The Temper Trap today announce their eagerly-awaited third album Thick As Thieves and debut its first single, the anthemic Fall Together, available to stream and buy now. Thick As Thieves is available to pre-order from today ahead of its release on 10 June via Infectious Music / Liberation Music / Glassnote Records.

Thick As Thieves sees the Temper Trap collaborating with outside songwriters for the first time in their history, with striking results. Justin Parker (Lana Del Rey, Sia, Bat For Lashes) worked on Fall Together, whilst the album also features collaborations with Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Deerhunter) and Malay, co-writer & producer of Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange. Thick As Thieves, the title track of the album, is also available to stream and buy from today, and is already proving a hit in the band’s native Australia. The track sees the band working with Pascal Gabriel (Ladyhawke, Goldfrapp) to explore new musical ground while remaining true to their inimitable signature sound.

The Temper Trap have now sold more than one million albums and their songs have been streamed more than 200 million times on Spotify and 20 million times on YouTube. They first came to prominence in 2009 with their acclaimed debut album Conditions, which, propelled by the global hits Sweet Disposition, Fader and Love Lost, saw them crash land into the charts in their native Australia, their adopted homeland of the UK, and worldwide. The band’s self-titled second album, The Temper Trap, spawned the hits Trembling Hands and Need Your Love, and saw them catch the attention of the likes of Coldplay, Africa Express and the Rolling Stones, all of whom asked the band to join them on tour, whilst they also graced the stages of major festivals including Glastonbury, Lollapalooza and Coachella. In between they were nominated and won a number of prestigious ARIA Awards in Australia, as well as receiving a nomination for best international group at the BRIT Awards.

The Temper Trap toured throughout 2012 and 2013, before giving fans a glimpse of work-in-progress new material with three intimate fan-club shows at Oslo, London in 2014 and a handful of festival shows, and then disappearing from view to work on the new record. The band return to the live arena this summer, with a handful of intimate shows and a string of festival dates; see below for UK shows and thetempertrap.com for the full list of dates.

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The Temper Trap are Dougy Mandagi (vocals, guitar), Jonathon Aherne (bass, vocals), Toby Dundas (drums, vocals) & Joseph Greer (keyboards, guitar, vocals).

Of course, there were many rumors, but today it is officially announced: Minuit Machine has split up.

This is the band’s official statement:

We are deeply sad to announce that Minuit Machine has come to an end as we have decided to take different paths.
You can't imagine how grateful we are for the love and support you gave us those last few years. Unforgettable memories, intense emotions…
We are proud of the journey we've accomplished and we're hoping our music will live on as long as possible. Our albums will still be available on the digital platforms and on Bandcamp together with all our merch left.
Much Love
Hélène & Amandine

The Legendary Pink Dots are delighted to announce the forthcoming release of their new album Pages Of Aquarius on Metropolis Records.

They promised us so much...

Naked hippies and soma fountains and patchouli rain from candy floss clouds and flowers and the summer that would never end. The Age of Aquarius.

The Age of Harmony and understanding and tolerance. Say it softly, like an Aquarian, The Age of....Love. The Age of Love and HAIR.

Page One Aquarius. How does it look out there?

Bad hair, no hair. Covered up. Walls. And God is everywhere, splashed in red across those walls, And the fountains are dry, the ocean is full and they're dragging the lost from the depths of the sea and tying them up with wire.

It wasn't supposed to be like this.

Are we in for 2,160 years of this?

I'm an Aquarian. I believe in this crazy stuff and I visualise big old Pisces lying there, dying there. Huge, wounded, angry because no-one helps and every hot feverish cry brings a new storm, and every kick shakes the planet to it's core. Big old Pisces. Huge but invisible so no-one sees him except the irritating baby that tickles his nose with an oily feather.

Page 2,000 Pisces, the end of the cycle and it hurts.

It can't last.

Page One Aquarius.

The World is Beautiful. Blessed be. - EK

The Legendary Pink Dots are an Anglo-Dutch experimental rock band formed in London in 1980. Although far outside the mainstream, LPDs have released more than 40 albums, have a devoted worldwide following, and tour frequently. Distinctive vocals and lyrical imagery blended with hypnotic guitar and synth washes and spellbinding bass pulses to create an enthralling, captivating release.

B-Wave is proud to announce another great act for the B-Wave Festival: NOTHING BUT NOISE !

Nothing But Noise is a Belgian trio and consists of Dirk Bergen (ex-Front 242), Erwin Jadot and Daniel B (Front 242 member), who returned to his original analogue weapons with a more cinematic vision.

Their first release “Not Bleeding Red” immediately became a highly acclaimed album and was available on CD and vinyl. Especially for “Record Store Day” they released “Music for Muted TV” and was only available as a 10 inch vinyl disc. Several performances followed in those years and now, in 2016, B-Wave is proud to have NOTHING BUT NOISE live on stage!

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Sunday was never so exciting as on 10th April, would Whispering Sons win the final of Humo's Rock Rally (the biggest rock contest in Belgium), yes or no ? And yes at nine o'clock it was announced: the winner of the 2Oth edition of Rock Rally: WHISPERING SONS.

Click here for an interview with the winners.