3 July 2019

Midland have revealed that their second album, ‘Let It Roll’, will be released on August 23 worldwide, with the album now available for pre-order. This can be done here. The album marks to follow up to the hugely successful ‘On The Rocks’, which catapulted the band firmly into the country music limelight, which they haven’t left since. At CMA Fest 2019, the band surprised everyone by performing new album track Mr. Lonely on the middle stage in the Nissan Stadium in Nashville and much is expected from the new record. The band will also be returning to the UK in December after a hugely successful tour in December 2018, with the final gig being at the iconic Roundhouse in London. Midland will be playing: December 2 – Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland December 3 – O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland December 4 – O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, England December 5 – O2 Institute Birmingham, Birmingham, England December 7 – Leadmill, Sheffield, England December 8 – Roundhouse, London, England Tickets are available here.

Ferris & Sylvester have unveiled the video for their latest single Flying Visit, which is the band’s first piece of music since their 2018 EP, ‘Made in Streatham’. You can see the video below. [wpdevart_youtube]hgwkZaR9LB8[/wpdevart_youtube] The video was released just prior to the duo’s debut appearance at Glastonbury festival, with Ferris & Sylvester playing a grand total of four sets over the weekend – performing at Strummerville, the BBC Introducing Stage, The Rabbit Hole and The Green Peace Stage. In a band statement speaking about the song, the duo expressed their pride at how the video came out and said that the way it was shot – a performance basis – felt right. “We’ve toured this song for so many months and when it came around to making the video, it only felt right to do a performance based piece,” they said. “Simple and straightforward, in a run-down village hall. We wanted to let the song speak. “We teamed up with Sam Parish-Rookes once again for this one and as always with Sam, the process from the storyboard to the final edit has been a total journey and loads of fun. We are so proud to have made a piece like this.” The duo have had a remarkably busy 2019 and that doesn’t look like slowing down soon, with a number of different festivals and tour dates to come later in the year. All dates and tickets can be found here.

Florida-born country artist Michael Ray will be returning to the UK in October for a headline tour, with a date at Bush Hall pencilled in. Tickets are available here. Ray – who shone at C2C 2019 – has had a hugely productive 18 months with the release of his second album ‘Amos’, with One That Got Away in particular faring brilliantly as a single from the record. The tour will be called ‘The Nineteen Tour’ and speaking about it, Ray said that he can’t wait to be back in the UK and wants to give something back to his fans at these gigs. “Playing the UK like we did earlier this year was a bucket list item for me, and so to be back so soon – headlining these shows  – is in thanks to those fans who adopted these lyrics as their own,” Ray said. “Not just the singles but the album cuts, too and that is all an artist can ask for is that folks listen to the art, the music.” “Thank you for welcoming us back, we can’t wait to see you on the road.” Ray will be partaking in Country Music Week to kick off his tour, with four dates to follow after that in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow. Michael Ray will be playing: October 22 – Bush Hall, London, England* October 23 – Institute 3, Birmingham, England October 24 – Arts Club Loft, Liverpool, England October 25 – Night and Day Cafe, Manchester, England October 27 – Stereo, Glasgow, Scotland *part of Country Music Week

Rising country music artist Jessica Lynn will be coming to the UK for her TV special Takin’ Over to be aired on July 5, as well as for an eight-date tour in August. The artist will be appearing on Spotlight TV – formerly known as Keep It Country TV, though it changed to represent a broader music taste – for a one-off showing of her TV show, but will also be returning not long after to perform. Lynn will be appearing in the core touring areas such as London, Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham, while also trekking to Maidstone, Portsmouth and Derbyshire. Jessica Lynn will be playing: August 6 – The Lexington, London, England August 7 – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, England August 9 – Night People, Manchester, England August 10 – The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Scotland August 11 – The Ice Box Arts and Music Centre, Glasgow, Scotland August 13 – Civic Hall, Dronfield, England August 14 – Square Tower, Portsmouth, England August 15 – Old School Hall, Maidstone, England