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July 18, 2025
AURORA Shares New Single “You Can’t Run From Yourself (from Kaiju No. 8)” — Opening Theme for Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 — Out Now!
AURORA SHARES NEW SINGLE
“YOU CAN’T RUN FROM YOURSELF (FROM KAIJU NO. 8)”
THE TRACK SERVES AS THE OPENING THEME FOR HIT ANIME SERIES—
KAIJU NO. 8 SEASON 2 — PREMIERING JULY 19th
July 18, 2025 — Norwegian artist, producer and songwriter AURORA shares her new single “You Can’t Run From Yourself (from Kaiju No. 8)” today via Capitol Records. Written exclusively as the opening theme for Season 2 of the hit anime series, the track is an original composition inspired by the deep introspection and emotional journey of the protagonist, Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8. AURORA has publicly shared her love for anime, making this collaboration especially meaningful. Listen HERE.
AURORA explains, “‘You Can’t Run From Yourself (from Kaiju No. 8)’ was written for those who know the struggle between light and darkness, angels and demons within themselves. It's about how hard it is to run away from the parts of ourselves that are also a part of who we are.”
Season 2 of the highly anticipated series premieres Saturday, July 19 at 11:00 PM (JST) airing weekly on TV Tokyo and available for worldwide real-time streaming on X. “You Can’t Run From Yourself (from Kaiju No. 8) is also featured in the Season 2 main trailer: “A New Threat”, which has already surpassed 1.5 million views and can be viewed HERE.
Based on the popular manga by Naoya Matsumoto with over 18 million copies printed, the anime Kaiju No. 8 first aired in April 2024 and captured audiences worldwide with its emotionally resonant characters, intense Kaiju battles, and compelling stories of friendship and resilience.
With anticipation from fans around the globe, the long-awaited Season 2 sees Kafka Hibino confronting the overwhelming power of “Kaiju No. 8.” As the Defense Force begins to shake under his existence, an unprecedented new threat emerges. Now detained by the Defense Force as “Kaiju No. 8,” Kafka comes face to face with the strongest man in the Defense Force — Gen Narumi. As new, evolved threats surface, the Defense Force is pushed into an unprecedented predicament and the next chapter in this new-generation Kaiju action is set in motion once again.
Fresh off her recent set at Glastonbury Festival in the UK, AURORA continues to reach new heights globally — selling out arena shows in Mexico, London’s Wembley Stadium, and more. She will perform at festivals across the UK, Europe and the US throughout the summer, including Wilderness Festival (Oxfordshire, UK), Rock en Seine (Paris, France), Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, US), and Corona Capital (Mexico City, MEX). View full tour itinerary HERE.
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Dave Stewart’s 'Dave Does Dylan' Out Today — Now Streaming Everywhere
DAVE STEWART
— ICONIC ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMER —
RELEASES
DAVE DOES DYLAN
ACROSS DSPS VIA SURFDOG RECORDS
TODAY, JULY 18
14-SONG HOMAGE TO BOB DYLAN TO BE RELEASED AS SIGNED LIMITED EDITION VINYL — PRE-ORDER NOW VIA TALKSHOPLIVE
STEWART’S PUBLIC TELEVISION SPECIAL
SHOWCASING A LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE ALBUM
SET TO AIR ON SEPTEMBER 5
Above: ‘Dave Does Dylan’ Cover Art
NASHVILLE, TN (July 18, 2025) — DAVE STEWART — the highly acclaimed Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Songwriter Hall of Famer, Eurythmics co-founder, producer and renowned songwriter — has released DAVE DOES DYLAN across all streaming platforms via Surfdog Records. The 14-song homage to Bob Dylan, originally released earlier this year as an exclusive Record Store Day vinyl, features Stewart’s raw, inspired renditions of Dylan’s most iconic songs.
STREAM DAVE DOES DYLAN HERE.
Also, starting today, a special pre-order is available for a limited edition vinyl variant of the album, exclusively through TalkShopLive. Each copy of this unique sky blue pressing includes an autographed insert from Dave Stewart. Stewart will appear on TalkShopLive for a live-streamed interview on August 13, ahead of the vinyl’s official release on August 29. To learn more and pre-order your copy, visit TalkShopLive.
The spirit and sonic foundation of DAVE DOES DYLAN is built with live takes, pure and unedited. Featuring just Dave Stewart on vocals and guitars recorded in one take, the album finds him performing inspired renditions of Dylan’s songs — all of which he has adored since an early age.
As Billboard noted, “they’re songs Stewart recorded on his iPhone over time — during breaks in the studio, in his hotel rooms on tour or backstage at gigs.” Stewart adds: “Whenever I was waiting in-between something, I just started to put an iPhone on a little stick and sing a Bob Dylan song. I was just doing it for fun, and then I would put one up on Instagram every now and then and people would say, ‘Oh, we love this! Why don’t you make an album of this?’”
Earlier this year, DAVE STEWART taped an episode of Recorded Live at Analog inside The Hutton Hotel in Nashville, performing songs from DAVE DOES DYLAN with the addition of strings, pedal steel guitar, and keys. The performance is scheduled to premiere on public television on September 5.
BOB DYLAN HAS SAID: “Captain Dave is a dreamer and a fearless innovator, a visionary of high order, very delicately tractable on the surface but beneath that, he’s a slamming, thumping, battering ram, very mystical but rational and sensitive when it comes to the hot irons of art forms. An explosive musician, deft guitar player, innately recognizes the genius in other people and puts it into play without being manipulative. With him, there’s mercifully no reality to yesterday. He is incredibly gracious and soulful, can command the ship and steer the course, dragger, trawler or man of war, Captain Dave.”
Above: (L-R) Dave Stewart and Bob Dylan
Filming Dylan’s “Blood In My Eyes” video
Credit: courtesy of Dave Stewart
DAVE STEWART SHARES: “When I was first learning the guitar, I was about 14 or 15 years old — which would’ve been like 1964 or ’65. I was insistent on getting into folk clubs, but I looked about 12 years old, so they kept me out for a while. Then one chap, Mick Elliot, took pity and allowed me to play at The George & Dragon which became the center of the folk music scene in my hometown, Sunderland N.E. England, in the 1960’s. It was like stepping into a sacred room where visionaries and rebels converged — actually, it was simply a room upstairs in a pub full of older folk singers, beer, whisky and cigarette smoke everywhere. I was allowed to sing two songs, so I would play Bob Dylan songs from his albums that my brother had left behind when he went to college.
The audience was always a bit shocked that this kid, who looked so young, was singing these lyrics — especially in that kind of folk club. It was mostly old folk music that was being played from the local area about the coal mines and about the shipyards, which I loved too…and Dylan would have loved also. I started to sing and play these Dylan songs anywhere I could; in other folk clubs, even on the street all over the north east of England. From then on, I got every Bob Dylan album — and still do to this day — on Vinyl and in every possible variation.
One day in 1985, I received a phone call from Bob Dylan while I was in the studio in Los Angeles. At first, I thought it was my friend joking when the receptionist said ‘Bob Dylan on the phone for you,’ but I could tell as soon as he spoke, it was Bob. We met up that night and we talked about everything; films, music, life, etc., and we ended up in a great Mexican place in South L.A.
He knew everybody and he said, ‘hey, why don’t we make a video tomorrow or the next day?’ It was already two in the morning, but I agreed and I helped make various videos with him during which we became great friends. Years later, I filmed “Blood In My Eyes,” which is a video I shot on two 8mm cameras — just the two of us walking around Camden town.
I’ve played on stage with Bob in London, L.A. and Tokyo, and I find conversations with him — whether on the phone or when we’re together — really relaxed and easy. As you can imagine, he is full of great observations and wisdom, all wrapped up in a poetic language. I’m so, so grateful for getting to know him personally and to now record this album of songs after years of singing them to friends and to myself. It's been a long road and these lyrics and melodies have kept me company through the best and the worst of times. I hope my album can do the same for Dylan fans out there—who understand the mastery and the mystery Bob has bestowed on us, and still does to this day.”
Above: Dave Stewart at age 14 being let into the folk club for the first time
Credit: Courtesy of Dave Stewart
Above: Dave Stewart, Credit: Ann Fowler
From Dave Stewart’s memoir, ‘Sweet Dreams Are Made of This: A Life In Music’
TRACKLIST FOR DAVE DOES DYLAN:
Simple Twist Of Fate
I Want You
Emotionally Yours
Forever Young
To Ramona
Make You Feel My Love
Lay, Lady, Lay
Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Spanish Harlem Incident
Shelter From The Storm
She Belongs To Me
Visions Of Johanna
Above: Dave Stewart; Credit: Michelle Shiers
ABOUT DAVE STEWART:
With a career spanning four decades and over 100M album sales worldwide, award-winning singer, songwriter, musician, producer and Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart is among the most respected and accomplished talents in popular music history. Stewart co-wrote and produced each Eurythmics album in his world-famous duo with Annie Lennox. He has also produced albums and co-written songs with Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Tom Petty, Gwen Stefani, Damian Marley, Stevie Nicks, Daryl Hall, Bryan Ferry, A.R. Rahman, Katy Perry, Sinead O’Connor, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, and Joss Stone, and many others. In 2022 Dave Stewart released Ebony McQueen, one of his most ambitious and autobiographical works of his remarkable life and landmark career.
His wide-ranging work has earned Stewart a long list of prestigious honors, including over fifty ASCAP and BMI Awards, four Ivor Novello Awards for “Best Songwriter,” four BRIT Awards for “Best Producer” (including a Lifetime Achievement Award), a Golden Globe Award, and a GRAMMY® Award. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” by Eurythmics was recently inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame® and U.S. Library of Congress National Recording Registry, in recognition of its qualitative and historical significance. Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox were among the 2020 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, inducted by St. Vincent, with the ceremony taking place in 2022. Also in 2022, with an inspired induction by U2’s The Edge, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation welcomed Eurythmics as inductees for their profound impact on music.
Stewart is also a renowned film and TV producer (including NBC’s hit songwriting competition series, Songland), author, photographer, public speaker, and entrepreneur. In 2010, Stewart established Dave Stewart Entertainment (DSE), linking creative ideas to a host of projects in music, film, television, books, theatre, and new media.
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“An explosive musician, Captain Dave is a dreamer and a fearless innovator, a visionary of high order, very delicately tractable on the surface but beneath that, he’s a slamming, thumping, battering ram, very mystical but rational and sensitive when it comes to the hot irons of art forms..” — Bob Dylan
“He is my hero.” – Stevie Nicks
“I love Dave’s passion for making music.” – Mick Jagger
“He’s the musician’s musician.” – Rolling Stone
“Jack of All Trades Master of All of Them” – The Sunday Times
ABOUT SURFDOG/DKM:
Surfdog/DKM is an entertainment company, founded in 1985 and located in Encinitas, CA, which includes DKM Management, Surfdog Records, Surfdog& Surfmutt Music Publishing, and Surfdog’s Java Hut Cafe. Surfdog/DKM has a diverse and acclaimed roster and, since its inception, has worked with a number of legendary iconic artists, including Brian Setzer, Eric Clapton, UB40, Sublime, Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics), Glen Campbell, Joss Stone, Stray Cats, Butthole Surfers, Dan Hicks, Slightly Stoopid, as well as hilarious and renowned comedians Zoltan Kaszas and Bret Ernst. Surfdog/DKM is involved with several environmental charities including Oceana, Surfrider Foundation, Sea Shepherd, among many others, and is proud that our Encinitas offices are GreenPoint Rated and operate as a certified California Green Business and remain a member in good standing with 1% For The Planet.
CONNECT WITH DAVE STEWART HERE:
OFFICIAL WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK
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LEISURE Share New Single “Dominoes”; New Album "Welcome To The Mood" To Be Released September 12
NEW ZEALAND COLLECTIVE
SHARE NEW SINGLE
“DOMINOES”
NEW ALBUM
WELCOME TO THE MOOD
TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 12
THE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS THE CREATIVE FREEDOM AND THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF A BAND EVOLVING WITH AUTHENTIC PURPOSE
GLOBAL FALL TOUR ON-SALE NOW
PHOTO CREDIT: SHEVA KAFAI
“A striking sense of cohesion and style.” - The Line of Best Fit
“blissed-out, height-of-summer melancholia groove” – Vanyaland
“Genre-hopping supergroup” – Rolling Stone
“I FALL FOR YOU LIKE DOMINOES”
July 18, 2025 – Today, Auckland’s soul-electronic collective LEISURE share their new single, “Dominoes,” a catchy beat-driven track that ignites like the spark of falling in love. The band shares the meaning behind saying, “’Dominoes’ highlights the cyclical nature of love, where every moment, whether high or low, contributes to the overall depth of the connection. Each fall—like the dominoes—brings the two closer together, making the love feel both inevitable and endlessly new. It embraces the beauty of loving one person endlessly, where every day feels like falling for them all over again.
"We had a once in a lifetime opportunity to spend some time at legendary mid-century architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West,” the band adds. “The video for ‘Dominoes’ is a visual explosion of our time spent in such a unique and otherworldly space".
WATCH + SHARE “DOMINOES”
https://leisure.ffm.to/dominoes
“Dominoes” is the latest release from their forthcoming studio album, Welcome To The Mood, which will be released on September 12, 2025. For their fifth studio album, the genre-defying sextet refines their soulful, slow-burning ethos into a radiant new chapter – one rooted in togetherness, creative freedom, and the lived experience of a band evolving with authentic purpose. They also embraced a more organic, live-recording approach on Welcome To The Mood. The group explains, “Off the back of touring the last album, we had played more shows than ever and wanted to bring more of the live element into the process, so we didn’t use drum breaks and loops as much as previous records and tracked live.” They continued expanding their sound by bringing in specialist musicians — string sections, brass, pianos, and backing vocalists — pushing the sonic possibilities beyond their individual skill sets. Yet at its core, the album remains deeply personal. Written in remote hideaways, the songs carry the tranquility of escape while capturing a newfound confidence in emotional vulnerability.
Thematically, Welcome To The Mood is a rich sonic auditory tapestry woven with threads of authenticity, humanity, and creative celebration. Lyrically, the album explores universal experiences — love, loss, connection, hope, and purpose — drawn from the everyday yet rendered in LEISURE’s distinct palette of lush tones and laid-back groove. Tracks are anchored in realness but elevated by a sonic landscape that feels simultaneously nostalgic and futuristic, mirroring the ethos of Frank Lloyd Wright, whose Taliesin West provided literal and symbolic inspiration during the album’s visual journey. By choosing Taliesin West as a backdrop, LEISURE pays homage to Wright’s architectural genius and further establishes their vision that art, whether through architecture or sound, plays a vital role in enriching everyday life. The band adds, “It’s incredible how even in 2025 the spaces Frank Lloyd Wright built in 1937 still feel futuristic and nostalgic at the same time, this is a goal for our music as well. His inspiration to build spaces for creativity and connection is also something we share.”
Following the album release, the band will hit the road in Europe and North America for a fall tour that launches in October with a performance at the Austin City Limits Festival. It includes stops in New York (Terminal 5), Toronto (The Concert Hall), Chicago (Vic Theater), Los Angeles (The Novo), Vancouver (Commodore), London (Roadhouse), Paris (Bataclan), Berlin (Huxley’s), and more.
In a world preoccupied with instant gratification and overnight success, LEISURE have been taking the scenic route. The six members - and mates - came together in 2015 on a spontaneous trip up New Zealand’s rugged west coast. At that stage, they’d independently spent years churning through the music machine’s tight jaws. Individually, the five are award-winning songwriters, producers, and creatives. Together, they resolved to carve out a new musical paradigm: cut the crap, enjoy the ride, and above all, keep it LEISURE. Welcome To The Mood follows the acclaimed 2023 album Leisurevision, which received praise from BBC, Rolling Stone, KCRW, and more. 530+ million streams later, festivals like Lollapalooza, M3F, and the upcoming ACL date, and sold-out headline dates throughout NZ, Australia, the UK, Europe, and the US, they’re doing something right.
WELCOME TO THE MOOD TRACKLISTING:
Diamonds
The Colour of the Sound
Beach House
Tenderness
Desert Moon Sky
One in a Million
LEISURE FALL TOUR DATES:
On-sale now at https://www.theleisurecollective.com/shows
10/10 - 12 Austin, TX Austin City Limits
10/13 Nashville, TN Basement East
10/14 Atlanta, GA Variety
10/16 New York, NY Terminal 5
10/17 Washington, DC 930 Club (late)
10/20 Boston, MA Royale
10/22 Montreal, QC Beanfield Theatre
10/23 Toronto, ON The Concert Hall
10/24 Cleveland, OH Globe Iron
10/25 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
10/27 Denver, CO Ogden
10/29 Boise, ID Treefort Music Hall
10/30 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
10/31 Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo
11/01 Vancouver, BC Commodore
11/05 San Francisco, CA Fox Theater
11/07 Los Angeles, CA The Novo
11/08 San Diego, CA The Sound
11/09 Tucson, AZ La Rosa
11/27 London, UK Roundhouse
11/28 Bristol, UK Thekla
11/29 Manchester, UK Academy 2
12/01 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique Box
12/02 Paris, France Bataclan
12/03 Utrecht, Netherlands TivoliVredenburg
12/04 Berlin, Germany Astra
12/06 Prague, CR Meet Factory
12/07 Warsaw, Poland Proxima
12/09 Vienna, Austria SimmCity
12/10 Zurich, Switzerland Dynamo
12/11 Cologne, Germany Stollwerck
12/13 Barcelona, Spain Sala Apolo 2
12/14 Madrid, Spain Sala Mon
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Natalie Bergman Releases New Album "My Home Is Not In This World" Today
– OUT NOW
NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR UNDERWAY
PLUS DATES WITH RILO KILEY
UK & EUROPEAN TOUR STARTS SEPTEMBER 20
LISTEN
MY HOME IS NOT IN THIS WORLD
Lonely Road
Gunslinger
Dance
Stop, Please Don’t Go
You Can Have Me
My Home Is Not In This World
Looking For You
Didn’t Get To Say Goodbye
Changes
I’ll Be Your Number One
Song For Arthur
California
U.S HEADLINE TOUR DATES
07/18 - Public Records - Brooklyn, NY
07/25 - Masonic Lodge - Los Angeles, CA
RILO KILEY SUPPORT DATES
08/30 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony
08/31 - The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY
09/01 - The Pines - Florence, MA
09/03 - College Street Music Hall - New Haven, CT
09/04 - The Met - Philadelphia, PA
09/05 - The Rooftop at Pier 17 - New York, NY
09/07 - MGM Music Hall at Fenway - Boston, MA
UK & EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR DATES
09/20 - Reeperbahn - Hamburg, DE**
09/23 - Strange Brew - Bristol, UK
09/24 - YES (Pink Room) - Manchester, UK
09/25 - Union Chapel - London, UK
09/26 - Auditorium de Conservatoire de Lille – Lille, FR
09/27 - Tetris - Le Havre, FR
09/28 - Quai M - La Roche Sur Yon, FR
09/30 - La Maroquinerie - Paris, FR
10/01 - Le Marche Gare - Lyon, FR
10/03 - Covo - Bologna, IT
10/04 - sPAZIO 211 - Turin, IT
10/05 - Kaufleuten - Zurich, CH
**Festival Appearance
Chicago-born, Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer Natalie Bergman releases her highly anticipated sophomore album, My Home Is Not In This World , out today via Third Man Records. Listen to the full album HERE .
Infused with throwback sounds and vintage textures, My Home Is Not In This World draws on the timeless grooves of the 1960s while layering in soulful basslines and luminous vocals. Co-produced by Bergman herself with her brother and longtime collaborator Elliot Bergman, the 12-track collection shimmers with gospel soul, country-western heartache, and rock ‘n’ roll grit, all anchored by Natalie’s unmistakable voice.
Where her critically acclaimed 2021 debut solo album Mercy was steeped in grief and spiritual reckoning after the sudden loss of her father and stepmother, My Home Is Not In This World emerges from a season of rebirth. In 2024, Bergman welcomed her son, Arthur, an experience that transformed her songwriting into something equally tender and transcendent. The album balances heartbreak and loss against the transformational theme of motherhood, resulting in some of her most personal and radiant work to date.
The album includes the newly released single “Lonely Road,” a track infused with classic influences that showcases Bergman’s luminous vocals and knack for timeless melodies. “Lonely Road” follows earlier singles “Dance” and “Gunslinger,” each offering a glimpse into the shimmering songwriting and evocative production that define this new era. “Gunslinger” sets the tone with smoky vocals, ghostly guitars, widescreen strings, and a slow-burning groove that evokes classic western film scores and vintage soul. Lyrically, it conjures a portrait of unrequited longing, for a something that feels just out of reach.
To celebrate the release, Bergman will embark on a run of headline shows across the UK and Europe this fall. Additionally, she will join Rilo Kiley on their highly anticipated reunion tour this summer, performing across select dates in major cities throughout North America.
Bergman’s solo work has garnered widespread acclaim from Rolling Stone, NPR, and other tastemakers, and with this new collection, she further cements her reputation as a songwriter unafraid to mine her own story for universal truths while staying true to her unmistakable sonic palette.
The Technicolors drop the facade on "First Class to Nowhere"
THE TECHNICOLORS DROP THE FACADE ON
NEW SINGLE “FIRST CLASS TO NOWHERE” — STREAM
WITH FEATURED VOCALS FROM MADISON CUNNINGHAM
NEW ALBUM HEAVY PULP SET TO ARRIVE
ON AUGUST 29 VIA SOUNDON — PRE-SAVE
ALBUM RELEASE SHOWS IN LA, PHOENIX & NYC
ON SALE NOW — TICKETS
Press photo by Lupe Bustos
“The band’s repertoire encompasses everything from dreamy, bedroom pop-esque ballads to riff-driven, unapologetic rock tracks that leave the listener wondering how everything could possibly come from one band.”
“Snappy garage rock with just a hint of Britpop, the band's taut, concise songwriting has lyrical flair and just a taste of melodic bite.”
Up next from their forthcoming album Heavy Pulp, rock band The Technicolors today release “First Class to Nowhere.” Pared back in comparison to some of their recent releases, there’s a sense of tenderness to this track’s naked vulnerability. Featuring guest vocals from Madison Cunningham, lyrics are effortlessly traded back and forth, creating lightness in the song’s atmosphere — Stream.
The Technicolors’ Brennan Smiley opened up by saying, “For whatever reason I’ve noticed a pattern where I’ll attempt to write a song directly for someone close, or with that specific person in mind, and it almost always turns out that I’m actually writing it to myself just the same. That’s what this song ended up becoming; a sort of ‘get well soon’ card to myself and to that person and to anyone. While a lot of other songs on the album take a different approach — hiding behind masks or playing different characters as a way of revealing something else, it was important for this song to feel as naked and vulnerable as possible and to risk that level of honesty. I’d be lying to myself if I said that came easy.”
Heavy Pulp will be released on August 29 via SoundOn. The album was produced by GRAMMY-nominated Robert Adam Stevenson (Queens of the Stone Age, The Kills) and features BRONCHO’s Nathan Price on drums. The Technicolors’ Brennan Smiley will be out on the road playing guitar in BRONCHO on their tour this summer. Sonically massive and dripping in confidence, this will be The Technicolors’ first album since 2021, following a pause to take time away and create deliberately. Pre-save Heavy Pulp here.
Following their last album Cinema Sublimina, The Technicolors needed a moment to take a breath. Spending over a decade out on the road and constantly trying to put out enough music to keep other people happy, the band decided to slow down in order to not cut important corners. During this period of “dormancy” the band’s catalog shot to new heights, priming them for their biggest chapter yet. After putting their heads down in a time where bedroom pop was being favored, the band got to work and now reemerges in a space where being a rock band feels viable again.
Along with the release of Heavy Pulp, The Technicolors will play a string of album release shows in Los Angeles, their hometown of Phoenix, and New York City. Each show will be supported by Jo Alice. Tickets for all three shows are on sale now here.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
August 29 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon*
August 30 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar*
September 5 - Brooklyn, NY - Sultan Room*
* with support from Jo Alice
See all dates here
DREAM, IVORY Release New Album + Fall Tour with WISP
DREAM, IVORY
RELEASE NEW ALBUM
WHEN YOU COME BACK I HAVE SO MUCH TO TELL YOU
WATCH NEW “SOMETIMES” VIDEO
FALL TOUR WITH WISP
When You Come Back I Have So Much To Tell You Album Art
Praise for Dream, Ivory:
"romantic, drifting dream pop" - Stereogum
“traces the roots of shoegaze, wobbly alt-rock, and the murk of SoundCloud uploads” - Alt Press
“a cosmic synth track that might as well have been ripped out of your favorite suburban coming-of-age film” - Paste Magazine
"incandescent dream pop" - Vice
“Lo-fi distortion” - Nylon
“rides the line between fun and devastating” - Consequence
Los Angeles duo Dream, Ivory have released their new album, When You Come Back I Have So Much To Tell You, due out July 18th. Next month, they’ll head out on a full North American tour with breakout shoegaze star Wisp. Additionally, the band have shared a new music video for emotional album centerpiece “Sometimes,” an "oxymoronic song about a relationship that has ended. Both parties have been over each other for a good while, but accept the fact that in its rarity, the thought of one another seems to always make its way to the forefront of their brains regardless of past trauma."
Growing up in Southern California, brothers Christian and Louie Baello were each other’s universe. “We experienced the world through the same frame,” Christian says. That frame was heavily influenced by the number of times they moved, their identity as first generation Filipino Americans, and their parents’ love of music. Enlisted in piano lessons by their dad at a young age (“it wasn’t a choice,” Louie jokes), the Baello brothers cut their teeth covering the music their parents were raised on, everything from ABBA and the Bee Gees to the Beatles. Christian helms the production on Dream, Ivory tracks while Louie is the primary lyricist/vocalist, but every song they make is a true collaboration. Music has always been central to their sense of self-perception, but it’s just one of the brothers’ many talents. Together, they make all of Dream, Ivory’s artwork, videos, and visuals, it’s working: They have over 450 million streams across their catalogue and their debut single “welcome goodbye” is RIAA certified gold.
When You Come Back I Have So Much To Tell You follows Dream, Ivory’s 2022 debut LP, About a Boy, an album that interrogates difficult topics surrounding mental illness and suicidality with grace and conviction. When You Come Back… incubates a distinctive period in the brothers’ lives defined by dislocation and addiction. When their parents decided to move back to the Philippines, Louie moved to Los Angeles to live with Christian and his girlfriend, Lilia Shibuya, who contributed writing to the album. Though the brothers have been prolific since their teenage years, they stagnated as cohabitants. “We just didn’t really give a fuck about creating in that moment, there was just no inspiration in our lives,” Christian says. “Instead of writing, we’d get shitfaced drunk. It was bad. We’d record a riff, then take a shot.”
The brothers attribute that lack of inspiration to their early achievements. At 19, raking in tens of thousands of listeners on a single track felt like a major accomplishment, but the more Dream, Ivory grew, the benchmark for success leveled up. “There’s so much riding on our old shit, coming up with something new felt like going to the fucking moon,” Christian says. The moon being far, Christian spiraled. “I was drinking so much and getting caught by my brother, my girlfriend,” he says. “I was kicked out of our place.” But bottoming out eventually renewed his sense of purpose. Christian got sober, moved back in with his loved ones, and a songwriting breakthrough expanded their imagination of what Dream, Ivory could be.
WATCH NEW VIDEO FOR “SOMETIMES”
WATCH OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR PREVIOUS SINGLES “ALL GOOD,” “SOLAR ECLIPSE,” “AT ZERO” “TANGERINE DREAM, ”& “LOST ANGELES”
Inspired by anime and J-pop, lead single “Solar Eclipse” chronicles a romance between the sun and moon over incandescent dream pop, and precedes the recent “Tangerine Dream,” “All Good,” “Lost Angeles,” and at “At Zero,” a blistering and catchy song Alt Press praised, writing “their strongest and most alluring, traces the roots of shoegaze, wobbly alt-rock, and the murk of SoundCloud uploads.”
Tour Dates
August 22 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
August 23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
August 24 - Boston, MA @ Royale Boston *
August 25 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall Grand Ballroom *
September 6 - Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall *
September 7 - Detroit, MI @ El Club *
September 8 - Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar *
September 10 - Chicago, IL @ Metro *
September 11 - Saint Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall *
September 13 - Denver, CO @ Marquis *
September 16 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre *
September 18 - Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl *
September 19 - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall *
September 21 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom *
September 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre *
September 24 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre *
September 26 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
September 27 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace *
September 29 - Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum *
September 30 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk *
October 1 - Houston, TX @ Numbers *
October 3 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
October 4 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall *
October 6 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *
October 7 - Saint Louis, MO @ Off Broadway Nightclub *
October 8 - Kansas City, MO @ recordBar *
* w/ Wisp
Sly & The Family Stone Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967 Out Today
HIGH MOON RECORDS RELEASES
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE’S NEW LIVE ALBUM,
THE FIRST FAMILY: LIVE AT WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1967
EARLIEST LIVE RECORDING OF SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
SHOWCASES LEGENDARY BAND’S ONE-OF-A-KIND BRILLIANCE
PRIOR TO THEIR EXPLOSIVE WORLDWIDE SUCCESS
CD AND VINYL INCLUDE EXTENSIVE BOOKLET FEATURING
RARE PHOTOS AND EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH SLY STONE
AND ALL THE ORIGINAL BAND MEMBERS
CD EDITION INCLUDES BONUS TRACK “TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS”
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"The First Family shows us just how fully formed one of the greatest bands ever was,
right at the brink of going public. It’s a major rediscovery."
– Rolling Stone
"Earliest known live recording finds the Family Stone punchy, funky, and ready to rule."
– MOJO (4 Stars)
"The Winchester Cathedral recordings showcase a one-of-a-kind outfit that was already at the peak of its powers, long before it became internationally famous. Sly is fully in command, while the unique arrangements and tighter-than-tight ensemble playing point clearly to the road ahead,
and the enduring influence of Sly & The Family Stone's music.”
—Alec Palao
High Moon Records is proud to release Sly & The Family Stone’s The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967 on CD, LP, and digital download. The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967 is the earliest live recording of the pioneering band and is accompanied by a deluxe booklet with liner notes from the set’s GRAMMY®-nominated producer, Alec Palao, featuring exclusive interviews with Sly Stone and all of the original band members, never-before-seen photos, rare memorabilia, and more. The CD edition includes a bonus performance of Otis Redding’s classic “Try A Little Tenderness.”
PURCHASE/STREAM THE FIRST FAMILY: LIVE AT WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1967
The album was heralded last month with the electrifying "I Gotta Go Now (Up on the Floor)/Funky Broadway." Last week, the second single, "I Can't Turn You Loose," was released.
LISTEN TO "I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE"
WATCH "I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
LISTEN TO “I GOTTA GO NOW (UP ON THE FLOOR) / FUNKY BROADWAY”
Sly & The Family Stone were true pioneers on so many levels: black/white, male/female, rock/soul, the act shattered all preconceptions of what popular music could be and would go on to become one of the most innovative and influential groups the world has ever witnessed. Originally released as a sold-out, limited edition LP, earlier this year for Record Store Day, The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967 is an electrifying live performance by the original Family Stone line-up, a full year before their chart breakthrough with “Dance To The Music.”
This fascinating recording was featured in Questlove’s critically acclaimed 2025 documentary, Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) and spotlights Sly Stone’s singular brilliance on a tremendously exciting and atmospheric set of vintage soul covers and original compositions, peppered with the arrangements, motifs, and intoxicating energy that would soon become familiar during the group’s ascent.
Sly & The Family Stone served as the house band at Redwood City, CA’s Winchester Cathedral from December 16, 1966, to April 28, 1967, lighting up the club with their dynamic, crowd-pleasing performances. The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967 was recorded in the early hours of March 26, 1967, by Sly & The Family Stone’s first manager, Rich Romanello. Upon the group’s signing to Epic Records later that year, Romanello put the 7-inch analog tapes into storage where they sat for thirty-five years. The reels were rediscovered in 2002 by Dutch twins Edwin and Arno Konings, renowned Sly & The Family Stone archivists, and carefully restored by their co-producer, Palao, for this set.
With mastering by Dan Hersch and a lacquer cut by Kevin Gray, the result is an electrifying 50 minutes that proves that the genius and skill of Sly & The Family Stone came fully formed. Indeed, this is where it all began.
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
THE FIRST FAMILY: LIVE AT WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1967
(High Moon Records)
Release Date: Friday, July 18, 2025
Tracklist:
I Ain’t Got Nobody
Skate Now
Show Me
What Is Soul?
I Can’t Turn You Loose
Try A Little Tenderness *
Baby I Need Your Loving
Pucker Up Buttercup
Saint James Infirmary
I Gotta Go Now (Up On The Floor) / Funky Broadway
*CD Only Bonus Track
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The Heavy Heavy Announce First Ever Live Album Featuring “Go Down River” and #1 AAA Radio Single, “Happiness” out August 15TH via ATO Records
THE HEAVY HEAVY ANNOUNCE FIRST EVER LIVE ALBUM FEATURING “GO DOWN RIVER” AND #1 AAA RADIO SINGLE, “HAPPINESS” OUT AUGUST 15TH VIA ATO RECORDS
PREORDER HERE
LIVE SESSIONS INCLUDE COVERS OF “REAL LOVE BABY” BY FATHER JOHN MISTY AND “TEXAS SUN” BY KHRUANGBIN & LEON BRIDGES
WATCH THE “REAL LOVE BABY” LIVE VIDEO HERE
US SUMMER TOUR WITH THE BLACK KEYS AND FESTIVALS INCLUDING AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, BOURBON & BEYOND AND BOTH CALGARY & VANCOUVER FOLK FESTIVALS
FULL TOUR DATES HERE
Today, The Heavy Heavy, the “brilliant” (The Guardian) UK-based band, announced their first ever live album due out August 15th via ATO Records. Made up of fan-favorites from the road and live in-studio sessions, The Heavy Heavy 'Live' is a 10 track testimonial to the unique sound that has inspired fans around the world.
LISTEN TO “REAL LOVE BABY (CHURCH SESSIONS)” HERE
WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO HERE
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE
Following the success of their critically acclaimed debut EP Life and Life Only , which featured two AAA radio top five singles and their debut album One of a Kind , which featured the #1 AAA radio single “Happiness,” the band collected some of their favorite performances alongside reimagined songs from their catalog and favorite covers from their contemporaries.
The album was recorded live with no overdubs to capture the energy and power of the band’s transcendent live show. The collection of songs documents a group of musicians operating as a united musical force at the peak of their powers.
Side A features live performances from their headlining global tour and includes the first ever recording of set opener, “Parakeets,” as well as a rousing rendition of the breakout song that introduced the band, “Go Down River.”
Side B brings their live chops to the studio and includes their iconic takes on Father John Misty’s “Real Love Baby” and Khruangbin & Leon Bridges’ collaboration “Texas Sun,” along with a new take on recent album track, "Wild Emotion." All three tracks were recorded in The Church Studios in London and feature the Soul Sanctuary Choir who elevate the hugely popular songs to new levels.
The album lands amidst ongoing tour dates around the world. Having just played in Europe and the UK with The Teskey Brothers, The Heavy Heavy return to the US for headline dates across the country as well as shows with The Black Keys. The band, led by Will Turner (vocals, guitar) and Georgie Fuller (vocals, keys), will perform at summer festivals including Vancouver Folk Festival, Bourbon & Beyond, Borderland Music Festival, Austin City Limits and more. Full tour dates can be found HERE
You can listen to the first single HERE and watch the music video HERE
Photo Credit: Nicholas O'Donnell
Samora Pinderhughes unveils highly anticipated new mixtape 'Black Spring' today in collaboration with The Healing Project
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW MIXTAPE BLACK SPRING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HEALING PROJECTCELEBRATING JAMES BALDWINS’ 100TH BIRTHYEAR, MIXTAPE CHALLENGES CAPITALISM, POLICE VIOLENCE,MASS INCARCERATION
Samora Pinderhughes. Photo credit: Ragan Henderson DOWNLOADJuly 18, 2025—Award winning pianist, composer, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes today unveils his highly anticipated new mixtape,
Black Spring
, made in collaboration with The Healing Project—listen/share
here
.Black Spring, formed around new songs inspired by Pinderhughes’ sold-out performance in February at Harlem's legendary The Apollo, celebrates the 100th birthyear of seminal author and activist James Baldwin. The 10 tracks blend emotive and poetic piano ballads with modern electronics and R&B production, fusing a cohesive, genre spanning sound that brings a refreshing take to the neo-soul canon. The tracklist features members of Pinderhughes’ tight knit New York community including Elliott Skinner, Jamila Woods, Dani Murcia, Jehbreal Jackson, Marcus Gilmore and more.Rooted in the tradition of Black radical music and collective organizing, the songs challenge racial capitalism, police violence, mass incarceration, and systems of domination both in the U.S. and globally, providing a clear message of resistance. On the mixtape, Pinderhughes shares, "In a time when so many are overwhelmed, numbed, or uncertain in how to respond to the rise of authoritarianism and state violence, Black Spring offers a necessary jolt—an invitation to feel, to remember, and to move. It meets people where they are—be it in grief, in rage, or in quiet despair—and channels those emotions into momentum."The mixtape comes amidst a slew of new awards and community work for Pinderhughes; most recently, he has been named the Adobe Creative Resident at MOMA, a Pioneer Works Visual Art & Music Resident, and has given a TED Talk/Performance that will be released publicly on August 1—he’s also currently getting his Ph.D. at Harvard University, where he teaches an undergraduate class titled “Music in Social Practice: Sounding the Chorus of Community.’On February 22nd at The Apollo, in celebration of Baldwin’s legacy, Pinderhughes performed The James Baldwin Essays: As Much Truth As One Can Bear, an immersive multimedia experience that wove together songcraft, poetry, film, and inspiration from Baldwin’s own plays & essays like The Amen Corner and The Cross of Redemption. Originally commissioned by Harlem Stage in 2015, Pinderhughes refreshed the original score with new songs and new voices. Rounding the mixtape out with recently released single “Am I Human,” with features poetry from artist Keith LaMar who is currently on death row, Pinderhughes pulls from overlooked previous EPs and singles to rework a cohesive body of work that confronts structural violence and reckons with America’s history. The tracklist blends live and studio performances, imagining a new future for the nation that replaces systems of harm with systems of care—find the full tracklist below.About Samora PinderhughesSamora Pinderhughes is a composer, pianist, vocalist, filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist known for examining sociopolitical issues and fighting for change through his art. Lauded as “one of the most affecting singer-songwriters today, in any genre” by The New York Times and “a magical being” by Forbes, Pinderhughes is shaping new worlds through his art, his honesty, and his vulnerability. Born and raised in the Bay Area, Pinderhughes began playing music at two years old and went on to study music at Juilliard where he met his primary artistic mentor, MacArthur-winning playwright Anna Deavere Smith. Pinderhughes has collaborated and performed with a number of artists including Common, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins, Kyle Abraham, Sara Bareilles, Daveed Diggs and Herbie Hancock, and his works have been commissioned by institutions including Carnegie Hall, the Sundance Film Festival, The Kitchen, Yerba Buena Center for The Arts, and the Kennedy Center. In addition to the aforementioned awards and appointments, Pinderhughes also recently won an Emmy for his work as the composer, pianist and vocalist on Michéle Stephenson and Joe Brewster’s documentary, “Going to Mars: the Nikki Giovanni Project,” which also earned a place on the Oscars shortlist on top of IDA and Cinema Eye Honors nominations for Best Music Score.Pinderhughes’ third full length LP
Venus Smiles Not in The House of Tears
saw critical acclaim from WNYC All Of It, who welcomed him on for an on air segment, and Questlove praised, “Man..... @samorapinderhughes' music spoke to me tonight. […] For those doing the work & are on the path of improvement (& coming from a former self loather——it's so easy to get caught in that funk)—— I highly recommend seeing his show when it comes to your town. His band His singers at al—— superb gut punching performance tonight—— I felt understood tonight. Kudos."
Mixtape cover TRACK LISTBLACK SPRING 1. Hold Fast (feat. The Healing Project Choir)2. Kill War3. Hold That Weight4. Am I Human (feat Jamila Woods, Elliot Skinner, Bobby Gonz & Keith Lamar)5. No Plce (feat. Marcus Gilmore & Phil Agnew)6. For those lost, For those taken(feat. Nio Levon, Taj Sapp, Dani Murcia & Jehbreal Muhammad Jackson)7. Blood (feat. Lhasa de Sela)8. Star Blooded Work Song9. Black is the color / Comfort (Live, feat. Jules Latimer)10. I Know I’ve Been Changed
Imogen Heap Announces 'Speak For Yourself (20th Anniversary Remaster)' | Shares “Hide and Seek” (Remastered) | Watch Chat w/ Simon Heyworth
Imogen Heap
Announces Speak For Yourself (20th Anniversary Remaster)
with Limited Edition Redesigned Vinyl
due out October 17 2025 via Megaphonic Records
Speak For Yourself (20th Anniversary Remaster) pre-order
Stream “Hide and Seek” (Remastered)
& Watch the chat about remastering the
song w/ Simon Heyworth + Imogen Heap
Stream “Hide and Seek” (Remastered Atmos Version)
exclusively at Apple Music Stream at Apple Music
Speak For Yourself: 550,000+ copies sold worldwide
Speak For Yourself : 644 million+ Spotify streams
“Hide and Seek” certified RIAA Gold
“Headlock” certified RIAA Platinum
“One of the most unforgettable songs of the 21st century.” – NPR
“The best thing on the album… brilliantly spare and eerie.” – The New York Times
“Her voice is the software and the soul of the album.” – Entertainment Weekly
“The Eternal Influence of Imogen Heap” - Pitchfork
“Is Imogen Heap the Most Influential Artist of the Century?” - PAPER
“‘Hide And Seek’ is Imogen Heap’s most devastating and haunting track to date.” – Stereogum
“Imogen Heap never stopped going in” - FADER
Speak For Yourself (20th Anniversary Remaster) album art
Imogen Heap’s beloved landmark album Speak For Yourself was released exactly 20 years ago on July 18, 2005. Entirely written, produced, and mixed by Imogen Heap herself, it helped redefine what an independent artist could accomplish - creatively and commercially. She is thrilled to celebrate this monumental day with the announcement of the Speak For Yourself (20th Anniversary Remaster) due out October 17 via Megaphonic Records. Timed with intention, the release date celebrates Imogen reclaiming full control of her work, with her publishing rights reverting on that day and her masters already back in her hands since early 2025.
To mark the 20th anniversary today and to celebrate the success of RIAA certified Gold single “Hide and Seek” and RIAA certified Platinum single “Headlock,” Imogen is releasing an exclusive conversation with longtime collaborator and world renowned mastering engineer Simon Heyworth assisted by his colleague Bill Sellar at SuperAudioMastering in Devon about the creative process behind the song’s new remastered version out today July 18, 2025 via Megaphonic Records. Heyworth worked on the original album 20 years ago and returns with his audio engineering magic to bring a refreshed and renewed production quality to the beloved record.
Listen + Share: “Hide and Seek” (Remastered)
Watch + Share: Simon Heyworth + Imogen Heap
Discuss Remastering “Hide and Seek”
This special new release celebrates the record’s cultural impact and legacy – from “Hide and Seek” being parodied in Saturday Night Live’s “Dear Sister” 2007 digital short, to Ariana Grande reimagining “Goodnight and Go” on her 2018 album Sweetener with Heap credited as a co-writer, and most recently “Headlock” going viral on TikTok in late 2024, leading to a Billboard Hot 100 debut in Jan 2025. “Headlock” was also recently sampled by ONEFOUR feat The Kid Laroi in their collab “Distant Strangers”.
Revered in tandem for her work embracing technology and the future of artistry and AI, Imogen’s latest innovation Auracles not only highlights Imogen’s desire to embrace emerging technologies but to protect independent artists, like herself, along the way. Built upon 10 years of foundational work with The Creative Passport, an Auracle ID is a sovereign digital ID for artists that will help them retain visibility and control of their creative IP in an increasingly opaque digital world. Auracles provides both a home for their creative works and supports the future tools to declare permissions and ethically do business with future services. One immediate win with this approach is “sampling made easy” turning licensing into a collaborative and streamlined process. Imogen’s own music has been widely sampled, both with and without her permissions, and with Auracles she aims to encourage collaboration by connecting creators directly and fairly with the other artists or entities that may wish to license or sample their work.
Speak For Yourself (20th Anniversary Remaster) will be released for the first time on heavyweight 180g double black vinyl, the most high-fidelity physical format the album has ever received. Alongside comes a set of limited edition vinyl variants - bold, collectible pressings that speak to the album’s eclectic and emotional palette. The record's iconic artwork has also been reimagined, amplifying its original spirit while embracing the passage of time. Under Heap’s direction, the playfully filtered portrait is reborn with richer colours, and a refreshed halftone pattern that vibrates with new life – much like the record itself. Twenty years later, Speak for Yourself still sounds unmistakably like the future.
To celebrate the album’s 20th anniversary, Imogen will host a special livestream today @ 1pmEST / 6pmBST broadcasting across all major platforms. Fans are invited to join the conversation via the chat on heapster.live, where she’ll be answering questions live. For the past two decades, Imogen has explored new ways to connect directly with her audience - inviting them into her process, her home, and her ideas. This chat will be the heart of that connection.
Credit: Gretchen Lanham
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