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 …
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alt-J: 3WW
With a meditative, lengthy instrumental lead-in, alt-J’s new single “3WW” shifts chameleon-like with each of the rotating vocalists to follow. Emotive and awash with lyrical depth, the almost five-minute-long song rises from …
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New York City’s Weekend of Art Fairs
It’s Armory Week in NYC and as the New York Times makes clear: the art-oriented festivities now comprise about a dozen fairs (and plenty of gallery activations). Of course, the Armory Show …
The Shins: Painting a Hole
The fourth preview release from their forthcoming album Heartworms, “Painting a Hole” is a refreshing burst of psychedelic energy from The Shins. With kooky catchiness, pounding drums and a divinely palatable eccentricity, …
Ragers: Swirl
Canadian outfit Ragers bends genres on the regular and their new track “Swirl” is no exception. Featuring vocals by Lou Phelps (coincidently KAYTRANADA’s brother), the song blends electronic with rap—and there’s a …
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NYC Gallerist Denied Entry to the USA
As longtime fans (and neighbors) of NYC’s design gallery Chamber, we were shocked to hear that its owner, gallerist Juan Garcia Mosqueda, was detained upon re-entry to the US and sent back …
Vagabon: Cold Apartment
On her slowly building track “Cold Apartment” Vagabon (aka Lætitia Tamko) creates tremendous fervor thanks to her unfaltering vocals and the triumphant guitars and booming drums. A heartbreakingly lonely mood rises to …
Interview: Sculptor Jaume Plensa
The figurative innovator on inspiration, process, the speed of the industry and his collaboration with Ruinart champagne
Lonelyspeck: Settle
With a spacey, minimal melody and poetic lyrics, Lonelyspeck’s (aka Sione Bouts Teumohenga) new track “Settle” is mesmerizing. From the artist’s second EP, Lave, the song’s lyrics are sparse and delivered with …
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Jack White’s Vinyl-Pressing Plant in Detroit
Occupying part of a 10,000-square-foot warehouse space in Detroit’s Cass Corridor, Jack White and Ben Blackwell’s Third Man Records vinyl-pressing facility is finally in motion. The plant features two custom Newbilt vinyl …