Marfa Myths is a festival hosted by record label Mexican Summer that takes place in the Texan desert art town every March but it’s now resulting in some more permanent music. The album Marfa Myths 001: Collaborative Recordings Captured in Marfa, TX March 9-16, 2015 offers three tracks written and recorded by Connan Mockasin and Devonté Hynes in Marfa during this year’s program, and marks …
Grimes: REALiTi This week, Grimes shared the previously unheard track “REALiTi,” complete with a music video shot on location, traversing Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo and elsewhere. What’s unbelievable is that it was a demo recorded in early 2013 for an album that was later scrapped because Grimes wasn’t satisfied with the material. Though it’s not mixed, mastered nor even finished, “REALiTi” sounds more than radio-ready: lush, …
A new video supporting the multi-talented Dev Hynes and Neneh Cherry’s new collaborative track “He, She, Me” strikes an ever-relevant cultural note: increase awareness of transgender identity. With magnificent choreography set to the dazzling, oft-times soothing, track and the inspired lead casting choice of the actress Hari Nef, the Kathryn Ferguson-directed video is as beautiful as it is important.
