REVIEWS ROUND-UP: ft. Luke Elliot – The Intersphere – Oceanlord – Godsticks


 

There’s something romantic and cinematic about adopted New Jersey (via Norway) songwriter Luke Elliot’s third album, Let ‘em All Talk (Icons Creating Evil Art) over and above the wistful storytelling. ‘I (Who Have Nothing)’, all film-noir meets spaghetti western vibes with its orchestral flecks, feels torn from an as-yet-unwritten Tarrantino follow-up to Django Unchained, or perhaps the lead single to the debuting next James Bond, while ‘William Tell’ could have been one of the musical interludes from Black Mariah’s club in Luke Cage (Netflix version). 

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Iggy Pop Shares New Music Video For “Loves Missing”


Iggy Pop has shared a new music video for his new single, ‘Loves Missing’, from his recently released new album Free (Loma Vista Recordings). Pop has been on a whirlwind of promotion for Free, appearing to perform ‘James Bond’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and then an interview/ conversation with Jim Jarmusch at 92Y. Directed by Simon Taylor, the clip for “Loves Missing” was shot on location at Sweat Records in Miami with a special appearance by Ale Campos from Las Nubes, watch it now! Continue reading →


Iggy Pop Shares New Song “James Bond”


Iggy Pop is releasing his 18th studio album Free on September 6th and he continues to be the inventive creative force he has been for almost fifty years. His new single, ‘James Bond’, features an incredible trumpet solo that explodes out of nowhere in the midst of its minimalistic, low-key instrumentation. Written and produced by Jazz trumpeter Leron Thomas, the song as a distinctly smoothed out vibe.  Continue reading →