Jeremiah Shaw has become a beloved figure for his eye-pleasing yet straightforward compositions. While not complicated, specifically for this project, Shaw experimented with hand-drawn textures, displacement maps, composition and colour. This personal series fits in flawlessly with the oeuvre of Shaw.
You can find more work by Jeremiah Shaw here.
Titouan Ropert, a cinema lover and editor, has created a superb short video illustrating Lars Von Trier’s art influences in his films. Lars Von Trier, a Danish film director who is known for films such as Melancholia, Dogville, and Dancer in the Dark, has always seemed to emulate art in his visual work. Most notably, Ophelia by Sir John Everett Millais is explored in the visuals of Melancholia.
ANNNA, a producer and singer out of Amsterdam, has presented her latest single Polyester. The song focuses on the theme of fast fashion and is driven by ANNNA’s dreamy-like vocals, infectious Pop production, and a pleasantly warm vibe.
Exploring beautiful melancholic music, we have Belzifer featuring Emi Evans with Designed to End. Belzifer brings out a truly remarkable production that will have your heartstrings pulling with its beautiful dynamics and grand melody. A truly wondrous piece.
Switching to more commercial music with Gavyn Bailey with a delightful song named Grass Is Never Greener. Bailey delivers a splendid performance in this well-produced, radio-ready song. With Grass Is Never Greener released, we are longing to see what is next for Gavyn Bailey, an exciting artist for the future.
Knyves Escobar’s newest song Lost is another great addition for your weekend playlist. In this piece, Knyves Escobar presents a catchy chorus mixed with a glowing instrumental, making for an enjoyable ride that showcases Escobar’s euphonious vocals. This one is for the playlists.
Entering with a new two-track EP we have Cubicolor with Wake Me Up. The EP includes previously released track Points Beyond but also features a new mellifluous song Wake Me Up. Once again, the trio behind Cubicolor has not disappointed us. Soft, reminiscent vocals and a marvellous high-standard production is exactly what Wake Me Up represents, something we have seen previously from Cubicolor in their album Brainsugar.
In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on January 24th, 2020:
Pet Shop Boys, Hotspot: Legendary synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys are back with their fourteenth studio album and follow-up to 2016’s Super, out now via the band’s own label x2. Hotspot was recorded in large part at Hansa Studios in Berlin, with the exception of the single ‘Burning the Heather’, which was recorded at London’s RAK Studios, with contributions from Bernard Butler of Suede fame. It was produced and mixed by long-time collaborator Stuart Price, in what is reportedly the last in a trilogy of albums beginning with 2013’s Electric. The record also includes the single ‘Dreamland’, a collaboration with the Years and Years that was released earlier this year.
Andy Shauf, The Neon Skyline: Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Shauf has put out his sixth studio album, The Neon Skyline, out now via Arts & Crafts/Anti-Records. The follow-up to 2017’s The Party was written, performed, arranged and produced by Shauf, who started working on each composition on guitar rather than his usual piano. After a year and a half, he had come up with 50 songs, and eventually pared them down to 11 for the album. The record’s narrative explores a past relationship through the lens of a narrator who goes back to his old neighborhood and finds out his ex is back in town. A press release describes it as “his most direct and emotionally-rich work yet”.
Black Lips, Sing in a World That’s Falling Apart: Atlanta garage rock band Black Lips have released their ninth full-length album, Sing in a World That’s Falling Apart. It sees the outfit returning to their lo-fi roots, as it was recorded direct-to-tape, but also marks their first album with new guitarist Jeff Clarke previously of Demon’s Claws and The Witnesses’ Oakley Munson on drums. This may indicate a new direction for the band, who previously released two country-tinged singles, ‘Gentleman’ and ‘Odelia’. According to the press release, the follow-up to 2017’s Satan’s Graffiti or God’s Art? showcases the band “at their grimiest, most dangerous and equipped with the best collection of songs since the aughts.”
Wire, Mind Hive: Post-punk veterans Wire return with their seventeenth studio album and their first since 2017’s Silver/Lead, out now via pinkflag. Last year, they reissued their classic first three albums, Pink Flag, Chairs Missing and 154, while a new documentary titled People in a Film spanning their whole career is also set to be released this year. Mind Hive includes the previously released singles ‘Cactused’ and ‘Primed and Ready’.
Other albums out today: Migos, Culture III; Breaking Benjamin, Aurora; Wolf Parade, Thin Mind; Σtella, The Break; Sarah Mary Chadwick, Please Daddy.
The beloved Manchester Film Festival has announced their 2020 line-up made up of narrative and documentary features, narrative and documentary shorts, music videos, animations and student films. The overall lineup will include over 170 eye-opening films.
Notably, Lost Transmisiosion starring Simon Pegg will be screened at the festival. In this film, Pegg plays a rare dramatic role as a schizophrenic music producer who stops taking his medication. The festival will also be hosting the world premiere of Before The Fire by Charlie Buhler. The film sees a TV star flee Los Angeles during a pandemic to her rural hometown, but her return soon attracts a dark figure from her past.
Adding to the massive lineup, short films will also be screened in over seventeen sessions, including horror and animation shorts.
With such a vast range of films screened, the festival will look to have its biggest year yet. The festival will commence on the 7th of March and conclude on the 15th of March.
Pavey Ark, an exciting alternative folk band from Hull, have revealed the release date of their debut album Close Your Eyes and Think of Nothing. The album will be released on the 20th of March. Close Your Eyes and Think of Nothing acknowledges the challenging complexities of humanity, but finds strength, love, and beauty as the key to survival time and again.
Live dates for 2020:
March 31st – Sheffield, The Greystones
April 13th – Leeds, Oporto
April 17th – London, Green Note
May 18th – Uttoxeter, The Acoustic Festival of Britain
June 20th – Lincolnshire, Cabourne Folk & Blues Festival
August 15th – Hampshire, Boomtown Fair
Buster Keaton, an iconic figure in the world of film, is remembered for this superb ability to create comedy through visual means. This type of comedy has been carried on by a number of directors and actors to this day including Wes Anderson, Jackie Chan, and Edgar Wright — to name a few.
Named after her zodiac sign, Aries is the moniker of singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Isa Reviriego, whose music is as adventurous and creative as an astrologist would be quick to presume. During her teenage years, she played in hardcore punk bands in her home region of Basque Country, Spain, before moving to Madrid during the 2000s and fronting the indie rock band Charades. Having already produced video game soundtracks and known for singing on Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time, Reviriego began her solo career in 2011 after the band broke up and she moved once again, this time to the small coastal city of Vigo. She has put out four solo records so far, her latest being Juramento Mantarraya, released last year via the Spanish label La Castanya and K Records. Dipped in vibrant technicolor hues, Juramento Mantarraya is a forward-thinking, so-called “super pop” record, bubbling through fluttering synths, Beach Boys-inspired melodies, and dynamic textures that demonstrate the richness of Reviriego’s diverse musical palette as well her talent for fusing accessible pop structures with unconventional sonic detours. The album blossoms like a colourful flower in spring – or, more accurately, some sort of abstract animation of it – from the jaunty rhythms and playful na-na-nas of the title track, to the wobbly electronics and kinetic percussion on ‘La Mejor Sensación’ and the dreamy psychedelia of ‘El Camino’. It’s a joyful, summery delight of a record.
We caught up with Aries for this edition of our Artist Spotlight series, where we showcase up-and-coming artists and give them a chance to talk a bit about their music.
Since I was a child and my parents played records at home, I remember vibrating with music. Soon I had my own cassette collection and when I was 16 I formed my first band. Punk philosophy was very important to me when it came to playing in bands. And it still is. Your music career has followed an interesting trajectory.
It has been a learning path, many mistakes and many findings. For me the most important thing is the road, the whole road you travel is the most valuable and fun. I’ve always been a big fan of pop on the one hand, and experimental music on the other. I try to combine both attitudes.
I am not sure, to be honest. Over the years I feel that I have many more tools than when I was little. Now I have clearer also what I do not want. What I try is to always learn and have fun … Keep curious.
I am very inspired by all the people around me, especially my friends and the conversations I have with them. Also many movies, books … those things that make you feel less alone in the world. The socio-political situation too, of course. On the strictly musical level, while composing the album I listened a lot to an Alice Coltrane album called Reflection on Creation and Space. The Spanish groups of the 60s like the Brincos also influence me a lot.
The recording process of Juramento Mantarraya was quite long and thorough. It is a rather baroque disc, full of small details. I always go to the recording studio with all the sounds already designed and then in the studio I try to leave everything as polished as possible.
I am a super fan of Gilberto Gil, I love him as a composer and guitarist and I love the philosophy and sensitivity behind the whole tropicalist movement … I would die if I heard him sing one of my songs.
I am composing a soundtrack for a film and I am very excited. I am also preparing a fanzine with my friend Coki.
Honouring its 30th year as China’s great icon of athletics, Li-Ning shaped forward for F/W 2020, proposing a new meld of sportswear and tailoring for the past and future. The show itself included notable guests such as Jackie Chan, Mr. Li Ning, Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union, Stefano Pilati, MJ Harper, and Honey Dijon.
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