Kylie Minogue has announced her next album, Tension. The follow-up to 2020’s DISCO will come out on September 22 via BMG. ‘Padam Padam’, which opens the record, will be the first single to be released from it. Check out the album cover and tracklist below.
Minogue worked with a number of producers on the album, including longtime collaborators Biff Stannard and Duck Blackwell. “I loved being back in the studio with my collaborators but was also able to benefit from remote recording, which we have all got used to – my mobile studio never left my side for a year and a half!” she said in a press release. ” The album is a mix of songs I have written and songs which really spoke to me. Making this album helped me navigate challenging times and celebrate the now. I hope it accompanies listeners on their own journeys and becomes part of their story.”
Tension Cover Artwork:
Tension Tracklist:
1. Padam Padam
2. Hold On To Now
3. Things We Do For Love
4. Tension
5. One More Time
6. You Still Get Me High
7. Hands
8. Green Light
9. Vegas High
10. Out Of 10
11. Story
Brandy Clark has released a new song, ‘Northwest’, which will appear on her forthcoming self-titled album. It follows the previously shared singles ‘She Smoked In The House’ and ‘Buried’. Listen to it below.
“Being born and raised in the western Washington, it was all I knew until I moved to Nashville in my early 20s,” Clark explained in a press release. “It was so right in front of me that I didn’t even see or feel just how awesome it all was. The first time I came home for a visit, I realized just how tall the trees were and how majestic the mountains in my childhood backyard would always be. This song is an homage to that beautiful place and time I grew up in.”
As the summer approaches, you may be thinking about spending some time with the kids at the pool, or going to the beach with your friends. Regardless of your reason, you may want to look your best, even for a day spent submerged in the water. Finding a pair of new bikini tops can be a bit of a chore, especially if your body doesn’t look like the models or mannequins you see in stores, shopping websites, and magazines. However, the right bikini may be out there for you if you know how to look.
Use size guides
When you want to buy new swimming bikinis and thongs, it is entirely possible that your body has changed since your last purchase. It could be that you have gained or lost weight, or even given birth in the last 12 months. Due to this, you might want to use a tape measure to take new measurements. These can then allow you to look at the sizing available, particularly if you plan on shopping online, to figure out which size you would need to buy. Doing so could save you a lot of time and effort, allowing you to filter results based on your body, and even prevent you from needing to return and replace items that you have incorrectly purchased.
Be positive about your body
People come in all shapes and sizes. Some may have a perceived idea of what a bikini body looks like and, should they not match that criteria, may feel like they cannot purchase these garments. However, anyone can wear a bikini and look great doing so. With more body positivity movements over the years, both petite and plus-sized women alike may find there is more of a variety of bikinis available for them. If you feel comfortable in your own skin, there is no reason why you shouldn’t be able to buy and wear a bikini. From here, the biggest decision may be which style to go for. Ultimately, this depends on what you would be happiest, and feel the most confident, in wearing.
Choosing your colours
Some people may find that certain colours look better on them than others. This can be due to your skin tone. A person’s skin tone is not the same as their skin colour. People of all races may want to check whether they have a warm, cool, or neutral skin tone, and which colours tend to go best with their result. This can often be done by looking at the veins, or having a stylist check for you. Doing so can enable you to pick a bikini that doesn’t make you look ill or washed out, adding to your summer glow.
Finding the perfect bikini can be made a lot simpler with a few easy steps. Working on your overall self-esteem can be a good thing, not just for how you perceive your figure. By then matching some gorgeous colours with a secure fit, you may be ready for the beach or pool.
In recent years, Chris Lake has become one of the most recognised names in the world of electronic music, having collaborated with the likes of Steve Aoki, Green Velvet, and now Aluna for his latest single, Beggin’. Chris joined us for an interview to talk about the song, the music industry, and his advice to promising producers.
First and foremost, how are you, and how is the music world treating you?
The music world is treating me great. Definitely feel fortunate to be doing what I do, playing shows pretty much every weekend making people dance, and listening to music that I love.
You recently released your single Beggin’ alongside the amazing Aluna; how did the collaboration come about?
My team presented the opportunity to work with her and I jumped at the chance. The only downside was that I booked the session and then messed it up in my diary so when she showed up on my doorstep, I was complexly caught off guard and didn’t even know for a sec who she was. I spent the next hour profusely apologizing but it really helped break the ice and soon after we made Beggin. Everything happens for a reason.
Can you tell me what inspired the song?
Well, Aluna wrote the lyrics so I’m not going to take credit for the lyrical meaning. However, my sole focus was how the song made people feel with that said, I couldn’t even verbalize how I wanted to make people feel with the song. I can tell you that I got the song exactly where I wanted it to be. It makes me feel happy.
You released the song under your label Black Book Records which has some great releases and artists under its banner; what’s it like running a record label and how does that play into your music-making decisions?
I love running the label. It’s very fulfilling to be in control of your own releases. But it is also a privilege to play a part in helping other artists make their mark on the scene. We really try to help new artists it is a massive focus for us.
So, with another collaboration wrapped up, if you had a chance to collaborate with any living vocalist or music producer on a song, who would it be and why?
I would always choose the unrealistic one: Chemical Brothers. Don’t think I’m particularly talented enough to work with them. But in my head, it would be fun.
With AI platforms such as Chat-GPT and many others taking a big step into the mainstream and into the music world, how do you feel this will affect how you and other music producers make music?
I currently don’t anticipate it changing my own music, however, I’m sure it will change producers only now getting into the scene. The possibilities are endless. But I’ve not currently seen anything that I’ve had an interest in exploiting myself.
Finally, what advice would you give up-and-coming music producers looking to step into the music industry?
I think the most important thing for any new producer to figure out is what makes them stand out from everyone else. What makes you unique? If you want to be really successful, you need to figure out what makes you successful and shout about it. If you try to just fit in then no one will notice you.
Remi Wolf has released ‘Prescription’, her first new single of 2023. Inspired by a conversation she had with filmmaker Boots Riley, Wolf co-produced the song with Solomonophonic and Knox Fortune. Check it out below, along with a 7-minute edit of the track.
“A few months ago, Boots Riley called me and we spoke about his new tv show I’m a Virgo,” Wolf explained in a press release. “24 hours later – this song was created inspired by that conversation and it is being featured in the tv show out this summer. I loved it so much that I wanted to release it and share it with you all as a special little something.”
“Remi Wolf did the fastest turn around4a song thats absolutely perfect for the I’m A Virgo scene its in,” Riley wrote on Twitter. “The song is a future classic. I called her up, talked about the scene, put my phone down. The next time I checked texts, this song, Prescription, was there.”
Miya Folick has dropped another single from her upcoming album Roach. This one’s called ‘Cockroach’, and it comes with a visual by Noah Kentis. Check it out below.
“I love this song and I am addicted to it,” Folick remarked in a press release. “I wrote the melody and lyrics for ‘Cockroach’ driving home from a friend’s house. It was May 2021, and I was feeling like I had spent the last couple years continuously dragging myself back up onto my feet after getting knocked around by life and circumstances out of my control (I think others may be able to relate). I got home and quickly made a demo of the melody with the keyboard parts and the guitar line. I thought it would be an interesting interlude or intro for the record, but it became something so much more powerful. I asked Sam KS to play some simple drums on it and he ended up playing this in one take, transforming the song into something that feels anthemic in its own odd way.”
Overmono have come through with their debut album, Good Lies, via XL. Featuring the singles ‘Is U’, ‘Walk Thru Water’, ‘Calling Out’, and the title track, the record follows a run of EPs the duo released between 2020 and 2022, including Cash Romantic and Everything U Need. “Across the last two years, we have spent so much time on the road, making music whenever we could,” Tom and Ed Russell said in a press release. “Moving around all the time was always really inspiring and got us experimenting a lot and having fun with how we created chords or chopped and pitched vocals. This album is really a letter of love to the journey so far and marks where we want to take things.”
The Jonas Brothers’ sixth studio LP, The Album, has arrived via Republic Records. Following 2019’s Happiness Begins, the group’s latest was promoted by the singles ‘Wings’ and ‘Waffle House’. “For the first time, the three of us are in the same place in life, and as we continue to grow as brothers, husbands, fathers & artists, this project is a window into our lives,” the siblings wrote on social media. “It’s the story of where we have been, what we have learned and where we are now.” In a follow-up tweet, they added, “We feel it’s the best body of work we have ever made.”
Alison Goldfrapp has released her debut solo album, The Love Invention, today via Skint/BMG Music. The 11-track effort was previewed by the singles ‘Love Invention’, ‘NeverStop’, and ‘So Hard So Hot’, and also includes solo versions of Goldfrapp’s collaborative tracks with Claptone (‘Digging Deeper’) and Paul Woolford (‘Fever’). “The influences for this album came from a love of dance music, electronic pop, synth pop and italo disco,” Goldfrapp said in a statement. “I wanted to make something that had warmth, euphoria & energy. It has humour too…I hope people can have a lot of fun listening & moving to this record.”
Korean-American experimental artist Lucy Liyou has released her latest effort, Dog Dreams (개꿈), via American Dreams. In our Artist Spotlight interview, Liyou described the record as “a personal rejection of that term of dog dreams,” which is typically used to dismiss dreams that seem nonsensical, unrealistic, or just silly. “I made the meat and bones of these pieces as soon as I woke up from the dreams, because I literally wanted to capture that specific closeness but distantness that, I don’t want to say everybody experiences with their dreams, but specifically I experience,” she explained. “For me, these dreams felt more like confirmations about ideas that I’ve been having for a long time, in terms of, for example, my gender euphoria, or my ideas of what I wanted from a friendship.”
Madeline Johnston and Angel Diaz – who lead the projects Midwife and Vyva Melinkolya, respectively – have unveiled their collaborative record, Orbweaving, via the Flenser. The pair first met in person in 2021, when Diaz came for a recording residency at Johnston’s studio in New Mexico. At night, they went out looking for wildlife along the empty roads in the desert, where they found rattlesnakes, roadkill, and orb-weaver spiders. Of the album’s five tracks, ‘Miss America’, ‘NMP’, and ‘Plague X’ have already been released.
Charlotte Cornfield has dropped her latest album, Could Have Done Anything, via Polyvinyl/Double Double Whammy. The follow-up to 2019’s Highs in the Minuses was made with producer Josh Kaufman in Upstate New York and features the previously shared singles ‘Gentle Like the Drugs’, ‘Cut and Dry’, and ‘You and Me’. “The hours flew by,” Cornfield said of the recording process in press materials. “We lived inside of the songs there, for a few days.”
Madison McFerrin has issued her debut LP, I Hope You Can Forgive Me. McFerrin produced most of the album herself, and it features contributions from her father, Bobby McFerrin, as well as the early singles ‘Stay Away (From Me)’ and ‘(Please Don’t) Leave Me Now’. “I learned how to produce during the pandemic, and I was like, this would be an interesting challenge and I’ve got nothing but time right now because we ain’t going nowhere,” McFerrin said in a recent interview. “I definitely wasn’t anticipating that that’s what it would be, but that’s what it ended up being.”
Hot Mulligan have put out a new LP, Why Would I Watch, via Wax Bodega. Produced by longtime collaborator Brett Romnes, the follow-up to 2020’s you’ll be fine includes the advance tracks ‘Shhhh! Golf is On’ and ‘Gans Media Retro Games’. “No one who’s depressed is crying all the time,” the band’s Tades Sanville said in a statement about the album. “The media likes to portray deep depression as sadness, but most of the time it’s indifference. That works its way into alternative comedy and shitposting. The two cultures collide perfectly. The titles are the shitposts and the songs are what everyone in this position actually feels.”
Other albums out today:
James Ellis Ford, The Hum; BC Camplight, The Last Rotation of Earth; Softee, Natural; Eluvium, (Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality; Daisies, Great Big Open Sky; Island of Love, Island of Love; Moby, RESOUND NYC; Ky, Power Is the Pharmacy; Cattle Decapitation, Terrasite; Oval, Romantiq; Chloe Gallardo, Defamator; waveform*, Antarctica; The Acacia Strain, Step Into the Light & Failure Will Follow; Memotone, How Was Your Life?; Savannah Conley, Playing the Part of You Is Me; Dropkick Murphys, Okemah Rising; Gnawing, Modern Survival Techniques; Rahill, Flowers At Your Feet; Sub Focus, Evolve; Helen Money/Will Thomas, Trace; Easy Dreams, Sunformer; Ane Brun, Songs 2013 – 2023; Lars Bartkuhn, Dystopia.
Animal Collective have today reissued their debut album, Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished, via Domino. Along with remastered audio and new artwork by Abby and Dave Portner, the new edition includes the A Night at Mr. Raindrop’s Holistic Supermarket EP, which features five previously unreleased tracks. These include ‘Untitled #1’, which they unveiled earlier this year, as well as a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’, which was recorded during the same era and mixed by Animal Collective’s Deakin. Take a listen below.
Daft Punk have released the 10th anniversary edition of Random Access Memories, which includes 35 minutes of unreleased music. Ahead of its arrival, the group shared the documentary track ‘The Writing of Fragments of Time’ as well as an early version of ‘Give Life Back to Music’. Among the previously unreleased tracks is ‘Infinity Repeating’, a 2013 demo of a collaboration with Julian Casablancas and the Voidz that premiered at the Pompidou Center in Paris on Thursday. Listen to it along with the full deluxe album below.
Rob Moose has teamed up with Phoebe Bridgers for a new track, ‘Wasted’, which Bridgers has been performing live for years. It’s set to appear on Moose’s upcoming EP Inflorescence, which features the previously released ‘I Bend But Never Break’, a collaboration with Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard. Check out both singles below.
Moose and Bridgers have previously collaborated on Bridgers’s albums Punisher and Stranger in the Alps, as well as the Copycat EP. Inflorescence, which also includes contributions from Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Sara Bareilles, and Emily King, is out August 11 via Sony Masterworks.
Overmono have come through with their debut album, 
The Jonas Brothers’ sixth studio LP, 
Alison Goldfrapp has released her debut solo album, 
Korean-American experimental artist Lucy Liyou has released her latest effort, 
Madeline Johnston and Angel Diaz – who lead the projects Midwife and Vyva Melinkolya, respectively – have unveiled their collaborative record, Orbweaving, via 
Charlotte Cornfield has dropped her latest album, 
Madison McFerrin has issued her debut LP, 
Hot Mulligan have put out a new LP, 
