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New Music Out This Week: Jake Bugg, Jack Garratt, FKA twigs, Tove Lo & More

Friday, February 19, 2016 - 10:36

From Tove Lo to FKA twigs and Karen Harding to Catfish And The Bottlemen get stuck in to all the awesome new music releases that are at your fingertips this week. Here's just a pick of the bunch giving us the feels this week...

Albums

Jack Garratt - Phase
Full of genre-bending experimentalism to heart-wrenching emotion, the BRITs Critics' Choice winner's debut LP is finally here and we can hear his sigh of relief from all the way over here! To celebrate, he's also just released the proper video for 'Worry' and we're getting all kinds of VHS nostalgia:

Jack Garratt - Worry

Wolfmother - Victorious
Aussie rockers Wolfmother released their fourth studio album Victorious today. Currently on a North America and European tour, they'll be hitting the UK and Ireland this April.

Wolfmother - Victorious

Singles

Karen Harding - 'Open My Eyes'
Karen follows up the massive 'Say Something' with another infectious dance floor filler. We premiered the KDA remix earlier this week but you can check out the original version, out now, here...

Open My Eyes

FKA twigs - 'Good To Love'
Fresh from her double win at the Music Producer's Guild Awards the other week, Tahliah's back with a more accessible track in her simple, yet powerful 'Good To Love'. Check out the self-directed video too below...

FKA twigs - Good To Love

Catfish And The Bottlemen - 'Soundcheck'
The BRIT-nominated Welsh rockers are back with a taste of their brand new album with this brand new track. Frontman Van McCann says “I feel like the last album was the support band, or even the soundcheck and this one’s the headliner,” and on hearing 'Soundcheck', we can get on board with that!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACLnXD-lxuw

Jake Bugg - 'On My One'
Three years touring on the road seems to have taken it's toll on Jake Bugg who releases this new, full-blown blues affair. "I’m so lonesome on my one," he laments. Come and see us Jake, we'll cheer you up!

Jake Bugg - On My One (Audio)

Tove Lo - 'Scars'
Swedish babe Tove Lo unveiled her anthem from the forthcoming The Divergent Series: Allegiant movie soundtrack!

Scars (From "The Divergent Series: Allegiant")

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Ft. KRS-One & DJ Premier - 'Buckshot'
The new album's due next week, so the hip-hop duo have delivered another taste of This Unruly Mess I've Made with this hook-up with KRS-One and DJ Premier...

Buckshot (feat. KRS-One & DJ Premier)

Shura Ft. Talib Kweli - 'Touch'
Listening to Shura's voice is like getting a big warm hug when you need it the most and we're so glad she's officially releasing her 2014 breakthrough track 'Touch', now complete with a 're-touch' from American hip-hop artist Talib Kweli. And, good news fans, her album's done and coming soon...

25 Things Ed Sheeran Achieved Before Turning 25

1. Aged just 14, he released his first record, The Orange Room EP, in March 2005.

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2. After hitting No.1 on iTunes before being signed, Ed managed to secure a record deal in 2011, aged just 20.

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3. His debut album, '+' has been certified 6x platinum in the UK, with Ed shifting 15 million records worldwide!

Instagram / Ed Sheeran

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4. Ed's second LP 'x' has already sold over 10 million copies worldwide and is one of the best selling records of the decade.

Instagram / Ed Sheeran

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5. In fact, both '+' and 'x' are among the ten biggest selling albums of the 2010s in the UK, with 'x' at No.5 and his debut, '+', at six.

Instagram / Ed Sheeran

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6. In the UK, 'x' broke Adele's record with '21' for the longest charting Top 10 album in the history of the United Kingdom.

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7. 'x' also scored Ed his first No.1 album in America, shifting 210,000 in its first week, giving him the fourth-biggest opening overall in 2014.

Instagram / Ed Sheeran

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8. Just two days before his 25th birthday Ed received his first Grammy Awards, picking up Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for 'Thinking Out Loud'.

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9. He already has four BRIT Awards, picking up the British Male Solo Artist accolade in both 2012 and 2015.

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10. In 2012, Ed also performed 'The A Team' for the actual Queen during the concert for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

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11. Ed even took to the stage at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

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12. He counts One Direction as his close friends, penning their second UK No.1 single, Little Things. Oh, and he’s tattooed Harry Styles!

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13. Back in 2013, Ed sold out New York's iconic venue, Madison Square Garden, in just three minutes.

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14. He's a member of Taylor Swift's squad and supported her on her 'Red' tour in the US, with the pair later collaborating on song ‘Everything Has Changed’.

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15. In 2015, Ed became the first male solo act to headline Wembley Stadium, putting on not one but three sold out shows at the prestigious venue.

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16. To date, Ed has won 40 awards, including two MTV EMAs and one VMA. He even hosted the EMAs in Milan last year!

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17. In 2015, Ed got his very own waxwork at Madame Tussauds in New York!

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18. He has over 16.7million followers on Twitter and 5.7million on Instagram. With pics like this, we can see why!

Instagram / Ed Sheeran

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19. Ed's chart-topping ballad 'Thinking Out Loud' was the first song ever to spend a year in the UK Top 40.

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20. In 2014, Ed became the most streamed artist on Spotify, with his songs being played over one billion times!

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21. He is Britain’s biggest export since Downton Abbey.

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22. He performed at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show alongside Taylor Swift, Hozier and Ariana Grande in 2014 and his face was a picture!

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23. His song, ‘I See Fire’, appears in blockbuster The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

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24. He is the proud holder of a Nando's Black card and performed a song about the chicken chain with BFF Example.

Instagram / Ed Sheeran

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25. In 2015, Forbes reported that Ed is worth a cool $57million! Not bad for a boy who wanted to be a train driver…

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