This morning, long-reigning trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack released a new three-song EP called Eutopia, which the group explicitly conceptualized as a political piece of work about the immediate necessity of global systemic change. The music here is intended to be a vehicle for certain messages, and it's impossible to strip the sounds away fro...

Some bands that have the means and luxury to take action are starting to experiment with ways to lessen the environmental impact of touring and live performances. Coldplay recently said that they were not touring in support of their new album, Everyday Life, in order to take a few years and figure out how an…

Early Massive Attack member and trip-hop pioneer opens upTricky performing in 2016.Tricky has released a trailer for his forthcoming autobiography, Hell Is Round The Corner. The trip-hop pioneer and early Massive Attack member will release his book – named after a song from his landmark record, ‘Maxinquaye’, which NME named the best album ...

They're added to a list already including Radiohead and The 1975 seeking to revitalise how the music industry tackles climate disaster.Robyn, Masssive Attack and Mystery Jets have signed up to Music Declares EmergencyRobyn, Massive Attack and Mystery Jets head up the new names who have signed up to the Music Declares Emergency campaign aimed at ...

You'll want these records in your collection...In this fast-paced musical landscape, where it’s so easy to simply put a playlist on shuffle, nothing compares to putting a record on, sitting back and enjoying all it has to offer in full (or at least until you have get up again to flip it over). Every week, NME will round up the best [&a...