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Oso Oso Return with New Single “Pensacola”: Stream
Oso Oso return today with their first new music in almost three years. The emo-pop project founded by Jade Lilitri has shared the breezy single “Pensacola,” along with an accompanying music video. Conceptual storytelling is a running theme through much of Lilitri’s music, and “Pensacola” is no exception. Backed by an easygoing, staccato piano riff, the track tells the story of a man whose growing list of DUIs have prevented him from seeing his romantic partner 79 miles away. “Seventy-nine dollars to my name, staying alive by the sound of yours/ Just 79 miles out from your place,” Lilitri sings. The Dan Maddalone-directed music video sees Lilitri go about his mundane morning routine à la Stranger Than Fiction, until the visuals get interrupted by trippy distortion that seem to mimic th...
Why You Should Be Watching FX’s Snowfall
Since its debut in 2017, Snowfall, a show set during the crack epidemic of the 80s, has quickly become one of the hottest must-watch shows on television. Living up to the reputation that FX has created for itself with its culture-defining shows and characters, Snowfall has managed to take the “drug drama” sub-genre to new heights through layered, intense storytelling, award-worthy acting, and awe-inducing cinematography. With the acclaimed series returning for its fifth season on February 23, the hype for the show has become almost inescapable, with the drama trending every other day on Twitter in anticipation of its return. But, if you’re somebody who has been frankly confused by the sudden reemergence of the show’s endless amount of memes and the seemingly never-ending thirst for Damson ...
Dropkick Murphys to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Livestream Concert
Dropkick Murphys are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a livestream of their concert at the House of Blues in Boston. The stream goes live on March 17th at 9:00 p.m. ET and will be simulcast worldwide via DKMstream.com. Viewers can expect a setlist pulling from the band’s 2021 album, Turn Up That Dial, along with “a variety of fan favorites.” “After two years and four livestreams with no audience, we are so, so, so excited to do our first livestream in front of a live audience,” remarked co-lead vocalist Ken Casey in a press release. “I think this will give people watching at home a much better feel of what it’s like to see Dropkick Murphys in our element.” Advertisement Related Video The livestream will be free, with the band instead accepting donations via text. Proceeds will support th...
Coldplay Covers Kid Cudi’s “Day ‘N’ Nite”
Coldplay has released a cover of Kid Cudi‘s 2008 track “Day ‘N’ Nite” as part of their Spotify Singles session. The single, which includes a short interpolation of Cudi’s “Soundtrack 2 My Life,” was recorded at Henson Recording Studio in Los Angeles, California. “‘Day ‘N’ Nite’ I loved when it came out, and I still love love love it,” Chris Martin said in a statement. “This is the first time I think that we’ve really taken proper time to record a cover, because in my head I could hear a version of it quite different from the original, that hopefully just reinforces what a brilliant song it is. One way or another I hope that anyone listening will just think, ‘Wow, Kid Cudi is amazing.’” Coldplay’s “Day ‘N’ Nite” cover arrived on Wednesday alongside a stripped-down acoustic rendition of the ...
Bethesda Is Shutting Down Its PC Game Launcher
Unfortunately for fans of Bethesda, the developer will soon be shutting down its PC game launcher. According to Engadget, the Microsoft-owned studio is planning on ceasing operations for its own game launcher by May, and gamers will have access to the service until then. Of course, it won’t mean you’ll lose access to your games: beginning from April, you’ll be able to move your game collection over to Steam, including your Bethesda friends list as well. While nearly all save data will be transferable, you’ll need to manually copy some of the save files over to your Steam folder. It’s important to note that for the time being, Wolfenstein: Youngblood saves will not be functional over on Steam, and Fallout 76 players will have to renew their subscriptions manually over on Stea...
Coldplay Cover Kid Cudi and Share New Version of ‘Let Somebody Go’ for Spotify Singles
For their inaugural Spotify Singles recording, Coldplay covered one of rap’s and one of pop’s biggest stars. On Side A, the band fronted by Chris Martin tackled an acoustic rendition of “Let Somebody Go,” which is their current single with Selena Gomez. “I have always loved Selena’s voice and when ‘Let Somebody Go’ arrived it felt like she was the only person to sing it with,” Martin said. The original track was released on September 14, 2021 On Side B, Coldplay provided a synthy cover of Kid Cudi‘s 2008 track “Day ‘N’ Nite.” The session was recorded at Henson Recording Studio in Los Angeles. “‘Day ‘N’ Nite’ I loved when it came out, and I still love love love it,” Martin said. “This is the first time I think that we’ve really taken proper time to record a cover, because in my head I could...
On Squeeze, Sasami Creates Music for High-Fashion Tantrums
In February 2020, Sasami Ashworth packed her acoustic guitar and headed to a songwriter’s retreat in Washington state. The classically-trained musician thought she would return with Joni Mitchell-esque material. The night before the retreat, however, Ashworth found herself in a Los Angeles dive bar where sludge metal band Barishi was performing. As the cymbals and double-kick drum bounced off the venue walls, she was inspired by the band’s energy and aggressive volume. A folk follow-up would have to wait. “I didn’t realize, until I was at that show, that metal might be the certain brand of rock that can convey what I’m trying to achieve,” Ashworth tells SPIN over the phone. When Ashworth arrived at the retreat the next day, she was already writing what would become “Need it to Work.” The s...
A Day in the Life of…Debbie Gibson
“I never consciously wanted it; it always just was my life!” Debbie Gibson says, of her life in music. “My parents bought a piano before they bought a couch, and I was enamored with it from day one. I always loved performing, doing theater, and talent shows but when I started writing and producing my original music, I felt like my biggest purpose in life was to put new music out into the world.” At 17, she released her eventual triple-platinum debut album, Out of the Blue. The single “Foolish Beat” gave her the record of becoming the youngest ever woman to sing, write and produce a No. 1 hit. Two years later her second album, the double-platinum Electric Youth, spawned another No. 1, “Lost in Your Eyes”. By the age of 19, having solely written all of her Top 20 hits, in 1989 ASCAP awarded ...
How Carson McHone Turns Stripped-Down Country Music Into an Alt Rock Concerto on Still Life
Carson McHone’s dad was a local beer distributor in Austin and knew every bartender on the circuit. In turn, that networking helped her land gigs at honky tonks and dives across the city, until she, with only a handful of biographical songs and no record deal. McHone wound up opening for Shakey Graves in 2015, because they both emerged from the same scene and he took a chance on her “timeless country voice.” Her LP from the same year, Carousel, became an ethereal portrait of Central Texas, something akin to the voices of her fellow underground, regional raconteurs. It was hailed as a country record, but McHone has long wrestled with calling herself a country act, instead of existing somewhere in-between it and indie rock. “I felt like the people around me, who were embodying honky tonk mus...
Tianna Esperanza Unveils Debut Single ‘Lewis’
Rising artist Tianna Esperanza has shared her debut track “Lewis.” [embedded content][embedded content] The song slinks and struts through its powerful message propped against a relaxed-jazzy beat. Esperanza’s lyrics fall off the tongue as she savors every word on the track, emphasizing lyrics with a spoken-word-like cadence. Her sultry tone evokes a long-lost era of jazz helmed by acts such as Nina Simone. Her grandmother is punk rock icon Paloma McLardy who founded the 1970s band The Slits and later played with The Raincoats. The track serves as an homage to Lewis H. Michaux, the owner of Harlem’s historic African National Memorial Bookstore. Esperanza, a 21-year old London-based bi-racial artist, finds herself inspired by Michaux’s work. “Lewis woke me up to the reality of classism, rac...
Digging for Gold: Brazilian Hip-Hop and R&B
Digging for Gold is HYPEBEAST’s monthly playlist series that highlights regions across the world and the genres that come out of them. By putting together a mix of essentials and hidden gems, we hope to add to how you discover music and to deliver the thrill of finding new tracks. As HYPEBEAST Brasil makes its official debut, we’re delving deep into how the country’s innovative sounds are flipping the script. With homegrown genres like bossa nova, samba, and baile funk slowly making it onto some of our favorite artists’ radars (case in point: Juice WRLD’s Death Race For Love, Pharcyde and J Dilla’s “Runnin,” Lucky Daye’s “Call,” and plenty more), its musical influence continues to simmer. Few places loom as prominently as Brazil on hip-hop and R&B’s maps. Staying true to local roots, t...
Conway The Machine Says Griselda Deal Completed, Declares Himself Free Agent
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Conway The Machine emerged on the scene as a founding member of the still-growing Griselda Records camp alongside his brother, Westside Gunn. Now, the Buffalo, N.Y. star is declaring himself a free agent after sharing that his deals with Griselda and Shady Records are fully completed. The Machine sat down recently with Bootleg Kev to discuss a wide range of topics, including his highly-anticipated Shady Records debut album God Don’t Make Mistakes. Continuing his no holds barred conversation style he’s displayed in interviews past, Conway shared on Bootleg Kev’s podcast that his obligations to Griselda and Shady are in the rearview but that doesn’t mean he’s closing the door on resigning with his partner. “We haven’t really talked abou...
