Charlotte Gainsbourg: Ring-A-Ring O’ Roses

Breathy, beautiful and cinematic, “Ring-A-Ring O’ Roses,” which just released, will be the opening track on French singer Charlotte Gainsbourg’s latest album, Rest. Gainsbourg co-wrote the song, which is partially sung in French, with Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo and production was helmed by French dance producer SebastiAn. An accompanying video, starring Gainsbourg’s son, was released on Apple Music exclusively. The album, her first in …

Matthew Tierney’s Three-Act Exhibition, “Empires Fall | The Dance Goes On”

Captured motion gives way to concentrated emotion, at NYC's Bryant Toth Fine Art

Even before entering Bryant Toth Fine Art, one can witness the power of color that’s been restrained, precisely framed and hung just beyond the glass. The works, by artist Matthew Tierney, capture dancers in a position of movement, and allude to movements of the past and future. Tierney’s exhibition, “Empires Fall | The Dance Goes On,” sits at many intersections: politics and dance, paint and …

Feist: The Stranger (Gord Downie Tribute)

Hauntingly beautiful, Feist’s cover of “The Stranger was her tribute to fellow Canadian and Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, who died this week from brain cancer. The track was drawn from Downie’s 2016 solo album Secret Path. Feist explains that “I send out this song with love, respect and gratitude in honor of Gord’s generosity of spirit. I admired so much his honest way of …