CHVRCHES have revealed the details of their next album: Screen Violence arrives August 27 via EMI in the UK and Glassnote Records in the US. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the new single ‘How Not To Drown’, which features vocals from Robert Smith. Check it out below, along with the album artwork. According
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IDER have shared their new single ‘BORED’, the second offering from the duo’s forthcoming sophomore album shame. Following previous single ‘Cross Yourself’, the new track comes with an accompanying video shot and directed by longtime collaborator Lewis Knaggs. Check it out below. “‘BORED’ was written in a stream of consciousness when we were feeling particularly
A resurfaced newspaper clipping implies The Office actress participated in a St. Louis event that has a history of racism. By Danielle Cohen June 1, 2021 Ellie Kemper at the 2019 Ad Council Dinner.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images This weekend, a newspaper clipping emerged with a photograph showing The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt actress Ellie Kemper
Cautious Clay has shared a video for the new song ‘Stranger Love’. The track, which features Chicago rapper Saba, is the latest offering from his upcoming debut album, Deadpan Love. Check out the Alex Futtersak-animated visual below. “This song is about the push and pull of identity in late capitalism,” Clay said of ‘Strange Love’
Drug Store Romeos have shared a new single called ‘Secret Plan’ from their forthcoming debut LP, The world within our bedrooms. Check it out below. “‘Secret Plan’ was written during the first lockdown when the only time I could write was between 2am-7am because I live with 12 very noisy people,” according to a press
After his Verzuz match last year, DMX began work on Exodus, which he managed to finish before he passed in April. By Frazier Tharpe May 27, 2021 Getty Images; Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson Don’t call Exodus a posthumous album. DMX’s eighth album will be released just over a month after he died in April,
Two years ago, black midi captured the attention of virtually everyone interested in rock music of the more adventurous variety with their ferocious, boundary-pushing debut, Schlagenheim. No matter how challenging their eclectic blend of freeform jazz, prog-rock, and post-punk could be, there was something undeniably exhilarating and raw about the way they presented it –
Netflix have unveiled the second season trailer for Mortel, a French-produced supernatural series starring Carl Malapa as Sofiane, Nemo Schiffman as Victor, Manon Bresch as Luisa, and Corentin Fila as Obé. Upon its first season release, the series received a mixed bag of reviews, Decider’s Joel Keller stated “the first episode is so muddled that it
Grab a hoagie and your vape and let’s review. By Gabriella Paiella May 30, 2021 John Douglas Thompson as Chief Carter and Kate Winslet as Mare Sheehan in Mare of Easttown. Courtesy of Michele K. Short for HBO Ah, what a journey Mare of Easttown has been: from the very first moments, when I realized this
MUBI, the streaming service behind some of the most exciting cinema, unveiled their film schedule for the month of June. The list include’s a list of must watch exclusives including I Was at Home, But…by Angela Schanelec, and Shiva Baby by Emma Seligman. To celebrate Pride Month, MUBI will exhibit a selection of films representing
Sum 41 have shared a new version of ‘Catching Fire’, the closing track from their 2019 album Order in Decline. Frontman Deryck Whibley wrote the track, which features guest vocals from nothing,nowhere., for his wife, Ari Whibley, after her attempted suicide in 2013. Released to raise awareness for Mental Health Awareness Month, the song arrives
B. J. Thomas, Grammy Hall of Fame inductee and award-winning country singer famous for recording the original version of ‘Hooked on a Feeling’ and ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head’, has died. His family confirmed that Thomas passed away at his home in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday due to complications from stage 4 lung cancer.
As HBO’s latest prestige murder mystery approaches its finale, here’s a guide to the complicated plot. By William Goodman May 27, 2021 Evan Peters and Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown, 2021. Courtesy of Michele K. Short for HBO Leave it to HBO to come through with another crackerjack, seemingly prestigious, yet actually enjoyably trashy murder
Zoe Mead, the London-based singer-songwriter who writes and records under the moniker Wyldest, released her debut full-length, Dream Chaos, in 2018. Following a couple of EPs, the album served as an introduction to Wyldest’s ethereal, swirling brand of dream pop, and was reworked for the gorgeously stripped-back Redream Chaos last March. Her sophomore LP, Monthly
There used to be a time when tattooing was seen as not only an undesirable profession but an unskilled one too. This was because people didn’t know much about it, tattoos themselves were seen as “bad” or a symbol of the dangerous underbelly of society. Not anymore. Whether people like tattoos or not, most would
The helmeted dance music star talks about playing the Champions League final, his next album, and putting feuds to rest. By Michaelangelo Matos May 28, 2021 Marshmello on stage with Joe Jonas at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images).Kevin Mazur The EDM star Marshmello, who headlines festivals wearing a giant, smiley-faced
Mdou Moctar’s music burns with the kind of intensity that can hardly be contained by arbitrary distinctions. “I don’t know what rock is exactly,” the Tuareg guitarist has previously said, though it wasn’t so much a comment on the genre itself as an unpretentious attempt at drawing attention to the style he actually plays, which
Nick Rattigan, it often feels like, is a filmmaker trapped in the body of a musician. Formerly a production assistant in the film industry, his songs under the Current Joys moniker often reference films: on his latest album Voyager, there are songs named after the works of Lars von Trier (‘Dancer in the Dark’, ‘Breaking
In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on May 28, 2021: DMX, Exodus DMX‘s posthumous album Exodus has been released. Arriving nine years after the legendary rapper’s last album, 2012’s Undisputed, Exodus marks the first DMX album for Def Jam since 2003’s Grand Champ. Executive produced and produced
The HBO Max special isn’t bold or revelatory, but that’s not the point—the still-obvious chemistry between the stars is. By Kelsey Miller May 27, 2021 Friends: The Reunion, 2021.Terence Patrick / Courtesy of HBO Max There’s a magical moment, three minutes into Friends: The Reunion. It’s blink-and-you-miss-it—a wordless glance. But in it lies the answer
St. Louis trio Foxing have announced their next album, Draw Down the Moon. It’s out August 6 via the band’s own label Grand Paradise, and their latest single ‘Where the Lightning Strikes Twice’ is out today. Give it a listen below and scroll down for the album’s cover artwork and tracklist. Draw Down the Moon will
Brighton four-piece Lime Garden have shared a new single called ‘Sick & Tired’, out now via So Young Records. The new track follows the group’s self-released debut ‘Surf N Turf’ as well as ‘Fever’. Give it a listen below. “Writing the song helped us find the beauties all around us, even when we were feeling
Casino games have become a popular feature for developers to include in open-world adventures on console. They offer players something else to do as a break from the main storyline. Because casino games are popular, and also due to the excitement involved with them, they could become a more commonly used side game in the
The gems that got overshadowed by direct-to-streaming releases, and where to find them. By Keith Phipps May 26, 2021 Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson Theaters largely shut down during the early days of the pandemic, but many reopened, if to a fraction of their regular audience, late last summer. The plan was supposed to work
Born in Portugal to Belgian and Cape Verdean parents, Erika de Casier grew up in the Lisbon suburb of Estoril until she moved to the tiny Danish village of Ribe at the age of 8. Having spent a year abroad in Vermont as part of an exchange program, she eventually settled in Copenhagen and taught
Half Waif has shared a new song, ‘Sodium & Cigarettes’, the latest offering from her forthcoming LP Mythopoetics. Check it out below. Talking about the new song, Nandi Rose explained in a press release: ‘Sodium & Cigarettes’ follows the theme of many of the tracks on Mythopoetics and deals with the recognition that no one
Wolf Alice, Holly Humberstone, and Laura Mvula are among the artists who have contributed to a new ’80s compilation on Deezer. Wolf Alice offered their take on Roxy Music’s ‘More Than This’, while Humberstone covered ‘I Would Die 4 U’ by Prince and Mvula took on Toto’s ‘Africa’. Check out the full compilation, also featuring