Having released her debut album 'WAS IT EVEN REAL?' on Island Records, L.A. singer Olivia O'Brien steps forth with the video to her single 'Just A Boy'. Directed by AP Studio and Max Movish, O'Brien busts a few dance moves with her crew whilst at a party before, not only saying goodbye to her boyfriend, but literally tying the poor chap to a seat and pushing his face in cake.
Björk continues to push the levels of creativity with her latest video 'Tabula Rasa'. Originally featured on her 'Utopia' LP, the Tobias Gremmler-directed video uses CGI effects to depict Björk going through a metamorphosis of a flower being, continuing to blossom and evolve.
London outfit Mongoseed pay homage to those of the Windrush generation and address the current immigration issues with the Home Office in their latest video 'Still Believe'. The touching video follows a grandmother who is shown the utmost of love and respect by those in her family and community, yet is given bad news when a deportation letter arrives, forcing her to leave the UK, returning to the Caribbean. A sad depiction of what has been taking place in England with the Windrush scandal, Mangoseed are still combating the negativity with sheer love.
Seattle band Dude York are set to release their new album 'Falling' on July 26th via the Hardly Art imprint. Releasing the LP digitally, as well as CD and cassette, there will also be limited edition frosting vinyls available. 'Falling' was recorded in San Francisco and produced by Patrick Brown.
Bingo, bowling and a dog in the Pacific Northwest are the subjects of Julia Shapiro's 'A Couple Highs' video. Directed by Claire Buss, the cameras follow Shapiro around town as she goes on about her day enjoying the simplicity of life. With the video paying homage to Kelly Reichardt's 'Wendy and Lucy', the scenery is quite peaceful actually and is a reminder that sometimes we just need to slow things down.
One of the more interesting and dynamic emcees in the UK at the moment, slowthai is without a doubt bringing a punk attitude to grime and Hip-Hop. Dropping his 'I WISH I KNEW ノノ' EP back in 2017, as well 2018's 'Runt' EP, the Northampton rapper has steadily generated a buzz with his latest work pushing boundaries within the scene.
Post-punk mainstays The Membranes will release their new double album 'What Nature Gives...Nature Takes Away'. The LP is the follow-up to their 2015 record 'Dark Matter/Dark Energy'. Landing June 7th via John Robb's Louder Than War imprint, the new work features the BIMM Choir, musically weaving between post-punk, krautrock, dub and more. There will also be limited edition deluxe double vinyl with only 150 pressings exclusive to the Louder Than War website.
So here are the specifics to Tyler The Creator's latest video - it's basically titled '_____________', it's only 48 seconds and you can find the Los Angeles rapper dancing and punching air on a stage by himself. That's pretty much the bulk of it. However, the song itself is quite amazing and Tyler does jump back into his grimier style of emceeing on this one.
L.A. band Bleached bring forth a bit of punk funk and new wave with their latest single 'Hard to Kill'. The track is the follow-up to their recently released cut 'Shitty Ballet' which took a more acoustic folk pop meets punk approach. Both tunes will be featured on the group's upcoming LP 'Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough', which is out July 12th via Dead Oceans.
Back in 2018 Vancouver band In Mirrors released their debut LP 'Escape From Berlin'. Produced by Italians Do It Better label boss Johnny Jewel, the seductive and cinematic album was another steamy offering from the IDIB camp, with a sound that fans have come to expect from the imprint.
