Frankie Archer promises “nu-ancient trad bangers” on Debut Album ‘The Dance of Death’
Frankie Archer has announced her debut album “The Dance of Death,” out 5th June via prrr of the bear. Co-produced with Guy Massey, Archer reconstructs some of the oldest songs in the English canon — warping fiddle lines, processing her own vocals and driving the material with pulsing drum machines and colourful synths into “nu-ancient […]
The BTS comeback album is almost here – and you best believe I’m slipping back into my K-pop obsessive era | Aastha Agrawal
I used to be embarrassed by my teenage fandom of the Korean boyband. Now I look back at that version of myself with so much softness When I heard the surprise news that BTS are releasing a comeback album, it pulled me back into a past version of myself, one that was all-consuming in its […]
White Fence Shares “Unread Books,” Second Single from forthcoming album ‘Orange’
White Fence has shared Unread Books, the second single from Orange, due April 24th via Drag City. Where lead single Your Eyes punched and sparkled, Unread Books sinks into droning, heartbroken pop, driven by Alice Sandahl’s hazy synths and Dylan Hadley’s shuffling drums. Produced by Ty Segall, Orange is Presley’s first White Fence album in […]
Abigail Lapell Shares “Shadow Child” ft. Frazey Ford, with Stop-Motion Video
Abigail Lapell shares the title track from her forthcoming album “Shadow Child,” featuring Frazey Ford. Ford’s unmistakable voice meets Lapell’s over sparse guitars and theremin, while a stop-motion clay animation Lapell created years ago serves as the perfect visual accompaniment. Source Source: klofmag.com
Wu-Tang Clan review – still bringing the ruckus even on their farewell tour
O2 Arena, LondonThis is slicker than their thrillingly chaotic early gigs, but the veteran New York hip-hop crew’s flows remain feral after 30-odd years RZA peers quizzically into the O2 audience through a pair of impressively bejewelled sunglasses. “How many people in this crowd were born in the 70s?” he enquires, after an attempt to […]
The insurance catastrophe
Whole regions of the world are now uninsurable, bringing radical uncertainty to the economy. How do we fix the problem? – by Gavin Evans Read on Aeon Source: aeon.co
Country Music Now Reigns at #1 in All of Music
It really is hard to put into words the kind of moment country music is having, and more specifically, the moment country women are having. It’s worth regarding it as unprecedented, because it’s never happened before. Source: savingcountrymusic.com
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What does true wilderness look like? A photographer captures a rare slice of it in this refuge threatened by development – by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon Source: aeon.co
Sam Grassie shares new single ‘Burning of Auchindoun’
Sam Grassie shares “The Burning of Auchindoun,” a stirring reimagining of a traditional Scottish folk ballad from his forthcoming debut, “Where Two Hawks Fly,” due 10th April via Broadside Hacks. Coloured by ponderous double-bass, mystical flute and compelling fingerpicked guitar, it’s flighted with equal parts fantasy and foreboding. A UK headline tour kicks off later […]
Spencer Cullum – Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection 3
Spencer Cullum finds comfort in retellings of folk narratives that seek to make sense of the present day. With Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection 3, he’s provided a richly satisfying conclusion to his trilogy of albums. Born from a need to reconnect with the place that shaped him, the trilogy has also become a platform for […]