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Damon Albarn Has “Put the Finishing Touches” on New Solo Album
Damon Albarn’s sophomore solo album is on the way! The news comes courtesy of Transgressive Records, which announced they’ve signed the Blur and Gorillaz founder to a new recording contract. “We are over the moon to announce that @damonalbarn has signed a new worldwide record deal with us here at Transgressive Records!” the label wrote on Instagram, promising, “Damon has recently put the finishing touches to his much-anticipated, second solo album, full details for which will be released soon.” Check out the official announcement after the jump. Albarn’s latest project will serve as his first solo follow-up to 2014’s Everyday Robots, which produced singles “Lonely Press Play”, “Hollow Ponds”, “Mr. Tembo”, “Heavy Seas of Love”, and the title track. Related Video Last month, the singer-...
Sharon Van Etten and Josh Homme Team for Cover of “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding”: Stream
Sharon Van Etten and Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme have joined forces for a modernized rendition of the classic plea for harmony “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding”. But whereas Nick Lowe’s original and Elvis Costello’s popular cover layered hope with frustration, Van Etten and Homme’s take weighs heavier in the COVID-19 era. Theirs is a twangy, lamenting version, as if the lack of change between Lowe’s 1974 recording and the world in 2020 has only weighed down the lyrics. Still, darker though it may be, there is a tone of resilience in their voices as they harmonize on the lines, “So where are the strong?/ And who are the trusted?/ And where is the harmony?” After all, belief that things can and will be better is the only way we’re going to get through times lik...
