A documentary film about the making of the album, called The Reflektor Tapes , was released on September 24, 2015, and was shown at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival .
In September 2015, the programme Singing in the Rainforest followed Happy Mondays as they travelled to Panama to record a new song with an isolated tribe called the Emberá . The band composed a track with members of the tribe for a performance, penning the track “Ooo La La to…
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In September 2015, the band released a new album, Music Complete , their first without Peter Hook . The album was produced mostly by the band themselves, except “Singularity” and “Unlearn This Hatred”, both produced by Tom Rowlands, while “Superheated” features additional production by Stuart Price.
The video for the band’s single ‘Spring / Sun / Winter / Dread’ was shared on 31 July 2015. The video sees the band’s frontman Jonathan Higgs take over production. He said via a press release, “The song talks about seasons passing and getting older, so we wanted to concentrate…
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On 28 July 2015, the band uploaded a promo video for lead single “Double Trouble” from their next studio album, What the World Needs Now… , via their YouTube channel. On 21 August, PiL released the single (backed with ” Bettie Page “) and a non-album track, “Turkey Tits”. What…
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On 4 July 2015 they headlined at Calling Festival in Clapham Common . After performing their first song, “Everybody’s on the Run”, Noel spoke to the crowd saying; “Hello Clapham… Now there’s something I never thought I’d say.” The Chasing Yesterday Tour continued into 2016, though on 7 March –…
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Drones was released on 8 June 2015. A concept album about the dehumanisation of modern warfare, it returned to a simpler rock sound with less elaborate production and genre experimentation. It topped the album charts in the UK, the US, Australia and most major markets. Muse headlined Lollapalooza Berlin on…
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“Call Girl”, which was released on 28 May
From 15 March to 16 May, Muse embarked on a short tour in small venues throughout the UK and the US, the Psycho Tour. Live performances of new songs from these concerts are included on the DVD accompanying the album along with bonus studio footage. On 18 May 2015, Muse…
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In May 2015, Aurora released her debut EP, Running with the Wolves , which received positive reviews from online music publications and Norwegian media. The EP’s lead single, ” Runaway “, enjoyed a major resurgence in 2021 after going viral on TikTok , reaching number 22 on the Billboard Global…
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