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Music News: URF release new single, festival date

News — May 18, 2019

Manchester-based psychadelic five-piece URF's new single "Solitude" is out now, and the band will be performing at the Manchester Psych Fest in August. The band has described "Solitude", which follows on from the band's debut EP For The Ride, as "an expression of the uncertainty of contemporary life and the …

Tours: Taking Back Sunday announce US summer tour

News — March 24, 2017

Taking Back Sunday are set to return to the festival circuit this summer, along with a string of headline tour dates in their native US. The four piece are touring in support of their latest album Tidal Wave - the seventh album in the band's back catalogue. The band's headline …

Videos: SPB Premiere: Watch Strength NIA's new video for La Floresta

News — February 8, 2017

We have the pleasure of premiering Northern Irish four-piece Strength NIA's experimental and intriguing video for "La Floresta" here on Scene Point Blank. The song itself offers a critical commentary on modern day farming and dairy milk consumption, and if you're looking for a video that features a forest, a plaster cast …

Tours: Biffy Clyro announce 2017 European tour dates

News — September 15, 2016

Biffy Clyro have announced new tour dates in France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy and Belgium early next year. The Ellipsis Tour will see the band touring throughout January and February 2017 in support of their album of the same name.  The Scottish trio are currently touring Europe and the UK. You can …

Records: She & Him to release Christmas album

News — September 15, 2016

The duo consisting of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward are set to release a Christmas-themed album ahead of the holiday season. Christmas Party sees the band cover 12 classic Christmas songs, and is the band's second Christmas album after 2011's A Very She & Him Christmas. The album is …

Records: Bill Ryder-Jones releases new album details, new single

News — August 28, 2015

Liverpudlian songsmith and former Coral lead guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones has released details of his forthcoming album West Kirby County Primary. The album is out on November 6 via Domino with pre-orders available here. "Two To Birkenhead" is the first single from the album, and shows a marked change from …

Tours: Dan Andriano in the Emergency Room to tour UK

News — August 21, 2015

Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano has announced a string of UK dates this November, where he'll be performing material from his latest album Party Adjacent and 2011's Hurricane Season.  Party Adjacent was released last month via Asian Man Records and is Andriano's second solo album. The full list of UK …

Bands: The National's Matt Berninger and Menomena's Brent Knopf form El Vy

News — August 5, 2015

Matt Berninger (The National) and Brent Knopf (Menomena, Ramona Falls) have joined forces as El Vy, and have annouced they'll be releasing their debut album Return to the Moon in October, alongside a string of tour dates. The album deals with an alternate universe where Berninger never left his hometown …

Videos: Florence and the Machine unveil video for Queen of Peace, Long and Lost

News — August 5, 2015

Florence and the Machine have unveiled the joint video for "Queen of Peace" and "Long and Lost", the fourth music video they've released from their latest album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. Keeping in line with all of their previous videos from this album, the video is billed …

Obituaries: Razorcake writer Chris Pepus passes away

News — July 31, 2015

Razorcake writer Chris Pepus tragically passed away in early June after taking his own life. Pepus was best known for advocating for social and economic justice through his writing, and more recently left his job as an film archivist when he discovered that the university he was working for was …

General News: Arcade Fire to release first feature film The Reflektor Tapes, new song

News — July 21, 2015

Arcade Fire are set to release a film that gives a behind the scenes look at the recording and touring for their critically acclaimed album Reflektor this September. The Reflektor Tapes takes in footage of the band performing live in Los Angeles and London on the Reflektor tour, and also …

Bands: Mike Adams At His Honest Weight on tour, podcasting live

News — June 9, 2015

Indianapolis four-piece Mike Adams At His Honest Weight are setting off on a US east coast tour and will be documenting their travels through a daily, on-the-road podcast recorded live in their van. The band is fronted by Mike Adams, formerly of husband&wife, and they recently released their debut …

Records: Paul Weller streams new album

News — May 14, 2015

Paul Weller's new album Saturns Pattern is now being streamed in full. The album is his twelfth solo album, and seems to follow his usual experimental style. You can listen to it in its entirety over on The Guardian here. Saturns Pattern is slated for release on May 18.

Records: Matt Skiba and The Sekrets release new single

News — May 14, 2015

The side project of Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba have released "Krazy", the second single from their upcoming album Kuts, the band's second full-length. The three-piece is comprised of AFI's Hunter Burgan on bass and former My Chemical Romance sticksman Jarrod Alexander on drums. "Krazy" follows the release of their …

Videos: Black Rivers premiere new video for Age of Innocence

News — April 20, 2015

Mancunian duo Black Rivers have released the video for their new single "Age of Innocence" from their self-titled debut album. The band is made up of former members of indie rockers Doves, while their new video consists of clips from the Wim Wenders documentary Tokyo-Ga. It's premiering now over …

General News: Emmy the Great releases West Coast tour dates, Swimming Pool remix

News — April 15, 2015

Emmy the Great has announced two Californian tour dates, and has released a Teleman remix of the lead single from her S EP, "Swimming Pool". The London-based singer-songwriter will play headlining shows at The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles on June 10, and The Hotel Utah in San Francisco …

Records: Say Lou Lou stream debut album

News — March 30, 2015

The Australian-Swedish duo Say Lou Lou are streaming their highly anticipated debut album Lucid Dreaming ahead of its release on April 6. Sisters Miranda and Elektra Kilbey-Jansson released their first single in 2012, and saw their popularity rise after Chainsmokers released a remix of their second single "Julian". You …

Bands: Blur play new album in full, reveal new track Lonesome Street

News — March 23, 2015

Blur gave a live airing to their upcoming album The Magic Whip at a 300-capacity secret show in West London last Friday, and this week unveiled "Lonesome Street", their third and final pre-release track from the album. The show at Mode in West London is going to be exclusively streamed on …

Tours: Brian Wilson announces US summer tour

News — March 6, 2015

Legendary musician and former Beach Boy Brian Wilson has announced US tour dates this summer in support of his forthcoming album No Pier Pressue, slated for an April 7 release via Capitol Records. Wilson will be joined on tour by former bandmates Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin.  Wilson made …

General News: Weezer guitarist's side project release new single, tour dates

News — March 6, 2015

Weezer guitarist Brian Bell's side project, The Relationship, have revealed they will be releasing their new 7inch "Oh Allen" on April 8 via Burger Records, followed by a string of tour dates across the US. The band claim to have an album's worth of songs ready for their new set, which they …