James Blake has announced his next album: Friends That Break Your Heart is due out September 10 (via Republic). The LP follows 2020’s Before and Covers EPs, as well as the 2019 full-length Assume Form. Today, Blake has released a new single, ‘Say What You Will’, alongside an accompanying video starring Finneas. Check it out below and scroll down
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When Wes Studi broke through in Dances With Wolves and The Last of the Mohicans, he was cast as a terrifying villain. But for many in the Native community, he was a hero channeling decades of righteous anger. Tommy Orange tells the story of an overlooked icon who forever changed the way Indigenous people are depicted onscreen. By Tommy
The nominations for the 2021 Mercury Prize have been revealed. Arlo Parks, Mogwai, Wolf Alice, Black Country, New Road, Ghetts, and Laura Mvula are among the artists shortlisted for this year’s prestigious prize. The winner will be announced at a live ceremony at the Eventim Apollo in London on September 9. Find the full list
Throughout our lives, we hear a lot about the importance of reading. Our parents tell us about this. Teachers and professors also do the same. And even if we look at some notable figures, including celebrities, entrepreneurs, politicians, and others, they repeat all the same phrases about how important it is to read. Hearing so
Ever since casinos started finding their place on the web, there has been a massive change in the industry. Today, the gambling culture has been changed in many ways due to the resounding popularity of web-based establishments. People have so many choices these days in this particular space that there’s no way you could find
Yeezy Season continues. By Mark Elibert July 20, 2021 Kanye West during a BIG3 game at the Orleans Arena on July 17, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Courtesy of Ethan Miller for Getty. Kanye West is gearing up to release his tenth studio album DONDA, and fans are anxious to hear something from the project, especially
Yvette, the moniker of New York-based artist Noah Kardos-Fein, has released a new single called ‘For a Moment’. The track is the second offering from Yvette’s upcoming second album, How the Garden Grows, which is out September 17 via Western Vinyl and includes the lead cut ‘B61’. Check out ‘For a Moment’ below. “I was mindlessly playing
Sedona Schat and Noah Yoo have been honing their own brand of dreamy, sentimental indie pop as Cafuné since their days as NYU students in the early 2010s. Six years after releasing their first EP, Love Songs For Other People – a collection of fun, upbeat electro-pop tracks with a straightforward concept – the duo
Manchester-via-Italy singer-songwriter Julia Bardo has shared a new single called ‘No Feeling’. It’s the latest offering from her upcoming debut LP, Bauhaus, L’Appartament, which is out September 10 via Wichita Recordings and includes the previous singles ‘It’s Okay (To Not Be Okay)’ and ‘Do This To Me’. Check out a Georgie Brown-directed video for the
Few collectives have teetered on the bleeding edge of culture quite like Brockhampton. Fewer still have had the courage to call it quits while still at the top of their game. By Gerrick D. Kennedy Photography by Charlie Engman July 20, 2021 For more on Brockhampton wearing the New American Sportswear, click here. Back in
Just days after footage of Kanye West in the studio with Tyler, the Creator surfaced online, it was reported that Kanye West held a listening party in Las Vegas to play songs from his new album Donda. Now, Live Nation Entertainment and G.O.O.D. Music’s Pusha T have pubicly announced that West will be hosting A Donda
Matthew E. White has shared ‘Electric’, the second single off his forthcoming solo album K Bay. The track arrives with an accompanying video directed by Wes Parker, in which White gets his hair trimmed for the first time in years. Check it out below. “I wrote this song after listening to ‘Me, My Baby And My
The legendary actor talks about his meditative new film, Pig, communing with his pet crow, and the best meal he’s ever had. By Gabriella Paiella July 14, 2021 Nicolas Cage.Photograph Getty Images When you read the plot description “Nicolas Cage plays a guy trying to track down whoever kidnapped his beloved truffle pig,” certain ideas
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
Beastie Boys’ Mike D has shared a lengthy tribute in honor of Biz Markie, who passed away at 57 earlier this week. The legendary rapper was a longtime friend and collaborator of the hip-hop trio, having made guest appearances on albums like Check Your Head, Ill Communication, and Hello Nasty. Find his remembrance below. We are so grateful to have
The Kurt Russell classic is a masterclass in using science fiction to reflect the world around us. By Keith Phipps July 15, 2021 Kurt Russell in Escape From New York, 1981.Everett Collection The early 1970s were filled with grim Hollywood visions of dreadful futures inspired by the turmoil and crises that splashed across newspaper headlines
Video footage of Tyler, the Creator and Kanye West working together in the studio has surfaced online. The clip was posted by New York rapper Consequence, who captioned it “Ye x Tyler, Epic Level, Summer ’21.” The video sees West wearing a mask covering his entire face, while Tyler is standing behind him. A whiteboard
With millions of streams and a well-established fanbase, Parra for Cuva has secured himself well in the cosmos of electronic music. Stimulating textures and melody-driven pieces are at the core of the sound he has developed over the years, most successfully with tracks like ‘Wicked Games’ and ‘Swept Away.’ Yesterday, Parra for Cuva added to
New Zealand’s Drax Project returned with a new version of their hit ‘Catching Feelings’ with SIX60, featuring Brooklyn-based, R&B/Neo Soul group Phony Ppl. The original version, which now has over 100 million streams on Spotify alone, has gone from strength to strength since its release in 2019. Talking about the new version of the song
You may know The Knick and Warrior but there are even more gems finally available to stream. By Nathaniel Houston July 16, 2021 Photographs Everett Collection Cinemax has been around as long as HBO, but never really established itself as a destination for premium TV series—for most of its lifespan, the channel offered Hollywood movies
Rapper, producer, DJ, and beatboxer Biz Markie has died. No cause of death has been confirmed, but the rapper struggled with health issues related to his decade-long battle with Type 2 diabetes. He had been hospitalized in April 2020 for an illness related to the disease, and later that year suffered a stroke after going
Midwife is the moniker of New Mexico-based multi-instrumentalist Madeline Johnston, who describes her music – an intimate and hypnotic blend of shoegaze, ambient, and slowcore – as “heaven metal”. A self-taught guitarist and producer originally from Denver, Colorado, Johnston has spent the better part of the past decade developing her experimental project, finding her footing
Natalie Imbruglia has shared a new song, ‘Maybe It’s Great’, which was co-written and recorded with the Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. and longtime Strokes producer/engineer Gus Oberg. The track is taken from Imbruglia’s first album in six years, Firebird, which is set for release on September 24 via BMG. Check it out below. “It was
Majors’s scene-stealing appearance in the Loki finale is just the beginning for his character. By William Goodman July 15, 2021 Jonathan Majors in Loki, 2021.Courtesy of Disney+ Spoiler Warning for Season 1 of Loki—you’ve been warned Over the last few weeks, Marvel’s Loki series on Disney+ has been building toward some sort of big reveal.
The Polaris Music Prize, an annual event celebrating the best Canadian album of the year, has unveiled its 2021 short list. 10 albums were selected from the 40-album long list that was revealed last month, including the Weather Station’s Ignorance, Cadence Weapon’s Parallel World, and Mustafa’s When Smoke Rises. Check out the full list below.
Soccer Mommy has released a new song titled ‘rom com 2004’. The one-off single was produced by producer and songwriter BJ Burton, known for his work with Charli XCX, Bon Iver, Chance the Rapper, and more. Check out a video for the track, courtesy of Fustic Studio, below. “I wrote this song a while back
Amsterdam’s Pip Blom have dropped a new song called ‘It Should Have Been Fun’. It’s the latest single from their forthcoming album Welcome Break, which is out October 8 via Heavenly. Check it out below. “When writing the tracks for the record I wanted there to be a song that didn’t have the structure of
The singer’s first-ever review was written by his Cleveland high school classmate. Nearly 15 years later, they talk about how Kelly willed himself into stardom—and the Megan Fox GQ poster that adorned his teenage bedroom. By Wesley Lowery Photography by Aaron Sinclair July 15, 2021 Jumpsuit, $2,650, by Prada. Earrings, his own. Necklace, $7,200, by Mikimoto x