Retropopmag - via social media - "Kylie, the debut album from Kylie Minogue returns to vinyl this November with a 35th anniversary reissue! Pre-order here:
How smooth is @dukeeatmon1969 ‘s voice on this ? Ain’t he the coolest? 🎙🎷🤗 . . Thank you @cbcradiocanada @cbcradio for this interview acknowledging my past work, my current single and my future releases to come! . Head on over to my SoundCloud channel to check it out (Bio) . . #cbc #cbcradio #cbcradiocanada #canadianradio #interview #press #parcour #musicaljourney #retropop #dancemusic #synthpop #newwave #conversation #radio #canadianmusic #egyptiancanadian #montrealmusic #montrealmusicscene (at CBC/Radio-Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq-6a9VrW2q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Dancing on a Monday night is the best way to start the week! #Zumba #RetroPop #DanceClass #AnytimeFitness (at Anytime Fitness Makati - Eton Tower) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqCsUcDuksc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
It’s funny how sometimes things present themselves at the perfect time.
For instance, I thought I had lost this sticker when we moved. It’s too long of a story for right now but it holds some real sentimental value both in relation to the lyrics and the getting of the sticker itself.
Anyway. I was upset it was gone and had thought about it a couple days ago. I’ve been going through a bit of an imposter syndrome spell mixed with “what’s the point” sad-sackery lately and was shuffling things around in my studio…and BAM there it was. Memories flooded back, endorphins flooded my brainhole.
Opened the DAW and had a really productive session and now my brain is in a much better space.
Neat!
All because of some ink on a sticky bit of this n that. (glad it wasn’t a video installation of Linda Ronstadt)
DO YOU REMEMBER, THE 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER? CHASING THE NIGHT AWAY...BODY YEAH, SAY YOU DO REMEMBER... In partnership with @synthicide , the Philippines' foremost synth music collective! New single coming soon! For now, obligatory cute monsters! #synthpunk #synthwave #newretrowave #electropunk #synthpop #electropop #synthicide #vaporwave #retropop #newwave #80s #1980s #newmusicalert #rockplaylist #spotifyplaylist #dancerock #alternativerock #かわいい #新曲 #エレクトリックミュジック #こんにちは (at General Trias, Cavite) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChmjQtSPkS8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Fun pic I took & edited for ‘the MUSIC MAN’ 🖤 So, let’s take a little deep dive into why I made this new song.
As a woman attracted to men, sometimes I find it hard to accept that I am because of how awful and controlling they can be, especially in my career field. I’m in the music industry and like many others, it’s male dominated, and sometimes there are shady men who want to take advantage of our disadvantage by promising to help our careers in exchange for certain favors. I’m weary of men, but I still have feelings for certain ones, and that contradiction inspired me to write this new song. I turned the theme of imposing men in the music industry into this character called ‘the Music Man’, who in the song, my character, Nephele, is reluctantly in love with despite the control he has over her, and the song communicates frustration yet longing all the same, which I think is cool. Give it a pre-save if that interests you~I’m so excited to share it with you!
HEAR: Bedroom/Lo-Fi Pop | Vanity Mirror - “Somehow You Know”
LA’s Vanity Mirror have just released their debut LP PUFF and it is nothing short of stellar. We are enamored with the catchy and hypnotic bedroom pop that they have released. We cannot stop listening! Read more and listen/watch “Somehow You Know” below!
Vanity Mirror, dreamy lo-fi bedroom pop from Los Angeles, have just released their highly anticipated debut LP PUFF (We Are Busy Bodies) with an accompanying video for the song Somehow You Know. The album is a delight to listen to with its sweet sixties-tinged melodies and starts where their other baroque-pop project, Electric Looking Glass, leaves off. The third single from Vanity Mirror's debut album PUFF, Somehow You Know, is a slacker lullaby for misfits and romantics. Written in a church garden on an overcast bank holiday, Somehow You Know is simple and understated, an anticipated sleeper hit of PUFF. Reflecting on the track Randall said, “Somehow You Know is a somewhat of a lullaby. It wasn't an immediate choice for a single but one of our favorites and a track that a lot of close friends had highlighted as one of their favorites. I think it has an immediacy in its simplicity. I think this video captures that and we're so excited to share it.” Listeners of Vanity Mirror’s debut album will hear careful nods to The Kinks, Idle Race and The Raspberries delicately woven into the hook-filled compositions.
Tuesday’s News, the album’s second track, is a lo-fi masterpiece with sweet guitars and a building rhythm with Randall’s lovely singing. The pleasant melody rings out with wintery lyrics but takes you to warm, sunny places in its charming pop harmonies. It’s hummable, optimistic, and a fun play anytime track; a perfect pick-me-up with an earworm melody. Another highlight of the debut album is Dandelion Wish. Randal describes Dandelion Wish as “a sophisticated bedroom pop ditty for wayward situationships. It's the second single from Vanity Mirror's debut album PUFF; a vulnerable collection of homespun pop experiments. This lo-fi flower-ballad blends soft nylon strumming with sparkling electric jangle; playful mellotron flourishes with an urgent quirksome rhythm section. Catch a ray of sun in your window and whistle along.”
Launching at the same time as their debut LP, the video for Somehow You Know was directed and edited by the band’s friend Fred Joseph of Expo Aktuell Films in Los Angeles. Randall explains, “We have been big fans of Fred's for a long time. He's a true artist and creates stunning analog TV/film pieces often utilizing period accurate vintage video equipment. He works out of the lovely Savannah Studios and you may have seen his work with many choice West Coast artists as of late. Fred was generous to collaborate with us to create this stunning vignette for Somehow You Know. Filmed with black and white vintage broadcast cameras, the camera floats around the studio on a track capturing us performing the song but also discovering a series of other little surreal and romantic scenes featuring our friends. Almost like a dream sequence or moment of clarity when many interconnected memories flood your mind all at once. And that is really what the song is about, making sense of things without being able to necessarily verbalize it.” The band was inspired by Andy Warhol Factory film tests but also 60's TV specials.
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