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The Smile Share Video for New Song ‘Thin Thing’

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The Smile Share Video for New Song ‘Thin Thing’

The Smile have shared a video for ‘Thin Thing’, the latest single from their upcoming album A Light For Attracting Attention. The visual was directed by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, who crafted it over a period of six months. Watch and listen below.

“Hearing the song for the first time, we imagined a frenetic fluid that carries machines, pieces of human bodies and carnivorous plants,” the directors explained. “When presenting the idea to the band, Thom told us about a dream that made him write the song. We believe the video is the conjunction of these two things.”

The project of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, the Smile will release their debut album on May 13 via XL Recordings. So far, they’ve previewed it with the singles ‘You Will Never Work in Television Again’, ‘The Smoke’, ‘Skrting On The Surface’, ‘Pana-vision’, and ‘Free in the Knowledge’.

Arcade Fire Share New Video for ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’

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Arcade Fire Share New Video for ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’

Arcade Fire have shared a music video for their WE single ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’. Directed by Benh Zeitlin and edited by Affonso Gonçalves, the visual juxtaposes youthful imagery with clips of the band performing the track at Coachella and in New Orleans. Watch it below.

Over the weekend, Arcade Fire returned as musical guests on Saturday Night Live, playing ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’ as well as the lead single off WE, ‘The Lightning, I, II’. Following the album’s release on Friday, the group announced an extensive world tour.

Aoife Nessa Frances Signs to Partisan, Unveils New Song ‘Emptiness Follows’

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Aoife Nessa Frances Signs to Partisan, Unveils New Song ‘Emptiness Follows’

Irish artist Aoife Nessa Frances has announced her signing to Partisan Records with a new single called ‘Emptiness Follows’, which comes alongside an accompanying video. The visual was directed by filmmaker Zoe Greenway and shot in the South of Ireland in Kinsale, Co Cork. Check it out below.

“‘Emptiness Follows’ is about the intimacy and deep emotional connection of friendship,” Frances explained in a statement. “The song captures these moments — the water as the weight of the emotional connection we share, the small details we remember ‘the shape sits beneath your earlobe’. The movement and colour of the music, the harp constantly flowing throughout, are emphasising a profound importance in acknowledging an eternal kind of love. I wanted my voice to be close and up front and vulnerable like Serge Ginsberg’s ‘ Histoire de Melody Nelson’.”

Greenway commented: “The video for ‘Emptiness Follows’ emulates an impressionistic vision of memories. The juxtaposition of light and dark imagery replicates a feeling of fragmented remembrances. The evocative visual textures explore the distorted yet halcyon nature of memory.”

Frances released her debut LP, Land of No Junction, in 2020.

Poliça Release New Song ‘Violence’

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Poliça Release New Song ‘Violence’

Poliça have unveiled their song ‘Violence’, the latest single from the band’s forthcoming album Madness. The track follows previous outings ‘Rotting’ and ‘Alive’, and you can give it a listen below.

“Along with the core members of the band, the new single ‘Violence’ brings on some of Poliça’s favorite collaborators like Velvet Negroni’s Jermey Nutzman, Boys Noize, Dustin Zahn, CJ Camererie and Aaron Baum to bring a slow-building dance-ish take on someone else’s problems,” singer Channy Leaneagh commented in a statement.

Madness lands on June 3 via Memphis Industries.

The Lounge Society Announce Debut Album, Share Video for New Single ‘Blood Money’

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The Lounge Society Announce Debut Album, Share Video for New Single ‘Blood Money’

The Lounge Society have announced their debut album, Tired of Liberty, which is set to arrive on August 26 via Speedy Wunderground. Check out lead single ‘Blood Money’ below, along with the album’s cover art and tracklist.

“’Blood Money’ is a reaction to the culture of greed that’s seeping into the corridors of power across the world,” the band commented in a press release. “It’s a reminder that ultimately, we all suffer at the hands of self-serving elites, and it’s our personal perspective on the effects of dirty politics on the everyday lives of ourselves and people we know. For us it’s a song that completely captures this record and us as a band. It feels like the perfect development from our previous releases to our debut album and exactly how this record should be introduced. The balance of driving guitar riffs and the groove of the drums and bass is sort of a snapshot of the album. We’d never claim to be a purely dance based band and we’d never claim to be a purely guitar riff-based band because it’s the combination of the two which excites us.”

They continued: “On’ Blood Money’ it felt like in the studio we took our sound to a different level. We approached the album recording in a totally fresh way to how we have recorded in the past and we got exactly what we wanted. We had good friends & Speedy label mates of ours Anouska (Honeyglaze) and Jojo (Heartworms) do some extra vocals in the chorus, and it really elevated it and gave it an almost operatic feel which was amazing to see develop in the studio.”

Tired of Liberty Cover Artwork:

Tired of Liberty Tracklist:

1. People Are Scary
2. Blood Money
3. No Driver
4. Beneath The Screen
5. North Is Your Heart
6. Last Breath
7. Remains
8. Boredom Is A Drug
9. It’s Just A Ride
10. Upheaval
11. Generation Game

This Week’s Best New Songs: Sharon Van Etten, Bad Bunny, Camp Trash, and More

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This Week’s Best New Songs: Sharon Van Etten, Bad Bunny, Camp Trash, and More

Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins on Monday and ends Sunday night) in this best new music segment.

On this week’s list, we have Sharon Van Etten’s ‘Mistakes’, a confident and uplifting stand-out from her new LP; Emily Yacina’s ‘DB Cooper’, a tender, dreamy tribute to the Long Beach-based musician’s late friend and collaborator Eric Littman; ‘El Apagón’, a thumping highlight off Bad Bunny’s new record; Camp Trash’s catchy and anthemic ‘Let It Ride’, the lead single from their debut album; Mykki Blanco’s ‘Your Love Was a Gift’, an evocative collaboration with Diana Gordon and Sam Buck; Porridge Radio’s ‘End of Last Year’, a bracingly cathartic song about rebuilding trust in friendships; and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever’s ’Dive Deep’, which exhibits a different side of the band’s sound but creeps up on you the more you listen.

Best New Songs: May 9, 2022

Song of the Week: Sharon Van Etten, ‘Mistakes’

Emily Yacina, ‘DB Cooper’

Bad Bunny, ‘El Apagón’

Camp Trash, ‘Let It Ride’

Mykki Blanco, ‘Your Love Was a Gift’

Porridge Radio, ‘End of Last Year’

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, ‘Dive Deep’

Watch Kendrick Lamar’s Video for New Song ‘The Heart Part 5’

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Watch Kendrick Lamar’s Video for New Song ‘The Heart Part 5’

Kendrick Lamar has released a new song called ‘The Heart Part 5’. It’s the first single ahead of the release of his new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers and his first new song as a lead artist since 2018. It arrives with a music video directed by Dave Free and Lamar in which the rapper’s face morphs into different celebrities including OJ Simpson, Will Smith, Jussie Smollett, Kobe Bryant, Kanye West, and Nipsey Hussle. The clip opens with a quote from his new alter ego oklama: “I am. All of us.” Check it out below.

‘The Heart Part 5’ was produced by Beach Noise, the production trio of Matt Schaeffer, Johnny Kosich, and Jake Kosich, with musical contributions from Kyle Miller and Bekon. It’s the latest installment in the rapper’s ‘The Heart’ singles series; he dropped ‘The Heart Part 4’ right before releasing DAMN..

Lamar announced the follow-up to that LP last month by tweeting a link to his oklama website, revealing that the album’s release date is May 13. More recently, he teased the record with a photo of a hand holding both a book and two compact discs.

Watch Arcade Fire Perform ‘The Lightning I, II’ and ‘Unconditional (Lookout Kid)’ on ‘SNL’

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Watch Arcade Fire Perform ‘The Lightning I, II’ and ‘Unconditional (Lookout Kid)’ on ‘SNL’

Arcade Fire were the musical guests on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, where they performed two songs from their sixth LP WE. After performing lead single ‘The Lightning I, II’, vocalist Win Butler returned to the mic to speak out in support of abortion rights: “A woman’s right to choose forever and ever and ever. Amen.” The Canadian group later delivered a performance of ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’, which ended with the singer telling his mom he loved her. Watch it below.

This was Arcade Fire’s fifth time appearing on SNL; they previously performed on the show in 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2018. WE, which was produced with Nigel Godrich, came out on Friday. The band recently announced a world tour in support of the album.

Rage Against the Machine Release Statement in Support of Abortion Rights

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Rage Against the Machine Release Statement in Support of Abortion Rights

Rage Against the Machine have issued a statement speaking out against the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion voting to overturn Roe v. Wade, which enshrined the right to abortion in the United States in 1973. “Rage Against the Machine stands in support of reproductive justice and will continue to fight against any attempts to restrict or control reproductive freedoms,” the band wrote on social media. “Criminalizing access to abortion will only add to the suffering disproportionately felt by poor, BIPOC and undocumented communities.”

They added: “The constant rightward shift of both major parties should alarm us all – a wake up call that we desperately need to organize radical people power against a warfare state that continues its assault on people’s lives.”

Ever since Politico published the court’s leaked draft opinion earlier this week, a number of musicians have spoken out in support of abortion rights, including Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde, Phoebe Bridgers, Questlove, CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry, and Halsey.

Watch Sharon Van Etten’s New Video for ‘Mistakes’

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Watch Sharon Van Etten’s New Video for ‘Mistakes’

Sharon Van Etten has shared the music video for ‘Mistakes’, a track from her brand new album We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong. Watch the Ashley Connor-directed clip below.

We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong, Van Etten’s sixth full-length release, came out Friday via Jagjaguwar. The singer-songwriter opted not to release any singles ahead of the release of the LP, which does not include her recent tracks ‘Porta’ and ‘Used to It’. Read our review of the album.

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