Hot This Week // The 1975, The Strokes & Palaye Royale
Welcome to Hot This Week, your ultimate music and gig guide.
Here to deliver the team’s spotlight news from the previous week as well as the upcoming gigs we feel you shouldn’t miss.
Tour Announcements
There have been two festival announcements we’re excited about:
Reading and Leeds Festivals
Including Rage Against The Machine, Liam Gallagher, Stormzy, Two Door Cinema Club and many more. Check out the line-up here.
TRNSMT Festival
Taking over Glasgow Green in July, TRNSMT has announced second wave of acts for this year’s festival edition, including AJ Tracey, Loyle Carner, Jimmy Eat World, and many more. For more information, visit here.
Tracks Of The Week
Here are our favourite tracks from last week.
The Strokes – At The Door
The Strokes go full on this year with the release of galactic lo-fi 80s punch single At The Door and announcement of highly anticipating sixth album The New Abnormal. Read more here.
Enter Shikari – { The Dreamer’s Hotel }
The new decade finds Enter Shikari at the peak of their creative output as they enter the new year with new single, { The Dreamer’s Hotel }, and unveil sixth LP, Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible, out on April 17th. For more information, visit here.
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard – John Lennon Is My Jesus Christ
Electric Welsh four-piece have shared new single and video for John Lennon Is My Jesus Christ, their first release with new label Communion. Read more here.
Albums Of The Week
EDEN – no future
An intimate, retrospective tale on life and solitude, no future paints a vivid image of EDEN’s unique sonic world, transforming his personal stories into universal values. Read our full review here.
Tame Impala – The Slow Rush
Returning with a long-waited Tame Impala’s fourth psychedelic new wave synth-pop album, The Slow Rush, Kevin Parker reflects on his past, ‘seeing his life flash before his eyes’. Here’s our verdict.
Beach Bunny – Honeymoon
Bringing insecurity and the reality of heartbreak to the centre with their honest lyrics and defined performance, we’re reminded why Beach Bunny are known for their nostalgic power-pop and heartache anthems. Read our review here.
Gigs This Week
Below you can find the list of shows we think you shouldn’t miss this week.
Monday 17th February
Foals – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (For O2 War Child). Tickets are now sold out, but you can catch the band on the road this spring. Find tickets here.
Melanie Martinez – O2 Academy Brixton. Find tickets here.
Glass Animals – Village Underground. Find tickets here.
Wednesday 19th February
Tom Grennan – Bush Hall (For O2 War Child). Tickets.
The Strokes – Roundhouse. Tickets.
Thursday 20th February
PVRIS – Electric Brixton. More info here.
Mura Masa – Alexandra Palace. Tickets available here.
Inhaler – Heaven. Tickets are sold out, but there’s a few remaining for Cardiff and Leeds dates. More info here.
Friday 21st February
Palaye Royale – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Tickets available here.
The 1975 – The O2 Arena. Tickets available here.
Gengahr – EartH. Tickets here.
The Murder Capital – Electric Ballroom. Tickets are sold out, but there’s a few remaining for Bristol and Liverpool. More info here.
The Growlers – Roundhouse. Tickets available here.
Saturday 22nd February
Cage The Elephant – Alexandra Palace. Tickets available here.
The 1975 – The O2 Arena. Tickets available here.
Bastille – London Palladium (For O2 War Child). Tickets have now sold out.
Sunday 23rd February
BABYMETAL + Creeper – Eventim Apollo. Tickets available here.