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Hear Built to Spill’s Jangly New Single, ‘Understood’
Built to Spill has released “Understood,” the second single from When the Wind Forgets Your Name, its debut album for new label Sub Pop. The track was inspired by daredevil Evel Knievel’s unsuccessful 1974 jump over Snake River Canyon in Built to Spill frontman Doug Martch’s hometown of Twin Falls, Idaho. As previously reported, When the Wind Forgets Your Name is out on September 9 and features a new Built to Spill lineup with Martsch backed by Brazilian musicians Lê Almeida and João Casaes. Martsch is currently on tour with a different rhythm section, consisting of bassist Melanie Radford and drummer Teresa Esguerra. [embedded content][embedded content] “Making When the Wind Forgets Your Name was such a great experience,” Martsch says. “I had an incredible time traveling and rec...
Newcomer Tianna Esperanza Is a Force
Tianna Esperanza may be an artist on the rise, but she’d been holding on to one of her most powerful songs for nearly a decade. In high school, a history teacher recommended she watch The Black Power Mixtape. The documentary, which looks into the history of the Black Power movement from 1967 to 1975, includes footage of the late civil rights activist and owner of the African National Memorial Bookstore, Lewis H. Michaux, whose bookstore focused on Black literature and became a gathering ground for activists of the era. Michaux’s words strongly resonated with Esperanza, and made her examine her relationship with her mixed heritage, as a biracial woman. “I think I was just looking for something that included my Black history as well as my white history. I come from European immigrants, so th...
A Rush of Blood to the Legs: Coldplay Introduces Stationary Bikes for Green Tour
It’s often said that fans at live concerts give the band a jolt of electricity. Coldplay wants to literally harness that. The pop superstars have added kinetic dance floors and energy-storing stationary bikes to their latest world tour, encouraging fans to help power the show as they dance or spin. It’s part of a larger push to make the tour more environmentally friendly. The band — whose songs include the appropriately titled “Higher Power” — has pledged to be as sustainable and low-carbon as possible, hoping to cut their CO2 emissions by 50%.“You don’t want to come across as being overly earnest. This stuff is really good fun as well,” said bassist Guy Berryman. “That’s the way it will bed in, if people see it less as a sort of onerous responsibility and more as a kind of opportunity to ...
Shakira Takes TikTok Dance Challenge, Talks ‘Te Felicito’ and ‘Focus’ on Late-Night TV
Shakira proved yet again that hips don’t lie when she stopped by The Tonight Show for a dance challenge. Specifically, a “Watch It Once” TikTok challenge, where the Colombian ace and host Jimmy Fallon tried out popular TikTok dances after watching them on the big screen just the one time. Whoever’s completes the routine closest to the original, wins the game. It’s that simple. It’s also simple to predict the winner: Shakira, of course. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news [embedded content] The Latin pop star also sat for a chat with Fallon, ticking off Shakira’s stint as a judge on the NBC series Dancing with Myself, and her April release “Te Felicito” with Puerta Rican singer Rauw Alejandro. Being a mom is top of her chart right now. “I don’t put ...
Universal Music Partners With LimeWire 2.0 for Use of Its NFT Marketplace
LimeWire has signed a new partnership with Universal Music Group that will allow the record giant’s artists to use the NFT marketplace to sell and market music-focused NFTs, it was announced on Tuesday (May 17). This marks the first major-label partnership for the newly rebooted LimeWire, which relaunched as an NFT marketplace in March. Under the partnership, UMG will provide content licenses to LimeWire, enabling the marketplace to partner with UMG artists to sell audio recordings, audiovisual content, artwork, bonus tracks and more directly to fans. Collectibles from these artists can be purchased with a credit card, and the LimeWire platform will handle gas fees and “technical hurdles on behalf of its users,” according to a press release. Originally founded as a peer-to-peer file-sharin...
Arcade Fire Perform “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” at 2022 Juno Awards: Watch
Arcade Fire brought the confetti for their celebratory performance of “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” at the 2022 Juno Awards on Sunday. Watch the performance below. The Canadian collective played the latest single from their sixth album WE sans the swaying, inflatable dancers that debuted at Arcade Fire’s surprise Coachella set and were later showcased in the song’s music video. But their ebullient and unpredictable energy remained as the band charged through a spirited rendition. Instead, the group was joined by a percussion section of precocious youngsters who not only brightened the stage with beaming smiles but also drove home the coming-of-age message of the rousing anthem’s lyrics. Check it out below. “Unconditional” was one of the four songs that the band played on SNL as part of t...
The Story Behind How They Might Be Giants Built a “Birdhouse in Your Soul”
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | RSS The transition from 1980s new wave and hair rock to 1990s far less follically-minded indie pop wasn’t always a smooth one. But enigmatic, idiosyncratic, and frequently non-grammatical duo They Might Be Giants made it all go down so easy with instantly catchy hooks and frequently hilarious lyrics. The band’s tongue-in-cheek non-sequiturs and unconventional instrumentation masked a knack for writing songs that made us hum the first time we heard them. Nowhere is that more evident than in their major label breakout hit “Birdhouse in Your Soul” from their 1990 album Flood, which is likely the first — and only — song ever sung f...
Ty Segall Shares New Song “Saturday Pt. 2”: Stream
Monday’s work hours are about as far away from the revelry of a Saturday night as you can get, but Ty Segall is here to bridge the gap with the new song “Saturday Pt. 2.” It’s the latest preview of his upcoming album Hello, Hi, due out July 22nd via Drag City. “Saturday Pt. 2” is the penultimate track on Hello, Hi, coming immediately after the as-yet unreleased “Saturday Pt. 1.” Segall’s lyrics open with claustrophobia and the feeling of walls closing in: “In a room we are waiting,” he sings, “Living life behind closed doors/ Only singing about the flat and/ Painted drywall and concrete floor.” But all is not lost. “I’ve made a gift of you,” he continues, “A window to see through/ Look inside.” From here, the song begins to unfurl as the 34-year-old promises t...
Burna Boy Unveils ‘Love, Damini’ Summer 2022 Tour Dates
Burna Boy may be fresh off his record-setting sold out debut at Madison Square Garden, but he’s ready to hit the road in support of his upcoming album, Love, Damini. The GRAMMY winner is set to kick off his summer 2022 tour in mid-July at the Tipsy All White Beach Party in Barbados, and will stop by areas like Chicago, Houston, Boston and Montreal’s Osheaga Music and Arts Festival before closing it out in Atlanta at the end of the month. In addition to the tour, fans can catch Burna Boy at Hot 97’s 2022 Summer Jam and at Glastonbury. Citi cardmembers will be given access to the tour’s presale tickets from May 17 to May 19. Love, Damini is set to drop on June 30 in celebration of his 31st birthday. Speaking to Billboard, Burna Boy revealed the meaning behind his upcoming album’s title ...
Watch 100 gecs’ New “Doritos & Fritos” Video
100 gecs have released a new music video for their song “Doritos & Fritos.” In the clip, directed by Chris Maggio, the duo can be seen flying through the air and dancing in a desert while baffled TV news stations track every move. Watch it below. “Doritos & Fritos” is the latest preview of 100 gecs’ forthcoming album 10000 gecs, following last year’s “MeMeMe.” It’ll be the follow-up to their 2019 sophomore album 1000 gecs and its ensuing remix album 1000 gecs & The Tree of Clues. Read about 10000 gecs in “The 45 Most Anticipated Albums of 2022.” Plus, revisit Pitchfork’s Cover Story “This Is Your Brain on 100 gecs.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Burna Boy Announces Summer 2022 Tour Dates
Burna Boy has announced a number of concerts in support of his forthcoming album Love, Damini. The newly announced shows take place in the United States and Canada in July. Find Burna Boy’s tour schedule, including additional stops in Europe and the United Kingdom, below. Love, Damini—the follow-up to 2020’s Twice as Tall—is out June 30. The album will include Burna Boy’s new single “Last Last,” which he also recently performed at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Burna Boy: Love, Damini Summer 2022 Tour Burna Boy: 05-15 Las Vegas, NV – Afro Nation Presents Chop Vegas 202206-10 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera So...
Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti Debuts at No. 1 in Biggest Week for Any Album in 2022
Bad Bunny’s new album Un Verano Sin Ti debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, Billboard reports. With 274,000 album-equivalent units, he now has the biggest opening week of 2022, beating out Future’s total from last week for his new LP I Never Liked You—a total expected to be overtaken by Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Un Verano Sin Ti is Bad Bunny’s second album to debut atop the chart; his Grammy-winning LP El Último Tour del Mundo entered at No. 1 in December 2020, the first Spanish-language album ever to do so. His previous album YHLQMDLG was previously held the highest-charting album in Spanish, debuting at No. 2 in March 2020. Sony Pictures announced last month that Bad Bunny had been cast as Marvel comics antihero El Muerto—a wrestler whos...
