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André 3000 has shared a new EP titled “7 Piano Sketches”.

André shared this about the EP: “These piano sketches are improvisations. To conjure them up, I spread my fingers out on the keys and randomly but with purpose move them around until I find something that feels good or interesting. If it feels really good I will try to repeat it. I cannot name which notes, keys or chords that I’m playing. I simply like the sound and mechanics of piano playing. Some of my favorite piano music composers and players that inspire me are Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Philip Glass, Stephen Sondheim, Joni Mitchell and Vince Guaraldi.

These piano pieces weren’t recorded with the intention of presenting them in any formal way to the public. They were personal, at home recordings. I would sometimes text them to my family and friends.

Pardon the sound quality, they were all recorded with my iPhone sitting directly on the piano or my laptop microphone with the exception of “Blueberries.” (recorded in studio)

Most of these were recorded in Texas. The house my son and I were renting had no furniture at all. Only a piano, our beds and tv screens.

This collection of songs was recorded almost a decade before New Blue Sun. The original title for it was The Best Worst Rap Album In History and here is an excerpt from the original liner notes.

“It’s jokingly the worst rap album in history because there are no lyrics on it at all. It’s the best because it’s the free-est emotionally and best I’ve felt personally. It’s the best because it’s like a palette cleanser for me.”

Jehnny Beth has shared the first single, “Broken Rib”, off her upcoming album “You Heartbreaker, You” out August 29th via Fiction.

TRACKLIST:

01 Broken Rib
02 No Good for People
03 Obsession
04 Out of My Reach
05 I Still Believe
06 Reality
07 Stop Me Now
08 High Resolution Sadness
09 I See Your Pain

Jenny shared this about the album: “We’re living in a dark time, full of drama and barbarous tragedy. It became clear to me that, in these times, we either learn how to scream really well, or we learn how to whisper.”

The video for the song was co-directed by Johnny Hostile and Jenny Beth.

Thurston Moore has shared a new song, “The Serpentine”.

The song was recorded on May Day barefoot in London by Thurston Moore, with lyrics by Radieux Radio.

https://thurstonmoore1.bandcamp.com/track/the-serpentine

Paul Banks scored a movie by Karan Kandhar by the name of “Sister Midnight”. The same name of the song by Iggy Pop on his solo debut album.

The film’s plotline: “A genre-bending comedy about a frustrated and misanthropic newlywed who discovers certain feral impulses that land her in unlikely situations.”

Karan Kandhar shared this: “Iggy Pop was like a breadcrumb trail I followed through the unconscious as I wrote the film.”

Paul Banks covered the title track and the Stooges “Gimme Danger” and shared this about them: “‘Gimme Danger’ is one of my favorite Stooges songs, and ‘Sister Midnight’ I was less familiar with, but it is the titular track of a film that is feral with Stoogian grit and joy, so I was equally excited to immerse myself in it and find an interpretation that felt authentic to my voice.”

Fiona Apple has shared a new song, “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)”, this song is not part of any upcoming release BUT is part of an initiative, found here –> https://lethergohome.org/

Fiona Apple shared this about the song: “I was a court watcher for over two years. In that time, I took notes on thousands of bond hearings. Time and time again, I listened as people were taken away and put in jail, for no other reason than that they couldn’t afford to buy their way free. It was particularly hard to hear mothers and caretakers get taken away from the people who depend on them. For the past five years, I have been volunteering with the Free Black Mamas DMV bailout, and I have been lucky to be able to witness the stories of women who fought for and won their freedom with the tireless and loving support of the leadership. I hope that this song, and the images shared with me, can help to show what is at stake when someone is kept in pretrial detention. I give this song in friendship and respect to all who have experienced the pain of pretrial detention and to the women of the group’s leadership who have taught me so much and whom I truly love.”

Elbow has shared a new song, “Sober”, off their upcoming EP “AUDIO VERTIGO ECHO elbow EP 5” out June 6th.

Guy Garvey shared this about the upcoming EP: “Finishing something for the band in lots of ways. We are having more fun in the studio than ever before. Craig’s on fire as a producer, Pete and Alex are the coolest rhythm section working and Pot’s unpredictable rhythm guitar has started working its way into such a soulful and accomplished place. The words are all stories from my past, sometimes joyful, often dark, but all of it exciting and mostly true. It feels like we’re having another go on the Waltzers after hours.”

billy woods has shared a new single, “Dislocated”, off his new album “GOLLIWOG” which was released May 9th via Backwoodz Studios.

The video for the song was directed by Ryosuke Tanzawa.

A press release shared by Backwoodz Studios said this: “One of the great things about @armandhammernyc  members’ (@cobratoof & woods)solo records is that you also get some Armand Hammer. It’s like if Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul were on TV at the same time, just different days of the week. So although GOLLIWOG track “Dislocated” is not technically an Armand Hammer song, it might be one of the best Armand Hammer songs. (For other examples, please note “Instant Transfer” on Revalator, “Magdalene” from Church, “Sardonyx” on I Told Bessie, and “Crawlspace” on Hiding Places). The “Dislocated” video is directed by Ryosuke Tanzawa, an artist whose work we have fallen in love with over the years. We cannot say enough about Ryo’s vision and artistic integrity; his work is flat-out inspiring. Put this up there with “Doves” and “The World Is Dog” and Ryo and the Armand Hammer guys are three for three on collaborations so far. The song is produced by LA experimental jazz trio Human Error Club, a band you’re going to be hearing about a lot more around these parts.”

Murs started his latest tour, what he’s called his last headlining tour from his last solo album.

The first date of the tour was Friday March 14th.

Murs still has got a few dates left on his tour. Check the dates below.

Matt Berninger has shared the third single, “Inland Ocean”, off his upcoming solo album “Get Sunk” out May 30th via Book / Concord Records.

The was directed by Dale Doyle for Holotype. The X-Ray photography was done by Nick Veasey.

The song was co-written with Walter Martin (the Walkmen) and it also features backing vocals from Ronboy.