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The National on working with Taylor Swift on ‘Evermore’: “It’s been the experience of a lifetime”
The National‘s Aaron Dessner and Matt Berninger have opened up about their experience collaborating with Taylor Swift on her surprise new album, ‘Evermore‘. On social media, The National frontman Berninger – who contributed to album cut ‘Coney Island’ – likened singing a song with Swift to “dancing with Gene Kelly”. “She made me look good and didn’t drop me once… Such a blast being a part of ‘Evermore’.” Advertisement Swift responded on Twitter, saying that she “might print that out and hang it on my ‘most charming tweets’ wall.” She added, “I’m a The National mega fan, I have...
Read Taylor Swift’s essay on her ninth album, ‘Evermore’: “I have no idea what comes next”
Taylor Swift‘s surprise ninth studio album ‘Evermore’ is out in the world, and she has taken to social media to share an essay about the album’s conception. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Evermore’ review: the freewheeling younger sibling to ‘Folklore’ The essay included words she shared upon the album’s announcement yesterday (December 10). Swift wrote, “In the past I’ve always treated albums as one-off eras and moved onto planning the next one as soon as an album was released. “There was something different with ‘Folklore’,” referring to her eighth studio album, which was surprise-released in July and marked as...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’ is here here’s how fans reacted
Taylor Swift‘s surprise new studio album, ‘Evermore‘, has dropped and, as could be expected, it has taken the internet by storm. Swift took to Instagram yesterday (December 10) to announce the release of her second album of 2020, which she called a “sister record” to ‘Folklore’, which dropped in July. Read more: Taylor Swift – ‘Evermore’ review: the freewheeling younger sibling to ‘Folklore’ Even before ‘Evermore’ landed, fans and fellow musicians – including album collaborators Haim and The National‘s Aaron Dessner – flooded Twitter with excited posts and support for the ‘folklore’ artist. .@taylorswift13 they don’t even know what’s...
Watch Tame Impala cover Edywn Collins’ ‘Girl Like You’
Tame Impala have taken to triple j’s Perth studios to perform a cover of Edwyn Collins’ ’90s hit ‘Girl Like You’ for the Australian radio station’s Like a Version segment. The psych juggernauts were faithful to the original in their rendition, even down to Collins’ vocal filter. They performed in the same trio configuration of frontman Kevin Parker, Jay Watson (aka GUM) and Dom Simper (aka bambi) playing samplers and sequencers that they debuted for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series in August – a setup Parker dubbed “Tame Impala Soundsystem”. Watch it below. Advertisement In a post-performance interview, Parker spoke...
Jack Harlow on why he kept Tory Lanez on ‘What’s Poppin’” remix: “Who am I to judge?”
Jack Harlow has explained why he chose not to remove Tory Lanez from his ‘What’s Poppin” remix. READ MORE: The NME 100: Essential new artists for 2020 During an interview with LA radio station Power 106, Harlow was asked why he decided to keep Lanez on the track, with reports of the Canadian rapper allegedly shooting Megan Thee Stallion breaking soon after its release. “I don’t think I’m God,” he replied. “I don’t have no room to judge anybody. I wasn’t there when this and that happened, I don’t know anything. Who am I to judge? Advertisement “For me it’s...
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard warn of impending doom on new single ‘If Not Now, Then When?’
Less than a month after the release of their last studio album, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have returned with a new single, ‘If Not Now, Then When?’. The track begins with the microtonal, doom guitar that has recently dominated their music, before pivoting onto an electric harpsichord groove – frontman Stu Mackenzie sings dire warnings on climate change in falsetto. READ MORE: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard: “It’s cool how divisive we are” “This song was written pre-covid, but feels even more potent now. Look out your window; the world is on fire,” the band wrote...
Go behind-the-scenes of Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Savior Complex’ video, directed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Phoebe Bridgers has given a behind-the-scenes look at the making of her video for ‘Savior Complex’ – watch below. The NME Big Read: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before” Released earlier this month, the black-and-white visuals star Normal People‘s Paul Mescal and were directed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve). In a new video shared today (December 10), we see Bridgers, Waller-Bridge and Mescal filming in the British Isles. “I’ve only ever shot music videos in LA before, so it’s definitely a change of scenery,” Bridgers explains. Advertisement “I had sent Phoebe the whole...
The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas is curating a new ‘Grand Theft Auto’ radio station
Julian Casablancas is set to curate a radio station for the forthcoming Grand Theft Auto Online game, The Cayo Perico Heist. The Strokes frontman will feature as part of an update due to drop on December 15, which will bring the game’s classic car-jacking mischief to a lavish island. The NME Big Read: The Strokes: “Journalists kiss your ass to your face and talk shit when they’re writing the article” The station – K.U.L.T. 99.1 Vespucci Beach, Low Power Beach Radio – will also feature appearances by Mac DeMarco and comedian David Cross, as well as music from Joy...
Banksy artwork featuring a woman sneezing emerges in Bristol
Banksy has revealed a new mural in Bristol, featuring a woman sneezing out her false teeth. READ MORE: The trip-hop X-Files: All the evidence that says Massive Attack are actually Banksy The artwork, entitled “Aachoo!!”, was first spotted on the side of a semi-detached house in Totterdown, this morning (December 10). Resident Dale Comley, told the BBC he saw what he thought “was a really keen scaffolder” at around 7am GMT. Advertisement “I saw a man in a high vis jacket leaning against the railings opposite – he was looking at the wall the whole time,” he said. “Then...Recent Posts
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