Up until late last year, The xx camp was entirely radio silent. One third of the band, Jamie Smith, had explored a solo endeavour in 2016 through the release of his own album, ‘In Colour’, but the group was by no means any less together, with Oliver Sim and Romy Madley Croft, both contributing towards the album with their signature vocals.
coup de main - noun
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Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.
\ˌkü-də-ˈmaⁿ
Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.
Interview: The xx’s Oliver Sim on their new album, 'I See You'.
January 13, 2017 by
Rose Riddell
Listen: Halsey's new song 'Not Afraid Anymore'.
As the second single from the forthcoming 'Fifty Shades Darker' soundtrack, Halsey has released a new song called 'Not Afraid Anymore' - which will also be track two on the soundtrack.
Watch: new 'The 100' Season 4 trailer.
Ahead of the premiere of Season 4 of 'The 100' next month, a new trailer has been released which hints at the forthcoming dilemma of radiation poisoning.
Listen: Declan McKenna's new song, 'The Kids Don’t Wanna Come Home'.
Declan McKenna has released a new single, 'The Kids Don’t Wanna Come Home' - lifted from his upcoming as-yet-untitled debut album, out this Autumn - which was partially inspired by the attack that took place in Paris on November 13th.
Watch: Ed Sheeran perform 'Castle On The Hill' live.
After premiering new songs last week, Ed Sheeran performed 'Castle On The Hill' live for the first time during an interview with BBC Radio 1, during which Sheerio’s recent sword-cut can still be clearly seen on his cheek.
Watch the performance below...
Dua Lipa's album is now coming out in June.
Dua Lipa has announced that she has pushed back the release of her highly anticipated debut album, again - this time back to June 2nd. Although we’ve got to wait a bit longer for the album, it’s undoubtedly going to be worth it!
Read Dua’s full explanation below:
"Hey my loves,
Ed Sheeran reveals '÷' album tracklist.
Ahead of the release of Ed Sheeran’s forthcoming album, '÷', the singer-songwriter has revealed a tracklist featuring twelve new songs - with one of them being titled, intriguingly, 'Supermarket Flowers'.
FKA twigs x Nike = 'do you believe in more?'
FKA twigs has concepted, directed, co-created and soundtracked the entirety of Nike’s latest campaign, titled 'do you believe in more?' - which features 12 athletes, including krump dancer Saskia Horton and karate world champion Jay Kirton, and was shot in Mexico City.
About who, twigs says: "It's about what you do in fitness gear. To me they represent 'modern movement,' which I define as exploring any genre of sport without boundaries."
Check out more from the campaign below...
Interview: 2017 Must-Know - Ten Tonnes
Now 19, singer-songwriter Ethan Barnett - a.k.a. Ten Tonnes - got into playing guitar six years ago after acquiring his first guitar from a car-boot sale for the bargain price of £15.
Having originally been learning how to play the drums, The Beatles are to thank for inspiring the Hertford native to explore wanting to make his own music, resulting in his debut 'Lucy' EP - the title-track of which sagely reminds, "Haven't you learned / That in dreams you can't get burned?"
P.S. And of course, elder brother George Ezra is mighty proud:
Paramore update fans on Album #5.
Paramore’s Hayley Williams recently shared an update with fans about their progress on the band’s fifth album, saying that "following up our self-titled album didn't seem like it was going to be an easy task and, unsurprisingly, it was not."
Read the full update below:
"about a year ago, we began writing & demoing songs for #5