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Suki Waterhouses music sounds like a collage of her inspirations, experiences, and emotions stitched together by honeyed vocal delivery, bright-eyed melodies, and evocative storytelling. It doubles as a mirror image of her life as a consummate creative, artist, actress, model, and mother, yet it also breaks the glass to unveil raw truth. She leans on an ever-evolving sonic palette to convey what shes feelingwhether it be folky Americana, nineties alternative, turn-of-the-century indie, or handcrafted otherworldly pop. Youll hear Sukis longing in a swooning chorus, fearlessness in a crunchy chord, elation in a danceable waltz, and wonder in a soft coo befitting of a lullaby. She faithfully followed a lifelong passion for music to her 2022 full-length debut, I Cant Let Go. Adorned by Moves and Melrose Meltdown, it incited widespread critical applause from Variety, Nylon, NME, The Line of Best Fit, and more. Between headlining shows and touring with Father John Misty, Good Looking surged online, generating nearly a billion streams, going RIAA platinum, and paving the way for theMilk Teeth EP. Simultaneously, she absorbed inspiration from a season of change earmarked by unforgettable moments a la gracing the stage of Lollapalooza 2023, performing on multiple continents, becoming a mom, and closing out the Gobi Tent at Coachella in 2024. Everything just set the stage for the gold-certified songstress to assert herself as a versatile, vibrant, and vital presence on her 2024 double-LP, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin.
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Celebration, Volume 1is the first in a series of archival releases thatWayne Shortercurated before the legendary saxophonist and composer passed away in 2023. This thrilling 2014 live recording captured Shorters acclaimed quartet with pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade at the Stockholm Jazz Festival in Sweden. The intrepid set includes some of the bands favorite vehicles of exploration including Zero Gravity, Smilin Through, Orbits, Lotus, and She Moves Through The Fair.
When the Amsterdam singer-songwriter Jana Mila (pronounced Yah-nuh MEE- lah) began writing a song called Chameleon, she thought she was writing about someone elsea friend who seemed to be changing her colors to please other people. But the more I lived with the song, the more I felt like I was writing about myself, she admits. Doesnt everybody try to reflect other people? Dont I change my own colors in order to be accepted? Especially when youre young, you can lose yourself in other people if you dont know who you are. That is the central idea behind her debut album, also titled Chameleon, which introduces Mila as an artist deeply committed to self-reckoning and self-possession. Our innate desire to belong and to be loved can lead to a kind of self-annihilation, making us strangers to ourselves. Writing songs is her means of finding and sustaining her identity.The album is a conversation with myself, a way of getting to know myself better. There are little fears woven into every lyric, but theres also advice to myself. Im writing to find a part of myself that has some wisdom. Musically, Mila is the best kind of chameleon. The album draws from a wild array of sources, entertaining new ideas on every song: dusty Laurel Canyon folk on Its True, catchy Nashville country on Let Me In, driving 70s rock on I Wasnt Gonna. She puts her stamp on every note, turning those fears into an album of remarkable confidence, eloquence, and power. Chameleon is a self-portrait rendered in vibrant detail.
20-year-old Msica Mexicana break-out star Ivan Cornejo has announced his new album Mirada will be released on Aug 23rd via Zaragoza Records / Interscope Records. The LP follows Daado, which Cornejo released back in 2022. The album is also accompanied by a nationwide tour; the MIRADA Tour will kick off on July 6 across the entire U.S. To round out the albums roll out, seve