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Cabaret Voltaire Shadow Of Fear
It may have taken 20 years, but observant fans of Cabaret Voltaire might not have been entirely surprised to see Richard H Kirk bringing the name out of cold storage in 2014. As far back as 2005 he admitted he was considering reactivating CV but “planning to get some young people involved”. But judging by some dismayed reactions online, few realised this would mean rehabilitating the band as a one-man operation, without long-time creative partner Stephen Mallinder, and that Kirk would take an uncompromising “year zero” approach on re-emerging. Given that, on the face of it, CV were coming...
Jarvis Cocker: “There’s not a lockdown on the human imagination”
From domestic discos to a new brand of tea, Jarvis Cocker has tackled the past 12 months in typically unpredictable fashion. In the latest issue of Uncut – in UK shops now or available to buy online by clicking here – Stephen Troussé hears about cave gigs, staying optimistic and how he made a lockdown anthem by accident. Here’s an extract from that typically entertaining encounter… It feels like a strange question to ask after the year we’ve all had, but how has 2020 been for you, Jarvis? It’s been a very creative year for me, but I do...
The Music Video For FG Figueroa’s “Odio” Is The Most Satisfying Aspect Of 2020
When a music video transcends you to a certain emotion and desire, it has definitely managed to achieve its creative purpose. Florida-based Puerto Rican urban singer and songwriter FG Figueroa’s new release “Odio” has visuals that make you dream of new trips and new destinations. Even in the worst moments, remembering the music video helps to see that beauty still exists. The inspiring visuals directed by talented creators of Flowercop show the utmost beauty of Florida and its architecture. The color blue is dominant in the whole video. The open sky and ocean satisfy the mind, and the last...
Icebeatchillz & Beenie Man Make A Great Contribution To The Music Industry With Their Joint Project “Area”
“Area,” the fresh symbol of cohesion and a sweet idealism is the latest offering by multi-genre music producer and artist Icebeatchillz who connected to his project the Dancehall legend Beenie Man. However, it didn’t take him any effort since immediately after hearing the beat, Beenie Man found himself in the studio freestyling to the song, which in the end turned out to be this sun-filled, uplifting piece of music titled “Area.”It may safely be said that if happiness can be achieved by dancing, this is the very track to spin. Whatever Icebeatchillz is doing, the results are fantastic: rich...
Acclaim The Brand New Bop By Broward Native, Rapper Dirty Harry – “Shake Back”
With his determination to take over the national and global markets, Dirty Harry has been working hard on refining his art since 2008. Over the years, releasing several mixtapes and albums, Dirty Harry has paced up a little bit this year releasing two tracks with their sizzling hot visuals. Recently, Dirty Harry released an in-no-way inferior follow up to his previous releases “Blue Face” and “Sleepless Nights.”“Shake Back” – the brand new release by the rapper demonstrates Dirty Harry’s impressive skill of making his vocals—which sway among hard-hitting verses melt into deft melodies.Mature and consistently satisfying, “Shake Back” is...
The 11th Uncut New Music Playlist Of 2020
The latest issue of Uncut – in shops now or available to buy online by clicking here – is inevitably more retrospective than most, containing as it does our comprehensive musical review of 2020. But those seeking fresh musical adventures shouldn’t be put off – we still review upwards of 50 new albums and throw the spotlight on up-and-coming talents such as Alex Maas and Black Country, New Road. You can sample their wares below, along with plenty of other tunes we’ve been enjoying over the past couple of weeks: the imminent return of Mogwai, The Besnard Lakes, Julien...
Trees Trees
Trad-arr opportunists with freeform tendencies, Trees’ in-concert freakouts often left their cut-crystal-voiced singer Celia Humphris at a loose end. “I used to ‘wiggle’, or dance on the spot, during the long breaks,” she remembers in the sleevenotes to this 4CD anthology of the band’s brief career. “But when we played at Wellington College Boys’ School, one of the masters asked me to stop wiggling as it was ‘upsetting’ the boys. That was when I started to lie down on stage instead.” It was a novel way of shifting the focus to her bandmates, but one fraught with pitfalls: one...
Lambchop Trip
On first acquaintance it would be easy to imagine that Trip was Kurt Wagner’s lockdown project. The glitchy beats, pulsing electronics and digitally processed vocals heard on 2016’s FLOTUS and last year’s This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You) have largely been muted. Yet neither does Trip really return to the Glen Campbell-meets-Curtis Mayfield country-soul of early Lambchop triumphs such as Nixon, Uncut’s album of the year exactly 20 years ago. All of the songs are covers and we get just six tracks. The feel is loose and amiable, with an immediacy that has not always been Lambchop’s...
Paul McCartney says he still consults John Lennon when writing songs
The brand new issue of Uncut – which hits UK shops today and is also available to purchase online by clicking here – features a world exclusive interview with the one and only Paul McCartney. Ostensibly he’s with us to talk about his new solo album McCartney III, largely recorded at home during lockdown this year. But we also get to hear about his carpentry skills, his admiration for Bob Dylan… and his ongoing communion with John Lennon and George Martin. Here’s an extract from the interview: You said some of the songs on McCartney III had been around...Recent Posts
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