Author: Press Room
Kelela has long occupied a lane of her own. Across her landmark mixtape ‘Cut 4 Me’ and acclaimed albums ‘Take Me Apart’ and ‘Raven’, the artist became one of alternative R&B‘s defining architects – marrying liquid electronics, sleek club music and startling emotional intimacy into a sound of her own. Her newest album ‘New Avatar’ pushes that singular universe somewhere earthlier. Shoegaze guitars brush against crystalline synths, house rhythms and featherlight harmonies as she turns her gaze towards a world that increasingly refuses to offer easy answers. That shift announces itself immediately on opener ‘Idea 1’. Thrashing guitars crash against…
After the first sold-out date, which took place last night, Wednesday 8 July, this evening Ball Enough returns to make San Siro tremble with $€LEBRATION (here is the concert lineup and the next tour dates), celebrating these first ten years of career with an impressive show full of guests: from Tedua to Shivapassing through Drefgold, Feid, Elodie, Geolier And Lazza. And then there's also Mr Grovesthe father of Sfera Ebbastawho passed away prematurely in 2006, whose face is engraved on the in-ears of Trap Kingwhich brings to the stage a live performance blessed from above, with the Madonna that from…
Courteeners frontman Liam Fray has backed Andy Burnham in his Labour leadership bid, saying he has done “a fantastic job in Manchester”. Fray appeared on Radio X’s drivetime show with Johnny Vaughan yesterday (July 9), where he was asked about Burnham, the former Greater Manchester Mayor who is now on course to succeed Keir Starmer as Labour leader and Prime Minister. Burnham has long been linked with a return to Westminster and a future Labour leadership bid, and he returned to the Commons as Labour MP for Makerfield last month. With Starmer having confirmed he will step down, Burnham secured the backing of 322 Labour MPs yesterday,…
Madrid knees-up Mad Cool continued to celebrate its 10th edition, packing the Iberdrola Music arena with a frankly indecent number of stars, rising talent and world-class performances. Here’s the skinny on day two of the Spanish sizzler via NME’s favourite photos. CMAT brought the hoedown Despite the heat, the Irish country queen threw some serious shapes on the Orange stage, leading the audience in a line dance and dishing out fan favourites such as ‘When a Good Man Cries’ and the always sensational ‘Take a Sexy Picture of Me’. One of her band members was sporting long blonde locks and…
Romance is a funny old game. One minute, you’ll be in the trenches of heartbreak, swearing off love forever. The next, you’re down bad for someone new and do a full 180 into living in a swoony movie in your head. Suki Waterhouse’s third album, ‘Loveland’, captures some of the feelings of that latter experience, mining her relationships and infatuations past and present to build a world you’ll want to immerse yourself in whether you’re coupled up, on the hunt or convinced you’re destined to be alone. “Picture this, it’s innocent / ‘Cause I haven’t even held your hand yet…
Jehovah On Death have never hidden their artistic debt towards Ghost, openly cited among their main influences. In fact, a good part of the melodic structure of… Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
Madison Square Garden in New York would have classified its guests based on sexual orientation, racial identity and “risk” levels. THE talent contained in the MSG database would be almost 40 thousand musicians, actors, politicians, athletes, entrepreneurs.The database was apparently released last month by ShinyHunters, a hacker collective, and picked up by 404 Media and then by Wired. Phoebe Bridgers, Ricky Martin, Geese's Emily Green and 90 other people were labeled LGBTQIA in the database. Ethnicity and gender identity were also noted for some celebrities.Then there are celebrities considered at risk, it is not clear in what sense, such as…
Shakira has announced a concert at the Great Pyramids of Giza – her first performance in Egypt in almost 20 years. The Colombian pop icon will perform against the backdrop of the pyramids on November 28, in a show presented by Venture Lifestyle. Tickets and further information are available here. The concert will mark a return to a setting that holds particular significance for Shakira, who previously performed at the Pyramids in 2007 during her ‘Oral Fixation’ tour. In anticipation of the show, Shakira said: “I’m very happy to be performing in Egypt, at the Pyramids of Giza. I love you all.” The…
“Welcome to the Garden of Eden,” spits Jack White in his fullest trademark preacher squawk on the chugging ‘Frozen Charlotte’ opener ‘G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs’. “There’s nobody here but me and you – so what we gonna be eating?” Hold off on that order of forbidden apple for two for now. “Welcome to the end of the world,” he beckons, warning that the end of the beginning is night with “nobody left but one boy and one girl and one other” who “can’t live like a sister and brother”. Could it be a callback to that once-mysterious relationship between…
The Lindas Lindas have spoken to NME about their third album 'Gotta Get Out' and shared new emo Hayley Williams collaboration 'Closer' – check out the track below, alongside the full interview with the band. Williams has been a longtime supporter of the LA punk outfit, and has praised them in several interviews. The band also covered 'The News' for Paramore's 'This Is Why' remix album. Last summer, she joined The Linda Lindas onstage at London's O2 Academy Islington to perform their breakout 2022 hit 'Racist, Sexist Boy' and last month, guitarist Eloise Wong teamed up with Williams at the…
