Charlatans UK Share New Song from Dev Hynes Co-Produced Album Out Oct 31

THE CHARLATANS UK RELEASE NEW SINGLE, "DEEPER AND DEEPER" - LISTEN SECOND SONG FROM 14TH STUDIO ALBUM, WE ARE LOVE PRODUCED BY DEV HYNES, FRED MACPHERSON AND STEPHEN STREET WE ARE LOVE ARRIVES OCTOBER 31, 2025 VIA BMG PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW

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Following the announcement of their 14th studio album, We Are Love, out October 31 via BMG, The Charlatans UK return today with their second single, "Deeper and Deeper." A swirling, Hammond organ-driven belter with fat bass and fuzzy guitars, "Deeper and Deeper" channels the band’s trademark psychedelic grooves while charting bold new territory. It’s further proof that The Charlatans UK's commitment to moving forward, even in their fourth decade together, remains as strong as ever. Tim Burgess says, “It kicks in with a sense of immediacy. It’s Altered States meets Pincher Martin. "The Hammond organ leads the way and hands you over to the irresistible and relentless bassline – a sense of giving in to what surrounds you. Sometimes it’s where you should be going. But you only get the answer once you can’t turn back.” LISTEN TO "DEEPER AND DEEPER" PRE-ORDER WE ARE LOVE We Are Love was heralded with the release of the title track for its first single during the summer. "We Are Love" is a celebratory statement of intent, an urgent, limber, clattering love song to the human race. Propelled forward by driving drums and anthemic guitar, frontman Tim Burgess describes it as "like an open-top car ride in the credits of your favorite movie, driving along the coast to somewhere amazing." One of the first tracks to emerge as they were writing, it became a pathfinder for the record, as guitarist Mark Collins explains: "Early on, we thought it felt right. And it turned out that way: first single, title track, second song on the album. And things started forming around 'We Are Love.' There was a certain energy to it that drove us forward.” LISTEN TO "WE ARE LOVE" # # #

One of the best-loved UK bands of the last four decades, The Charlatans UK's career spans 13 albums, 22 Top 40 UK singles, three Number One UK albums and era-defining anthems like "The Only One I Know," "North Country Boy" and "One to Another" – We Are Love launches a bold new era, one that finds them at peace with their past whilse looking forward to a bright future. An eight-year gap between albums is the longest ever for one of the UK’s most enduring bands. A combination of covid, solo projects, life’s complexities and the fact that its five members - Tim Burgess (vocals) Martin Blunt (bass), Mark Collins (guitar), Tony Rogers (keyboards) and Pete Salisbury (drums) - live scattered across Europe, meant that it took longer than usual for the stars to align at the right place, right time, right vibe. They took the time to carefully select a recording A-team of production duo Dev Hynes (aka Blood Orange and Lightspeed Champion) and Fred Macpherson (Spector, Rachel Chinouriri, Jessica Winter, Taahliah), plus legendary producer Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur, The Cranberries), alongside a list of engineers, mixers and collaborators that reads like a who’s who of alt rock greatness. The result has been well worth the wait.   Recorded at two places that are totemic in The Charlatans UK's history - Rockfield in Wales and their own Big Mushroom space in Middlewich, Cheshire - Burgess cites hauntology and psychogeography as two concepts that swirled in his head as the band dug into the album making. For one thing, their return to storied farm studio Rockfield for the first time in almost 30 years, since they made their fifth album Tellin’ Stories, was an important step. As a band, they hadn’t been there since keyboard player Rob Collins was killed, in the middle of that album’s sessions, in a car crash at the bottom of the track leading to the farm. Throughout the record, you can hear The Charlatans UK's awareness of the stuff that’s made them – the highs and the lows; the desire to honor their own mighty legacy, whilst not being defined by it; a career-long drive to be progressive and innovative.   “The whole idea of hauntology and psychogeography is represented by us going back to Rockfield, where so much history has happened for The Charlatans," says Burgess. "That was important as a way of honoring every member who's played in the band. So we’re honouring ourselves, our past, feeling that energy and reincarnating it, doing something fresh, brand new.”   This introspection brought home the fact that love is the glue that has held The Charlatans UK together for so long, and that’s reflected in the 11 tracks that make up this forward-thinking, future-facing album. Alongside the album announcement, The Charlatans UK have also shared plans for a December UK tour, playing headline shows in Leeds, Stoke, Bath, London, Manchester, and Glasgow.   We are The Charlatans.   We Are Love.   THE CHARLATANS UK WE ARE LOVE (BMG) Release Date: October 31, 2025

Tracklist Kingdom of Ours We Are Love Many A Day A Heartache For The Girls You Can’t Push The River Deeper and Deeper Appetite Salt Water Out On Our Own Glad You Grabbed Me Now Everything # # #   THE CHARLATANS - TOUR 2025 DECEMBER 6 - Leeds, O2 Academy 7 - Stoke, Victoria Hall 8 - Bath, Forum 10 - London, Roundhouse 11 - Manchester, Academy 12 - Glasgow, Barrowland CONNECT WITH THE CHARLATANS UK Website | Facebook | Instagram | X

Nala Sinephro announces the original motion picture soundtrack for 'The Smashing Machine'

NALA SINEPHRO ANNOUNCES THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK FOR BENNY SAFDIE’S THE SMASHING MACHINE VIA WARP RECORDS / A24 MUSIC IN THEATRES EVERYWHERE OCTOBER 3RD  SHARES LEAD SINGLE “GRAND PRIX” OUT NOW

Photo credit: Tofjan “If it is a deep dive into the cycle of existence, not everything it brings back to the surface is straightforwardly beautiful or wonder-inducing. It’s more complicated and interesting than that, and therein lies its strange, entrancing power” 4/5 The Guardian ‘Album of the Week’ “Endlessness is more than a crafty marvel, or even than the sum of its vaunted parts. It feels like a feat of physics” 8.5 ‘Best New Music’ Pitchfork The Smashing Machine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) PRE-ORDER:  https://nalasinephro.ffm.to/thesmashingmachine “Grand Prix” LISTEN:  https://nalasinephro.ffm.to/thesmashingmachine (September 30th, 2025) - Today, Nala Sinephro announces her debut film score for the Benny Safdie-directed The Smashing Machine, which stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt and tells the story of prolific UFC fighter Mark Kerr. The album will be released digitally on October 3rd via Warp Records / A24 Music and physically on January 23rd, 2026. The film will also be in theatres everywhere on October 3rd. Alongside the announcement, Sinephro shares the lead single “Grand Prix.” The Smashing Machine premiered this month at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival to a 15-minute standing ovation and saw Benny Safdie pick up the Silver Lion for Best Director. The film was featured on last Friday’s The Guardian Film & Music cover, read the interview here. Whereas Sinephro’s compositions are free-flowing, the sounds for The Smashing Machine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) were collaged by Sinephro playing synthesizers, harp, modular synths, and harmonium. The score was composed, arranged, produced, and mixed by Sinephro. Benny Safdie came to London for a recording session (which Nala described as one of her favourites) with her regular collaborators, such as James Mollison (Saxophone) and Nubya Garcia (Saxophone, Flute), Morgan Simpson (Drums), Sheila Maurice-Grey (Flugelhorn), and Lyle Barton (Rhodes, Synthesiser), Mark Mollison (Guitar), Dwayne Kilvington (Synth Bass) and strings played by Orchestrate. The musicians entered Safdie’s world, and were encouraged to play into the emotions of the film. For the title track, drummers Morgan Simpson and Natcyet Wakili performed drums live along to a fight scene, playing with a bristling, quick-footed aggressiveness as if they themselves were fighting: snares represent hits, a rumbling kick drum like a racing heart. Although Sinephro’s music - meditative, ethereal, and vast - may seem like a paradoxical choice for a story about a wrestler, Mark’s story really resonated with Sinephro and she picked up on the hidden softnesses and emotions within the story. The score still sounds distinctively like Sinephro - spacious with steady warmth, gorgeous string arrangements, light-touch themes, unhurried harp - but intensified to match the film’s themes: pressure, fear of losing, addiction, pain, volcanic relationships, and feeling the high. The Smashing Machine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) follows up Sinephro’s second album Endlessness which was released last year to huge acclaim including being named The Guardian’s #2 ‘best contemporary albums of 2024’ and appearing in end of year lists from Pitchfork (#5), Crack (#3), The Line of Best Fit (#6), Resident Advisor, DJ, Loud and Quiet and many more. Later this year she will perform a number of concert hall shows throughout Europe including at London’s Royal Festival Hall on November 7th as a part of Pitchfork Music Festival London. Full dates and tickets can be found below. Listen to “Grand Prix” and pre-save the album The Smashing Machine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) above.

The Smashing Machine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) cover art Tour dates: 28 Oct - Berlin, DE @  Kammermusiksaal 4 Nov - Paris, FR @ La Seine Musicale 7 Nov - London @ Royal Festival Hall - TICKETS 8 Nov - Bristol @ Bristol Beacon (Simple Things Festival) Tickets are available here: https://nalasinephro.com/

Big Bill Share "Cameras" Single + Video, 'Sick Myth' LP Out November 21st via TODO

Big Bill Share "Cameras" Single + Video Sick Myth LP Out November 21st via TODO Photo credit: Pooneh Ghana

PRE-SAVE & SHARE: Big Bill - Sick Myth LP Presave WATCH/LISTEN & SHARE: Big Bill - "Cameras" Stream | YouTube WATCH/LISTEN & SHARE: Big Bill - "The Money Store" Stream | YouTube Austin, TX based-band Big Bill today have shared their new track "Cameras," the second single from their upcoming LP Sick Myth, out November 21st via TODO. The vigorous, captivating track is an impressive blend of catchy post-punk, art rock, and noise rock. "The nervous energy of 'Cameras' evokes the paranoid stress of living under surveillance," the band explains. "The opening lyric came from an article about the modern U.S.-Mexico border-- the phrase 'integrated fixed towers' refers to the cameras that tower over border communities, these noisy ever-present eyeballs watching their every move. The song’s chorus contains maybe the most direct punk-rock sentiment on our new album: 'Inside the mansions, let’s put cameras there too!'" The track is out alongside an animated visualizer made by Juliette Goyard and follows lead single "The Money Store," which premiered via MXDWN. Big Bill, winner of this years 'Best Punk Band' at the Austin Music Awards, are also set to play their record release show on November 22nd at Radio/East in Austin, TX. The release show will take place at Big Ball 8–the band's raucous, annual event that features performances from other local Austin bands and multiple art installations.  Following the acclaimed Strawberry Seed, Austin art-rock band Big Bill faced a challenge in fall 2024: lead singer Eric Braden's upcoming move to Philadelphia after fourteen years in Austin. Knowing it would soon become harder to get together, the band made plans to record their next album before the year's end. November became a time of intense songwriting, using a brand new method. Parts were crafted in intense brainstorm sessions, then later digitally mixed-and-matched. Once a structure started to arise, the band then "learned" each track live in their practice space, tweaking lyrics along the way. This approach brought a fresh and urgent energy to the process.  Sick Myth explores the spiritual ugliness of America, depicting the sad, desolate, and commodified landscape of the United States. The album addresses themes of death, corporate psychopathy, and the mythology of the country.  Through these tracks, Big Bill makes Sick Myth a commentary on the state of America. In an era of countless TikToks evoking the dark ironies of late-stage capitalism, Sick Myth feels like a roller coaster through the wreckage. "Cameras" by Big Bill is out today via TODO. Big Bill - "Cameras" Big Bill - Tour Dates 11/22 - Austin, TX - Radio/East - “Bill Ball 8” (Album Release Show)   Sick Myth - TRACKLISTING 1. Sick Myth 2. Still Cold 3. Young Men of the World 4. The Money Store 5. The Terrible Truth 6. Worm Within 7. Celebrate Me 8. When I Die 9. Moat 10. Cameras 11. Unforgiven 12. The Open Door 13. Don’t Tell it to the Queen Big Bill Bio: Austin's Big Bill has spent over a decade forging their darkly comedic brand of philosophical art-rock, captivating audiences nationwide with their raucous live shows and evolving sound. Formed in 2012, they quickly gained a following for their raw energy and endlessly catchy punk songs that defied easy categorization. Maximum Rocknroll Magazine praised their early recordings with a resounding "Weird as hell, quirky-ass rock!" "A cacophony of feverish, chaotic punk and absurdist humor," is how The Austin Chronicle described their live shows in 2018. And as Kevin Curtin of The Austin Chronicle aptly noted, "If Big Bill were from Bristol, Brighton, or London, NME would've long ago run articles effusively praising their peculiar strain of punk and proclaiming them the next-big-thing." This critical acclaim extends to their recording output, culminating in their 2024 album Strawberry Seed (their first without co-founder Cody Braden), which earned accolades for its broadened sonic landscape. They were awarded Best Punk Band at the 2025 Austin Music Awards and named KUTX Artist of the Month in July 2024.  Big Bill's distinctive sound draws from early punk bands like Big Boys and Dead Milkmen to New Wave stalwarts Talking Heads and The B-52's, yet remains truly singular. Eric Braden, the band's primary songwriter, contributes vocals once described as sped-up Buddy Holly, coupled with a singularly weird point of view. His lyrics toe the line between smart and dumb, sprayed over manic, fun-house riffs and intricately relentless drums. The evolving lineup features Braden on vocals, Alan Lauer on bass, Alex Riegelman on guitar, and former White Denim drummer Jeff Olson on drums, reflecting a journey from raw outsider punk into much more sonically varied territory. Lindsey Parker of Yahoo! Music described their early sound as "serving Sparks/Dickies realness with their nervy, punky new wave," while Carys Anderson, reviewing Strawberry Seed for The Austin Chronicle, called that album "an ornate, textured project complete with acoustic guitar, glimmering synths, and classical piano.” The band's legendary live performances are characterized by Braden's unpredictable stage presence. The Austin Chronicle review highlighted this, saying, "Eric Braden leads his bandmates – dressed in matching tracksuits or coordinated primary colors – with a heightened, climbing-up-the-rafters energy." Pop Press International noted after a 2016 SXSW performance, "With their commitment to oddity, Big Bill won't be able to endear themselves to every listener, but no one will be able to forget attending a live performance.” Georgina Cook of 98.9 KUTX Austin also added, "Their quirky, vibrant punk has gained them a loyal following and a reputation as a must-see live act.” Their compelling live show has led them to tour all over the United States and Canada multiple times, including as direct support for Norwegian art-rockers Pom Poko in January 2025 and opening for the acclaimed Japanese punk rock band Tsushimamire in August 2025. They have also shared the stage with an impressive list of acts such as Gustaf, Bodega, Harlem, Being Dead, The Chats, TV Girl, Surfbort, Snooper, Shannon and the Clams, Omni, and Peaches. Their fourth full-length album, Sick Myth, due out November 21st, 2025 on TODO Records, promises to represent Big Bill distilled to its very essence. BIG BILL LINKS Instagram | Website | TikTok | Facebook | Bandcamp

MELODY'S ECHO CHAMBER new album 'Unclouded' is coming on Dec 5

I made a new album with the two-headed monster Maestro and Wizard Sven Wunder, I called it "Unclouded". It will be out on December 5th!! It'll be perfect for a cozy winter and I hope it keeps you company throughout the seasons! All the musicians kind of tuned in the key of tenderness and I’m very grateful for that.  PRE-ORDER NOW The first song 'In The Stars' is out now. LISTEN / WATCH I'm going on tour in the USA and EU/UK! Pre-sale begins tomorrow at 9am BST. Use the password 'inthestars'. General sale is oct 3rd at 10am local. TICKETS Thank you all for listening and supporting, I hope to give you a hug at a show soon, I will bring some new wonderful musicians along with me.  Love, Melody