Shaun Ryder

The group, which also includes drummer Zak Starkey, have made an album and are playing Glastonbury.

These will be Happy Mondays‘ first US shows since 2009, and Paul Oakenfold, who co-produced the album, with be on hand to DJ the LA show.

“It’s kind of a mad song, to be honest with you,” frontman Damon Albarn said introducing the song.

Read tributes from members of The Stone Roses, The Charlatans, Ride, Sleaford Mods, and more.

Aitch says his new album is ”100,000 per cent a proper Manchester album” and new single ”1989” is indeed very Manchester, as it samples The Stone Roses and opens with an intro by Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder…

This week’s playlist includes new music by The Specials, Anxious, Sturgill Simpson ft. Willie Nelson, Deafheaven, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, and more.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums from Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays), Tropical Fuck Storm, and Jim Bob (Carter USM), plus HUSHPUPPY, the return of Cud, and Suburban Lawns’ debut is reissued on vinyl.

Gorillaz played a free show for NHS health care workers and their families, and they brought all the guest stars, too.

“In my delusional ADHD brain it’s my Sgt. Pepper full of different flavoured songs.“

1995 was the peak year for Britpop with the “Blur Vs Oasis” feud, and nearly every major player in the scene releasing an album. We ranked the 20 best.