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Radiohead Reveal Brand-new Video For If You Say The Word
Radiohead have today revealed the brand-new video for their recently released single If You Say The Word.
The video is directed by Norwegian director Kasper Häggström (Kelly Lee Owens). If You Say The Word is taken from Radiohead’s upcoming KID A MNESIA reissue package, set for release on 5th November via XL Recordings.
KID A MNESIA collects Radiohead’s? fourth and fifth albums, alongside the debut of a newly compiled third disc, titled Kid Amnesiae.
Exclusive to this release, Kid Amnesiae is made up of unearthed material from the Kid A / Amnesiac sessions, as well as a previously unreleased recording of Follow Me Around.
Radiohead and Epic Games recently announced a KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION via Sony’s PlayStation Showcase.
KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION, described as an “upside-down digital/analogue universe” is created from Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood’s original artwork and audio design by Nigel Godrich. The exhibition commemorates the coming of age of Radiohead’s records, Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001).
Published by Epic Games and developed by Name The Machine and Arbitrarily Good Productions, KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION will be available to download this November, exclusively on PlayStation 5, PC and Mac, via the Epic Games Store.
Earlier this week, Christie’s announced that they will be partnering with Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood to present an auction of artworks by Stanley, created for Radiohead’s album Kid A. The six paintings will be on display at Christie’s Headquarters in London from 9 to 15 October 2021, alongside drawings, lyrics and digital art curated by Stanley and Thom. The paintings will also be offered in an online sale First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art for global bidding from 5 to 19 October 2021.
Parquet Courts Share New Single And Claymation Video, “Black Widow Spider,” And Announce Extensive 2022 Touring
Today, Parquet Courts share a new single/video, Black Widow Spider from their forthcoming album, Sympathy For Life, out October 22nd on Rough Trade Records.
In conjunction, they announce extensive touring plans for 2022, starting with a run of North American shows in the spring including stops in Toronto (March 17th Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Montreal (March 18th Corona Theatre) and Vancouver (April 23rd @ The Imperial)
Following their highly-praised lead single “Walking at a Downtown Pace,” “Black Widow Spider” kicks off with scorching guitar. In A Savage’s words, “I told [producer] Rodaidh McDonald that I wanted to find a sound that was equal parts Can, Canned Heat and This Heat. He was really into that and probably took some glee in having such a bizarre challenge.” It’s one of the many songs on the new album that began with the band improvising onto tape, after which they started editing and cutting up, leading to the verse.
The accompanying video, directed and animated by Shayne Ehman, is simply great. “We were inspired by the claymation master Art Clokey,” says Ehmman. “I wanted the video to feel like it was shot in the 1950’s and so I used very old lenses. One was a brass projection lens from the 1860’s and another was radioactive.”
Watch Mdou Moctar short film - 'Afrique Victime - The Documentary
Today, Mdou Moctar releases “Afrique Victime – The Documentary. The 10-minute short film offers an intimate glimpse into Moctar and his band – rhythm guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane, drummer Souleymane Ibrahim and American bassist and producer Mikey Coltun – as they prepare for the release of their critically acclaimed latest album Afrique Victime in Niamey, Niger. Navigating complex world and regional geo-political circumstances, the film touches on the environment, inspiration, stories, challenges and singular musical and personal alchemy behind one of today’s most electrifying and trailblazing groups.
The global pandemic trapped Mdou Moctar and his band in their home country of Niger. They could not leave to promote their upcoming album, Afrique Victime. Instead, American bassist Mikey Coltun flew to Niger, carrying cameras and recording equipment. Shortly after Mikey arrived, it became clear that it was too dangerous to travel within Niger due to the presence of guerrilla groups such as Boko Haram, which have come to prominence in the country’s power vacuum. So Mdou, Mikey, Ahmoudou and Souleyman met in Niamey, the capital. It was their first time together as a band since they played over 200 concerts worldwide in 2019.
Released in June, Mdou Moctar’s Afrique Victime was met with widespread critical acclaim, receiving a Best New Music nod from Pitchfork and favorable reviews from the likes of Exclaim, MOJO, Uncut, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, DJ Mag, The Wire and many others.
Snail Mail Announces Valentine Out November 5th Via Matador
Today, Snail Mail announces Valentine, her new album out November 5th via Matador.
To mark the occasion, she has released the title track, ‘Valentine’,, and its outrageous period drama companion video directed by Josh Coll.
“I wanted to take as much time as possible with this record to make sure I was happy with every detail before unleashing it unto y’all,” says Jordan. “Referring to the process as the deepest level of catharsis and therapy I have ever experienced would be a huge understatement. Valentine is my child!”
“It was so rewarding concocting this video alongside the brilliant Josh Coll! Watching a few perverse images in my head metamorphose into this gorgeous storyline and eventually into a tangible visual was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. We connected over a mutual interest in the intersection between terror and devastating beauty. But also Tim and Eric and watered down ginger ale, which I had to drink a shocking amount of in those drink-bombing scenes.” – Lindsey Jordan
A hugely anticipated follow-up, Valentine was written and produced by 22-year-old Lindsey Jordan and co-produced by Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Waxahatchee) in 2019-2020. The album is filled with romance, heartbreak, blood, sweat and tears. But Valentine is poised and self-possessed, channelling anger and dejection into empowering revenge fantasies and rewriting the narrative of its own fate. Stitched throughout it is the melodrama and the camp Jordan so deftly utilizes to offset her pain. The sonic leap forward can be heard from the first moments of the title track – the whispered voice and eerie sci-fi synths erupting into a full-on stadium-sized adrenaline-rush of a chorus. From there it’s all go – with digitized electronic inflected anthems, swooning baroque FM rockers, smouldering slow-jam R&B and some of the most gorgeous and heart-rending finger-picked guitar ballads this side of Elliott Smith. The star of the show however is Lindsey’s voice – no longer the prodigal wunderkind, her vocals and words are rawer, deeper, snarlier and more feeling than ever before.
Snail Mail has also announced UK, European and North American tour dates. Three Canadian shows are confirmed as below:
Saturday April 9 2022 – Montreal Club Soda
Monday Apr 11 2022 - Toronto Phoenix Concert Theatre
Thursday Apr 21 2022 – Vancouver @ Vogue Theatre
Valentine is the follow up to Snail Mail’s first full length, Lush. Her debut, written at just 17, turned the world on to an alarming talent. “Lindsey Jordan is arguably alt-rock’s most exciting new name,” said The Sunday Times. The Observer her “powerfully evocative vocals”, NME referred to Jordan as “… the next-great American songwriter”, while MTV UK called her “the next generation of indie-rock”. The album was described alternately as “… the slow-burning rock album of summer” (i-D), “Capturing early adulthood in all its messy splendor” (Crack) and “A treat” (Stylist). Lush was named one of the Albums of the Year by BBC Arts & Entertainment, The Guardian, NME, Line Of Best Fit, Crack, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and many more, selling 200,000 units and spurring US, UK and EU tour sellouts. She became a breakout star and was included in Billboard’s 21 under 21 along with Billie Eilish, Khalid and more. Known in equal measures for her masterful guitar playing and her songwriting gravitas, The New York Times called Jordan “an innovator, creating fresh expectations for what a complex artistic statement from a young voice can sound like today.” With Valentine, Snail Mail delivers on all of that promise.
King Krule Releases New Live Album, Shares Accompanying Live Film
Today, King Krule releases his new live album You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down via True Panther/Matador and also shares an accompanying live film alongside the project’s release.
Mere weeks before the world went into lockdown, King Krule had performed a handful of European shows which featured tracks from his critically acclaimed third album Man Alive!
Filmed by longtime collaborator and friend Reuben Bastienne-Lewis in Amsterdam and Paris during that short run of shows and other performances captured throughout the years, the near half-hour performance special offers fans a glimpse into a live tour that never was, while also reminding them of the artist’s unique stage presence and incredible performances delivered across his entire catalogue.
You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down features a setlist of 17 songs that span the acclaimed artist’s entire discography including fan favorites “Easy Easy,” “Baby Blue,” “Out Getting Ribs” and more. In addition to the album’s upcoming digital release, the project is slated for a physical LP release on December 10th.
“Once spilt into the cheap 4 tracks and pirate software, now collosos energy redeemed into small diaphragms. Sat on toilets imagining the moment other animals would sing the very vibrations back to them. Climbing a ladder of fulfilment, that fullfills neither need or want, but in ascent maybe the organised grouping of heartbeats pounding into the universe for an hour and a half would not be better spent.
I felt comfortable for once, young and uncomfortable with a tunnel of anxiety to walk through.”
