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Duran Duran Detail 15th Studio Album, Collaborations With Mark Ronson, Tove Lo
Duran Duran hit their 40-year career mark this year. The iconic new wavers are celebrating the milestone with a new song, “Anniversary.” The electro-rocker comes from an EP of the same title that precedes their 15th studio album, Future Past, out October 22. [embedded content] The song is a perfectly authentic ode to the group’s style, with plenty of sentimental lines like, “It may not seem like much/ but it’s everything to us.” “‘Anniversary’ is a special song for us,” said bassist John Taylor. “Obviously, we were conscious of our own impending 40th anniversary of making music together, but we wanted the song’s meaning to be inclusive in the broadest possible way.” Duran Duran will follow this EP with a full-length album, Future Past, which features collaborations with a swathe of musicia...
Duran Duran Release New Single, ‘INVISIBLE,’ Off Upcoming Album, FUTURE PAST
Duran Duran is back with a brand new all-caps single, “INVISIBLE” to jumpstart the buildup to their next all-caps album, FUTURE PAST, which will be out on Oct. 22. But not only is “INVISIBLE” the first single for a new album but it’s also accompanied by a groundbreaking music video that sees the band collaborate with an AI “artist” known as Huxley. For a more traditional visual, Duran Duran will also perform the track for the first time this Sunday (May 23) at the Billboard Music Awards. “Sonic architecture has always been incredibly important to Duran Duran. I think, with ‘INVISIBLE,’ we really have managed to carve the sculpture the way we wanted it,” keyboardist Nick Rhodes said in a statement. “Sonically, it’s a very unusual piece of music. I think when you merge all the instrumen...
Duran Duran Share Cover of David Bowie’s ‘Five Years’
Duran Duran are starting the year off with a commemoration for David Bowie, who would have turned 74 today. They’re paying tribute to the late icon with a cover of “Five Years,” a deep-cut from the classic The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, ahead of their performance on A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day tomorrow at 6 pm EST. A portion of the ticket proceeds go to one of Bowie’s favorite organizations, Save the Children. “My life as a teenager was all about David Bowie,” frontman Simon Le Bon said in a statement. “He is the reason why I started writing songs. Part of me still can’t believe in his death five years ago, but maybe that’s because there’s a part of me where he’s still alive and always will be. When we got the Ziggy Stardust LP and put the needle i...
30 Great Albums From 1990 That Deserve Their Own 30th Anniversary Pieces
Every decade takes a couple of years to feel like itself, but the 1990s, in particular, had a soft launch. While 1991 would bring a bumper crop of era-defining albums from the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, U2, and Red Hot Chili Peppers that would set the tone for alternative rock for the rest of the decade, the music of 1990 often feels like an outgrowth of the previous decades. Even the year’s biggest rock debut that was positioned as a contrast from hair metal was the decidedly retro Black Crowes. Billboard’s Modern Rock chart, which had just been launched in late 1988, was still dominated by established British bands like The Psychedelic Furs and Gene Loves Jezebel. Depeche Mode and Sinead O’Connor became the year’s unlikely crossover stars. Observe the chart in the last week of&nb...
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