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Nu Music Monday #29 / 28-06-2021

Jun 28, 2021

Hey there,

I’m Red, and welcome to Nu Music Monday. Glad to have you here.

Every week I share my favorite tracks released in the past seven days (-ish). I also go into the latest music news when I feel like it and share stuff I think is worth your time.

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The Nutshell ~ news of the week

Any and all news this week has been overshadowed by Britney’s conservatorship court hearing. The star took the stand to defend her rights and the situation is even more dire than previously thought: she can’t even remove her IUD without her conservators’ permission. Look at that: men controlling women’s bodies… surprised?

Read the full transcript in Variety.

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST - Tyler, The Creator / Review

Two years after the Grammy-winning IGOR, Tyler, The Creator has never sounded more aware that people are listening on CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST.

Standing straight as an arrow in a bellboy pink suit, Tyler, The Creator (Igor for the night) is clutching a salmon suitcase, seemingly awaiting a summons from Wes Anderson’s imagined Budapest Hotel. He kneels to clicking cameras and opens his luggage to reveal the outfit he would wear later that night. It’s the 62nd Grammys and the artist is the red carpet’s main attraction. Despite the scrutiny, one crucial detail goes mostly unnoticed: a tag on the suitcase’s handle reads “CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST” in tiny lettering. Little did we know that eighteen months later, those words would be revealed as the title to Tyler’s seventh album.

Read my full review of Tyler’s new album in Riot Mag.

To Enjoy is the Only Thing - Maple Glider / Review

Maple Glider (real name: Tori Zietsch) reaches far and wide across the emotional spectrum to deliver an unadorned and heartfelt performance on her debut To Enjoy is the Only Thing.

Melbourne-based Zietsch wrote the bulk of the album while living in Brighton and was more concerned with the intensity of feelings than life’s events’ worldly significance. To Enjoy is thematically wide-ranging yet undeniably personal: the gripping Weyes Blood-reminiscent ‘As Tradition’ embodies a sense of disassociation, anchoring its reference points in Zietsch’s religious upbringing; ‘Views From This Side’ is a gorgeous ode to intergenerational love and the cycle of life rooted in Zietsch’s own family ties; ‘Friend’ is a candid love letter to imperfect friendships with allusions to a former bandmate and stand-out ‘Good Thing’ is a retrospective on the end of a romantic relationship that permeates much of the album.

Read my full review of Maple Glider’s debut in Highwire Mag.

Just like the movies

With theatres opening back up I’ve done my fair share of catching up on major film releases and thought of giving short recs if you’re on the look-out for your next movie trip:

Cruella: it seems like the director and producers themselves don’t know who this movie is for. It’s got a major tone problem with childish banter alongside serious run-of-the-mill traumatizing shit. Gotta love the fashion though. LOVE the fashion.
Minari: Go see it. One of the best of the year. The movie in three words: love is enough.
Gagarine: A lot of heart in this one and even if the execution sometimes falls short of expectations, it’s still a gorgeous film.
Charlatan: gay biopic. A lot of pee in this movie, don’t be too hydrated.