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  • Monday, February 5, 2018

    Dan Cohen has joined Nonesuch Records as vice president of marketing. Cohen comes to the label from Republic Records, where he was vice president of marketing for the past two years and worked on projects such as Lorde's #1 debut album and John Mellencamp's highest chart debut in a decade, along with campaigns for Jack Johnson, Mondo Cozmo, Phantogram, Marian Hill and more. In his new position, Cohen reports to Nonesuch President David Bither and is based at the label's global headquarters in New York City.

    Journal Topics: News, Staff
  • Friday, February 2, 2018

    Steve Reich's Pulse / Quartet is now available on CD and digitally, with the vinyl to come on March 30. Pulse is performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble, and Quartet is played by the Colin Currie Group. The Los Angeles Times notes the "lyricism, gorgeous instrumental textures and affecting harmonies" of Pulse, and the New York Times says of Quartet: "Written for two vibraphones and two pianos, Quartet is Mr. Reich's first piece for those two instruments alone, and the combination is ingenious and seductive, and deployed with subtle craftsmanship."

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News
  • Friday, February 2, 2018

    IndieWire has published its list of The 25 Best Movie Scores of the 21st Century, including five for which Nonesuch released the soundtrack: Philip Glass's score to Stephen Daldry's 2002 film The Hours; Clint Mansell's for Darren Aronofsky's 2006 film The Fountain, performed by Kronos Quartet and Mogwai; and three scores to Paul Thomas Anderson films—Jon Brion's for 2002's Punch-Drunk Love, and Jonny Greenwood's for 2007's There Will Be Blood and the just-released Phantom Thread. IndieWire says "the last 18 years have given us some of the most memorable music ever written for the movies."

    Journal Topics: Artist News
  • Friday, February 2, 2018

    Paul Thomas Anderson's new feature film, Phantom Thread, which opened in US theaters in January to rave reviews and six Oscar nominations, opens in theaters in the UK (where it is up for four BAFTAs), Australia, and Europe. "Not for nothing has the film earned six nominations, including one for Greenwood's score," says Uncut. Phantom Thread earns five-star reviews from the Guardian ("such pure delicious pleasure in this film"), Financial Times ("mesmerising ... [Anderson] gets everything right here"), and Daily Express ("an audacious, spellbinding slice of storytelling").

    Journal Topics: Artist News, Film
  • Friday, February 2, 2018

    Kronos Quartet, Timo Andres perform works by Philip Glass in San Francisco … Sam Amidon is in Glasgow … Jeremy Denk performs Ives in Texas … Gabriel Kahane brings 8980: Book of Travelers to Ann Arbor … Rostam takes Half-Light tour to Philadelphia, Boston … and Phantom Thread opens in cinemas in the UK, Europe, Australia ...

    Journal Topics: On Tour, Weekend Events
  • Wednesday, January 31, 2018

    Fleet Foxes have debuted their performance of the title track to their album Crack-Up, accompanied by the acclaimed Icelandic women's choir Graduale Nobili, in a new video from Consequence of Sound. The performance was filmed at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, ahead of the 2017 Iceland Airwaves festival. Watch it here.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, Video
  • Wednesday, January 31, 2018

    David Byrne joined Lauren Laverne as co-host of the BBC Radio 6 Music morning show. They discuss his Reasons To Be Cheerful series of talks, which he presented in London Tuesday, and his new album, American Utopia, from which Laverne gives the world premiere of the track "This Is That," a collaboration with Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never). Byrne was also a guest on BBC Radio 2's Drivetime show with Simon Mayo.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, Radio
  • Tuesday, January 30, 2018

    Emmylou Harris and Chris Stapleton shared the stage at the 60th annual Grammy Awards to offer a touching take on the late Tom Petty's song "Wildflowers" from Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. You can watch it here. 

    Journal Topics: Artist News, Television, Video
  • Tuesday, January 30, 2018

    David Byrne joined a group of strangers in the lobby of the Public Theater in NYC during the Under the Radar Festival earlier this month to perform David Bowie's "Heroes." Organized by the group Choir! Choir! Choir!, singers and non-singers alike were invited to participate in the mass sing-along, with Byrne singing lead. You can watch it here.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, Video
  • Tuesday, January 30, 2018

    Rostam, who kicked off a month-long North American tour with a sold-out show in Atlanta last night, has added new dates on the flip side of the tour in late March. The spring shows include stops across the US, Europe, and the UK. Also today comes the release of a new, official video for "Bike Dream," from his album Half-Light, directed by Rostam and filmed in Paris, Berlin, and Copenhagen. You can watch it here.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, On Tour, Video
  • Monday, January 29, 2018

    Congratulations to Randy Newman, whose song "Putin," from his album Dark Matter, has won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals. "I'd like to thank the Recording Academy for this award," he says. "I worked hard on the arrangement and I’m proud of it. I appreciate the attention. Thank you. Please give me another one next year."

    Journal Topics: Artist News
  • Monday, January 29, 2018

    Paul Thomas Anderson joined Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 6 Music on Friday to discuss the making of his new feature film, Phantom Thread, including Jonny Greenwood's score for the film. "The best part of my day is waking up in the morning to new Jonny Greenwood emails with music," he says. "It's like Christmas morning every time." You can hear their conversation here. The film, now showing in the US, opens in the UK, Ireland, and Australia this coming weekend.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, Radio