Image by Uncredited The opening of this new Rodrigo track “Vampire” with its plaintive piano and mix of disappointment and anger reminds me of something (musically) I just can’t pinpoint it. That’s not unusual – the entirety of her debut album sounded like a collection of ‘homages’ to other songs from the 90s/00s and whatever, […]
Image by Uncredited Not having watched The Idol this cover of Jealous Guy almost passed me by. It is, I suppose, an apt take on the neurosis and insecurities of the protagonist in question Im guessing Abel Tesafaye’s character? Correct me if I’m wrong. But rather than the pathos and bereft solemnity of the previous […]
Image by Thibaut Grevett James Blake keeps everyone guessing at his next musical move with the release of his new song “Big Hammer”. A glitchy tweaked out, Trap inspired club jam accompanied by a suitably demented heist-style video directed by Oscar Hudson Taken from Blake’s upcoming seventh album “Playing Robots into Heaven”, out September 8th […]
Image by Uncredited Girl Ray teases the lead-up to their new album Prestige with their disco-themed single ‘Love Is Enough’, released today via Moshi Moshi. Along with a buoyant fun video directed by Alex Cantouris, see below. The band also announced their own Club Prestige night at London’s The George Tavern on 21st July with […]
Visual artist and producer Luke Temple announces his new album, Be Good The Crazy Boys, out November 10th on Western Vinyl, and presents its lead single, “All I Can Do.“ Until now, Art Feynman has strictly been a solo act, a way for Temple to explore surprising sonic landscapes without the burdens of identity. Slightly twisted takes […]
Wye Oak, the beloved Baltimore duo of Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack, release “Every Day Like the Last” via Merge Records. The songs that comprise the collection, which includes brand-new songs and previously released singles, were made during a period when Wye Oak was in flux, after a decade-plus of steadily releasing albums and touring between 2019 and 2023. Sonically, […]
