On 22 November 2024, Bloc Party officially released a compilation entitled A Weekend In The City: B-Sides .
In a November 2024 interview with Louder Sound , Jakszyk was questioned about the band’s future and mentioned the possibility of new studio recordings being released, stating: “The honest answer is, you’ll have to ask Robert. It’s all in his hands. He’s retired a million times before, but he is…
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In October 2024, Pink Floyd agreed to sell their catalogue to Sony Music for approximately $400 million.
A 10 track compilation titled All Souls was released in 2022. The album’s track list was curated by Siouxsie and features ” Spellbound ” (licensed for season four of series Stranger Things ), ” Fireworks “, “Peek-a-Boo”, plus album tracks and rarities. It was released on black vinyl, and orange…
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On 11 September 2024, Franz Ferdinand announced their sixth studio album, The Human Fear , to be released on 10 January 2025, and along revealed lead single “Audacious”.
The album was released on 30 August.
In an August 2024 interview with MIT Technology Review , Scholz revealed that his analog studio equipment is in need of repair and, “Unfortunately, there’s almost no one left locally that can repair or maintain analog equipment.” Scholz also stated, “I’m still writing music, believe it or not, with what’s…
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and a third, “Long Dark Night”, on 23 July.
On 19 June 2024, it was reported that Sony Music would acquire Queen’s catalogue for approximately £1 billion (around $1.27 billion). Under the deal, Sony would acquire the publishing and recording rights to the entire Queen catalogue outside of the US and Canada. Similarly, the group’s distribution deal, which is…
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In June 2024, the band released a stand-alone single entitled “Flirting Again”, marking their first new music since The High Life .