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“It’s scary putting your voice on something when people are attached to hearing someone else. There will be people who won’t come with us – that’s totally fair”: Black Country, New Road battled steep odds to make Forever Howlong

Line-up changes, cancelled tours, shyness, outside commitments left the Canterbury crew with no option but to gamble on their future. Their third studio album proves they won

Louder

On my radar: Georgia Ellery’s cultural highlights

The Black Country, New Road and Jockstrap musician on a YouTube philosopher, the power of Munch and her love of saunas and Japanese onsen

The Guardian - UK

Mercury Prize: Ezra Collective become first jazz act to win in award’s 31-year history

London five-piece are the first jazz band to win the award for best British or Irish album of the year

The Independent UK

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Jockstrap on keeping secrets and opening for Blur: ‘The audience is on our side and I’m not used to that’

The shapeshifting sensations cover everything from classical to techno, and were just shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. Duo Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye speak to Megan Graye about their idols, their process, and ‘surrendering’ to tour life

The Independent UK

Edinburgh's Young Fathers nominated for prestigious Mercury Prize

EDINBURGH band Young Fathers have been nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize for their 2023 album Heavy Heavy.

The National (Scotland)

Mercury prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys tie Radiohead’s record for most nominations

There are first-time nods for the likes of Fred Again, Lankum, Jockstrap and Raye, and repeat recognition for acts including J Hus and Jessie Ware

The Guardian - UK

Soul Glo, Lucrecia Dalt, Palm stir the crowds on Pitchfork Music Festival’s last day

Lineup at sunny Union Park includes headliner Bon Iver after Killer Mike, Mdou Moctar, Koffee, Illuminati Hotties, JPEGMafia and Jockstrap.

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Blur at Wembley Stadium: Dates, set times, and support acts

Their first album in eight years will be released later this month

Evening Standard

The worst set-clashes of Glastonbury 2023: From Arctic Monkeys vs The Chemical Brothers to Kelis vs WizKid

The Worthy Farm line-up may be extensive, but the scheduling conflicts are still as infruriating as ever

Evening Standard

'Manchester passed an enormous test last month - here's how'

We reviewed how the city's music scene fared in the cost-of-living winter

Manchester Evening News

The 50 best albums of 2022: No 7 – Jockstrap: I Love You Jennifer B

The highly original, dubstep-informed debut by Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye sidestepped easy categorisation to deliver complex and unsettled music for complex and unsettled times without invoking a litany of their forebears

The Guardian - UK

Blur to reunite for one-off Wembley show next year

Band will headline at the London stadium on 8 July for their 35th anniversary, supported by Slowthai, Self Esteem and Jockstrap

The Guardian - UK

Blur fans in meltdown as iconic band will reunite for one-off Wembley show next summer

Blur, who are often credited with helping define the Britpop genre, are joined in the line-up by singer-songwriter Self Esteem, British rapper Slowthai and electro-pop duo Jockstrap, next summer at Wembley

Daily Mirror

Blur to reunite for first live UK show since 2015

The band are joined in the line-up by singer-songwriter Self Esteem, British rapper Slowthai and electro-pop duo Jockstrap

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The Guardian - UK

Jockstrap review – electro-pop duo find order in the chaos

Taylor Skye and Georgia Ellery piece together a patchwork of musical genres into a beautiful tour opener

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