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1 ONE DIRECTION 2 ROD STEWART
3 RAHAT FATEH ALI KHAN 4 BOOMTOWN RATS 5 BASTILLE
6 ARCTIC MONKEYS 7 BIG REUNION 8 BRUNO MARS 9 CARO EMERALD 10 COURTENEERS
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11 ELLIE GOULDING 12 STEREOPHONICS 13 FLEETWOOD MAC 14 IMAGINE DRAGONS 15 DEL AMITRI 16 THE 1975
17 FRANK TURNER 18 JESSIE J
19 THE X FACTOR TOUR 20 ANDRE RIEU
ON THE RADAR YUCK
Following the departure of front- man Daniel Blumberg, Yuck gui- tarist Max Bloom has stepped up to lead vocal duties for the London- originated band that are to soon release their second studio album, Glow And Behold. Speaking to Music Week, Bloom, who has stepped up to lead vocal duties, says it feels more like “a second debut” than a follow-up. The band’s first, eponymous LP (released in 2011) was fuzzed-up indie pop, which gained positive media reviews across the board and a fanbase largely of nineties revival kids. Their new record is a more expansive piece of work, fea-
turing horn-driven ballads as well as some catchy alt-rock. Bloom says the band gave them-
selves more time to write this time around, with the resulting Glow And Behold being “more consid- ered and less instinctive”. “It takes us out of our comfort zone and introduces a new Yuck sound,” he added. Responding to comments about
the new line-up and new direction possibly warranting a new name and a complete break with the past, Bloom said he believes that, whilst the band has evolved, “the core sound of Yuck still remains” and that they didn’t even consider
HE SAID / SHE SAID “
To them [Music Week] we don’t exist. Ask anyone if they can find our name in that paper and they won’t be able to. We stopped existing once we [self-released] this album
Well, we got told. My Bloody Valentine frontman Kevin Shields had a few choice words for industry bods, including our fair brand, as he slammed the Mercury Prize list (via The Guardian) after their album was banned from it.
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‘rebranding’ because they still felt like the same band – albeit one going through a transition. Yuck are already touring Glow And Behold, mostly playing the smaller venues they still prefer, even if they have arguably out- grown them. They kicked off earlier this week with a three-night resi- dency at London’s Macbeth, where, until recently new guitarist Ed Hayes worked behind the bar. The venue is currently under threat of closure (due to an application lodged by developers planning to build residential homes nearby) and Yuck were keen to show their support via a sold-out residency.
Further afield from home, in the coming weeks Yuck will perform in Holland and Madrid before touring Europe in October as the support act for Pixies. As for recordings in the lead up
to the album release, Rebirth was released as a free download and follow-up single Middle Sea – of which the official video has just been released - was premiered on Radio 1 last month and is currently B-listed at 6Music.
TAKE A BOW TEAM THE 1975
Label: Dirty Hit Records/Polydor Records
Publisher: Christian Tattersfield, Good Soldier Songs
A&R: Jamie Oborne, Dirty Hit
Manager: Jamie Oborne, All On Red Management Legal: Nicky Stein Agent: Matt Bates, Primary
THE LOWDOWN
Album: The 1975 Highest chart position: No.1
Marketing: Lisa Ward, Polydor Records & Chuck Waite / Ed Blow / Jamie Oborne, Dirty Hit Records
National press: Susie Ember, Polydor Records
Regional press: Warren Higgins, Chuff Media
Online press: Ed Blow, Dirty Hit Records
National radio: Claire Collins and Natalie Jennings at Scream Promotions
Regional radio: Jessica Hall, Radioactive Promotions
TV: Karen Williams and Lizzie Dorney-Kingdom, Big Sister
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EVENT 1 PASSENGER
2 BRING ME THE HORIZON 3 THE 1975
4 DISCLOSURE 5 KODALINE 6 JAY Z
7 BABYSHAMBLES 8 RUDIMENTAL
9 IMAGINE DRAGOS 10 PLANET CIRCUS
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EVENT 11 JAKE BUGG
12 FAT FREDDY'S DROP 13 JIMMY EAT WORLD
14 HAUNTED HOUSE FT. KNIFE PARTY 15 MAJOR LAZER 16 TOM ODELL
17 THE CAT EMPIRE 18 SOUNDGARDEN 19 JANET DEVLIN
20 BOWLING FOR SOUP ESSENTIAL INFO
RELEASES 2011 Album: Yuck (Mercury/Fat Possum) 2013 Album: Glow and Behold (Sept 30 digitally worldwide excl. US, Oct 1 US, Oct 7 rest of the world physical)
LABEL UK - Pharmacy (Virgin/EMI) International (
excl.US) - Caroline US - Fat Possum MANAGEMENT Keith Anderson at Sunday Music Management
LIVE September 17-19 Macbeth, London 21 Incubate Festival, Holland 28 Madrid (secret venue) October 2 Soup Kitchen, Manchester 3 New Slang, Kingston 5-6, 8-11 Various European dates w/ Pixies November
11, 13-15, 17, 19-20 Various UK venues
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