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Liner Notes (May 24th, 2019)
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In this week’s issue I give my first (or more like seventh) impressions of the upcoming album from The Dangerous Summer (spoiler: I like it), go through some of the other music I enjoyed this week, and do my usual media diet rundown. There’s also a playlist of ten songs I loved, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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Charly Bliss Share Reality Show
Charly Bliss have posted up their reality TV spoof Ignorance is Bliss on YouTube.
Hey Violet – “Close My Eyes”
Hey Violet have released the new song “Close My Eyes.”
Maren Morris Announces Acoustic EP
Maren Morris is teaming up with Apple Music for a brand new EP titled Maren Morris: Reimagined featuring reworked acoustic renditions of three of her biggest hits with influential Nashville producer Dave Cobb. the full press release can be found below.
Josh Madden on New Podcast
Josh Madden of MDDN, who manages Architects, Anti-Flag, and Good Charlotte, is the latest guest on UK podcast The Wasting Time Podcast. Josh is also the older brother of Benji and Joel Madden.
Brendon Urie Does Deep Dive on Panic! at the Disco on New Podcast
Brendon Urie is on the latest episode of the Your Mom’s House podcast. He does a deep dive into the history of Panic! at the Disco.
The Rocket Summer – “Shatter Us”
The Rocket Summer have shared the new song “Shatter Us” and pre-orders for their upcoming album are now up.
Ed Sheeran – “Cross Me”
Ed Sheeran has shared his collaboration with Chance the Rapper, titled “Cross Me.”
Blink-182 May Play ‘Enema of the State’ Shows This Summer
Travis Barker and $uicideboy$ Release New EP
Travis Barker and $uicideboy$ have released their collaboration EP, Live Fast Die Whenever, on Spotify and Apple Music.
Banks – “Gimme” Video
Alexisonfire – “Complicit”
Alexisonfire have released their new song “Complicit.”
Bracket Stream New Album
James Blake Performs on Ellen
James Blake performed “I’ll Come Too” on Ellen.
The National Perform on Colbert
The National performed “Rylan” on Colbert.
Albums in Stores – May 24th, 2019
Today sees new releases from Middle Kids, Petrol Girls, and Hot Water Music. If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the quote bubble to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed.
Pentimento Teasing
It looks like Pentimento are teasing something.
Who’s Going to Stop Spotify’s Viral Rap Impersonators?
Noah Yoo, writing for Pitchfork:
There’s a rapper on Spotify named Lil Kambo who’s racked up 2 million streams and counting on his song “Kid Carti.” This would be a significant feat for any unsigned, self-releasing artist in the modern day. The only problem is that “Lil Kambo” doesn’t exist and “Kid Carti” is a pitch-shifted leak of Playboi Carti’s yet-unreleased track “Kid Cudi” (previously referred to as “Pissy Pamper”), a song the rapper’s been teasing for some time and even playing out live. Lil Kambo isn’t a viral hit—he’s a fraudster.
LVRS – “Strung Out” (Song Premiere)
LVRS are taking their indie rock roots and going back to the 90s with it. They bring attitude with their guitar-driven sound and Olivia DeJonghe’s vocals are a perfect compliment. Today, we’re thrilled to be premiering “Strung Out,” which is off of their upcoming EP, Hamartia. The EP is due out on June 14th, and you can pre-order it now over at Bandcamp.