Excellent and surprising. Conveys the spirit of the original but is completely different and takes the song to a new level. Wow.
Listened to a ton of CHVRCHES today.
I saw them live in Columbus in summer 2014, in a rainstorm. It was fantastic. (Setlist.)
From the same tour.
Some excellent concert vids on YouTube, particularly Reading Festival 2019, Reading 2016, and Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2019.
Reading 2019
(the next 2 have ads after nearly every song, which gets a little annoying, but hey…)
Interesting coverage of BiS at Noisy
Brand-new Idol Society sought to undermine the rampant “idol” culture of Japanese pop, particularly as represented by AKB-48 and related groups. They have reformed after disbanding in 2014, and are led by Pour Lui プールイ.
The last video before their 2014 breakup was “Final Dance,” and it skirted a bit too close to typical idol fare:
The previous year’s “DiE” is a bit more inline with the mission of being an “idol group” but playing very different indies-style music:
“Nerve” is another good example of the commentary the group originally aimed for, and the video is directed by Nigo, the founder of A Bathing Ape clothing and DJ for Teriyaki Boyz:
This track seems to have been dropped from Grimes’s new album. from the “lost album” Grimes was planning to release last September.
I dig it. I like the layered sounds, and there’s a lot of promise for what’s to come.
Rumors circulated after “Go” came out that Grimes may have scrapped an album she was working on due to bad fan reaction. She sets the record straight, though – it was just too depressing to tour with. Sadly, “RealiTi” was one of those “depressing” songs… but at least we got to hear/see it!
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