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Dave Gahan & the Soulsavers
Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode frontman for the last 40 years, considers himself an imposter. It is a frank and surprising admission, but makes sense when qualified with the observation that much of his time as a singer has been spent interpreting other people's pop songs. For this, his third album with Soulsavers‘ Rich Machin and Ian Glover, covering other people’s songs is the explicit aim - but the freedom it gives Gahan is immediately apparent....
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Queens of the Summer Hotel
Aimee Mann
Queens Of The Summer Hotel, Aimee Mann‘s 10th studio album, was written for a stage adaptation of Girl, Interrupted, the memoir by American author Susanna Kaysen about her time at the McLean psychiatric hospital in the late 1960s. Although the pandemic resulted in the show itself being temporarily shelved (details of when or if it will go ahead are still to be confirmed) Mann made the decision to press ahead with the release of the music on...
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Portrayal of Guilt
we are portrayal of guilt and we are here to make you think about death and get sad and stuff Portrayal of Guilt are one of the bands of the moment; they're pranging out small pockets of the internet with in-your-face blackened hardcore that will make sense even to people who have no idea what blackened hardcore is. They're in association with kool bands like Chat Pile, and you have definitely heard of them and know the following: their debut Let...
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Still Over It
Summer Walker
Summer Walker's music has the emotional intensity of a Real Housewives reunion. Her songs are as shady as they are chaotic--and irresistibly entertaining. Yet beneath the drama are layers of vulnerability. Walker's 2019 debut Over It positioned the 25-year-old singer as a star in the moody landscape of contemporary trap R&B. With her follow-up, Still Over It, she cements herself as one of the genre's most relatable storytellers, with a keen ear...
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