Strand of Oaks, the project of Tim Showalter, has announced a new album. It’s called In Heaven and it arrives on October 1. Below, check out a visual for the lead single ‘Galacticana’, and scroll down for the LP’s cover artwork and tracklist. According to a press release, In Heaven is a reflection on love and
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They’re an elite response unit trained to tackle enormous events that strike without warning—earthquakes, hurricanes, even invasions. They’re never harried or anxious or unprepared. And they can teach us a lot about getting things done with speed and style. By Christopher Cox July 8, 2021 Getty Images; Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson Hurricane Florence was
From weddings to graduation parties, bachelorette, birthdays, and anniversaries, special events and celebrations are part and parcel of life. Whether corporate or social, these events have one thing in common. The main idea is to make the day feel special to both the host and the guests while leaving a lasting memory of the special
Casinos have always been associated with style and, when depicted in the media, players are often dressed in their finest attire. Historically, gambling houses were places of opulence, where the upper classes went to mingle and enjoy some downtime. Over the years, casinos have opened up to a wider clientele, but notions about gambling fashion have
Angel Olsen has announced a new EP of ’80s covers called Aisles. The project, which is out August 20, features her takes on songs by Laura Branigan, Billy Idol, Men Without Hats, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and Alphaville. Check out Olsen’s cover of Branigan’s ‘Gloria’ below, and find the EP’s cover artwork and tracklist.
The actress is showing new sides of herself as the mysterious Ravonna on the new Disney+ series. By Gina Cherelus July 7, 2021 Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Loki, 2021.Courtesy of Marvel Studios and Disney Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s approach to the characters she plays is to get outside of herself. So when it came to the role of
Courtney Barnett has announced her third studio album, Things Take Time, Take Time. The follow-up to 2018’s Tell Me How You Really Feel is set for release on November 12 via Marathon Artists. Today, the singer-songwriter has shared the lead single and album opener ‘Rae Street’, which comes with an accompanying video directed by W.A.M. Bleakley.
Mabe Fratti is a Guatemalan cellist, composer, and producer currently based in Mexico City. Though she moved there in 2016 after being attracted to the city’s vibrant music scene, the stress of the pandemic led Fratti to La Orduña, an abandoned juice factory turned artist residence in Veracruz. During her stay there, Fratti recorded the
Finally, new footage of our favorite family. By Frazier Tharpe July 6, 2021 Brian Cox in Succession.Courtesy of HBO. [embedded content] It’s been 632 days since the Succession season 2 finale restored monocultural TV viewing with a beautifully Shakespearean press conference and one of the most intentionally inscrutable, hotly debated facial reactions in recent history.
Camae Ayewa has announced her next album as Moor Mother: Black Encyclopedia of the Air is out September 17 via her new label Anti-. To accompany the announcement, Moor Mother has today shared a new single called ‘Obsidian’, which features Pink Siifu and arrives with an Ari Marcopoulos–directed video. Check it out below and scroll down
Madrid’s The Parrots have announced their next album: Dos arrives October 19 via Heavenly Recordings. Along with the album news, the band have also shared a video for the new single ‘You Work All Day and Then You Die’. Check out the Joaquin Luna-directed visual and find the album art and tracklist below. The Parrots
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
Lightning Bug have come a long way since releasing their debut album, Floaters, back in 2015. Following the success of 2019’s mesmeric October Song, the New York-based indie rock band – founded by primary songwriter and singer Audrey Kang, guitarist Kevin Copeland, and engineer Logan Miley – signed to Fat Possum, with drummer Dane Hagen
Swedish psych collective Goat have announced a new rarities album, Headsoup, and shared a new track called ‘Queen of the Underground’. Spanning the band’s career between 2012 and 2017, the album will include standalone singles, B-sides, and two brand new songs. It’s out August 27 via Rocket Recordings. Listen to ‘Queen of the Underground’ below,
Vintage Porsches, smoked salmon pizza, double-breasted blazers: your parents’ cheesy signifiers are back, and they’ve never felt cooler. By Jason Diamond July 1, 2021 Getty Images; Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson Once you notice it, you start seeing it everywhere. It’s the 1989 BMW 325i buzzing down your street with the top down, piloted by
The Mountain Goats have come a long, vibrant way since the emergence of John Darnielle’s project in 1991. The new 12-track album Dark in Here, brought to life by Darnielle, John Wurster, Peter Hughes, Matt Douglas and several guests, epitomises the buoyant power of collaboration. Speaking to their productivity amidst the pandemic, the record marks
One of the most anticipated films of 2020, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet tackles some big ideas. The genre-blending epic follows the Protagonist, a nameless CIA operative who must investigate the origins of a new kind of weaponry. Sometime in the future, someone has found a way to manipulate objects so that they can travel backward through time. The
From space flight to slashers, there’s a book for every circumstance this post-pandemic season. By The Editors of GQ July 1, 2021 Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson Whether you’re hitting the beach or the couch this holiday weekend, you should bring a book. There’s a flood of awesome reading this summer, and while you can’t read
These days, many of us turn to modern technology to find out all sorts of information. In the past, getting information about anything could be a long-winded and time-consuming process that was inconvenient and stressful. However, these days, you can look up information online in next to no time by turning to internet technology, and
Grimes has shared an update about her next album, saying that the follow-up to 2020’s Miss Anthropocene will be a “space opera” about two AIs that “fall into a lesbian romance.” As The AV Club points out, Grimes left a comment in response to a fan asking what the “vibez” on the new album will
The prolific songwriter finally gives a peek into her own story on her first album, The Longest Interlude. By Jewel Wicker July 2, 2021 StarrahCourtesy of Aboveground When Starrah was awarded ASCAP’s Pop Songwriter of the Year award in 2018 for writing songs such as Drake’s “Fake Love” and Camilla Cabello’s “Havana,” she did so
South London artist Matt Maltese has announced his third album: Good Morning It’s Now Tomorrow arrives October 8 via Nettwerk. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the lead single ‘Shoe’, alongside an accompanying video. Check it out below, and find the album’s cover art and tracklist, too. “It’s a sincere, slightly warped march in the
The fantastical worlds Chrystia Cabral creates as SPELLLING seem to grow and expand at an alarming rate, as if refusing to abide by the laws of nature. The Bay Area artist’s 2017 debut, Pantheon of Me, built dark, atmospheric soundscapes using loops of her voice, reverberating guitar, and synths; even at its most bare, her
Janelle Monáe has released a new song called ‘Stronger’, which appears in the new animated Netflix series We the People. The show, which was produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, also features contributions from Lin Manuel-Miranda, Cordae, H.E.R., Adam Lambert, and more. Listen to ‘Stronger’ below. Since releasing her 2018 album Dirty Computer, Monáe has
No Sudden Move is another entry in one of film’s greatest crime ouevres. By Keith Phipps July 1, 2021 Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson In the opening moments of No Sudden Move a steely-eyed, fedora-clad Don Cheadle strides through a declining corner of 1950s Detroit to the accompaniment of a David Holmes score dominated by
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