A new sizzle reel for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has been released.
How Artist Imposters and Fake Songs Sneak Onto Streaming Services
Noah Yoo, writing at Pitchfork:
Suspicious bootlegs and fraudulent uploads are nothing new in digital music, but the problem has infiltrated paid streaming services in unexpected and troubling ways. Artists face the possibility of impersonators uploading fake music to their official profiles, stolen music being uploaded under false monikers, and of course, simple human error resulting in botched uploads. Meanwhile, keen fans have figured out where they can find illegally uploaded, purposefully mistitled songs in user playlists. […]
However, it’s easy for leakers to simply lie and upload infringing music, which may or may not be caught by the distributors’ fraud prevention methods. By abusing the limited oversight in the digital supply chain, it’s possible that leakers can make significant amounts of money off music they have zero rights to.
‘Breaking Bad’ Movie Coming in October
The Breaking Bad movie will be titled El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and will be released to Netflix on October 11th.
Watch the New Trailer for ‘The Mandalorian’
The trailer for The Mandalorian, the new Star Wars live action TV show, has been released.
Disney Announces New Marvel TV Shows
Disney has announced that Moon Knight, She-Hulk, Mrs. Marvel, and WandaVision will be coming to their new streaming service.
The 1975 Perform “People” Live
The 1975 performed “People” for the first time at Reading this weekend.
Grayscale – “Baby Blue”
Grayscale have shared the new song “Baby Blue” to streaming services.
The Devil Wears Prada Announce New Album
The Devil Wears Prada will release their new album, The Act, on October 11th. Today they’ve shared the new song “Lines of Your Hands.” Pre-orders are now up.
Liner Notes (August 23rd, 2019)
This week’s newsletter looks at new music from The 1975 and Taylor Swift, as well as offering some first impressions on the upcoming album from Tiger Army. There’s also some thoughts on a few other records, as well as my weekly media diet rundown, and a playlist of ten songs I loved this week. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
If you’d like this newsletter delivered to your inbox each week (it’s free and available to everyone), you can sign up here.
Review: Noah Gundersen – Lover
I’ve interviewed Noah Gundersen two times in the past and both conversations centered around his restlessness concerning his art. The first time I spoke with him, ahead of the release of 2015’s Carry the Ghost, he told me how his debut album, the previous year’s folk-steeped Ledges, no longer reflected who he was or the music he wanted to make. In 2017, when we chatted about his audacious, adventurous third LP White Noise, it was the songs from the spiritually fraught Ghost that he was ready to move on from. “I just think I’m perpetually dissatisfied, which can be really frustrating,” he said. “But it also drives my creativity and my desire to do better and to make things that are better than what I’ve made in the past.”
On his fourth record, titled Lover (and released on the same day as an album by Taylor Swift that shares the exact same name), Gundersen seems perhaps more comfortable with letting his restlessness slide than he ever has before. The collection is at once both unique from everything he’s ever made previously and packed with songs that call back to previous moments from his catalog. There are raw acoustic songs that feel ripped from the cloth of the traditionally-hewn Ledges. Lead single “Robin Williams,” with its fractious electric guitar chords, plays like a twin to Carry the Ghost’s first single and lead-off track “Slow Dancer.” “Out of Time” initiates flashbacks to the Radiohead influences that blossomed all over White Noise. The entire Noah Gundersen toolkit, it seems, is fair game on this album.
Convenient, Trash – “Lylas House” (Song Premiere)
Pooch, the sophomore LP by Convenient, Trash, has only been out a little over a year, but the Lansing, MI, indie rock troupe are already back with a new single, which we’re excited to premiere for you today. “Lylas House” is the lead single from the band’s upcoming N*VY BLUE, due out September 6th via We’re Trying Records. It’s a good taste of the album – catchy enough to sing along to, but unpolished enough to still feel raw.
It’s the kind of song that would be all over those “best songs of the emo revival” lists half a decade ago. If that sounds appealing to you, be sure to preorder N*VY BLUE, and stream the song below.
Read More “Convenient, Trash – “Lylas House” (Song Premiere)”
The Dirty Nil Release ‘You’re Welcome IV’
The Dirty Nil have dropped the fourth installment in a series of cover sets, available on all streaming platforms today. You’re Welcome IV features covers of Big Star’s “September Gurls” and Harry Neilson’s “Without You.”
The National Release Live Film and EP
The National’s live film and EP, I Am Easy To Find, Live From New York’s Beacon Theatre, is out now exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
Walk the Moon – “Lose You Again”
Walk the Moon have shared the new song “Lose You Again.”
Jimmy Eat World Release New Merch
Jimmy Eat World have released some new merch to their store. (Now, how about an album announcement?)