Federico Cina, a semi-finalist for the coveted LVMH prize award, presented his Fall/Winter 22 collection at Milan Men’s Fashion Week. The collection named Ball’era 77 took inspiration from Ca’ del Liscio, a ballroom dance festival in Ravenna which opened in 1977.
The aesthetics of the collection were effortless and relaxed, creating soft silhouettes. Diverse garments with a maxi design including accessories were prominent. Cina used bold popping colours to make the garments visually exciting within a landscape of cream and black. While statement colours such as purple, green, and teal drew attention to the lively details.
Grimes has released a new single called ‘Shinigami Eyes’, the follow-up to December’s ‘Player of Games’. The track arrives with an accompanying video directed by Brthr (the duo of Alex Lee and Kyle Wightman), written by Grimes, and featuring BLACKPINK’s Jennie Kim and Dorian Electra. Watch and listen below.
Talking about the new song in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Grimes said:
I’m not sure what I should say or not say. I always say a bunch of stupid shit and get in trouble, but either way. This is the label executive decision song. I love the record, but it’s just like, everyone’s like, what’s the deeper meaning? And it’s like, well, Nino Angelo just really had just watched Death Note and really liked it. Basically, I wrote the whole space opera thing and this is the only song that wasn’t this big narrative plot. Anyway, I actually do really like the song. Sorry. I’m just undermining the marketing strategy.
According to a press release, ‘Shinigami Eyes’ will appear on an EP called Fairies Cum First, a “prelude” to Grimes’ forthcoming double album Book 1. “I made a bunch of stuff and I just want to make a bunch more stuff,” she said in the interview. “There’s just more kind of sonic, conceptual ideas that I think need to get done to make everything make more sense. And we kind of have two album covers and it seems like a waste to throw on one of them away.”
Dsquared2 was the second show that kicked off Milan Men’s Fashion Week. Dean and Dan, the designers, decided to showcase their creations in a physical show with an audience, even with COVID-19 still being prominent.
The themes of camping and mountaineering recurred throughout the Fall/Winter 22 collection. There was great attention to detail throughout, from the thick fur-lined boots to the accessories, which gave a clear indication of the current trend. Bright colours like yellow, pink, blue, orange, and some neutrals like green appeared in the collection. Each outfit stood out thanks to the variety of patterns, textures, colours, and volumes used.
Bnny, the Chicago-based band led by Jess Viscius, has released a new single. ‘I’m Just Fine’ arrives ahead of their upcoming run of US dates with Ian Sweet. Check out the track below, and scroll down for the list of dates.
“‘I’m Just Fine’ is about the sensation of time moving slowly when you are missing someone,” Viscius explained in a press statement. “It’s about attempting to deny that you are heartbroken in order to protect yourself.”
Feb 18 – Sioux Falls, SD – Total Drag Records
Feb 21 – Seattle, WA – Barboza*
Feb 22 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir *
Feb 24 – San Francisco, CA – Noise Pop Festival
Feb 27 – San Diego, CA – Whistle Stop
Mar 2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo *
Mar 4 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
Mar 7 – Davenport, IA – Raccoon Motel
Apr 28 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar ^
Apr 29 – Davenport, IA – Raccoon Motel ^
Apr 30 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line ^
May 1 – Milwaukee, WI – Colectivo ^
May 3 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall ^
May 4 – Ferndale, MI – Loving Touch ^
May 5 – Toronto, ON – Great Hall ^
Toro y Moi has announced a new album called Mahal. Chaz Bear’s seventh LP under the moniker and first for Dead Oceans, the LP is due out on April 29. It includes the new tracks ‘Postman’ and ‘Magazine’, both of which arrive with accompanying visuals. Below, check out the video for ‘Postman’, directed by Kid. Studio, and ‘Magazine’, directed by Arlington Lowell, and scroll down for the album artwork and tracklist.
Mahal was mostly completed last year in Bear’s Oakland studio and includes collaborations with Sofie Royer, Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Neilson, Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo, and the Mattson 2. “I wanted to make a record that featured more musicians on it than any other record of mine,” Bear explained in a press release. “To have them live on that record feels grounded, bringing a communal perspective to the table.”
Mahal Cover Artwork:
Mahal Tracklist:
1. The Medium [feat. Unknown Mortal Orchestra]
2. Goes By So Fast
3. Magazine [feat. Salami Rose Joe Louis]
4. Postman
5. The Loop
6. Last Year
7. Mississippi
8. Clarity [feat. Sofie
9. Foreplay
10. Déjà Vu
11. Way Too Hot
12. Millennium [feat. The Mattson 2]
13. Days in Love
Steve Gunn has today released a new collaborative EP called Nakama, which includes reinterpretations of six songs from the guitarist’s latest full-length, 2021’s Other You. It features contributions from Mikey Coltun and Ahmoudou Madassane of Mdou Moctar, Natural Information Society, as well as remixes by Circuit des Yeux and Bing & Ruth. The project’s cover artwork was shot and sequenced by American photographer Duane Michals. Check it out below.
“It touches on a lot of music that I love, but that I might not necessarily translate with the proper album,” Gunn said in a statement. “To give these songs to people that I admire and to see how they would return, knowing that their music is an inspiration to me, was really a cool opportunity. Joshua Abrams’ bass playing, his group Natural Information Society, and his film soundtrack work have been an inspiration to me for some time now. I am grateful that I was able to travel to Chicago and work closely with Josh in his studio on ‘Good Wind’ and ‘On the Way’. Reimagining these songs with Josh, along with Lisa Alvarado’s accompaniment, was a total joy. I arrived with the intention of keeping these songs open in seeing where they would go in working with Josh, and am very happy with the results.”
Mikey Coltun of Mdou Moctar commented on their collaboration: “Ahmoudou and I wanted to give ‘Protection’ a Tuareg feel. We knew we wanted to use field recordings from Niger and specifically Tende music, which is the drums and chanting you hear. We used drum machines which is an homage to Abdallah Oumbadougou, the first Niger Tuareg artist to do that in the ’90s.”
Of her contribution, Circuit des Yeux’s Haley Fohr explained: “By stripping back his guitar and adding some horns and effects, I worked to bolster his narration atop a pillowy and nocturnal environmetn. The result is quiet and intimate. It is a serenade for one that lays close to the heart.”
Bing & Ruth’s David Moore said: “It was a joy to get inside of Steve’s music and rearrange the furniture. ‘Reflection’ struck me instantly as a classic song that I wouldn’t want to stray too far from the original, so I added some piano and moved around a lot of the pieces until I found something somewhere between sunshine rock and a psychedelic opium den. Such a pleasure to get this one where it ended up.”
Nakama EP Cover Artwork:
Nakama EP Tracklist:
1. Protection – Steve Gunn with Mikey & Ahmoudou (from Mdou Moctar)
2. Good Wind – Steve Gunn with Natural Information Society
3. On The Way – Steve Gunn with Natural Information Society
4. Ever Feel That Way – Circuit des Yeux Remix5. Reflection – Bing & Ruth Remix
Warpaint have announced their first full-length album in six years: Radiate Like This arrives on May 6. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the new single ‘Champion’. Check it out below and scroll down for the LP’s cover artwork and tracklist.
In a press release, the band – Emily Kokal, Jenny Lee Lindberg, Stella Mozgawa, and Theresa Wayman – said the new song is about “being a champion to oneself and for others. We are all in this together, life is too short not to strive for excellence in all that we do.”
Radiate Like This follows Warpaint’s debut EP Exquisite Corpse, 2010’s The Fool, 2014’s Warpaint, and 2016’s Heads Up. The band have also announced a run of shows in the UK and Europe this spring, with global dates to follow. Find their tour schedule below.
Radiate Like This Cover Artwork:
Radiate Like This Tracklist:
1. Champion 2. Hips 3. Hard To Tell You 4. Stevie 5. Like Sweetness 6. Trouble 7. Proof 8. Altar 9. Melting 10. Send Nudes
Warpaint 2022 Tour Dates:
May 9 – La Cigale – Paris, France May 11 – O2 Academy – Bristol, United Kingdom May 12 – Albert Hall, Manchester – United Kingdom May 13 – SWG3 Galvanisers – Glasgow, United Kingdom May 14 – National Stadium – Dublin, Ireland May 17 – De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill, United Kingdom May 18 – The Roundhouse – London, United Kingdom May 20 – Huxleys – Berlin, Germany May 21 – Live Music Hall – Cologne, Germany May 22 – Fabrik – Hamburg, Germany May 24 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands May 26 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, Belgium May 28 – Progresja – Warsaw, Poland June 1 – Zorlu Performing Arts Center – Istanbul, Turkey June 3 – Primavera Sound – Barcelona, Spain
elkyn, the project of Leeds’ Joey Donnelly, has released a new single called ‘talon’, taken from his forthcoming debut album holy spirit social club. Check it out via the accompanying video below.
“talon’s about being thrown a bit more into adulthood and trying to form different relationships,” Donnelly explained in a statement. “It’s from a perspective from me now after finishing uni and the years before feeling pretty meaningless now. The song starts off from a place of feeling comfortable with someone whilst being pretty uncomfortable with everything else going on. Then moves onto losing that from not being able to speak or communicate anything and doing the classic of just pushing everything away instead.”
Imagined and curated by Death Cab for Cutie’s Benjamin Gibbard, Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono contains 14 new versions of Ono’s tracks performed by artists including Sharon Van Etten, US Girls, Jay Som, Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields, Thao, and more. The project, which is set to arrive on February 18 via Canvasback Music/Atlantic Records, was announced earlier this month with the release of David Byrne and Yo La Tengo’s rendition of ‘Who Has Seen The Wind?’.
Florence + The Machine have been announced as the latest headliners of Øya Festival 2022, which will take place in Oslo, Norway from August 9-13. Fontaines D.C., Parquet Courts, and Porridge Radio have also joined the bill today, with AJ Tracey, girl in red, Pa Salieu, Michael Kiwanuka, Yard Act, Princess Nokia, and beabadoobee already set to perform. This year’s previously announced headliners include Gorillaz, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, and Aurora. The rest of the Øya bill is split 50/50 between male and female artists.
