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Claud announced as first act signed to Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records
Claud has been confirmed as the first artist signed to Saddest Factory, Phoebe Bridgers‘ recently launched label imprint with Dead Oceans. The 21-year-old, real name Claud Mintz, has also shared their first track ‘Gold’, which you can check out in full below. Unveiling the track, Claud said: “‘Gold’ is about contradictions; an instructor attempting to teach a class of monsters proper manners so they can assimilate; a relationship getting so tired and so old that even gold starts to rust (which isn’t scientifically possible).” Advertisement Bridgers, who was announced last week as the CEO of the new label, says...
The Mountain Goats release new single ‘Picture Of My Dress’
The Mountain Goats have shared a new track, ‘Picture Of My Dress’, ahead of the release of their forthcoming album, ‘Getting Into Knives’. The song is inspired by a conversation online between poet Maggie Smith and bandleader John Darnielle last year. Smith had informally proposed the idea of a photo essay focused on a divorced woman who drives around the country taking photos of her wedding dress. Darnielle replied: “this would be a song called ‘Picture Of My Dress’.” this would be a song called "Picture of My Dress" imo — The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) January 1, 2019 Advertisement...
Sharon Van Etten shares new track ‘Let Go’
Sharon Van Etten has shared a new single, ‘Let Go’, originally recorded for the Arthur Jones documentary Feels Good Man. Listen to ‘Let Go’ below: Advertisement Feels Good Man focuses on Matt Furie, the creator of the Pepe The Frog meme, which has since been used a symbol among alt-right groups. The documentary first premiered at Sundance earlier this year. ‘Let Go’ was created by Van Etten in collaboration with Giorgio Angelini, the film’s producer, and composer Mike Semple. “After watching the documentary, I just followed the feeling of coming to terms with something and tried to evoke peace...
John Frusciante drops new single and music video ‘Brand E’
John Frusciante has shared the third taste of his forthcoming album – a new track titled ‘Brand E’. The track premiered alongside an abstract, sci-fi music video, which was directed by Amalia Irons and shot in various locations in Los Angeles. Frusciante and Lee Bootee star in the visual, as well as a cat named Tanya – a stand-in for Frusciante’s late cat Maya, which his forthcoming album is named after. Advertisement Watch the music video for ‘Brand E’ below: The new track follows previous singles ‘Amethblowl’ and ‘Usbrup Pensul’, which will all feature on Frusciante’s forthcoming album, ‘Maya’....
Lauv and Conan Gray team up on new single ‘Fake’
Pop songwriter and producer Lauv and rising singer Conan Gray have teamed up to release a new single, ‘Fake’. The track follows a slew of collaborations by Lauv with prominent artists – including ‘Who’ with BTS and ‘Slow Grenade’ with Ellie Goulding – and marks Gray’s first-ever collaborative effort. The track dropped with an official music video – directed by Jason Lester – in which we see the pair being ushered through increasingly outrageous pop star settings as they try and remain true to themselves. Watch it below. Advertisement In a press statement, the pair shared their thoughts...
Oasis’ classic hit single ‘Wonderwall’ has clocked up more than one billion streams
Oasis‘ classic hit single ‘Wonderwall’ has clocked up over a billion streams on Spotify. Read more: 10 things we learned from Noel Gallagher’s huge ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’ interview The 1995 single which previously reached Number Two in the UK singles chart, reached the milestone following the 25th anniversary celebrations of ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’. It is the first track from the 1990s to reach such a target. To accompany the anniversary, Oasis released a new vinyl reissue package for the classic 1995 album. Advertisement As a result, it now sits at Number Three in the midweek official...
Jason Derulo has been added to Rock In Rio Lisbon’s 2021 line-up
Jason Derulo has been added to the line-up for next year’s Rock In Rio Lisbon event. Read More: We went to Rock In Rio, the music festival where mega-gig meets Disneyland meets religious cult The festival, which was due to take place over two consecutive weekends over June 20-21 and 27-28 this year, was postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many of the initially confirmed acts have been carried over to 2021, including Post Malone, Liam Gallagher Foo Fighters, The National and Black Eyed Peas. Advertisement Next year’s event will now be held on the weekends of...
Jay-Z’s ‘The Black Album’ has been mashed up with Smashing Pumpkins
A producer known as Spose has combined Jay-Z‘s 2003 LP ‘The Black Album’ with a selection of Smashing Pumpkins tracks to create an entirely new record. READ MORE: The best remix albums – ever! The album is titled ‘Marcy Projects And The Infinite Sadness’, and places Jay-Z’s vocals atop instrumentals from a number of different Smashing Pumpkins songs. Although the album takes its name from Billy Corgan and co’s 1995 album ‘Melon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’, the new mash-up uses material from across the band’s career. Advertisement ‘Marcy Projects And The Infinite Sadness’ takes its cue from Danger...
Stevie Wonder shares two new songs and leaves Motown Records after nearly 60 years
Stevie Wonder has shared two new songs and signed a new record deal with Republic Records. The veteran singer dropped the tracks ‘Where Is Our Love Song’ and ‘Can’t Put It in The Hands Of Fate’, which you can view below, during a virtual press conference this evening (October 13). He also announced he was leaving Motown after nearly 60 years. He has launched his own imprint – So What The Fuss Music. “I had a great conversation with Monte Lipman, the (Republic) president, and I spoke with India.Arie, who had signed with Republic,” Wonder said. Advertisement Wonder had...Recent Posts
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