Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.
This week: Miley persuades with bass, Beck gets lonesome, and beabadoobee turns the distortion pedal on.
Plus, new songs from Travis Scott and Matt Berninger, but not together, and Phil Collins gives Face Value the full treatment on vinyl.
(Countdown Video)
3 major album drops.
First up Miley Cyrus with Bass Persuades
(“Bass Persuades” clip)
This is her 10th studio album, but it’s also the first one released simply under the name Miley.
No Cyrus.
Just Miley.
And across 10 tracks, we get dance-pop, love songs, and a whole lot of bass doing exactly what the title promised.
(“Let’s Get Married” clip)
Next, Beck is here again with Ride Lonesome
(“Ride Lonesome” clip)
If you prefer Beck in his Sea Change or Morning Phase mode, this one is for you.
He even reunited with musicians from those records for a quieter, more atmospheric return.
(“Run Away” clip)
And finally – this one is just fun to say – beabadoobee with Pylon
This is her fourth album, and she’s leaning much harder into grunge and ’90s alt-rock.
(“Write Me A Letter” clip)
2 new singles.
And with the first one – Travis Scott is giving us an early taste of the Grand Theft Auto VI soundtrack with “RHYNO”
(“RHYNO” clip)
And producing the song is Guy-Manuel of Daft Punk.
So, that’s Travis Scott, GTA VI, AND half of Daft Punk?
That’s a whole lot of cool packed into one song.
Now this next… technically isn’t just a single.
(clip)
Matt Berninger of The National dropped a five-song EP called Type It Up — basically, more than a single but not quite enough music to call it a full album.
(Record Scratch video)
And finally, 1 vinyl pick.
Phil Collins is giving his solo debut Face Value the full value for its 45th anniversary.
The new box expands the album to four LPs with demos, live recordings, outtakes and previously unreleased material.
(“In The Air Tonight” clip)
Yes – that means even more ways to play along to that drum solo
That’s your 3 albums, 2 singles, and 1 vinyl for the week.
This has been 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday
Until next time.
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Welcome to Movies That Matter, where we look at three movies worth knowing about before the weekend begins.
Resident Evil is getting reinvented, Saoirse Ronan has reached her breaking point as a teacher, and Shaun the Sheep may have accidentally created Bigfoot.
(Countdown Video)
What’s new? Well… Resident Evil has a brand-new story, and Raccoon City is calling again…
(“Where’s it going again” clip)
Austin Abrams plays a medical courier whose delivery turns into one very long, very bad night of survival.
So yes… delivering packages in Raccoon City is still rather risky.
(“I can’t get a hold of police” clip)
And if that sounds stressful, wait until you meet this teacher.
(“Pushed a girl down the stairs” clip)
Saoirse Ronan stars in Bad Apples as a teacher dealing with one especially difficult student – until she accidentally knocks him out…
…and then decides the best solution is to keep him locked in her basement.
(“Anyone feeling sad or anxious” clip)
Oddly enough, the classroom starts doing much better.
And finally, something a little more fun.
(“To Save Halloween” clip)
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom has Shaun trying to save the farm’s pumpkin patch with a little science.
Basically… Shaun the Sheep has given us Bigfoot for Halloween.
(Hairy Monster clip)
That’s this weekend’s Movies That Matter. From Raccoon City to a questionable teaching style to a hairy monster on the loose, there should be something waiting for you at the movies.
Until next time – keep on popping the corn.
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