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Plus Amen Dunes, Mannequin Pussy, A. Savage, Laetitia Sadier, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 09, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Mark Moody, Matt the Raven, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 12 this week, narrowed down from the 20 songs we seriously considered. More
Lives Outgrown Due Out May 17 via Domino; Tour Dates Also Announced
Feb 07, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Beth Gibbons of Portishead has announced her debut solo album, Lives Outgrown, and shared its first single, “Floating on a Moment,” via a music video. She’s also announced some tour dates. More
Plus Cage The Elephant and Beck, Bibio, Bedouine, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 29, 2019
By Mark Redfern
This week’s Songs of the Week list stars with a 24-minute first movement of a symphony featuring a trip-hop icon, but most of the songs in the Top 10 are by artists that have already made the list in recent weeks with previous songs. More
Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) Out Now via Domino; Conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki
Mar 29, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
On November 29, 2014 Beth Gibbons of Portishead teamed up with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, to perform Henryk Górecki’s acclaimed 1977 symphony, Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs). Now an album and film documenting the performance, simply titled Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), has been released today by Domino. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) Due Out March 29 via Domino; Features Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jan 30, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
On November 29, 2014 Beth Gibbons of Portishead teamed up with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki, to perform Henryk Górecki’s acclaimed 1977 symphony, Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs). Now an album and film documenting the performance, simply titled Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), is being released by Domino on March 29. More