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Loraine James and TSVI Announce Collaborative EP ‘053’, Share New Songs

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Loraine James and TSVI Announce Collaborative EP ‘053’, Share New Songs

London-based producers Loraine James and TSVI have announced a new collaborative EP titled 053, set for release on May 13 via AD93. To accompany the announcement, they’ve shared two tracks from the project: ‘Observe’ and ‘Trust’. Check them out below.

The EP was recorded during a two-week period while the pair were living together and sharing a studio in East London. “Each track name and the EP as a whole represents our state of mind and shared feelings at that current time during isolation,” TSVI explained in a statement. “We lived together in a warehouse space in Hackney Wick. We made those tracks during the last part of the lockdown. We’d go to my studio with no pressure to make anything.”

Since releasing her 2021 album Reflections, Loraine James issued her debut self-titled album under the ​​Whatever the Weather moniker earlier this month.

053 EP Cover Artwork:

053 EP Tracklist:

1. Gloom
2. Awaiting
3. Eternal
4. Observe
5. Trust

Yawners Unveils New Single ‘Honey’

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Yawners Unveils New Single ‘Honey’

Yawners, the alias of Madrid musician Elena Nieto, has shared a new track from her forthcoming album Duplo. ‘Honey’ follows previous single ‘Rivers Cuomo’ and comes alongside the announcement of a UK and EU tour. Check out the single as well as Yawners’ upcoming tour dates below.

“I wrote this song in English, then in Spanish, then I forgot about it, and finally brought it back in hybrid form in both languages,” Nieto explained in a statement. “It’s a love song, everyone from any corner of the world can identify with it and that’s why I like that it’s in two languages. Because the message is universal. It’s about when two people like each other but they’re playing the ‘I don’t like you game’. It’s kinda fun to play but if you play too much, you screw it up.”

Duplo, the follow-up to Yawners’ 2019 debut LP Just Calm Down, arrives on May 6 via Big Scary Monsters.

XVOTO Share Video for New Single ‘Catacumbas’

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XVOTO Share Video for New Single ‘Catacumbas’

XVOTO, the London-based duo comprised of Jazz Alonso and HMLTD guitarist/producer Saigon Fury, have dropped a new single called ‘Catacumbas’ (via One Two Many). Check out its music video below.

“Catacumbas is a comic strip about a girl who, having moved on from her ex boyfriend, sees him as a zombie trapped in the past,” XVOTO explained in a press release. “She taunts him and keeps renouncing him, insisting that they’ll only ever see each other again in the catacombs (Catacumbas) e.g. when they’re dead. We shot the video in Scicli, Sicily, an area full of catacombs, caves and abandoned churches. It’s primarily a performance video of us taking over the town. We tried to contrast rustic Mediterranean life with our cartoonish visuals.”

Soccer Mommy Shares New Single ‘Unholy Affliction’

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Soccer Mommy Shares New Single ‘Unholy Affliction’

Soccer Mommy has today shared a new single from her upcoming album, Sometimes, Forever. This one’s called ‘Unholy Affliction’, and it follows lead cut ‘Shotgun’, which we named our Song of the Week. Listen to it below.

Soccer Mommy’s new LP, the follow-up to 2020’s color theory, was produced by Daniel Lopatin of Oneohtrix Point Never. It’s set to arrive on June 24 via Loma Vista.

Lykke Li Releases Video for New Single ‘Highway to Your Heart’

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Lykke Li Releases Video for New Single ‘Highway to Your Heart’

Lykke Li has released ‘Highway to Your Heart’, the second single off her forthcoming LP EYEYE. Following lead offering ‘No Hotel’, the track is accompanied by a visual from director Theo Lindquist, who helmed the visual component of the album. The clip stars Lykke Li and Jeff Wilbusch. Check it out below.

EYEYE is scheduled for release on May 20 via Play It Again Say/Crush Music.

Sprout Announces Debut EP, Unveils New Song ‘Settled (Here In My Heart)’

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Sprout Announces Debut EP, Unveils New Song ‘Settled (Here In My Heart)’

Sprout, the project of Burnley singer-songwriter Meg Grooters, has shared a new track called ‘Settled (Here In My Heart)’. It’s lifted from their upcoming self-titled EP, which arrives on June 15 via sevenfoursevensix. Take a listen below.

“I wrote this during a time in between lockdowns when I was experiencing a lot of confusion with my gender, my sexuality, my identity – the full scoop,” Grooters explained in a statement. “I was trying to find myself by grabbing on to people, things and ideas that weren’t true to me, but that I hoped would give me a sense of purpose. This song is about that feeling of being aimless and rootless.”

Sprout EP Cover Artwork:

Sprout EP Tracklist:

1. In the Night (It’s Only You I Think Of)
2. Settled (Here In My Heart)
3. (I’m Just) Getting By
4. Come Back (To What Can Be)
5. I No Longer (Leave Myself For You)
6. Some Things (They Make Me Feel Like)

Rico Nasty Teams Up With Bktherula for New Song ‘Vaderz’

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Rico Nasty Teams Up With Bktherula for New Song ‘Vaderz’

Rico Nasty has teamed up with Atlanta rapper Bktherula for the new single ‘Vaderz’, taken from her upcoming mixtape Rx. The Ben10k, Danes Blood and Dirty Dave-produced track comes paired with a music video co-directed by Rico Nasty and Marco Alexander. Watch and listen below.

Rico Nasty recently joined Doja Cat during her set at the first weekend of Coachella. Last year, she dropped the singles ‘Magic’ and ‘Buss’ and joined forces with Flo Milli for ‘Money’. Bktherula released her latest album, Love Black, in 2021.

Watch FKA twigs’ New Video for ‘oh my love’

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Watch FKA twigs’ New Video for ‘oh my love’

FKA twigs has shared a new video for her CAPRISONGS track ‘oh my love’. The Aidan Zamiri-directed visual shows the singer getting pampered in a beauty salon. Watch it below.

CAPRISONGS, twigs’ first collection of music since 2019’s MAGDALENE, arrived in January. So far, she’s shared videos for ‘meta angel’, ‘papi bones’, and ‘jealousy’. Earlier this month, she teamed up with Yung Lean for the single ‘Bliss’, which was also accompanied by a Zamiri-directed video.

Sound of Ceres Share Video for New Song ‘Sunray Venus’

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Sound of Ceres Share Video for New Song ‘Sunray Venus’

Sound of Ceres have shared a new song called ‘Sunray Venus’, which will appear on their forthcoming album Emerald Sea. It arrives with an accompanying video directed by Matthew Maddox. Check it out below.

“A song of nascent mind’s curiosity,” Ryan Hover remarked in a statement. “Venus Caelestis, the morning star, has left the cradle of the void to climb sea-crags and delve in grottos for the flame spied from afar, a flicker beneath the waves, the deep wish of the unknown to be known.”

Matthew Maddox commented on the video: “Listening to the song and speaking with K and Ryan, an image of a visitor to this planet popped into my mind. I wanted to capture the mystery and child-like wonder of what it would be like to explore a new world for the first time.”

Emerald Sea, which features narration from Marina Abramović, is set for release on June 17 via Joyful Noise.

Warner Bros. Announced It Will Be Producing Over 6 Million NFTs On DC Comics

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Warner Bros. Announced It Will Be Producing Over 6 Million NFTs On DC Comics

On Thursday, March 10, Warner Bros. announced that it plans to produce more than 6 million trading cards. Each of the trading cards was inspired by DC Comics characters and story lines. The trading cards will be released as a pair with NFTs. The NFTs will be redeemable.

The business that will develop the cards, Cartamundi, specializes in card and board games. Its cards will include the 155 superheroes in the DC Comics collection. The NFTs will be issued on Ethereum’s sidechain, called Immutable X.

Warner Bros also plans to release some limited-edition cards. Those cards will have characters and graphics from the upcoming release “The Batman.” This new movie stars Robert Pattinson and is the latest in a multi-decade string of DC Comics’ Batman films.

An NFT is a digital token that exists on a blockchain. It offers a unique design. It represents an individual’s asset ownership or interest. Because NFT values are subjective, they have already been compared to trading cards. They also offer a variable level of rarity and play into the mindset of collectors who want to have one of each option.

According to Pam Lifford, who is the head of global brands and experiences at Warner Bros., trading cards have been a fan favorite for over 70 years. The fans who collect them are enthusiastic about completing their collections, and the ability to pair a card with a unique NFT is a brilliant option.

The pricing of the hybrid packs of trading cards and NFTs will range from $5 to $120. Buyers must download an app called Hro in order to redeem the NFT part of the package. They will also need to use the app to sell or trade other NFTs from the collection.

Collecting comic books and trading cards has long been a hobby of the Baby Boom generation, and less so for Gen X and Millennials. The comparative rarity of trading cards has decreased since the limited runs of cards in the 1950s through 1970s. Bulk printing of trading cards made their values drop in the 1990s and subsequent decades.

NFT values have a short history, and volatility defines them. There have been several busts in the NFT market. For example, Melania Trump had little luck with raising funds when she issued an NFT with her likeness.

This pairing of NFTs and trading cards may not appeal to people beyond those who would already collect DC Comics merchandise in the first place. On the other hand, people with an interest in NFTs and films might decide that it is worth a gamble to own something that’s different from a lot of other NFT offerings.

For people who like novelty, this could be a fun investment. The time that people spend arranging trades doubles as a social event. Back in the day, kids used to trade baseball cards. While an NFT can’t be stuck in the spokes of a bicycle wheel, the fun pairing of a trading card and an NFT could be sufficient to lure in a new generation of people who like to collect unique products.

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