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Listen to Shamir’s cover of Billie Eilish’s ‘Ocean Eyes’
Singer-songwriter Shamir has shared a cover of Billie Eilish’s debut song ‘Ocean Eyes’, marking his first release for the year. Compared to the dreamy pop stylings of Eilish’s recording, Shamir’s rendition offers more percussive elements. The addition of guitars, combined with Shamir’s extensive vocal range, gives the track a more energetic rock feel. The new release also arrived with a visualiser. Listen to Shamir’s cover of ‘Ocean Eyes’ below. Advertisement ‘Ocean Eyes’ is lifted fromEilish’s EP, ‘Don’t Smile At Me’ in 2016. After first being released on Eilish’s SoundCloud, the track we re-released commercially. She has since gone on...
Taylor Swift is countersuing Evermore Park for playing her music without a license
The legal saga between Taylor Swift and Utah’s Evermore Park has developed further, with Swift countersuing the theme park for playing her music without a license. READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s surprise new album ‘Evermore’ – the big talking points This follows the park suing Swift for trademark infringement over her most recent album, also titled ‘Evermore’. Now, Swift’s trademark and music rights team, TAS Rights Management, has filed a countersuit, accusing the park of playing her music on its grounds “without authorization or license agreement”, Rolling Stone reports. Advertisement The court documents filed feature two letters sent by performance rights organisation...
St. Vincent teases release date for new album, ‘Daddy’s Home’
St. Vincent’s forthcoming album name and release date appear to have been revealed in a new advertising campaign for ‘Daddy’s Home’. READ MORE The NME cover story – The MASSEDUCATION of Annie Clark As Exclaim! points out, fans on Twitter, Reddit and other networks have shared photos of posters that have started appearing on the street, promoting the release of ‘Daddy’s Home’. According to the posters, ‘Daddy’s Home’ will be released May 14 through Loma Vista. Official ad reveals that DADDY’S HOME is coming May 14th! from AnnieClark Advertisement “Warm Wurlitzers and wit, glistening guitars and grit, with sleaze...
Hear Julien Baker cover Radiohead’s ‘Everything In Its Right Place’
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 drink-driving charges dropped by prosecutors
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 to reissue their first four albums on vinyl
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 scores major victory in getting rules changed for the BRITs and Mercury Prize
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 says there are “crazy expectations” for female rappers
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 tackles social media addiction on new song ‘Virtual Reality’
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...Recent Posts
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