Julien Baker covered Radiohead‘s classic ‘Kid A’ cut, ‘Everything In Its Right Place’, as part of an XMU Live Session this week. READ MORE: Julien Baker – ‘Little Oblivions’ review: songwriting with stunning emotional clarity The singer-songwriter is faithful to the original’s ethereal Prophet synthesiser creep and glitchy vocal tracking in her rendition. Baker adds a softer, more articulate vocal – listen below. Advertisement Last month, Baker covered Soundgarden‘s 1995 single ‘Fell On Black Days’ for Seattle’s KEPX radio. Baker also shared ‘Heatwave’, a new single from her album, ‘Little Oblivions’, which is out February 26. The song arrives with...
Bruce Springsteen‘s recent drink-driving charges have been dismissed by prosecutors, it has been reported. The musician was arrested at New Jersey’s Gateway National Recreation Area last November. According to papers filed in federal court, Springsteen told a police officer he had consumed two shots in 20 minutes, but refused to take a breathalyzer test. READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen – ‘Letter To You’ review: a powerful synthesis of past and present Springsteen was said to have “smelt strongly of alcohol” when stopped by the police, who claimed the singer had “glassy eyes”. A bottle of Patron tequila was also found “completely...
Spiritualized are set to reissue their first four albums on vinyl. Jason Pierce (aka J. Spaceman) and co. will release new “definitive vinyl editions” of ‘Lazer Guided Melodies’ (1992), ‘Pure Phase’ (1995), ‘Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space’ (1997) and ‘Let It Come Down (2001) via Fat Possum. Read More: Spiritualized – ‘And Nothing Hurt’ review The first instalment of ‘The Spaceman Reissue Program’, which was curated by Pierce, will arrive on April 23. Advertisement According to a press release, the new version of ‘Lazer Guided Melodies’ songs will boast “the fullest spectrum audio and physical treatment...
Rina Sawayama has scored a major victory in getting eligibility rules changed for the BRIT Awards and the Mercury Prize. Read More: Rina Sawayama: “We can’t just normalise using Japanese culture in the way that we’ve been doing” The singer has campaigned heavily to have the rules changed for British solo artists at awards events and contacted the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). She wasn’t eligible to enter as a British artist under the current rules in last year’s Mercury Prize for her debut ‘SAWAYAMA’. Solo artists must hold either British or Irish nationality and provide official documentation of their citizenship,...
Cardi B said that there are “crazy expectations” for female rappers during a recent conversation with Mariah Carey. The ‘WAP’ artist sat down with the pop icon for a new Interview Magazine cover feature in which the pair spoke on a range of topics. READ MORE: Cardi B reasserts her “emotional gangster” with new song ‘Up’, a power anthem for 2021 At one point in the chat, Carey asked whether Cardi had “any fears” surrounding her highly-anticipated second album – the follow-up to ‘Invasion Of Privacy’ (released in 2018). Advertisement In response, Cardi said that she would “feel really...
Renforshort has shared a new track called ‘Virtual Reality’ – you can listen to it below. The song will appear on the Canadian singer-songwriter’s forthcoming second EP, which will follow last year’s ‘Teenage Angst’. Read More: Renforshort: raw pop-rock anthems dripping with teenage angst “’Virtual Reality’ is a song that tackles many topics. But at its core, it really is about anxiety, routine, boredom, isolation, loneliness, and fear,” explained Renforshort (aka Lauren Isenberg). Advertisement “I think a lot of people have a very unhealthy relationship with technology because it’s never really been restricted enough to consider mental health and...
London Grammar frontwoman Hannah Reid has opened up about her struggle with fibromyalgia. READ MORE: London Grammar: “I always end up being the only female in the room” The singer developed the long-term condition that causes chronic pain all over the body during the band’s tour for their 2013 debut album ‘If You Wait’. Fellow sufferers include Lady Gaga and Sinead O’Connor. “It came on pretty strong,” she told NME in last week’s Big Read, ahead of the release of the band’s third album ‘Californian Soil’. Advertisement “Then, in between the first and second albums, I really worked on...
Andra Day, star of the new film The United States vs. Billie Holiday, delivered an impressive rendition of Holiday’s classic ‘Strange Fruit’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (February 23). Read more: The United States vs. Billie Holiday review: Andra Day does full justice to a musical genius Performed as part of a medley, the virtual performance also saw Day sing the Golden Globe-nominated ‘Tigress & Tweed – a Raphael Saddiq-produced, Holiday-inspired original from the film’s soundtrack. The performance was filmed in Los Angeles in one long take. Starting with Day singing ‘Strange Fruit’ while walking from...
“Look Into My Eyes” is an eye-opening performance by emerging artist CG Naughty, leaving the audience wanting more. An impressive technique mixed with unprecedented lyricism adds to a great work, which incorporates various issues of our modern society’s dark side. The United States of America have been going through countless police brutality cases, with police officers often being only suspended while getting paid leave. This unfair treatment has given rise to songs similar to “Look Into My Eyes.” Perhaps, the song’s title suggests that because so many police officers fail to look at the eyes of the people they...
By Danielle Chelosky “I go back and forth about whether that would be the right thing to do,” singer-songwriter Julien Baker says about running away and making music in the woods. On this 10 a.m. phone call, Baker is doing what she seemingly always does — weighing the morality of a situation. “If I isolate myself from this world that I am confused and saddened by, the confusing sadness of the world doesn’t stop existing. I just get to distance myself from it.” The 25-year-old artist has reason to contemplate it all. After playing in bands from a young...
