Music News

Solange pens 5-year anniversary tribute to True

Solange celebrated the 5-year anniversary of her True EP today with a touching statement on Instagram. “I’ll always hold it close to my heart,” she writes. “It will always remind me of a time of freedom and fear.” She also thanked her fans and collaborators, saying, “I will never take for granted how you make/made me feel.” Read the whole thing below. Dev Hynes, who worked with Solange on the EP, also shared a statement for its anniversary. “Sister Solange changed my life with this one,” he writes. “I learnt things about myself personally that are still being put into practice.” Read his post here.

Billboard also announced that Solange will receive its Impact Award at the 2017 Women in Music Awards. The award honors women who use their voices “to empower and develop new leaders of tomorrow through their on-air persona, platform, and philanthropic efforts to inspire social change across the masses.” The event is set to take place on November 30th.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcFni7NhTAb/

U.S. Girls announce new album, shares music video for new song

The project of Meg Remy, U.S. Girls, has announced their sixth album called In a Poem Unlimited. It is set to be out February 16th via 4AD. The album features already released single “Mad as Hell,” and a new one named “Velvet 4 Sale.” Watch the music video for the latter below, and check out the tracklist for the new album as well. In a Poem Unlimited is the second U.S. Girls album released by 4AD.

In a Poem Unlimited:

01 Velvet 4 Sale
02 Rage of Plastics
03 Mad As Hell
04 Why Do I Lose My Voice When I Have Something To Say
05 Rosebud
06 Incidental Boogie
07 L-Over
08 Pearly Gates
09 Poem
10 Traviata
11 Time

Listen to Fleet Foxes cover Nina Simone

Robin Pecknold and Casey Wescott from Fleet Foxes were the guests on Lauren Laverne’s BBC Radio 6 Music show today. They performed “If You Need To, Keep Time on Me” from the band’s latest album Crack-Up. They also covered the song, “Do What You Gotta Do,” which was written by Jimmy Webb and performed by Nina Simone on her 1968 record ’Nuff Said! “I just love what she did to the melody,” Pecknold said. “I love her melodic phrasing.” Listen to the session here.

Watch Jamila Woods cover Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and Destiny’s Child

R&B artist, Jamila Woods headlined a BLK Wednesday show at the Metro in Chicago. During her recent set, as Consequence Of Sound points out, she performed a medley of Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Watch footage of the mashup from her performance at the Netherlands’ Crossing Border Festival below.

The National cover “Bob’s Burgers” Thanksgiving song “Give It to Teddy”

The National have continued their relationship with “Bob’s Burgers” by covering another one of their songs, “Give It to Teddy,” as Stereogum points out. The Thanksgiving tune was in a recent episode of the show, which became a mournful ballad in their hands. Hear it below.

Sufjan Stevens directs new stop-motion video for “The Greatest Gift”

Sufjan Stevens has directed a stop-motion video for the title track from his new mixtape, “The Greatest Gift”. The clip stars a cast of religious figures and joyful stock-photo people, all made from cutouts of photos and illustrations. They are placed with reassuring maxims in printed text saying things like “Give generously to all without finding fault” and “Donkeys can be very useful in an emergency.” Watch it below. The Greatest Gift—Outtakes, Remixes, & Demos from Carrie & Lowell is the companion piece to Sufjan’s Carrie and Lowell and is streaming at NPR ahead of its release tomorrow.

Listen to Death Cab for Cutie’s first show ever

Death Cab for Cutie are celebrating the 20th anniversary of being a band by releasing a rare audio recording of their first show. The set was recorded on a dictaphone at The Pacer House in Bellingham, Washington on November 22nd, 1997. Benjamin Gibbard wrote in a statement, “None of us thought we were starting a band nor did our ambitions for DCFC extend very far past this particular evening. We simply thought it would be fun to play these songs for our friends before moving on to other things.“ He concluded, “It was one of the greatest nights of my life at the time and its significance has only grown since.” Listen to the show below, and download it here. All proceeds will go to Seattle non-profit Aurora Commons.

Melody’s Echo Chamber gives first update since accident

Melody’s Echo Chamber’s Melody Prochet has posted her first update since June when she had to cancel her fall tour dates after a “serious accident.” A statement from her family said that they were “optimistic” about her condition but that Prochet would need to be hospitalized for several months at the time. In a new post, she thanks fans for “all the support letters and love,” along with a selfie. Find the status below.

ANOHNI performing her “last show” tonight

ANOHNI is performing her “last show” tonight in Aarhus, Denmark. In an Instagram post, the composer/singer-songwriter wrote, “I keep telling everyone it’s my last show, but no one seems to believe me,” and ended it with the hashtag, “#ITISFINISHED.” Find the post below. Tonight’s concert, which is backed by the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, is the conclusion of ANOHNI being the Aarhus 2017 Artist-in-Residence.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbpY-QWh2S1/

Watch St. Vincent’s new “Pills” video

St. Vincent has released a video for the song “Pills” from her latest album Masseduction. Watch the psychedelic video here, which was directed by Philippa Price. It follows the videos from the album for “New York” and “Los Ageless.”