Leon Bridges
Listen to Khruangbin and Leon Bridges’ Simmering New Single ‘Chocolate Hills’
The latest, stripped-down single, “Chocolate Hills,” off Khruangbin and Leon Bridges‘ forthcoming follow-up EP, Texas Moon, is out today. “Chocolate Hills” carries on the band and Bridges’ collaboration traditions of genre-crossing and honoring the spirit of the sounds rooted in Texas. Bridges’ smooth, honeyed croon atop Khruangbin’s soothing bassline, Hammond organ, and synthesizers invite a more seductive track to the Texas Sun / Texas Moon aura.Texas Moon is out February 18 via Dead Oceans, in partnership with Columbia Records and Night Time Stories Ltd. [embedded content][embedded content] The collaborative duo previewed the upcoming EP with a video for the already released track “B-Side,” shot in the J. Lorraine Ghost Town and directed by Philip Andelman. It marks the f...
Khruangbin and Leon Bridges Announce Follow-Up Album Texas Moon
Khruangbin and Leon Bridges teamed up again for their forthcoming EP, Texas Moon, out February 18. The record is an extension of the two’s chart-topping, 2020 release, Texas Sun. The 5-track EP will release via Dead Oceans, in partnership with Columbia Records and Night Time Stories Ltd. Alongside the announcement, the collaboration unveiled the video for “B-Side,” which was shot in the J. Lorraine Ghost Town and directed by Philip Andelman. [embedded content][embedded content] Paying homage to their mutual home state of Texas—and to the marriage of country and R&B within it—Texas Moon examines the state’s musical perception. “It’s like a short story…,” Laura Lee of Khruangbin said of the EP in a statement. “And it leaves room to continue having these stories together. I...
Diplo Drops Deluxe Version of Debut Country Effort, Featuring New Tracks With Leon Bridges and ERNEST
Diplo made his highly publicized entrance into country music earlier this year, dropping the star-studded, cross-genre album Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil. While Diplo has assured fans a second chapter from Thomas Wesley is on the way, he’s tiding his audience over with a deluxe version of his debut effort in the meantime. With the new installment, he’s included two new tracks, “Horizon” featuring Grammy-winning soul singer Leon Bridges, and “Bottle’s Bout Dead” featuring ERNEST, an ascendant artist out of Nashville. While the broader album saw a more pronounced infusion of dance and country music flavors, the latest offerings from Diplo are among his most straight-forward country songs to date. Of cour...
Billie Eilish, The Chicks, and More to Play Democratic National Convention
Billie Eilish, The Chicks, Maggie Rogers, Stephen Stills, and John Legend are among the artists set to perform at next week’s Democratic National Convention. The mostly virtual event takes place August 17th-20th, airing nightly between 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. ET. Other confirmed musical acts include Leon Bridges, Common, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, and Prince Royce. “In just three days, we will kick off a Democratic National Convention that will look and feel very different than past conventions. It will truly be a convention across America, and these incredible artists will help us tell the story of where we are as a country today under Donald Trump’s failed leadership, and the promise of what we can and should be with Joe Biden as president,” said Stephanie Cutter, 2020 Democrat...
Billie Eilish, The Chicks, Jennifer Hudson and More to Perform at Democratic National Convention
Billie Eilish, The Chicks and Jennifer Hudson highlight the group of artists who have been tapped to perform at the Democratic National Convention, Variety and CBS News reported. Billy Porter, John Legend, Leon Bridges, Common, Stephen Stills, Prince Royce and others have also been slated to perform at the four-day event that will make the Joe Biden–Kamala Harris ticket official. “The performances — ranging from renditions of the national anthem, to American classics, to new songs — are expected to draw in new viewers who may not have tuned into conventions of previous years, ensuring the 2020 Democratic National Convention will engage more Americans than ever before,” the DNC said in a statement. The Democratic National Convention will take place on Aug. 17 to Aug. 20...
