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Junun—an album from composer/musician Shye Ben Tzur, guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and the Rajasthan Express, a group of Indian qawwali musicians—was recorded in a makeshift studio inside the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India, with Radiohead's producer Nigel Godrich. The album is out November 13, 2015. Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson documented the recording sessions; this excerpt from his film, also titled Junun, features the album track "Roked."
Watch This VideoJunun—an album from composer/musician Shye Ben Tzur, guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and the Rajasthan Express, a group of Indian qawwali musicians—was recorded in a makeshift studio inside the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India, with Radiohead's producer Nigel Godrich. The album is out November 13, 2015. Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson documented the recording sessions; this excerpt from his film, also titled Junun, features the album track "Roked."
Watch This VideoJunun—an album from composer/musician Shye Ben Tzur, guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and the Rajasthan Express, a group of Indian qawwali musicians—was recorded in a makeshift studio inside the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India, with Radiohead's producer Nigel Godrich. The album is out November 13, 2015. Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson documented the recording sessions; this excerpt from his film, also titled Junun, features the album track "Roked."
Watch This Video"We all had such a great time filming this video," says Rhiannon Giddens of this video, directed by Peter Zavadil, for "Black Is the Color," off her 2015 debut solo album, Tomorrow Is My Turn. "We were so honored to set our story—an old love story rediscovered—on the campus of Fisk University, a Nashville HBCU that dates back to 1866. The Fisk Jubilee Singers were among the first African-American performance groups to tour America and Europe, and they single-handedly kept their school from closing its doors with the money they raised with their singing."
Watch This VideoLaurie Anderson's first feature film in 30 years, Heart of a Dog is a personal essay on joy and heartbreak and remembering and forgetting, at the heart of which is a lament for her late beloved dog Lolabelle. It's "one of the most moving and provocative films you’ll see this year," says New York. The Nonesuch album is the full audio recording of the film, including all music and spoken text.
Watch This VideoThe Arcs video for "Put a Flower in Your Pocket," off their debut album, Yours, Dreamily, was directed by "El Oms" (artist Omar Juarez), who created the album cover art and vinyl 7-inch singles for the tracks "Stay in My Corner" and "Outta My Mind." Noisey, which premiered the video, calls the track "dirty, bluesy soulful music with a reverbed, modern twist."
Watch This VideoNatalie Merchant's 2015 album Paradise Is There features new recordings of the songs of her solo debut album, Tigerlily. The accompanying film includes live performances, archival footage, and interviews with musicians, friends, and fans. Here is a preview.
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