Analyzing The Music Industry’s One-Hit Wonder

Through consideration of everything from society’s obsession with novelty to the well-known curse of the second album, High Snobiety writer Aleks Eror poses an in-depth analysis of the one-hit wonder. With stunning facts, “nearly half of all musicians that created a chart hit in the half-century in between 1955 and 2005 never did so again,” and a thoughtful approach to marketing, originality and the zeitgeist, …

Julia Holter: Silhouette

A new live recording from London’s RAK Studios, “Silhouette” is an undeniably impressive demonstration of Julia Holter’s talents. The track hails from her forthcoming album In The Same Room, which Holter and her band recorded over two days at RAK—reworking tracks from her previous three albums with vibrance and imagination. In The Same Room releases 31 March as the first album off Domino Documents, an …

Sean Lennon, Carrie Fisher + Willow Smith: Bird Song_R2

“Bird Song_R2” was written years ago by Sean Lennon and the beloved Carrie Fisher, but only after her death late last year did Lennon decide to record it. This unmixed demo version features Lennon’s tender vocals—as well as Willow (Smith) lending heart-wrenching harmonies. Lennon says on Soundcloud, “Carrie and I used to stay up ’til dawn chatting and pontificating about life. They were my best …