My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
🔀 Shuffle Sundays #81 • Manchester Orchestra, ÀVUÀ, Kanye West, Guillermo del Toro, Filipe Carvalho, and more!
Do you have a band or artist that you don’t necessarily consider to be amongst your favorites of all time, but that every time you listen to them, you realize how much you love them? Drop a comment below and let me know which one is it!
💽 » The Million Masks Of God, by Manchester Orchestra
alternative rock • 11 songs • 46 minutes
The Million Masks Of God is the sixth studio album from American indie/alternative-rock band Manchester Orchestra and one of their best to date.
Although their sound didn’t change all that much over the years, this recent release really feels like they continue to perfect what they do best: indie rock with incredibly beautiful arrangements, progressive elements, a distinctive vocal style, and lyrics full of great storytelling.
The album title derives from "Gold Leaves", an early poem by G. K. Chesterton that details the narrator's shifting relationship with God as he ages.
🎶 » Comum, by ÀVUÀ
ÀVUÀ is a Brazilian duo formed by Bruna Black and Jota.pê, and their single Comum, here performed at the great project A Colors Show, is a delicious mix of Brazilian popular music with soul and modern electronic production. So far the duo has only singles available for streaming, but a full-length album is on the way and I can’t wait!
🎶 » Lost In The World, by Kanye West ft. Bon Iver
In a recent issue of Run Out Grooves, a unique newsletter that features the last track of an album, I was reminded not only about this great Kanye West and Bon Iver track, but also what an incredible album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy continues to be, probably my favorite of his. Call him megalomaniac, crazy, arrogant, whatever you want, but this extended video featuring many of the album’s songs is amazing.
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🧩 » Random Bits
• How Long do Creators Last? — An interesting analysis of the rise and fall of creators in the modern age.
• I don’t think we really needed yet another version of Pinocchio for the big screen, but based on this first teaser, Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming stop-motion adaptation looks absolutely gorgeous!
• Some of my favorite album covers from music released in July.
⚡️ Visual Inspiration
Filipe Carvalho is an Emmy Award-winning designer and director working in film and television, responsible for many contemporary opening titles you may have seen out there. Check out his Website or Instagram for more. Here are some favorites and a compilation of his recent work. (via Plan Your Next)
🎶 » New Music
this week’s new albums I'm curious to check out
Also, new singles from The 1975, Willow, The Killers, Carly Rae Jepsen, and many more. If you’re curious to hear some of these songs and more, make sure to follow my 2022 playlist on Spotify, updated weekly with new releases:
I really enjoyed that Kanye reminder (my fave from MBDTF is definitely "Runaway"), and I loooved Kokoroko 🔥
Literally every single link was a killer. Thanks for this!