Cartoon band Gorillaz (aka Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett) have just released two songs from their upcoming record The Now Now, and one is the particularly summery “Humility“—featuring the talents of the inimitable soul and jazz musician George Benson (perhaps most famous for “On Broadway” snd “Give Me The Night”). The breezy tune is just in time for the warmer months, and Benson’s familiar …
Olugbenga Adelekan of Metronomy and Gareth Jones (aka producer Jumping Back Slash) have never met in real life, and yet their debut single under the moniker Eku Fantasy conveys so much thought, emotion and texture that you’d think they’ve been collaborators for a lifetime, side-by-side. The song is “We Got The Power,” an almost unrecognizable cover of the Gorillaz hit that featured Savages’ Jehnny Beth. …
Phantogram: Funeral Pyre With their eerie, emotional (and NSFW) video for “Funeral Pyre“—found on last year’s album Three—Phantogram have unleashed an experience that’s set just outside the passenger window of a moving automobile. Traveling in slow-motion, the scenes of the Gianluca Minucci-directed video address everything from violence and sex to the extraordinary and even the ordinary. Truly compelling, the visuals engage with an unexpected power …
