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New music releases, 24th July 2015

24/07/201524/07/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Here are this week’s new and notable music releases ahead of your weekend!

Alchemy, Meytal

VII: Sturm Und Drang, Lamb Of God
Home, Suze DeMarchi
Shockwave Supernova, Joe Satriani
We Came As Romans, We Came As Romans,
Amused To Death, Roger Waters
Underworld, Symphony X
Live At Wembley Arena, Bring Me The Horizon
A Thousand Words, Wearing Scars
Infinite Dissolution, Locrian
Arisen New Era, Kronos

Most of the albums featured are available now via the Skin Back Alley Music Store.

Roger Waters releases trailer for upcoming concert film ‘The Wall’

10/07/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Roger Waters has released a trailer for his forthcoming concert film which is based on The Wall’s three-year world tour.

The production, directed by Sean Evans, is described as a story that “unfolds on many levels – an immersive concert experience of the seminal 1979 album, a road movie of Waters’ reckoning with the death of his father in Italy in 1944, and a stirring film that highlights the human cost of armed conflict.”

The Wall broke numerous records as it toured between 2010 and 2013. A total of 219 performances were put on, grossing over $460m. The tour’s London date even saw a one-off live reunion with Pink Floyd bandmates David Gilmour and Nick Mason.

The Wall is scheduled for release worldwide on the 29th of September and includes an interview with Waters and Mason.

Watch the trailer below:

Pink Floyd to release new album “The Endless River”

07/07/2014 by skinbackalley, posted in News

If you’ve been paying attention to the music press over this past weekend, you’ve probably noticed that news has leaked that Pink Floyd are to release a new album titled The Endless River.

The news came via the Twitter feed of Polly Samson, partner of David Gilmour. Samson revealed both the album title, and the fact that the music is based on 1994 sessions that included the late Rick Wright. Wright died in 2008, aged 65.

Consequence of Sound has reported further details, quoting singer Durga McBroom-Hudson: “The recording did start during The Division Bell sessions (and yes, it was the side project originally titled The Big Spliff that Nick Mason spoke about). Which is why there are Richard Wright tracks on it. But David and Nick have gone in and done a lot more since then. It was originally to be a completely instrumental recording, but I came in last December and sang on a few tracks. David then expanded on my backing vocals and has done a lead on at least one of them.”

UK tabloid The Sun has reported that the album will not feature any music by Roger Waters, who left Pink Floyd following the release of their 1983 album The Final Cut, and that the current Floyd lineup have no plans to tour in support of the release.

Floyd news site, Brain Damage, indicates that a formal announcement is expected today (Monday 7th July.)

Pink Floyd recently released a new box set of their last studio album, 1994’s The Division Bell, to mark its 20th anniversary. The six-disc set includes a remastered double LP edition of the album in a gatefold sleeve; a red 7-inch of single “Take It Back”; a clear 7-inch of “High Hopes”; a 12-inch blue vinyl of “High Hopes” with reverse laser etched design; the 2011 remaster of The Division Bell; a Blu-ray disc including The Division Bell album in HD Audio, and a previously unreleased surround sound audio mix of the album by Andy Jackson. The Blu-ray disc also includes a new video for “Marooned”.

Marianne Faithfull releases details of new album, ‘Give My Love To London’

23/05/2014 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Marianne Faithfull has released details of her new album.

Give My Love To London is scheduled for release in September and will feature lyrics by Faithfull and music from a host of well known artists.

On the record Faithfull will be backed by guest musicians Warren Ellis and Jim Sclavunos of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, as well as Portishead’s Adrian Utley on guitar, keyboards from Ed Harcourt, Rob Ellis on drums, Dimitri Tikovoi on bass and a string quartet. The album has been produced by Rob Ellis and Dimitri Tikovoi, and has been mixed by Flood.

Marianne Faithfull will embark on a year long world tour this autumn in support of the release. Nick Cave, Roger Waters and Anna Calvi are amongst the other artists who have written music for the album.

Springsteen confirms benefit show

10/09/2013 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Rock legends Bruce Springsteen and Roger Waters have confirmed that they are set to appear at this year’s Stand Up For Heroes benefit show in November.

The concert will take place on 6th November at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Stand Up For Heroes raises pledges for wounded troops battling the hardships of returning home from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Springsteen and Waters both played last year’s show and are set to be joined on the bill this year by comedians including Jerry Seinfeld and Jon Stewart.

You can find out more about the event here.