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2015, anticipation, music

[anticipation] Emile Haynie//We Fall

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emile haynie - we fall

Haynie will release his debut album We Fall February 23 via Interscope. Stream two of the tracks below and checkout the impressive guest list and it’s easy to understand why i’m excited about this release.

We Fall tracklist:
1. “Falling Apart” feat. Andrew Wyatt and Brian Wilson
2. “Little Ballerina” feat. Rufus Wainwright
3. “Wait for Life” feat. Lana Del Rey
4. “Dirty World”
5. “A Kiss Goodbye” feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sampha, and Devonté Hynes
6. “Fool Me Too” feat. Nate Ruess
7. “Nobody Believes You” feat. Andrew Wyatt and Colin Blunstone
8. “Come Find Me” feat. Lykke Li and Romy Madley Croft
9. “Who to Blame” feat. Randy Newman
10. “Ballerina’s Reprise” feat. Father John Misty and Julia Holter
11. “The Other Side”

[we-fall.com]

2015, anticipation, music, new music

(1) Day of Anticipation//2015

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It’s a new year, which means new music. Here’s a few 2015 releases i’m very excited to hear…

 

Belle & Sebastian//Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance (out 1/20/2015 on Matador)

[belleandsebastian.com]

 

Father John Misty//I Love You, Honeybear (out 2/10/15 on Sub Pop)

[fatherjohnmisty.com]

 

Dan Deacon//Glass Riffer (out 2/25/15 on Domino)

[dandeacon.com]

 

Will Butler//Policy (out 3/10/15 on Merge Records)

[butlerwills.com]

 

The Go! Team//The Scene Between (out 3/23/15 on Memphis Industries)

[thegoteam.co.uk]

 

Purity Ring//TBA (out TBA on 4AD)

[purityringthing.com]

 

Kendrick Lamar//TBA (out TBA on Interscope)

[kendricklamar.com]

 

Mew//TBA (out TBA on Evil Office)

[mewsite.com]

 

AURORA//TBA (out TBA on Glassnote)

[aurora-music.com]

 

Grimes//TBA (out TBA on 4AD)

[grimesmusic.com]

 

The xx//TBA (out TBA on Young Turks)

[thexx.info]

 

Jamie xx//TBA (out TBA on Young Turks)

[jamiexx.com]

 

Frank Ocean//TBA (out TBA on Def Jam)

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2014, anticipation, music

[anticipation] The xx//LP3

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the xx stage

Hello,

It’s been a while, we hope everything is wonderful with you.

This year has been a creative one for us so far, we have been hard at work writing and recording new music in a few different places around the world.

In the spring we spent a few weeks in the incredible and unique town of Marfa in Texas. Then, in Summer we spent some time just outside of Reykavik in Iceland. This Autumn we have been back in London, writing and having some time at home but this week we are heading out to Los Angeles to continue the writing and recording process.

Although all very different, each of these places have been inspirational environments to create music in, and each will have an influence on the new album. The whole process is a big adventure and we can’t wait for a time when we’ll be able to share the music with you.

Lots of love until then.

xx The xx

[thexx.info]

2014, music, watch

[watch] Jamie xx//Sleep Sound

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jamie xx - sleep sound

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(via Nowness)

“I was on a train listening to music, getting deep into it, and this girl started staring at me,” says London-based artist and poet Sofia Mattioli of the genesis of her video for Jamie xx’s “Sleep Sound.” “After a while I took my headphones off and she came up to me, started signing and then wrote me a note to say that she was deaf but could almost feel the music by my movement.” With the germ of an idea from this chance encounter, Mattioli was asked to create a video for the member of The xx and Grammy-winning producer of Alicia Keys, Gil Scott-Heron and Drake. During the course of one day, she danced with 13 members of the Manchester Deaf Centre with ages ranging from five to 27 years old, who responded to the movement of the artist and the vibrations in the air given off by the song. “The relationship between silence and music is a big part of what I am trying to express with my work,” says Mattioli. “The first kid in the video, Archie, was bliss—all of them were amazing. I hope this is a project I can develop further.”

Girl / Sleep Sound is out May 5 on Young Turks.

[jamiexx.com]