOIR, RUMORS OF MY DEMISE,
OUT VIA GALLERY BOOKS ON OCTOBER 7
Photo Credit: Antonia Teixeira
“The band reclaims its old indie-rock with scruffy guitar riffs
and choppy drums behind Dand's jaded baritone .”
-NEW YORK TIMES
"At long last, a new album is on its way."
-CONSEQUENCE
"Dando on his best form since the '90s."
-UNCUT
"Still able to soar."
-MOJO
The fourth single from The Lemonheads' highly anticipated album Love Chant opens with a whallop before dissolving into a final whispered plea: "Baby, don't blow it." Between its crashing introduction and dissonant fade-out, lead singer/guitarist Evan Dando skips a gentle and familiar melody across a thick, dense, and beautiful bed of guitars whose bite doesn't pierce but rather builds the track's fuzzy sheath. His voice has gathered a wisdom about it since the last Lemonheads album 20 years ago, which gives the understated, natural delivery on "Togetherness Is All I'm After" a special gravity. The song was co-written by Evan Dando with John Strohm of Blake Babies.
"Listen to the wind blow
A whisper through the trees
Where did all the time go
What brought you to your knees
The strategy of time is you can speed it up you can slow it
And when you laid it on the line
Baby, don’t blow it."
LISTEN TO "TOGETHERNESS IS ALL I'M AFTER"
Recorded at São Paulo’s A9 Áudio with producer Apollo Nove (Rita Lee, Bebel Gilberto, Seu Jorge), Love Chant marks the welcome return of a justifiably legendary rock ‘n’ roll band, with founding singer-songwriter-guitarist Evan Dando joined by a bevy of dear friends and collaborators including J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), Juliana Hatfield, Tom Morgan (as co-writer for “Deep End”), producer Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Antony and the Johnsons), Nashville’s Erin Rae, John Strohm of the Blake Babies co-wrote and played guitar on “Togetherness,” and Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond (a songwriter and performer on the swirling psych-folk gem “Roky”). Adam Green of cult New York favorites The Moldy Peaches also contributes as co-writer on the loose-limbed country detour “Wild Thing.”
The album was heralded by the premieres of the hard-hitting singles, “In The Margin” and "Deep End," as well as the introspective "The Key of Victory." “In The Margin” is a classic Dando composition: half-broken, half-beautiful, wrapped around a melody that disarms before it detonates. “Deep End” was co-written by Dando with longtime collaborator Tom Morgan of Smudge, the churning, riff-powered track, which features an instantly identifiable guitar solo from J Mascis and backing vocals from dear friend and frequent Lemonheads guest Juliana Hatfield. The song was met by worldwide attention upon its premiere last month by such high-profile publications as Rolling Stone, Billboard, Uncut, Stereogum, and Consequence, the latter of which praised its long-awaited reprise of the Lemonheads’ “scrappy, guitar-forward rock sound.” An official music video, filmed on location in São Paulo, Brazil, by directors Carlão Busato and Luigi Parisi, is streaming now on YouTube.
"The Key of Victory" is all slow motion and soft shadows — a modal, meditative piece anchored by Apollo Nove’s winding guitar and Erin Rae’s spectral harmonies. The song was written with David Ashby (Rum Shebeen), and its vocal was recorded at Abbey Road. Stamped with a profound lightness and beauty, "The Key of Victory" is indicative of the songwriting diversity at play on Love Chant, which arrives via Fire Records on Friday, October 24. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now.
PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE LOVE CHANT
LISTEN TO “THE KEY OF VICTORY"
WATCH “THE KEY OF VICTORY" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH “DEEP END” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
Over the past few years, The Lemonheads’ influence has only deepened. Artists like MJ Lenderman, Courtney Barnett, and Waxahatchee have all covered Dando’s songs, praising the emotional clarity, melodic instinct, and wry intimacy that define his writing. That resonance across generations makes Love Chant feel like more than a return — it’s a reminder of what made this band matter in the first place.
The Lemonheads have been celebrating Love Chant with a marathon world tour featuring headline shows and top-billed festival appearances across the UK and Europe. North American dates get underway November 11 at Birmingham, AL’s WORKPLAY and then continue through a December 20 tour finale at Nashville, TN’s famed Basement East. For complete details, please visit www.thelemonheads.net/tour.
Evan Dando will be releasing his memoir, Rumors of My Demise, via Gallery Books, on October 7.
THE LEMONHEADS - LOVE CHANT WORLD TOUR 2025
SEPTEMBER
15 - Zurich, Switzerland - Bogen F
16 – Zagreb, Croatia – Vintage Industrial Bar
18 - Paris, France - Café de la Danse
20 - La Roche-Sur-Yon, France - Quai M
22 - Granada, Spain - Lemon Rock Bar & Hotel (SOLD OUT)
23 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Wagon
24 – Lisbon, Portugal – LAV2
26 – Barcelona, Spain – Apolo 2
27 – Valencia, Spain – Visorfest †
OCTOBER
1 - Penryn, UK - The Verdant Taproom (Evan Dando Solo)
NOVEMBER
11 – Birmingham, AL – WORKPLAY
12 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
13 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
14 – Norfolk, VA – The Annex
15 –Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
16 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
18 – Lititz, PA – Mickey’s Black Box
19 – New York, NY – Racket
20 – Fairfield, CT – The Warehouse at FTC
21 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater
22 – Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall
23 – Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace
25 – Amherst, MA – The Drake
26 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur
28 – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater
29 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
30 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
DECEMBER
2 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
3 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner
4 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
5 – Madison, WI – Majestic
6 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
8 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
10 – Dallas, TX – Echo
11 – Houston, TX – Bad Astronaut
12 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
13 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
14 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s
16 – St Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
17 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
18 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
19 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
20 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
* w/Bevis Frond
† FESTIVAL APPEARANCE
Montreal's Pompey Releases New Album | 'I'm Scared' LP Out Today via DSPs
I'm Scared LP Out Today via DSPs
Credit: Monse MuroLISTEN: Pompey - I'm ScaredStream
LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Pompey - "Surrounded"
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LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Pompey - "I'm Scared"
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LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Pompey - "Really Really Really Big Sweater"
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Montreal singer-songwriter Pompey today has released his new album I'm Scared. His fourth full-length LP is a deeply earnest record about fear, togetherness, comfort and anxiety. The 12 tracks are a lush, honest, enveloping, exploration of his own fear, but with the completion of the new record, Pompey is ready to let that fear go. Album singles "Surrounded," "I'm Scared," and "Really Really Really Big Sweater" have earned praise and support from Exclaim!, FLOOD, Digital Journal, and more.
Pompey will play his record release show at this year's Pop Montreal. It will take place on September 27th at La Sala Rossa with support from Fanclubwallet, Katy Pinke, and Cedric Noel.
Buzz has been building around Pompey–this year, his music has taken off on TikTok, with a recent post of his previous single earning over 4.8 million views, and another teaser earning 3.1 million views.
Pompey has been a fixture on the Montreal music scene since 2012, mainly playing as a musician for artists such as Thanya Iyer, Emilie Kahn, Eve Parker Finley, Common Holly, and more. The album was co-produced by Pompey and Thanya Iyer, and engineered, mixed, and mastered by Pompey. It features Cedric Noel on drums and backing vocals, Thanya Iyer on violin, backing vocals, piano and synth, Emilie Kahn and Brigitte Naggar on backing vocals, Eric Maillet on drums, and Zach Bachand on acoustic guitar.
I'm Scared is out today on all DSPs.
I'm Scared - Tracklisting
I’m Scared Did you ever care about me?Really Really Really Big SweaterPut me in a boxPaint me a homeDefeatEveryone is PeopleMomentChamomileSurroundedI’m just a little babySocial Anxiety
Pompey BIO:
Pompey is a singer-songwriter who has been a fixture on the Montreal music scene since 2012 mainly as a side musician for artists such as Thanya Iyer, Emilie Kahn, Eve Parker Finley, Common Holly and others. More recently, Pompey’s own music has found it’s own way into the spotlight through posting super personal and relatable snippets of songs to social media. What started as a way to fill the show-shaped hole in Pompey’s life, brought on by the pandemic, has turned into an opportunity to connect to people all over the world who relate and find comfort in the shared experience of living in an imperfect body with an imperfect mind. Pompey’s music is as hopeful as it is sad and as optimistic as it is a realistic depiction of life in 2025. I’m Scared will be Pompey’s 4th full-length album since 2020. When performing live, the band consists of Thanya Iyer and Emilie Kahn both on bass and Cedric Noel on drums.
POMPEY LINKSInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Facebook | Bandcamp | Website
The Drive-By Truckers To Release "The Definitive Decoration Day" November 14 Via New West Records
THE DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS TO RELEASE
THE DEFINITIVE DECORATION DAY
NOVEMBER 14, 2025, VIA NEW WEST RECORDS
4-LP BOX SET FEATURES THE REMIXED & REMASTERED ORIGINAL ALBUM AS WELL AS THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED DOUBLE ALBUM HEATHENS LIVE AT FLICKER BAR, ATHENS, GA - JUNE 20, 2002
40-PAGE, FULL-COLOR BOOK FEATURING NEW ESSAY BY
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS BIOGRAPHER STEPHEN DEUSNER
UNCUT MAGAZINE PREMIERES REMIXED & LIVE VERSIONS OF “SINK HOLE” TODAY
“Considered by many (including me) to be DBT’s masterpiece, this is the ultimate version of Decoration Day, sounding better than ever.” - Patterson Hood, The Drive-By Truckers
The Drive-By Truckers Photograph by David Wilds
The Drive-By Truckers will release The Definitive Decoration Day on November 14, 2025, via New West Records. The 4-LP box set features the 15-track album remixed by its original producer David Barbe, remastered by Greg Calbi, and cut at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London, UK. The new collection includes the previously unreleased double album Heathens Live at Flicker Bar, Athens, GA - June 20, 2002, as well as a 40-page, full-color book featuring never-before-seen photos and artwork, as well as a new essay written by Drive-By Truckers’ biographer Stephen Deusner, author of Where the Devil Don’t Stay: Traveling the South with the Drive-By Truckers. Originally released in 2003, the album garnered widespread critical acclaim, with Pitchfork saying Decoration Day is “one of the more ambitious records of the (very) early 21st century” and one that “further confirms the Drive-By Truckers’ status as the most poetic and insightful Southern rockers in existence today.” An advance look at The Definitive Decoration Day can be seen HERE.
Today, Uncut Magazine premiered the newly remixed and remastered album version of “Sink Hole” alongside the previously unreleased live version of the song featured on Heathens Live at Flicker Bar, Athens, GA - June 20, 2002. Loosely based on the 2002 Oscar Award-winning short film The Accountant—directed by Ray McKinnon and starring Walton Goggins—the song tells the story of a struggling farmer fighting back against a banker foreclosing on his family farm.
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Decoration Day was the Drive-By Truckers’ first album with Jason Isbell, who joined the band in late 2001. It features the DBT standards, “Sink Hole,” Marry Me,” “My Sweet Annette,” and Isbell’s first songs with the band: “Outfit” and the title track. “The legacy of the band has definitely grown,” says Isbell, “and there’s a new appreciation for the Truckers and especially for that era of Decoration Day. Without them you wouldn’t have the kind of work being done by MJ Lenderman and Wednesday and Waxahatchee and a bunch of other acts. I can hear the Truckers in all that music.”
Heathens Live at Flicker Bar, Athens, GA - June 20, 2002 is a stripped-down, acoustic performance from the band’s hometown, recorded a year before Decoration Day’s release. The previously unreleased album is a rich, historic document in the band’s evolution and a holy grail for their fans, featuring the band performing several of these songs for the first time ever. Says Hood, “We decided that it would be fun to go play an acoustic late-night show at the tiny Flicker Bar, less than a block away from our beloved 40 Watt Club. We ended up playing a set that included all but one song off of our new, but still unfinished album. I didn’t even know until recently that there was an existing tape of the show. This is a beautiful document of our band at a very crucial and joyous moment in time. I’m so happy that it exists.”
Decoration Day remains an incredibly influential album in the Drive-By Truckers’ catalog, one that has connected with new generations of artists and fans. Karly Hartzmann of Wednesday says, “Decoration Day reminds me that a song can be a piece of advice, a grudge, a suicide note, a bargaining for mercy, or a veneer over the rot. It’s music that delivers the bad news but kisses the bruises it leaves.”
Craig Finn of The Hold Steady says, “Decoration Day was the Drive-By Truckers’ three songwriters firing on all cylinders—alternately thoughtful, pissed off, charming, surly and often hilarious. I marvel at this record. It’s a true American classic.”
BJ Barham of American Aquarium adds, “This is, without a doubt, one of my desert island records. Without DBT’s Decoration Day, there is no American Aquarium. Long live DBT!”
The Definitive Decoration Day follows the band’s deluxe edition of their album Southern Rock Opera, originally released in 2001, as well as The Complete Dirty South, originally released in 2004. It will be available across digital platforms, standard black vinyl, and as a 3-CD set. A limited olive color vinyl edition will be available at independent retailers, and a limited to 150 blue-and-burgundy-swirl color vinyl edition will be available at Seasick Records in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition, a special, limited-to-300 HeAthens red-and-black vinyl edition will be available at local participating retailers in Athens, Georgia, and for pickup at the New West Records’ Athens office. A limited-to-1,000 burgundy color vinyl edition is available for pre-order NOW via NEW WEST RECORDS.
The Definitive Decoration Day Track Listing: The Original Album Remixed & Remastered: 1. The Deeper In2. Sink Hole3. Hell No, I Ain’t Happy4. Marry Me5. My Sweet Annette6. Outfit7. Heathens8. Sounds Better in the Song9. (Something’s Got to) Give Pretty Soon10. Your Daddy Hates Me11. Careless12. When the Pin Hits the Shell13. Do It Yourself14. Decoration Day15. Loaded Gun in the Closet
Heathens Live at Flicker Bar, Athens, GA - June 20, 2002: 1. Flicker Heathens (intro)2. Do It Yourself3. Careless4. The Deeper In5. Sink Hole6. Hell No, I Ain’t Happy7. Marry Me8. Outfit9. Heathens10. My Sweet Annette11. (Something’s Got to) Give Pretty Soon12. Your Daddy Hates Me13. Decoration Day14. Loaded Gun in the Closet15. Panties in Your Purse16. TVA17. Uncle Frank18. The Living Bubba
Ian Boddy & Chris Carter Announce 25th Anniversary Remastered & Expanded Edition Of 'Caged' || Out 11/28 On The Gray Area Of Mute
IAN BODDY & CHRIS CARTER
CAGED
25TH ANNIVERSARY RELEASE OF THEIR COLLABORATION
REMASTERED AND EXPANDED
OUT NOVEMBER 28 ON THE GREY AREA OF MUTE
LISTEN TO “UNCAGED”
Ian Boddy and Chris Carter have announced details of the 25th anniversary edition of their underground classic Caged that is out on November 28, 2025 on The Grey Area of Mute. The album has been remastered and is expanded with two new compositions reimagined from the original audio files: “Claustrophobia,” reworked by Chris Carter and “Uncaged,” reworked by Ian Boddy. Together these new versions revisit Caged’s DNA from opposite ends of the spectrum, one tightening its grip, the other breaking free.
Listen to “Uncaged” HERE.
Chris Carter says: “I can’t believe it’s been 25 years since we got together in each other’s studios and recorded Caged. It was such a laid-back process - no stresses or dramas, just a good time making some cool music with some classic gear. It’s been great revisiting that old material to come up with something new yet still ‘Caged’ for this Mute anniversary release. The new vinyl edition sounds even better than our original incarnation.”
Talking about the collaboration, Ian Boddy explains: “They say opposites attract and although Chris & I come from different ends of the electronic music spectrum Caged just gelled, and I think we created an album with a timeless quality to it.”
First released in 2000, Caged united two giants of experimental electronic music - Throbbing Gristle’s Chris Carter, a pioneering force in industrial and electronic music for over five decades, and Ian Boddy, composer, sound designer, analogue synth aficionado, and founder of the ambient/electronic label DiN. Having known each other casually for years, Boddy invited Carter to collaborate for his then-new label. Carter immediately agreed and together they produced a work of startling power and textural depth. Across its shifting soundscapes, Caged plays with chance and paradox, where a whisper swells into a crescendo, a beat dissolves into a tone, and nothing remains still for long.
Ian Boddy first got into composing music in the late ‘70s in Newcastle-upon-Tyne whilst studying for a degree in Biochemistry. Having fallen in love with the sound-worlds of German electronic bands such as Tangerine Dream, he came across an arts centre that housed a studio filled with reel-to-reel tape machines and analogue synthesizers and taught himself how to use this equipment through a process of experimentation, thus began a long and successful music career.Specializing in ambient and electronic music, Boddy has three main strands to his musical activities which are run under the umbrella of his own company, Something Else Music Limited.
Chris Carter is one of the founding members of Throbbing Gristle and has played a significant role in the development of electronic music - a journey which continues through his releases as one half of Chris & Cosey and Carter Tutti and a third of Carter Tutti Void - as well as with his own solo and collaborative releases.
Credited with the invention and production of groundbreaking electronics that include the Gristleizer self-built effects unit, the Dirty Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument, the TG One Eurorack module (designed with Tiptop Audio) and the updated Future Sound Systems Gristleizer modules, Carter has created the means to make sounds as well as making the sounds themselves.
Caged (25th Anniversary Edition) is out on The Grey Area of Mute on November 28th on limited edition double red vinyl, CD and digitally. Pre-order it HERE.
Credits:
Ian Boddy - Synthesizer [Modular Synths], Samples [Sample Manipulation]
Chris Carter - Electronics [Analogue & Digital Instruments, Devices], Software Instrument [Software]
Cosey Fanni Tutti - Vocals [Vocal Samples]
Track listing
1. Concussed (2025 Remaster)
2. Coriolis (2025 Remaster)
3 . Slab (2025 Remaster)
4.. Sub-Aura (2025 Remaster)
5. Disembodied (2025 Remaster)
6. Caged (2025 Remaster)
7. Under-Dub (2025 Remaster)
8. Claustrophobia
9. Uncaged
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September 12, 2025
Grandaddy @ Fonda Theatre FRIDAY Sept 12th 2025 // THE PORTABLE INFINITE
All photos taken by Alexander Laurence
Stereolab releases two new singles
STEREOLAB
RELEASE TWO NEW SINGLES
OUT NOW DIGITALLY AND 7” VINYL:
“FED UP WITH YOU JOB” + “CONSTANT AND UNIFORM MOVEMENT UNKNOWN”
2025 TOUR CONTINUES ACROSS
N AMERICA / S AMERICA / UK
Photo credit Joe Dilworth
Artwork credit: Vanina Schmitt
Following on from the release of their first studio album in fifteen years, Instant Holograms On Metal Film, released in May, Stereolab return with two brand new songs: "Fed Up With Your Job" and "Constant And Uniform Movement Unknown". A double A-side 7" single, limited to three thousand copies worldwide, co-released by Warp and Duophonic UHF Disks, is being released on the eve of the groop’s forty one date North and South American tour, which starts in Nashville and ends in Mexico City. The majority of shows are sold out. Shows in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales are on sale now.
Tour Dates
September 2025
13th - Brooklyn Bowl - Nashville, TN - on sale here
14th - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA - SOLD OUT
16th - Miami Beach Bandshell - Miami, FL - on sale here
18th - Civic Theatre - New Orleans, LA - on sale here
19th - Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA - SOLD OUT
20th - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC - SOLD OUT
21st - Haw River Ballroom - Saxapahaw, NC - SOLD OUT
23rd - The Howard Theatre - Washington, DC - SOLD OUT
24th - Union Transfer - Philadelphia. PA - SOLD OUT
26th - Royale - Boston, MA - SOLD OUT
27th - State Theatre - Portland, ME - on sale here
October 2025
1st - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY - SOLD OUT
2nd - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY - SOLD OUT
3rd - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT - SOLD OUT
4th - Théâtre Beanfield - Montreal, QC - SOLD OUT
6th - Danforth Music Hall - Toronto, ON - SOLD OUT
7th - Asbury Hall - Buffalo, NY - on sale here
8th - Globe Iron - Cleveland, OH - SOLD OUT
9th - Metro - Chicago, IL - SOLD OUT
10th - Metro - Chicago, IL - SOLD OUT
11th - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN - on sale here
12th - Hancher Auditorium at the Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA - SOLD OUT
14th - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO - on sale here
17th - Vogue Theatre - Vancouver, BC - SOLD OUT
18th - Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA - SOLD OUT
19th - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR - SOLD OUT
21st - The Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA - SOLD OUT
22nd - The Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA - SOLD OUT
24th - Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz, CA - SOLD OUT
25th - The Bellwether - Los Angeles, CA - SOLD OUT
26th - The Bellwether - Los Angeles, CA - SOLD OUT
28th - Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA - SOLD OUT
30th - Ballroom Marfa - Marfa, TX - SOLD OUT
31st - Levitation - Austin, TX - on sale here
November 2025
1st - White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX - on sale here
2nd - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX - on sale here
4th - Complejo Art Media - Buenos Aires, Argentina - on sale here
7th/8th - Fauna Primavera - Santiago, Chile - on sale here
9th - Balaclava Fest - São Paulo, Brazil - on sale here
12th - Foro Indie Rocks! - Mexico City, Mexico - SOLD OUT
13th - Foro Indie Rock! - Mexico City, Mexico - SOLD OUT
December 2025
5th - Brighton Dome Corn Exchange - Brighton, England - SOLD OUT
6th - Royal Festival Hall - London, England - SOLD OUT
8th - SWG3 Galvanisers - Glasgow, Scotland - SOLD OUT
9th - Project House - Leeds, England - SOLD OUT
11th - O2 Ritz - Manchester, England - on sale here
12th - Wulfrun Hall - Wolverhampton, England - on sale here
13th - O2 Academy - Oxford, England - SOLD OUT
14th - Brixton Electric - London, England - SOLD OUT
February 2026
17th - Aberystwyth - Aberystwyth Arts Centre - on sale here
19th - Cork - Cyprus Avenue - on sale here
20th - Limerick - Dolan's - on sale here
21st - Dublin - National Concert Hall - on sale here
22nd - Belfast - Mandela Hall - on sale here
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Mimi Webb Releases Sophomore Album "Confessions" Today
MIMI WEBB RELEASES SOPHOMORE ALBUM CONFESSIONS TODAY -
LISTEN
[EPIC RECORDS]
FEATURING LEAD SINGLE, “I MET A BOY” – OUT NOW
LISTEN
CONFESSIONS
My Go
Love Language
Mind Reader (with Meghan Trainor)
Narcissist
Kiss My Neck
I Love You For Me
You Don’t Look At Me The Same
I Met A Boy
Side Effects
Crashing Out
Rom Com
Confessions
British pop sensation Mimi Webb steps boldly into a new chapter with the release of her highly anticipated sophomore album Confessions , out today via Epic Records. The album features the radiant lead single “I Met A Boy,” marking her boldest and most personal work to date.
Listen to Confessions HERE .
With Confessions , Mimi is ready to open up like never before. Written and recorded between Los Angeles and London, the album represents a fearless leap forward — an honest exploration of heartbreak, empowerment, and self-discovery, while still delivering the soaring pop songs that first put her on the map.
“I am so proud of this album. Confessions has helped me grow both as a person and as an artist,” Mimi explains. “The themes I was able to explore through these songs taught me so much about myself and gave me real confidence. I’m also incredibly proud of the creative side of this record — every video, every photoshoot holds so much of me. This project, as a whole, is the most authentically ‘me’ thing I’ve ever done.”
On the luminous album focus track “I Met A Boy,” Mimi delivers a sparkling pop gem about dodging heartbreak and reclaiming her power. With cheeky, candid lines like “I’m over boys that waste my time,” she turns frustration into empowerment, channeling her signature mix of vulnerability and strength into a biting, infectious single.
Speaking about “I Met A Boy,” Mimi reveals, “‘I Met a Boy’ is probably one of the more unique songs on the album. I had so much fun trying out a more R&B sound, which hasn’t really influenced my music until now, and I’m definitely excited to explore it further in my future work. We’ve all flirted with someone, only to find out they’re already in a relationship, so I hope this song feels relatable to many.”
A standout moment is the album’s emotional centerpiece, “You Don’t Look At Me The Same.” Stripped back to somber piano and minimal production, the ballad spotlights Mimi’s most vulnerable vocal performance as she faces the slow unraveling of a once-close relationship. The song swells toward a heartbreaking realization as she pleads, “Please tell me I’m not seeing straight, what’s changed? Oh, you don’t look at me the same.” Watch the powerful Jake Erland-directed music video for “You Don’t Look At Me The Same” HERE.
On “I Love You For Me,” co-written with Amy Allen and John Ryan, Mimi flips the script on a classic love song, pleading for true commitment with the piercing line, “Don’t you ruin, I love you for me.” She also leans into playful empowerment on “Love Language” (WATCH), embracing freedom from labels and expectations.
Elsewhere, “Crashing Out” — Mimi’s second collaboration with GRAMMY Award® winner and labelmate Meghan Trainor, following their playful single “ Mind Reader ” earlier this year — surges with manic energy and raw urgency. “Side Effects” captures the addictive highs and lows of heartbreak, while the scathing “Narcissist,” one of Mimi’s boldest tracks yet, delivers a fiery kiss-off that premiered earlier this week on Apple Music’s New Music Daily with Zane Lowe.
“The lyrics in ‘Narcissist’ are so real,” Mimi shares. “I don’t think I’ve ever spilled the tea about a past relationship as much as I do in this song. People will never know exactly who it’s about, but writing it helped me finally say all the things I wish I had said. We’ve all dated a narcissist, and I hope screaming this song helps people move on.”
Across all 12 tracks, Mimi surrounded herself with a trusted circle of collaborators — including Amy Allen, Julia Michaels, Jason Evigan, Jordan Riley, and more — to bring her most personal and uncompromising vision to life. The result is a record that finds her standing taller than ever, baring her soul while embracing the euphoric spirit of pop.
With over a billion global streams, sold-out tours across continents, and a BRIT Award nomination under her belt, Mimi Webb continues to cement her place as one of pop’s most compelling voices. In 2024, she lit up the stages of major festivals like Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, Osheaga, and Outside Lands, and hit the road with the Jonas Brothers and Benson Boone. Now, with momentum at an all-time high, Mimi is set to kick off The Confessions Tour later this month, bringing her powerhouse vocals and emotionally charged new material to fans across the UK and Europe. For a full list of tour dates please visit: www.mimiwebb.com.
Stay tuned for more news and music from Mimi Webb, coming soon.
Mimi’s sophomore album Confessions is out now on all streaming platforms worldwide.
ABOUT MIMI WEBB
Mimi Webb makes the kind of music that’s there for you when you need it the most. Whether you’re glowing up in the wake of a breakup, you need to cry on the dancefloor, or you’re feeling yourself and living your best life, she’s got an anthem for every occasion. The BRIT Award-nominated UK singer and songwriter not only empowers, but also empathizes with electrifying, engaging, and enigmatic pop boosted by her skyscraper-size vocals. Mimi followed her dream to the doorstep of stardom the old-fashioned way—by tirelessly grinding and singing her heart out since her childhood in Canterbury. She turned heads with her 2021 debut, the Seven Shades of Heartbreak EP. She launched “Good Without” and “Dumb Love” into the Top 15 of the UK Singles Chart, emerging as “the first artist to land concurrent entries in the Top 15 since Dua Lipa in 2017.” Meanwhile, 2023 saw the songstress unveil her first full-length album, Amelia, notching a Top 5 debut on the UK Albums Chart and yielding the fan favorite “House On Fire.” She notably performed for the late Queen Elizabeth II and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Selling out headline gigs on multiple continents, she also supported Jonas Brothers, Tate McRae, and Benson Boone on tour. She has appeared at US festivals such as Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, ACL, and Outside Lands in addition to UK and European festivals a la Reading, Leeds, Isle of Wight, Electric Picnic, Mad Cool, and more. Not to mention, she incited the applause of Harpers Bazaar, V Magazine, Rolling Stone,PAPER, Wonderland., and Teen Vogue. Making waves worldwide with over a billion of streams, sold out tours, and unanimous critical acclaim, she’s getting more personal than ever on her second full-length album, Confessions [Epic Records].
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Public Circuit ask what you bend a knee to on new album 'Modern Church'
PUBLIC CIRCUIT ASK WHAT YOU BEND A KNEE TO ON
NEW ALBUM MODERN CHURCH — OUT TODAY
LIKE BOTH A FLICKER OF CANDLELIGHT AND A FLUORESCENT GLARE, THE NYC SYNTH BAND
RELEASES THEIR SECOND ALBUM
VIA À LA CARTE RECORDS
HEADLINE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR UNDERWAY
NOW & EUROPEAN TOUR TO FOLLOW WITH PERFORMANCES AT 8MM FESTIVAL
AND LEFT OF THE DIAL — SEE ALL DATES HERE
Today, New York City synth-punk band, Public Circuit, have released their second album Modern Church via à La Carte Records. If electronic music is sacred theology, then they are the pagan heretics driving the genre forward with an indomitable will to live. On the new record, Public Circuit dismantle and reassemble post-punk with surgical precision. Gone is any pretense of retro revivalism—what remains is something sharper, darker and entirely their own — Listen to the new album.
With a newfound sense of collaboration amongst all three members (Ethan Biamont, Sean Holloway and Nelson Fisher), this is a record that dances in the flicker of candlelight and fluorescent glare alike, channeling an austere pulse of angular electronic instrumentation, and raw percussive rhythms all bathed with the high-gloss ache of sophisti-pop into a sound that’s equal parts ritual and revolution.
The album is overtly religious in theme; an analogical tool to explore gender identity, the fleeting faith of society, and the illicit repercussions of unresolved trauma. Public Circuit is deeply influenced by NYC’s constant feed of noise and bustle the city delivers. Channeling these pensive emotions into explosive energy, the band commits to live up to the historical behemoth of NYC music as their sphere of influence continues to expand.
"’Modern Church’ represents the collapse of connection—the album's chants are hollow, stripped back, and full of seething energy,” shares singer Biamont. “As we departed from the sound of our last album, we don’t see change as an enemy, but as a tool — a structure that can be repurposed, re-tuned into a tightly wound and potent new form.”
Press photo by Nicole Miller
Beginning with the album opener and title track, the sparse, rhythmic offering lays out what a modern church is. A critique on false idols, Biamont sees this as anything from, “the gym and one's physique, a substance to abuse, or one's own vain obsession of their online image; everyone has something that they bend a knee to.”
Next comes the danceable “Samson,” a poke at the hubris that courses through the veins of masculine society. The more straightforwardly post-punk “Take The Blame” covers an almost masochistic tendency of society to be driven by guilt. The album’s final single ahead of release, “No Faith,” is both animalistic and accusatory as the band attempts to untangle the knotted web of faith and gender identity.
At the album’s halfway point, “Hymn 01” is a break in the album’s driving force, a slow-burning prayer of a song. Following the brief interlude, “To The Grave” intensely twinkles and crashes as the band reels against the parts of themselves they refuse to push back down. The blisteringly explosive “Damager” started off as a jam the band would play between songs during their live show. Biamont describes it, “like running through a supermarket with no remorse for what you are rummaging in your path. It's like all the pain and feeling inside has welled up into an explosive expressionistic splatter painting. Like a broken machine: everything damaged continues to damage.”
Intentionally ending the album with searing intensity, “Cost Of My Life” questions that if life is about always reaching for something more, at what point did you sacrifice too much and miss it all?
MODERN CHURCH TRACK LIST
"Modern Church"
"Samson" — watch
"Take The Blame"
"No Faith" — watch
"Hymn 01"
"To The Grave" — watch
"Damager"
"Cost Of My Life"
Now underway, Public Circuit is out on their tour of the US and Europe. While in Berlin, they will join the lineup of 8mm Festival, and in the Netherlands, they will play Left Of The Dial festival. Once they make it back to their home of NYC, Public Circuit will play an album release show at TV Eye on November 5. See all dates here and below.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
NORTH AMERICA
September 12 - Birmingham, AL - Firehouse
September 13 - Greer, SC - Melon Barn
September 16 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
September 17 - Nashville, TN - The Cobra
September 18 - Asheville, NC - Static Age Records
September 19 - Harrisonburg, VA - The Mansion
September 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Nikki Lopez
September 26 - Providence, RI - Alchemy
EU AND UK
October 2 - Valence, FR - Mistral Palace
October 3 - Milan, IT - TBA
October 4 - Bologna, IT - Covo Club
October 5 - Rimini, IT - Esperanto Bistrò
October 7 - Zagreb, HR - Mochvara
October 8 - Salzburg, AU - Rock House
October 9 - Wien, AU - Das Lot
October 10 - Berlin, DE - 8mm Festival
October 11 - Berlin, DE - Loge
October 12 - Copenhagen, DK - Råhuset
October 15 - Trier, DE - Mergener Hof
October 16 - Amsterdam, NL - Oedipus
October 17 - London, UK - The Shacklewell Arms
October 18 - Liverpool, UK - Kazimier Stockroom
October 19 - Reading, UK - Purple Turtle
October 20 - Brighton, UK - Hope & Ruin
October 21 - Rouen, FR - Le 3 Pièces Muzik' Club
October 22 - Paris, FR - Supersonic
October 23 - Rotterdam, NL - Left Of The Dial
October 24 - Rotterdam, NL - Left Of The Dial
October 25 - Laval, FR - La Fosse
October 26 - Angers, FR - Joker Pub
October 27 - Lausanne, CH - La Brèche
NORTH AMERICA
November 5 - Queens, NY - TV EYE (album release show)
All tour info here
JESSIE REYEZ ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN BOOK TOUR; 'WORDS OF A GOAT PRINCESS VOL. II: THE PEOPLE'S PURGE' OUT OCT 21
JESSIE REYEZ ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN BOOK TOUR
CELEBRATING THE RELEASE OF HER NEW POETRY BOOK WORDS OF A GOAT PRINCESS VOL. II: THE PEOPLE’S PURGE — OUT OCT 21
TOUR KICKS OFF OCT 15 IN WASHINGTON, D.C., STOPPING IN CHICAGO, NYC, AND MORE
THIRD ALBUM PAID IN MEMORIES
OUT NOW VIA FMLY / ISLAND RECORDS
Photo by John Jay
PRESS PRAISE FOR JESSIE REYEZ
“With the authenticity and heartbreaking relatability that her fans know and love her for, Reyez brings the breadth of her lived experience to the page as few recording artists can.” - USA TODAY
Today, Grammy-nominated, 6x time Juno-winning singer-songwriter, and bestselling author Jessie Reyez announces a North American book tour celebrating the release of her second poetry collection, Words of a Goat Princess Vol. II: The People’s Purge — out Oct 21. The tour kicks off in Washington, D.C. on October 15th, and will see stops in Chicago, NYC, Dallas, and more cities across the country, with additional dates to be announced. Pre-order the book HERE and buy tickets to the tour HERE.
Following the success of her 2024 USA TODAY bestselling debut poetry collection Words of a Goat Princess, Reyez returns with a bold new offering that doubles as both a love letter to the healing power of collaboration and a testament to the magic of being truly seen. Born from her long-running and wildly popular Instagram series, the collection features in-the-moment poems written in response to prompts from fans around the world thanks to the power of social media. Every chapter opener includes actual screengrabs of fans' suggestions for themes of Reyez’s poems, making it an especially intimate and exciting collaborational labor of love and community.
From a simple dead leaf on the ground to heartbreak, abandonment, addiction, and the quiet beauty of a sunset over still waters, Reyez transforms each suggestion into heartfelt, original poetry that is raw, unflinching, and deeply human. Each piece is accompanied by evocative illustrations from French Caribbean artist Eloïse Diot, bringing the words to vivid life. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to rid themselves of the guilt of existing and get lost in the razor-sharp mind of Jessie Reyez. Reyez’s multi-city book tour this fall will offer fans an intimate chance to hear her read selections from the collection, share the stories behind her work, and connect through live Q&A sessions and signings.
Known for her fearless lyricism and emotive performances, Jessie Reyez has cemented herself as a trailblazer in pop and R&B with her raw vocals, fearless lyricism, and emotive performances. She first gained attention with her 2016 hit "Figures", leading to her acclaimed EPs Kiddo (2017) and Being Human in Public (2018), the latter earning a Grammy nomination. Her debut album Before Love Came to Kill Us (2020) debuted in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart, and No. 13 on the Billboard 200, and recently achieved RIAA Gold certification, while her sophomore album Yessie (2022) was longlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. She has collaborated with Eminem, 6lack, Calvin Harris, (including the recently released single “Ocean”), Lil Wayne, Miguel, and Ari Lennox, while also penning hits for Dua Lipa, Sam Smith, Kehlani, and LISA (BLACKPINK). Reyez has dominated stages worldwide, including Lollapalooza 2024 in South America, Coachella in 2022, sold-out tours in Australia and Asia, and most recently, opening for Jhené Aiko’s The Magic Hour Tour. In 2024, she released the USA Today Best-Selling poetry book Words of a Goat Princess and contributed to Netflix’s Rebel Moon soundtrack, as well as the Grammy Award-winning Bob Marley: One Love film soundtrack. After releasing her highly anticipated third album PAID IN MEMORIES, Jessie Reyez continues to amass a massive fanbase with over 3 billion streams globally and a headline world tour throughout the course of 2025.
PRE-ORDER WORDS OF A GOAT PRINCESS VOL. II: THE PEOPLE’S PURGE
https://jessiereyez.bio.to/ThePeoplesPurge
Listen to PAID IN MEMORIES
https://JessieReyez.lnk.to/PAIDINMEMORIES
BOOK TOUR DATES
October 15th - Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
October 16th - Dallas, TX @ Oak Cliff Assembly
October 17th - Austin, TX @ State Theater
October 20th - Phoenix, AZ @ Madison Performing Arts Center
October 21st - Chicago, IL @ Everybody’s Coffee
October 22nd - New York, NY @ 651 Arts
October 23rd - Philadelphia, PA @ Greene Street Community Center
October 24th - Boston, MA @ The Marran Theatre
TICKETS HERE
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