London-based Eliza Shaddad—the daughter of a Sudanese astrophysicist father and a Scottish mother—has announced her highly anticipated debut album Future. Described as ... More
Album by Eliza Shaddad
London-based Eliza Shaddad—the daughter of a Sudanese astrophysicist father and a Scottish mother—has announced her highly anticipated debut album Future. Described as “blistering” by The Line of Best Fit, the album is a deeply candid look into the unique songwriting mind of its creator. Set on the bedrock of Eliza’s early folk and grunge influences, it revels in flavours of trip-hop, West-Coast surf sounds, ’80s choruses, ’90s movie soundtracks and all-out pop—while still managing to sound like a focused and cohesive body of work. (Beatnik Creative)
With their second album, I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You…, Australia’s Oh Pep! makes good on the promises of their critically acclaimed ... More
Album by Oh Pep!
With their second album, I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You…, Australia’s Oh Pep! makes good on the promises of their critically acclaimed debut Stadium Cake. The return at once captures the duo’s spirit, curiosity and imminent likability, thoughtfully exploring the melody-rich expanse between indie pop and alt-folk while coming of age and seeing the world. The band has garnered praise from The New York Times and NPR, the latter calling them “thoughtful, deep, funny, and poetic.” ATO Records)
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Based on director Yen Tan’s award-winning short of the same name, 1985 stars Cory Michael Smith as a closeted young man returning to his Texas ... More
Film by Yen Tan
Based on director Yen Tan’s award-winning short of the same name, 1985 stars Cory Michael Smith as a closeted young man returning to his Texas hometown for Christmas during the first wave of the AIDS crisis. It follows him as he reconnects with his brother (Aidan Langford) and estranged childhood friend (Jamie Chung), while struggling to divulge his dire circumstances to his religious parents, played by Academy Award nominee Virginia Madsen and Golden Globe winner Michael Chiklis. (Wolfe)
Written and directed by Jonah Hill (Superbad, Knocked Up, The Wolf of Wall Street), Mid90s follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old boy in ’90s-era ... More
Film by Jonah Hill
Written and directed by Jonah Hill (Superbad, Knocked Up, The Wolf of Wall Street), Mid90s follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old boy in ’90s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop. (A24)
In his new book, Mirror Mirror, Ryan McGinley—one of the most important photographers of his generation—asks his friends and colleagues to take the ... More
Book by Ryan McGinley
In his new book, Mirror Mirror, Ryan McGinley—one of the most important photographers of his generation—asks his friends and colleagues to take the camera into their own hands. Following instructions given to them by the artist, a group of individuals explore their own image. Though related to the ubiquitous selfie, the participants didn’t have the benefit of seeing the image before they clicked the shutter, and McGinley selected the final image to represent the photo session. The experiment yielded scores of intimate and psychologically revealing photos that—even though not done by his own hand—bear some signature McGinley flourishes in their emotional depth and resonance. (Rizzoli)
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, and directed by Paul Dano in his directorial debut, Wildlife is based on the novel of ... More
Film by Paul Dano
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, and directed by Paul Dano in his directorial debut, Wildlife is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Ford. It tells of 14-year-old Joe, the only child of Jeanette, a housewife, and Jerry, a golf pro, in a small town in 1960s Montana. When Jerry loses his job and his sense of purpose, he decides to join the cause of fighting an uncontrolled forest fire raging close to the Canadian border, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.
Winner of the World Cinema Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival, The Guilty is an innovative and unrelenting Danish thriller that uses ... More
Film by Gustav Möller
Winner of the World Cinema Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival, The Guilty is an innovative and unrelenting Danish thriller that uses a single location to chilling effect. When police officer Asger Holm (Jakob Cedergren) is demoted to desk work, he answers a panicked phone call from a kidnapped woman who then disconnects abruptly. Asger, confined to the police station, is forced to use others as his eyes and ears as the severity of the crime slowly becomes more clear. (Magnolia Pictures)
After a strong reception at SXSW, Sadie director Megan Griffiths (the highly respected director of indie hits Eden (2012) and Lucky Them (2013)) chose to ... More
Film by Megan Griffiths
After a strong reception at SXSW, Sadie director Megan Griffiths (the highly respected director of indie hits Eden (2012) and Lucky Them (2013)) chose to walk away from distribution offers and self-release the film—helping to destigmatize indie distribution and empower up-and-coming filmmakers. Sadie is a powerful, unsettling and darkly funny story of a young girl (startling newcomer Sophia Mitri Schloss), the daughter of a soldier, who will stop at nothing to preserve her father’s place on the home front when her mom begins dating a new man. Co-starring Melanie Lynskey, John Gallagher Jr., Tony Hale and Danielle Books. (Independent)
Moritz Simon Geist is a performer, musicologist and robotics engineer, aiming to create the future of electronic music—with robots. Geist’s projects range ... More
EP by Moritz Simon Geist
Moritz Simon Geist is a performer, musicologist and robotics engineer, aiming to create the future of electronic music—with robots. Geist’s projects range from robotic music performances to robotic sound installations, and he has performed at festivals and exhibitions throughout the world. On his fascinating debut EP The Material Turn, Geist introduces the world’s first techno record played entirely by self-made robots. First single “Entropy” is a bassy club-track played by futuristic 3D-printed robo-kalimbas, small motors that beat on metal, salvaged parts from old hard drives, and a pneumatic hi-hat. His full length album Robotic Electronic Music is due for release next month. (Kompakt)