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Danger Mouse and Black Thought Enlist Michael Kiwanuka on New Song ‘Aquamarine’

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Danger Mouse and Black Thought Enlist Michael Kiwanuka on New Song ‘Aquamarine’

Danger Mouse and Black Thought have teamed up with Michael Kiwanuka for ‘Aquamarine’, the latest single from their upcoming collaborative LP Cheat Codes. Check out the song’s music video below.

“For ‘Aquamarine’, when I heard the music I just had a feeling to sing about standing up for something that’s unique and following that path,” Kiwanuka said in a press release. “I don’t know why but that’s what came out. Sometimes when you’re following something that’s unique to you it’s as if ‘enemies are all around’. At times life can feel fragile like ‘everything’s burning down’. For some reason the chords and music made me feel that way.”

Cheat Codes arrives on August 12 via BMG. So far, it’s been previewed with the singles ‘No Gold Teeth’ and ‘Because’. Michael Kiwanuka released his Danger Mouse-produced, Mercury Music Prize-winning album Kiwanuka in 2019.

Album Review: black midi, ‘Hellfire’

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Album Review: black midi, ‘Hellfire’

black midi named their first album Schlagenheim, a word with no particular definition that can roughly be translated to “hit home” in German. (“The most important thing is that it’s absolutely meaningless,” guitarist Cameron Picton said in an interview.) The title of its follow-up, Cavalcade, was just as apt but a bit more suggestive, representing the cavalcade of characters populating the album. Their latest is more direct and needs no further explanation: Hellfire. (Notably, Geordie Greep originally imagined it as the title of their debut, while their second album was mostly recorded at Hellfire Studio.) Could this mean the London experimental band is attempting to dial back some of its eccentricities in favour of a more straightforward but still hideously chaotic approach? A press quote from Pinton suggests they’re not exactly interested in delivering some kind of morally definitive statement: “I don’t believe in Hell, but all that old world folly is great for songs.”

Hellfire is certainly proof of that, but the album is no less confounding or frenetic than the group’s earlier material. It finds Picton, Greep, and drummer Morgan Simpson combining the juvenile intensity and restless experimentation of Schlagenheim with Cavalcade’s melodic dynamism and dramatic presentation, once again eschewing conventional narrative even if its questionable cast of characters have plenty in common. One could easily argue Hellfire presents what is mostly a more refined, cinematic, and extravagant version of what the band has tested out before, with a few adjustments that make it more immersive – Greep sings from a first-person perspective instead of third, his vocal theatrics as volatile and unpredictable as the songs themselves; Marta Salogni, who worked with the band on Cavalcade opener ‘John L’, adds spaciousness to the overly busy production; guest saxophonist Kaidi Akinnibi scorches through the endless delirium – yet on the first few listens, it’s hard not to register it as something entirely new and outlandish, or at least a wild left turn for a band that may not take itself too seriously but is definitely very serious about not falling into stasis.

“There is nothing you will find/ Running at full speed,” the protagonist of Hellfire warns on its opening title track, and even with a lyric sheet in front of you and a moment to dissect each and every line, it’s not exactly an album you’re meant to make sense of, its ceaseless, militaristic pace circling on a primordial emptiness rather than any hidden or explicit truth. But there is a newfound specificity in Greep’s storytelling that feels inextricable from, not just an extension of, the unruliness of the instrumentation. “Always chasing the first/ Always chasing the free/ Always chasing decency/ Never adequate enough,” he rambles on, inadvertently summing up a central theme that runs through the lyrics: all sorts of depraved characters caught up in dreams of escape and victory and entertainment that ultimately lead to their downfall. In the speed-prog hellscape of ‘Sugar/Tzu’, a futuristic boxing match comes to an abrupt end when a young boy commits murder, believing he is gifting the audience a one-of-a-kind spectacle; in ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, a farmhand becomes a hired killer seemingly by happenstance.

While Cavalcade’s dynamic shifts spread out through the album, here they are often integrated into the structure of each song. ‘Welcome to Hell’ switches maniacally between different permutations of metal, from funk to thrash to epic, an unprecedented orchestral mayhem heightening the drama; the climactic ‘The Race Is About to Begin’ sprawls across seven minutes, leaving room for the narrator’s final revelations. “All sins irrepressible/ No use digging holes to hide/ The rupture comes and leaves no stone unturned/ So don’t wish for anything,” Greep sings over a tender backdrop, less than a minute after the album’s most frantic explosion. Picton’s horrific ‘Eat Men Eat’ fuses post-hardcore maximalism with flamenco; his other contribution, the finger-picked ‘Still’, is the album’s quietest, most personal song. Hellfire might be black midi’s most audacious and disorderly album, but every element of it is crafted with such meticulous precision and intentionality that it remarkably never flies off the rails.

It’s also the first black midi album where you get a clearer sense of how those musical contrasts feed into its lyrical concerns. Unlike some of their invented characters, black midi aren’t averse to genuine emotion – just extremely aware of its duality and the slipperiness of trying to externalize it. The conundrums these characters must face are laughable and bizarre and cruelly ironic, so of course they must be blown out of proportion; comical excess becomes the only means of digging through ambiguity. Even with the elaborate framing of ’27 Questions’ – the narrator sneaks into a theatrical performance during which a fictional actor named Freddie Frost reckons with existential despair – you can’t quite dismiss the questions he raises as helplessly absurd. “Is there such a thing as a universal truth? Any lost secret to eternal youth?” As much as they’re able to wring control out of chaos, black midi don’t pretend to have any kind of moral authority – they’re just players in the same game. If there’s one thing to be gleamed from it, it’s that raising hell can be quite a bit of fun.

Daniel Avery Releases New Single ‘Higher’

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Daniel Avery Releases New Single ‘Higher’

Daniel Avery has shared a new single, ‘Higher’, which features guest vocals from Sherelle. It’s taken from his upcoming album Ultra Truth – due out November 4 via Phantasy Sound. Take a listen below.

“This is the first time I’ve brought together so many people to join me on the journey and each guest plays a crucial role,” Avery said of ‘Higher’ in a statement. “Sherelle is a supernova artist and someone who always marches to the beat of her own drum.”

Daniel Avery previously previewed Ultra Truth with ‘Chaos Energy’, a collaboration with Kelly Lee Owens and HAAi.

Gilla Band (Formerly Girl Band) Announce New Album ‘Most Normal’, Share Video for New Song

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Gilla Band (Formerly Girl Band) Announce New Album ‘Most Normal’, Share Video for New Song

Gilla Band, the group formerly known as Girl Band, have announced a new album titled Most Normal. It’s set for release on October 7 via Rough Trade. To accompany the announcement, they’ve shared a video for the lead single ‘Eight Fivers’. Check it out and find the album’s cover artwork and tracklist below.

“’Eight Fivers’ is about 40 quid. It’s about being out of touch with modern circumstances while feeling socially limited,” frontman Dara Kiely explained in a statement. “Never fitting in and kind of proud of it. Stuck with what I have and happy for it. Being grateful and not fashionable, self-conscious and too aware of what is lacking. Accepting that jealousy played a big role in my life but trying not to feed into it.”

Most Normal marks Gilla Band’s third album, following 2019’s The Talkies. lt was produced, recorded, and mixed by the band’s Daniel Fox at Sonic Studios and their rehearsal place.

Most Normal Cover Artwork:

Most Normal Tracklist:

1. The Gum
2. Eight Fivers
3. Backwash
4. Gushie
5. Binliner Fashion
6. Capgras
7. The Weirds
8. I Was Away
9. Almost Soon
10.Red Polo Neck
11.Pratfall
12.Post Ryan

Teen Suicide Announces New Album ‘honeybee table at the butterfly feast’, Shares New Song

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Teen Suicide Announces New Album ‘honeybee table at the butterfly feast’, Shares New Song

After returning with the song ‘coyote (2019-2022)’ earlier this year, Teen Suicide has announced a new album titled honeybee table at the butterfly feast. It comes out August 26 via Run For Cover Records. Listen to the new single ‘get high, breathe underwater (#3)’ below, and scroll down for the album cover and full tracklist.

Sam Ray wrote the new LP over a period of several years while he struggled with a respiratory illness that made it very difficult to perform and record, eventually leading to a near-death experience. “I had to begin prioritizing the increasingly rarer and shorter periods where I felt able to still sing–despite being at such a lower o2 sat than I should, and thus a much lower lung capacity,” he explained. “It took a toll on everything for me, not just productivity, but writing too, as singing is such a big part of the writing process for me.”

He continued:

This led to a kind of bottleneck, where I had increasingly smaller windows where I could work normally, and I had a deeper and deeper reserve of ideas to pull from. I had to be judicious, only choosing songs I felt were my best, and which best represented me as an artist, because by this point I was looking at it as my last album. Whether I died from the illness or was just unable to ever sing and work like I had before, I wanted to get everything done that I possibly could, and yet I became almost completely unable to function. This led to an at times almost hopeless depression and yet also an incredible desire to push through and work harder than I ever have. And in that conflict I found a lot of the material for the record.

honeybee table at the butterfly feast Cover Artwork:

honeybee table at the butterfly feast Tracklist:

1. you were my star
2. death wish
3. get high, breathe underwater (3#)
4. unwanted houseguest
5. groceries
6. i will always be in love with you
7. new strategies for telemarketing through precognitive dreams
8. violence violence
9. coyote (2015-2021)
10. every time i hear your name called
11. you can’t blame me
12. it was probably nothing but for a moment there I lost all sense of feeling
13. all of us steady dying
14. complaining in dreams
15. how to disappear in america without a trace
16. another life (bootleg)

Tegan and Sara Announce New Album ‘Crybaby’, Share Coldplay-Inspired Video for New Song ‘Yellow’

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Tegan and Sara Announce New Album ‘Crybaby’, Share Coldplay-Inspired Video for New Song ‘Yellow’

Tegan and Sara have announced their 10th studio album: Crybaby arrives on October 21. The Canadian twins co-produced the LP – their first for Mom+Pop – with John Congleton and recorded it at Studio Litho in Seattle and Sargent Recorders in Los Angeles. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the new single ‘Yellow’, which is accompanied by a Mark Myers-directed video that pays homage to Coldplay’s video for their song of the same name. Check it out below.

“This was the first time where, while we were still drafting our demos, we were thinking about how the songs were going to work together,” Tegan said of the album in a statement. “It wasn’t even just that Sara was making lyric changes or reorganizing the parts to my songs, it was that she was also saying to me, ‘This song is going to be faster,’ or ‘It’s going to be in a different key.’ But Sara effectively improves everything of mine that she works on.” Sara added: “Maybe I am the renovator. I’m the house-flipper of the Tegan and Sara band.”

Commenting on ‘Yellow’, Sara explained that it “was written after we began to take steps to heal the bruises we have both carried with us since adolescence and early adulthood – wounds that never quite healed right and flare up seasonally, sending us spiraling backward in time. Are we doomed to remain forever 15, breaking up and breaking apart? I hope not.” She adds that the video “was shot in Vancouver, a city that didn’t feel big enough to hold us both when we arrived here the first time. Twenty-two years later, we’re back, calling it home.”

Crybaby will include the previously unveiled single ‘Fucking Up What Matters’.

Crybaby Cover Artwork:

Crybaby Tracklist:

1. I Can’t Grow Up
2. All I Wanted
3. Fucking Up What Matters
4. Yellow
5. Smoking Weed Alone
6. Faded Like A Feeling
7. I’m Okay
8. Pretty Shitty Time
9. Under My Control
10. This Ain’t Going Well
11. Sometimes I See Stars
12. Whatever That Was

The Top 10 UK Online Casinos for Huge Wins and Real Money Gambling

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The Top 10 UK Online Casinos for Huge Wins and Real Money Gambling

With online casinos popping up left, right and centre in the UK market, it can become a minefield to choose the best online casino for real money gambling. In fact, some players get so caught up in what casino bonuses are on offer or which is the highest rated UK gambling site (based on opinions rather than fact) that they forget to look at an important part of gambling: can you win big? With this article, you’ll find a list of the top 10 real money casinos that players can win big with.

LeoVegas UK

LeoVegas Casino is an online casino that offers some of the best bonuses, games and huge wins among British casinos. They’re a great choice for players who want to play their favourite casino games at boku casino sites and hope for a huge casino win. When you sign up at LeoVegas Casino you’ll get the LeoVegas welcome bonus of 50 free spins plus up to £100!

You can play over 500+ slots and table games here including progressive jackpots like Mega Fortune Dreams and Arabian Nights, as well as Live Roulette and Live Blackjack! In addition, they have several video poker variations such as Joker Poker & Deuces Wild.

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JackpotCity has secure payment options such as Visa, MasterCard and PayPal so your personal information stays safe and sound while you gamble away your hard-earned cash at their online casino site!

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The reputation of a casino is very important, and you should do your research before signing up for any new casino. The best UK casinos are those where a gamer can trust their money will be safe. Genesis Casino UK is one such site, with a long-established reputation for providing fair games that are regulated by the appropriate authorities. This gives you peace of mind when playing games on Genesis Casino UK—and allows you to focus solely on having fun playing without worrying about anything else!

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New players who decide to register will get a chance to get a welcome offer of 100% up to £100 and also 300 free spins on Starburst. You will receive 30 Free Spins as soon as you make your qualifying deposit and get the rest at the rate of 30 per day for 9 days on Starburst.

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They offer games by some of the biggest software providers in the industry such as NetEnt, Microgaming and Playtech. Moreover, the operator offers a great welcome bonus to all the new players. Players can get a 100% welcome bonus of up to 5 Bitcoins when they deposit.

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Most people who gamble online want a real money gambling site that offers both huge wins and a great gaming experience. But what if you could get both in one place? That’s exactly what these UK online casinos do — they offer awesome games with gigantic jackpots.

How To Prevent Culture Shock When Traveling Abroad As A Model

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How To Prevent Culture Shock When Traveling Abroad As A Model

Culture shock is a feeling of disorientation that can occur when you travel to a new country and are exposed to a different culture. It can be caused by a number of factors, including language barriers, differences in food and customs, and even the climate. Culture shock can lead to feelings of homesickness, anxiety, and depression.

Prevent Culture Shock In 7 Easy Steps

There are a few things that you can do to prevent culture shock when traveling abroad as a model.

1. Do your research

Before you travel to a new country, it’s important to do your research and learn about the culture. This will help you be prepared for what to expect and make the transition easier. Read books, watch movies, and talk to people who have already been there. The more you know about the culture, the less likely you are to be surprised or shocked by anything.

2. Be open-minded

It’s important to keep an open mind when you travel to a new country. Things will be different than what you’re used to, but that doesn’t mean they’re bad. Embrace the differences and try new things. You may find that you like some of the things that are different from your own culture.

3. Be flexible

Things will not always go according to plan when you’re in a new country. Be prepared for changes and go with the flow. If you’re rigid and inflexible, you’ll likely have a harder time adjusting to the new culture.

4. Don’t expect everything to be perfect

Remember that you’re in a different country, and things are going to be different than what you’re used to. Things may not be as clean or organized as they are at home, but that doesn’t mean they’re bad. Relax and go with the flow.

5. Seek out other travelers

If you’re feeling homesick or lonely, seek out other travelers who are in the same situation as you. There are likely to be other people who are experiencing culture shock, and they can be a great source of support. Connecting with others at the luggage storage for example, will help you feel more comfortable and make the transition easier.

6. Keep a positive attitude

It’s important to keep a positive attitude when you travel to a new country. Things will be different, and you may not always understand what’s going on, but try to stay positive. A positive attitude will help you adjust to the new culture and make the transition easier.

7. Connect with your home

Even though you’re in a different country, it’s important to stay connected with your home. This can be done by keeping in touch with family and friends, listening to music from your hometown, and watching movies from home. Staying connected with your roots will help you feel more comfortable in your new surroundings.

The Bottom Line

These are just a few tips to prevent culture shock when traveling abroad as a model. By doing your research, and being open-minded, flexible, and realistic, you can make the transition to a new country much easier. And if you do start to feel homesick or lonely, reach out to other travelers for support.

Holy Fawn Announce New Album ‘Dimensional Bleed’, Unveil New Single

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Holy Fawn Announce New Album ‘Dimensional Bleed’, Unveil New Single

Phoenix-based band Holy Fawn have announced a new LP called Dimensional Bleed. The follow-up to 2018’s Death Spells as well as the 2020 EP The Black Moon drops on September 9 via Wax Bodega. Check out the album’s title track below.

“We’re always going to be the same four humans making music,” singer-guitarist Ryan Osterman said in a statement about the album, which they co-produced with Mike Watts (Dillinger Escape Plan, Glassjaw). “With every release, I feel like we’ve continued to learn how to best support each other both mentally and musically, which enables us to try new things. Personally, I think this record has truly allowed us to explore more creative avenues than we did with ‘Death Spells’.”

“‘Dimensional Bleed’ vaguely refers to a concept of multiple dimensions and timelines that
could exist simultaneously,” guitarist Evan Phelps added. “A lot of different media has
alluded to this ideology, and I find the possibility of multiple dimensions intersecting and
bleeding into others to be fascinating.”

Dimensional Bleed Cover Artwork:

Dimensional Bleed Tracklist:

1. Hexsewn
2. Death Is A Relief
3. Lift Your Head
4. Empty Vials
5. Amaranthine
6. Dimensional Bleed
7. Sightless
8. Voice of Light
9. True Loss
10. Blood Memory

Madi Diaz Shares Video for New Song ‘Hangover’

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Madi Diaz Shares Video for New Song ‘Hangover’

Madi Diaz has today released a new single called ‘Hangover’, which arrives ahead of her performance at Newport Folk Festival as well as two shows opening for Harry Styles in August. Check out a Joey Broadnax-directed video for it below.

“I wrote ‘Hangover’ with Jesse Thomas and Drew Pearson when I was still feeling the lagging throws of heartbreak – the waking up in withdrawal, aching, reeling over a person and all the things that come after it’s over,” Diaz explained in a statement. “Sometimes it feels like you’re just stumbling around a city and in every corner there’s a memory. At every table in every restaurant some argument, on every street corner some kiss, at the 7 eleven some melt down. ‘Hangover’ is about bumping into that old feeling and reliving the less appealing side effects of not being in love with that person anymore.”

Diaz said she could only describe the accompanying visual “as full immersion light therapy. Joey conjured these huge flashing screens towering around me, making a space for me to get lost in performance and really feel every heartbeat of the song. We were in a world inside of a world. With 2 generators and 42 feet of LED walls, I’m sure it looked like we were throwing a mini warped tour in my backyard.”

Diaz’s most recent album, History Of A Feeling, came out last year on ANTI-. Check out our Artist Spotlight interview with Madi Diaz.

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