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Common Announces New Project ‘A Beautiful Revolution Pt 1’, Shares New Song Featuring Black Thought

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Common has announced a new project titled A Beautiful Revolution Pt 1. It’s out this Friday, October 30, via Loma Vista. The rapper has also previewed the LP with new single called ‘Say Peace’, featuring Black Thought and PJ. Check it out below, and scroll down for the record’s cover artwork and tracklist.

A Beautiful Revolution Pt 1 includes seven new songs and two interludes. “Beautiful Revolution Pt 1. is affirmation,” Common said in a press release. “It’s recognition. It’s elevation. It’s music to go with a movement. Because the truth is, there is still so much work to do. Regardless of the outcome of the election, we need to make sure things do not return to the status quo. The intention of the music is to channel all of our pain and outrage into something productive, inspirational, and good. It’s to help lead a movement into our next phase of the work to be done.”

The collection’s cover artwork is based on photography from Ghanaian artist Derrick Boateng. A Beautiful Revolution Pt 1 will be accompanied by a full-length film directed by Mark Leibowitz, which will feature Common’s full band performing in vibrant environments inspired by Boateng’s work.

Upon release day, Common will be hosting an album listening experience on his Youtube channel. The rapper’s last album was 2019’s Let Love.

A Beautiful Revolution Pt 1 Cover Artwork: 

A Beautiful Revolution Pt 1 Tracklist: 

1. Fallin
2. Say Peace
3. Courageous
4. A Place In The World
5. Get Used To It
6. Don’t Forget
7. What Do You Say

Watch Actress’ New ‘Karma & Desire’ Short Film Featuring Yves Tumor, Sampha, and More

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Actress has unveiled a new short film to accompany his new album Karma & Desire. The visual of the same name was shot, edited, and produced by director Lee Bootee and features appearances from Yves Tumor, Sampha, Zsela, Aura T-09, and Actress himself. A press release describes the 17-minute film as “a love story — or the story of a missed connection.” Check it out below.

Karma & Desire was released last Friday. In addition to Zsela, Sampha, and Aura T-09, the LP also features guest contributions from Vanessa Benelli Mosell and Christel Well.

Empress Of Launches New Label, Releases New Song Featuring Amber Mark

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Empress Of, the project of singer-songwriter Lorely Rodriguez, has released a new song called ‘You’ve Got to Feel’ featuring Amber Mark. Produced by Empress Of and written by Mark, it marks the inaugural release on Rodriguez’s own newly launched label, Major Arcana. Check it out below.

Back in March of this year, Empress Of put out her most recent album I’m Your Empress Of.

Dirty Projectors Announce New EP ‘Ring Road’, Unveil New Song ‘Searching Spirit’

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Dirty Projectors have announced the final instalment of their five EP cycle. Ring Road will be available on November 20, along with a 20-song anthology of their 2020 releases titled 5EPs. The band has also previewed the project with a new single called ‘Searching Spirit’, which comes with a Noel Paul–directed video. Check it out below, and scroll down for the EP’s cover artwork and tracklist.

While the previous four EPs featured a different band member on lead vocals – Maia Friedman on Windows Open, Felicia Douglass on Flight Tower, Dave Longstreth on Super João, Kristin Slipp on Earth Crisis – Ring Road sees each member taking the lead throughout.

Ring Road EP Cover Artwork:

Ring Road EP Tracklist:

1. Por Qué No
2. Searching Spirit
3. No Studying
4. My Possession

John Carpenter Details New Album ‘Lost Themes III: Alive After Death’, Releases New Song

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John Carpenter has announced a new album called Lost Themes III: Alive After DeathIt’s set to arrive on February 5 via Sacred Bones. It marks his third collaboration with Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, following 2015’s Lost Themes and 2016’s Lost Themes II. Below, check out a new song called ‘Weeping Ghost’, and scroll down for the LP’s cover artwork and tracklist.

“We begin with a theme, a bass line, a pad, something that sounds good and will lead us to the next layer,” John Carpenter said in a statement about the trio’s creative process. “We then just keep adding on from there. We understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses, how to communicate without words, and the process is easier now than it was in the beginning. We’ve matured.”

Back in 2018, Carpenter executive produced and composed the music for the new Halloween reboot, directed by David Gordon Green.

Lost Themes III: Alive After Death Cover Artwork:

Lost Themes III: Alive After Death Tracklist:

1. Alive After Death

2. Weeping Ghost
3. Dripping Blood
4. Dead Eyes
5. Vampire’s Touch
6. Cemetery
7. Skeleton
8. Turning the Bones
9. The Dead Walk
10. Carpathian Darkness

Cass McCombs, Angel Olsen, Bob Weir, and Noam Chomsky Share New Song ‘Don’t (Just) Vote’

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Cass McCombs has shared a reworked version of his song ‘Don’t Vote’, from his 2009 album Catacombs. Released a week away from the US Election Day, it’s called ‘Don’t (Just) Vote’ and it features contributions from Angel Olsen, Bob Weir, and Noam Chomsky. Check it out below.

“I was compelled to write something for the election and I thought of no better way than to troll myself, laying waste to a much-misunderstood song of mine from over a decade ago, ‘Don’t Vote,’” McCombs said in a statement. “Most people never made it much further than the title, anyway. For this new song, ‘Don’t (Just) Vote,’ the message is clear: Vote, yes, but when you do, imagine the world you would like to see, beyond what appears on your ballot. Harness your imagination and justice becomes inevitable.”

McCombs will donate all royalties after costs to Elevate Oakland, which supports music education in and around Oakland.

Belle and Sebastian Announce New Double Live Album ‘What to Look For in Summer’

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Belle and Sebastian have announced a new double live album titled What to Look for in Summer. It comes out December 11 via Matador. The 2xLP features selections from the band’s 2019 world tour, including last summer’s ‘Boaty Weekender’ cruise. The band have also shared two videos: ‘The Boy With the Arab Strap’ and ‘My Wandering Days Are Over’. Check them out below, along with the the album’s artwork.

In a statement, guitarist and singer Stevie Jackson said the album was “something to focus on” during the COVID-19 pandemic. “That was very, very nice.”

Singer and violinist Sarah Martin added, “It was quite nice to be doing that when we couldn’t even see each other.”

Murdoch also commented on the album’s title. “For a while, the working title of the record was Live and Meticulous,” he said. “The record company really wanted it to be called Live and Meticulous. But I don’t like derivative things really.”

Kevin Morby Shares New Song ‘US Mail’

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Less than two weeks after releasing his new album Sundowner, Kevin Morby has returned with a new track called ‘US Mail’. The song, made remotely with Brad Cook, comes with a statement where Morby urges listeners to support the US postal service. It reads:


“US Mail” is a song I wrote about a mother communicating with her daughter via the USPS from within an inpatient rehab facility. Restricted from any forms of electronic communication, the two must rely on postcards carried by the United States Postal Service to reach one another.

My PO BOX is featured on the track artwork – please feel free to write me a letter and continue sending mail to your loved ones to support the USPS. It’s service has been integral to my career and I have been passionate about both sending and receiving physical mail since I was a child. It is simply one of my favorite things. I will do my best to write you back, but even if I don’t, please know that your letters mean the world to me and that I read and cherish them all.

Though we had originally intended to record this song in studio while mixing Sundowner, when the lockdown went into effect and the session was cancelled we decided to do it remotely instead, with Brad recording the music and me recording the vocals from our respective homes.

This release is dedicated to mothers and their children – and all postal workers everywhere.

Xoxo
KM, Kansas City 2020


Listen to ‘US Mail’ below, and scroll down for the single artwork.

America by Ludwig Favre

Ludwig Favre, a photographer based out of Paris, France, released a marvellous series of photos as a tribute to the American spirit. This dream-like, pastel-coloured themed series captures places such as Los Angeles and Palm Springs and encapsulates Favre’s optimistic vision America, the land of opportunity.

Find more work by Ludwig Favre here.

 

The Benefits Of Having Art In Your Home

Art is, of course, beautiful to look at. Whether you love contemporary paintings or something more traditional, or whether you prefer sculpture or murals or any other type of art, there is something extraordinary about it that can speak to a person’s emotions and really allow for true personalities to shine through. Yet there are more reasons than just the fact that it looks good to have art in your home. Read on to find out more. 

Art Is Good For Mental Health 

It might sound like something of a generalization to say that art is good for mental health, but it does hold true even so. Over 400 million people worldwide have some form of mental health issue, and many find that art is the ideal therapy for them. It calms them, stops them from focusing on their anxieties, and it allows them to express their thoughts, either consciously or subconsciously. Putting your own art up on the walls of your home is a great reminder, then, of who you are and how far you have some. 

It doesn’t have to be your own art, either. If you find romantic original fine art by Hilary J. England is something that makes you smile, or you like the works of Van Gogh, or perhaps Monet, and they cause you to stop and reflect, or even make you genuinely happy as you move through your home, why not have them there? It could help you find peace and ground you if you need it. 

Art Can Be An Investment 

Another reason to have art in your home is the investment aspect. Depending on the artist and the subject matter, something you buy today for a fair price could become much more valuable in the future. If the artist in question becomes more popular or wins a prestigious prize, for example, any of their early works, the art they created before they became more well-known, will leap in value. 

You might not want to sell it, and that’s your choice, but if you do, you could make a lot of money, and one piece of art could help you retire early, buy a property, rent apartments near Alexandria, or simply have a fantastic vacation, depending on the profit you make.

It’s not always possible to tell which artist is going to be ‘the next big thing’ so buying art solely as an investment won’t always work out – it should be something you enjoy looking at as well. 

Art Is Personal 

If you adore a particular artist’s works and have their art in your home, you are showing your own personality. You are letting anyone who comes to your home know what you like and giving them a little more insight into exactly who you are. 

Not only that, but you are injecting personality into your home itself. Moving in somewhere and having blank walls staring back at you is difficult, and everyone wants to make their property into their home as soon as they can. Adding art to the walls is a quick way to do this, and it will make you feel comfortable in no time.

You Can Experiment and Be Expressive

One of the best things about having artwork in the home and using it on the walls is the fact that you can use this to help you to be more expressive, and to get experimental. There are a lot of things to keep in mind here, and you have plenty to consider when looking to make the best of this. Art is all about making an impression and capturing an aesthetic, and having different types of art in your home is a wonderful way of being able to achieve this. 

This is all about the type of art you choose, and whether you feel it makes the right kind of impression in your home. Now, there are a lot of things that you need to think about when you are looking to make the most of this. For instance, abstract wall art is a great way of adding some personality and character to your home, as well as coming up with ideas that are going to help you focus on making the most of this right now. Try to choose the best forms of art that will help your home grow, and this is certainly something you need to think carefully about.