#NewMusicFriday 26.08

Hey Gigantic Gang,

All excited for the big bank holiday weekend? Well, it get’s even better because we bring you a big, fat #NewMusicFriday blog and playlist! We share your passion for music and check out the hottest record releases and offer you tickets to see your favourite artists play live. Share these top tracks and book the best gigs with friends, and we will see you at the front! xx

Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure

AIR award-winning songwriter Julia Jacklin has identified herself as one to watch right from the start of her incredible career, giving her indie rock a folk twist and blues rock. Now on her third album Pre Pleasure she looks perched to truly break into the mainstream and reach the massive success she’s always been edging towards.

Jacklin enlisted the aid of ace producer Marcus Paquin who has previously worked with the likes of The National and The Weather Station to create a masterpiece record which she takes on tour in November, tickets on sale with Gigantic!

📅 November

06/11    Julia Jacklin – O2 Manchester Ritz, Manchester

07/11    Julia Jacklin – The Mill, Birmingham

09/11    Julia Jacklin – SWX, Bristol

10/11    Julia Jacklin – Chalk, Brighton

11/11    Julia Jacklin – Roundhouse, London

Julia Jacklin tickets are currently available with Gigantic.

Stella Donnelly – Flood

When Australian indie pop songwriter Stella Donnelly hit the scene five years ago; listeners were floored first by the immense potential as first revealed on her EP Thrush Metal and then by the intensity of her raw honesty found on debut record Beware Of The Dogs. Now, Donnelly is back with second album Flood which proves she truly is the voice of the next generation.

Donnelly pushes herself even further into difficult waters on Flood, daring to be even more vulnerable and introspective as she takes a deep look at her lost past, those innocent days connecting with the natural wilderness of bird watching in the rainforests of Bellingen. She channels her inner child and dares herself to grow in full view of her audience, publicly displaying those nightmarish moments that define growth.

The creative process saw her pen 43 songs, whittled down and perfected into the newly released record which is destined to be featured in my Album of the Year polls.

📅 November

04/11    Stella Donnelly – Whelan's, Dublin

06/11    Stella Donnelly – Band on the Wall, Manchester

08/11    Stella Donnelly – Metronome, Nottingham

09/11    Stella Donnelly – Thekla, Bristol

10/11    Stella Donnelly – Electric Brixton, London

12/11    Stella Donnelly – The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff

13/11    Stella Donnelly – Hare and Hounds, Birmingham

14/11    Stella Donnelly – Komedia Brighton, Brighton

Stella Donnelly tickets are currently available with Gigantic.

Machine Head – ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN

Making good on it’s promise to be more intense and exciting than ever; California’s finest heavy rock band Machine Head are back with their tenth album ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN – and it’s everything fans had hoped for!

Lasting an hour in length, ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN is set in the wasteland of the far-flung future and follows the story of two champions as they fight to overcome their own traumas and tragedies.

Next month sees Machine Head team up with Swedish melodic death metallers Amon Amarth for a mighty tour! Join them for awesome hard rock action when you book your tickets through Gigantic!

“Head Cases and Lionhearts rejoice!  It is with great pleasure we announce our triumphant return to your land to crush skulls, pummel circle pits, and deplete your beer supply!!  Only this time we will not be alone.  That’s right!  For the first time in nearly a decade, MACHINE HEADwill be foregoing our usual “Evenings with...” to join forces with our battle-hardened brothers in the all-powerful AMON AMARTH, plus their fellow countrymen, THE HALO EFFECT.  This absolute monster of a tour will kick off Autumn 2022 and will be the most devastating night of your metal lives. So, get ready to raise your fists, raise your glasses, and bang your heads with us at the heaviest tour of the year!  No one can resist the pure power of this epic alliance. We are coming for you!” – Robb Flynn

📅 September

08/09    Machine Head – Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham

09/09    Machine Head – Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff

10/09    Machine Head – OVO Arena Wembley, London

12/09    Machine Head – AO Arena, Manchester

Machine Head tickets are currently available with Gigantic.