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Offset and Cardi B Share Video for New Single ‘Jealousy’

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Offset and Cardi B Share Video for New Single ‘Jealousy’

Offset and Cardi B have teamed up for a new single, ‘Jealousy’. The track was teased earlier this week with a clip where Jamie Lee Curtis interviews Offset, inspired by James Brown’s 1988 interview with CNN. The pair co-wrote the song with Boi-1da, OZ, and Jahaan Sweet, and it samples Three 6 Mafia’s ‘Jealous Ass Bitches’. Check out its accompanying video, featuring a cameo from Taraji P. Henson, below.

This is the sixth time Offset and Cardi have collaborated on a track. In 2017, Offset appeared on a remix of Cardi’s ‘Lick’, and since then they’ve teamed up on tracks including ‘Um Yea’, ‘Who Want the Smoke?’ (with Lil Yachty), ‘Clout’.

Album Review: Jessy Lanza, ‘Love Hallucination’

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Album Review: Jessy Lanza, ‘Love Hallucination’

It’d be easy to slot Love Hallucination as Jessy Lanza’s most extroverted and pop-forward release to date. The story makes sense: After relocating from the San Francisco Bay Area to Los Angeles, stretching a well of influences on her DJ-Kicks mix, and writing songs for other artists before deciding to record them herself, the Canadian producer – whose airy, eccentric compositions blur the line between pop and club music – was filled with confidence that radiates throughout her latest effort. But this confidence doesn’t always translate into the sort of bright, euphoric dance music that’s had a resurgence since the pandemic, as Lanza taps into her playful sensibilities in complex and idiosyncratic ways. Take the opener ‘Don’t Leave Me Now’, which lurches forward with an upbeat groove before swelling with anxiety, as if it could spin out of control at any moment. The first song Lanza wrote and produced after moving to LA is about almost getting hit by a car; that fear later dissolves into a sense of freedom when she finds herself behind the wheel on ‘Drive’, a track brimming with texture and possibility.

What’s fascinating is the way Lanza exposes and layers these seemingly contrasting emotions, which almost exist in the same breath. Another producer might treat the uncertain vulnerability that rumbles through the 2-step-inflected ‘Midnight Ontario’ as a faint echo, but she makes it the focal point: “Why do you get the best of everything?” she asks before slipping into metaphor, “Falling like tears in rain.” Lanza has described Love Hallucination as a “trust fall,” an approach that invigorates both the more intimate and buoyant tracks while accentuating the mixed sentiments behind them. ‘Limbo’ boasts one of the catchiest choruses of the album – literally spelling out the letters in the title – just to illustrate the appeal of not pulling yourself out of it.

There is a slight ridiculousness in trying to capture sensitive subjects in such a lighthearted and public way, and Lanza seems to consciously lean into it. The sensuality her music has always embodied becomes explicit on late highlight ‘Marathon’, which even goes as far as to incorporate a sax solo before the pleasure is relatably cut short: “You talk too much,” she sighs. On ‘I Hate Myself’, the simple annoyance of crossing paths with someone “so cool” spirals into self-loathing, an inner voice Lanza brilliantly portrays as both insistent and alluring. It’s not the sound of laughing at your own pain so much as beating it to death.

Lanza’s songs still have an understated quality, but the small liberties she takes here only make them personable, vibrant, and affecting. The album’s middle stretch – particularly the songs between ‘Don’t Cry on My Pillow’ and ‘I Hate Myself’, all co-written and produced with longtime collaborator Jeremy Greenspan – features some of its most thrilling and dynamic production. The juxtaposition between warm, glimmering synths and Lanza’s forceful vocals on ‘Don’t Cry on My Pillow’ make the song feel alive, laying out a scene where the singer clearly has the upper hand. ‘Big Pink Rose’ brings to mind Let’s Eat Grandma, but the intimacy of those intertwining voices wouldn’t be the right fit: it’s a song about panicked isolation just as it starts feeling like a dream. Love Hallucination may have been inspired by Lanza’s new environment, which also informs the album’s visual imagery, but it drives her to delve deeper into her own creative world, one that’s ripe with contradiction and desire, bewilderment and imagination. We’re just lucky to be trusted with a solid record of it.

Mercury Prize 2023 Shortlist: Arctic Monkeys, Jessie Ware, Jockstrap, and More

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Mercury Prize 2023 Shortlist: Arctic Monkeys, Jessie Ware, Jockstrap, and More

The shortlist for the 2023 Mercury Prize, which honours the best British and Irish albums of the year, has been announced. Arctic Monkeys have earned their fifth nomination with The Car, tying Radiohead for most Mercury Prize nominations. Jockstrap, Jessie Ware, J Hus, Shygirl, Fred Again.., and Loyle Carner are also among this year’s nominees. Check out the full shortlist below.

The 2023 Mercury Prize will be handed out at a ceremony at London’s Hammersmith Apollo on September 7. This year’s judges are Anna Calvi, Jamz Supernova, Jamie Cullum, Hannah Peel, Kerrang! creative director Phil Alexander, broadcasters Sian Eleri, Danielle Perry, and Mistajam, journalists Will Hodgkinson and Tshepo Mokoena, BBC 6 Music and Radio 2 head of music Jeff Smith, and music programming consultant Lea Stonhill.

Last year, Little Simz won the Mercury Prize for Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.

Arctic Monkeys – The Car
Ezra Collective – Where I’m Meant To Be
Fred Again – Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)
J Hus – Beautiful And Brutal Yard
Jessie Ware – That! Feels Good!
Jockstrap – I Love You Jennifer B
Lankum – False Lankum
Loyle Carner – Hugo
Olivia Dean – Messy
Raye – My 21st Century Blues
Shygirl – Nymph
Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy

Jeff Rosenstock Releases New Single ‘HEALMODE’

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Jeff Rosenstock Releases New Single ‘HEALMODE’

Jeff Rosenstock has released a new track, ‘HEALMODE’, lifted from his upcoming LP HELLMODE. The album is out September 1 via Specialist Subject, and it includes previous singles ‘LIKED U BETTER’ and ‘DOUBT’. Listen to ‘HEALMODE’ below.

In a lengthy statement about the new song, Rosenstock said:

In January of 2020, my wife and I packed some clothes, instruments, hard drives and plants into a Prius and drove out west to our new home in Los Angeles. Weird time to move across the country, anyone else who did it will tell ya the same. Tucked within the global terror that 2020 held for all of us to share was a brutal summer – fireworks at a gender reveal party led to wildfires that tore through a bone dry state where temperatures seemed to stay in the hundreds deep into October.

As a New Yorker, the rain always used to get me down in the dumps, like, it would stop me in my tracks. A year or so of staying put in California, as the weather seemed to do the same, had me craving the stuff – giddy with anticipation as dark clouds would cluster overhead and resigned to disappointment as they would gleek out a few drops at best. Mostly they’d just dissipate and return me to a world stuck in time, an entire country away from my home. Ash fell from the sky and our little air quality apps would be emblazoned with a dark red icon wearing a gas mask. The hardware stores quickly ran out of air filters.

I wanted the rain. I wanted it to piss all the garbage out of the atmosphere and leave me with clear skies and snowy mountain peaks. I wanted to run errands in an empty grocery store. I wanted my day to feel different than the 300 that came before it. I wanted life on Earth to feel sustainable. I wanted the drought to end.

A year later there I was, on my stoop December 23, 2021, having somehow just completed a joyful seven-week North American tour during the Omicron surge. In a few hours, my post-tour PCR test would come back “DETECTED” and I’d have to text all the friends I just got off tour with, warning them to potentially not see their families that holiday. But for now, I didn’t know shit and I was in love with this stupid simple moment – Christmas tree strapped to the roof of that Prius, sucking the cold in and out, marveling at my breath floating in the air like a six-year-old.

So here’s a song about the rain, and maybe about appreciating what you have when you have it. It’s mostly acoustic guitar, woodwinds, vibraphone, synthesizer and my friend Laura. I also sing pretty quietly on it. I hope you enjoy it anyway.

Hotline TNT Sign to Third Man, Share Video for New Single ‘Protocol’

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Hotline TNT Sign to Third Man, Share Video for New Single ‘Protocol’

Hotline TNT — the New York-based project led by Will Anderson – have signed to Third Man Records, marking the announcement with the new single ‘Protocol’. The track arrives with an accompanying video from director Fiona Kane. Watch and listen below.

“This song is about falling on a sword — sometimes you just gotta hold an L even when in your heart of hearts you know it’s not fair,” Anderson said of ‘Protocol’ in a statement. “Saving the relationship is worth taking the blame now and again.”

“It’s a rock n roll push and pull silent comedy for summer,” Kane added of the visual. “The most important parts of summer are beating the heat and listening to rock music.”

Hotline TNT’s debut LP, Nineteen in Love, came out in 2021 via Smoking Room.

Pretenders Release New Song ‘A Love’

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Pretenders Release New Song ‘A Love’

The Pretenders have released ‘A Love’, the latest single from their upcoming album, Relentless. Check it out via the accompanying visual below.

“I suppose ‘A Love’ is the most traditionally Pretenders-sounding song on the album, in the vein of ‘Kid’ or ‘Talk of the Town’ or any of the mid-tempo ones over the years,” Chrissie Hynde said in a press release. “I often see love/relationships almost in the same vein as drug addiction. Although, having said that, I know I am jaded and cynical…”

Relentless is set for release on September 15 through Rhino. Previously, the band shared the singles ‘Let the Sun Come In’ and ‘I Think About You Daily’.

Shamir Shares Video for New Single ‘The Beginning’

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Shamir Shares Video for New Single ‘The Beginning’

Shamir shared another single from his upcoming album, Homo Anxietatem, which arrives August 18 on Kill Rock Stars. Following the previously released tracks ‘Oversized Sweater’, ‘Our Song’, and ‘Crime’, ‘The Beginning’ comes with a self-directed video filmed in Bartram’s Garden with musicians including members of the band Friendship and the artist Ladifa. Check it out below.

“’The Beginning’ is a song I wrote when I was 14 years old and had never experienced love, yet I was already inundated by all the typical tropes,” Shamir explained in a statement. “Even back then I realized a happy ending was contingent on a healthy beginning. The video represents the healing power of being around friends after a break up.”

Irreversible Entanglements Announce New Album ‘Protect Your Light’, Share Single

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Irreversible Entanglements Announce New Album ‘Protect Your Light’, Share Single

Irreversible Entanglements – the band composed of the poet/vocalist Camae Ayewa (aka Moor Mother), bassist Luke Stewart, trumpeter Aquiles Navarro, saxophonist Keir Neuringer, and drummer Tcheser Holmes – have announced a new album, Protect Your Light. It will arrive on September 8 via their new label home, Impulse!. Below, check out the first single from the record, ‘Free Love’, along with the cover artwork and tracklist.

“We are thrilled to welcome Irreversible Entanglements to the Impulse! Family,” Dahlia Ambach-Caplin, SVP A&R and Artist Development at Impulse!/Verve Label Group, said of the signing. “Their music is not only brilliant but also courageous and contemporary. Protect Your Light embodies so much of Impulse!’s history while also looking unassailably forward as well.”

Protect Your Light was primarily recorded over three days in January 2023 at Rudy Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. It features contributions from pianist Janice A. Lowe, cellist Lester St. Louis, and vocalist Sovei.

Irreversible Entanglements’ last album was 2021’s Open the Gates.

Protect Your Light Cover Artwork:

Protect Your Light Tracklist:

1. Free Love
2. Protect Your Light
3. Our Land Back
4. Soundness
5. root⇔branch
6. Celestial Pathways
7. Sunshine
8. Degree of Freedom

Puma Launch New Futuristic Exotek Nitro Sneaker

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Puma Launch New Futuristic Exotek Nitro Sneaker

Puma has launched a new sneaker in their sportswear line, the Exotek NITRO. The design is inspired by the game-changing NITRO FASTROID sneaker, which made its debut during Puma’s “Futrograde” presentation at New York Fashion Week.

Puma ambassador Memphis Depay premiered the Exotek NITRO with two gradient colourways on the shoe’s structural cage, revealing black NITRO cushioning beneath, while black mesh and leather cover the upper. As with the sole, the Formstrip also has a geometric pattern.

Incorporating architectural practices and biological structures, the new Exotek NITRO is conceptualized around the concept of visible technology. PUMA Exotek NITRO’s ultra-soft sole cushioning is encapsulated in a structural cage, creating an engineered tooling solution that enhances support while giving the wearer all the benefits of heightened comfort.

The sneaker will be exclusive to Foot Locker, available online and in selected stores starting from the 3rd of August, 2023.

Styles for the Ages: Your Guide to Tailcoat Fashion

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Styles for the Ages: Your Guide to Tailcoat Fashion

Fashion is a constantly shifting landscape, an echo of our changing world and society. Yet, amid this lively dance of styles one garment remains steadfast, maintaining its timeless elegance while gently evolving: the venerable tailcoat. Like fashion watches, These pieces bring a dash of sophistication and regality that can elevate anyone to the epitome of grace and style. With an array of different styles, each with its unique flavor and function, the tailcoat offers versatility in spades. So let’s take a closer look at some of these standout tailcoat styles and how they fit into formal fashion.

The Morning Coat

First up, meet the Morning Coat, your go-to for day-time formal events, be it weddings, fancy luncheons, or even horse races. Also known as the “cutaway,” its signature cut with a front that elegantly curves from the waist and concludes to a single point at the back sets it apart. Usually, you’ll find it paired with striped trousers, a waistcoat, and a tie or cravat, giving off a distinct vintage charm. Crafted typically from thicker fabrics like wool, it’s a great pick for those chilly days or outdoor events.

The Dress Coat

Now, if you’re aiming for the peak of formal evening wear, let me introduce you to the Dress Coat, or the “white tie.” Dress Coats have a shorter front with a crisp waistline, and the tails cascade straight down at the back. It’s generally crafted from a more refined, lightweight material such as barathea or grosgrain. The traditional ensemble includes a white pique waistcoat, a shirt with a wing collar, and a white bow tie. The Dress Coat is your passport to unmatched sophistication.

The Tuxedo Coat

The Tuxedo Coat, the “black tie,” offers a bridge between formal and semi-formal evening wear. A late 19th-century invention, the Tuxedo Coat comes in lighter materials like wool or wool blends, and it’s available in a plethora of colors, although black and navy blue continue to be crowd favorites. To complete the Tuxedo Coat ensemble, you’ll need a cummerbund or waistcoat, a pleated shirt, and a black bow tie.

Fashion trends might be as fleeting as a shooting star, but the tailcoat, in all its glory, stays as a beacon of elegance and finesse. Regardless of the occasion, picking the perfect style can significantly enhance your appearance, making you stand out in the crowd. Despite their classic essence, tailcoats are not averse to personal touches. By pairing them with accessories such as pocket squares, boutonnieres, or cufflinks, you can customize them to reflect your unique style.

The Frock Coat

An often overlooked yet unique style of tailcoat is the Frock Coat. Historically worn during the Victorian and Edwardian periods, the Frock Coat features a rounded, double-breasted front and falls to the knee, with no tail. This coat became a symbol of status, distinguishing the upper class from the rest. Today, it has regained popularity for its vintage appeal and is perfect for period-themed events. Although not as common as the other styles, the Frock Coat definitely has its place in formal fashion.

The Spencer Jacket

The Spencer Jacket is an abbreviated tailcoat that emerged during the Regency period. It’s a short jacket that ends above the waist in the front but extends into tails at the back. This style was designed for horse riding, hence the shortened front. The Spencer Jacket is a great option for outdoor formal events and is well-suited to be paired with high-waisted trousers and a cravat.

The Tailcoat in Modern Times

In contemporary fashion, the tailcoat still holds a prestigious place. Designers constantly find innovative ways to keep this classic piece relevant, incorporating modern cuts and fabrics while preserving the tailcoat’s traditional essence. From the red carpet to royal events, tailcoats continue to make a statement, embodying timeless elegance.

Conclusion

Choosing the right tailcoat is about more than just selecting a piece of clothing. It is a decision that reflects an understanding of tradition, style, and personal identity. Each style of tailcoat tells a different story and creates a unique impression, allowing the wearer to portray themselves in a sophisticated and tasteful manner. While trends in fashion will come and go, the allure of the tailcoat remains steadfast, a testament to its timeless charm and elegance. No matter the occasion, wearing a tailcoat is a powerful way to make a statement and leave a lasting impression.

In conclusion, whether it’s the morning coat, the dress coat, the tuxedo, the frock coat, or the Spencer jacket, there’s a tailcoat for every event and individual. Armed with the knowledge of different tailcoat styles and the expertise of professionals from Debonair Formalwear, you are now well-equipped to venture into the world of formal attire with confidence and panache.

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