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David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton Build a Song From Elon Musk's Own Words
The Talking Heads frontman wrote "Let Me Sell You a Dream" entirely out of phrases Musk has used in interviews and public statements, for Alex Gibney's documentary Musk.
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Ümlaut Builds an Album From the Sounds of His Own House
Jeff Düngfelder's Listening from (the) Inside turns refrigerators, ice makers and wind chimes into compositional material, then hands the premise back to the listener's own rooms.
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Cardi B and Fuerza Regida Added to the Grand Theft Auto VI Soundtrack
Two more tracks from the game's official album arrive ahead of its November 19 release, as the soundtrack rollout continues to run like a conventional singles campaign.
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Piero, Argentine Songwriter Who Put Politics Into His Songs, Dies at 81
The author of "Mi Viejo" and "Soy Pan, Soy Paz, Soy Más" died on Oct. 7 in Buenos Aires, leaving behind a catalog that tied Latin American songwriting to social protest and cost him years of exile.
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Rocketship Announce New Album Hurt Feelings, Share "New Threats"
Portland indie-pop band Rocketship will release Hurt Feelings on October 30 via Darla, following a reissue of their 1996 album and their first tour in eight years.
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Jessie Altman Treats Love as a Process on 'Lovelight'
Jessie Altman's second album, out September 25, spends twelve tracks on false starts and detachment rather than arrival.
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New Music Friday: Fatima Al Qadiri’s 3TWI, Dawn Richard’s creole culture & More
This Friday’s releases share a preference for frame over noise. Fatima Al Qadiri turns West Asian folk dance into designed club form. Marina Herlop builds one continuous structure and releases it herself. Dawn Richard treats Creole identity as forward motion, not heritage costume. HAAi walks her last album onto the floor. Girl Ultra makes romance a performance with its own mythology. Jeremiah Chiu works the edge between synthetic and acoustic systems. Slayyyter slows suspicion into grunge-pop. Interplanetary Criminal keeps the release functional for the room it is built for. What binds them is an understanding that presence is earned through control.
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Alanis Morissette Announces Her First Holiday Album, Good Weather For Immaculate Conception
Alanis Morissette's first holiday record arrives 11/6 with a long guest list and only two new songs, which is where the real interest lies.
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Grimes Releases "Accelerando," the First Single From AI-Themed Album Psy Opera
Grimes has shared the first song from Psy Opera, her first album in six years and her first on her own label. The record's AI premise arrives as both subject matter and argument.
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Darkest Hour Release "Warrior" From Suffer Divine, Out October 30
The Washington melodic death metal veterans preview their next album with a new track, set for release through MNRK Heavy.