Popdose — The original Kink works a deal. more info

JamBase — Woods, Ray Davies, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Kitchen Dwellers, Manic Focus, The Black Angels and a tribute to Big Star’s Third make up this week's Release Day Picks. more info

The Daily Mail — BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The story of how Sixties icon Ray Davies coped with the ‘mayhem of fame’ is being turned into a movie. The project is based on the Olivier Award-winning musical Sunny Afternoon. more info

MSN Music — Arise, Sir Ray Davies. more info

Stereogum — That's Sir Ray Davies to you. The Kinks legend was officially knighted by Prince Charles in a ceremony at London's Buckingham Palace today, The Daily Mail reports, joining the likes of Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, and Elton John in knighthood. "Ini... more info

Uncut — The album is due in April Photo by Steve Gullick The album is due in April The post Ray Davies announces new solo album, Americana; shares track, “Poetry” appeared first on Uncut. more info

JamBase — Listen to The Kinks founding member Ray Davies’ new single from his first solo album in nearly a decade. more info

Consequence of Sound — The first of two new volumes of music for 2017 will surface this April. more info

Stereogum — The recently knighted Kinks founder Sir Raymond Douglas Davies will release a new album in April. Americana is Davies' first release in nearly a decade, and its first single, "Poetry," is a critique of US consumerist culture. He sings: "I kneel down ... more info

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