Photo Credit: Natalia Mantini Multi-disciplinary artist Kim Gordon announced her first-ever solo album, No Home Record, to be released October 11 on Matador Records. The announcement of No Home Record follows the recent opening of Gordon’s solo exhibition “She Bites Her Tender Mind” at IMMA (Irish Museum of Modern Art) in Dublin and “Lo-Fi Glamour” at Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. Among its nine tracks, No Home Record features new single “Sketch Artist” accompanied by a video directed by Berlin-based artist and filmmaker Loretta Fahrenholz who notes “‘Sketch Artist’ is a haunted car ride. Kim drives as ‘Unter’ Pool summons passengers throughout nighttime LA. The city drifts by,…
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LISTEN HERE August 21, London Birmingham-born and Jamaican-reared Stefflon Don is an award-winning, multi-lingual, and multi-talented rapper, singer and songwriter. She’s recently added an NME and MOBO Award alongside BRIT’s Critics Choice. BET and Sound Poll nomination to her name; secured a top 10 platinum selling debut single; and has collaborations under her belt with the likes of Drake, Mariah Carey, Skepta, Raye, Giggs, and Mabel. Stefflon has now surpassed 1 billion streams; 1 million subscribers on YouTube; 640 million video views. Now, fresh off the back of her recent banger “Phone Down” with Lil Baby, the Don is back again with yet another summer anthem “HIT ME up” featuring her signature attitude-tinged vocals against summery instrumentation. 2019 is proving to be a…
LISTEN“NEVER-ENDING SUMMER” CYN returns today with a brand new single, “Never-ending Summer” and news of her highly-anticipated debut EP, Mood Swing which is out September 20 via Unsub Records. Fusing a skittering beat and lush production with sunburst melodies, “Never-ending Summer” was produced by Lars Stalfors (Cold War Kids, Cuco, St. Vincent).Talking about the new single, CYN reveals “With this song, I had aimed to embrace themes that felt like summer: friendship, living in the moment, and youth. I’m really happy and excited to be releasing a song with undeniable optimism and appreciation for the good times in life.”Listen to “Never-ending Summer” HERESpeaking about her forthcoming debut EP, CYN shares “In the flurry of so…
Photo Credit: Michele Yong Today Kindness release their fourth single “Raise Up” from upcoming, highly-anticipated album Something Like A War, out September 6 on Female Energy. This uptempo gospel track was recorded in New York and features backing vocals from Vuyo Sotashe, Amanda Khiri and Bryndon Cook. Following the release of Something Like A War’s acclaimed previous singles — “Cry Everything feat. Robyn,” “Lost Without feat. Seinabo Sey,” and “Hard To Believe feat. Jazmine Sullivan” — “Raise Up” brings Kindness’ vocals to the forefront. They are set to embark on a U.S. tour in Autumn including dates in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. LISTEN: “Cry Everything” ft Robyn | “Lost Without” ft Seinabo Sey | “Hard To Believe” ft Jazmine Sullivan Kindness’ third full length…
Photo Credit: Cara Robbins Beloved Los Angeles band that dog. — comprised of guitarist/vocalist Anna Waronker, drummer Tony Maxwell, and bassist/vocalist Rachel Haden — will release their first new album in twenty-two years on October 4, 2019 via UMe. The record, entitled Old LP, was recorded over the last three years in Los Angeles, and features guest appearances from Maya Rudolph, Randy Newman, Graham Coxon (Blur), Josh Klinghoffer (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Go’s), Tanya Haden (The Haden Sisters), violinist Kaitlin Wolfberg, Andrew Dost (fun.), and Steve McDonald (Redd Kross). A first taste of the album, a totally…