The National have announced their ninth studio album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, which will be released on April 28 via 4AD. The 11-track LP was produced by the band at Long Pond Studios in upstate New York and features guest appearances by Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers, and Sufjan Stevens. Lead single ‘Tropic Morning News’,
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Softcult, the project of Canadian twin siblings Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn, have dropped the new single ‘Dress’. It’s lifted from their upcoming EP see you in the dark, which is out March 24, and arrives with a video directed by Merces and starring PONY’s Sam Bielanski. Check it out below. “This song is about consent;
If you’re wondering how Mando and Baby Yoda reunited, another Star Wars series has the answers. By Grant Rindner January 17, 2023 The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda will already be reunited in The Mandalorian season 3.Courtesy of Lucasfilm These days, with multi-platform universes, series, sequels, and spin-offs being greenlit at a breakneck pace, and characters
When Belle and Sebastian returned in May 2022 with A Bit of Previous, their first studio album in seven years, you couldn’t be blamed for thinking they never really went away. The Scottish group stayed active with a stream of EPs, soundtracks, and a live album that took stock of their decades-long legacy, but their endurance
Swim Camp, the project of Philadelphia’s Tom Morris, have announced their new album, Steel Country. It’s due for release on February 24 via Julia’s War Recordings, the label run by Douglas Dulgarian of They Are Gutting a Body of Water. Today, the band has shared the new single ‘Dougie (For Sharyl)’, which you can check
Make sure those streaming service subscriptions are renewed: from The Last of Us to Yellowjackets, it’s going to be another busy year for television. By Tara Ariano January 16, 2023 Photographs: FX, HBO, Disney, Hulu; Collage: Gabe Conte How did you spend your holidays? If you didn’t use your time catching up on all the
WILDES is the moniker of London-based singer-songwriter Ella Walker, who started making waves online following the release of her debut single, ‘Bare’, in 2016. She followed it up with a couple of successful singles and an EP, 2020’s Let You Go, which featured a beautiful rendition of Bob Dylan’s ‘Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright’. While her
The internet has spoken: if you’re a celebrity appearing on GQ’s My Essentials video series, you may want to consider having these two items on your list. By Eileen Cartter January 13, 2023 Collage: Gabe Conte If you had to make a list of the 10 essential things you like to keep on your person at
Josh Riedel, the first employee of Instagram, says that his debut novel Please Report Your Bug Here was inspired by long nights at a fledgling start-up, and the eventual migration of the company to large, galaxy buildings on campus. The part of the story that’s fictitious, however, is a glitch his narrator encounters that allows
With Oscar buzz around her performance in Ruben Östlund’s film, De Leon is already the first Filipina actress to be nominated for a Golden Globe. By Raymond Ang January 13, 2023 Courtesy of Sina Östlund If this year’s Golden Globes will be remembered for anything, it’ll be the open-hearted speeches of the year’s winners. There
In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on January 13, 2023: Belle and Sebastian, Late Developers Belle and Sebastian have released their new album, Late Developers, via Matador. Announced earlier this week, the album was recorded in the same sessions as the band’s last album,
The fashion industry is one of the most profitable industries. With the probability of generating high profits, you’d want to put more effort into branding your clothing line. Branding your apparel is what sets you apart from your competitors. It’s all about captivating and building an image for your target audience. You can create an
The new trailer for the hit Showtime series teases more darkness, more creepy symbols and Elijah Wood. By Grant Rindner January 13, 2023 Jasmin Savoy Brown, Liv Hewson and Samantha Hanratty in Yellowjackets.Courtesy of Colin Bentley for Showtime Networks Inc via Everett Collection Showtime’s dark drama Yellowjackets became a sleeper hit not long after its winter 2021
Born in Winchester, England, Rosalind Leyden was 16 when her brother, Sam, took over the open mic night at a small local pub and encouraged her to get into music. In 2008, she made her debut as Rozi Plain with Inside Over Here, a collection of homespun recordings that introduced her hazy alt-folk sound in
Liv.e has released a new song called ‘Find Out’. It’s the third single from the LA-based, Dallas-raised artist’s sophomore album, Girl in the Half Pearl, following the previously shared tracks ‘Wild Animals’ and ‘Ghost’. Check it out below. “‘Find Out’ is a reflection of the moment in my journey where I’m finally having a realization
The Queensbridge veteran talks making a sequel to his acclaimed debut album more than twenty years after its release. By Amreeka January 12, 2023 Cormega.Courtesy of Amreeka. Hip-hop mogul Marley Marl once dubbed Cormega “the original gangsta rapper from Queensbridge” for his starkly lyrical accounts of life in Queens, NY’s Queensbridge Houses, the largest housing
“All you have to bring is your love of everything.” What a strange line for an ad jingle. The way Nicole Dollanganger wraps her voice around it on the title track of her remarkable new album, you’d think it was made up; just one of those vivid, unnerving details she carves into her dark storytelling.
When a topic related to the world of marijuana comes up in a conversation, it is a matter of only minutes or seconds until an essential question comes to light: what of the cannabis world is allowed or not by law in Ireland and Europe. Although the question may seem highly simple, the truth is
A new Mission: Impossible, the Beyoncé Tour, the return of Perry Mason and more. By The Editors of GQ January 11, 2023 Photographs: Getty Images, Everett Collection; Collage: Gabe Conte We’re only a couple of weeks into January, and most of our New Year’s resolutions have already been shot to hell. But here’s one we can
The legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck has died. “After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday,” his family wrote in a statement. “His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss.” Beck was 78 years old. Geoffrey Arnold Beck was born in Wallington, Surrey. He sang in a church choir as
Since they first started sharing their music online, Jack Wiegold has gone from making improvised drone metal, to loud, distorted shoegaze, and now delicate ambient folk in just a few years. Hailing from Great Yarmouth, UK, the musician’s first releases were under the alias Alphabet Holds Hostage, but you won’t find any of them on
Alvvays made their late-night TV debut last night (January 10), performing their single ‘Belinda Says’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Watch it below. ‘Belinda Says’ is taken from Alvvays’ latest album, Blue Rev, which was released in October. More recently, the band shared a music video for ‘Many Mirrors’ made by Stardew Valley
If there’s one thing the film history books prove, it’s FFC thrives in chaos. By Grant Rindner January 10, 2023 Francis Ford Coppola speaks onstage during the The Godfather Screening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on March 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Courtesy of Matt Winkelmeyer via Getty Images Stop us if you’ve
Purling Hiss have announced a new album called Drag on Girard, which marks their first full-length in six years. The follow-up to High Bias and 2019’s Interstellar Blue EP is slated for release on March 24 via Drag City. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the new single ‘Yer All In My Dreams’, which