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Cardi B’s ‘Hot Shit’ music video has a ‘Modern Warfare 2’ Easter egg

Cardi B has worked with Activision Blizzard to sneak a Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reference into her newest music video for ‘Hot Shit’. READ MORE: What the hell has happened at Activision and why should you care? The artist released the music video yesterday (July 13), which features both Kanye West and Lil Durk, and one of the artist’s outfits appears to reference a fan-favourite Modern Warfare 2 character (via Charlie Intel). The 49-second mark in the music video shows what looks like a Simon “Ghost” Riley pendant of some kind, who was a well-liked character from the original 2009 Modern Warfare 2, and who returned for this year’s reboot. Who knows where this from? https://t.co/4kdOVgRRef — Cardi B (@iamcardib) July 13, 2022 Advertisement In fact, after the reference was spotted, Cardi B took to Twitter saying “who knows where this from?” The official Call Of Duty Twitter account also shared a behind-the-scenes making-of process for the pendant as well, which showed off the creation process before it made its way into the music video. Fresh out the Diamond District ?? Check out the making-of these custom Ghost pendants. pic.twitter.com/d0Wxu5WIYg — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) July 13, 2022… Read More →

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Harry Styles takes a trip on a giant bed in new ‘Late Night Talking’ video

Harry Styles has shared a new video for his recent track ‘Late Night Talking’ – you can watch it below. READ MORE: Harry Styles live in London: a powerful, inclusive and celebratory pop carnival The song is the second single to be lifted from the former One Direction singer’s third solo album ‘Harry’s House’, which came out in May. ‘As It Was’ preceded the record, landing on April 1. As promised in a teaser snippet earlier this week, the official visuals for Styles’ latest release arrived this evening (July 13). Advertisement In the clip, we follow the singer as he takes a trip through a portal beneath his duvet to visit various locations. Styles – who’s donning a pair of polka-dot PJs – pops up at a sleepover party, art gallery, theatre box, and restaurant. He also attracts the attention of a police officer as he rides along the streets of London on a giant moving bed. After getting into a mass pillow fight, Styles is seen plummeting through the stormy sky while he stands – and later lies down – on his comfy mattress. Watch the Bradley and Pablo-directed video above. Styles was spotted filming a scene for the video outside Buckingham… Read More →

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Cosey Fanni Tutti announces new album ‘Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And The Legendary Tapes’

Cosey Fanni Tutti has announced a new album called ‘Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And The Legendary Tapes’. READ MORE: Cosey Fanni Tutti – ‘TUTTI’ review The 15-song collection serves as the official soundtrack to Caroline Catz’ acclaimed 2020 film of the same name, which offered an “intimate portrayal” of the late composer, musician and sonic experimentalist Delia Derbyshire. Fanni Tutti explained of the project: “The compositions are inspired by my research of the Delia Derbyshire audio archive, Delia’s original compositional notes and techniques which in combination with my admiration and love of Delia’s work provided a way to integrate her style and approach to music with my own. An alliance of our sensibilities.” Advertisement To preview the upcoming record, the avant-garde artist has shared the trippy, one-minute-30-second-track ‘Psychedelic Projections’ – you can listen to it below. Additionally, the upcoming album will feature a range of “audio explorations and experiments” that eventually led Fanni Tutti to the final soundtrack for the Delia Derbyshire film. ‘Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And The Legendary Tapes’ is set for release on September 16 via the artist’s own record label, Conspiracy International. A digital edition will also be available as a Dolby ATMOS mix via Apple… Read More →

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Tegan and Sara announce 10th album ‘Crybaby’ and share new single ‘Yellow’

Tegan and Sara have announced their 10th studio album ‘Crybaby’ – listen to new single ‘Yellow’ below. The Canadian duo will release the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Hey, I’m Just Like You’ via Mom+Pop Music on October 21. It marks their first full-length project since signing to the New York indie label, which is also home to the likes of Courtney Barnett, Sleater-Kinney and Lucius. READ MORE: Tegan and Sara on their revealing new memoir High School: “We’re more traditional siblings than people imagine” Produced by John Congleton (Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Future Islands), Sara Quin and Tegan Quin, the forthcoming ‘Crybaby’ was recorded at Studio Litho in Seattle and Sargent Recorders in Los Angeles. Advertisement “[‘Yellow’] was written after we began to take steps to heal the bruises we have both carried with us since adolescence and early adulthood – wounds that never quite healed right and flare up seasonally, sending us spiralling backward in time,” explained Sara. “Are we doomed to remain forever 15, breaking up and breaking apart? I hope not.” The Mark Myers-directed ‘Yellow’ video pays homage to the visuals for Coldplay‘s 2000 single of the same name, and sees Tegan and Sara walking along a beach à la Chris Martin…. Read More →

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Charlie Puth has announced his third album, ‘Charlie’

Charlie Puth has announced details of his upcoming album, ‘Charlie’. The album will be released on October 7 and you can pre-order it here. A press release said that “the highly anticipated return promises to be his most personal record to date, with every song authentically representing a piece of himself.” Advertisement Puth also recognised how long his fans have waited for the album, sharing a video compilation of fan tweets asking when the album would arrive. “My third album Charlie will be coming out everywhere Oct. 7, 2022,” Puth says at the end of the clip. “Thank you so much for your patience.” In a post on Instagram, he added: “This is the official artwork for my album ‘CHARLIE’. This album was born on the internet, and I’ve had so much fun making it in front of all of you this past year. 2019 me used to think that in order to be an artist, you had to hide away and talk to nobody to make your art. Turns out you make MUCH better art when you involve millions of people in the process. (For me at least.) “I hope you scream cry every word when I sing these… Read More →

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Halsey to auction paintings created on-stage to support abortion funds

Halsey has announced an auction of paintings they created while on stage on a recent tour, all to raise money for abortion funds. READ MORE: Halsey: “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre” During their recent ‘Love and Power’ US tour, Halsey would often paint during certain songs, and the creations are now going under the hammer. In association with Sotheby’s Contemporary Discoveries auction, fans have the opportunity to bid on paintings from gigs in Alabama, Nashville, Detroit, Boston and Portland from now until July 19. Advertisement All proceeds from the auction of the works will go to the National Network of Abortion Funds following the reversal of Roe v. Wade. See examples of the artwork below. Halsey, Untitled, Boston. Credit: Sotheby’s. Halsey, Untitled, Detroit. Credit: Sotheby’s. Halsey, Untitled, Gulf Shores. Credit: Sotheby’s. Halsey, Untitled, Nashville. Credit: Sotheby’s. Advertisement Halsey, Untitled, Portland. Credit: Sotheby’s. After Roe v. Wade, Halsey penned an essay to explain their stance on reproductive rights, opening up about whether the birth of their first son, Ender, impacted their perspective on the matter. Ender was born on July 14, 2021, after what Halsey described as “a beautiful labor”. They explained that they’d suffered three… Read More →

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Frank Ocean shares new music for 10th anniversary of ‘Channel Orange’

Frank Ocean has shared unreleased music to celebrate 10 years since the release of his debut album, ‘Channel Orange’. The new music appeared in two episodes of Ocean’s Apple Music 1 show Blonded Radio, which aired on Sunday (July 10). The first episode, titled ‘Blonded Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’, features a conversation with psychologist and writer Dr. James Fadiman, in which the two talk about microdosing and psychedelics, backed by an instrumental score produced by Ocean. Episode two, ‘Blonded ENERGY!’, sees Ocean in conversation with healer and teacher Mingtong Gu, who specialises in the Chinese healing practice of Qigong. It too was backed by an Ocean-produced soundtrack — listen to both the episodes here. Advertisement New merch was also added to the musician’s online store, including Blonded Radio tees and a ‘Channel Orange’ poster. Last December, Ocean shared an almost-nine-minute song on the programme, as part of the Christmas special. The episode featured a conversation with Dutch motivational speaker and athlete Wim “The Iceman” Hof. Ocean’s ‘Channel Orange’ arrived in 2012, followed by his sophomore album ‘Blonde’ in 2016. The artist has shared a smattering of singles since then, including ‘DHL’ and ‘In My Room’. He also released ‘Cayendo’… Read More →

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Donald Trump calls Elon Musk a “bullshit artist” at Alaska rally

Donald Trump has called out Elon Musk at a recent rally, calling the tech mogul a “bullshit artist”. READ MORE: Who the hell is Elon Musk? On Saturday (July 9), Trump spoke at a rally in Anchorage, Alaska, during which he peddled his right-wing social network Truth Social. The former US president called the budding platform “hot as a pistol” and compared it to Musk’s recent bid to buy Twitter for $44billion – a deal the Tesla CEO is now attempting to pull out of. Advertisement “I tell you what – Elon… Elon is not gonna buy Twitter!” Trump told the audience after mistakenly calling the Space X founder and ex-partner of Grimes “Leon”. “Where did you hear that before? From me. From me.” Trump continued: “Nah, he’s got himself a mess. You know, he said the other day, ‘Oh, I’ve never voted for a Republican.’ I said, ‘I didn’t know that, he told me he voted for me.’ So he’s another bullshit artist, but he’s not gonna be buying it. He’s not gonna be buying it. Although he might later, who the hell knows what’s gonna happen. He’s got a pretty rotten contract. I looked at his contract, not a good… Read More →

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Irenegarry on her upcoming EP ‘Mandona’ and new single ‘Contéstame a La Historia’

Irenegarry has discussed her upcoming debut EP telling NME we can expect to hear it later this year. Watch our video interview above. Speaking to NME at Mad Cool 2022, confirmed that the EP would “come out in September if everything goes well,” adding: “It’s called ‘Mandona’, which means bossy.” READ MORE: Irenegarry shows us around Madrid ahead of Mad Cool Festival The NME 100 alumni revealed that the project has been in the works since last December, and that she’s been working with London-based producer Jamal Hadaway. Advertisement The Madrid-based artist has put out three songs this year, and she explained that: “these last three singles are all part of an EP, I’m super excited to get it out as it’s my first body of work that I can present, and I feel very glad that it’s happening” One of these recent singles is ‘Contéstame a La Historia’, which was released earlier this month. “It was the first song I ever wrote in my life,” she explained of the song. “I had never tried as I felt embarrassed by trying to come up with my guitar and little ideas, it was a bit strange for me. But I tried… Read More →

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Arlo Parks forced to cancel appearance at Mad Cool festival

Arlo Parks has cancelled her appearance at today’s (July 10) Mad Cool festival. READ MORE: The story of Mad Cool Festival 2022 – in beautiful photos The musician announced the news on her Instagram Stories early this afternoon, saying that it was due to a COVID outbreak in her team. Parks wrote in a statement: “Madrid! I am so sorry to announce that because of the covid outbreak within my team, we are forced to pull out of our show today at Mad Cool. Advertisement “We’ve been looking forward to playing this one for years, it’s so frustrating to have to do this but the health and safety of my band and crew, as well as all working staff and attendees, must always come first. “I’ll make this back up to you I promise. Missing you Madrid – love AP.” Arlo Parks Mad Cool announcement – CREDIT: Instagram Recently, Lorde brought out Parks and Clairo as special guests during her Glastonbury 2022 headline set. The New Zealand pop-star was performing on the pyramid stage, Sunday (June 26). Clairo and Parks joined Lorde to sing along with her on the track ‘Stoned At The Nail Salon’ from her 2021 album ‘Solar Power’…. Read More →

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Nicki Minaj addresses rumours that she may or may not be pregnant

Nicki Minaj has officially responded to the rumour that she’s expecting her second child, taking to Instagram Live over the weekend to answer a fan’s question about it. READ MORE: Nicki Minaj: every album ranked and rated Looking surprised, Nicki exclaimed: “Am I pregnant!?” She then smirked and darted her eyes back and forth, before telling her viewers that she “did mean to tweet this: I’m not fat, y’all, I’m pregnant.” Roughly 40 seconds after dropping the bombshell news, however, Nicki caught herself up and switched course: “Oh wait, did I say it wrong? Oh, I’m sorry, I think I said it wrong,” she said in a cheesy British accent, “I meant to say I’m not pregnant, I’m fat… But thanks, guys, for all the congratulatory messages!” Advertisement Take a look at the reveal – and subsequent retraction – of Nicki’s pregnancy news: Nicki welcomed her first child with husband Kenneth Petty – a son whose name is yet to revealed publicly, but is often referred to by the rapper as ‘Papa Bear’ – in September 2020. Earlier this week, Nicki appeared to diss Kanye West at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Her set at the festival marked… Read More →

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The Weeknd postpones opening show in Toronto: “This one hurts the most”

The Weeknd was forced to postpone his opening hometown show in Toronto last night (July 8). READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsight It came after nationwide outage of Canada’s main telecommunications company, Rogers, which disrupted phone and internet use across all of the country. “This one hurts the most, and we will make this show happen, but unfortunately not tonight,” The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, wrote in a statement. Advertisement He added: “I’m crushed & heartbroken. Been at the venue all day but it’s out of my hands because of the Rogers outage. Operations and safety are compromised and I tried my absolute best. “This one hurts the most, and we will make this show happen, but unfortunately not tonight. I know how long you’ve been waiting and how hard a lot of you worked to make it to the show and experience this special moment with me. I can’t wait to see you all.” A new date for Toronto has not yet been announced. ? pic.twitter.com/6Z9vJbc3Bn — The Weeknd (@theweeknd) July 8, 2022 Earlier this week, The Weeknd announced new support acts for his upcoming North American stadium concerts – dubbed… Read More →

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Tyler, The Creator accuses former collaborators of selling his old music

Tyler, The Creator has called out his former collaborators, accusing them of selling his old music. READ MORE: Wireless Festival 2022 – review: uneven billing saved by a resplendent Tyler, The Creator Yesterday (July 7), Tyler publicly accused Brandun Deshay and Tyler Major of stealing some of his unreleased music and selling it online. While Tyler did not share details about the tracks that were allegedly shared, he claimed Deshay and Major were using the site Discord to share “old songs of mine.” “… Copping stolen shit is like damnnnn u thirsty as hell ok,” Tyler tweeted. Advertisement “Like bruh that shit is true personal stolen stuff…Like damn bro you that thirsty for 2 minute drafts / few hundred bucks? Get it together fellas. Subliminal tried to get on a call like no bro, just stop, it’s not cool dawggy.” Tyler has not yet indicated whether he’ll pursue legal action over the allegations. NME has reached out to representatives of Tyler, Brandun Deshay and Tyler Major for comment. like bruh that shit is true personal stolen stuff and niggas is like gb gb gb like damn bro you that thirsty for 2 minute drafts / few hundred bucks get it together fellas. subliminal tried to get… Read More →

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Watch Belle and Sebastian perform quartet of tracks for NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’

Belle And Sebastian delivered a four-song set for the latest edition of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series – watch it below. READ MORE: Belle and Sebastian – ‘A Bit Of Previous’ review: some of their most vivid songwriting in years The veteran indie-pop septet played ‘Unnecessary Drama’, ‘Working Boy In New York City’ and ‘Reclaim the Night’, all of which appear on their latest album, ‘A Bit Of Previous’. They ended the set with a performance of ‘Judy And The Dream of Horses’, taken from their second album, ‘If You’re Feeling Sinister’, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. Advertisement Speaking about the performance, Tiny Desk host and producer Bob Boilen said: “You see, we don’t amplify the singer’s voice in the room, and we don’t use monitor speakers. It all adds to the intimacy of the performance, but it also made it hard for Stuart Murdoch to hear himself sing.” He continued: “In fact, he began to question whether having an ensemble of drums, keyboards, guitars, bass, etc. was right for the Tiny Desk and considered scrapping it all in favor of him and a guitar and maybe another player. But with a little work on the overall volume of… Read More →

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The Mars Volta share second song after ending 10-year hiatus, ‘Graveyard Love’

The Mars Volta have shared another song after ending their 10-year hiatus – listen to ‘Graveyard Love’ below. The song teased earlier this week follows their comeback single ‘Blacklight Shine‘ which was released last month as the band shared details of a US tour. Cedric Bixler-Zavala sings on the new track: “You better walk behind me, walk behind me again” and “How many times have we burnt it all down?/ Plumes of smoke, call it graveyard love/ Walk behind me, walk these hallways again.” Advertisement “They will seek your ruin, and burn your lands, because if they can’t have you, no one can,” Bixler-Zavala said of the song’s lyrics in a press release. The Texas-formed band released six studio albums between 2003 and 2012 before splitting due to a falling out between founding members Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López. The pair quickly made amends, however, and formed a new group, Antemasque. They also revamped their pre-Mars Volta outfit, At-the-Drive-In, for a new record in 2017. Details of a potential new album, which would follow on from 2012’s ‘Noctourniquet’, are yet to emerge. The Mars Volta also recently announced additional dates for their US tour, which will run from September 23 until October 21. You… Read More →

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Why Don’t We cancel tour, officially go on hiatus amid legal battle with former management

LA boy band Why Don’t We have announced that, in the midst of an ongoing legal battle with their former management company, they will be cancelling their upcoming North American tour and slipping into an indefinite hiatus. According to Rolling Stone, the five-piece band are currently in cahoots with Signature Entertainment, to whom they signed upon forming in 2016. Why Don’t We released two studio albums under their guidance – 2018’s ‘8 Letters’ and last year’s ‘The Good Times And The Bad Ones’, both of which landed on Atlantic Records – but in recent months, they’ve been fighting to break away from their contract. The news of Why Don’t We’s hiatus came in the form of a statement shared on Instagram, in which the band collectively wrote: “All we ever want to do in our careers is make great music and perform for all you lovely people.” They noted the official reason as “unforeseen circumstances related to our ongoing legal battle to emancipate ourselves from the production company we signed with when we started our Why Don’t We journey”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Why Don’t We (@whydontwemusic) Advertisement Alongside the statement, the band shared a… Read More →

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FLO announce debut EP ‘The Lead’ dropping this Friday

FLO have shared details of their debut EP dropping this week. READ MORE: FLO – radiant London trio leading the next generation of girl groups ‘The Lead’ arrives this Friday (July 8) and marks the R&B trio’s debut collection of songs. “Surpriseee! We’re so excited to announce The Lead EP is dropping THIS FRIDAY 08/07/2022! ? We hope you love it as much as we do ❤️‍? Can’t wait to give you more ? pre-save pre-save pre-save,” the band wrote on Twitter yesterday (July 6). Advertisement Included on the five-song EP are the songs ‘Cardboard Box’, ‘Immature’, ‘Summertime’, ‘Feature Me’ and ‘Another Guy (acoustic)’. Surpriseee! We’re so excited to announce The Lead EP is dropping THIS FRIDAY 08/07/2022! ? We hope you love it as much as we do ❤️‍? Can't wait to give you more ? pre-save pre-save pre-save https://t.co/Uy4YhwGHtf pic.twitter.com/uYRUkBrclW — FLO (@flolikethis) July 6, 2022 The band, comprising Renée, Stella and Jorja from London, spoke to NME Radar earlier this year about their career hopes as well as their viral breakout, ‘Cardboard Box’, which was produced by the Grammy Award-nominated MNEK. When NME asked what the experience working with the Dua Lipa collaborator was like, Stella answered:… Read More →

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Lizzo shares full tracklist for new album ‘Special’

Lizzo has unveiled the tracklist for her upcoming fourth album ‘Special’ before it’s officially released next week. READ MORE: The Big Read – Lizzo: “If I feel worthy, then everyone gonna want to eat my pussy” As expected, the album will feature Lizzo’s most recent single ‘Grrrls’, which landed last month (and was subsequently altered to remove an ableist lyric). It’ll also feature April’s ‘About Damn Time’, however ‘Rumors’ – Lizzo’s collaboration with Cardi B, which they released last August – is absent from the tracklist. The full album will sport 12 songs, including one apparently named after Coldplay. As was the case with Lizzo’s last album, 2019’s ‘Cuz I Love You’, ‘Special’ will include a title track. It’ll also include a song that seems to celebrate her large queer following, ‘Everybody’s Gay’. Advertisement Have a look at the tracklist for ‘Special’ below: THE OFFICIAL TRACKLIST FOR ‘SPECIAL’ -,OUT JULY 15TH WHICH SONG ARE YOU MOST EXCITED FOR?! PRE-ORDER NOWWWWWW https://t.co/SPJv0LtJNz pic.twitter.com/jeGDzaVFTd — FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) July 6, 2022 1. ‘The Sign’ 2. ‘About Damn Time’ 3. ‘Grrrls’ 4. ‘2 Be Loved’ 5. ‘I Love You Bitch’ 6. ‘Special’ 7. ‘Break Up Twice’ 8. ‘Everybody’s Gay’ 9. ‘Naked’ 10. ‘Birthday Girl’ 11. ‘If… Read More →

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Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister

Boris Johnson is to resign as Prime Minister. It comes following the resignations of Health Secretary Sajid Javid and the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the resignations of over 50 MPs. A No 10 source said Mr Johnson has spoken to the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady and agreed to stand down, with a new Tory leader set to be in place by the party conference in October, reports Sky News. Advertisement The Prime Minister is set to make a statement later. It came after Johnson apologised for appointing Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip despite knowing about a 2019 investigation into inappropriate behaviour made against Pincher. The MP resigned last week after being accused of groping two men in a private members club. Johnson said it “was a mistake” to appoint Pincher to the role and “in hindsight the wrong thing to do”. The Conservatives have overseen 12 years of economic stagnation, declining public services and empty promises. We don’t need to change the Tory at the top – we need a proper change of government. We need a fresh start for Britain. pic.twitter.com/uMxRTomXX9 — Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) July 7, 2022 Reacting to the news, Labour leader… Read More →

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Soccer Mommy on being inspired by The Jesus and Mary Chain and Smashing Pumpkins on ’Sometimes, Forever’

Soccer Mommy spoke to NME backstage at Governors Ball 2022, and discussed the different approach she took to making ‘Sometimes Forever’ in comparison to her previous album, ‘Color Theory’and the band’s that inspired album’s sound.Watch our full interview above. READ MORE: Soccer Mommy – ‘Sometimes, Forever’ review: nuanced and purposeful songwriting Less than two weeks before its release, Sophie Allison explained how she and her band created a “vast” sound for their third record, and why she felt comfortable with a more stripped-back approach this time around. “I started recording music by doing it myself and it was very much about going until it’s done,” she said. “With ‘Color Theory’ specifically, we wanted to make it poppy at certain points and make it have all these transitions, that came in, in the post-live take. This time, I really wanted it to feel like a live performance, and have this space and breadth in it.” Advertisement She also discussed creating the spacious sound of the new album. “Making something feel vast, is surprisingly about having space,” Allison said. “Less is more. With the basic tracking, when we’re all in a room playing together, we really wanted to get everything really tight… Read More →

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CHAI and Superorganism share new collaboration ‘Hero Journey’

CHAI and Superorganism have teamed up on a new collaboration – listen to ‘Hero Journey’ below. READ MORE: CHAI – ‘WINK’ review: punks go pop with healing third album The Japanese punks released third album ‘WINK’ last year via Sub Pop, while Domino-signed Superorganism are currently prepping for the release of second album ‘World Wide Pop’, out next week (July 15). Speaking of the new collaboration, one of a handful of songs they’ve been peppering throughout 2022 so far, CHAI said: “Is the job of a ‘justice-seeking’ HERO only to defeat ‘evil?’ Perhaps the opposite of ‘justice’ isn’t ‘evil,’ but rather ‘another form of justice?!’ Advertisement “‘Me and mine, you and yours… what each of us calls ‘justice,’ should be able to dance amongst one other! That HERO you all see, is who CHAI wants to be. Gathr all your friends you love cus’ we’re going to fly again today! It’s that type of song!” Listen to ‘Hero Journey’ below. HERO JOURNEY (feat. Superorganism) by CHAI and Superorganism Back in February, CHAI launched a GoFundMe campaign after their tour trailer was stolen in Austin, Texas. The band – who were on tour in North America with Mitski at the time –… Read More →