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One Liners: Elvis Costello, Yemi Alade, Tool, more

By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 5 June 2020

RELEASES

Elvis Costello has released new single ‘No Flag’, recorded earlier this year in Finland. “I wanted to go somewhere nobody knew me”, he says. “So, this is ‘The Helsinki Sound'”.

Yemi Alade – last heard on Beyonce’s ‘Lion King’ companion compilation ‘The Gift’ – has released new single ‘Boyz’.

NZCA Lines has released new single ‘Prisoner Of Love’. His new album, ‘Pure Luxury’, is out on 10 Jul.

Mr Bungle have released a cover of The Exploited’s ‘USA’ – their first new recording since 1999. All proceeds from the track will go to MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund.

Powerman 5000 have released new single ‘Black Lipstick’, taken from their upcoming new album ‘The Noble Rot’, which is out on 28 Aug.

ShitKid has announced her second album of the year, ’20/20 ShitKid’. The follow-up to ‘Duo Limbo/Mellan Himmel Å Helvete’, which was released in January, it will be out on 21 Aug.

Tennin has released new single ‘We Stand Alone’. She is set to release a new EP this summer.

Dublin-based drill crew A92 have released new single ‘Who’s On Who’. Their debut mixtape is set for release in September.

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GIGS & TOURS

Tool have announced that they are cancelling all their remaining tour dates, rather than attempting to reschedule, so that fans can get a refund while the length of the COVID-19 shutdown remains unknown. “We could continue to postpone or reschedule dates for some time into 2021, but ethically we do not think this is the right course of action. In our opinion, tying up our fans’ money for months, if not a full year, is unfair”, they said in a statement.

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