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Choir of Young Believers’ Jannis Noya Makrigiannis Dead at 39

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Choir of Young Believers’ Jannis Noya Makrigiannis Dead at 39

Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, the founder and mastermind behind the orchestral pop group Choir of Young Believers, has died. His label Ghostly International announced today that the Danish/Greek/Indonesian artist died last month following a short period of illness. Makrigiannis was 39 years old.

Having come up in the Copenhagen music scene, Makrigiannis left the city in 2006 and moved to the Greek island of Samos to write music for the project that would become Choir of Young Believers. “Samos gave me a lot of time on my own; no friends, no mobile, no computer, and no nightlife gives you a hell lot of time on your own,” he told Consequence in 2009. “So I wrote and thought a lot about music, why I was spending all of my time on this weird abstract thing, etc.”

Makrigiannis then returned Copenhagen and brought on a cast of musicians and friends to form Choir of Young Believers. With a rotating lineup, the band achieved multiple No. 1 songs in Denmark and found international success after ‘Hollow Talk’ was used in the Danish-Swedish crime TV show The Bridge. Following an appearance at SXSW in 2009, Ghostly reissued the group’s 2008 debut album This Is For The White In Your Eyes, which was followed by Rhine Gold in 2012 and Grasque followed in 2016. Last year, Choir of Young Believers returned with their final LP, Holy Smoke.

“Jannis was a gentle, kind soul, always appreciative of our team helping him to share his art with the world,” Ghostly wrote in their statement. “He always put art first in his process, and as a result, Jannis was often far ahead of the cultural curve. His music only seems to get better with time.”

Debby Friday Announces Debut Album, Shares New Song ‘SO HARD TO TELL’

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Debby Friday Announces Debut Album, Shares New Song ‘SO HARD TO TELL’

Debby Friday, the Toronto artist newly signed to Sub Pop Records, has announced her debut album, GOOD LUCK. Set to arrive on March 24, the LP was co-produced and mixed by Debby Friday and Graham Walsh at Candle Recording Studio in Toronto, with mastering by Heba Kadry in New York. Lead single ‘SO HARD TO TELL’ comes with an accompanying video, which you can check out below.

“I have a lower register and speak with vocal fry so I don’t know what came over me when I made this track,” she said in a statement about the track. “I have never in my life sung like this before and I had no idea I could even make these kinds of sounds with my voice. There’s no pitch effects on ‘SO HARD TO TELL,’ it’s all me.”

GOOD LUCK Cover Artwork:

GOOD LUCK Tracklist:

1. GOOD LUCK
2. SO HARD TO TELL
3. I GOT IT [feat. Uñas]
4. HOT LOVE
5. HEARTBREAKERRR
6. WHAT A MAN
7. SAFE
8. LET U DOWN
9. PLUTO BABY
10. WAKE UP

Frankie Rose Announces First Album in 6 Years, Unveils New Single ‘Anything’

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Frankie Rose Announces First Album in 6 Years, Unveils New Single ‘Anything’

Frankie Rose has announced her first new LP in six years, Love as Projection, which will be out March 10 on Slumberland. Today’s announcement comes with the release of lead single ‘Anything’. Give it a listen below.

Love As Projection will follow Rose’s 2017 album Cage Tropical. In 2019, Rose put out a full-length reworking of the Cure’s Seventeen Seconds, and, two years later, she released an album with Running’s Matthew Hord as Fine Places, This New Heaven.

Love as Projection Cover Artwork:

Love as Projection Tracklist:

1. Sixteen Ways
2. Anything
3. Had It Wrong
4. Saltwater Girl
5. Feel Light
6. DOA
7. Sleeping Night and Day
8. Molotov in Stereo
9. Come Back
10. Song for a Horse

Miley Cyrus Announces New Album ‘Endless Summer Vacation’

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Miley Cyrus Announces New Album ‘Endless Summer Vacation’

Miley Cyrus has announced a new album titled Endless Summer Vacation. It’s set to arrive on March 10 via Columbia Records. Described as Cyrus’ “love letter to LA,” the LP was recorded in Los Angeles and produced with Kid Harpoon, Greg Kurstin, Mike WiLL Made-It, and Tyler Johnson. Its cover artwork was photographed by Brianna Capozzi and executed without the use of visual effects. Check it out along with an album trailer below.

The first preview of the new album will arrive on January 13 with the previously announced ‘Flowers’. Cyrus’ last full-length, Plastic Hearts, came out in 2020.

Endless Summer Vacation Cover Artwork:

Black Belt Eagle Scout Releases New Song ‘Nobody’

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Black Belt Eagle Scout Releases New Song ‘Nobody’

Black Belt Eagle Scout has released ‘Nobody’, another single from her forthcoming album The Land, The Water, The Sky. It follows previous offerings ‘My Blood Runs Through This Land’ and ‘Don’t Give Up’. Check out its Evan Benally Atwood-directed video below.

“When I was growing up, I didn’t have very many Native role models to look to on TV or the radio,” Katherine Paul said of the song in a statement. “It was within my own community that I found inspiring role models through our elders and our community leaders. With Native representation in music and television slowly growing, I often ask myself where I stand within representation in music and how I want to be seen. This song is about the relationship I have with my own representation in music.”

The Land, The Water, The Sky is set for release on February 10 via Saddle Creek.

Watch IDLES Perform ‘The Wheel’ on ‘Fallon’

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Watch IDLES Perform ‘The Wheel’ on ‘Fallon’

IDLES stopped by Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform ‘The Wheel’, a track from their latest album CRAWLER. Watch it happen below.

CRAWLER, the band’s fourth LP, was released in November 2021. IDLES previously brought album track ‘The Beachland Ballroom’ to Kimmel and played ‘Crawl’ on Colbert.

The Murder Capital Share Video for New Song ‘Return My Head’

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The Murder Capital Share Video for New Song ‘Return My Head’

The Murder Capital have shared a new track, ‘Return My Head’, the latest preview of their forthcoming record Gigi’s Recovery – out January 20 via Human Season Records. Following previous cuts ‘Only Good Things’ and ‘A Thousand Lives’, the single arrives with an accompanying video directed by the band’s own Gabriel Paschal Blake. Check it out below.

“’Return My Head’ was written in a place of pure frustration, feeling like our sanity had been unwillingly removed through periods of isolation,” frontman James McGovern explained in a press release. “All I wanted at this point was to get my head back, and to throw it away again. But on my own terms. ‘Return my head, and throw it to the crowd’.”

Blake had this to say about the song’s visual:

I wanted to show the rag dolling that can occur to us going from one state of being to another, while always remaining being the same person. The extensions of ourselves that we create to protect ourselves even when we’re alone, and the evident and necessary advice that we receive to continue following and perusing our passions from our friends and family, demonstrated by my own family friends Megan, Nic, Ruairí and Pump.

To me, ‘Return My Head’ is the desire to return your mind to a place of peace and stability, and the belief that to do so, is possible. We shot it in my old secondary school recreational hall. We produced it ourselves. At its best to me, the narrative of the ‘Return My Head’ about coming back to a safety.

Skrillex Taps Fred again.. and Flowdan for New Song ‘Rumble’

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Skrillex Taps Fred again.. and Flowdan for New Song ‘Rumble’

Skrillex has teamed up with Fred again.. and Flowdan for a new song called ‘Rumble’. First debuted during Fred Again..’s Boiler Room performance in London last year, the track marks Skrillex’s first material as lead artist in two years. Listen to it below.

Leading up to the release of ‘Rumble’, Skrillex shared a teaser video on social media alongside the caption: ‘QFF/DGTC 23.’ His last LP was 2014’s Recess, though in recent years he has shared collaborative tracks with Four Tet and Starrah, Swae Lee, and more.

King Krule, Jadasea, and Pretty V Release New EP as Aqrxvst

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King Krule, Jadasea, and Pretty V Release New EP as Aqrxvst

King Krule, Jadasea, and Pretty V have released their debut EP under the moniker Aqrxvst. The three-track release, titled Aqrxvst Is the Band’s Name, was recorded last year. Check it out below.

Archy Marshall previously teamed up with Jadasea on his 2019 Edgar the Beatmaker EP half-life. Last November, he shared a remix of Nilüfer Yanya’s ‘Midnight Sun’.

Ask Yourself These Questions Before Buying a Walk-In Bath

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Ask Yourself These Questions Before Buying a Walk-In Bath

Most homes have a generic or drop-in bathtub in their bathrooms. It is nearly a common bathroom fixture to allow family members a good bathing experience. Typically, the setup includes a showerhead. The bathtub is often fixed to one wall of the bathroom. It is enclosed to allow people to sit on its ledge or stand in the tub when they shower.

If you are building a new bathroom or renovating your existing one and considering replacing your generic bathtub, here are a few ideas and questions to ask yourself before choosing a new bath.

How to choose a walk-in tub

It is important to research and consider various aspects before deciding which bathtub to purchase. It would help if you understand the various types of walk in baths, the features to look for, and the questions you should ask.

Types of walk-in tubs

  • Soaker. A deeper walk-in bath that allows users to immerse their entire body while seated in the walk-in tub.
  • Hydrotherapy. The tube includes water jets that massage the joints and muscles for pain relief.
  • Aerotherapy. Instead of water jets, the walk-in tub has an air jet system that releases air jets and massages certain body parts. However, air jets are more suitable for people with sensitive skin.
  • Aromatherapy. This type of walk-in bath uses an aerotherapy or hydrotherapy system to release essential minerals into the bath water for a spa-like experience for the bather.

Questions you should ask

  1. What is the size of your bathroom?

Walk-in tubs, including walk in bath shower, have different sizes. Thus, measuring the area where you want to install the new bathtub is important.

  1. How old is the plumbing system in your home?

The age of your plumbing system will matter. If it is very old, you need a professional plumber to ensure the plumbing system can pass Part H of the building regulations. Remember that the user has to stay in the walk-in bath while it drains.

  1. Do you have any mobility issues? 

Your mobility is important. If you find stepping over a 20-centimetre step difficult, choose a walk-in bath with the lowest threshold. If you have trouble lowering and getting out of a sitting position, look for a walk-in bath with a higher seat.

  1. Can you afford a walk-in bath?

Your budget is a key consideration when purchasing a walk-in bath. The current price range is between £1,500 and £5,000 or more. Thus, it is necessary to determine the budget you can afford because you should also consider installation costs and other miscellaneous expenses.

  1. Does your bathroom need additional support?

It is important to have a structural engineer inspect your house and bathroom if it is your first time installing a bathtub because a walk-in bath is heavy. As it takes several litres of water, the weight of the bath increases, which puts pressure on the bathroom floor. Ensure that your home’s foundation can support the additional weight.

Your answers to these questions will help you decide whether you can purchase, install, and enjoy the benefits of a walk-in bathtub.

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