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Kumarion Digs Deep Into Unearthly Sound Design With New EP: Listen
Kumarion forward-thinking approach to drum & bass music has been particularly resonant with fans. However, the ascendant DJ and producer’s new EP, Resonate / Shaman, takes a step outside the box to explore the weird and wonky. The two-track effort sees Kumarion incorporating a subtle dose of Eastern influences through ambient soundscapes and instrumentation. On “Resonate,” however, the tides of this enchanting introduction quickly part to make room for a grinding, distorted bassline that doesn’t hold back. He then slow-walks listeners straight to the belly of the beast, firing away with full-throated vowel bass amid a barrage of unearthly sounds. The searing sound design continues on “Shaman,” a banger that’s equally no-holds-b...
SZA Cast in New Eddie Huang Movie Tuna Melt
SZA is set to make her big-screen debut in a forthcoming film from writer and restaurateur Eddie Huang, Deadline reports. She’ll appear alongside Huang and Euphoria’s Chloe Cherry in the film, which is produced by Ryder Picture Company and Scooter Braun’s SB Projects. Huang made his directorial debut last year with Boogie, a basketball drama that also featured Pop Smoke. According to Deadline, he plays a hitman who falls in love in Tuna Melt, with SZA taking the role of his love interest. After winning a Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Grammy Award with Doja Cat for “Kiss Me More” in April, SZA marked the fifth anniversary of her breakout album Ctrl with a deluxe edition that included previously unreleased material. She also joined Doechii for a remix of “Persuasive” last month. The 200 Mos...
Lingua Ignota Announces Fall 2022 Tour
Lingua Ignota has announced a tour in support of her 2021 album Sinner Get Ready. The Repent Now Tour kicks off in November and extends into December. Find the musician’s schedule below. Lingua Ignota is the moniker of the multi-instrumentalist, performance artist, and vocalist Kristin Hayter. According to a press release, each concert on the tour “will come in two parts exploring communal catharsis through traditional hymns performed with prepared piano, as well as selections from her entire catalog, with surprises strewn throughout.” Read about Sinner Get Ready at No. 41 in Pitchfork’s “The 50 Best Albums of 2021.” 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. Li...
Hunx and His Punx and the Shadracks Share New Songs for Sub Pop Singles Club
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Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Amanda Shires, and More Contribute to New Billy Joe Shaver Tribute Album
Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Amanda Shires, Miranda Lambert, and more are featured on a new compilation that honors the work of outlaw country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver. Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver also features contributions from Margo Price, George Strait, Steve Earle, Allison Russell, and others. It’s out November 11, and today’s announcement coincides with what would have been Shaver’s 83rd birthday. See the full tracklist below. The new 12-song album features covers of Shaver’s compositions, and it was co-produced by Charlie Sexton and Freddy Fletcher. Hear Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams’ version of “Live Forever” below. Shaver, an esteemed presence in country music, died in October of 2020 at the age of 81. He was revered for his illustrative style, g...
Spotify Wants Users To Record Vocal Reactions to Music Playlists
Spotify doesn’t just want to know what users think of music playlists — it wants to hear users’ opinions. The streaming platform is testing out an experimental feature that prompts listeners to submit feedback in the form of audio recordings. A Reddit user in Vietnam was the first to spot the prompt. Screenshots show a playlist and a prompt asking the user, “So what do you think?” At the bottom of the screen is an audio button where users can record their vocal reactions. Users can record their reaction in either one take or can pause and resume the recording to segment in multiple clips. Once they’re done recording, the audio clips can be edited, and users can add background music and tag the playlist. The finished playlist will be published as a podcast on the user’s page, presumably whe...
‘The Voice’ Winners: Which Coach & Singer Won Each Season?
NBC’s The Voice just wrapped its 21st season, which saw Ariana Grande joining the panel as a coach for her first season. In the upcoming season, Camila Cabello is set to replace the “Positions” singer in the spinning red chairs. Over the reality singing competition’s history, Blake Shelton remains the statistically best coach in terms of winning seasons — having crowned a champ from his team in eight of the show’s 21 seasons. When The Voice premiered as NBC’s answer to FOX’s juggernaut American Idol, the inaugural cast of coaches consisted of Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, Shelton, and CeeLo Green. (Shelton is the only coach to have stayed on the rotating panel since the beginning of the hit show.) Apart from Shelto...
Nipsey Hussle Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame: ‘He Lives Forever’
Revered rapper Nipsey Hussle was posthumously honored with the 2,729th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on what would have been his 37th birthday, Monday, Aug. 15. Located at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Amoeba Music, the star was presented by the City of Los Angeles and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in recognition of the L.A. native’s contributions to music and his philanthropic work. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Paying tribute to the late rapper — born Ermias Joseph Ashegdom — were family members and close friends such as L.A. radio personality Big Boy and fellow rappers Roddy Ricch and YG. Additional guests in attendance at the 30-minute ceremony included Hollywood Chamber of Commerce president/CEO David Michael Jerome, Cali...
INXS Celebrates 45th Anniversary With Catalog Reissues, TikTok Streaming Event
INXS turns 45, and in twist to the finest of traditions, the Australian new wave act is handing out the presents. The alternative rock outfit announces INXS Day and, to celebrate, prepares a slew of physical and digital releases, merch and a special TikTok streaming party. All of it swings back to this day (Aug. 16), 45 years ago, when INXS sprung to life with a debut performance at a house party in Whale Beach, Sydney. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The group was then known as The Farriss Brothers, after the founding core of Andrew, Jon and Tim Farriss. The name INXS (pronounced in-excess) came later, and stuck. INXS Day, launched in association with Petrol Records, Universal Music Group and Rhino Records, kicks off Tuesday with an ex...
Kasabian Is Cruising to U.K. No. 1 With ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’
Kasabian is creating U.K. chart gold with The Alchemist’s Euphoria. The British alternative rock outfit leads the midweek U.K. chart with Euphoria (via Columbia), and does so with considerable ease. The LP is outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined, the Official Charts Company reports, and is cruising to a sixth U.K. crown for the Leicester band. The Alchemist’s Euphoria is Kasabian’s seventh studio set, and first to feature founding guitarist player Sergio Pizzorno on lead vocals, following the July 2020 departure of frontman Tom Meighan in controversial circumstances. It’s the followup to 2017’s chart-leader For Crying Out Loud. Every studio set from Kasabian has gone to No. 1 in their homeland since their sophomore effort Empire, from 2006 (the band’s self-titled debut from 2004 reach...
NBA YoungBoy’s ‘The Last Slimeto’ Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200
YoungBoy Never Broke Again is opening this week’s Billboard 200 at No. 2 with The Last Slimeto. The record marks the rapper’s 10th top 10 effort, earning 108,400 equivalent album units in its first week including 103,500 in streaming equivalent album units (161.92 million on-demand streams), 4,600 in album sales and 300 in track equivalent album units. The Last Slimeto is YB’s third top 10-charting album of 2022 alone, following Better Than You with DaBaby and Colors. Also joining this week’s top 10 is Eminem‘s second greatest hits compilation, Curtain Call 2, at No. 6, earning 43,000 equivalent album units including 25,000 in streaming equivalent album units (35.19 million on-demand streams), 18,000 in album sales and under 1,000 in track equivalent album units. Elsewhere on the chart as ...
Adele Explains Las Vegas Residency Postponement in New Interview: “There Was Just No Soul in It”
Adele has opened up about her delayed Las Vegas residency, telling Elle about the multiple factors that went into the last-minute decision to pull the plug. “There was just no soul in it. The stage setup wasn’t right. It was very disconnected from me and my band, and it lacked intimacy,” she told Emma Carmichael for the magazine. Read the interview, called “The Glorious Age of Adele,” at Elle. Adele announced the postponement on January 20, a day before the residency was supposed to begin its run at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. She worked with the entertainment architecture company Stufish on updating her Vegas stage to suit her vision, after the company had arranged the sequin-heavy backdrop for her February performance at the BRIT Awards. The singer told Elle that her new stage desig...
