Tissot’s PRX is one of the watch-fanatic favourites for its 70s look and reasonable price. Luckily for all watch enthusiasts, Tissot has revealed another release in the PRX range, now offering an automatic version of the 35mm watch. The watch’s movement will be the Powermatic 80 calibre, which provides an 80-hour power reserve and is a mechanical self-winding movement.
The watch will come in four waffle dial variations: blue, silver, black, and white mother-of-pearl.
Gold Panda has recruited Open Mike Eagle, MC Infinite Livez, and McKinley Dixon for a new version of ‘The Corner’, which originally appeared on the producer’s latest album The Work. Listen to the remix below.
“When I was making the album version of ‘The Corner’ I was thinking about how a vocalist might work on the track,” Derwin Decker, aka Gold Panda, explained in a statement. “Rap/Hip Hop has always been my go-to music for inspiration. I’d say a lot of my music starts off as trying to be a hip-hop track and slowly descends into Gold Panda-ness, so it’s been a pleasure to de-clutter my original version to make space for the artists I’ve been so lucky to get verses from.” He continued:
First up is Open Mike Eagle, I’ve produced a couple of tracks for him in the past, we’ve toured together, he put up with sharing a hotel room with me, it was only right to get him on this and I owe him big time. If you haven’t heard his stuff start with track ‘Qualifiers’. What other rapper is going to name drop Chumbawamba and Dishwalla? 2nd verse is Infinite Livez. I’ve been close with him since he was on Big Dada back in the day and we used to do live -improv shows together. I have been painfully slow in giving him beats to work with but everything he sends back delights. A good start for his stuff imo is a track called ‘The Novel Reader’. Mckinley Dixon has just dropped a new album on City Slang, we met recently at The Great Escape in Brighton and the skill of this guy blew me away, the band is also tight af so if you get a chance to see them live please do. I’d start with the track ‘Make A Poet Black’, you’ll instantly know why I like it so much.
They all killed this and I’m so excited to share it.
McKinley Dixon added, “‘The Corner’ is the closest to the street, so I wanted to pay homage to the stories, tales and legends that are birthed out of it.”
“Gold Panda is one of the sickest producers in the world and me and him made my biggest song a while back and got to know each other well when we toured the US,” Open Mike Eagle commented. “i’m always excited to rap over his production because it is the best production.”
Georgia has shared ‘Give It Up for Love’, the second single from her upcoming album Euphoric. Following lead offering ‘It’s Euphoric’, the track arrives with an accompanying video directed by Mathy & Fran. Check it out below.
“We wanted to explore the song’s themes of caution and bravery, through the act of diving,” Mathy & Fran explained in a statement. “Abandoning stability to leap into the unknown, diving feels like both descending and soaring, and the perfect analogy for Give It Up For Love. Creating a feeling of infinite free-fall for the choruses, our goal was to show ‘giving up’ as something that leaves you weightless, rather than broken. The sunrise color worlds are a nod to the Californian skies where Georgia recorded the track.”
Fleet Foxes have released two live covers on Bandcamp. Their version of the Strokes’ ‘Under Control’ was performed with Uwade at NYC’s Forest Hills Stadium last August, while their take on Joni Mitchell’s ‘Hejira’, featuring Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen and Robin Pecknold’s father Greg Pecknold, was performed at the band’s “Spring Recital” show with Joanna Newsom in Los Angeles in March. Take a listen below.
“Last summer we were honored to have the incredible vocalist and songwriter Uwade Akhere open for us on tour,” Pecknold said in a statement. “One thing we all bonded over backstage was a shared love of The Strokes — hearing Uwa’s voice echoing down the halls as she sang ‘The End Has No End’ or ‘Reptilia’ was always a highlight of the day. Considering this, I thought she might get a kick out of singing ‘Under Control’ with us and the Westerlies at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, so we pulled it together at soundcheck and asked her — it was amazing! She ruled it. Thank you Uwade!”
“My father built bass guitars and played in bands in his twenties and thirties in the Northwest; his dream was to be Joni Mitchell’s bassist, like the great Jaco Pastorius,” Pecknold added. “Right before our surprise show with Joanna Newsom in March, I bought back for him one of the fretless basses he had made in the 80’s, and I thought it would be sweet for us to play ‘Hejira’ together on the same bill as Joanna, the Joni of our time. It was also an honor to be joined by Daniel Rossen for this, one of the greatest musicians of the last 20 years. Thank you Dan and Dad!”
Fleet Foxes begin another tour with Uwade tonight in Cleveland.
My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields has launched his first signature guitar pedal in partnership with Fender. The limited-edition Fender Shields Blender features two footswitch channels, blendable fuzz, a reactive sag circuit, and more. It’s available to order via Reverb (US) and Andertons (UK), and it comes with a printed art box, a hand-signed collector’s booklet, and a plaque with Shields’ signature.
“I really enjoyed the experience,” Shields said in a statement. “I’ve been using it a lot recently in the studio, it’s been great. I’m looking forward to hearing how other people use it. It’s kind of pretty extreme but also very interesting when it’s set up in a subtle way.”
In 2021, My Bloody Valentine announced their signing to Domino, which reissued several records on vinyl and made their music available on streaming services for the first time. At the time, Shields said that he was working on two new My Bloody Valentine albums.
Palm have announced they are breaking up. “Thank you to everyone who has supported us, to the artists we’ve shared the stage with and to all our collaborators over the past 12 years,” the Philadelphia band wrote in a statement. “We’ve had a very nice time and feel so lucky.” They’ll be playing a run of farewell shows, concluding with a headlining gig at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia on September 14. “Come celebrate,” they added. “We might try to bring back some old songs too.”
Composed of Eve Alpert, Kasra Kurt, Hugo Stanley, and Gerasimos Livitsanos, the quartet released its debut full-length, Trading Basics, in 2015. They went on to issue three more LPs, the most recent one being last year’s Nicks and Grazes.
Killer Mike has joined forces with André 3000 and Future on the new single ‘Scientists & Engineers’. It’s the latest offering from his new solo LP MICHAEL, out Friday, following ‘Run’ with Young Thug, ‘Don’t Let the Devil’ with El-P and thankugoodsir, ‘Talk’n That Shit!’, and ‘Motherless’. Eryn Allen Kane, who provided vocals on ‘Motherless’, also features on the new track. Check it out below.
Along with the new single, Killer Mike has revealed the album’s full tracklist, which boasts appearances from CeeLo Green, Jagged Edge, Ty Dolla $ign, 2 Chainz, and more. His last solo album, R.A.P. Music, came out back in 2012.
MICHAEL Tracklist:
1. Down By Law [feat. CeeLo Green]
2. Shed Tears [feat. Mozzy & Lena Byrd Miles]
3. Run [feat. Young Thug]
4. N Rich [feat. 6LACK & Eryn Allen Kane]
5. Talk’n That Shit!
6. Slummer [feat. Jagged Edge]
7. Scientists & Engineers [feat. André 3000, Future, & Eryn Allen Kane]
8. Two Days [feat. Ty Dolla $ign]
9. Spaceship Views [feat. Curren$y, 2 Chainz & Kaash Paige]
10. Exit 9 [feat. Blxst]
11. Something For Junkies [feat. Fabo]
12. Motherless [feat. Eryn Allen Kane]
13. Don’t Let the Devil [feat. El-P & thankugoodsir]
14. High & Holy [feat. Ty Dolla $ign]
The Recording Academy has announced it has added three new categories to the Grammy Awards: Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album, and Best Pop Dance Recording.
“The Recording Academy is proud to announce these latest Category changes to our Awards process,” Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. in a statement. “These changes reflect our commitment to actively listen and respond to the feedback from our music community, accurately represent a diverse range of relevant musical genres, and stay aligned with the ever-evolving musical landscape.”
In addition to the new categories, two existing, non-genre-specific categories – Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical – will be moved to the General Field so that all Grammy voters can for them. Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical was introduced as a category in 2022, and the first-ever winner was Tobias Jesso Jr.
“By introducing these three new categories, we are able to acknowledge and appreciate a broader array of artists – and relocating the Producer Of the Year and Songwriter Of The Year categories to the General Field ensures that all our voters can participate in recognizing excellence in these fields,” Mason added. “We are excited to honor and celebrate the creators and recordings in these categories, while also exposing a wider range of music to fans worldwide.”
Devendra Banhart has announced a new album and his first for Mexican Summer, Flying Wig, which is set for release on September 22. The follow-up to 2019’s Ma was made in collaboration with Welsh singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon. Check out director Matt Muir‘s video for the lead single ‘Twin’ below, along with the album cover, tracklist, and Banhart’s upcoming tour dates.
“When Devendra and I originally discussed the creative approach to the ‘Twin’ music video, I really responded to the idea of searching for connection,” Murr explained in a statement. “We talked about the strange comfort of knowing that other people have experienced the pain or entrapment that we may be experiencing. I wanted to explore a framework where Devendra’s character is trapped in a cycle, but still finds beauty in the execution. Stylistically, we were definitely inspired by neon-soaked 1980’s neo-noir films, but we still wanted the video to feel somewhat timeless. We also left a lot of room for improvisation on the set, to make sure Devendra’s unique sense of humour was evident in the storytelling. He was such a supportive and inventive collaborator during the entire process, and I think that really shines through in the final piece.”
Banhart had this to say about the new record:
This entire record was inspired by Kobayashi Issa’s poem
This dewdrop world- Is a dewdrop world, And yet, And yet…
I’ve never read a more concise and clear illustration of hope… it just sweeps me away by the breadth of its scope…. as lonely as we might feel at our saddest, angriest, most desperate, most frustrated, most hopeless, most heartbroken moments, we have all felt that, everyone on earth, our ancestors before us, and those that will come after, have or will feel that…. The “and yet , and yet” is our ability to face despair with hope, to keep on failing and loving … It’s about transmuting despair into gratitude, wounds into forgiveness, grief into praise.
Of working with Cate Le Bon, Banhart commented: “She’s the only person I wanted to make this record with. We set out to make a record sonically unlike anything I have made before – with a new creative partner at the helm. We definitely wanted a new sound, electronic yet organic and warm…we wanted to draw out and emphasise the emotional aspect of a synthesiser.”
Flying Wig Cover Artwork:
Flying Wig Tracklist:
1. Feeling
2. Fireflies
3. Nun
4. Sight Seer
5. Sirens
6. Charger
7. Flying Wig
8. Twin
9. May
10. The Party
Devendra Banhart 2023 Tour Dates:
Oct 3 – Iowa City, IA – The Englert Theatre
Oct 4 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Oct 6 – Toronto, ONT – The Phoenix Concert Theatre
Oct 7 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
Oct 8 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Oct 9 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair
Oct 11 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
Oct 12 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Oct 13 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes
Oct 14 – Washington, DC – The Howard Theatre
Nov 7 – Lisbon, PT – Coliseu
Nov 8 – Braga, PT – Theatro Circo
Nov 10 – Madrid, ES – Palacio Municipal
Nov 11 – Valencia, ES – La Rambleta
Nov 12 – Barcelona, ES – Paral.lel 62
Nov 14 – Paris, FR – Le Grand Rex
Nov 15 – London, UK – Troxy
Nov 18 – Lyon, FR – Le Transbordeur
Nov 19 – Lausanne, CH – Theatre de l’Octogone
Nov 21 – Milan, IT – Auditorium Fondazione Cariplo
Nov 22 – Trieste, IT – Teatro Politeama Rossetti
Nov 23 – Vienna, AT – Globe
Nov 25 – Berlin, DE – Passionskirche
Nov 26 – Hamburg, DE – Kampnagel
Nov 28 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
Nov 29 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
Dec 6 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
Dec 7 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
Dec 9 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Dec 11 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
Dec 12 Seattle, Wa – Neptune Theatre
Dec 13 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
