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Cigarettes After Sex Share New Single, "Twizzler" Out Today via Partisan Records

Cigarettes After Sex Share New Single "Twizzler" Out Today via Partisan Records

Photo Credit: Kate Garner LISTEN & SHARE: Cigarettes After Sex - "Twizzler" Stream | YouTube LISTEN & SHARE: Cigarettes After Sex - "Anna Karenina" Stream | YouTube LISTEN & SHARE: Cigarettes After Sex - "The Crystal Ship" Stream | YouTube PURCHASE & SHARE: X's LP Order Cigarettes After Sex today have shared their bright, upbeat new single "Twizzler." Out now via Partisan Records, the track premiered yesterday via KROQ and follows 2025 single "Anna Karenina," which also saw a physical 7" release earlier this year. "Twizzler" marks a continuation of the exciting year the band has had–just last month, Greg Gonzalez performed an unreleased track with Latin superstar Karol G at Coachella 2026 for their new single "Después de ti”. Gonzalez spoke more about the collaboration in a recent feature with Playboy, read it HERE.  Recently, Cigarettes After Sex cracked the top 200 of most listened to artists on Spotify, with the band having just under 30 million monthly listeners on the platform. Their track "Apocalypse" became one of just under 200 songs in history to surpass 2 billion streams on Spotify. “Cry,” “Sunsetz,” and “K.,” - also each surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify all within a stretch of just five days. They are now also one of only 11 bands in history (joining the likes of Fleetwood Mac, AC/DC, Queen) to have four or more songs with over one billion streams. “Apocalypse” is taken from Cigarettes After Sex’s self-titled 2017 debut album, which has sold over 2 million copies and is certified platinum in the US, gold in the UK, and double platinum in France and Poland. That album is currently the 128th most-streamed album ever on Spotify. Cigarettes After Sex’s 2019 album, Cry, is certified gold in the US, France and Poland. The band has sold 3.2 million records in the U.S. across 3 studio albums. Cigarettes After Sex sold upwards of 750k tickets around the globe during their X's tour, including sold out shows at Madison Square Garden, the O2 Arena, the Kia Forum in LA, and arenas across Asia. Cigarettes After Sex are Greg Gonzalez (guitar/vocals), Jacob Tomsky (drums), and Randall Miller (bass).  "Twizzler" is out today via Partisan Records. Cigarettes After Sex - "Twizzler" Single Artwork CIGARETTES AFTER SEX LINKS Website | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify | Apple Music | TikTok

Lowly Share New Song "Liminal Space" | Tease New LP This Fall via Bella Union

Lowly Share New Song "Liminal Space" 1st Single Off New Album Due This Fall via Bella Union

Credit: Herup Mørck  Danish quintet Lowly are back with an as-yet-untitled fourth studio album due for release this Autumn via Bella Union. After their previous LP, 2023’s Keep Up the Good Work, Nanna Schannong (vocals), Soffie Viemose (vocals), Kasper Staub (synthesizer), Thomas Lund (bass), and Steffen Lundtoft (drums) wanted to reconnect to the creative process that bound them together when they formed over a decade ago: namely, getting in a room together with their instruments and working out their ideas with only their talent and their esteem for one another guiding the way. The result is a collection of songs of deep emotionality, exploring themes of parenthood, family, love, and loss, while expanding on the dreampop sound that made their early releases so popular throughout the UK and Europe. Today, as a first taste of their new music, Lowly share the single “Liminal Space”, a twinkling mid-tempo ballad buoyed by soothing-yet-haunting guitar melodies and Soffie and Nanna’s crystal-clear, blissful harmonies. Like many of Lowly’s songs, its uplifting beauty belies a tint of darkness, as it speaks plainly about the anxiety of raising children in an increasingly unstable world. “The lyrics are about being a parent and realizing you have to actually do something to not pass on the mess that you were given as a kid,” says Soffie. “To create brave little kids, you also have to be a role model.” Watch / Share “Liminal Space” video Danish quintet Lowly have quietly become one of the most singular and emotionally resonant bands in contemporary alternative music. Blending dream-pop, electronic textures, art-rock experimentation and luminous dual vocals, their music feels both intimate and otherworldly — constantly shifting, yet unmistakably their own. Few bands balance fragility and ambition with such elegance, creating songs that are immersive, inventive and deeply human. Their 2017 debut album, Heba, announced them as fearless innovators, pairing shimmering atmospheres with themes of displacement, tenderness and connection. Hifalutin followed in 2019, expanding their sonic palette into something even more adventurous and cinematic, full of restless beauty and emotional detail. By 2023’s Keep Up the Good Work, the band had evolved again, crafting a warmer, more reflective record shaped by friendship, loss and resilience — proof that Lowly continue to grow without ever sounding like anyone else. Additionally, Lowly have announced news of an extensive Danish tour for January and February 2027. The dates are here.

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MAQUINA. share new single "dança (ft. Dame Area). London show tomorrow! New album 'BODY TRANSMISSION' out July 10 on Fuzz Club.

MAQUINA. - Share new single "dança (ft. Dame Area)" - London headline show tomorrow - New album 'BODY TRANSMISSION' out July 10th on Fuzz Club

Photo credit: William Anthony  Following electric shows at The Great Escape & across the UK this week, and with a London headline show tomorrow, Lisbon's party-starters MAQUINA. have shared "dança (ft. Dame Area)" - a second cut from their forthcoming new album ‘BODY TRANSMISSION’, due out July 10th via Fuzz Club. MAQUINA. embody all the sweaty togetherness and euphoria a collective music experience has to offer. The buzzy Lisbon trio have been getting punks to dance and club kids to pogo – “making the bubbles connect a little bit” – with such fervour they routinely pack out venues and inspire multiple waves of crowdsurfing at any given live show. On their new LP they bottle that energy, and they don’t waste any time getting started. Today they share the album’s party-popping opener “dança”, a track pumped and primed to turn heads and get the blood flowing, featuring bratty punk vocals from Silvia Konstance and synths from Viktor L. Crux of Barcelona-based duo Dame Area. Inspired by the pair’s work, MAQUINA. invited them to collaborate on the track, with Konstance swapping her native Italian for Portuguese. The track sets up the heartbeat of the record, all relentlessly propulsive 4/4, feral shrieking, and a smoking guitar line that cuts through the three-note bass riff with searing focus.  Speaking on the track, MAQUINA. comment: "'dança' explores a moment of introspection: the importance of being with oneself, of making space for an intimate moment, even if through dance. When words fail, the body speaks. “I just want to dance” becomes a statement suspended between inward reflection and the need for release."  Listen to "dança (ft. Dame Area)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJubkifWbzY ‘BODY TRANSMISSION’ album links: http://maquina.lnk.to/bodytransmission With over 250 gigs and numerous festival appearances across Europe already under their belt MAQUINA. are on a high after their first tour of Brazil and KEXP performance. The three-piece ring in a new chapter with their second LP ‘BODY TRANSMISSION’: a head-banging trip through high-energy noise-rock, motorik metal, and industrial punk that doesn’t stop moving.  Bottling the raw power of their now-legendary live shows, ‘BODY TRANSMISSION’ – co-produced by the band alongside Hugo Valverde – arrives following MAQUINA.’s 2024 debut ‘PRATA’, also released on Fuzz Club and largely driven by improvisation, locking itself into the flow state of a live performance. For their new full-length, the band – Halison Peres (drums/vocals), José "Mendy" Rego (bass), and João Cavalheiro (guitar/effects) – opted for less jamming and more “editing”, taking time to mull over the direction of each track while also looking to condense 10-minute meanders into three or four-minute “bangers” that slap.   The result is a full-body rush geared towards the dance-floor with “no breaks”; a club-ready rock record steered by the trio’s guitar, drums, and bass combo. “It was the most challenging and fun we’ve ever had in the studio because we pushed ourselves to write songs rather than just capturing jams,” say the band. “We wanted it to feel heavy, focused, and relentless. We kept the tempo up and the energy peaking – it’s an 'always-on' record.”   MAQUINA. live dates: 19 May – Newcastle, UK – The Cluny 20 May – London, UK – Downstairs at the Dome 21 May – Paris, France – Garage Mu Festival 22 May – The Hague, Netherlands – Sniester Festival 23 May – Le Havre, France – Foul Weather Festival 30 May – Freamunde, Portugal – Route 66 18 June – Caldas da Rainha, Portugal – Festival Impulso 19 June – Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal – Basqueiral 20 June – Lucerne, Switzerland – B-Sides Festival 21 June – Martigny, Switzerland – Caves du Manoir 23 June – Bilbao, Spain – Kutxa Beltza 24 June – Madrid, Spain – Café Berlin 25 June – Santander, Spain – The New 26 June – Bergerac, France – La Claque Festival 27 June – Paimpol, France – Paimpol in Rock 28 June – Bourlon, France – Rock in Bourlon 4 July – Sintra, Portugal – Festival Aqui ao Lado 18 July – Lisbon, Portugal – Musa de Marvila (DJ Set) 31 July – Constância, Portugal – Rock ao Luar 6 August – Aveiro, Portugal – Novas Quintas, Teatro Aveirense 7 August – Nuremberg, Germany – Brückenfestival 9 August – Liège, Belgium – Micro Festival 16 August – Santiago de Compostela, Spain – Capitol* 10 September – Šibenik, Croatia – SHIP Festival 12 September – Orléans, France – Hop Pop Hop Festival * supporting Amyl and the Sniffers   ‘BOY TRANSMISSION’ track list: 1. dança (ft. Dame Area) - visualizer 2. 4-to-the-floor 3. collapsing 4. agony - video 5. bizarro 6. valve 7. simulation 8. step on me 9. out of fear 10. pressure/pleasure - video

Tricky Shares New Single / Album Out July 17th / North American Tour This Fall

Tricky
Shares new single, “Because I Don't Know” featuring Mitch Sanders

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New album, Different When It’s Silent, out July 17th via False Idols

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North American tour begins September 16th

Tickets available from all venues and on the Tricky website

 

Mitch Sanders photo: Steve Gullick

Tricky today shares his new single “Because I Don’t Know” featuring Mitch Sanders, the second track to be unveiled from his forthcoming album, Different When It’s Silent, released July 17th via False Idols. Pre-order/save here.

Built around a pulsing electronic rhythm and shadowy atmospherics, “Because I Don’t Know” highlights the spectral falsetto of Bristol singer Mitch Sanders, whose voice threads through much of the album. Over the track’s brooding electro throb, Sanders delivers the haunting refrain, “Can you feel my pain? Do you feel the same? Just let me know”, while Tricky’s murmured vocals lurk in the background, creating a tension between vulnerability and menace.

The song offers another glimpse into Different When It’s Silent, following "Out Of Place", the album’s first single, and a powerful closing moment on the record. Featuring longtime collaborator Marta Złakowska, the track pairs Marta’s restrained, atmospheric vocal with Tricky’s urgent, almost punk-like delivery, the contrast between the two creating a striking and dynamic finale.
 

Tricky photo: Steve Gullick

Different When It’s Silent is Tricky’s 15th studio album and first full-length release under his own name in six years, since 2020’s Fall To Pieces. Recorded between his home in France and sessions in Bristol, the album reconnects with the distinctive sonic language that has defined Tricky’s work since his groundbreaking debut, Maxinquaye.

Despite the gap between albums, he has remained prolific. In the years since Fall To Pieces he has released music under several guises: the collaborative project Lonely Guest, the album Fifteen Days with producer Mike Theis under the name Theis Thaws, and 2025’s Out The Way with Marta Złakowska, all released through his own label, False Idols.

Returning to an album under his own name initially wasn’t the plan. “In my mind it was another side project” Tricky says of the material. But after hearing the songs, his manager Alan McGee was convinced otherwise. “Mate, this is a Tricky album. This is the best thing since Maxinquaye.”

Central to the record’s sound is the voice of Mitch Sanders, whose background mirrors Tricky’s own, their shared roots giving the album a sense of community. Across the album’s fourteen tracks, Tricky moves fluidly between skeletal blues, distorted guitars, stark hip-hop rhythms and electronics. “Because I Don’t Know” captures the record’s emotional core, a collision of reflection and restless experimentation, offering another glimpse of a record that reconnects him with the sound and instinct that made him one of the most distinctive voices in modern music - proof that artists who create their own language never go out of time.

Different When It’s Silent is released July 17th via False Idols. Pre-order/save here. 

Tracklist:

Still See Me There

I’m Yours

Be Still In Your Pain

I Tried

So Cold

Paris Maybe

Cannon Fodder

Because I Don’t Know

Marinade 

Radana

Piano

Frontier Town

Hengrove Blues
Out Of Place

 

Following a UK tour which saw Tricky play to packed crowds in London, Manchester, and Bristol, he continues his dates in Europe, before returning to the UK for festivals this summer, and then embarking on his first North American tour since 2018, beginning September 16th. Tickets are available from all venues and on the Tricky website.

 

See below for all live shows.

 

May 

23rd - Bydgoszcz, Poland - Drums Fusion Festival

24th - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique

25th - Paris, France - Trianon

26th - Lyon, France  - Radiant

28th - Antwerp, Belgium - De Roma 

29th - Nijmegen, The Netherlands - Doornroosje

30th - Maastricht, The Netherlands - Muziekgieterij

 

June

1st - Den Haag, The Netherlands - Paard

3rd - Groningen, The Netherlands - De Oosterpoort

4th - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys

5th - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja

7th - Prague, Czechia - Meet Factory

8th - Vienna, Austria - Wuk

9th - Budapest, Hungary - A38 Ship

11th - Bucharest, Romania - Quantic Pub

12th - Sofia, Bulgaria - FOMO the club

13th - Zagreb, Croatia - Boogaloo

14th - Zurich, Switzerland - Kaufleuten

16th - Bern, Switzerland - Bierhübeli

18th - Hamburg, Germany - Mojo Club

20th - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega

24th - Cologne, Germany - Kantine

26th - Malmö, Sweden - Slagthuset

27th - Uppsala, Sweden - Parksnäckan

28th - Gothenburg, Sweden - Filmstudion

 

July

4th - Amarante, Portugal - Mimo Festival

9th - Milan, Italy - Triennale (Palace Of Art)

 

August

23rd - Brecon Beacons, UK - Green Man Festival

29th - Bristol, UK - Forwards Festival

 

September 

2nd - Vilnius, Lithuania - Kably's

3rd - Riga, Latvia - Spelet Concert Hall

4th - Narva, Estonia - Station Narva Festival

16th - Detroit, MI - El Club
20th - Dallas, TX - Trees
21st - Austin, TX - Mohawk
23rd - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
24th - Los Angeles, CA - The Bellwether
28th - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
29th - Vancouver, B.C - Hollywood Theatre
30th - Seattle,WA - Neumos

October
2nd - Salt Lake City, UT - Commonwealth
4th - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
6th - Minneapolis, MN - FIne Line
8th - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
9th - Montreal, QC - Le Studio TD
11th - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
12th - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
13th - Washington, D.C - Lincoln Theatre
15th - Atlanta, GA.- The Loft at Center Stage

16th - 17th - Miami, FL - III Points Festival

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