A late contender for one of the finest debuts of the year, here: UK songwriter Max Levy's project King Of Cats release first LP 'Working Out' next week via Art Reeks (December 8). But luckily, NME's got an exclusive stream of the LP now, which means you can listen to it ahead of its official release (you can pre-order it here –click below to listen. It's lo-fi, DIY pop that's less slacker's paradise and more a neurotic's dream.
It's official: the good ship Albion is sailing on course again. Today (December 6), Pete, Carl and the rest of the band [url=http://www.nme.com/news/the-libertines/81560]signed a deal[/url] with major label Virgin/EMI – which means that, finally, a new album is official. It's going to happen. And we're bloody excited. The band signed the deal in Thailand, where Pete is currently in rehab.
Think you've had a tough week at work? Think again: none of the miserable commutes, horrible bosses or spirit-sapping tedium can compare to the [url=http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/81508]recent experiences[/url] of Otto Schimmelpenninck, the bassist for metal band Delain. The band were playing in Birmingham when Schimmelpenninck, unfortunately, was hit in the groin by a streamer cannon. Ouch. And yet, of course, the show must go on – and so Schimmelpenninck carried on with the gig, despite the fact he'd ruptured his testicle.
Over the past nine years, The Killers' annual Christmas single has become as much of a festive tradition as mince pies, eggnog and doing something embarrassing at your end of year work do. This year, they've released one of their finest yet in 'Joel, The Lump of Coal' – but which of the band's seasonal ditties have true Flowers power and which are just big ol' Christmas turkeys? Here they all are, ranked in order... 9.
John Colandra, a New Jersey-based filmmaker, has compiled a bunch of footage from almost every stop on Kanye West's tour and edited them together to make a cohesive film. It's no surprise it took seven months to make. West toured his sixth album from October 2013 till the significant string of dates finished up in Australia this September. If you didn't make the gigs, you probably heard about them. The masks, the 50-foot high mountain, the explosions, the volcano... it was one of the most bombastic tours of the decade so far.




