Los Campesinos! will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of their 2011 record Hello Sadness this November. To mark the occasion a little early, the UK indie band have surprise released a new EP titled Whole Damn Body, a collection of songs from that era. Listen to it below, and check out the EP’s cover artwork and
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Mare of Easttown is the latest in the genre of sadsacks solving crimes. See how Mare stacks up against the competition. By Gabriella Paiella May 6, 2021 They’ve got serious baggage and a complete inability to play by the rules.Photos courtesy of HBO (2); USA Network, Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson The new HBO crime
Devonté Hynes aka Blood Orange has released his original score for Gia Coppola’s new film Mainstream. The film stars Maya Hawke and Andrew Garfield and debuted in theaters yesterday (May 7). Stream the soundtrack, out now on Milan Records, below. “I love everything Dev makes,” Gia Coppola said in a statement (via Pitchfork). “For Mainstream,
Russian Fashion Council is inviting designers worldwide to apply for the international hybrid fashion event Global Talents Digital. The third Global Talents Digital issue is dedicated to sustainability. Designers of virtual and physical clothing, footwear and accessories are welcome to join as long as they are working with upcycling, recycling, ethical fashion, slow fashion, or
Dublin band Pillow Queens have shared a cover of the Cranberries’ ‘When You’re Gone’, from the 1996 album To the Faithful Departed. Their rendition appears on Salvation – Inspired by the Cranberries for Pieta, a forthcoming collection of Cranberries covers from contemporary Irish artists including Sinead O’Connor, Kodaline, and more. The album is out October 1
I had never wanted a peacock for the same reason I’d never wanted a koala or a narwhal: The idea had never occurred to me. But when adopting three of those fantastical birds suddenly became an option, well, of course I wanted peacocks. Only later could I appreciate what Carl, Ethel, and Mr. Pickle had
Rightfield, the pop-rock duo with a majestic sound, has released Rightfield, One (Deluxe), a deluxe version of their beloved debut album. The deluxe version features the hit single, ‘Racing,’ as well as the highlight track ‘Birthday Party.’ Talking the about the album Blocker said “In a lot of ways, this deluxe album was us experimenting with
A. G. Cook has announced a new remix album, Apple vs. 7G, featuring Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Hannah Diamond, No Rome, Oklou, Baauer, Boys Noize, and more. To accompany the announcement, the PC Music founder has shared a new version of ‘Xcxoplex’ featuring Charli XCX. Though Cook has executive produced the last four Charli XCX
Films that mine the paranoia, tension (and sometimes, joy) from the screens and apps that consume our lives now. By Roxana Hadadi May 6, 2021 Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson Hollywood’s depictions of the ways in which we live on social media have tended to rely on the downsides: misinformation, bullying, doom-scrolling, and self-hate. In
This Norwegian thriller is a visceral dive into the supernatural, but because it deals with the mysteries of the human mind as it comes of age, Thelma is as eerie and haunting as its atmospheric settings. The contrast of Thelma’s Oslo university against her moor-like country home seems strange at first, but when she begins experiencing
Ever since the release of their debut album, 2015’s Lowlight, Los Angeles-based musician Rosie Tucker has combined wry humour and playful sincerity to craft songs that can be both bracingly intimate and unabashedly fun. Their third album, Sucker Supreme, the follow-up to 2019’s Never Not Never Not Never Not, is their most dynamic and ambitious
Matthew Dear has previewed Preacher’s Sigh & Potion: Lost Album with a new track called ‘Hikers Y’. It arrives with an accompanying video created by Michael Flanagan, which you can check out below. “Listening back to ‘Hikers Y’, I hear the dark of night in my voice and delivery,” Dear said in a statement. “This
Chase Strangio, who has won a series of landmark court cases in his role as ACLU deputy director for transgender justice, explains why states across the country are suddenly targeting the freedom of trans youth with a wave of new laws. By Saeed Jones May 5, 2021 Chase Strangio at the Sundance Film Festival in
The 65th Eurovision song contest will certainly be different from previous events. Postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the highly anticipated singing competition is still set to go ahead in Rotterdam this May! The current Eurovision 2021 odds hold Malta as favourites to win, so fans and artists alike were eager to see
Mitski has shared a new track from the soundtrack to the graphic novel This Is Where We Fall. The song, called ‘The End’, was composed by Mitski and narrated by Chris Miskiewicz, the co-creator/writer of the graphic novel. Listen to it here. In March, Mitski previewed the soundtrack with the country song ‘The Baddy Man’.
Even if it isn’t the end, the album deserves a reputation as one of the band’s most elusive — and transfixing. By Clayton Purdom May 4, 2021 Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs in Chicago during a summer tour for “A Moon Shaped Pool,” July 6, 2018.Kamil Krzaczynski / Getty Images I convinced myself recently that
Sustainability is essential if we want the future generations to inherit a fairly healthy planet. The reports we constantly hear and read about are not very optimistic and we have clearly wasted a lot of time. It is time to act, and act fast. In the past few years the footwear company Adidas has been
Lucinda Williams suffered a stroke in November of last year, as she revealed in a new interview with Rolling Stone. The 68-year-old singer-songwriter spent five weeks in the hospital after experiencing a blood clot on the right side of her brain on November 17 that affected the left side of her body. She was discharged on
The charming and hilarious Ed Helms-Michael Schur series is setting a standard for Native-American representation on TV. By Keith Phipps May 3, 2021 Jana Schmieding and Ed Helms in Rutherford Falls, 2020. Getty Images / Courtesy of Colleen Hayes for Peacock There’s no getting through the New England town of Rutherford Falls without dealing with its
This week, Sufjan Stevens will be releasing Incantations, the fifth and final volume of his five-part instrumental album Convocations, which he’s been rolling out one instalment per week. He’s now shared a new ambient track from the LP called ‘Incantation VIII’. Take a listen below. Stevens wrote and recorded Convocations as an homage to his
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
The 1986 movie, now remade into an Apple TV+ series starring Justin Theroux, bombed at the box office. But Ford’s fascinating, deeply unlikable know-it-all was one of his riskiest roles, and it set the stage for the modern male antihero. By Tim Grierson April 30, 2021 Harrison Ford in The Mosquito Coast, 1986.Everett Collection /
Cannabis is one of the plants with the richest history in Kingdom Plantae. It has also been surrounded by a lot of controversy with people from around the world having conflicting opinions about the Sativa herb. Despite being considered a dangerous drug for many years, the use of marijuana has been legalized over the years
Death Grips co-founder Zach Hill and Nick Reinhart of Tera Melos have formed a new band called Undo K From Hot. As Pitchfork points out, the group released their first single, ‘750 Dispel’, on Friday night (April 31). It’s taken from their upcoming debut LP, G.A.S. Get a Star, which comes out on May 7
The Without Remorse director has made himself into one of the best action directors on the planet. By Jake Kring-Schreifels April 30, 2021 Michael B. Jordan in Without Remorse, 2021.Everett Collection / Courtesy of Nadja Klier for Amazon Studios “When I watch a movie,” says Stefano Sollima, “if I see a gruesome detail, if it