In late 2014, reports surfaced of the band reforming, with a lineup consisting of Bushy, Mike Pinera, Doug Ingle Jr. on keyboards and an unnamed bassist. However, this reformation did not come to fruition and in 2015 the band unveiled a lineup consisting of Bushy and returning guitarist Eric Barnett,…
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In 2014, The Shins recorded and released a new song, “So Now What”, for the soundtrack of Wish I Was Here (directed by Zach Braff of Garden State ). Mercer noted to Billboard that he was immensely proud of how the track came out: “I think it’s one of the…
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That December saw the release of another 59 Beatles recordings on iTunes. The set, titled The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 , had the opportunity to gain a 70-year copyright extension conditional on the songs being published at least once before the end of 2013. Apple Records released the recordings on…
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In November 2013, Gilmour and Mason revisited recordings made with Wright during the Division Bell sessions to create a new Pink Floyd album. They recruited session musicians to help record new parts and “generally harness studio technology”. Waters was not involved. Mason described the album as a tribute to Wright:…
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The band’s fifth studio album, AM , was released on 9 September 2013. The album was recorded in Rancho de la Luna in Joshua Tree, California and features guest appearances from Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age , Elvis Costello ‘s drummer Pete Thomas and Bill Ryder-Jones of…
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Upon the release of AM on 9 September 2013, the album debuted at number 1 in the UK album charts, selling over 157,000 copies in its first week. As a result, Arctic Monkeys made history as the first independent label band with five consecutive number 1 albums in the UK.…
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However, in September, a fifth reunion record, Motivational Jumpsuit , was confirmed for release on Guided by Voices Inc. and Fire Records in February 2014.
and of In Utero in September 2013, which included the Live and Loud show.
In its first week of release the album sold 227,993 copies, emulating Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not in going straight to number one in the UK Albums Chart , albeit selling 130,000 copies fewer than their record-breaking debut. The first two singles from the album “Brianstorm”…
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On July 19, 2013, the group played with McCartney again during the encore of his Safeco Field “Out There” concert in Seattle, the first time Nirvana members had performed together in their hometown in over 15 years.