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New music releases, 23rd March 2015

23/03/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Here are the new and notable music releases for this week, 23rd March 2015!

Bloodsuckers, Vamps

Brainwashed, While She Sleeps
Short Movie, Laura Marling
Sonic Soul Surfer, Seasick Steve
Muddy Wolf At Red Rocks, Joe Bonamassa
Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, Courtney Barnett
Toto XIV (with bonus DVD), Toto
Disquiet, Therapy?
Frantic, Gun
Mr. Wonderful, Action Bronson
The Diary, The Gentle Storm
For All My Sisters, The Cribs
Blues Pills Live, Blues Pills
Game On, The Amorettes
Blade of the Ronin, Cannibal Ox
Ascendants, Oceano
Savage Requiem, Magic Kingdom
In The Shadow Of The Inverted Cross, Sorcerer

All of the above – and many more besides! – are available via the Skin Back Alley Music Store.

Courtney Barnett reveals new video and UK tour dates

05/02/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Australia’s most literate indie-rocker Courtney Barnett has shared a video for her song “Pedestrian At Best.”

The track is lifted from her new album, Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit, due out in the UK on the 23rd of March via Marathon Artists.

Barnett recently posted new UK and European tour dates on her Facebook page with the message “New album = new songs = new UK tour! (plus shows in Dublin, Paris and Berlin)!”

Confirmed tour dates are below, but before you check them out, sit back, watch “Pedestrian At Best” and be sure to let us know what you think of the new song!

Courtney Barnett will play:

25th Mar: Paris – Le Divan Du Monde
27th Mar: Brighton – Concorde 2
28th Mar: Bristol – The Fleece
29th Mar: Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
30th Mar: Sheffield – The Lead Mill
31st Mar: Newcastle – University
02nd Apr: Glasgow – Art School
03rd Apr: Manchester – Gorilla
04th Apr: Dublin – Whelan’s
05th Apr: Nottingham – Bodega
07th Apr: Cambridge – Junction 2
08th Apr: Norwich – Waterfront
09th Apr: London – Electric Ballroom
12th Apr: Berlin – Heimathefan

The Playlist, 12th May 2014

12/05/201416/05/2014 by skinbackalley, posted in The Playlist

Here’s a selection of the songs and sounds that have recently been flexing our woofers and tweeters here at Skin Back Alley.

Just click on the album covers to find out more!

Robert Plant, Pixies and Jack White for Glastonbury 2014

07/04/2014 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Robert Plant, Pixies, Jack White, Wilko Johnson and The Black Keys are amongst a list of 87 artists who have been confirmed for this year’s Glastonbury festival.

The event takes place between 27th and 29th June, with Arcade Fire confirmed as Friday night headliners, and Kasabian newly announced as Sunday night headliners.

Glastonbury 2014 is officially sold out, but a resale of tickets that have been cancelled or refunded will take place at the end of April. Ticket and coach packages will be up for grabs on 24th April from 7pm, and general admission tickets go on sale on 27th April at 9am. General admission tickets will cost £210 plus a £5 booking fee. In order to buy a resale ticket, prospective festival-goers must have registered with a photo at the Glastonbury See Tickets website by 5pm on 21st April.

The full list of artists that have been confirmed so far is:

Arcade Fire, Special Guests, Kasabian, Dolly Parton, Jack White, Elbow, The Black Keys, Robert Plant, Lily Allen, Lana Del Rey, Skrillex, Pixies, Massive Attack, Disclosure, Paolo Nutini, Manic Street Preachers, MIA, Rudimental, Bryan Ferry, Richie Hawtin, Ed Sheeran, De La Soul, Goldfrapp, London Grammar, MGMT, Jake Bugg, Jurassic 5, Dexys, Above & Beyond, The 1975, Bonobo, Kelis, Blondie, Warpaint, The Wailers, Wilko Johnson, James Blake, Gorgon City, Metronomy, Tinariwen, Chvrches, Little Dragon, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Kodaline, Interpol, Foster the People, Mogwai, Royal Blood, John Grant, Annie Mac, Lil Louis, Daptone Super Soul Revue, John Newman, Chromeo, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Midlake, Angel Haze, Four Tet, ESG, The Sun Ra Arkestra, François Kevorkian, Parquet Courts, Sam Smith, Crystal Fighters, Nitin Sawhney, DJ Pierre, Toumani & Sidiki Diabate, Chance the Rapper, MNEK, Temples, Phosphorescent, Connan Mockasin, Public Service Broadcasting, Courtney Barnett, Gorgon City, Wolf Alice, Radiophonic Workshop, Suzanne Vega, Tune-Yards, Eats Everything, Jamie xx, Ms Dynamite, Breach, Chlöe Howl, Jagwar Ma and Danny Brown.