How much can you make of a short time spent in a small town? If your heart’s in the right place, the Killers suggest on their new album, the answer is quite a lot. Arriving less than a year after Imploding the Mirage, one of the biggest and most triumphant efforts of the band’s career,
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Miloe, the moniker of 20-year-old Democratic Republic of Congo-born, Minneapolis-based artist Bob Kabeya, has teamed up with Jamila Woods and Vagabon for a new version of ‘Winona’. The track originally appeared on Miloe’s sophomore EP Greenhouse, which arrived last year. Take a listen below. Kabeya said of the collaboration in a press release: “This version is
Sensor is a wholly unique installment in Ito’s oeuvre. By Tres Dean August 18, 2021 You’d be forgiven for expecting Sensor, the latest book from horror manga legend Junji Ito, to be more graphic. For nearly 40 years, Ito has been one of the most recognizable names in manga thanks to stories like Gyo, the
José González is back with another single from his upcoming album Local Valley. This one’s called ‘Swing’, and it arrives with a music video directed by longtime collaborator Mikel Cee Karlsson. Watch it below. “‘Swing’ is a song with (almost) only good vibes!” González remarked in a press release. “It was musically inspired by high-life
The veteran actor talks sex scenes, being out in Hollywood and his memorable Sex and the City appearance. By David Kaufman August 16, 2021 Murray Bartlett in The White Lotus.Courtesy of Mario Perez for HBO. Nearly 20 years ago, Australian actor Murray Bartlett had his first major break committing what many at the time would
Orla Gartland has come a long way since she first started uploading original songs on YouTube in 2014. When Hudson Taylor, the folk duo she played with as a teenager, moved to London to find a manager, the Dublin-born singer decided to follow them and found herself part of a community of fellow musicians, including
Toronto-based duo Ducks Ltd. have previewed their forthcoming debut album Modern Fiction with the new single ‘How Lonely Are You’. The track, which features labelmates The Beths, arrives via a video directed by John Smith. Check it out below. “This song is about personal connection in an environment that is hostile to it, and about friendships
Squeak, the artist, DJ, and in-house producer for Saba’s hip-hop collective Pivot Gang, has died at the age of 26. A representative for the Chicago group confirmed the news to Pitchfork. Squeak (stylized squeakPIVOT), daedae, and Daoud comprised Pivot Gang’s production team. In a 2018 interview with the Chicago Reader, Squeak talked about how spending
Rosecrans Baldwin set off to make sense of the vast and bewitching city-state of Los Angeles—and discovered that Americans have been misunderstanding the place for years. By Geoffrey Gagnon August 16, 2021 Is Los Angeles a city? Or is it something far more interesting?William Nation / Getty Images When Rosecrans Baldwin, one of this magazine’s
The title of IDER’s debut album, 2019’s Emotional Education, is taken from its most resonant track: “One in four, one in four/ We must be the saddest generation/ Is there any hope for us at all?” Lily Somerville and Megan Markwick pondered on ‘Saddest Generation’, “One in four, one in four/ Where is the emotional
Simon Gallup, longtime bassist for The Cure, has announced he has left the band, according to a public post on his personal Facebook page. “With a slightly heavy heart I am no longer a member of the Cure!” he wrote. “Good luck to them all …” In response to a friend asking if he was
Producer and longtime Kanye West collaborator Mike Dean has reportedly pulled out of the rapper’s long-delayed new album, Donda. Dean posted a series of tweets, including “fuck it” and “good to be at the house,” before replying to a comment about West’s album rollout, “Toxic. That’s it.” Various social media comments appear to confirm that
Perfume Genius, aka Mike Hadreas, has offered his take on Gloria Gaynor’s disco classic ‘I Will Survive’. Check it out below. Sharing the cover through his newsletter, Hadreas had this to say about it: I recorded this at home for a commercial pitch, but they didn’t give me the money. I suppose the cover is
Biig Piig has recorded a series of performances for BBC Radio 1’s Piano Sessions. Backed by Hinako Omori on piano, the Irish singer performed a stripped-back version of ‘American Beauty’, the closing track on her latest EP The Sky Is Bleeding, as well as Big Thief’s ‘Masterpiece’ and Beyoncé’s ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’. Watch it below.
Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins
Brendan Fraser, Mummy Vanquisher is gone. Meet Brendan Fraser, prestigious actor. By Frazier Tharpe August 13, 2021 Brendan Fraser attends ‘No Sudden Move’ during 2021 Tribeca Festival at The Battery on June 18, 2021 in New York City.Courtesy of Santiago Felipe for Getty Images. “Whatever happened to Brendan Fraser?” was a popular refrain during much
Nanci Griffith, the Grammy Award-winning folk and country singer-songwriter known for songs such as ‘Love at the Five’ and ‘Dime and From a Distance’, has died at 68. Her management, Gold Mountain Entertainment, confirmed her death in a statement on Friday afternoon, but did not provide a cause of death. “It was Nanci’s wish that
Kanye won’t win an album sales war, but no one can beat him in the merch and performance art game. By The Editors of GQ August 13, 2021 Kanye West is seen at the Donda listening event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 22, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.Courtesy of Kevin Mazur for Getty Images Another new music
As brutally unsettling as Kristin Hayter’s work as Lingua Ignota can be, her music is rooted in the cathartic power of empathy and a deep, complicated desire for peace. On her previous LP, 2019’s astonishing Caligula, she combined the sounds of classical music, metal, and noise in an attempt to exorcise trauma, reclaiming the “phallocentric
Dance producers Joel Corry and Jax Jones have enlisted Charli XCX and Saweetie for a new song called ‘Out Out’. The track is built on a sample of Stromae’s late ‘00s dance hit ‘Alors On Danse’. Check it out below. “I’m buzzing to collaborate with my bro Jax Jones and the amazing Charli XCX and Saweetie,” Joel
One half of the iconic rock and soul duo talks about his quarantine projects, returning to the road, and how their evergreen hits keep coming back in style. By Al Shipley August 12, 2021 John Oates in Nashville, January 09, 2020.Terry Wyatt / Getty Images John Oates met Daryl Hall in 1967, and the two
Tierra Whack has shared a new song called ‘8’, which is taken from the new soundtrack for EA Sports’ Madden NFL 22. The 11-track soundtrack, out now via Interscope, also includes contributions from Swae Lee and Jack Harlow, J.I.D, Moneybagg Yo, Tank and the Bangas, 42 Dugg, and more. Listen to Tierra Whack’s ‘8’ below.
What you need to know. So you are going to the casino, either online or in-the-flesh. You have probably prepared yourself for this moment, wondering what to expect, if you are going to a casino in the flesh you are probably thinking it is going to be like a James Bond movie. Going online, you
Indemnity is the new picture from the South African production outfit Gambit Films, the company behind the successful Netflix crime series Blood & Water (2020– ) and the festival favourite Number 37 (2018), a brutally violent twist on Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Rear Window (1954). Written and directed by Travis Taute (who worked on both of
What makes the Stranger Things actor and budding movie star one of the most likable guys in Hollywood? We tried to get him to explain. (Operative word: tried.) By Brennan Kilbane Photography by Marie Tomanova August 12, 2021 Blazer, $5,800, shirt, $800, and pants, $1,300, by Gucci. Sunglasses, $138, by Bonnie Clyde. Scarf and bow,
British composer and multi-disciplinary artist Klein has announced a new album, Harmattan, set for release on November 19 via Pentatone. It’s led by the single ‘Hope Dealers’, which arrives with a self-directed music video. Check it out below and scroll down for the record’s cover artwork and tracklist. “Honestly, to me, ‘hope dealers’ is really