Hinds have shared a new single, ‘Bats’, which serves as a bonus track to their latest album VIVA HINDS. Check it out below.
“We wrote ‘BATS’ the week after watching ANOTHER ROUND (DRUK) in the movies,” the band explained in a press release. “we couldn’t stop thinking about it, especially the last scene where Mad Mikkelsen starts dancing frenetically until he jumps fully dressed to the water. ‘BATS’ is accepting everything is blurry and confusing. in spanish and in english. it’s a dance with your darkest thoughts. a dance with your ugliest demons.”
LISA has dropped a new solo single, ‘Moonlit Floor’. The Blackpink singer debuted the track, which interpolates Sixpence None the Richer’s 1998 hit ‘Kiss Me’, during her headline performance at the Global Citizen Festival in NYC last month. It follows herJune single ‘Rockstar’ and the Rosalía collab ‘New Woman’. Give it a listen below.
Machine Girl have dropped ‘Psychic Attack’, the final advance single from their upcoming full-length MG Ultra. It follows previous offerings ‘Motherfather’ and ‘Until I Die’. Check it out below.
So, you’ve heard about Delta-8 THC, and you’re wondering, does it make you hungry? You’re not alone in asking. Let’s dive right into it without beating around the bush: yes, Delta-8 can make you feel hungry, but it’s not as intense as the infamous “munchies” people get from Delta-9 THC. Let’s break it down so that you can see why this happens and what it means for you.
Why Do People Love the Hunger Effect?
You’re probably wondering, why would anyone want to feel hungry from Delta-8? Well, for some folks, it’s a huge win. Here’s why:
People who struggle with a low appetite: Whether it’s due to medical reasons, stress, or other factors, some people find it hard to eat enough. Delta 8 can help get their appetite back on track without overwhelming them.
It makes food taste amazing: Delta-8 doesn’t just make you hungry, it makes food taste extra good. You know when you have a bite of something, and it’s like a party in your mouth? Delta-8 might just help you get there.
Delta 8 Gummies and Hunger: A Tasty Way to Get Your Appetite Going
Let’s talk about one of the easiest ways to get your Delta-8 dose: Delta-8 gummies. They’re perfect for people who aren’t into smoking or vaping, and they’re discreet. Plus, they taste good. It’s like eating candy, except these candies might get your stomach growling a little more than usual.
If you’re interested in trying Delta-8 for its hunger effects, gummies are a solid choice. They’re easy to control in terms of dosage, which means you can start with a small amount and see how it works for you. Plus, they tend to give you a longer-lasting, slower onset compared to vaping or smoking, so the hunger might come on more gradually.
Just a heads up: Delta 8 gummies might take a little longer to kick in (think 30 minutes to an hour), so don’t be surprised if you don’t feel the effects right away. But once they do, you’ll probably notice food starts sounding more and more appealing.
So, How Hungry Are We Talking?
We’ve established that Delta-8 makes you feel hungry, but how hungry? Honestly, it depends on the person. Some people notice a light increase in appetite, while others feel a bigger shift. It’s not going to have you emptying your fridge, but you might find yourself thinking about snacks more than usual.
People who use Delta-8 often describe the hunger as a more manageable version of the munchies. It’s like you get a tap on the shoulder from your stomach, not a full-on alarm. You might feel more inclined to reach for that slice of pizza or finish off your fries, but you won’t feel like you’re losing control over your appetite.
The Science Behind Delta-8 and Hunger
Delta-8 THC is kind of like the chill cousin of Delta-9 THC. They’re both cannabinoids, and they interact with the endocannabinoid system (that’s the part of your body that helps regulate things like mood, pain, and, yep, appetite). Delta-8 specifically binds to the CB1 receptors in your brain, which can kickstart hunger signals.
But here’s where things get interesting: while Delta-9 THC can hit you with some serious munchies, leaving you raiding your kitchen at midnight, Delta-8 seems to work on a more subtle level. You’ll probably still feel hungry, but it’s not overwhelming or uncontrollable. Instead of eating everything in sight, you might just notice that food suddenly seems tastier, or your appetite is more stimulated than usual.
What About People Who Don’t Want to Feel Hungry?
Not everyone’s looking to bulk up their snack game, and that’s cool too. If you’re using Delta-8 but don’t want the hunger effect, it’s all about dosage. Lower doses of Delta-8 seem to produce fewer hunger-inducing effects. So, if you’re not trying to add extra snacks to your day, stick with a small amount and see how your body reacts.
And hey, if you’re using Delta-8 for other reasons (like relaxation or sleep), but don’t want to feel extra hungry, try pairing it with activities that distract your mind. Sometimes the hunger is just your brain having fun with the Delta-8 signals, so keeping your mind busy can help keep the munchies at bay.
Delta-8 vs. Delta-9: Who Wins the Munchie Battle?
We’ve mentioned it a couple of times already, but it’s worth diving into the Delta-8 vs. Delta-9 comparison when it comes to hunger. With Delta-9 THC (which is what’s in regular weed), the munchies can be wild. People often talk about how it makes them want to eat everything in sight. Delta-9 has a stronger psychoactive effect, and that seems to come hand-in-hand with a stronger hunger response.
Delta-8, on the other hand, gives you a lighter version of the munchies. It’s more about getting into a chill, content state where food sounds good, but you’re not raiding your fridge in a frenzy. Delta-8’s hunger effect is much more manageable and doesn’t come with the paranoia or intense psychoactive effects that can sometimes happen with Delta-9.
The Benefits of Delta-8’s Hunger Effect
Feeling hungry isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, for people who struggle with appetite, it can be a real game-changer. Delta-8’s hunger-inducing properties can help people eat more regularly, which can be especially helpful for those dealing with medical conditions that suppress appetite, like anxiety, nausea, or certain chronic illnesses.
It’s also a good option for people undergoing treatments that affect their appetite (like chemotherapy). Delta-8 can make eating feel more enjoyable, which can be a huge relief when keeping food down feels like a challenge.
Things to Keep in Mind
As with any cannabinoid, Delta 8 affects people differently. Some folks may experience a noticeable boost in appetite, while others might not feel much of a change at all. It’s always good to start slow and see how your body responds.
Also, keep in mind that Delta 8, like other cannabinoids, can cause dry mouth, so have some water handy. And while Delta-8 can make food taste amazing, it’s still a good idea to keep things balanced. You don’t want to go overboard on snacks and feel sluggish afterward.
Wrapping It Up
So, does Delta-8 make you hungry? Yes, but not in an overwhelming way. It’s a gentle nudge toward the snack cabinet, not a shove. For those who need a little help with their appetite, Delta-8 can be a great way to make eating more enjoyable. And for those who are just curious, well, it’s all about finding the right balance.
If you’re thinking of trying Delta 8, they’re a tasty and convenient way to test the hunger effect for yourself. Whether you’re using Delta-8 to relax, to help with appetite, or just to have a chill time, gummies give you an easy way to control the dosage and see how it works for you.
Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner are back with another album, Cutouts. It marks the Smile’s third studio LP, following January’s Wall of Eyes and 2022’s A Light for Attracting Attention. Produced by Sam Petts-Davies, the LP was recorded in Oxford and at Abbey Road Studios during the same period of time that Wall Of Eyes was recorded, and the cover artwork was painted by Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke. The album features string arrangements by the London Contemporary Orchestra. It was preceded by the singles ‘Don’t Get Me Started’, ‘The Slip’, ‘Foreign Spies’, ‘Zero Sum’, and ‘Bodies Laughing’.
Coldplay have returned with a new album called Moon Music. The follow-up to 2021’s Music of the Spheres was promoted with the singles ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’ and ‘We Pray’ featuring Burna Boy, Little Simz, Elyanna, and TINI. Speaking to Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe, Chris Martin said: “It’s sort of our manifesto or my way of looking at things right now in terms of how to continue, how to not give up, how to accept reality, not run away from it, not hate anybody, even in the midst of always being filled with so many difficult emotions, and it’s with Max Martin, so he made sure that it’s really good.”
black midi’s Geordie Greep has announced his debut solo album, The New Sound, via Rough Trade Records. Over thirty session musicians were involved in the making of the LP, which took place across São Paulo and London. “With recording The New Sound, it was the first time I have had no one to answer to,” Greep said in a press release. “And with every impulse I had, I was able to completely follow it through to its conclusion. Being in a band (black midi), we often have this ‘we can do everything’ feeling, but you are also kind of limited in that approach, and sometimes it’s good to do something else, to let go of things.” The singles ‘Holy, Holy’ and ‘Blues’ arrived ahead of the release. Read our review of The New Sound.
Half Waif, the project of Nandi Rose, has put out a new album titled See You at the Maypole. Rose worked on the follow-up to 2021’s Mythopoetics with longtime collaborator Zubin Hensler. Additional contributors include percussionists Jason Burger and Zack Levine, guitarist Josh Marre, violinists Hannah Epperson and Elena Moon Park, clarinetist Kristina Teuschler, trombonist Willem de Koch, harpist Rebecca El-Saleh, and upright bassist Spencer Zahn. The record includes the previously shared singles ‘Figurine’ and ‘The Museum’.
John Ross has unveiled a new Wild Pink album, Dulling the Horns, which is out today via band’s new label home Fire Talk. The follow-up to 2022’s ILYSM was written in the aftermath of frontman John Ross’ battle with cancer. “You zoom out, and I’m very fortunate,” Ross said in a press release. “But Dulling the Horns came from the feeling of figuring out how do you deal with things and move forward and just keep creating.” The 10-track effort was previewed by the singles ‘Eating the Egg Whole’, ‘The Fences of Stonehenge’, ‘Sprinter Brain’, and the title track.
Drug Church have dropped their fifth album, PRUDE. The follow-up to 2022’s Hygiene was produced and recorded by longtime collaborator Jon Markson. “I’m hesitant to say this album is more emotional, but I think there’s definitely some emotional songs on the record,” vocalist Patrick Kindlon said in a press release. “I wanted to avoid some of the topics I’ve been hammering for years, but I almost can’t, I’m limited to what interests me, or upsets me, or grabs my attention. So there’s certainly classic Drug Church stuff–people derailing their lives, a strong pull to some type of individualism, frustration with mob mentality, this idea that maybe community isn’t what it’s sold as–but I would say that this album approaches it from sort of a sad storytelling way. This one feels more earnest to me.”
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, “NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD”
Canadian post-rock titans Godspeed You! Black Emperor have issued a new album titled “NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD”, which refers to the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, 2023, as of February 13, 2024. The follow-up to 2021’s G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! was engineered and mixed by longtime collaborator Jace Lasek of the Besnard Lakes. “every day a new war crime, every day a flower bloom,” the LP’s Bandcamp description reads in part. “we sat down together and wrote it in one room, and then sat down in a different room, recording. NO TITLE= what gestures make sense while tiny bodies fall? what context? what broken melody?”
Margaret Chardiet has released a new Pharmakon album titled Maggot Mass. The follow-up to the New York noise musician’s 2019 record Devour features the early tracks ‘WITHER AND WARP’ and ‘METHANAL DOLL’. “Maggot Mass is bred out of a disgust for the dysfunctional relationship that humans have developed with our environment and the rest of life on earth,” Chardiet explained in a press release. “It touches on the wounds of loneliness inflicted by that broken bond, and asks us to face the mirror in acknowledgement of our personal and systemic culpability. What peace can be made with privilege, when we understand the true cost of our comfort is death and not dollar? What peace can be made with death when we impose on it the same bankrupt pecking order in which we organize our lives? To what extent is life worth living in the solitude of this self-imposed species loneliness?”
FINNEAS, Billie Eilish’s brother and producer, is back with his sophomore album. For Cryin’ Out Loud!, the follow-up to 2021’s Optimist, was preceded by the single ‘Cleats’, ‘Lotus Eater’, and the title track. Rather than making the album in his own recording space, Finneas opted to work in a classic studio environment with a band. “I’ve made a point to be hyper-collaborative,” he told Rolling Stone. “Fortunately, most of my friends are producers.”
Acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and film composer Yasmin Williams Yasmin Williams has released a new album called Acadia. The follow-up to 2021’s Urban Driftwood includes the previously shared Aoife O’Donovan collaboration ‘Dawning’ and ‘Virga’. “Acadia has several meanings: a place of rural peace and pastoral poetry (Italian), a refuge or idyllic place, (Greek and Italian), fertile land (Mi’kmaq), a place of plenty (French) … all of this relates to the ethos of this album,” Williams explained. “The songs are seeds I planted, and the seeds grew into the album, Acadia: a place of peace, a place where creativity can blossom, a place where everyone can fit in together and collaborate effectively, a place where the fruits of my own labor in music can fully flourish without judgment or prejudice. One of my visions for this record was to expand the potential for current folk music to encourage collaboration across various genres. Blurring those somewhat arbitrary lines has been a natural tendency for me since I started writing music at twelve years old and Acadia is a full circle moment.”
Denver death metal band Blood Incantation’s latest – and longest – LP, Absolute Elsewhere, has arrived via Century Media. The album was produced by Arthur Rizk at Hansa Tonstudios in Berlin, Germany, and it features Tangerine Dream’s Thorsten Quaeschning, Necros Christos’ Malte Gericke, and Hällas’ Nicklas Malmqvist. It draws inspiration from the 1970s prog-rock collective Aboslute Elsewhere. “Absolute Elsewhere is our most potent audial extract/musical trip yet; like the soundtrack to a Herzog-style sci-fi epic about the history of/battle for human consciousness itself, via a ’70s prog album played by a ’90s death metal band from the future,” vocalist-guitarist Paul Riedl said in a statement.
Caribou has come out with a new album called Honey. “One thing that hasn’t changed for me from the very beginning is a manic curiosity of seeing what I can make out of sound,” Dan Snaith explained in a press release. “Not so much what someone can make out of sound – a ‘professional’ with a host of collaborators and resources at their disposal, but me.. in my little basement studio. There’s more equipment in here than there used to be but essentially it’s the same as ever: still chasing that thrill of when something hits really hard and I find myself jumping up and down or the hairs standing up on my arms in excitement. How lucky am I that that’s never gone away? That the chance of making something new and exciting is still as exhilarating as ever. And as much fun as ever. Starting the day with nothing and (finishing most days with nothing good but occasionally…) having something that didn’t exist before stuck in my head by the end of the day. It still seems like a kind of alchemy.”
The Hard Quartet is the self-titled LP by the new indie rock supergroup made up of Emmett Kelly, Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney, and Jim White. Out now via Matador, the record features the advance tracks ‘Earth Hater’, ‘Rio’s Song, and ‘Our Hometown Boy’. In a statement, Kelly said: “Leave yourself behind and go into something where you’re actually listening to others and trying to come up with a solution to whatever kind of esoteric thing you are attempting to do in your life. You know what I mean?” Sweeney added, “The way Jim plays really affected the way I hear things. He has this way of making everything sound good. All of a sudden, you really pay attention to everything else that’s going on because of what Jim is doing.”
Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn, Quiet in a World Full of Noise
Dawn Richard and multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Spencer Zahn have followed up 2022’s Pigments with a new collaborative album, Quiet in a World Full of Noise. It features Bryan Senti on strings, CJ Camerieri on brass, and the 26-person Budapest Film Orchestra. “I wrote all these stream-of-consciousness pieces on piano, and they were eerie, spacious piano tracks,” Zahn said in a press release. A day after listening to Zahn’s piano recordings, Richard went into the studio to write and record melodies and lyrics. “I did not write this down—I purged it out, and then I didn’t change anything after it,” she explained. “Our family has a distorted view of therapy; I’ve had to do a lot of healing on my own.”
Other albums out today:
Balance and Composure, With You in Spirit; A Place To Bury Strangers, Synthesizer; Jonah Yano, Jonah Yano & the Heavy Loop; Public Service Broadcasting, The Last Flight; Ivy 2, Less Precious; cumgirl8, the 8th cumming; Orla Gartland, Everybody Needs a Hero; The Bug, Machines I – V; Midland, Fragments of Us; Michael Love Michael, Bruiser; Fred Thomas, Window in the Rhythm; Undeath, More Insane;Mariam the Believer, Breathing Techniques; The Wild Feathers, Sirens; Torena, No Control; Gray/Smith, Heels in the Aisle.
Precision in control and visibility over your assets is paramount in the cryptocurrency world. An Ethereum transaction tracker is one helpful piece of software that enables users to track transactions on the Ethereum blockchain with a lot of precision. Regardless of whether you’re an experienced investor or just being exposed to this market, the application of a tracker could bring many advantages and enabled you to support your investment claims with real value.
What is an Ethereum Transaction Tracker?
An Ethereum transaction tracker is a form of web-based application designed for users to track and analyze transactions running on the Ethereum blockchain. These trackers give real-time information regarding the status of a certain transaction-whether it has been sent or received, how much gas it used, and even how long it took to confirm. They are expected to be essential for anyone looking to keep track of their Ethereum activity and ensuring that everything runs as it should.
Why Use an Ethereum Transaction Tracker?
Transparency: Ethereum Blockchain is open, which implies that every single transaction ever performed are recorded and publicly available. Merkel’s Ethereum transaction tracker provides an interface through which you’ll be able to study this data in a user-friendly format.
Accuracy: Manual tracking of the transactions might lead to some discrepancies. The Ethereum transaction tracker will ensure that you get sheer accuracy for your transactions.
Security: By monitoring your transactions, you can quickly identify any suspicious activity, such as unauthorized transactions or potential hacks.
Fee Management: Transaction fees may vary depending on the network congestion. A tracker can assist you in analyzing fees that come with your transactions so you can pick better times to execute a transaction.
How to Use an Ethereum Transaction Tracker
It is pretty easy to get up and running with an Ethereum transaction tracker. To get you started, here are the steps:
Choose a Good Tracker
There are a number of different Ethereum transaction trackers available online. A few popular options include:
Etherscan: It is among the most usable Ethereum explorers, enabling tracking-including, pending transaction details, wallet balances, and contract details in real time.
Ethplorer: Ethplorer has its focus on token tracking and allows users to track ERC-20 tokens along with Ethereum transactions.
Cryptomus: This tracker provides you with a multi-chain explorer compatible with Ethereum and many other cryptocurrencies for extending the view of your assets.
Enter Details of Transaction
You can commence finally tracking your transaction when you have selected a tracker. For this purpose, you usually require either the transaction hash, TXID, or the wallet address associated with the transaction.
Transaction Hash: Every transaction performed on the Ethereum network is given a unique hash. It is obtainable in your wallet or even from the confirmation email of your transaction.
Wallet Address: Through the use of your wallet address, the tracker will carry out and display all transactions that are connected to the address.
Analyze Transaction Information
With the details appropriately entered, the tracker will display the following information related to the transaction:
Status: check if it’s in pending, confirmed, or failed status.
Confirmations: This is the number of blocks mined since your transaction was added. The more confirmations, the greater the security.
Fees: The transactional fees that are paid should be reviewed to determine whether or not these are appropriate given the prevailing market conditions at the time of the transaction.
Keep an Eye on Wallet Activity
You can also track your wallet address for continued transaction tracking. That way, you will be able to track all incoming and outgoing transactions in one place and understand the overview of Ethereum.
Configure Alerts (Optional)
Some Ethereum transaction trackers offer alert functionality, which can be set up to notify one in the case of certain transaction events. You can set alerts for your wallet address or big transactions that hold great importance for you, and this keeps you informed in real time so that you might take urgent or any other kind of action.
How to Use an Ethereum Transaction Tracker – Best Practices
Double-Check Your Details: Mistakes can happen with the transaction hash or wallet address, and one should always verify.
Keep Informed: The tracker updates are critical, so keep yourself updated at short intervals, since blockchain data may change within seconds.
Use Multiple Trackers: Utilizing more than one tracker for a more complete track by cross-referencing to assure accurateness.
Conclusion
An Ethereum transaction tracker will be helpful and one that is important to have on hand for anyone involved in Ethereum transactions. Transparency, accuracy, and security come tagged along with using a tracker; thus, one is able to manage investments accordingly. In this article, learn how you can leverage all the benefits from such tools and keep yourself notified with every happening associated with your Ethereum transaction. Be it tracking individual transactions or having an overview of the whole wallet, an Ethereum Blockchain Transaction Tracker will add much value to your cryptocurrency deal.
When Geordie Greep decided to call his debut solo album The New Sound, he didn’t have the sound nailed down yet. He knew that was going to be the title before he even started recording it, when no one had any reason to believe there wouldn’t be a black midi album after Hellfire. Then, just a week before formally announcing the album – which he had already previewed live – the frontman revealed, via a series of Instagram comments, that the band was “indefinitely over.” What Greep teased as “new music, new group, new sound” while promoting one show in April immediately took on a different weight of expectation. Some fans already confounded by the black midi situation may not have been thrilled by the idea of Greep going in a totally different direction, but confusion and excitement have always been positively correlated in the band’s universe. The New Sound does leave you bewildered, which is at least partially a sign of its success. That it’s also enthralling in its own right is a huge plus.
Greep knows he isn’t reinventing the wheel here, but making “new sound” his mission statement seems to have been crucial in actually going through with it. It finds him venturing into an array of disparate styles that wouldn’t have gelled within the context of – or that he would have a hard time pitching to – the band, from Steely Dan to various strains of Latin music, without shedding its essentially iconoclastic influences. To actually nail it down, Greep recorded the LP over several sessions on two continents: in London, with former black midi members Morgan Simpson and Seth ‘Shank’ Evans, and in São Paulo, with a band of local musicians whose free-wheeling spirit and note-perfect delivery justify the record’s grandiosity. In some ways, the moments that musically define The New Sound are the grooviest and least chaotic, the tracks that coast a little on what’s new without the looming gravity of its thematic concerns: the instrumental title track, which boasts a slinky double bass solo and beautifully intertwining electric guitars panned left and right, as well as the brief but delightful ‘Bongo Season’.
The delicacy of its lyrical ideas is another reason The New Sound probably fares best as a solo album. Greep understood that anything less than an uncompromising – and, more importantly, rather focused – approach could easily drown the whole ship. “It was like, ‘Oh, man, if this comes off wrong, it’s bad news,’” he admitted of ‘Holy, Holy,’ the lead single that still stirred some controversy for its distinctly convincing portrayal of the kind of pathetic character that populates the album. One of the reasons MJ Lenderman’s fascination with similar kinds of men on the critically lauded Manning Fireworks – his song ‘Wristwatch,’ like ‘Holy, Holy,’ specifically nods to Andrew Tate – couldn’t be as divisive is that Greep favors over-the-top showmanship over subtle non-sequiturs; he’s the one observing drunk men in bars as well as the one bringing them to the stage, and the stench of male insecurity and sleaziness carries through the centuries (whereas Lenderman’s sketches are tied to the modern era). If ‘Holy, Holy’ isn’t up your alley, it’s unlikely the rest of The New Sound will be. But it does offer a fuller picture.
None of this is particularly new territory for Greep: the verbosity, theatricality, and vulgarity of The New Sound are all in line with the last couple of black midi albums in particular. But placing himself front and center (with the exception of ‘Motorbike,’ which hands the mic to Shank) allows him to flesh them into a more narratively cohesive listen. Some of the cheesy musical signifiers match the characters’ corniness without being totally subsumed by them, while the maniacal nature of the music directly flows through the characters Greep is embodying: their ludicrous flights of fancy, their overblown fears, their total disconnect from reality. Dismantling the line between the narrator and his subjects is Greep’s sense of humor: most lyricists would leave the joke at “Do you know what I mean?/ Is your favorite turn of phrase,” but Greep really makes it land by repeating the phrase over and over again, then saying it’s also “your second favorite turn of phrase.”
‘Holy, Holy’ is sleeker in presentation than other songs on the album, which means it’s harder to make that separation, but in case there was any doubt, Greep’s acerbity elsewhere cuts through any semblance of romanticism and sinks the characters to deeper lows of humiliation. Ridiculing “another lonely executive cunt” who only “knows how to pay to touch” is one thing; saying “I would’ve disemboweled myself just to hold your hand” or “With each itch of my loins, the music of your voice” is quite another. Sharp and persistent as his lyrics may be, sometimes it’s his inflection that gets the point across: “to earn you, to love you.” As much as it pokes fun at these people, what it’s ultimately meant to elicit is pity, which is a difficult feeling to engage with for an entire album. But The New Sound is bizarrely compelling in that it’s not just a collection of portraits: it tries to turn things around in the final leg, mounting its ambition, itching for sympathy. But even the greatest vulnerability Greep can muster for these characters comes up short.
Still, beyond the irreverence and debauchery of it all, something about where Greep leaves things cuts right to the bone. Something unusually poignant in the image of “the spouse happily married who still dies alone” on the 12-minute epic ‘The Magician,’ which ends with him wondering, “What’s left of the dreamer/ Who dreams and dreams and dreams/ But thinks he isn’t dreaming/ Thinks he is free?” Greep doesn’t provide any answers, of course, nor a wholly new sound. His ending with a cover of ‘If You Are But a Dream’ seems to suggest that none of this fantastical yearning is new, either. But his own reimagining is something else, and it’s enough to get swept up in.
Kelly Lee Owens has released a new song, ‘Ballad (In the End)’, which is taken from her upcoming album Dreamstate. It follows previous entries ‘Higher’, ‘Sunshine’, and ‘Love You Got’. Give it a listen below.
Dreamstate, Owens’ fourth studio album, is set for release on October 18 via dh2.
It is not simply a game. Basketball is an entire culture that generates trends in fashion and music. The NBA has impacted the way we wear clothes, the sound of music we enjoy, and even our self-expression. Basketball is found everywhere, from the courts to the streets and even the ramps for fashion shows. There is no denying that the redissolving of this sport remains sinking into other industries as well, hence defining new pop culture.
The Growing Influence of the NBA on Style
The NBA has considerably altered the aesthetic in today’s society by incorporating high fashion and streetwear. Players like Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson revolutionized the image of how athletes would dress themselves, even off the pitch. Outfits worn for sporty activities became fashion statements and influenced even more clothing activities. The blend of basketball and fashion has also resulted in working with other brands that made jerseys and sneakers fashionable, not unlike the thrill of video gaming and placing a bet in a BD online casino. NBA fashion has borrowed the risk-return element, making the dressing more alive, albeit risky. Every day, every moment, and every outing, people come across and assert that the NBA fashion has come to influence everything from hoodies to haute couture. More than a sport. Basketball is a fashion statement.
Basketball’s Influence in the World of Music
Basketball and music come hand in hand, with the latter informing the former and vice versa. Areas of influence include:
Rappers mention basketball athletes and incidents in their verses.
Tracks of NBA superstars with their music in the background.
Visuals in videos of basketball courts adorned in jerseys.
The interdependence of the two sectors has made it possible for the melding of the two. Two worlds, two Michaels. Both involve maximum movement and creativity.
Cross-Cultural Influences
The game of basketball has penetrated society’s borders, and it has changed the lives of many cultures. Everybody around the world knows about the NBA, its impact on clothes and music, and even on some social movements. With such interchange, basketball started to be considered one of the forces that form trends on the world stage and more than just a game, but the medium between civilizations.
Iconic Collaborations
For instance, basketball and fashion have always been neighbors, and through the years, sports and fashion have come up with endless spectacular mash-ups. Such collaborations took the best sportsmen along with the biggest brands, which launched sneakers in limited editions, clothing lines, and even art displays. The fan zone and admiration upsurge from such partnerships are the same as what one gets while looking forward to the latest sports headlines on MelBet Insta Bangladesh, where highlights always have fans asking for more. This, however, increased the market share of the brands involved, promoting the game. Thus, basketball has managed to secure a position in the chaos of modern fashion and trends.
Music and Basketball Crossovers
Indeed, music and basketball are two aspects of life that have had a great influence on each other. This relationship is clear in:
Music videos that have NBA superstars as the protagonists or have a basketball backdrop.
Musicians-cum-athletes making individual albums.
B-ballers are mentioned in almost all rap songs.
The above crossovers have contributed to the growth of both industries, but also to the development of a unique identity that has music and sports fans rejoicing.
The Importance of Social Media
Social media has changed the game of basketball, its culture, and its connection with fans. Some of the notable roles played by social media in basketball include:
Marketing of the players and their personas.
Entertainment and sports mashups that attract attention.
Establishing fan networks and connecting them with the real-time flow of content.
These platforms have made basketball more than just an activity or event on a given day. Rather, it is now an activity persistent in the virtual world.
Future Trends
Let us now bring forth our insights on the evolution of basketball in the fashion and music industries. We could see even more unprecedented synergistic approaches among professional athletes, the fashion industry, and music, letting the imagination run wild. Games may become even more entertaining and fashion-oriented through recreational technologies such as virtual and augmented reality. Besides, the concept of sportswear is also evolving, and we all believe that more eco-friendly materials and designs will be common in the future. As for basketball, it will continue to dictate fashion trends, and the influence of the NBA on pop culture will become even stronger.
Final Thoughts
The impact of basketball on pop culture will never stop. As the game grows, so shall its effect on style and music. There will come a time when fans will look to the future and wonder how basketball will not mean just a game, but identity, creativity, and a sense of belonging. This journey is by no means complete, and the thrill of what is next is just starting out.
We’re in the midst of an ever-present but light curtain of rain over my city of Washington, DC, which means it’s the perfect time to open up a window, get a cup of coffee, and start a new book to distract myself from how gloomy it’s been. With three essay collections, memoirs from a celebrity actress and chef, and translated fiction from Sweden and Mexico, there’s plenty to go around.
In Yuri Herrera’s alternate imagining of New Orleans between 1853 and 1855, a young Benito Juárez arrives at the swamp after being exiled from Mexico. Set amongst the cruel horrors of slavery, fetid heat swelling in the crowd of markets, and an underground plan amongst the exiles to get back at the Mexican dictatorship, Herrera crafts a warm and funny look at the eighteen months of Juárez’ life before becoming the first Indigenous president of Mexico, lost to history.
The brilliant and charismatic Ina Garten — first an employee of the Federal Power Commission, writing the nuclear energy budget, then a store owner and Food Network star of Barefoot Contessa — returns after several cookbooks to deliver her first and long-awaited memoir. An entertaining and inspiring account of her rise to fame along with the twists in her career, Garten is as lovely in writing as she is in her breakout role as one of the most well-known chefs in America.
The sharp brilliant novelist Deborah Levy returns with her first essay collection since 2021, a haphazard yet tender amalgamation of thoughts regarding “intimacies” small and large. She’s able to relish minute details of the world in her signature style, with imagination and insight that makes her one of the best and most original writers of today. Anything Levy writes is immediately on my list.
The Washington Post contributing columnist’s first essay collection dives deep into Southern churches, diners, the back of police cars, and the birth of the American constitution to examine the ways we’ve understood and talked about race, gender, religion, or class through time. Part journalistic endeavor and part memoir, Dr. Theodore Johnson provides insights on how the ‘American Dream’ intersects and varies wildly with viewpoints and status. Both a sharp critique and heartfelt deep dive with necessary conversations.
Jean Hanff Korelitz’ captivating meta-novel The Plot caused a second breakthrough in 2021 for the author of You Should Have Known — and now she’s back to continue the story. Anna Williams Bonner has finished the dirty work of her husband, a novelist who rose to prominence after publishing a dead student’s work as his own, and is now considering her own literary stardom. But another unfinished work comes across her desk, threatening to reveal secrets about her life she’s tried desperately to suppress. Will she await the same fate as her disgraced husband?
In Johannes Anyuru’s grim but tantalizing portrayal of Sweden, a single mother raises her child, Em, who tries to find out the truth of what happened to his father many years ago. Ruth, an employee who works to shape public opinion, even if it means destroying the very town she grew up in, realizes her efforts are thwarted one day when she finds a golden CD, on which lies a voice claiming to be Mio, her late husband. The discovery sends her on a tailspin, attempting to find the truth out for herself while shielding Em from it in this propulsive and tender novel.
From the twisted, bizarre, and singularly dark imagination of Chuck Palahnuik (Fight Club) comes Shock Induction, a satire centering a string of disappearances at a local high school, where the smartest overachievers go missing or allegedly die by suicide. But they’re monitored by ‘Greener Pastures,’ a surveillance technology developed by billionaires in order to scope out the next generation of talent. The teens have a choice between intellectual freedom and selling themselves away to the billionaires, but do they, really?
The off-kilter and brilliant fiction writer Lucy Ives returns with her first essay collection, a dazzling and deeply intelligent tour de force of wit and style. Ives turns her attention to unicorns, the birth of her child, immigration, genocide, calamities, the nature of writing, derealization, and, of course, the works of countless philosophers, filmmakers, and writers. Ives’ prose is twisting and multifaceted; you never know where one piece will end up. It’s a deft and enlightening collection fit for re-reads to come; Ives is truly an original.
The debut novel from advice columnist Daniel M. Lavery centers The Beidermeier, a women’s hotel in New York City home to the 1960’s messiest characters around. They work odd shifts, abandon their children, avoid meals, go to parties, manage the hotel, all while trying to make the most of their lives in any way they can, as turbulent as it gets.
Enigmatic actress Jenny Slate (Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Parks and Recreation) burst onto the literary scene with Little Weirds, which proved her tender and, well, weird talent. Now with Lifeform, another genre-bending collection of essays, this time about the turbulence of becoming a mother to a child during a worldwide pandemic, she reserves her place as a poetic yet bizarre writer with a litany of things to say.
Essayist Lyta Gold attacks the panic around conservative book bans, morally correct fiction, censorship and redaction with a historian’s gaze and an online thinker’s sharp wit. In these eight essays, she argues that people of all eras were cautious around fiction, worried about the harm it could do to young people instead of seeing them for what they were — made-up. These tales have caused real-world consequences for those unable to understand or consume them correctly, leading to cancellations of Black and LGBTQ+ authors, the rise of a new hypermasculinity based on misinterpreting male narrators, standardizing a new kind of fascist art, or, in the book’s most striking essay, the CIA funding American MFA programs in order to produce calm and undisturbing fiction. Reality has been severely altered in the past few years — with fiction as a balm or a cause — but Gold’s analysis might be a way through.
Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner are back with another album, 
Coldplay have returned with a new album called 
black midi’s Geordie Greep has announced his debut solo album, 
Half Waif
John Ross has unveiled a new Wild Pink album, 
Drug Church
Canadian post-rock titans Godspeed You! Black Emperor have issued a new album titled 
Margaret Chardiet has released a new Pharmakon album titled 
FINNEAS, Billie Eilish’s brother and producer, is back with his sophomore album. 
Acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and film composer Yasmin Williams 
Denver death metal band Blood Incantation’s latest – and longest – LP, Absolute Elsewhere, has arrived via 
Caribou
The Hard Quartet
Dawn Richard and multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Spencer Zahn have followed up 2022’s Pigments with a new collaborative album, 
Season of the Swamp
Be Ready When the Luck Happens
If We Are Brave: Essays from Black Americana
The Sequel
Ixelles
Shock Induction
An Image of My Name Enters America: Essays
Women’s Hotel
Lifeform
Dangerous Fictions: The Fear of Fantasy and the Invention of Reality