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Articolo di Lorenzo Vezzosi | Foto di Luca Simonazzi DISCLAIMER Quello che segue non sarà un resoconto completo delle giornate del festival (warm-up + quattro giorni). Questo a causa di avvenimenti pazzi, imprevidibili e al limite dell’incredulità, che vi saranno chiariti successivamente, se avrete l’arguzia, la pazienza e la bontà di leggere fino in fondo. Vi racconterò l’avvicinamento al Brutal Assault con il warm-up day. Infine, cercherò di riassumere la totalità dei giorni vissuti al festival. Nel mezzo, vi lascerò la mia personalissima Top 15 – con le immancabili honorable mentions – dei gruppi che mi hanno colpito maggiormente e…

You might assume that being a bad bitch is a universal language: one that transcends time, space, and social media to gag listeners both near and far. But when it comes to making oneself known, a closet full of high fashion and a metric tonne of attitude has proven to only ever be part of the equation. As American “A-Pop” plays catch-up to its Asian counterparts with military-precise, skibidi-brained slaying, the blueprint for a new kind of global performer has emerged. This new diva crosses borders, genres, and languages while keeping her cool intact; a proven star on her own…

Three hours of music about water is an audacious proposition. But not, perhaps, for Slovak label Mappa, which for the past decade has made a habit of asking listeners to slow down and pay attention, releasing records that move between field recording, electronics, and idiosyncratic folk. Synthetic Water Music might be Mappa’s most expansive undertaking yet. The second installment in the label’s Synthetic series, following a 2023 collection dedicated to birds, it brings together several dozen artists whose contributions founder Jakub Juhás has arranged in a multi-layered journey through liquid states, aquatic environments, and drifting visions.While Synthetic Bird Music focused…

“I’ll Fly Away” may be one of the most-sung songs of the 20th century. Written by a gospel composer named Albert Edward Brumley nearly 100 years ago, it’s been performed by congregations of various denominations and recorded by artists working in nearly every genre imaginable. It was originally a hit with gospel groups, including the Selah Jubilee Singers in the 1940s and, much later, the Staple Singers, but it’s been popular with country singers (George Jones, Alan Jackson) and blues artists (Rev. Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt), too. It’s been recorded by Johnny Cash, Jars of Clay, and Springsteen, although…

When Sylvan Esso’s self-titled debut dropped in 2014, their electronic songcraft felt novel. It played like a triangulation of Tune-Yards’ digital playground-chants, Everything But the Girl’s soul-folk remixes, and the sing-song indie-pop of Feist, with whom vocalist Amelia Meath toured as backup singer and opener with her woodsy harmony trio Mountain Man. If Sylvan Esso once scanned as a fusion experiment, it now reflects the science of pop, indie or otherwise: idiosyncratic, beat-built, and prone to occasional mea-culpa cultural critiques (an electronic pop tradition from the get-go).What’s always made the group special is Meath’s voice—a bit scuffed, faintly parched but…

The country star amplified the rock vibes of “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” for the 14th season of the NFL on NBC Fourteen seasons in, and Carrie Underwood is still waiting. The country music star kicked off the 14th season of the NFL on NBC on Sunday night with her latest rendering of ’s theme song, “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night.” This year, Underwood played up the rock vibes of the anthem, which is based on Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ 1988 radio hit “I Hate Myself for Loving You.” That shouldn’t come as a surprise to Underwood…

Chief Keef has postponed a hometown Chicago concert that was set to be his first in the city in 14 years. (Although he headlined Lyrical Lemonade both earlier this year and in 2024, that’s technically in Bridgeview, Illinois.) The show, which was scheduled for September 12 at the Huntington Bank Pavilion, will now take place on September 23. The venue announced the decision over social media roughly half an hour before the show was set to begin.The date is part of Keef’s tour behind his recent Skeletor mixtape. According to a statement from Live Nation, the show was postponed due…

For the last couple weeks, Karol G’s smooth club track “BbY WOW” has been gliding up the global charts, taking the number one spot on Spotify and the Billboard Global 200. The song is a streaming juggernaut, collecting 78 million Spotify listens and 37 million views on YouTube, and it just keeps getting bigger. But Karol didn’t do it alone. When she was making the track, she enlisted the dreamy-eyed Spanish producer-artist Rusowsky and the enchanting Spanish singer-songwriter Judeline to sing with her. Judeline was an especially important addition since she was one of Karol’s most trusted collaborators when she…

Céline Dion played the first night of her Paris residency over the weekend, and delivered a moving speech about her return to the stage – check out footage below. Last night (September 12), the legendary vocalist played the first of a 26-night stint at the 40,000-capacity Paris La Défense Arena, and was visibly emotional as she marked the beginning of her first major series of live shows since revealing she was battling a rare neurological disorder. “I had promised myself not to cry,” Dion told thousands of fans last night as she kicked off the concert, which saw her storm…

Offset and Quavo are reuniting for a final Migos‘ album, which will posthumously feature Takeoff. The late rapper, real name Kirsnick Khari Ball, died aged 28 in 2022 when he was shot dead in an alleged dice game gone wrong in Houston, Texas. Now, Quavo has confirmed plans for a final Migos album to honour his bandmate, as well as a subsequent tour reuniting with Offset. The album will serve as a follow-up to 2021’s ‘Culture III’, and will be the first record from the group without Takeoff, though his vocals will appear posthumously on the album. “We coming back. We’re going to do it…