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Lorde Shares New Teaser Video: “Every Perfect Summer’s Gotta Take Its Flight”

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Lorde Shares New Teaser Video: “Every Perfect Summer’s Gotta Take Its Flight”

Fresh off the release of her new single ‘Solar Power’, Lorde has shared a new teaser video on her website. The silent clip, titled ‘Every Perfect Summer’s Gotta Take Its Flight’, features crop circles and sand writing that spell out ‘SP’. The title could be a reference to the ‘Liability’ lyric, “Every perfect summer’s eating me alive,” from 2017’s Melodrama. Watch it here.

‘Solar Power’, which features backing vocals from Clairo and Phoebe Bridgers, is the title track to the New Zealand pop star’s upcoming third album. “The album is a celebration of the natural world, an attempt at immortalising the deep, transcendent feelings I have when I’m outdoors,” she wrote in her newsletter. “In times of heartache, grief, deep love, or confusion, I look to the natural world for answers. I’ve learnt to breathe out, and tune in. This is what came through.”

“I want this album to be your summer companion, the one you pump on the drive to the beach,” she added. “The one that lingers on your skin like a tan as the months get cooler again.”

Listen to Tyler, the Creator’s New Song ‘LUMBERJACK’

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Listen to Tyler, the Creator’s New Song ‘LUMBERJACK’

After teasing new music earlier this week, Tyler, the Creator has now returned with a new song called ‘LUMBERJACK’. Listen to it below.

A teaser video Tyler shared titled ‘SIDE STREET’ ended with the phrase “Call Me If You Get Lost,” which also appeared in a series of billboards that went up in select cities in the US last week. On Tuesday, Tyler tweeted out a phone number that was also included in the billboards. Those teasers also appear at the end of the ‘LUMBERJACK’ visual.

Since the release of his 2019 album IGOR, Tyler, the Creator has shared the singles ‘BEST INTEREST’ and ‘GROUP B’, as well as the Coca-Cola jingle ‘Tell Me How’. He also teamed up with Channel Tres on ‘Fuego’ and Brent Faiyaz on ‘Gravity’.

Watch Jessie Ware Perform ‘Remember Where You Are’ on ‘Fallon’

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Watch Jessie Ware Perform ‘Remember Where You Are’ on ‘Fallon’

Jessie Ware appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (June 15) to deliver a performance of her single ‘Remember Where You Are’ from an empty London Coliseum. Watch it below.

Ware’s most recent full-length album What’s Your Pleasure? arrived last year. Earlier this month, the singer released the deluxe version of the LP, which features five additional tracks, including Best New Songs ‘Please’ and ‘Hot N Heavy’.

Chubby and the Gang Announce New Album, Release Video for New Song ‘Coming Up Tough’

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Chubby and the Gang Announce New Album, Release Video for New Song ‘Coming Up Tough’

Chubby and the Gang have announced a new album titled The Mutt’s Nuts. The UK band’s first LP for Partisan Records was produced by Fucked Up’s Jonah Falco and is due out August 27. Along with the announcement, the band has also shared a video for the new single ‘Coming Up Tough’. Check it out and find the album’s cover art and tracklist below.

“‘Coming Up Tough’ is about a family member of mine who ended up going to prison at very young age for over 20 years,” frontman Charlie Manning Walker (aka Chubby Charles’) explained in a statement. “He went in as a kid and spent most of his life in the system. Where’s the justice in that? You come out and have to prove yourself to a world that shut you away—what chance do you have? There’s no attempt at actual rehabilitation, no empathy, just a cage to be forgotten about. I wanted the song to feel like a snowball effect. The character gets thrown out of his house at first and it feels almost juvenile, but then as it progresses you realize the real trouble he’s in. And too often once you’re in trouble you can’t get out.”

The Mutt’s Nuts, which follows Chubby and the Gang’s 2020 album Speed Kills, will include the previously released tracks ‘Lightning Don’t Strike Twice’ and ‘Life’s Lemons’.

The Mutt’s Nuts Cover Artwork:

The Mutt’s Nuts Tracklist:

1. The Mutt’s Nuts
2. It’s Me Who’ll Pay
3. Coming Up Tough
4. On the Meter
5. Beat That Drum
6. Pressure
7. Take Me Home to London
8. Life on the Bayou
9. White Rags
10. Overachiever
11. Someone’s Gunna Die
12. Getting Beat Again (Eppu Normaali)
13. Life’s Lemons
14. Lightning Don’t Strike Twice
15. I Hate the Radio

The Killers and Bruce Springsteen Join Forces on New Song ‘Dustland’

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The Killers and Bruce Springsteen Join Forces on New Song ‘Dustland’

The Killers and Bruce Springsteen have teamed up for a new song called ‘Dustland’. It’s a new version of the band’s 2008 single ‘A Dustland Fairytale’, from the album Day & Age. Check it out below.

Frontman Brandon Flowers told Rolling Stone that the original plan was to play the song together live. “But the idea to record it remotely was initially about giving people something during quarantine,” he said. “‘Dustland’’s lineage leads straight to Bruce. When we finished it back in 2008, I sent him a copy and a note expressing my gratitude for his contribution to my life.”

He added: “I attribute my discovery and absorption of his music with helping me become a more authentic writer. He helped me to see the extraordinary in everyday people and their lives. And in this case, it was my parents who were under the microscope. Their faith and doubts, their search for salvation in the desert. It sounds Biblical. It also sounds Springsteenian.”

The Killers’ most recent album Imploding the Mirage arrived last year.

Polaris Prize 2021 Long List Announced: The Weather Station, Yves Jarvis, Helena Deland, and More

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Polaris Prize 2021 Long List Announced: The Weather Station, Yves Jarvis, Helena Deland, and More

The Polaris Music Prize has announced its 2021 long list. The Weather Station, Yves Jarvis, CFCF, Helena Deland, Daniel Lanois, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Yu Su, Mustafa, the Besnard Lakes, Bernice, Cadence Weapon, Thanya Iyer, Klô Pelgag, TOBi, and more are up for the award, which is annually given to the best full-length Canadian album of the year, determined by an independent jury of nearly 200 music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers from across Canada. Check out the full list below.

Of the 40 Canadian artists announced on the Long List, only 10 will move on to the Short List, which will be revealed on July 15. Last year’s Polaris Prize was awarded to Backxwash.

2021 Polaris Music Prize Long List:

Art Bergmann – Late Stage Empire Dementia
Bernice – Eau De Bonjourno
The Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson – Theory of Ice
Big Brave – Vital 
Cadence Weapon – Parallel World
Charlotte Cardin – Phoenix
CFCF – memoryland
Clairmont The Second – It’s Not How It Sounds
Helena Deland – Someone New
DijahSB – Head Above the Waters
Kathleen Edwards – Total Freedom
Dominique Fils-Aimé – Three Little Words
Fiver with the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition – Fiver with the Atlantic School of  Spontaneous Composition
Thanya Iyer – KIND 
Yves Jarvis – Sundry Rock Song Stock
Rochelle Jordan – Play with the Changes
LAL – Meteors Could Come Down
Daniel Lanois – Heavy Sun
Thierry Larose – Cantalou 
Russell Louder – Humor 
Elliot Maginot – Easy Morning
Mustafa – When Smoke Rises
Laura Niquay – Waska Matisiwin
Nyssa – Girls Like Me
The OBGMs – The Ends
Dorothea Paas – Anything Can’t Happen
Klô Pelgag – Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
Savannah Ré – Opia
Allison Russell – Outside Child
Julien Sagot – Sagot
Sargeant X Comrade – Magic Radio
Shabason, Krgovich & Harris – Philadelphia 
Yu Su – Yellow River Blue
Julian Taylor – The Ridge
TEKE::TEKE – Shirushi
TOBi – Elements Vol. 1 
Vagina Witchcraft – Vagina Witchcraft
The Weather Station – Ignorance
Zoon – Bleached Wavves

Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew Announces Instrumental Album, Unveils New Song

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Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew Announces Instrumental Album, Unveils New Song

Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew has announced a new instrumental album called Influences, sharing the new single ‘The Slinfold Loop’, too. The album will be released under the moniker K.D.A.P. (Kevin Drew a Picture) on July 16 via Arts and Crafts. Check out the new song below and scroll down for the LP’s cover artwork and tracklist.

“We live in a society that’s based on selling yourself back to yourself,” Drew said of ‘The Slinfold Loop’ in a statement. “It’s created an underground battle to constantly be searching for “true identity.” We wanted to create a video presentation that promotes exploring over searching and brings the mystical slide-show of never ending opinion to the forefront of this battle. We used available footage from the World Wide Web from other artists and cut together a blender of images to tell a love story about continuing to move forward amongst the never ending information of how one is supposed to live.”

Influences, the follow-up to 2014’s Darlings, was created during the pandemic using the smartphone beat-making app Endlesss. Drew wrote the album during walks through the woods of Slinford and London’s Islington district.

Influences Cover Artwork:

Influences Tracklist:

1. The Slinfold Loop
2. Hopefully Something
3. Dooms Dive
4. Shadow Rescues
5. You and Me and Them
6. Wilner’s Parade
7. Explosive Lip Balm
8. Almost Victory (Keep End Going)

Album Review: Sleater-Kinney, ‘Path of Wellness’

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Album Review: Sleater-Kinney, ‘Path of Wellness’

Sleater-Kinney have always been pretty direct with their album titles, but The Center Won’t Hold was more telling than most. The phrase encapsulated the uneasy tension at the heart of the title track to the band’s St. Vincent-produced 2019 effort, an industrial, experimental cut that stood out as the opener for the record. But it was also indicative of the general direction of the album, a messy attempt at matching the band’s immediacy with left-field pop production that too often ended up feeling discordant and unsure of itself. There was no center holding it all together, but in more awkward than interesting ways. Two years later comes Path of Wellness, whose own announcement and accompanying single felt thematically charged more than anything, hinting at a back-to-basics, straightforward rock approach that would chart the band’s search for hope and comfort. It would offer what Sleater-Kinney seemed to have lost on The Center Won’t Hold, something no fan ever truly expected from them: reliability.

Lyrically, the band – now the duo of Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker after the departure of drummer Janet Weiss in 2019 – are smart enough to undercut this narrative on one of the album’s most satirical, self-referencing tracks. “You come here for security/ You come here for consistency/ And we’re here to serve you dinner/ Without using any knives,” they sing on ‘No Knives’, and the message cuts deep. But as a whole, Path of Wellness simply lacks the sharp, incisive songwriting that Sleater-Kinney built their name on, and when they do deliver it, there’s less of a bite to the instrumentation for it to really shine through. Compared to The Center Won’t Hold, which felt cluttered but was at least bold enough to try and push their sound forward, the new album seems to revert back to the simple pleasures of their excellent 2015 reunion album No Cities to Love while anchoring in the solid structures of 1999’s The Hot Rock. But there’s just not enough moments of pure impact and dynamism for it to stand on the same level.

Part of it comes down to how things sound. In addition to it being their first album without Weiss since 1996, Path of Wellness is also Sleater-Kinney’s first self-produced album, with Brownstein and Tucker enlisting local Portland musicians to complete their vision. Instead of finding a replacement for Weiss, they got three different drummers to play on the album, including touring member Angie Boylan. Weiss’ absence can certainly be felt, but none of the musicians do a bad job here, and it’s useless pointing out what she might have brought to the table. The larger problem is that there’s less of a vision to bring to life, and at times the pair seems to be aimlessly trying to tap into what they’ve always done well without paying much attention to what’s in front of them. ‘Tomorrow’s Grave’ is one of the album’s most interesting tracks, but the guitar solo towards the end sounds flavorless at best and amateurish at worst, just ambling through.

It’s clear Sleater-Kinney haven’t lost the spark that makes them one of the greatest bands of the past few decades. If this were your introduction to Sleater-Kinney, Corin Tucker’s powerful voice and Brownstein’s distinctive style would still leave you in awe. If you’re a longtime fan and your streaming platform of choice starts playing ‘Dig Me Out’ after the final track, you’ll notice those basic foundations are still there, even if much of the urgency is missing. Then again, that’s partly the point: Path of Wellness is looser and more playful, and, when it fully leans into those qualities, better for it. But despite being generally pleasant and more cohesive than its predecessor, there’s still an awkwardness that ruins some otherwise fine songs. ‘Down the Line’, a meditation on the COVID-19 crisis, includes the lines, “It’s not the summer we were promised/ It’s the summer that we deserve.”

The closest the album comes to capturing the brilliance of the band’s earlier work is ‘Favorite Neighbor’, which features one of its most memorable hooks and fiery performances from everyone involved. But Path of Wellness offers very little to latch onto, stumbling most when it resorts to a brand of optimism that feels airless and stripped of personality. That’s more or less the note the albums ends on, hopeful yet strangely empty, urging us to ‘Bring Mercy’ back into our lives: “Pack your bags with things to lift you up/ Got nothing without hope/ Keep vision alive with the heroes you know.” It’s a lovely tune, and they sing it with conviction, but the details around and leading up to it are so vague that it just doesn’t hit the way it’s supposed to. Instead of showcasing the band’s knack for triumphant, introspective songwriting, the album leaves you wondering where, exactly, this middling path leads.

Yves Tumor Unveils Video for New Song ‘Jackie’, Announces Tour

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Yves Tumor Unveils Video for New Song ‘Jackie’, Announces Tour

Yves Tumor has unveiled a new single called ‘Jackie’. Co-written and produced by Chris Greatti, it arrives today alongside an accompanying video directed by the Los Angeles-based creative studio Actual Objects. Watch it below.

Actual Objects said in a statement: “We loved collaborating with Yves Tumor on ‘Jackie’ – we’ve been massive fans for years. Their work is always so forward looking, and has always been a major inspiration for us. ‘Jackie’ was a chance for us to dig deep into our toolkit and work with some of our most experimental techniques.”

Along with the new single, Yves Tumor has also announced a run of US, UK, and European dates for 2021 and 2022. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 18 at 10am local time, and will be available to purchase here. Find the full list of dates along with the tour poster below.

See where Yves Tumor’s Heaven to a Tortured Mind landed on our 50 Best Albums of 2020 list.

Yves Tumor Tour Dates: 

USA 2021

Sat Sep 11 2021 – Cactus Club – Milwaukee WI

Sun Sep 12 2021 – Pitchfork Festival – Chicago IL

Sun Sep 12 2021 – Empty Bottle – Chicago IL

Fri Oct 22 2021 – III Points Festival – Miami FL

Sun Oct 24 2021 – Terminal West – Atlanta GA

Mon Oct 25 2021 – Union Stage – Washington DC

Tue Oct 26 2021 – Webster Hall – NYC

Fri Oct 29 2021 – Warehouse On Watts – Philadelphia PA

Sat Oct 30 2021 – TBA – Austin TX

Sun Oct 31 2021 – Outside Lands – San Francisco CA

Tue Nov 2 2021 – Stanley Hotel – Denver CO

Wed Nov 3 2021 – Neumos – Seattle WA

Mon Nov 8 2021 – The Fonda – Los Angeles CA

Sat Nov 13 2021 – Day N Vegas – Las Vegas NV

Mon Nov 15 2021 – Desert Daze – Pioneertown CA

UK/EU 2022

Wed Feb 23 2022 – Hydrozagadka – Warsaw PL

Thu Feb 24 2022 – Meet Factory – Prague CZ

Sat Feb 26 2022 – Gretchen – Berlin DE

Mon Feb 28 2022 – Vega – Copenhagen DK

Tue Mar 1 2022 – Paradiso Noord – Amsterdam NL

Wed Mar 2 2022 – Balzaal Vooruit – Gent BE

Thu Mar 3 2022 – Trabendo – Paris FR

Sat Mar 5 2022 – Strange Brew – Bristol UK

Sun Mar 6 2022 – Stereo – Glasgow UK

Mon Mar 7 2022 – Whelans – Dublin IE

Tue Mar 8 2022 – Electric Brixton – London UK

Wed Mar 9 2022 – Chalk – Brighton UK

Thu Mar 10 2022 – Yes – Manchester UK

The Best Gift Ideas For Sports Fans

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The Best Gift Ideas For Sports Fans

Buying the right gift can be a difficult task, but there’s no better feeling when you do get it right and give a gift that the receiver loves. If you’re buying for the sports fan in your life, you might be wondering how to incorporate their passion into your gift, especially if you’re not a sports fan yourself. Here are some of the best gift ideas for sports fans, whether that’s your boyfriend or your mum. 

Tickets

Tickets for a sporting event are the obvious choice as a gift. If you can afford to, buy a couple of tickets to see their favorite team. If you’re not as enthused by the same, make sure they know they don’t have to offer you the spare ticket! After all, they’ll have more fun with someone who shares their enthusiasm, and you probably don’t want to go anywhere. If you’re feeling really, generous, a pass for the season could be ideal.

If you’re on a tighter budget, look into cheaper options. Training and pre-season league games are often much cheaper to attend but can be very interesting for sports lovers. 

Tours

Can’t stretch to tickets to the big game? Send them for a tour of an important sporting site. Many large sporting venues offer tours to fans during the off-season, and a glimpse behind the scenes can be fascinating. Just avoid the worst NHL arenas.

If there isn’t a good stadium near you that offers tours, what about a sports museum or hall of fame? These often offer good tours and can be just as interesting as seeing a sports venue. Look and see what’s near where your sports fan friend lives that you think they might find interesting. 

Memorabilia

Sports memorabilia can be a great and really fun gift too. Most sports teams sell merchandise, and you can find everything from sports shirts to mugs with the team’s logo on it. Buy a few pieces like this, and your friend is sure to appreciate them. 

Does your friend save souvenirs like ticket stubs? If they do, then why not gift them a way to create their own memorabilia and save some of these souvenirs in a way they can display them. For example, a shadowbox with a slot in the top can be used to drop tickets into. You can see the ticket stubs inside, and remember the games they’re from. This is much more fun than leaving them shoved in a drawer where nobody can see or enjoy them.

Novelty Gifts

If you’re on a tighter budget, you could look at sporting themed novelty gifts. These are often cheaper than proper memorabilia but can put a smile on the receiver’s face. 

For example, you could buy them something fun like barbecue tools with golf club handles, a mug in the shape of a football, a bike seat cover with a rude message on it, or the classic pair of novelty socks. Just make sure you get their sense of humor right, so you know what they will find funny and what they will find rude. 

Video Message

Does your sports-loving pal have a sports star that they really love? You could buy them a personalized video message from their favorite store. Many sports stars are now on websites like Cameo, where you can buy a custom message. Give the star your friends information, and the sports celebrity can wish them a happy birthday, congratulate them on their graduation, or send a message for whatever the occasion might be. 

If you can’t find their favorite star on Cameo, it could be worth reaching out to them on social media. You might not get anywhere, but depending on how famous (and busy) the person is, they might be willing to help. It never hurts to ask. 

Sports Art

If your friend lives with other sports fans (or at least someone who doesn’t mind sporting decor) then, why not buy some beautiful sports-themed art. 

Look out for vintage sports art pieces, like vintage tickets blown up into wall art, old posters, or paintings of great sporting moments. You might be able to find paintings of classic Nascar cars, for example, that will appeal to their passion for sport, but still look good on the wall. 

Tailgate Supplies

Lots of sports fans love tailgating. Tailgating is an important part of football games, after all. Why not give them supplies to make tailgating even better, like some comfortable folding chairs with cup holders in the arms, a folding table, a cool bag for their beers, or some travel cups. You might even be able to find these with their sport’s teams logo on. They’ll love having branded kit to get out and show their friends at the next tailgate. 

Clothing

You can give sports merchandise clothing, like official shirts and baseball caps. Think practically too. For example, would they benefit from a hoody or a waterproof jacket with their team’s logo on to keep them warm and dry in the stands during bad weather. 

If your friend plays sports themselves, you could gift clothing for them to wear while they play themselves. For example, gift them with practical pieces for training. 

Sports Equipment

If your sports-loving friend plays a sport themselves, they may appreciate some equipment for that. You could buy things like balls, hockey sticks, golf bags, or tennis rackets. If you can, try to subtly find out what they need, so you know you’re gifting them something that will be useful,  not something they already have several of. This can be easy to get wrong if you’re not a fan of the sport yourself, so definitely do your research before you buy anything. If the person is the basketball lover then you can give them the basketball shoes and now a day there are some cheapest nike basketball shoes available in the online and offline store

A sports gift is sure to be well-received, whether you buy sporting equipment or something for your friend to display their sports souvenirs. Do a little research, and try to find out what they might like or what they might need, so you can give them something that they will really love.

 

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