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McKinley Dixon Signs to City Slang, Shares New Single ‘Sun I Rise’

Richmond-born, Chicago-based artist McKinley Dixon has announced his signing with City Slang with a new single, ‘Sun, I Rise’, which features Angélica Garcia. The track comes alongside an accompanying video directed by Ja-Wan Gardner. Check it out below.

“I wanted to tell this story of a boy who’s sort of a mixture of Icarus and King Midas,” Dixon explained in a statement. “The beginning of the song emphasises someone who longs for the sun, someone who has been close before. The character is sorta yelling at the sun and pleading for warmth and discussing the fall down.”

Gardner added: “I was heavily impacted by ‘Sun, I Rise’ when I first heard the record because I have always viewed the sun as my energy source, and ‘the light’ as a metaphor of something to pursue in order to establish a better life for myself. Dixon’s opening line—’How I could underestimate sun? How I coulda been so blind from the light that it brung’—refers to a state of unawareness of ‘the light,’ so I used this opportunity to show what it is like for a Black male to chase and bask in the light, and how that energy is transferred from peer to peer, resulting in inevitable growth for those who accept the sun/light.”

McKinley Dixon’s debut album, For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her, arrived last year.

Nas and 21 Savage Team Up on New Song ‘One Mic, One Gun’

Nas and 21 Savage have teamed up for a new song called ‘One Mic, One Gun’. It arrives just two weeks after 21 Savage sparked controversy for calling the Queens rapper irrelevant, reportedly saying in a conversation on the audio chat app Clubhouse: “I don’t feel like he’s relevant. I just feel like he got a loyal fan base. He still makes good music.” He would later clairify on Twitter, “I would never disrespect nas or any legend who paved the way for me y’all be tryna take stuff and run with it.” Listen to ‘One Mic, One Gun’ below.

Announcing ‘One Mic, One Gun’ on Instagram, Nas wrote: “Only way we moving is with love, respect and unity. The foundational principles of hip hop. Excited to collaborate with my young brother and I hope more artist use turbulent moments and turn them into a time to make new art. That’s what it’s about.”

Both rappers put out new albums in November: 21 Savage released Her Loss, his collaborative LP with Drake, while Nas dropped Kings Disease III.

How to Incorporate a Bodysuit into Your Outfit

Bodysuits have been around for decades. They are timeless fashion pieces that can make your figure look amazing. From the famous Pepsi advert starring Cindy Laupher in a white bodysuit and jean shorts, to Beyonce’s iconic stage outfits, bodysuits can be super flattering. So if you’re wanting to turn heads as you enter a room, maybe it’s time for you to start wearing them! Here we are going to look at how to successfully incorporate a bodysuit into any outfit.  

Decide on the Type of Bodysuit You’re Going to Wear

If you have a few bodysuits in your closet, or you are planning on buying more than one, then before you incorporate it into your outfit you need to choose which one you want to wear. From there, you can dress it up. There are plenty of fashionable bodysuits available, from high neck to backless. Bodysuits are usually relatively simplistic pieces so they go with most other clothing items, making them super easy to incorporate into an outfit. It can be better to go for neutral colors with your bodysuit, as that way it’ll look classy and easily go with any outfit.

Work Your Outfit Around the Bodysuit

As mentioned, bodysuits go with pretty much anything, so you can let the rest of your outfit do the talking, or alternatively, you can go for a clean, simple whole look. The fact that bodysuits offer you so much versatility with your outfit means that they’re great for layering and accessorizing. Get creative! 

Keep in Mind The Occasion

Bodysuits can be worn for many different occasions if you put your outfit together accordingly. If you’re dressing up you can wear smart trousers and shoes, a chic jacket, and your favorite jewelry – then voila, you’ll look a million dollars! Or, if you’re going casual, simply pair your bodysuit with your most loved pair of jeans and trainers. Easy! You can even take it a step further and wear a bodysuit with sweatpants to add more of a sexy feel to your look, even when you’re just having a chilled day. 

Prepare for the Weather

When trying to incorporate a bodysuit into your outfit, it’s important for you to check the weather forecast. If it’s super sunny, strapless or thin straps are the better option. If it’s cold, go for a high neck or long sleeves. Look great and prepare for every eventuality! As it is so easy to layer bodysuits, this is also an option if you’re unsure of the weather, or if it is set to change throughout the day. You can take a nice jacket if need be, and it’ll still go well with your aesthetic. 

Incorporating a bodysuit into your outfit doesn’t need to be a challenge. With a little bit of care and thought you can quickly and easily throw a lovely outfit together with your bodysuit. Once you’ve worn them a few times, you’ll pick up what it goes best with and how to style it to flatter your figure most.

One Step Closer Release New Single ‘Dark Blue’

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Wilkes-Barre hardcore band One Step Closer have released a new track called ‘Dark Blue’. The standalone single follows their 2021 debut LP, This Place You Know. Check it out below.

Talking about the new song, vocalist Ryan Savitski said in a statement: “Earlier this year while driving through the Pacific Northwwest, I was struggling with how much we were about to be touring this year. As much as I was excited, I was just as much scared of how the dynamic of my life at home would change. I almost felt like people would forget about me for some reason, or relationships would change while being away. Through these thoughts, I found comfort in looking out the window of the van and seeing things I never thought I’d ever see. While simultaneously turning my head to see some of best friends who I get to experience this life with. It made me feel conflicted. Potentially lose the people you love at home, to do the thing you love just as much. This song represents those conflicting moments in time.”

One Step Closer will be on tour for most of the winter and fall, with upcoming shows in the US, Australia, and Asia.

MIKE Teams Up With Sister Nancy for New Single ‘Stop Worry!’

MIKE has joined forces with dancehall legend Sister Nancy for a new single, ‘Stop Worry!’. It’s the latest offering from the Brooklyn rapper’s upcoming LP Beware of the Monkey, which comes out on December 21. Check it out via the Ryosuke Tanzawa-directed video below, along with the album’s newly unveiled tracklist.

So far, MIKE has previewed the follow-up to last year’s Disco! with the tracks ‘Nuthin I Can Do Is Wrng’ and ‘What Do I Do?’. Last week, he dropped three new songs with Wiki and the Alchemist.

Beware of the Monkey Tracklist:

1. Nuthin I Can Do Is Wrng
2. As 4 Me
3. Eczema
4. Light (If U Can’t See) [feat. Jadasea]
5. No Curse Lifted (Rivers of Love)
6. What Do I Do?
7. Ipari Park [feat. Klein]
8. Swoosh 23
9. Tapestry
10. Stop Worry! [feat. Sister Nancy]
11. Weary Love
12. Concrete [feat. King Carter]
13. Closing Credits

Mo Troper Covers Chris Bell’s ‘I Am the Cosmos’

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Portland power-pop musician Mo Troper has shared a cover of Chris Bell’s ‘I Am the Cosmos’, the title track from the late Big Star co-frontman’s posthumously released 1992 solo album. Listen to it below.

Troper played all the instruments on his rendition of ‘I Am the Cosmos’. On Twitter, he wrote: “been practicing using an otari 24 track so i made this cover of i am the cosmos, one of the most beautiful songs ever. lotta great covers of it already—it’s practically a standard!—and i think this version is pretty good tbh.”

MTV, Mo Troper’s most recent album, was released earlier this year.

Anna B Savage Announces New Album ‘in|FLUX’, Shares New Single

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Anna B Savage has announced a new LP titled in|FLUXwhich is set to come out on February 17 via City Slang. Today, the London-based artist has a Rosie Barrett-directed video for its title track. Check it out below, along with the album cover and tracklist.

“‘in|FLUX’ exemplifies the ‘flux’ as I see it between two seemingly disparate parts of me; my music, my mind and my creativity,” Savage explained in a press release. “The first half is a close, vulnerable and quiet start, full of introspection, vulnerabilities and a stilted inability to express something. From there, the song unfurls in to a second half that is more certain, more vocal and expressive of self-assuredness. These feel like two states (along with everything in between, as well) that I inhabit simultaneously as dynamic and multifaceted emotional human.”

in|FLUX will follow Savage’s 2020 debut A Common Turn. “I feel like this album is an exploration of recovery and the journey of therapy,” she added. “It’s a difficult thing [to engage in] but can also be the best thing ever, and lead you to feeling completely content.”

in|FLUX Cover Artwork:

in|FLUX Tracklist:

1. The Ghost
2. I Can Hear The Birds Now
3. Pavlovs Dog
4. Crown Shyness
5. Say My Name
6. in|FLUX
7. Hungry
8. Feet Of Clay
9. Touch Me
10. The Orange

mui zyu Unveils New Single ‘Rotten Bun’

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mui zyu, the moniker of Dama Scout’s Eva Liu, has released a new track called ‘Rotten’. It’s the latest offering from her upcoming debut full-length, Rotten Bun for an Eggless Century, which was led by the single ‘Ghost with a Peach Skin’. Check it out below.

“‘Rotten Bun’ brings us into the fantasy world where the record is set,” Liu explained in a statement. “Me, you, us, we, ‘the protagonist’ – takes in their surroundings of mouldy vegetation, witchcraft, magic and demons. The ‘rotten bun’ refers to the rotting heart of the lonesome warrior. We have to overcome these initial fiends who mock, bully, hurt by becoming strong enough whereby we are unaffected by their ‘rotten tongues’… A bit like a tutorial to a video-game where you are guided through the introduction and still have to destroy a final boss as part of your training. Lots of the metaphors in the record have been inspired by Chinese folklore in particular Pu Songlin’s ‘Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio’.”

Rotten Bun for an Eggless Century is set for release on February 24 via Father/Daughter Records.

Primavera Sound Festival 2023 Lineup Announced: Kendrick Lamar, Depeche Mode, Rosalía, Blur, and More

Primavera Sound Festival has announced the lineup for its 2023 edition, which will take place in both Barcelona and Madrid next June. Kendrick Lamar, Depeche Mode, Blur, Rosalía, Halsey, FKA twigs, St. Vincent, Calvin Harris, and more are set to headline, while Turnstile, Arlo Parks, Måneskin, PinkPantheress, Pusha T, Le Tigre, Wednesday, Japanese Breakfast, The War on Drugs, Christine and the Queens, Alvvays, Alex G, Fred again.., Caroline Polachek, Death Grips, Maggie Rogers, The Voidz, Nation of Language, Swans, Julia Jacklin, Four Tet, Yves Tumor, and Holly Humberstone are also scheduled to perform. Check out the full lineup below.

“Look for yourself in the Primavera Sound 2023 line-up… and find yourself,” a press statement from the festival reads. “Because we assure you that you are there. After twenty editions, the festival is the mirror in which the community that will come from near and far to Barcelona and for the first time to Madrid next June looks at itself and recognises itself, but after everything it has experienced, this reflection goes in two directions, marking the richest musical itinerary we can think of: Primavera Sound also looks for and finds itself in its own audience. The learning is therefore twofold, just like the venues where a line-up will be deployed in which everything matters, full of surprises and at the same time familiar.”

Primavera Sound 2023 will take place at The Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona from June 1-3 and the Ciudad del Rock in Arganda del Rey in Madrid from June 8-10. Tickets will go on sale on 12pm CET this Thursday, December 1 via DICE. Find more info here.

Check out our coverage of Primavera Sound 2022.

Weird Nightmare Covers The Troggs’ ‘Our Love Will Still Be There’

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Weird Nightmare, the project of METZ’s Alex Edkins, has unveiled a cover of Troggs’ ‘Our Love Will Still Be There’. It follows the recently released single ‘So Far Gone’ as well as his self-titled debut LP, which came out earlier this year. Take a listen below.

“British Invasion is a really big part of my musical DNA,” Edkins commented in a statement. “The Kinks, The Troggs, The Pretty Things are my go-to comfort music. I wear their influence pretty heavily on my sleeve on at least a couple Weird Nightmare songs, ‘I Think You Know’ and ‘Lusitania’ come to mind. The Troggs, and all the American garage bands they influenced, make distorted pop that, to my ears, sounds like the precursor to punk. Loose, gritty, immediate, and heartfelt.”