NAYANA IZ unite on new track south! - check it out now.
kezia s debut EP claire is incoming, and it s an explicit introduction, one that finds the songwriter embracing her truth.
New song south! deals with matters carnal, a song about liberty and embracing your own desires.
Clash fave NAYANA IZ guests on the song, which the pair referring to as their dick-sucking anthem.
kezia comments: In a world where black women are uninvitedly sexualised, we need to take ownership of feeling strong and cemented in our sexuality. south! is about liberty. It’s also about consent! will you walk into the fire, or will you walk out of my life, yuh” meaning u can choose the purifying flame of my love or you can continue to live in darkness without me.
Stephen Fretwell’s songs have a magic touch.
And as the songwriter returns to the public eye, following a thirteen year hiatus, he can feel safe in the knowledge that his magnificent, haunting new studio album ‘Busy Guy’ is complete, set for a glorious summer release.
Growing up in Scunthorpe, the musician and songwriter, who is now 39, moved to Manchester in the early nineties. Living and breathing music in and around the Northern Quarter, his choice of city showed his desire to establish himself as an artist, while engaging with the tremendously influential music culture.
Featuring songs like ‘Emily’ and ‘New York’, Fretwell’s debut album ‘Magpie’ came out in 2004, followed by ‘Man On The Roof’ in 2007. As much as performing alongside bands such as Oasis, Elbow, Keane, and playing bass with The Last Shadow Puppets, his song ‘Run’ was part of BBC1’s sitcom Gavin and Stacey, where it became an instant classic.
Will Stratton s music often goes beyond words.
Folk-hewn artistry that touches on pure feeling, his work is reminiscent of some absolute greats - Bert Jansch or Michael Chapman, for example - but always feels resolutely individual.
New album The Changing Wilderness is another gift from the songwriter, and it lands tomorrow - May 7th - through Bella Union.
We re able to share one final preview, with Fate s Ghost finding Will Stratton linking with a close friend, and a special guest.
Gilded musicality that seems to appear from the aether, Will Stratton s work seems to unhook itself from the everyday to drift into realms of imagination.
Baba Ali has shared his new single Black Wagon .
Baba Ali s winding path has taken him from adolescence in New Jersey to his current base in London, fusing no wave, left field techno, and classic songwriting along the way.
There s a lot more to come, with Baba Ali recently sealing off lockdown recording sessions with Hot Chip s Al Doyle. Black Wagon is a difficult beast to pin down, a song that seems to work on multiple levels at the same time - barbed sounds interlocking with flashes of beatific melody.
Soulful but incredibly raw, Black Wagon is a reflection on community and mortality.
Archival sandals.
Founded in 1970 and inspired by arty Parisian students, French footwear brand Kickers made a name for itself on the music and fashion scene by 1975 with their iconic Kick Hi, among a series of classics spotted on stage under jeans on the likes of Noel Gallagher, Jarvis Cocker and The Stone Roses. In the early 2000s, Kickers saw a resurgence on the music scene as artists from Ms Dynamite to the Arctic Monkeys made Kickers a staple on and off stage.
Today, the iconic Parisian footwear brand has unveiled a new chunky sandal silhouette for summer inspired by the brand s extensive archive and history on stage. The Knox Lo features bold silver hardware buckle fastenings and a dense base, available in both black and white, the shoe prioritises comfort with a dipped cushion sock liner for support and looks great both bare and with a ribbed ankle sock.