Check out the haunting new single as frontman James McGovern tells NME about humanity’s blind spots, the “distorted patriotism” emerging around the world, their feelings on "Irishness" and how Nick Cave reacted to their new stuff
Other shortlisted artists include Amyl and The Sniffers and Hiatus Kaiyote, who were selected from a list of 600 albums released this year
"Bloody silly"
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"It got too grand"
"The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works"
The bassist tells NME about his years taking photos of Radiohead onstage, backstage and in the studio for his new book 'How To Disappear'
The band worked with Smith on an album of Nick Cave covers in 2021
She released a Nick Cave covers album with The Flaming Lips in 2021, and was working on her debut album for 2025
Smith, who released a Nick Cave covers album with The Flaming Lips in 2021, was working on her debut album for 2025