Daniel Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Operators, Divine Fits, Handsome Furs) has announced his self-titled debut solo LP. Boeckner! was produced, engineered, and mixed by Randall Dunn at Circular Ruin in New York City and mastered by Heba Kadry in Brooklyn. It’s out March 15 on Sub Pop, and the new single ‘Lose’ is out today. Give it a listen below.
Boeckner! features Matt Chamberlain on drums, Medicine’s Brad Laner (who contributed guitar and vocal arrangements), and Jeremy Gaudet of labelmates Kiwi Jr., who co-wrote the song ‘Dead Tourists’. “This record is like an autobiography—Atlas Strategic music concrete synth explosions, lush synth stuff from Operators, the noise guitar from Handsome Furs, drawing influence from everything from Stockhausen to Tom Waits all at the same time,” Boeckner said in a press release.
Of working with Dunn, he added: “I’d been a fan of his forever, especially the Sunn0))) records he produced. Working with Randall really unlocked some suppressed musical urges, things that I enjoy in my private life but don’t normally weave into what I’m releasing—like occult synth, pseudo-metal, krautrock, and heavy psych influences.”
Boeckner! Cover Artwork:
Boeckner! Tracklist:
1. Lose
2. Ghost in the Mirror
3. Wrong
4. Don’t Worry Baby
5. Dead Tourists
6. Return to Life
7. Euphoria
8. Holy Is the Night
Villagers have announced their latest album, That Golden Time, with a video for the title track. The follow-up to 2021’s Fever Dreams is scheduled to arrive on May 10 via Domino. Below, check out the Rok Predin-directed video for ‘That Golden Time’ along with the album’s cover art and tracklist.
“I wanted the warmth of the record reflected in its title,” Conor O’Brien explained in a statement. “The song also touches on a theme that keeps cropping up, of romanticism versus realism. How can you have aspirational ideas about yourself and the world around you, whilst being confronted with a harsh, cold reality? The friction interested me.”
“For me, That Golden Time has an internalised voice, so much so that I almost found it impossible to let anyone else in,” he added. “It’s probably the most vulnerable album I’ve made. I played and recorded everything in my apartment, and finally, towards the end, invited people in.” The record features contributions from Dónal Lunny on bouzouki, American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick on violin, and a group of musicians that O’Brien had first seen performing in a tribute to Ennio Morricone, adding soprano vocal, viola, and cello.
That Golden Time Cover Artwork:
That Golden Time Tracklist:
1. Truly Alone
2. First Responder
3. I Want What I Don’t Need
4. You Lucky One
5. That Golden Time
6. Keepsake
7. Brother Hen
8. No Drama
9. Behind That Curtain
10. Money On The Mind
“This song is about the relationship with my mother evolving in tandem with my personal growth coming into adulthood,” the band’s Chloe Howard explained in a statement. “Coming to the understanding that my mother is just like me, someone trying their best to figure out life and not knowing 100% of the answers was a scary but beautiful realisation which bonded us. It’s cool how relationships shift and transform to match each phase of life. The song is the culmination of those feelings during adolescence and the realisation as an adult to appreciate our mothers.”
Produced by Ali Chant, One More Thing is due out February 16 on So Young Records.
Rose released her last album, No Words Left, back in 2019, and welcomed her first child, Otis, in 2021. “Five weeks after I gave birth to Otis, I started getting back pain,” she explained in press materials. “It was only mild, but it really restricted my movements. My GP insisted that it was normal to experience back pain after giving birth, but it made taking care of Otis difficult, lifting him slowly in and out of the cot, until one night, whilst lifting him, my back went.” She was eventually diagnosed with rare pregnancy-induced osteoporosis.
Speaking about ‘The Racket’, Rose said: “I wanted my new album to end on a note of defiance and triumphant; of accepting what’s happened to me, pushing through, picking myself up and continuing life in the best way I can. I also wanted to start the song thanking my son Otis for loving me throughout everything, because really in those darkest times, it was his love that pulled me through.”
“The song title nods to two things, the fact that the end of the song is an onslaught of noises and instrumentation, and also the fact that before breaking my back and receiving my diagnosis, tennis was a huge passion of mine, and I got told by my doctors I wouldn’t be able to play again, or potentially even walk,” Rose continued. “But slowly, slowly, I found my way back to the court and reclaimed that part of me. And a final side note, this song was SO much fun to make, from start to finish, it brought a smile to my face every time!”
This Ain’t The Way You Go Out Cover Artwork:
This Ain’t The Way You Go Out Tracklist:
1. Light As Grass
2. Could You Help Me
3. Dusty Frames
4. Whatever You Want
5. Interlude I
6. Life’s Too Short
7. This Ain’t The Way You Go Out
8. Over When It’s Over
9. Sail Away
10. Interlude II
11. No More
12. The Racket
Mumford & Sons have teamed up with Pharrell Williams for a new single, ‘Good People’. It marks their first new music since 2018’s Delta. Featuring the six-piece choir the Native Vocalists, the track debuted at the Louis Vuitton Men’s Autumn/Winter 2024 runway last night in Paris. Check it out below.
Speaking about the collaboration, Pharrell told GQ, “I always thought that their sound was an interesting one and the aesthetic was just as interesting. And I was very curious as to what it would be like to work with them, there was like a snowball effect of curiosity, and if I could even be of added value.”
According to Wolfe, the new track is about “finding yourself again after a long era of being part of something toxic.” She added, “Making a split with someone after 10 years, 20 years, 30 years — there’s going to be some high highs and low lows as you begin to process it all.”
She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She comes out February 9 via Loma Vista.
This year’s Coachella lineup has been announced. Lana Del Rey, Tyler, the Creator, and Doja Cat are set to headline the festival, which takes place from April 12 to 14 and April 19 to 21. It will feature performances by the reunited No Doubt, Blur, J Balvin, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma, Khruangbin, Lil Uzi Vert, Justice, Deftones, Sublime, Jungle, Bleachers, Peggy Gou, Grimes, and more.
Also on the bill are Bizarrap, Lil Yachty, Reneé Rapp, bar italia, feeble little horse, Victoria Monét, Jhené Aiko, Coi Leray, Faye Webster, Skepta, Black Country, New Road, Narrow Head, Eartheater, Jon Batiste, Gesaffelstein, Jockstrap, Taking Back Sunday, Erika de Casier, Militarie Gun, Oneohtrix Point Never, Destroy Lonely, Mdou Moctar, Kevin Abstract, and more. Check out the full lineup below.
2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Lineup:
Adam Ten x Mita Gami
The Adicts
Adriaatique
me x Marcel Dettmann
ANOTR
Anti Up
Anyma
AP Dhillon
The Aquabats
Artbat
Atarashii Gakko!
Ateez
Bar Italia
Barry Can’t Swim
Bb Trickz
Bebe Rexha
Ben Sterling
The Beths
Bicep
Bizarrap
Black Country, New Road
Bleachers
The Blessed Madonna
Blond:ish
Blur
Blxst
Boy Harsher
Brittany Howard
Brutalismus 3000
Carin León
Carlita
Chappell Roan
Charlotte de Witte
Chlöe
Cimafunk
Cloonee
Clown Core
Coi Leray
Deftones
Depresión Sonora
Destroy Lonely
DJ Seinfeld
DJ Snake
Dom Dolla
The Drums
Eartheater
Eddie Zuko
Eli & Fur
Erika de Casier
Everything Always
Faye Webster
Feeble Little Horse
Flight Facilities
Flo
Folamour
Gesaffelstein
Girl Ultra
Gorgon City
Grimes
Hatsune Miko
Hermanos Gutiérrez
Ice Spice
Innellea
ISOxo & Knock2
J Balvin
Jhené Aiko
Jjuujjuu
Jockstrap
John Summit
Jon Batiste
Joplyn
Jungle
Justice
Ken Carson
Kenya Grace
Kevin Abstract
Kevin de Vries x Kölsch
Kevin Kaarl
Keyspan
Khruangbin
Kimonos
Kokoroko
Lana Del Rey
The Last Dinner Party
Late Night Drive Home
Latin Mafia
Le Sserafim
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Yachty
L’Impératrice
Lovejoy
Ludmilla
The Japanese House
Mahmut Ohran
Mall Grab
Mandy, Indiana
Maz
Mdou Moctar
Militarie Gun
Miss Monique
Narrow Head
Nav
Neil Frances
No Doubt
Olivia Dean
Oneohtrix Point Never
Orbital
Palace
Patrick Mason
Peggy Gou
Peso Pluma
Purple Disco Machine
Rainer Zonnweld
Raye
Rebüke
The Red Pears
Reneé Rapp
The Rose
Sabrina Carpenter
Saint Levant
Santa Fe Klan
Sid Sriram
Skepta
Skin on Skin
Skream & Benga
Son Rompe Pera
Spinall
Steve Angello
Sublime
Suki Waterhouse
Taking Back Sunday
Tems
Thuy
Tinashe
Tita Lau
Two Shell
Tyla
Tyler, the Creator
Upchuck
Victoria Monét
Will Clarke
YG Marley
Yoasobi
Young Fathers
Young Miko
88Rising Futures
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Thomas Woodruff’s third solo presentation with the Vito Schnabel Gallery, titled The Dinosaur Variations, will be on view from February 9th until March 30th at 455 West 19th Street in New York.
The exhibition will focus on recent paintings by Woodruff depicting prehistoric creatures in the moments before their demise. It is a continuation of a series Woodruff started in 2020, during the pandemic lockdown, which debuted in his solo show, Resurrection, at Vito Schnabel Gallery in 2022.
Within the confines of his Hudson Valley studio, Woodruff began to compulsively draw dinosaurs, viewing them as expressions of pathos and melancholy appropriate for such a challenging time. Despite Woodruff’s meticulous rendering of his dinosaur subjects, the resulting paintings push against the expectations of “paleoart” and other forms of natural history illustration, casting the dinosaurs as the dramatis personae of an apocalyptic production as opposed to paleontological specimens.
Throughout The Dinosaur Variations, Woodruff plays with historical art references, reinterpreting motifs and themes associated with the art of the past to examine current events. For example, The 3 Graces (2022) features three theropods linking arms in a field of white magnolias, recalling the titular group of goddesses in Botticelli’s Primavera — albeit this time, they are watching a fireball threaten the skies. In the triptych The Large Bathers (2023), Woodruff adapts a classical subject taken up by artists from Titian to Cezanne, depicting three long-necked “Nessie”-esque monsters immersed in water as flame-filled orbs rain down all around them. Lastly, drawing its inspiration from performance history, the commanding pterodactyl at the centre of Maya Lacrimosa (2023), shrouding her babies under her wings as a storm rages around them, is a cross between The Nutcracker’s Mother Ginger and Maria Callas’s Medea.
Buying a new Rolex has become a significant task even in 2024 when the watch market has dropped. Rolex dealers are notoriously known to be hard to read or understand when buying a particular model, such as the Steel Submariner Date, Everose Gold Day-Date, or even the iconic flagship Datejust. For Rolex enthusiasts, this can be daunting. However, there is a way to avoid the Rolex waiting list and get your dream model in a timely manner without other purchases at an AD.
Why Rolex Watches Are in High Demand
Since its founding in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf, Rolex has been a critical player in the Swiss watch market. Yet, Rolex is a somewhat mysterious luxury watch brand when it comes to buying from them. Each buyer has different experiences from Rolex, some great, some bad — depending on whether you have previously established a relationship with authorised dealers. The high demand for Rolex timepieces is primarily due to several things, including scarcity, lack of openness from the brand, and their decent resell value, which has come under scrutiny from watch enthusiasts in recent years.
How long is the waiting period for a Rolex watch?
According to several sources, the waiting time is generally around six months for a Rolex but can be as long as two years. However, this does not guarantee the Rolex you want. You may get a call for a Rolex they are simply trying to get rid of, which could be as simple as an Air King. If you expect to buy a more expensive timepiece, such as a Day-Date, you will likely be disappointed.
Specific Rolex Models and Their Waiting Lists
If you’re looking to buy specific models like a Rolex Daytona ‘Panda’ or a Rolex Datejust ‘Hulk’, then the waiting game to buy the specific watch from a Rolex-authorised dealer can be even longer. A typical Rolex boutique doesn’t have set times for particular models, but here are standard waiting list requirements and timelines if you are keen to tuck into luxury watch brands.
Rolex Model
Waiting List / Requirement
Rolex Datejust 126334
1-year
Rolex Submariner 126610LN
2-years + potential purchase history
Rolex Day-Date 40 228235
Significant purchase history
Rolex Daytona Panda 116500LN
Significant purchase history
Tips for Buying a Rolex from an Authorised Dealers
With Rolex being such a hard brand to acquire in a well-crowded luxury watch market, there are some tips to increase your chances when it comes to buying a new Rolex brand.
Communicate with your AD about the specific model you’re buying
Develop a relationship by purchasing other models or jewellery
Showcase your purchasing history with other dealers
Follow up on your initial meeting; don’t let them forget about you
Present yourself as a professional and a watch enthusiast
Know some facts about your dream watch
Lastly, be patient. Getting a Rolex is a waiting game.
Buying a Pre-owned Rolex
For those bored of the waiting list, you could opt to buy a pre-owned Rolex from online Men Watch Deals or trusted in-person shops that specialise in Swiss timepieces. This includes vintage Rolex models such as the Day-Date 36mm, Rolex Datejust 1601, or even the Submariner 16610 with a date. It’s true that even in the grey market, certain Rolex models will be more accessible than others.
For example, a Rolex Oyster Precision, which costs around the £3,500 mark, are readily available, while a Daytona 16520 from the late 90s will be much harder to acquire. This is purely due to trends and demand for watches produced less than others.
If you do opt for the second-hand Rolex watch, be sure to watch out for several things:
Authentic documentation, such as boxes and papers
Dealer History
Condition of the watch
According to expert jeweller Miltons Diamonds, you should also check the serial number of the Rolex watch, which should be from 4 to 8 characters long. You should cross-reference the serial number with the documentation provided, as bad fakes or false documents can be provided to close a sale.
Final Thoughts
Your typical watch enthusiasts may criticise the price points and waiting times when buying a new Rolex. Yet the constant increased demand for Swiss timepieces will keep growing among luxury watch collectors even in 2024. If you’re beginning to look or inquire with your local authorised dealer, we’d recommend taking a look at the tips above for help.
Always ensure you buy the model you want, even if you can upgrade later. Rolex is known for banning resellers of their timepieces from buying a new one ever again, so if you may want to sell it anytime soon, be careful when you choose the route you take when buying your first Rolex.
