MADONNA CONFESSIONS II AVAILABLE NOW

MADONNA CONFESSIONS II AVAILABLE NOW  Photo Credit: Rafael Pavarotti   (July 3, 2026 - Los Angeles) The dance floor is very much alive. Madonna’s eagerly anticipated new album Confessions II is available now via Warner Records. Listen HERE. Limited-edition vinyl, merchandise and more available HERE.   Reuniting with producer Stuart Price, Madonna sets the stage for an evolution of the groundbreaking world she created with the GRAMMY® award-winning Confessions on a Dance Floor. Across the 16-continuous mixed tracks on Confessions II, she explores themes of love, trauma, loss and healing. The album reinforces Madonna’s enduring belief that dance music is far from superficial: the dance floor is a lifeline, a place for escapism, connection and survival – it will save you every time. This spring, she previewed the album, inviting fans to the dance floor with the Billboard Dance Airplay No. 1 hit “I Feel So Free.” She also debuted “Bring Your Love” featuring Sabrina Carpenter at Coachella, marking 20 years since her festival debut – which subsequently topped the UK Club Chart.    The album features her daughter, Lola Leon on the emotional track “The Test,” which the two co-wrote, with deeply personal lyrics reflecting the healing and progression of their relationship. Madonna also collaborates for the first time with Dutch DJ and producer, Martin Garrix on the haunting “Bizzare,” an exploration of the complexities of love. Additionally, Belgian artist Strome brings his distinctive style to the seductive “My Sins Are My Savior.” Producers Andrew Watt and Cirkuit join Stuart Price on two evocative songs, “Danceteria” and “L.E.S. Girl,” chroniciling Madonna’s early years in New York City, celebrating the legendary club, the friendships that shaped her and unique life only Madonna could capture.   It was recently announced Madonna would co-headline the first-ever halftime show for the FIFA World Cup 26™ Final on July 19 from New York New Jersey Stadium. With an expected global audience to exceed 1.5 billion viewers, the world will be watching as she steps onto the stage to perform during this defining cultural moment. Her Confessions II track “Read My Lips” featuring Colombian singer Feid has become an anthem of the tournament.   Last month, she premiered Confessions II – The Film at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by TORSO, the immersive, cinematic experience brings the album’s first six songs to life through a bold, boundary-pushing visual narrative that blurs the lines between music, film and performance art. The ambitious film was met with immediate widespread critical acclaim with Rolling Stone hailing it as “a surrealistic, NSFW visual project that throbs like a freaky club fever dream,” while The Guardian praised it as a “provocative visual feast” and The Fader described the film as “raw, hypnotic, and highly addictive surreal club odyssey for a new generation.” Watch HERE.   The previous evening, Madonna electrified New York City with an unforgettable surprise performance in Times Square. Announced just 30 minutes beforehand, the event drew an estimated 50,000 fans eager to witness Madonna performing new music from Confessions II for the first time as well as a handful of beloved hits from Confessions on a Dance Floor. The landmark event transformed the heart of Manhattan into a massive dance floor and was livestreamed exclusively on Grindr.  Thanks for coming.

Photo Credit: Rafael Pavarotti Confessions II Tracklist I Feel So Free Good For The Soul One Step Away Bring Your Love (with Sabrina Carpenter) Danceteria Read My Lips (with Feid) Everything Love Sensation Love Without Words Bizarre (with Martin Garrix) School Fragile My Sins Are My Savior (feat. Stromae) Betrayal The Test (with Lola Leon) L.E.S. Girl

Gary Lachman Interview (Blondie) 2026

Today we're talking with acclaimed author Gary Lachman about his new book, Touched by the Presence. Best known as a founding member of Blondie before becoming one of today's leading writers on consciousness and the Western esoteric tradition, Lachman reflects on the unusual experiences that have shaped his life and work. We'll also discuss his years in Los Angeles, where he studied philosophy at Cal State Los Angeles, worked as a science writer at UCLA, and explored the ideas that would later define his writing. Gary Lachman, welcome to the program. #TPII63 Website: https://www.gary-lachman.com/ FILM: https://youtu.be/919SNRJtMRc?si=Exg5hxx4wsd1nJPL

Allah-Las announce new album Sirenas

New Album Sirenas Out August 28th Sirenas, the sixth album from Allah-Las, unfolds as an expansive, atmospheric exploration into instrumental storytelling. Emerging out of freeform jam sessions that were guided by a spirit of open-ended experimentation and subliminal discovery, the record coalesces around a boundless and burnished sound that gives shape to intuitive vibrations and deep moments of inner and outer worlding. Following the release of “Ultramarine,” new single "Pt. Conception" is out now. Watch the visualizer below.   LISTEN Available For Pre-Order Now Limited edition "Sinar Surya" yellow vinyl, exclusive to the Allah-Las and Mexican Summer webstores, limited to 1000 units worldwide. Also available on Black Vinyl and CD.  PRE-ORDER "Pt. Conception" Official Audio More Allah-Las Calico Review and LAHS are 20% off until July 31st exclusively on the Mexican Summer webstore.

daine shares Bassvictim edit of new single "PQC"

DAINE SHARES BASSVICTIM EDIT OF NEW SINGLE “PQC” VIA PACK. RECORDS HEADING ON TOUR ACROSS AUSTRALIA WITH NINAJIRACHI THIS SUMMER

“What could have been clear, upbeat power pop arrives with sonic complications instead. Blotchy distortion, faraway piano loops and hyperpop vocal stutters wreck any pretense of nonchalance” The New York Times “Hard to define Australian popstar” The FADER “Sugary and explosive, like pop rocks” Stereogum “One to watch” i-D Magazine “PQC” (Bassvictim Edit) LISTEN: https://pack.createmusic.fm/pqcbassvictim “PQC” WATCH: https://youtu.be/PuQJ4XEKpoU?si=qPjeO8TNe-N6Tksz LISTEN: https://pack.createmusic.fm/pqc (July 1, 2026) – Today, daine returns to share a Bassvictim edit of their new single “PQC” via Pack. Records. Bassvictim’s, Maria Manow and Ike Clateman rework the pop tune into a stripped back dance track allowing daine’s vocals to take up the full space. Speaking about the new version of the song daine shares, “This remix breathes cinematic air into ‘PQC.’ It feels like childhood magic, but also the awkward pain and joy of your early twenties. It sounds like running through a meadow cathartically after losing your job or something. It sounds like friendship and forgiveness.” The new Bassvictim edit of the song follows early praise around the single from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Stereogum as well as The FADER who described the track as, “Catchy as a children’s tune and as dancey as any electroclash banger.” The single arrived alongside a Dylan Marriot-directed video and marked a move away from heavy digital processing and toward something more exposed and human. The new single is also an early taste of a forthcoming debut album.  daine has spent over half a decade exploring a diverse, but distinct sonic palette experimenting with their vocal delivery and refining their craft as a songwriter. The Filipino-Australian artist first emerged through the orbit of Charli XCX’s co-sign, crafting music that sounded simultaneously blown-out and diaristic, intimate confessions stretched into maximalist soundscapes. Since the release of daine’s 2025 EP i want the light to swallow me whole, their profile has continued to expand, with their world-building and genre-fluid approach reaching an ever-growing audience. A major part of that momentum came through their appearance on Ninajirachi’s breakout album I Love My Computer, where “It’s You” — particularly after the underscores remix began circulating online — became the kind of song that existed everywhere at once. daine is heading on tour with Ninajirachi and Lucy Bedroque across Australia this Summer. The tour begins in Sydney July 3rd and continues on to Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne. daine will also be performing at Pitchfork London and Pitchfork Paris this fall. The upcoming dates follow a European support run with yeule and collaborations spanning Oli Sykes (Bring Me The Horizon), Ericdoa, 100 gecs and Kreayshawn.  Listen to “PQC” (Bassvictim Edit) above, find full tour routing below and stay tuned for more from daine coming soon.

track art  Tour Dates: *= with Ninajirachi & Lucy Bedroque 7/3 - Sydney, AUS @ Enmore Theater* 7/9 - Brisbane, AUS @ The Princess Theatre* 7/10 - Brisbane, AUS @ The Princess Theatre* 7/11 - Adelaide, AUS @ The Gov* 7/16 - Melbourne, AUS @ Forum Theatre* 7/17 - Melbourne, AUS @ Forum Theatre* 11/4 - London, UK @ Pitchfork London Festival 11/6 - Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Paris Festival

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THE DURUTTI COLUMN RELEASE NEW SINGLE “SCAMMER” – OUT TODAY

THE DURUTTI COLUMN RELEASE NEW SINGLE “SCAMMER” – OUT TODAY   FROM THE NEW ALBUM, RENASCENT – OUT JULY 31 PRE-ORDER / SAVE HERE [LONDON RECORDS]

LISTEN | WATCH “SCAMMER”   PRE-ORDER/SAVE RENASCENT (ALBUM)  Echoes In The Memory Your Shadow At Morning Time Present And Time Past Agonistes Liars Vapour In A Matchbox Your Shadow At Evening Sargasso Sea Scammer For Friends Everywhere All They See Is Fire (CD / digital bonus track)   ------------------------------------------- “The long-awaited return of DIY composer and experimental songwriter Vini Reilly.” – Pitchfork   “An unexpected, emotional return from one of our most innovative guitarists." - UNCUT, 8/10   “Lead single ‘Liars’ is a gasping, regretful meditation that brings back the classic Durutti Column sound, but with the hard-won perspective that comes with age.” - Stereogum   “‘Liars’…pairs Reilly’s distinctive guitar style with chill clubby beats.” – Brooklyn Vegan   ------------------------------   Out today, "Scammer" is the hauntingly beautiful new single from The Durutti Column, whose surprise return with the forthcoming album Renascent marks their first new music in 16 years. A liminal, pastoral meditation, "Scammer" pairs shimmering synth washes and chiming guitar with Vini Reilly's free-associative vocals.   Listen to “Scammer” HERE.   Due July 31 via London Records, Renascent also features the acclaimed lead single "Liars," currently on the B-list at BBC 6Music. The band's long-awaited return has already been met with widespread critical praise.   Pitchfork called "Liars" "a bona fide entry into the Column canon," writing that it "layers guitar refractions and sighing keys over portentous drums," while naming Renascent one of its "52 Most Anticipated Albums of the Summer." Stereogum praised the track as a "gasping, regretful meditation that brings back the classic Durutti Column sound, but with the hard-won perspective that comes with age."   Total originals are a rare thing. Yet across five decades, guitarist Vini Reilly and his band, The Durutti Column have created their own, instantly recognizable style of music: intricate but unflashy, immediate yet timeless, melancholic but ecstatic. In recent years their singular sound has been embraced by a whole new generation of artists, including Harry Styles, who named The Durutti Column as a major influence on 2026’s Kiss All the Time. Disco Occasionally, and included the band in his curation of Meltdown Festival with the special concert For Vini: A Tribute To The Durutti Column.   Once existing beyond trends, The Durutti Column now find themselves rediscovered, their work resonating with audiences encountering it anew. Renascent, meaning “being reborn, reviving, springing up afresh,” captures both this renewed visibility and a deeper artistic resurgence. In recent years songs by The Durutti Column have surfaced in major cultural touchstones, from television and gaming soundtracks to high fashion runways, while a new generation of artists as diverse as Frank Ocean, The Avalanches, Yung Lean, Youth Lagoon and Mark William Lewis have declared or demonstrated Durutti’s influence. The album marks the group’s first collection of new material since 2010’s A Paean to Wilson. It also signals a symbolic return to origins, carrying a Factory Too catalogue number in collaboration with Oliver Wilson, continuing the legacy of Factory Records. Visually, Renascent reunites the band with original Factory design collaborators, Mark Holt and Hamish Muir of 8vo, whose artwork mirrors the music’s balance of modernist precision and romantic warmth through rich, sensuous color. Musically, Renascent exists in a dialogue between past and present. Tracks such as “Time Present and Time Past” evoke a cyclical sense of motion: forward-looking yet reflective. Reilly’s improvisational approach remains central: spontaneous, intuitive, and resistant to formal constraints. “Every single piece of music writes itself,” he notes, and the album’s recordings preserve that immediacy. Pieces like “Vapour in a Matchbox” exemplify this ethos, transforming fleeting inspiration into compositions of lasting emotional depth. Renascent is perhaps the most collaborative album Durutti have made – and not just because of the increased input of Mitchell and particularly of Stewart. Reilly’s Manchester neighbor, folktronica artist Caoilfhionn Rose sings on the stately, yearning “Agonistes” and sings and plays piano on the gorgeous, hymn-like “Sargasso Sea.” Despite the passage of time, Reilly’s artistic philosophy remains rooted in motion and response. Creativity, for him, is an ongoing process; reactive, immediate, and alive. That sense of momentum carries through Renascent, an album that does not seek to recapture the past but to reanimate it, allowing it to evolve in new and unexpected ways. The Durutti Column are Renascent. The album will be available across a number of formats including digital, CD (both with the bonus track “All They See is Fire”) and transparent yellow vinyl. There will also be a limited edition vinyl featuring alternative artwork, pressed on bottle green vinyl and featuring an oversized booklet. The official Durutti Column store will host some very limited editions including a cassette, and a very special edition slipcase version of the album (limited to 1,000 copies worldwide) with alternative artwork, heavyweight black vinyl, a DVD with unique visualizers for every track, 4 art prints and a folded poster.

Vini Reilly, The Durutti Column. (Photo credit: Christopher Thomond / The Guardian / eyevine) THE DURUTTI COLUMN / RENASCENT FORMATS: Digital   CD - with bonus track ‘All They See is Fire’ LMS1725758   Standard LP - yellow transparent vinyl LMS1725759 / 5061017257592   Deluxe Version LP - alternative artwork / bottle green transparent vinyl LMS1725760 / 5061017257608   Special Boxed Edition LP - alternative artwork / heavyweight black vinyl / DVD / 4 art prints / poster / slipcase LMS1725889 / 5061017258896 Cassette LMS1725861   Rough Trade Exclusive LP - split purple / green LP with bonus flexi disc of  ‘All They See is Fire’ LMS1725890

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