Indie Landscapes
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Featuring music from Kings Of Leon, Ginger Root, Crack Cloud, Her’s, Dante Elephante, Midnight Sister, Still Corners.
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Midnight Sister s debut LP, 2017 s
Saturn Over Sunset, felt like some lost classic from the moment it came out. Matching the adrogynous vocals of Juliana Giraffe to the giddy, woody orchestrations of Ari Balouzian, the Los Angeles duo created a stirring sound that felt out-of-time, and out-of-place, in the digital era. It was a debut that was at once experimental and pop, slyly funny whilst heartbreakingly beautiful.
The album was, lyrically, full of colourful characters and fictional narratives. And these songs were matched to a host of striking visuals, both still and in music-video form, which led to the feeling that the music was cinematic; that it felt like some strange, old, psychedelic movie.
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Former One Directioner Zayn Malik may be continuing his concerted effort to distance himself from his boy band roots, but there’s still one trait he thankfully hasn’t left behind: His penchant for serious sentimentality. His debut album
Mind Of Mine may have confirmed as much, but the 11 tracks of his third offering,
Nobody Is Listening, really drive home Malik’s long-established, swoon-inducing persona. Second single “Vibez” maintains the proficiency with gauzy orchestration and laid-back vocals the kind that exists in the convenient pocket between pop and R&B. However, this collection plays in the rhythmic sandbox to further expand his sound, exploring bluesy melodies that reflect a modern, lo-fi soundscape one moment (“Better”) and vintage, Phil Collins-esque vibes the next (“Sweat”). What makes this particular jaunt a real treat is when he abandons his understated vocal proclivities for a fuller, wholly vulnerable display like “River Road,�
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Midnight Sister have shared their new single Satellite in full.
The project s new album Painting The Roses lands on January 15th, a work of breadth and enriching imagination.
New single Satellite is one of the final preview moments, and it illuminates the album s multi-faceted approach.
The full video is online now, and it seems to bend back upon itself, with Giraffe s nonchalant delivery amplifying a slightly surreal quality.
Giraffe explains. Satellite explores delusion and the way memory is influenced by perception. The video, shot through a funhouse mirror, finds clarity by embracing distortion.
Tune in now. Painting The Roses is out on January 15th.