Runnner, the moniker of LA-based songwriter Noah Weinman, has shared a new single called ‘Bluejay’. It marks his first new music since the release of his debut album, Like Dying Stars, We’re Reaching Out, back in February. Listen to it below.
Juliana Hatfield Covers ELO’s ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’
Juliana Hatfield has announced a new covers LP, Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO, out November 17 via American Laundromat Records. It’s the latest addition to her covers series, following 2018’s Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John and 2019’s Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police. Listen to her take of ELO’s ‘Dont Bring Me Down’ below.
“ELO songs were always coming on the radio when I was growing up,” Hatfield said in a statement. “They were a reliable source of pleasure and fascination. With this album of covers I wanted to get my hands deep into some of the massive ‘70’s hits but I am also shining a light on some of the later work… My task was to try and break all the things down and reconstruct them subtly until they felt like mine.”
“ELO’s ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’ is such a solid construction that trying to rework it initially felt like taking a sledgehammer to concrete,” Hatfield added. “I didn’t worry about matching all the original’s exact sounds and parts, and we even dared a few cymbal crashes (the ELO version has one famously unchanging drum loop – no crashes—from start to finish). This is not a radical reinvention but it is a little more bubbly.”
Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO Cover Artwork:
Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO Tracklist:
1. Sweet Is The Night
2. Can’t Get It Out Of My Head
3. Showdown
4. Strange Magic
5. Don’t Bring Me Down
6. Telephone Line
7. Secret Messages
8. Bluebird Is Dead
9. From The End Of The World
10. Ordinary Dream
Crooks & Nannies Announce New Album ‘Real Life’, Release New Single
Crooks & Nannies – the West Philadelphia duo comprising vocalist/guitarist Max Rafter and vocalist/drummer Sam Huntington – have announced their record label debut, Real Life. Following their 2023 No Fun EP, which included the single ‘control’, the album drops August 25 on Grand Jury Music. Lead cut ‘Temper’ comes paired with a Jarmel Reitz-directed video, which you can check out below.
“I wrote ‘Temper’ after I found out about something cruel a friend of mine had done before I met him,” Rafter explained in a press release. “My knee-jerk response was to not believe it. He was a kind person that I had so much love for, who took up space in a good way. I felt duped and surprised. It expanded my understanding of people’s capacity to do bad things but still be lovable. It had happened years prior to me finding out and it felt like it was told to me in a whisper. There was so much misplaced effort put into burying what he didn’t want to look at rather than taking accountability.”
“In writing the song I was imagining myself as the type of person who feels entitled to take things from others and without hesitation,” Rafter continued. “I thought about how I can be naive about people, easily swayed and taken advantage of. ‘Temper’ is a story about power dynamics and writing it made me look at all relationships in my life through a new lens. I don’t like to think of relationships as an exchange, or keep track of who is giving or taking more. But, sometimes that means it takes a long time for me to realize I’m not getting treated in the way I deserve.”
Real Life Cover Artwork:
Real Life Tracklist:
1. N95
2. Temper
3. Cold Hands
4. Big Mouth Bass
5. Growing Pains
6. Country Bar
7. A Gift
8. Immaculate
9. Weather
10. Nice Night
Anjimile Announces New Album ‘The King’, Shares New Single
Anjimile has announced a new album called The King. The follow-up to 2020’s Giver Taker will arrive on September 8 via 4AD. To mark the announcement, Anjimile has shared the LP’s lead single and title track, along with a visual by Daniela Yohannes. Check it out and see the album cover and tracklist below.
Anjimile worked closely with producer Shawn Everett on the new album, which featues contributions from Justine Bowe, Brad Allen Williams, Sam Gendel, and James Krivchenia of Big Thief. “If Giver Taker was an album of prayers, The King is an album of curses,” Anjimile said in a press release.
The King Cover Artwork:
The King Tracklist:
1. The King
2. Mother
3. Anybody
4. Genesis
5. Animal
6. Father
7. Harley
8. Black Hole
9. I Pray
10. The Right
TOPS’ Marci Shares Video for New Song ‘KITY’
Marci, the solo project of TOPS’ Marta Cikojevic, has unveiled a new single, ‘KITY’. Following her 2022 debut LP Marci, the track arrives alongside a music video directed by Allison Goldfarb. It’s “about being lead into a situation without knowing the whole story — if it’s too good to be true then it probably is,” according to Cikojevic. Watch and listen below.
Check out our Artist Spotlight interview with Marci.
Ichiko Aoba Unveils New Single ‘Space Orphans’
Ichiko Aoba has unveiled a new single, ‘Space Orphans’. Originally shared as an acoustic demo last March in response to the conflict in Ukraine, the track is now being officially released as part of Brian Eno’s EarthPercent initiative The Earth As Your Co-writer, with new arrangements performed by Phonolite Strings. Listen to it below.
Speaking about the song, the Japanese artist said in a statement: “To all of you who are stuck in a war you never asked for. To all of you who are all alone in a place that seems safe. To all of the orphans who carry a lingering loneliness inside them. I hope this song reaches the child inside of you.”
Aoba’s latest album, Windswept Adan, was released in 2020 and reissued via Ba Da Bing in 2021.
Moses Sumney Covers Billie Holiday’s ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’
Moses Sumney has offered his take on Billie Holiday’s classic ‘When You’re Smiling’. The cover appears in the eighth episode of the new National Geographic limited series A Small Light, which features Este Haim as executive music producer. Give it a listen below.
A Small Light tells the story of Miep Giesa (played by Bel Powley), a Dutch woman of Austrian descent who helped hide Anne Frank and her family in her Amsterdam attic. Weyes Blood, Sharon Van Etten, and Angel Olsen are among the artists who have recently shared their contributions to the soundtrack, which is out in full today (May 23).
Mumble Tide Share Video for New Single ‘Hotel Life’
Mumble Tide – the Bristol-based duo of Gina Leonard and Ryan Rogers – are back with a new single called ‘Hotel Life’. Check it out via the accompanying visual below.
“‘Hotel Life’ is a song about relinquishing control,” Leonard explained in a press release. “We wrote it after Ryan’s dad had a ‘funny turn’ whilst on a work trip in Reading and we rushed to pick him up from hospital and ended up staying the night in a weird corporate business hotel on the outskirts of the city. I think hotels can be quite confusing spaces…I like running away in my head to a kind of ‘hotel life’ where I can escape everyone and be completely in control of who I am. Ultimately though, that’s not healthy or possible. The song is overall positive and uplifting (I hope) – it’s about not giving up.”
Back in 2021, Mumble Tide released their mini-album Everything Ugly. Check out our Artist Spotlight interview with Mumble Tide.
Militarie Gun Release New Single ‘Will Logic’
Militarie Gun have dropped a new single, ‘Will Logic’, taken from their upcoming debut album Life Under the Gun. Check it out below.
“‘Will Logic’ is meant to be pure spite, it’s the moment of realisation that someone is trying to take advantage of you and deciding you won’t allow it to happen,” vocalist Ian Shelton said in a statement. “There’s some melancholy and fatigue in there, though ultimately it’s a desire for the world to be trustworthy.”
Life Under the Gun is slated for release on June 23 via Loma Vista. It includes the previously released tracks ‘Do It Faster’ and ‘Very High’. Revisit our Artist Spotlight interview with Militarie Gun.
Skagen Drops Limited Edition Watch & Jewellery Collection with Danish-Inspired Art by Jeremyville
Skagen has launched its latest limited edition collection with New York-based studio Jeremyville. In an exciting collaboration, the renowned studio crafted a bespoke artwork, capturing the vibrant essence of Skagen’s world through their distinctive and exciting art style. Drawing inspiration from Danish motifs such as lighthouses, sailing boats, and anchors, the original artwork was the foundation for creating exclusive watches and jewellery, infusing the wearers with a delightful sense of joy and playfulness.
Talking about the campaign, Ian Miller, global director of concept and design at Skagen stated “All of us on the Skagen team are big fans of Jeremyville’s fun, interruptive artistry and creativity, especially his Community Service Announcements project, a global public art
movement to bring positivity and reflection into the everyday. We’re thrilled to have
collaborated with Jeremyville on this capsule collection that captures the perfect summer
day on the coast of Skagen’, says Ian Miller, Global Director of Concept and Design.”
On April 27th, the highly anticipated Jeremyville x Skagen collection was unveiled, introducing two distinct watches within Skagen’s classic platform, Grenen. Crafted in limited quantities, these timepieces are available in 37 mm and 26 mm case sizes, and each one boasts a leather strap, precise 3-hand movement, resilient K1 crystal, and a captivating layered dial that brings the artwork to life with added depth.
Shop the collection by Skagen x Jeremyville
