Nana Adjoa, an exciting Amsterdam-born singer-songwriter, has published her new album Big Dreaming Ants — just today. The album comes after several single releases including ‘I Want To Change,’ ‘No Room,’ and ‘Throw Stones,’ all of which are on the album. Talking about the first song of the album, ‘National Song,’ Adjoa stated: “Neo-nationalism is
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The Shins are back with their first new music of 2020 with ‘The Great Divide’. Co-written and produced by The Shins’ James Mercer, Jon Sortland and Yuuki Matthews, the track arrives with an accompanying music video directed by Paul Trillo. Check it out below. In a statement, Mercer explained that the single is “an epic
Kelly Lee Owens has shared the video for the John Cale-featuring Inner Song track, ‘Corner of My Sky’. Directed by Kasper Häggström, the clip features actor Michael Sheen. Check it out below. “I’ve loved Kelly’s music for a while now and the opportunity to be part of a Kelly-John Cale-magic toaster holy Welsh trinity was
A few weeks ago I stopped by the GQ offices at One World Trade Center for the first time since the Work From Home era began. When I got there, a conundrum: During WFH I got used to working while standing up at a tall dresser, so I needed to find some way to quickly
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Kevin Morby has released two new songs, ‘Wander’ and ‘Don’t Underestimate Midwest American Sun’. They’re both taken from the singer-songwriter’s recently announced LP Sundowner and arrive with accompanying music videos: ‘Wander’ comes with a lyric video consisting of raw footage of the Midwestern landscape shot by Morby, while ‘Don’t Underestimate Midwest American Sun’ is accompanied by
METZ have released a new song from their forthcoming record, Atlas Vending. It’s called ‘Blind Youth Industrial Park’ and it arrives with an accompanying music video directed by Dylan Pharazyn and shot in Queenstown, on the South Island of New Zealand. Watch it below. Speaking about the inspiration for the video, Pharalzyn explained: “I started thinking
The new Netflix film The Devil All the Time is a sprawling Southern gothic notable for two things: 1) it’s relentlessly grim, and 2) it contains some truly inspired accent work. Robert Pattinson, in particular, shines as a treacherous preacher who sounds like sexy Foghorn Leghorn in a Tennesse Williams production. (All together now: Dee-LUUU-shuns!)
The debate over which mobile operating system is better between Android and iOS has been going on for over a decade now. These two competing platforms share a ton of similarities, and while there are some notable differences between the two, fans often blow them out of proportion and make them a bigger deal than
It’s been too long since Alicia Keys released her 2016 album, HERE. Though not always as effective as it was ambitious, her heartfelt brand of R&B, paired with some of her most political songwriting to date, arrived at what felt like just the right time. And even if it didn’t stand out in a year
Weezer and Fall Out Boy went head to head on the most recent episode of Celebrity Family Feud, which aired right before the Emmys on Sunday night (September 20). As both bands are made up of four members, and the Family Feud format requires a five-on-five, Weezer were accompanied by engineer and producer Suzi Shinn while Fall
We love a good family pic, don’t we? Many people watching may have gone months without seeing their families because of the pandemic. To see celebrities spend time with their families isn’t only relatable, it’s comforting, a reminder that, despite these troubling times, we have people who love and support us no matter what. And
Influenced by 90s alternative acts like Nirvana and PJ Harvey, singer-songwriter and producer Laura Lowther, aka KUČKA, started recording music on her parents’ computer after her family moved from Liverpool to Perth. It wasn’t until much later, when she was studying music production at university, that she became interested in the exploratory world of electronic
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Like pretty much everything in 2020, the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards looked a lot different this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of winners had to accept their awards remotely with pre-recorded acceptance speeches were pre-recorded. Jimmy Kimmel hosted live from a mostly empty Staples Center in L.A. “Why would you have an award
What did Chris call you on set? Did he just yell Protagonist at you all the time? No, he’d say, [prim British voice] “John David”. It was very proper. I straightened up like my principal called me every time. It’s like, “Cool. Christopher knows my name.” Was that surreal? Absolutely. He’s a hero of mine.
However, the mid-pandemic premiere seemed to work in the series’ favour, as people became glued to their screens at home. In result, the show became the number one streamed program on Netflix in numerous countries. The story is essentially a treasure hunting mystery. John B (nope, not John, or Jonothan, but John B) has recently
There was no way I wasn’t going to fall in love with Almost Famous. Even before I actually watched it, a coming-of-age film about a high school boy who gets to follow an up-and-coming rock band on tour seemed like the only film that could possibly matter in the eyes of an introverted kid who
Aimee Mann has shared a cover of Leonard Cohen’s 1971 track ‘Avalanche’. It serves as the theme song for HBO’s I’ll Be Gone In The Dark. Check it out below. The documentary series is based on the book of the same name by true-crime author Michelle McNamara, which details her investigation into the Golden State Killer.
That, she was. The Constitution is more welcoming today, our union a little more perfect, thanks to her advocacy and foresight, both on and off the bench. President Bill Clinton, who in 1993 selected her as the second woman to ever serve on the high court after Sandra Day O’Connor, once called her “the Thurgood
Over the last decade or so, 1969’s All Monsters Attack has received a much-appreciated critical reappraisal. Often considered one of the worst entries in the Godzilla franchise, All Monsters Attack has polarised opinion, but is now regarded fondly by many fans and critics alike. This review will be another for the positive camp. All Monsters Attack (or, as it was
Following the release of his second critically-acclaimed album Zeros, Declan McKenna, the young British singer-songwriter, released a nine-minute documentary which explores the album, how it came about and the process of making it. The album was released on the 4th of September, and peaked at number two in the UK Charts losing out to The Rolling
Wilding, a gifted Pop singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Australia, has unveiled his latest single ‘Swipe Right’ — just today. The song focuses on the theme of online dating, and features a catchy production with the prominently vibrant euphonious vocals of Wilding that get you hoooked from the get-go. Talking about the meaning of the song Wilding
I never had no [producer] tags, so people didn’t fully connect it. Even with a tag, people still might not connect the shit. So it’s just a crazy uphill battle, man. And I finally was able to shed some light on how I feel about it. I feel like most people would have been like,
Josh Fudge ‘When She’s Gone’ Eighteen-year-old, singer-songwriter Josh Fudge is a relatively new name in the world of music having just released his upbeat single ‘When She’s Gone’. In this piece, Fudge controls the song well with his warm potent vocals, presenting an excellent level of maturity as an artist — especially at such an
Deftones have shared a new single called ‘Genesis’. It serves as the opening track of their upcoming studio album, Ohms. Check it out below, alongside an accompanying black-and-white video directed by Sebastian Kökow. “Climbing out of the ashes/We’re turning time inside out,” Chino Moreno sings on the chorus over a blistering instrumental. “We’re floating off in
In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on September 18th, 2020: Alicia Keys, ALICIA Alicia Keys is back with her seventh studio album, ALICIA. Originally scheduled for release on March 20 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the R&B singer-songwriter’s latest marks the follow-up
One of my favorite moments in GoodFellas comes late in the film, when Henry and Karen Hill are finally flush with cocaine money and use the opportunity to proudly show off their new home. The furniture is mostly gleaming black lacquer, with gold and black filigree wallpaper to match. There’s a zebra print throw flung
Eva Jauss, a talented Berlin-based art director, illustrator and set/prop designer, has published a small series of annual report covers previously done for Wilh. Werhahn. The designs utilise beautiful shapes with smooth eye-pleasing gradients that flow throughout the display, bringing out beautiful progressions within each piece. Find more work by Eva Jauss here. Credit Set/Prop
A.G. Cook has shared a new single called ‘Beautiful Superstar’. The latest preview of his upcoming album Apple is named after two of the producer’s early tracks – 2014’s ‘Beautiful’ and 2016’s ‘Superstar’ – and arrives with an accompanying music video directed by Cook and Prosper Unger-Hamilton. Check it out below. “The two tracks have