In August 2016, of Montreal released Innocence Reaches , which incorporated new, EDM -inspired sounds, as well as the progressive rock sounds of the previous two albums. For the tour following the album’s release, bassist Davey Pierce returned to the band, replacing Bob Parins.
On July 19, Tim Kingsbury told CBC that the band’s upcoming fifth album would be out in 2017.
Heart released the album Beautiful Broken on July 8, 2016. The hard-rocking title cut featuring Metallica ‘ s James Hetfield trading vocals with Ann Wilson was the first single. Beautiful Broken was No. 9 on Billboard’s Rock Album Chart and No. 30 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Immediately after…
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On July 5, the band played their first complete full-band concert in two years in Barcelona, Spain as a warm up for their upcoming summer festival dates in Canada, Portugal, Spain and USA.
On 30 June 2016, Bastille announced the release of the second LP Wild World and embarked on their Wild Wild World Tour in July.
On 24 June 2016, Bastille performed the songs “Good Grief” and “Two Evils” live for the first time at Glastonbury Festival as part of their set on the Other Stage.
On June 17, Will Butler hosted a Reddit AMA , where he answered fan questions about the next Arcade Fire album. He stated that the new record might be released in spring 2017 and that the band had ‘no definite schedule though. It’ll be done when it’s done.’
On 16 June 2016, Annie Mac debuted ” Good Grief ” on her BBC Radio 1 show as the “hottest record in the world”. The track was immediately released to radio, streaming services, and for purchase following the debut. In an interview with Mac following the song’s premiere, Dan Smith…
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The first single from the album, ” Parachute “, was released on 14 June 2016.
On 9 June, it was announced that the band’s new single, “Good Grief”, would be released on 16 June 2016.