Live Nation concert – MUNA
MUNA - Gets So Hot Tour
Op maandag 23 november 2026 in La Madeleine, Brussel

Deze herfst strijkt MUNA neer in Brussel voor hun eerste headline show in België. Op 23 november brengen ze hun Gets So Hot Tour naar La Madeleine, waar ze hun nieuwste album "Dancing On The Wall" voorstellen, aangevuld met hun grootste hits.

MUNA werd in 2013 in Los Angeles opgericht door Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin en Naomi McPherson tijdens hun studies aan The University of Southern California. De groep brengt krachtige, ambitieuze electropop met een duidelijke visie. Na een veelbesproken EP in 2014 tekende het trio bij RCA. In 2017 verscheen hun debuutalbum 'About U', gevolgd door 'Saves the World' in 2019. Deze twee platen legden de basis voor hun identiteit: een directe, emotionele schrijfstijl met veel aandacht voor thema's als identiteit, verlangen en relaties. In 2020 sloeg de groep een nieuwe weg in. Ze tekenden bij Saddest Factory Records (Phoebe Bridgers). Die overstap bleek een schot in de roos. Hun titelloze album uit 2022 werd overladen met lovende kritieken, mede dankzij de hitsingle "Silk Chiffon". Sindsdien tourde de band de wereld rond en deelden ze het podium met iconen als Taylor Swift, Harry Styles en Lorde. Hiermee bevestigde ze definitief haar sterke live-reputatie.
In 2026 luidt MUNA een nieuwe fase in met 'Dancing On The Wall'. Op dit vierde album zetten ze hun artistieke ontwikkeling voort. Beïnvloed door dance, postpunk, synthpop en new wave, biedt de plaat een intenser geluid dat zowel direct als genuanceerd is. Het album is een antwoord op de huidige onvoorspelbare wereld. De artiesten verkennen de link tussen intimiteit en de sociale context en tussen collectieve energie en persoonlijke vragen. Live krijgen deze nummers een extra dimensie dankzij de verfijnde productie en het indrukwekkende charisma van de band. MUNA bewijst dat ze kunnen evolueren zonder hun eigenheid te verliezen. Mis hun Belgische debuut niet. Afspraak op 23 november in La Madeleine!

TICKETPRIJS: €38,86 (inclusief servicekosten en charity fee).

A portion of the proceeds from MUNA's Gets So Hot Tour will go to TAC and their work supporting LGBTQ Youth and Queer Migrants across the US. https://theallycoalition.org.

Het nieuwe album van MUNA "Dancing On The Wall" is uit.

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Even voorstellen – Father John Misty – new single, ‘the payoff’
Listen To The New Father John Misty Single
“The Payoff” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPaTtyG05mk

Worldwide From Sub Pop 
On May 7th, 2026, Father John Misty is releasing “The Payoff,” a new single available now on all digital streaming services worldwide from Sub Pop.

"The Payoff" was written and composed by Josh Tillman, arranged by Drew Erickson, and co-produced by Erickson and Tillman. "The Payoff" was also mixed and engineered by Michael Harris at Fivestar Studios in Topanga, CA, and mastered by Adam Ayan Mastering.

“The Payoff” is the second Father John Misty single of 2026 and arrives five months after “The Old Law,” released in January. The latter track was previously known to Father John Misty fans as “God’s Trash” and debuted as part of the live set in the fall of 2024. Both singles follow the release of Mahashmashana, Father John Misty’s acclaimed sixth long player in twelve years, released in November 2024.

Starman records news – SIMEON, debuut single: "Attic Door"
Album volgt herfst 2026

SIMEON - Attic Door
SIMEON - Attic Door
“Attic Door”  is de debuut single van SIMEON die op 8 mei verschijnt
SIMEON is Sebastiaan Simoens een songwriter uit de Kempen. Hij verbleef 4 jaar in een yurt aan een kasteel in Geetbets, waar hij het merendeel van zijn nieuwe plaat schreef en opnam. SIMEON staat voor uiterst persoonlijke songs, die erg diep gaan, emotionele voltreffers die niemand onberoerd zullen laten. Het album verhaalt het uiterst moeilijk en pijnlijke proces waar SIMEON zich met vallen en opstaan doorworstelde om uiteindelijk toch catharsis te vinden in zijn songwriting. Een donkere plaat, maar wél één met licht aan het einde van een lange tunnel.
Hij trok naar Nashville waar zijn oude kennis Brian MacDonald (Judah and the Lion) de plaat producete.  Jo Francken (Tamino, Zaz, Het Zesde Metaal e.v.a.) mixte het album, dat later dit najaar uitkomt. Eerder bracht hij al muziek uit onder de naam Somebody Called Me Sebastiaan en was hij lid van het kunstenaars Collectief Ablatief.

www.simeonmusic.be
www.starmanrecords.com

Desertfest Belgium 2026, 16 Oct – 18 Oct 26, Liège - 9 supercool new Desertfest Belgium names! 

We’re stoked to add the atmospheric grooves of Monolord, the punk sludge of Mantar, the deep doom of Dopelord, the arcade fuzz of Skraeckoedlan, the psychedelic rock of Mondo Drag, the sonic power of Earth Tongue, the late night metal of Early Moods, the occult menace of Fangus, and the post metal of Skin Thief! 

Holy smoke! We're in for a hell of a ride!  

Wishing autumn was already here!

www.desertfest.be

V2 records news – Deep Purple - Announces New Album "SPLAT!"
ALBUM OUT 3 JULY

Deep Purple will release their new studio album SPLAT! on July 3rd on earMUSIC.

With more than 120 million albums sold since forming in 1968, Deep Purple have long secured their place in rock history. Rather than simply preserving their legacy, they continue to extend it, driven by the same spirit that defined their earliest work.

Says frontman Ian Gillan: "Where we are now with this incarnation of Deep Purple feels very much like a very 'now' version of Deep Purple as it was in the seventies." Once again, the band has teamed up with renowned producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper). Together, they have crafted an album that draws on the sound and attitude that has always set Deep Purple apart from the rest.

SPLAT! is the heaviest Deep Purple album in many years, with the band playing together in the studio – the way Deep Purple have always recorded. Ian Gillan: "I have to say, now we are very much back in with material that is compatible with 'Highway Star', 'Smoke on the Water', 'Lazy' – the dynamics, the balance, and the fun of the music we made from '69 to '73."

At the heart of SPLAT! is an idea conceived by Ian Gillan. Rather than treating the end as destruction, the album imagines it as transformation: SPLAT! explores the end of humanity not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence. The album concept will be revealed further in the weeks leading up to its release on July 3rd. Follow Deep Purple and earMUSIC on socials to stay tuned.

To celebrate the release, Deep Purple will continue their extensive 2026 touring schedule with no fewer than 86 shows across 28 countries on three continents. New music from SPLAT! is already on the way. Deep Purple invite fans to follow the journey in the weeks ahead. Ian Gillan sums it up: "Deep Purple is in a great place right now."

MORE ABOUT DEEP PURPLE
There simply aren't enough superlatives to properly acknowledge the contribution Deep Purple has made to rock music. Having sold more than 120 million albums and filled global arenas for decades, there's little wonder that the respected British radio station Planet Rock named the group the '5th Most Influential Band Ever'. The band were also presented the 'Legend Award' at the 2008 World Music Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. Deep Purple truly are 'rock royalty'.
With a body of work spanning seven decades, Deep Purple have helped pioneer and define the hard rock genre while progressively moving into new areas, both keeping their sound fresh and attracting new fans to the legions who have remained loyal since the band's inception. The celebrated MKII line-up of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore was responsible for creating many of the defining rock albums of the early '70s, including "Made in Japan", universally accepted as one of the most important and influential live albums of all time.
Known as one of the hardest working bands ever, Deep Purple have continued to release No. 1 albums and tour globally since forming in 1968, with little rest. Deep Purple have stayed true to their musical roots, drawing from an eclectic mix of styles to create a distinctive sound that defines the band today and, in turn, has created a legacy that very few bands could ever hope to replicate. The band has written and produced so many "classic", well-known songs that its audience ranges widely in age and background – something the band has readily embraced.
Deep Purple's recent studio album "=1" (2024) followed their worldwide chart-topping albums "Whoosh!" (2020), "inFinite" (2017) and "NOW What?!" (2013). 2026 sees the release of their brand-new album "SPLAT!". On these albums, Deep Purple joined forces with producer Bob Ezrin, who has worked with the likes of KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper.
Furthering their collaboration with Ezrin, in 2021 and during the pandemic the band recorded a collection of cover songs from their own homes (normal for most bands nowadays, revolutionary for a band that records everything together in the studio), creating an eclectic and celebratory history of their roots in music, in the shape of "Turning to Crime".

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride continue with renewed vitality, pushing the boundaries of hard rock to audiences around the globe, proving that Deep Purple are very much here to stay.

MAD IN EUROPE TOUR DATES
18 JUN 2026 – Clisson, France – Hellfest – SOLD OUT
SPLAT! WORLD TOUR DATES
23 OCT 2026 – Antwerp, Belgium – Lotto Arena
09 NOV 2026 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome

V2 records news - Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor & Mike Simonetti - Announce ‘EP’ on Smugglers Way

Featuring new original single "Perfect Kiss," cover of Bonnie "Prince" Billy's "I See A Darkness," & remixes by claire rousay and Black Forces
EP OUT ON LIMITED EDITION 12" VINYL ON 12 JUNE

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "PERFECT KISS" NOW
Alexis Taylor & Mike Simonetti - Perfect Kiss (Official Video)
Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip and producer Mike Simonetti—founder of Troubleman Unlimited and Italians Do It Better, and one-half of Pale Blue—have joined forces for a new collaborative EP on Smugglers Way. The release pairs a transcendent cover of Bonnie "Prince" Billy's "I See A Darkness" with the luminous original "Perfect Kiss," plus remixes by claire rousay and Black Forces. The EP will be out digitally and on limited edition 12" vinyl on June 12th.

Taylor and Simonetti share "Perfect Kiss," which finds the duo at a striking intersection of styles–melding Simonetti's rock-informed sensibility with Taylor's signature electronic pop craftsmanship. The result is both intimate and expansive, anchored by Taylor's unmistakable vocal. 

Lyrically, "Perfect Kiss" explores themes of identity, alienation, and transformation. "It's about being alienated and an outsider in society while wanting to be accepted for the true person that you are," Taylor explains. "There's the real you, but maybe that's not how you appear to others–so you're asking to be brought out of yourself and into the world, accepted for this other version of yourself." 

"Perfect Kiss" is released alongside a video that was shot on Super 8 film in Los Angeles and London and features Taylor, Simonetti, and Pale Blue's Elizabeth Wight.  

This team-up is years in the making, dating back to Taylor and Simonetti's fateful first meeting while the latter was spinning a set at the now-defunct Williamsburg club Output: "I was really excited about the re-edits he was playing that night," Taylor recalls, explaining that diving deeper into Simonetti's work with Elizabeth Wight as Pale Blue further captured his attention. For Simonetti, the partnership was equally organic: "[Alexis has] always been one of my favorite vocalists."

"I grew up listening to the radio on drives with my parents, whether it was driving around Bayonne, New Jersey or a trip to the Jersey shore," Simonetti muses. "I was raised on pop music and on the radio. Before even making music with Alexis, we would have little conversations and seem to be on a similar wavelength regarding pop music. He's kinda around the same age as me which doesn't hurt either. I think you have to be a certain age to appreciate 80s pop music, because it does not exist as we know it today. So the songs that me and Alexis make are definitely going to have a lot of pop elements to them, even though the subject matter might not be stereotypical pop. But that's the beauty of a good song– hiding darkness behind a pop hook."

Taylor adds, "Having worked at the Domino office in London, situated on Smugglers Way, and having got a job there through my enthusiasm and love for records by the likes of Will Oldham, it's a nice full circle moment for Mike and I to have this EP come out on the label.

"I See A Darkness" and "Perfect Kiss" arrive as a limited edition 12" vinyl EP on June 12, featuring remixes from claire rousay and Black Forces. "Perfect Kiss" is available now. Initially available only on the vinyl edition, the remixes will see a digital release later this year.

The EP's artwork was created by Ryan Parks, aka Harsh Riddims / Fit of Body.

"I See A Darkness / Perfect Kiss" 12" EP
Side A

1. I See A Darkness 
2. I See A Darkness (claire rousay Remix)
   
   Side B
3. Perfect Kiss
4. Perfect Kiss (Black Forces Remix)

Pias news – Ghinzu – new single ‘forever’

GHINZU SHARES NEW SINGLE "FOREVER"
Album - Forever - YouTube

"W.O.W.A" OUT ON MAY 29, 2026 VIA PLAY IT AGAIN SAM

05.06.2026 — ANCIENNE BELGIQUE, BRUSSELS SOLD OUT
19.07.2026 — DOUR FESTIVAL, DOUR
29.10.2026 — FOREST NATIONAL, BRUSSELS

From the rich tradition of expansive art-rock that has long flowed out of mainland Europe, the much-loved and critically acclaimed Ghinzu today release Forever, the latest single from their forthcoming fourth studio album and first in 17 years, W.O.W.A, due for release via Play It Again Sam on 29th May 2026.

Forever is a three-part story about love and loss, told from a fresh angle. Frontman John Descamps explains, "The first part is the excitement of discovery, and meeting someone. The second part is when you realise it might not last forever, and the last part is the break-up. But you come to realise the ending isn't a failure." It is part of a natural cycle.

From selling more than 100,000 copies of their breakthrough second album Blow across Europe, to sharing stages with the likes of Muse, Placebo and Iggy & The Stooges, and seeing their music featured on the soundtrack of the global hit film 'Taken', Ghinzu have long stood as one of Belgium's most iconic rock exports.

The forthcoming record W.O.W.A, has been a work in progress for some time, with Ghinzu having written almost 90 fully fledged ideas for their new album, before whittling this down to the final tracklisting. "We had all these hard drives everywhere," recalls Descamps. "We wanted to gather 10 tracks together to really represent all those years of condensed work."

The results take Ghinzu back to basics, before blasting them into uncharted territories. Their formative influences - the energy and expression of Queen; the raucous grunge noise of Nirvana and The Melvins – remain, alongside their passion for visual art. Name-checking the painters Gerhard Richter and Francis Bacon as points of inspiration, they stepped back from their perfectionist leanings to embrace music at its most raw and powerful.

Sessions took place at a multitude of studios. Ghinzu worked in their native Belgium and across the Atlantic in New York; they secluded themselves in the countryside, and worked at studios overlooking the sea. "Our plan was to drift away, creating 'evolutive songs' that could change from one week to another, or simply disappear to maybe reappear. Doubts have less room within such space, as there is nothing to finish. What is left are the survivors of that period, the wild ones who got captured.

From first to last, these are stories built by older musicians, people with experience and maturity. "It's about telling very specific stories in a way that is universal," he says. "There's an almost confrontational aspect with regards to age. We're developing an intergenerational feel in bringing these stories out of specific narratives and pushing them into different spaces."

TRACKLISTING
When Other Worlds Await

Snow White

Out of Control

Forever

Morning Lights

Mathias is Gone

Apologies

It's The Law

#quietluxury

Fool

Death Race

Master Bluff

Breathless

Even voorstellen – Caroll Vanwelden – Shakespeare revisited!

Caroll Vanwelden presenteert het nieuwe project Shakespeare Revisited 

In dit cd- en releaseproject maak ik de sonnetten van William Shakespeare toegankelijker via muziek. Na de eerste singles Two Loves en So Shall I Live Supposing verschijnt op 5 juni de derde single No Longer Mourn For Me. Vanaf dan volgt er elke maand een nieuwe release, als muzikaal traject richting mijn tournee vanaf eind september 2026.

Met piano, stem, cello en subtiele elektronische elementen krijgt Shakespeare een intieme, hedendaagse muzikale vorm. Het project wil de poëzie niet uitleggen, maar voelbaar maken.

Band is Caroll Vanwelden (zang & piano) + Dominique Vantomme (keyboards & electronica) + Jean-François Assy (cello & electronica).

SHAKESPEARE REVISITED - playlist by caroll vanwelden | Spotify
Shakespeare Revisited - Caroll Vanwelden – Modern Jazz Sonnets - YouTube
www.carollvanwelden.com