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Jessie Ware Unveils New Video for ‘What’s Your Pleasure’

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Jessie Ware has unveiled a new video for her latest single, ‘What’s Your Pleasure’, from her new album of the same name. Watch it below.

“I love this video, I love this song and I love how filthy you’re all gonna be in the comments,” the singer wrote on social media about the new video, which sees her hitting the dancefloor.

Ware also recently announced that she will embark on a UK tour next spring, which includes a stop at London’s O2 Academy Brixton. Find the full list of dates on her website.

What’s Your Pleasure, the UK pop artist’s fourth studio album, was released last month. Read our four-star review of the album here. Recently, Ware also shared the music video for the single ‘Step into My Life’.

3 Reasons Why We Should Not Expect Much From FIFA 21 Career Mode

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FIFA is easily the most selling and popular football game in the world. However, when it comes to specific game modes such as career mode, it can be a letdown, especially when you compare it to NBA 2K or Football Manager. 

In this short piece, I will look back at FIFA in the previous years and why we should not expect much from FIFA 21 career mode.

Ultimate Team

We know Ultimate Team is the cash machine for EA, and when it comes to improving parts of the game, EA will likely once again push forwards into Ultimate Team. This means, fans of the career mode, will be left behind. Whilst minor improvements will be made specifically for career mode; we will not be the core focus, once again. 

Previous Improvements in FIFA Career Mode

It’s all great to celebrate when Champions League was added to FIFA, and new cutscenes came to career mode. But, it was always minimal additions that did not affect the dynamics of career mode and how the player played it. Most of the improvements were minor and visual rather than sim based.

With FIFA 21, we have heard and seen, that they are bringing back the ‘jump in’ feature, meaning we don’t have to play or sim the game, but get to half time and instead jump in to play — if we like. This feature has been requested for so long, and games like NBA 2K have had it for years, so it’s only right it has been added after so many years of requesting it.

It’s EA

As much as it plagues me to say, EA has been disappointing over the past decade with FIFA. The menu layouts, bugs, lack of improvements in areas hardcore fans have enjoyed over the years, have made EA’s lack of excitement for the game transparent. With this in mind, I predict that FIFA 21 will be just a skin upgrade with a few new gameplay improvements, that should have been in the game long ago. In terms of career mode, I expect very little; luckily, we still have the superb Football Manager game by Sports Interactive.

Album Review: Julianna Barwick, ‘Healing Is a Miracle’

It doesn’t take long for the gates of heaven to open on singer, composer, and producer Julianna Barwick’s fourth studio album, Healing is a Miracle. About two minutes into the opening track ‘Inspirit’, a low bass enters the mix, and the light comes pouring in like rain after a long period of drought. A moment like this can often feel artificial or overly dramatic, but here it flows naturally, inviting the listener to ascend to the skies along with it. Barwick’s music has always had a spiritual quality about it, though one that eschews any notion of religion and tends to negotiate rather than blindly embrace any kind of connection to the spiritual world. But with 2016’s beautiful, introspective Will, it seemed like Barwick might be turning more inward than heavenward. Listening to her new album, infused as it is with her signature blend of layered, celestial vocals and textured, ever-evolving synths, it becomes crystal clear: spiritual transcendence is just one of many revelations the album has to offer.

Barwick’s music requires patience, but that has always been one of its unique charms. Unlike a lot of ambient music – even great ambient music – it never fades into the background, capturing your attention with subtly unfolding harmonies that serve as proof that worldless music can tell its own story, one that can be as deeply if not more evocative. If you’ve ever been present in one of her live shows – well, it’s impossible not to be present, not to marvel at how the layers of reverb unfurl and each note is looped until it has reached an entirely different point in its trajectory, as if it’s a living, breathing thing. All of this can be found on Healing is a Miracle, but her latest might also be her most accessible album – clocking in at just 34 minutes, it’s both grounded and expansive, reaching altogether new heights.

It might be because we need music like this more than ever, or it might be because this is her first new material in four years, but Barwick’s music has never felt this vital, this genuinely transportive. On ‘Oh, Memory’, the incantation that gives the track its title is enough to conjure a million different images, Barwick’s hypnotic choral chant sitting atop a bed of gentle, trickling strings courtesy of Los Angeles-based harpist Mary Lattimore. A basic melody is repeated throughout, but it’s buried so far back in the mix that what could have made for a memorable tune in another context becomes a ghostly figment. The ability to project your own memories onto a song is part of the magic, but while music that engages the listener in this way often risks being insubstantial itself, Healing is a Miracle feels fully-realized from start to finish.

If tracks like ‘Healing is a Miracle’ and ‘Safe’, though as mesmeric as any one of Barwick’s compositions, feel like they bring little new to the table, there’s enough variation throughout the tracklisting to prevent it from sounding too familiar. In some cases, these new ideas come in the form of a collaboration, like that with Mary Lattimore, or with experimental hip-hop producer Nosaj Thing on the propulsive closer ‘Nod’. But it’s the one with Jónsi of Sigur Rós on centerpiece ‘In Light’ that stands out the most – the earthshaking percussion provides some weight to the track, allowing Jonsí and Barwick’s euphonious harmonies to soar against it; quite literally like a match made in heaven. ‘Flowers’ is the biggest left turn here, and it pays off; Barwick’s voice becomes hauntingly disquieting as it’s pushed up to its highest register, while that wobbling distorted bass that was introduced earlier starts to loom over it to nightmarish effect.

As soothing as Barwick’s arrangements can be, it’s moments like these that reveal the humanity and nuance that lie behind it. Healing is a Miracle is not so much music for healing as much as it an attempt to map the never-ending journey towards it, and the album reaches some truly wondrous places as it traverses across these emotional reams. The only two lines on the album are profound enough to encapsulate that whole experience and leave a lasting impact long after they’ve been uttered: “Open your heart,” she sings on opener ‘Inspirit’, “It’s in your head.” It’s a simple mantra, one that’s at the very core of Barwick’s music. It might not have the power to open the gates to heaven, but it might just open your heart. And that’s nothing short of a miracle.

Watch The Flaming Lips’ Video for New Song ‘You n Me Sellin’ Weed’

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The Flaming Lips have shared a new single called ‘You n Me Sellin’ Weed’, alongside an accompanying video directed by George Salisbury. Shot in Oklahoma during lockdown, the visual shows frontman Wayne Coyne in the back of a car. Check it out below.

The song explores the relationship between a drug dealer and a slaughterhouse worker: “We’re the king and queen / Dope dealing celebrities in our dreams / Dreaming that one day we’ll get out of this scene / To the magic trees,” Coyne sings.

‘You n Me Sellin’ Weed’ marks the third single from the band’s upcoming LP, American Head, following the previously released ‘Dinosaurs on the Mountain’‘Flowers of Neptune 6’, and ‘My Religion Is You’. Back in June, they performed their 1999 song ‘Race for the Prize’ inside giant bubbles on a remote episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Their most recent album was 2019’s King’s Mouth.

Listen to Tame Impala’s Remix of 070 Shake’s ‘Guilty Conscience’

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Tame Impala have shared a new remix of 070 Shake‘s ‘Guilty Conscience’. Listen to it below.

The track is taken from the G.O.O.D. Music artist’s debut LP and one of our favourite albums of 2020 so far, Modus Vivendi, released this January. Kevin Parker puts a psychedelic spin on the single, which fuses elements of hip-hop with a distinct 80s synthpop sound.

Tame Impala also recently released an acoustic version of ‘On Track’, a cut from their most recent studio album, The Slow Rush. Parker also hopped on The Streets’ ‘Call My Phone Thinking I’m Doing Nothing Better’ from the UK hip-hop artist’s new mixtape None of Us Are Getting out of This Life Alive.

J Balvin, Dua Lipa, and Bad Bunny Team Up on New Song ‘Un Día (One Day)’

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J Balvin, Dua Lipa, and Bad Bunny have teamed up for a new song called ‘Un Día (One Day)’. Produced by Tainy and executive produced by NEON16, the bilingual track arrives alongside a music video directed by Colombian creative Stillz and features Spanish actress Úrsula Corberó, known for her work on Netflix’s Money Heist. Check it out below.

The track marks Lipa’s first new material since the release of her sophomore album, Future Nostalgia, which landed on our Best Albums of 2020 (So Far) list. Bad Bunny put out not one but two LPs this year, his sophomore effort YHLQMDLG, and surprise album LAS QUE NO IBAN A SALIR. J Balvin and Bad Bunny have collaborated on multiple occasions in the past, including on Cardi B’s ‘I Like It’.

Billie Eilish to Release New Song ‘My Future’

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Billie Eilish has announced a new song called ‘My Future’. The track will arrive on Thursday, July 30, according to a post by the 18-year-old singer. Check out the announcement below.

‘My Future’ will be the second new track from Eilish in 2020, following her theme song for the 007 film, No Time to Die. Earlier this year, she also released the short film Not My Responsibility.

Back in November, she put out the track ‘everything i wanted’, which was inspired by a nightmare she had in which she died after jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. It was the first new material following from the release of her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, which landed on our Top 10 Albums of the Decade list.

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Cub Sport Release New Album ‘LIKE NIRVANA’

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Cub Sport, a Brisbane alt-pop quartet, have revealed their latest project, an album named LIKE NIRVANA. The album features 13 songs including the beautiful Be Your Man, Drive, and Confessions.

Throughout this album, the group explores themes of identity, love, masculinity and religion. They are not scared to define their sound with a truly euphonious album that shows great maturity and talent.

Listen to Earl Sweatshirt’s New Track ‘Ghost’ Featuring Navy Blue

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Earl Sweatshirt has shared a new track titled ‘Ghost’ featuring longtime collaborator Navy Blue. The song was released as part of the deluxe edition of the rapper’s most recent effort, 2019’s FEET OF CLAY, out now via Tan Cressida/Warner Records. Listen to it below.

Produced by Black Noi$e, the track was previously exclusive to physical copies of the project. Back in April, Sweatshirt unveiled another bonus track from FEET OF CLAY, WHOLE WORLD’ featuring Maxo and produced by the Alchemist. Last month, he made an appearance on MIKE’s latest album, Weight of the World.

Sweatshirt described FEET OF CLAY, which followed 2018’s Some Rap Songs, as “a collection of observations and feelings recorded during the death throes of a crumbling empire”.

Interior Design Trends For The Second Half Of 2020.

To say 2020 so far has been uneventful would be an outright lie, life in the first half of this year has been confusing, strange and at times depressing, but as we enter the second half of 2020 most of us are hoping that everything calms down a bit. Whilst we do that, there are many new trends in interior design that have cropped up, that look like they’ll be the trends to take notice of in the second half of the year.

To get the low down on what interior décor trends we need to pay attention to for the rest of the year, we spoke to the team at DotcomBlinds.com to get their input on what fashions are trending and what sort of décor is really taking off.

Stripes Are Back In Play

Whilst stripes have long been a part of fashion and interior décor, they’ve been used less frequently in the interior design world as of late, but in the past month or so, stripe-centric trends have emerged in the interior décor world.

Stripes as a flourish to a room have really taken over as a subtle design choice, when over-used stripes can be a be overbearing, the new more subtle use of stripes is a lot more friendly and accessible. You can see stripes being especially popular on small furnishings such as cushions and window blinds, with stripy day and night blinds being very popular at the moment.

Bright Colours Are Essential

As we said at the start of this article, this year hasn’t been an overly happy one so far, with more people struggling with loneliness and mental health issues due to lockdown and all the events that have happened so far. With such a rise in negative feelings, brining bright colours into your home is essential.

Bright colours in the home have been shown to increase your mood, because of this interior designers are adding in more bright colours to their colour palettes and design philosophy. People need colour in their life and that’s leading to bright and vibrant colours becoming a trend. There are really 2 approached to this bright colour philosophy, either: going all in and having an entire room designed around vivid colours or using small furnishings to accentuate the colour of a room and add highlights to a room.

Biophillia Is The Next Big Thing

You’re probably asking yourself what biophilia is, in terms of interior design, it’s the philosophy of bringing nature into the home, whether in potted plants, landscape paintings or natural colour schemes. You can see that more and more people are leaning into this philosophy whilst they’ve been stuck at home.

And this trend looks like it will end up being the biggest trend of the year as people look to bring the joy of nature to their homes. You’ll see this in practice with home littered with plants, open air spaces and natural colours like greens and browns.