“Everybody Wants You,” Johnny Orlando’s big new single, shares 75 percent of a name with “Everybody Here Wants You,” an immortal, silken entry in ’90s alt-crooner Jeff Buckley’s all too brief, staggeringly beautiful career. The songs don’t sound much alike, but seeing the title of Orlando’s blown up in bleeding purple text at the front of his new video put me in a Buckley mindset; the mood quickly followed. While Buckley’s song leaves an unmistakeable R&B footprint, Orlando channels more contemporary bedroom pop, imbuing his latest cut with lo-fi rhythm chops that yield to a booming stadium chorus. In...
Nick Cave has shared a new trailer for the forthcoming extended cinematic release of his recent ‘Idiot Prayer – Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace’ live show. Performed at Alexandra Palace in London back in July, the livestreamed show saw Cave playing a full solo set on a piano. Read more: Nick Cave live in London: the breathtaking ‘Idiot Prayer’ is an exorcism of death, religion and romance Cave will release ‘Idiot Prayer’ as a live album on November 20, and an extended visual version of the show will be released in select cinemas in over 20 countries from November...
Marilyn Manson has released his new single ‘Don’t Chase The Dead’ — you can hear the thunderous new track below. The song is taken from Manson’s forthcoming new album ‘We Are Chaos’, which is out tomorrow (September 11). ‘Don’t Chase The Dead’ is the second taste of the record following on from the release of the title track back in July, and you can hear the new song below. Advertisement ‘We Are Chaos’ is the follow-up to Manson’s 2017 album ‘Heaven Upside Down’. Speaking about the making of the new record upon its announcement in July, Manson said that...
The first teaser for Together We Rise: The Uncompromised Story of GRM Daily has just been released – check it out below. The four-part documentary series, set to launch at the end of September, follows the rise of online music platform GRM Daily and its founder Koby ‘Posty’ Hagan. Read more: The 10 best diss tracks in grime GRM Daily, founded in 2009 as Grime Daily, is a global platform specialising in UK rap across a number of genres including drill, grime, UK garage, Afroswing, trap and British hip-hop. Advertisement At the time of writing, GRM Daily has 3.21...
Matt Berninger has shared his latest solo track — you can listen to ‘One More Second’ below. The National frontman is currently readying the release of his debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’, which is set for release via Book’s Records in conjunction with Concord Records on October 16. Read more: The National’s Matt Berninger: “I’m writing so much – I’m like Bradley Cooper in Limitless” ‘One More Second’ is the third preview of the record, following on from the singles ‘Distant Axis’ and ‘Serpentine Prison’. You can hear Berninger’s new song below. Advertisement Speaking about ‘One More Second’, Berninger...
Sylvan Esso have shared a new track, ‘Frequency’, and its accompanying music video, directed by friend and collaborator Moses Sumney. Watch the clip below: Advertisement In a statement, the band praised Sumney for his creative vision. “We had a fantastic and rewarding time collaborating with our friend and fellow North Carolinian, Moses Sumney, on building a visual world for ‘Frequency’,” they said. “He had such a beautiful vision for the project, one that ran parallel to the song’s initial source in a way that showed us new spaces it could inhabit. It’s a beautiful exploration of being together and...
Wallows have announced details around their forthcoming EP made entirely in quarantine, ‘Remote’, as well as unveiling the EP’s lead single, ‘Nobody Gets Me (Like You)’. The EP, which is set to be six tracks long, is due out Friday, October 23, and was produced by the band themselves, as well as Sachi DiSerafino and John DeBold. ‘Nobody Gets Me (Like You)’, however, received additional production help from Haim and Vampire Weekend collaborator Arial Reichstahd. Wallows have also released an accompanying music video for the track, which you can watch below. Advertisement The video was directed by frequent collaborator...
Halsey has been cast in the forthcoming television series, The Player’s Table. The singer will also serve as the series’ producer, as per The Hollywood Reporter. The show is based off the 2020 Jessica Goodman novel, They Wish They Were Us. At the time of writing, the series is without a network. Halsey will star in the show alongside actress Sydney Sweeney, noted for her roles in Euphoria and The Handmaid‘s Tale. The two previously collaborated in Halsey’s music video for her 2019 track, ‘Graveyard.’ Advertisement Halsey hit it off with Sweeney on the set of the video, and Sweeney – who...
Mxmtoon has released her new collaborative single with Carly Rae Jepsen, titled ‘ok on your own’. The track landed on streaming services yesterday (September 9), with mxmtoon, also known mononymously as Maia, announcing its release on social media. “I hope you love it as much as I do. It was such an honour to work with Carly Rae Jepsen on it and I don’t know, I’m just really excited,” she said on her Instagram stories. Advertisement It was accompanied by a music video that follows Maia on a day out in the city, strolling down streets with her mask...
Omar Apollo has dropped his third single of the year, the alluring and melodic ‘Kamikaze’. Taken from his forthcoming debut album, the track, released today (September 10), follows quickly behind his August single ‘Stayback’ and the Daft Punk-inspired track ‘Imagine U’. In a press release, Apollo spoke about the inspiration behind ‘Kamikaze’, saying, “‘Kamikaze’ is a song that taps into my old emotions, taking it back to when I was younger. Advertisement “When I made ‘Kamikaze’ I was reminiscing on how I used to feel for someone and realizing those feelings are lost and we’re left with nothing. “It...