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Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce New Double Album ‘Return of the Dream Canteen’

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce New Double Album ‘Return of the Dream Canteen’

Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced their second studio album of 2022. Return of the Dream Canteen comes out October 14 on Warner Records and is produced by Rick Rubin, who also produced April 2022’s Unlimited Love. Frontman Anthony Kiedis broke the news on stage at Denver’s Empower Field on Saturday night. Check out the album’s cover art below.

In a press statement, the band explained:

We went in search of ourselves as the band that we have somehow always been. Just for the fun of it we jammed and learned some old songs. Before long we started the mysterious process of building new songs. A beautiful bit of chemistry meddling that had befriended us hundreds of times along the way. Once we found that slip stream of sound and vision, we just kept mining. With time turned into an elastic waistband of oversized underwear, we had no reason to stop writing and rocking. It felt like a dream. When all was said and done, our moody love for each other and the magic of music had gifted us with more songs than we knew what to do with. Well we figured it out. 2 double albums released back to back. The second of which is easily as meaningful as the first or should that be reversed. ‘Return of the Dream Canteen’ is everything we are and ever dreamed of being. It’s packed. Made with the blood of our hearts.

Taking to Instagram, bassist Flea added: “The creative process gives life meaning and purpose! We put out a double album about four months ago, called Unlimited Love. I love that album, it felt so good to share it with y’all. Welp, now we are putting out another double album and this one is the absolute best of who we are, I’m am fukking thrilled that we are releasing this shit on October 14. Power to the people. Hope it touches hearts.”

Return of the Dream Canteen Cover Artwork:

Local Natives Share New Songs ‘Desert Snow’ and ‘Hourglass’

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Local Natives Share New Songs ‘Desert Snow’ and ‘Hourglass’

Local Natives have returned with two new songs: ‘Desert Snow’ and ‘Hourglass’. They mark the Los Angeles band’s first original material since 2020’s Sour Lemon EP. The double-A single arrives alongside the announcement of their first tour in 3 years, which kicks off July 29 at Osheaga Music & Arts Festival. Check out the tracks and find the full list of dates below.

“After the heartbreak and insanity of the past few years, when we finally got together to make music again, these songs reconnected and reignited us,” Local Natives commented in a statement. Of ‘Hourglass’, they added:

It explores the difficulty of feeling divided and isolated from the people we love while knowing the time we have with them is finite, and contains some of our favorite LN lyrics:

What I know now I didn’t then /
I know you wish I could forget
We’re drawing lines in the sand /
inside an hourglass

This music got us through some really difficult times and reminded us how much joy we get out of playing music together. We couldn’t be more excited to share these songs and play them live on our first tour in two years!

Last year, Local Natives shared a covers EP featuring their take on songs by Roxy Music, Gerry Rafferty, Michael McDonald, and 10cc.

Local Natives 2022 Tour Dates:

Jul 29 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
Jul 31 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
Aug 1 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Aug 3 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
Aug 4 – Ogden, UT – Ogden Twilight
Aug 5-7 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
Aug 9 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater
Aug 12 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Aug 13 – Bellevue, NE – Outlandia Music Festival
Aug 14 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Jones Assembly
Aug 15 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Aug 16 – Austin, TX – ACL Live
Aug 18 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Aug 19 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City Bham
Aug 20 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
Aug 22 – Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
Aug 23 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Aug 24 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
Aug 26 – New York, NY – Pier 17
Aug 27 – Boston, MA – House of Blues

Miya Folick Announces ‘2007’ EP, Unveils Video for New Song ‘Nothing to See’

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Miya Folick Announces ‘2007’ EP, Unveils Video for New Song ‘Nothing to See’

Miya Folick has released a new song called ‘Nothing to See’. Produced by Big Thief collaborator Andrew Sarlo, the track is the latest offering from her upcoming EP 2007, following ‘Oh God’ and ‘Ordinary’. It comes with an accompanying video directed by Noah Kentis. Check it out below, along with Folick’s upcoming tour dates.

“This song is about falling in love with someone emotionally unavailable,” Folick explained in a statement. “Someone whose feelings and desires were so obscured to me and themselves, that I had to become a detective. I studied their life for clues and tried to fit the role of the person I thought they’d like. Eventually we broke up, and I realized that I’d lost the plot on my own life. My body and personality and life were so populated by the interests of this person, that once they were gone, there was nothing left to see. But, to me, this song isn’t bleak. I think there’s power in being brave enough to say, ‘I was made a fool by you’.”

The 2007 EP arrives September via Nettwerk.

2007 EP Tracklist:

1. Oh God
2. Bad Thing
3. Nothing to See
4. 2007
5. Cartoon Clouds
6. Ordinary

Miya Folick 2022 Tour Dates:

Sep 15 New York, NY – Market Hotel
Sep 27 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
Sep 28 San Francisco, CA – Café du Nord
Sep 30 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Oct 1 Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
Oct 29 Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theater *
Nov 1 Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3 Galvanizers *
Nov 2 Manchester, England – Academy *
Nov 3 Birmingham, England – O2 Institute *
Nov 5 London, England – The Roundhouse *
Nov 8 Brussels, Belgium – La Madeleine *
Nov 9 Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall *
Nov 10 Paris, France – Bataclan*
Nov 12 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – Den Atelier *
Nov 13 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg *
Nov 15 Berlin, Germany – Astra Kulturhaus *
Nov 16 Warsaw, Poland – Stodola *
Nov 18 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega *
Nov 19 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene *
Nov 21 Stockholm, Sweden – Berns *
Nov 22 Stockholm, Sweden – Berns *

* with Tove Lo

Album Review: Jack White, ‘Entering Heaven Alive’

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Album Review: Jack White, ‘Entering Heaven Alive’

Over the past half-decade, the world has come to know Jack White – ever the traditionalist – as being unable to rein in his creative eccentricities. The jury’s out on whether embracing his unwavering musical curiosity leads to some of his more interesting, if not always strictly enjoyable, work: both 2018’s wildly esoteric Boarding House Reach and this year’s Fear of the Dawn remain among his most divisive efforts, despite the latter being slightly more controlled in its chaotic experimentation – an exhilarating mess or a frustrating slog of an album, depending on how you look at it. Entering Heaven Alive, his second album in the space of three months, seems like a strategic move to balance out the darkly unhinged weirdness of its companion with a set of subtler, mostly acoustic arrangements.

Longtime fans will know that some of the best stripped-back moments in White’s catalog are most impactful when juxtaposed with the ferocity and pathos he tends to pack elsewhere. But it’s also true that White has a unique knack for melodic songwriting that can dominate a body of work to satisfying effect, and Entering Heaven Alive will naturally appeal to those with a special fondness for records like 2012’s Blunderbuss or the White Stripes’ Get Behind Me Satan. (If opener ‘A Tip From You to Me’ sounds more like an outtake than anything on par with the classic ballads off Blunderbuss, ‘A Tree on Fire From Within’ certainly comes close.) But the most confounding thing about the new album is also the most unsurprising: not all of it sounds particularly low-key. Maybe it’s just the fact that White didn’t originally intend for the songs to be on separate albums, but the fluidity that has defined his recent output also bleeds into this collection in intriguing ways.

While it may not be the consistent, nuanced portrait of an artist that the 2016 compilation Acoustic Recordings was, Entering Heaven Alive leaves the biggest impression when it reaches beyond its purported framework. “Ask yourself if you are happy/ And then you cease to be,” he philosophizes on the aforementioned opening track; the more raw and less settled the music sounds, the more it comes alive. An electric guitar lick crawls and shrieks its way into the delirious jazz-funk of ‘I’ve Got You Surrounded (With My Love)’, by far the most captivating track on the album; the groove of the finger-picked ‘All Along the Way’ switches up as it builds, adding an instrumental heft that much of the record lacks; and the synth that blooms out of nowhere on ‘If I Die Tomorrow’ is an excellent touch that instantly turns it into a highlight.

There are also songs here that benefit from not messing with the refreshing simplicity of White’s approach. On ‘Love Is Selfish’, which directly references his 2013 track ‘Never Far Away’, there’s a familiar tension that arises from the way he knits his strained voice along the spare guitar. But the nakedness of the instrumental also draws more attention to the lyrics, which are sometimes more thoughtful than Fear of the Dawn‘s but never as imaginative as his musical trickery (“Always crying, ‘Me, me, me’/ And it’s always trying to mess up all my plans,” he sings on that one). But if it doesn’t always feel at odds with the persona White inhabits, the writing exposes emotional contradictions that are often undermined by the polished, accessible production, as in ‘Help Me Along’, which unnecessarily takes on an orchestral quality.

The decision to release Fear of the Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive as separate albums rather than one double LP makes sense, even in a year where the format has seen an unlikely resurgence. But although White’s continued willingness to experiment and play around with style, particularly on an album that’s supposed to be more laid-back, is no doubt fascinating – and, on this new record, often endearing – it also hints at a level of comfortability, more implicit than explicit, that prevents it from being truly impressive. Jack White has mastered the art of throwing everything at the wall and contrasting his various artistic sensibilities without losing his core audience; now would be a good time to try to bring it all together.

Nicotine Vaping Products: Do Vape Shops Sell Them?

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Nicotine Vaping Products: Do Vape Shops Sell Them?

The craze of people toward puffing seems to know no counts. As much as they are getting into this stuff, they adore it more. On one hand, it is relatively better than blowing off those toxic old cigs. Right? You may also puff some healthy stuff like cannabis contents, including THC or CBD. They lend the best of puffing with some rare raw pros. The scope for puffing is boosting as well. And most likely, the reason why we can find a great vape store in a particular area.

We all are trying to conquer puffer hearts with their unique crops. Almost all of them sell that lawful thing on the board of laws. And then we may have others who may sell the illegal ones secretly. On a serious note, that’s not at all right! Those crops are not even good enough to suit your health. Avoid them.

But no matter which puff crop you wield, there may be similar stuff present in many of them. And that is also the thing that comes from smoking cigs. And that thing is nicotine. We believe there is hardly any soul feeling strange about this term. It has been centuries since we have had it on the market. The crop was initially existing through smoking and now also comes with vapes.

But even after this vogue, the struggle for this crop is not over. We can also see many folks thinking, ‘if the crop is available in the vape shop near me or not?”. And you seem to be another one with this turmoil. Aren’t you? Well, then it is time to chill as the same is available at online vape shop near me. Further, we are here today with this written piece and a nicotine 101 guide. So, let’s begin right away-

Nicotine 101: what explains it?

Let’s begin the nicotine in vape stores by learning what it is. It will assist us in discerning the entire scenario better. Nicotine is a potent chemical that holds the presence of nitrogen. It may originate from several plant species, including the old tobacco one. However, its presence or occurrence is not limited to just natural sources. We can obtain it through synthetic one, too.

Many people and books also denote the chemical as Nicotiana Tabacum. It is the one arising from the vast tobacco plant and belongs to the nightshade family. And that’s the same family that potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, and red peppers have. Its origination phase dates back to at least 2000 years.

If not cancer-leading or drastically toxic on its own, it is severely addictive. It exposes users to the drastically hazardous impacts of tobacco dependency. Puffing the stuff elicits more nicotine content to our lungs than smoking it. Although, as per reports, the substance is equally hard to give up on as heroin. Now, you must be, if these are the sides of this crop, why do people go for it? Let’s explain it to you.

Consequences of nicotine consumption-

The chemical elicits several positive and negative consequences. Some of them are-

The nicotine impact-

If you don’t recognize it yet, let us tell you that nicotine is a source of both sedation and stimulation. So, when we expose our body to this chemical, our system experience an unusual kick. It is somewhat like attaining highs from psychedelic marijuana. The impact works partly due to nicotine stimulation of adrenal glands. And that’s why we get an adrenaline boost.

This surge of unusual yet powerful adrenaline tends to stimulate our body. On the other hand, we can also sense a random waiver of glucose and speed up our heartbeat, blood pressure, and breathing rate. Now, driving our minds to its impacts on the pancreas, nicotine can make them release less insulin. And thus, we get an instant fluctuation in blood sugar or glucose levels.

Besides these aftermaths, our brain experiences a wave of dopamine, especially in the motivation and pleasure areas. A cocaine or heroin user would comprehend this feeling at once. They find this pleasurable sensation worth experiencing. The impact relies upon the amounts of chemical intake.

Pharmacologic impacts-

When our and animal bodies surrender to nicotine, it boosts our consumption rate, heart rate, and heart spasm volume. And together, these consequences are known as pharmacologic impacts.

Psychodynamic impacts-

Nicotine ingestion is related to putting up euphoria, relaxation, and an innate sensation of alertness.

Memory and concentration-

As per studies, this chemical tends to enhance concentration and memory grades. And believing their assumptions, it’s due to a boost in norepinephrine and acetylcholine. Together, they may also attract arousal or wakefulness.

Anxiety demolition-

In an era full of triggering anxiety among innumerable living creatures, nicotine proves to be its remedy. Yes, it can heal multiple sorts of anxiolytic disorders.

A super addictive substance-

Yes, that’s nicotine. Do you know? Even if people endeavor to quit its ingestion, they can get severe withdrawal impacts. Some of them are-

  • Cravings
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Moodiness
  • A feeling of emptiness
  • Trouble paying attention or focusing
  • Irritability

As per many studies, its dependence may drive you to smoking obsession. Further, it can develop a craving for toxic cocaine inside your system. However, certain aids or therapies tend to provide promising results for their treatment.

Can puff stores sell it?

Well, that banks upon the state you reside. And that’s because, for some laws, the chemical is severely toxic to human lives, while for others, it may work well as a regulated substance. But in no laws or rules, you can probably find an appreciated or suggested wielding of this chemical. It can be due to the safety issues that nicotine carries. Principally with puff items.

Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (or we can call it ENDS) is deemed illegal in most states. Though they may assist you in quitting smoking, the chemical itself is drastic. However, according to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), it may work as a regulated substance. But that doesn’t mean that it insists on its usage. So, most likely, no! You will hardly grab it from a puff store.

The lawmakers emphasized the adverse impacts of this chemical and found that it can make you prone to

  • Lung cancer or ailments
  • Diabetes
  • Eye ailments
  • Impotence or infertility
  • Teeth and gum diseases
  • Circulatory system troubles

So, now you can discern why we do not legally recommend puff stores to trade with those nicotine crops. It can be a foe to your precious health in the disguise of a friend. So, you can try to think again if you are interested in trying this chemical.

9 Best Quotes from Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

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9 Best Quotes from Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is the film adaptation of Jesse Andrews’ 2012 novel of the same name. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and written for the screen by Andrews, the film is a mostly upbeat dramedy centered around Greg (Thomas Mann), a socially awkward high schools student, and his best friend Earl (RJ Cyler). When his classmate is diagnosed with leukemia, Greg’s mother asks him to get to know her better and become her friend. At first, Greg is reluctant to befriend Rachel (Olivia Cooke) and is unsure how to go about it, so he enlists Earl’s help. The two of them have been making short films for years, so they decide to make one for Rachel. Meanwhile, all three of them grow closer, especially Greg and Rachel.

The film starts as a joke, but as Rachel’s cancer progresses, they feel unsure of whether their normal parody style is suitable for this project. Nevertheless, Greg tries his best to remain positive and to make Rachel laugh when he can. In turn, she encourages him to pursue his passions and apply to the college of his dreams. Their friendship is founded on some witty rapport and a slew of memorable sarcastic exchanges. Here are nine of the best quotes from the film adaptation of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.

Greg: You know I’m terminally awkward and I have a face like a little groundhog. I just feel like, you know, for a kid like me in high school – best case scenario, just survive. You know? Survive without creating any mortal enemies or hideously embarrassing yourself forever.

Earl: One thing you can do if you don’t want to talk to anyone is just enter a subhuman state. Pretend you’re someone annoying.
Rachel: ‘Hi Rachel, I’m really sorry you have cancer.’
Greg: That’s exactly what I’m talking about!

Rachel: So you and Greg are coworkers?
Earl: Naw, we just friends. He just hates calling people his friend. Dude’s got issues.
Rachel: Yeah, he does. What’s going on?
Earl: Man, I don’t even know. It might be his folks. I mean, dude’s mom always tellin’ him how handsome he is, which he ain’t. So now he think he can’t trust anybody close to him. Dude’s weird-ass dad don’t socialize with anybody ‘cept the cat. So that’s a role model ain’t got no friends. Bottom line, dude’s terrified of callin’ somebody his friend…

Greg: Summer. What does that word even mean, right? More “summ.” Winter, same deal. More “won’t”?

Earl: You gonna take her out for ice cream. And you gonna take me too, ’cause I love that sh*t.

Greg: My mom is gonna turn my life into a living hell if I don’t hang out with you. I can’t overstate how annoying she’s being about this. She’s basically like the LeBron James of nagging. LeBron James plays basketball.
Rachel: I know who LeBron James is.

Greg: Look, I know you’re really bracing for this sweet girl that you probably like a lot to die. Just please bear with me. She doesn’t. She gets better. I promise.

Rachel: Dear Greg, I heard what happened with your class work. And with Pitt State. So, I wrote them a letter, trying to convince them to let you back in. There’s a copy in here, if you want to read it. Hopefully, it works, because that would mean I have powers from beyond the grave. But you should probably send them something too. Goodbye, Greg. You’re a good friend. Although if you don’t go to college, you’re also an idiot. But you already knew that. Love, Rachel. P.S. I’d also like for you to take some of my pillows. They’ll want a good home where they’ll be loved. P.P.S. Not in the way you’re thinking, that’s disgusting.

Rachel: Dear Pittsburgh State Admissions, I’m writing on behalf of someone who gave me half a year of his life at the time when I was at my most difficult to be around. He has a very low opinion of himself, which is why I think it’s necessary that you hear from someone who sees him as he actually is: a limitlessly kind, sweet, giving, and genuine person.

Albums Out Today: Jack White, Joey Bada$$, Nina Nastasia, Pool Kids, and More

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Albums Out Today: Jack White, Joey Bada$$, Nina Nastasia, Pool Kids, and More

In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on July 22, 2022:

Jack White, Entering Heaven Alive

Just months after his last LP Fear of the Dawn, Jack White’s second album of 2022 has arrived via Third Man. Entering Heaven Alive features a more stripped-back sound, as showcased in the previously released singles ‘If I Die Tomorrow’, ‘Love Is Selfish’, and ‘Taking Me Back (Gently)’. The songs on the two albums were originally intended to be part of one full-length, but White found himself dividing them into different camps. “You get into the zone on every record and the songs are telling you the way it should be,” he said in a new interview with Consequence. “You stupidly have to start sculpting things around that.” He also called Entering Heaven Alive “the first thing I did that was really gentle.”

Joey Bada$$, 2000

2000, the highly-anticipated new album from Joey Bada$$, has arrived via Pro Era/Columbia. Originally set to drop on June 17, 10 years to the day after the release of his debut mixtape 1999, the record was delayed due to sample clearance issues. It features the previously shared singles ‘Where I Belong’, ‘Survivors Guilt’, and ‘Zipcodes’, as well as guest appearances from Diddy, Westide Gunn, JID, Larry June, Capella Grey, and more. 2000 follows the rapper’s 2017 album All-Amerikkkan Badass.

Nina Nastasia, Riderless Horse

Nina Nastasia has issued Riderless Horse, her first LP in 12 years, via Temporary Residence. The album was produced alongside Steve Albini and features the early singles ‘This Is Love’, ‘Just Stay in Bed’, and ‘Afterwards’. It is her first record not produced by her former partner, Kennan Gudjonsson, who died by suicide in 2020. “I haven’t made an album since 2010. I decided to stop pursuing music several years after my sixth record, Outlaster, because of unhappiness, overwhelming chaos, mental illness, and my tragically dysfunctional relationship with Kennan,” she explained in press materials. “Creating music had always been a positive outlet during difficult times, but eventually it became a source of absolute misery.” She added: “Riderless Horse documents the grief, but it also marks moments of empowerment and a real happiness in discovering my own capability.”

Pool Kids, Pool Kids

Pool Kids have dropped their self-titled album via Skeletal Lightning. The follow-up to 2018’s Music to Practice Safe Sex To was previewed with the singles ‘That’s Physics, Baby’, ‘I Hope You’re Right’, and ‘Arm’s Length’. Talking about self-titling the LP, vocalist Christine Goodwyne explained in our Artist Spotlight interview: “Honestly, the initial idea was just like, it’s an easy cop out – we can’t come up with an album title, we can just self-title it. But then we started realizing, ‘Wait, this actually makes so much sense because it’s not just me and Caden anymore. This is Pool Kids, the four of us, this is the band. We all contributed to this album, we all made it together. And this is our fully-realized sound.’ Music to Practice Safe Sex To was just figuring it out, and then throughout the past four years, we’ve found the full band and started grinding together. And it’s like, ‘OK, this is actually us.'”

Beach Bunny, Emotional Creature

Beach Bunny have returned with their latest album, Emotional Creature, via Mom+Pop. The follow-up to 2020’s Honeymoon was produced by Sean O’Keefe at Chicago’s Shirk Studio and includes the advance tracks ‘Oxygen’, ‘Fire Escape’, ‘Karaoke’, and ‘Weeds’. “We are always changing, growing, and adapting – it’s a deeply ingrained part of the human experience,” the band’s Lili Trifilio remarked in a press release. “We strive to be stronger, trust we’ll grow smarter, and spend most of our lives reaching for comfort and happiness. Sometimes, life is stagnant, sometimes, life is difficult – but the wonderful part of being human is that we evolve and make the bleak moments beautiful – we find new ways to survive. Humans are emotional creatures and I wanted to capture that with this album in order to show how complex, sometimes tragic, and mostly wonderful the human experience can be.”

Ty Segall, “Hello, Hi”

Ty Segall has put out a new album called “Hello, Hi” via Drag City. The follow-up to last year’s Harmonizer was primarily recorded at Segall’s home in California and includes the previously released tracks ‘Saturday Pt. 2’, the title song, and ‘Don’t Lie’, a cover of a song by The Mantles. “I guess for me, when I pick up an acoustic guitar, and I’m by myself, a certain kind of song just comes out,” Segall said in an interview with Esquire. “And I didn’t feel like supplementing that song with a different kind of instrument. Or expanding it in any way. So I guess the kind of ‘concept’ of this one is just that process. The songwriting, on an acoustic, and just a voice. And just keeping it raw.”

Rico Nasty, Las Ruinas

Rico Nasty has released her latest project, Las Ruinas, via Sugar Trap/Atlantic. It’s the follow-up to 2020’s Nightmare Vacation, her major-label debut, and includes the promotional singles ‘Blow Me’, ‘Black Punk’, and ‘Intrusive’, ‘Skullflower’, ‘Vaderz’, and the Marshmello-assisted ‘Watch Your Man’. It also boasts additional contributions from Atlanta’s Bktherula, Teezo Touchdown, and Fred again… In a statement, Nasty described Las Ruinas as her “most experimental and vulnerable body of work yet.”

TRAAMS, personal best

TRAAMS are back with a new album called personal best. Out now via Fat Cat Records, it marks the band’s third album and first in seven years, following 2015’s Modern Dancing, and features Protomartyr’s Joe Casey, Liza Violet (Menace Beach, Softlizard), and more. “A lot of this album is about recognising yourself,” frontman Stuart Hopkins explained in press materials. “This record is about the little changes we make, and the milestones we achieve in that process. It’s not about big declarations of love or huge outpourings of grief. It’s about the little personal realisations and victories that people have throughout their lives. Some of them are massive, some of them can be hard, and some are small and beautiful, but they all matter.”

Other albums out today:

Cuco, Fantasy Getaway; Jamie T, The Theory of Whatever; quinn, quinn; Spacemoth, No Past No Future; Sean Nicholas Savage, Shine; RZA & Bobby Digital, RZA Presents: Bobby Digital and the Pit of Snakes; Isa Gordon, For You Only; Sam Prekop & John McEntire, Sons Of; Twen, One Stop Shop; Sonagi, Precedent; Anthony Green, Boom. Done.; Carlos Niño & Friends, Extra Presence; Rusty Santos, High Reality; Dawes, Misadventures of Doomscroller; Ben Harper, Bloodline Maintenance; The Kooks, 10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark; She & Him, Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson; Oh Wonder, 22 Make; Channelers, Time, Space, and Thought; Dewa Alit & Gamelan Salukat, Chasing the Phantom.

Ethel Cain Shares New Video for ‘American Teenagers’, Announces Debut UK Show

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Ethel Cain Shares New Video for ‘American Teenagers’, Announces Debut UK Show

Ethel Cain has shared a new music video for her Preacher’s Daughter highlight ‘American Teenagers’. The clip was directed by Silken Weinberg and sees Cain taking a trip around her hometown of Perry, Florida. It also features an extended introduction to the original song. Check it out below.

In a statement about the video, Cain said: “I’ve been meaning to pay homage to my mom’s cheerleading days with her old uniform (and also to the gods of midwest emo. American Football forever!). Thank you for watching, I hope you enjoy!”

Along with the video, Cain has announced her debut UK show, which will take place at London’s Omeara on December 6. She’s currently touring the US in support of Preacher’s Daughter, which we named one of the best albums of 2022 so far.

Read our Artist Spotlight interview with Ethel Cain.

Watch Jack White Perform ‘If I Die Tomorrow’ on ‘Colbert’

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Watch Jack White Perform ‘If I Die Tomorrow’ on ‘Colbert’

Jack White stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, where he performed his single ‘If I Die Tomorrow’. He also sat down with Colbert for an album cover game called ‘Maybe Dropping Soon’, which ended up with them singing along to Stan Rogers’ 1976 track ‘Barrett’s Privateers’. Watch it below.

‘If I Die Tomorrow’ appears on Entering Heaven Alive, which is out today. It’s White’s second album of 2022, following April’s Fear of the Dawn, whose single ‘What’s the Trick?’ he also brought to Colbert.

Megan Thee Stallion and Future Team Up on New Song ‘Pressurelicious’

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Megan Thee Stallion and Future Team Up on New Song ‘Pressurelicious’

Megan Thee Stallion has enlisted Future for a new song called ‘Pressurelicious’. The track was produced by HitKidd, and Megan shared it along with the caption: “Hot Girls Up 10000000000000 points.” Check it out below.

Discussing the collaboration with Future in an interview with Rolling Stone, Megan Thee Stallion said: “He just so fucking ratchet! He is unapologetically himself. I appreciate that about anybody who gets up and has to do anything in the public eye. Anybody who has to read about their life online every day and deal with so many energies and can put it out into their music and do it gracefully, I feel like you deserve your flowers.”

Teasing the follow-up to 2020’s Good News, she added: “I want to take you through so many different emotions. At first you was twerking, now you might be crying.”

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