Author: Press Room
It’s been 2,248 days since Phoebe Bridgers set a high watermark for indie folk on her sophomore album, Punisher, crystallizing her spectral style into a package that inspired countless imitators. It also put her over the edge into full-blown pop stardom. For a minute there, she was all over the place: opening for the Eras tour, step-and-repeating at the Met Gala, wearing matching suits with her Boygenius bandmates at the Grammys, where they took home three trophies. The mainstream coronation had all the trappings of a dream come true, but on her unruly and vast new album Lost Weekend, it’s…
In the lead-up to Temple Songs, Laura Veirs shared a video, for the jazzy folk earworm “Pulse,” in which she was cream-pied in the face, got showered in a hail of silly string, and—after a good and proper warm-up—deadlifted 110 pounds. Those are just a few of many herculean feats that went into the Found Light follow-up. Veirs wrote, recorded, arranged, produced, and performed the album herself, across three months in her backyard studio, using only acoustic instruments. (The one exception is saxophone by a secret special guest.) “I needed to make this album to connect more deeply with my…
La Roux has shared a new single, ‘Lose Myself’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: La Roux – ‘Supervision’ review: tropical ’80s-style pop inspired by George Michael gets a little samey The personal song is the latest preview of the singer’s fourth studio album, ‘Old Flames’, which is released on November 6 via Vertigo Records. “‘Lose Myself’ is me battling between the angel and the devil on my shoulder,” explained La Roux (real name Elly Jackson). “The verses are me struggling to kick my addiction and show up for myself and the choruses are like me wanting…
A few days before Elton John kicked off his record-setting, seven-night stand at Madison Square Garden in August 1976, he told New York Times writer Henry Edwards that he was ready to ready slightly ease up on the bombastic elements of his live show. “The last time I played New York, I made an entrance perched on the shoulders of Mr. Universe,” he said. “My sense of the ridiculousness had gone about as far as it could go. That’s why I’ve decided not to look like Mae West on this tour. Still, the show will be humorous, have its tongue…
EMF have announced the death of founding member and keyboardist Derry Brownson, aged 55. The English alt-rock band announced the news of Brownson’s passing in a new social media post. Shared this morning (Friday August 14), they wrote in the caption that they found out about the loss yesterday night. “Late last night we started to hear the news that we have lost our Brother In Arms Derran Brownson,” they wrote alongside a photo of the musician performing on stage. “We are devastated, the only solace we can find is that we are eternally grateful Derry was able to join…
Footage has emerged of Dave Chappelle getting frustrated with staff at Diaspora Calling! Festival after Fugees set was cut short. The set came as part of Lauryn Hill‘s festival, which was held at the Milton Keynes National Bowl on August 7. Hill and Wyclef Jean reunited for the event on Friday (August 7) alongside Erykah Badu, Giggs and Hill’s sons YG Marley and Zion Marley – also the grandchildren of reggae icon Bob Marley. There was frustration from fans on the night, however, when their set was cut short after they arrived onstage at 10pm BST and the venue had…
Jamie T has announced a surprise intimate live show in London. Find all the details below. The singer-songwriter will return to the stage for a one-off homecoming performance at Scala in King’s Cross next Thursday (August 20), marking his first full gig in two years. It’ll also come 20 years after his first appearance at the 1,145-capacity venue, when he played with a full band for the first time in 2006. Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST next Wednesday (August 19) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans can access a pre-sale at the same…
KATSEYE, the global girl group launched by HYBE x Geffen, are in an interesting spot. This year has been their biggest yet, with their first Grammy nominations, landmark live performances and a sold-out tour on the horizon. But between the achievements, there’s also been strife – member Manon has been on a much-talked-about hiatus since February, while leader Sophia announced last week she was also taking a break to focus on her mental health. ‘Wild’, the group’s third EP, is similarly conflicted. At this point, it should be a release that solidifies KATSEYE’s sound and direction ahead of an eventual…
Weezer guitarist Brian Bell has confirmed that the band’s movie is “in the can” and will be arriving next year. The as-yet-untitled film was announced by the band during their appearance at last year’s Coachella, with Rivers Cuomo telling the crowd: “We’ve been busy making the Weezer movie back in LA the last couple weeks”. The frontman later suggested Jack Black would be involved, although this would later be denied by a spokesperson for the band. Shortly after the announcement, a reported stated that Keanu Reeves would be the villain of the movie, which was described as a cross between…
Jorja Smith has never been afraid to be noisy. Among sombre and sobering offerings lie the exhilarating, elastic segments of the 29-year-old Walsall native’s discography; the pulse of the two-step-infused ‘On My Mind’, the clubby ‘Little Things’ or the alt-leaning ‘Go Go Go’. Smith is as much R&B as she is house, an equilibrium of sorts – once she acquaints herself with a genre, she’s able to contort it to her will, translating it to her audience in a hue that makes sense to her. On ‘What Are The Odds’, however, the singer-songwriter clearly wants to dance. What happens when…
