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San Francisco Chronicle
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Music Review: The rock band Garbage are defiant on new album, 'Let All That We Imagine Be the Light'
Buzz-saw guitars, dense synthesizers and throbbing percussion can sometimes brighten the mood. That's the goal of the new album from the American rock band Garbage, 'Let All That We Imagine Be the Light.' Due for release Friday, it's the sound of frontwoman Shirley Manson pushed to the brink by health issues and the fury of our times. The band's familiar sonic mix provides a pathway out of the darkness, with heavy riffing and dramatic atmospherics accompanying Manson's alluring alto. 'This is a cold cruel world,' she sings on the crunchy 'Love to Give.' 'You've gotta find the love where you can get it.' The album is Garbage's eighth and the first since 2021's 'No Gods No Masters.' The genesis came last August, when Manson aggravated an old hip injury, abruptly ending the band's world tour. The other members of the group – Butch Vig, Duke Erikson and Steve Marker – retreated to the studio and began work on new music. Manson added lyrics that lament fatalism, ageism and sexism, acknowledge vulnerability and mortality, and seek to embrace joy, love and empowerment. That's a lot, which may be why there's a song titled 'Sisyphus.' The sonics are formidable, too. A mix that echoes the Shangri-Las,Patti Smith and Evanescence helps to leaven the occasional overripe lyric, such as, 'There is no future that can't be designed/With imagination and a beautiful mind," in the title track. Most of the material is less New Age-y, and there's a fascinating desperation in Manson's positivity. 'Chinese Fire Horse,' for example, becomes a punky, Gen X, age-defying fist-pumper. 'But I've still got the power in my brain and my body/I'll take no (expletive) from you,' she sings. Manson sounds just as defiant singing about a love triangle on 'Have We Met (The Void),' or mourning in America on 'There's No Future in Optimism.' The album peaks on the backside with the back-to-back cuts 'Get Out My Face AKA Bad Kitty,' a battle cry in the gender war, and 'R U Happy Now,' a ferocious post-election rant. Then comes the closer, 'The Day That I Met God,' a weird and whimsical benedictory mix of horns, strings, faith, pain management and more. Hope and uplift can sound good loud.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Music Review: The rock band Garbage are defiant on new album, 'Let All That We Imagine Be the Light'
Buzz-saw guitars, dense synthesizers and throbbing percussion can sometimes brighten the mood. That's the goal of the new album from the American rock band Garbage, 'Let All That We Imagine Be the Light.' Due for release Friday, it's the sound of frontwoman Shirley Manson pushed to the brink by health issues and the fury of our times. The band's familiar sonic mix provides a pathway out of the darkness, with heavy riffing and dramatic atmospherics accompanying Manson's alluring alto. 'This is a cold cruel world,' she sings on the crunchy 'Love to Give.' 'You've gotta find the love where you can get it.' The album is Garbage's eighth and the first since 2021's 'No Gods No Masters.' The genesis came last August, when Manson aggravated an old hip injury, abruptly ending the band's world tour. The other members of the group – Butch Vig, Duke Erikson and Steve Marker – retreated to the studio and began work on new music. Manson added lyrics that lament fatalism, ageism and sexism, acknowledge vulnerability and mortality, and seek to embrace joy, love and empowerment. That's a lot, which may be why there's a song titled 'Sisyphus.' The sonics are formidable, too. A mix that echoes the Shangri-Las,Patti Smith and Evanescence helps to leaven the occasional overripe lyric, such as, 'There is no future that can't be designed/With imagination and a beautiful mind," in the title track. Most of the material is less New Age-y, and there's a fascinating desperation in Manson's positivity. 'Chinese Fire Horse,' for example, becomes a punky, Gen X, age-defying fist-pumper. 'But I've still got the power in my brain and my body/I'll take no (expletive) from you,' she sings. Manson sounds just as defiant singing about a love triangle on 'Have We Met (The Void),' or mourning in America on 'There's No Future in Optimism.' The album peaks on the backside with the back-to-back cuts 'Get Out My Face AKA Bad Kitty,' a battle cry in the gender war, and 'R U Happy Now,' a ferocious post-election rant. Then comes the closer, 'The Day That I Met God,' a weird and whimsical benedictory mix of horns, strings, faith, pain management and more. Hope and uplift can sound good loud. ___ For more AP reviews of recent music releases, visit: Steven Wine, The Associated Press
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
One To Watch: Freya Beer, music's new glam-goth poet
I first wanted to be a country music star,' says Freya Beer, which is something of a surprise given her Louise Brooks via Morticia Addams look. 'My parents played Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash and that's where my love for music began. But then I was bought Horses by Patti Smith in my early teens and that changed everything… music and poetry.' Smith makes more sense as an influence than Dolly Parton for this rising star musician and poet, who is sitting backstage at the London Palladium ready to support John Cooper Clarke. The poems she reads that night on a huge stage to a pretty blokey crowd are personal, vulnerable stories about womanhood and each one feels like a little victory. On record, her persona becomes much louder, her songs melodic-alternative rock of the Garbage or Joan Jett variety. And while her heroes remain poetic outlaws like Dylan Thomas, the aim is to hit the charts with her music. She describes it as having a 'smoky kind of mood', and her new single Cry Baby certainly has that 1950s B-movie glamour to it. 'I really like when you listen to Lana Del Rey's music, you're transported into her world because she's created this whole aesthetic. For Cry Baby I was really inspired by David Lynch's film Wild at Heart.' Beer was born in Ealing but grew up in Dorset, and wrote songs alongside her poetry. When she was a student she interviewed the aforementioned Clarke in Salisbury — 'just after the Novichok poisonings, it was very dead and eerie' — his manager listened to her demos and she recorded her first single, Dear Sweet Rosie. A move from Dorset back to Ealing followed, where she found a new music scene and pulled a band together. Despite her growing poetry and music following, she also finds the time to do her own show on Islington Radio, called Goth Disco. Recently she presented an episode from a bird hide and has interviewed Chris Packham about getting people into nature for the good of their mental health. Which doesn't sound very goth. 'I wouldn't say I'm a goth,' she insists. 'But maybe I'm giving a new perspective on it. I do like 'goth disco' as a term.' Indeed, any labels being thrown her way aren't really getting to her. As she heads off further into the creation of her own world, she says outside noise becomes irrelevant: 'No matter what you do in your career, there's always going to be someone or something which will try to stop you pursuing your dreams. I think accepting that I can't please everyone is really important.' Freya Beer's new single Cry Baby is out now and she is currently on tour, playing The Shacklewell Arms on July 11,
The Irish Sun
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘We are grateful to each other' – U2 make history as first-ever Irish artists to scoop top songwriting honour
U2 have made history as the first Irish artists to receive the highest honour from The Ivors Academy. The legendary Advertisement 2 The Ivors Academy has announced U2 as the latest songwriters to become Academy Fellows 2 The Dublin band have become the first-ever Irish songwriters that the Academy has inducted into Fellowship Credit: Shutterstock Editorial The honour recognises the band's global influence, decades long career and their impact on the craft of songwriting. Formed in Dublin in 1978, U2 is one of the greatest songwriting partnerships and most influential bands of all time. The band's songwriting is marked by an emotional authenticity that has crafted some of the most powerful songs in the history of Advertisement READ MORE ON U2 Having written many of the most enduring and iconic songs and lyrics in modern rock history, U2's songwriting legacy continues to expand and resonate with audiences worldwide. After receiving the award, Bono said: "We were a band before we could play, let alone write songs… In fact it was our inability to play other people's songs that kicked off our own songwriting. "Early musical heroes like The Ramones, Patti Smith, The Clash were our inspiration. There's alchemy at play, turning base metals into gold… your s***e into gold would be another way of putting it." The Edge added: "Songs are kind of magic. The best ones feel like gifts from some other dimension, but to catch them you have to make yourself available. Advertisement Most read in Celebrity Exclusive "I'm not sure songs can change the world but they sure have changed mine." Legendary guitarist Adam Clayton called it a "very special" honour and thanked fans and the team who have supported them through their journey. Fans all go wild as Lady Gaga collabs with Bono at surprise gig The band's drummer Larry Mullen Jnr added: "Making music collectively, as we've done for close to 50 years, has been an incredible experience and privilege for the four of us and I believe it's a testament to a band that values individual creativity and independence of mind. "We are grateful to each other and very grateful to The Ivors Academy for recognising us with this award." Advertisement The Ivors with 'ERA-DEFINING SONGWRITERS' With the award, U2 join an elite list of songwriting legends including Paul McCartney, The Chair of The Ivors Academy, Tom Gray said: "With fearless poetic lyricism always centre-stage in panoramic musical vistas, the sound of U2 has redefined the fabric of popular music. "Their songs are sweeping catalysts: hymnals and rallying cries. U2's induction into Fellowship honours their seminal contributions to music through exceptional songwriting craft.' Advertisement Roberto Neri, CEO of The Ivors Academy added: "We are proud to welcome U2 to Fellowship of The Ivors Academy as era-defining songwriters whose legacy continues to propel musical innovation and inspire social progress. "As U2's politically charged anthems have sparked global change, The Ivors Academy is committed to championing creative integrity with the same unwavering passion. "At a time when AI threatens to undermine human creativity, U2's Fellowship stands as a testament to the irreplaceable role of songwriters and composers in shaping culture and inspiring change."
New York Post
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
CBGG Festival announces 2025 lineup: See Iggy Pop, Jack White, more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. On Oct. 15, 2006, New York City's legendary punk and new wave venue CBGB closed. In the nearly 20 years since, nothing in the City has quite replaced the iconic performance space where Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Ramones, Television and Blondie played for audiences of 350 people or less. That all changes this year. For the first time since 2012, the CBGB Festival returns to New York. The festivities go down at Brooklyn's Under The K Bridge Park on Saturday, Sept. 27. Just a few of the most exciting headliners on the bill include O.G. punk Iggy Pop, recent Rock Hall of Fame inductee Jack White, seminal anarchists Sex Pistols, The Smiths' Johnny Marr and legendary vets The Damned. They'll be joined by The Linda Lindas, Destroy Boys, Gorilla Biscuits, Melvins and Marky Ramone, one of the three surviving members of the groundbreaking group. All in all, 21 acts will take the stage over the course of the one-day extravaganza that Melodic Mag claims begs the question 'who would be playing CBGB' today?' If you want to be there, tickets are officially on-sale as of today. At the time of publication, single-day general admission passes start at $259 including fees on Vivid Seats. For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about the 2025 CBGB Festival below. All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation. CBGB Festival tickets 2025 A complete breakdown of all the different ticket tiers for the 2025 CBGB Festival and how much they cost can be found here: CBGB Festival ticket types Ticket prices start at General Admission $259 (including fees) VIP Tier 1 $496 (including fees) (Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn't noted, will include additional fees at checkout.) Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event. Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here. CBGB Festival 2025 lineup As mentioned earlier, 21 artists and bands will populate the Under The K Bridge Park this September. To make sure you're fully up-to-date on who is going to be there, take a look at the 2025 CBGB Festival lineup below. Huge punk acts on tour in 2025 Can't make it to Brooklyn this September? No need to worry. Many of the biggest rule-breakers around will be on the road all year long. Here are just five of our favorites you won't want to miss live these next few months. • Blink-182 • Patti Smith • The Offspring with Jimmy Eat World • Social Distortion • Dropkick Murphys with Bad Religion Who else is out and about this year? Take a look at our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2025 to find the show for you. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
