Jun 18 Tracks Perfume Genius covers Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You” Perfume Genius (aka Michael Hadreas) has released a stunning cover of a Mazzy Star classic. Hadreas has shared his version of “Fade Into You”, from Mazzy Star‘s 1993 album So Tonight That I Might See for Amazon Music’s PROUD playlist. Why did Perfume Genius want to cover this particular song? In a statement he said: […] By Mel Fisher Jun 18 Tracks Perfume Genius covers Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You” By Mel Fisher
Jun 16 Tracks EOB “Olympik” Earlier this year before a global pandemic interfered with all that we know, Radiohead‘s Ed O’Brien (aka EOB) assembled his band in Wales for some pre-tour rehearsals. Now EOB has shared a video of the band performing live– with some added flourishes and special effects. From his debut solo album, Earth, check out the video […] By Mel Fisher Jun 16 Tracks EOB “Olympik” By Mel Fisher
Jun 16 Tracks IDLES “Grounds” IDLES will release their third album this fall! Ultra Mono arrives September 25th and will have the added contributions of Warren Ellis of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Jehnny Beth of Savages, David Yow of The Jesus Lizard, and jazz artist Jamie Cullum. Check out their new track, which IDLES vocalist Joe Talbot says […] By Mel Fisher Jun 16 Tracks IDLES “Grounds” By Mel Fisher
Jun 15 Tracks Bettye LaVette “Strange Fruit” The great Bettye LaVette will release a new album this summer and our first taste of it is, sadly, as pertinent today as it was in 1939 when Billie Holiday recorded it. Blackbirds comes out August 28th and will feature LaVette interpreting artists that inspired her, such as Holiday, Nina Simone and Dinah Washington. Check […] By Mel Fisher Jun 15 Tracks Bettye LaVette “Strange Fruit” By Mel Fisher
Jun 15 Tracks Christine and the Queens’ performance on Fallon Heloise Letissier of Christine and the Queens was the remote guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week and the performance was riveting. Filmed at the La Cigale theater in Paris, check out Letissier’s presentation of “I Disappear in Your Arms”, from the new Christine and the Queens EP, La vita nuova… Ready […] By Mel Fisher Jun 15 Tracks Christine and the Queens’ performance on Fallon By Mel Fisher
Jun 15 Tracks Tank and the Bangas (and Friends) “What the World Needs Now Is Love” Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Tank and the Bangas reached out to some New Orleans friends to do an uplifting cover of “What the World Needs Now Is Love”. Written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach and first recorded in 1965 by Kentucky-born Jackie DeShannon, the tune has once again become an anthem of hope in […] By Mel Fisher Jun 15 Tracks Tank and the Bangas (and Friends) “What the World Needs Now Is Love” By Mel Fisher