Temples: Celebs Rumors

Sean Ono Lennon has shared a psychedelic reworking of the Temples’ song ‘Gamma Rays’ – check it out below.Released on Tuesday (December 5), the track sees the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist take a new approach to the original Temples’ track, and reimagine it with more of a hazy, psychedelic voicing.The original track featured on Temples’ recent fourth album, ‘Exotico’, which arrived earlier this year, and had a more electronica-infused retro sound.It also follows Lennon’s pre-existing history with the members – working alongside James Bagshaw and co. to produce and record the aforementioned 2023 album, as well as on their single ‘Paraphernalia’, which arrived back in 2020.“Gamma Rays is where the journey began in the studio with Sean, so it felt right to return to the start and allow him free rein to take it from ‘Exotico’ into outer space,” Tom Walmsley of Temples said about Lennon’s new version of the song.The new version of the track also comes accompanied by a mind-bending animated music video, created by Micah Buzan.

Temples‘ T Walmsley has shared his dreamy new single ‘Tommywood’ – listen to it below.The Temples bassist has shared his new song last Valentine’s Day, which delves into a smoky 80s synthpop-inspired instrumental. it is Walmsley’s first new music since his 2022 EP, ‘Viva Lost Wages‘.‘Tommywood’ was written and demoed with producer Matthew Marcantonio (Demob Happy) in a budget motel in Hollywood, and narrates struggles with erectile dysfunction taking inspiration from country songs.“ED is the last and final taboo subject and it’s still rarely spoken about candidly,” said Walmsley about the track.

Temples guitarist Adam Smith has announced details of new solo project Foxette Moxy, sharing first single ‘Medicine’ along with b-side ‘What’s Youth, Papa?’.The new songs find Smith continuing to expand on the woozy, dreamy psychedelia of Temples.“’Medicine’ is a song that follows a conversation between a doctor and their patient,” said Smith. “As a bit of a hypochondriac myself it seemed like a good subject to write about.

Temples have announced details of their fourth studio album and shared new Sean Ono Lennon-produced single ‘Cicada’.The band’s new album is called ‘Exotico’ and will be released on April 14 via ATO. It follows 2019’s ‘Hot Motion’ and was first previewed last month with the single ‘Gamma Rays’.Discussing ‘Cicada’, the band’s Thomas Walmsley said: “‘Cicada’ came from being inspired by the sound of cicadas, and the idea of emerging from the underground after a long time of being suppressed.“We were attempting to turn that sound into a sort of dance rhythm, and once we started working with Sean we really built up the production by digging into his cupboard of keyboards and synths.”Singer/guitarist James Bagshaw added: “You never really see cicadas, but you can imagine them having a frantic life, and to me that song feels like a huge army of them whipped into a frenzy.”Listen to the new track below.‘Exotico’ will be available on LP, CD, download and cassette via the band’s shop and can be pre-ordered here. See the tracklist and cover artwork below.01. ‘Liquid Air’02. ‘Gamma Rays’03. ‘Exotico’04. ‘Sultry Air’05. ‘Cicada’06. ‘Oval Stones’07. ‘Slow Days’08. ‘Crystal Hall’09. ‘Head In The Clouds’10. ‘Giallo’11. ‘Inner Space’12. ‘Meet You Maker’13. ‘Time Is A Light’14. ‘Fading Actor’15. ‘Afterlife’16. ‘Movements Of Time’Discussing the album, Bagshaw added: “This record is essentially something we made for ourselves to find joy in at the time we were making it.“There are songs to dance to, songs to reflect with, and through that we ended up delving into every aspect of our musical vocabulary.”The band had previously worked with Lennon on 2020 single ‘Paraphernalia’.