Bob Dylan has announced the latest of Bootleg Series. Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 will look inside Dylan’s “gospel years” and the three albums that came from it: Slow Train Coming, Saved, and Shot of Love. It will be available for purchase through a two-CD or four-LP set. It will also be available as a deluxe box, which will feature eight CDs and one DVD. The set will include 100 previously unreleased live and studio recordings, which has 14 songs never released on an official Dylan release. The box will also feature a concert film that features never-before-seen footage from his 1980 tour and sermons delivered by Michael Shannon. Trouble No More is out November 3rd through Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings and the full details can be found here.
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Watch Leonard Cohen’s posthumous “Leaving the Table” video
The Polaris Music Prize Gala last night showed the premiere of a new Leonard Cohen video for “Leaving the Table.” Watch it below. An animated Cohen dances around the Montreal skyline and explores the world before going back to his hometown in the video. “Leaving the Table” is on his album, You Want It Darker, which was put on the shortlist for the Polaris Prize alongside LPs from Feist, BADBADNOTGOOD, and more. Feist, along with Lana Del Rey, Elvis Costello, and more, are among the artists set to perform at an upcoming tribute concert to Cohen on the one-year anniversary of his death.
Listen to Brian Wilson’s new song “Run James Run”
Brian Wilson will release a new compilation that follows over 30 years on his work, Playback on September 22nd. He has shared “Run James Run” today, a song he co-wrote with Joe Thomas and recorded in 2017, specifically for the collection. Listen to it below. The song is one of two unreleased tracks on Playback. “Some Sweet Day,” the other song, goes back to the ’90s and was composed with frequent collaborator Andy Paley. Brian Wilson is on tour currently, celebrating the anniversary of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. Find his itinerary here.
Tyler, the Creator originally wrote “See You Again” for Zayn
Tyler, the Creator tweeted that his Flower Boy song “See You Again” was written for Zayn. “That bitch flaked on studio time twice, so i kept the ref for myself, worked out actually,” he wrote. Find the tweet below. Tyler has made a reference in the past about the lost opportunities to collaborate. In August of 2015, he reached out through Twitter to Zayn and said, “I HAVE BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENTALS AND YOU HAVE A VOICE LETS FIGURE THIS OUT MY GUY . EPIC ALBUM CUTS THO NO RADIO SINGLES.”
Blood Orange shares new song
Blood Orange has shared a new song titled “BOWERYLDN EDIT 6 15 SEPTEMBER” and it has horn and flute arrangements by Jason Arce. Hear the Dev Hynes produced track below. Blood Orange’s most recent album was last year’s Freetown Sound. He also announced recently he was working on the follow-up.
https://soundcloud.com/bloodorange/boweryldn-edit-6-15-september
Watch Julien Baker’s new “Appointments” video
Julien Baker has released avideo for her new track “Appointments.” Watch the video which was directed by Sophia Peer below. The track is from her upcoming album Turn Out the Lights, which is due out October 27th through Matador. In a statement about the clip, which was filmed in Michigan, Baker said she was “so proud of Memphis and wanted to show off the immense artistry” from the city. “Not only were Christina [McKinney, the choreographer,] and many of the characters in the video friends, but the crew also included many people I have known and worked with for years.”
Japanese Breakfast joins Giraffage for new song
San Francisco producer Giraffage has released a new song called “Maybes.” It has Japanese Breakfast featured on it, hear it below. “Maybes” is off of Giraffage’s debut album Too Real, which is set to arrive October 20th via Counter. See the tracklist below. Japanese Breakfast earlier this year released Soft Sounds From Another Planet.
Too Real:
01 Do U Want Me
02 Maybes [ft. Japanese Breakfast]
03 Slowly [ft. Matosic]
04 Edge
05 Green Tea [ft. Angelica Bess]
06 Falling Softly
07 Earth
08 19 Hours [ft. Harrison Lipton]
09 Just Over the Horizon
10 First Breath
Watch Esperanza Spalding make her new record
Esperanza Spalding began making her new album Exposure today, a process she is live streaming on Facebook for 77 hours. “I foresee that creating before a live audience will add excitement and extra inspiration energy,” Spalding said before. “Knowing someone is watching and listening to what you’re making seems to conjure up a sort of ‘can’t fail’ energy.” Spalding will be joined by guests over the next three days including Andrew Bird, Robert Glasper, and Lalah Hathaway. Watch it below.
Exposure is the follow-up to Emily’s D+Evolution and it will be released in limited edition physical formats with pieces of notebook paper from the sessions. Read about it here.
Discogs expanding to films, comics, books, more
Discogs, in March, officially launched the beta for their spinoff site Gearogs to the public, hoping to become “the largest database of audio equipment on the planet.” At the same time, their efforts into books, comics, films, and posters were also being developed. Those sites have been officially launched: Filmogs, Bookogs, Comicogs, and Posterogs are now open to the public, with free listing and seller fees “for a limited time during the public launch.” They are aiming to hit 9 million releases in its database by the end of September.
Solange announces surprise intimate performance piece
Solange has announced a new performance piece called “Musical Meditation.” The performance is choreographed, composed, and arranged by the singer herself and the piece aims to “encourage a moment of meditation and reflection to build internal energy through music and fellowship,” according to a statement. The performance by Solange will show this Sunday, tomorrow, at currently undisclosed locations in Woodbridge, New York. Tickets are on sale for the 2pm, 4pm, and 6pm performances and are available for purchase here. Solange’s digital piece “Seventy States” is showing now at London’s Tate Modern. Her Marfa, Texas performance art piece “Scales” is also slated for an October 8th debut.
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