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Silence Is Loud
''Silence Is Loud'' is the debut studio album by English record producer, DJ and singer-songwriter Nia Archives. Released on 12 April 2024 on Hijinxx and Island Records, the album constituted Archives's attempt at fusing jungle music with Britpop. Upon release, critics rated the album positively, and the album charted at No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming her first album to make the main listing and the second to make the UK Albums Chart Update. It was nominated for the 2024 Mercury Prize. Background and production In 2022 and 2023, Archives had released the extended plays ''Forbidden Feelingz'' and ''Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall'', the last of which had charted at No. 49 on the UK Albums Chart Update, but had not made the end-of-week listing. She then began working with Ethan P. Flynn, who had previously worked with FKA Twigs and David Byrne, and spent five months that year working on the album, mostly at his Barbican Estate home studio. Her usual process was to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nia Archives
Dehaney Nia Lishahn Hunt (born September 1999), known professionally as Nia Archives, is an English record producer, DJ, singer and songwriter. Born in Bradford in West Yorkshire, she moved to Leeds aged seven, out of the family home aged sixteen, and then to Greater Manchester, during which time she was inspired by jungle documentaries and their women participants. After finding herself messed about by local producers, she began producing her own jungle and drum and bass works; after moving to Hackney Wick for university and finding that no record labels would release them, she released them herself, attracting attention for the EPs ''Headz Gone West'' and ''Forbidden Feelingz''. After featuring on numerous 'best of' lists, she released a third EP, ''Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against the Wall'', in 2023, which topped the UK Dance Albums Chart, followed by an album, '' Silence Is Loud'', which peaked at No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart. Hunt is generally regarded as being at the forefron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and eccentric public persona, she has developed an Eclecticism in music, eclectic musical style over a career spanning four decades, drawing on electronica, pop music, pop, dance music, dance, trip hop, jazz, and avant-garde music, avant-garde music. She is one of the most influential pioneers in electronic music, electronic and experimental music. Born and raised in Reykjavík, Björk began her music career at the age of 11 and gained international recognition as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes by the age of 21. After the Sugarcubes disbanded in 1992, Björk gained prominence as a solo artist with her albums ''Debut (Björk album), Debut'' (1993), ''Post (Björk album), Post'' (1995), and ''Homogenic'' (1997), collaborating with artis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face (magazine)
''The Face'' is a British music, fashion, and culture monthly magazine originally published from 1980 to 2004, and relaunched in 2019. It was first launched in May 1980 in London by Nick Logan, the British journalist who had previously been editor of ''New Musical Express'' and '' Smash Hits''. Having narrowly survived a near closure in the early 1990s following the award of libel damages against the magazine, it finally ceased publication in 2004 as a result of dwindling circulation. Frequently referred to as having "changed culture" and credited with launching Kate Moss's career as a supermodel, the magazine was the subject of a number of museum exhibitions after its demise. In April 2019 ''The Face'' was relaunched online at theface.com by current owner Wasted Talent, which also publishes the magazines ''Kerrang!'' and ''Mixmag'' and acquired rights to the title in 2017 from Bauer Media Group. The first physical issue since the relaunch was published on 13 September 2019. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Standard
The ''London Standard'', formerly the ''Evening Standard'' (1904–2024) and originally ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), is a long-established regional newspaper published weekly and distributed free newspaper, free of charge in London, England. It is printed in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format, and also has an online edition. In October 2009, after being bought by Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev, the paper ended a 180-year history of print circulation, paid circulation and multiple editions every day, and became a free newspaper publishing a single print edition every weekday, doubling its circulation as part of a change in its business plan. On 29 May 2024, the newspaper announced that it would reduce print publication to once weekly, after nearly 200 years of daily publication, as it had become unprofitable. Daily publication ended on 19 September 2024. The first weekly edition was published on 26 September 2024 under the new name of ''The London Standard' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical Optimism
''Radical Optimism'' is the third studio album by English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa. It was released on 3 May 2024 through Warner Records. Her first full-length studio album in four years since ''Future Nostalgia'' (2020), ''Radical Optimism'' was produced by Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Andrew Wyatt. The album was preceded by three singles, "Houdini", " Training Season" and "Illusion", all of which peaked within the top ten of the UK Singles Chart and the top fifteen of the ''Billboard'' Global 200. Upon release, ''Radical Optimism'' received generally positive reviews from critics. Some reviewers praised its neo-psychedelic production, while others found the album underwhelming and inferior to ''Future Nostalgia''. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and scored the biggest opening week for a British female in three years. In the United States, it accumulated Lipa's highest first week sales and became her highest-charting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa ( ; born22 August 1995) is an English and Albanian singer, songwriter and actress. List of awards and nominations received by Dua Lipa, Her accolades include seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards. Lipa worked as a model before venturing into music and signing with Warner Records, Warner Bros. in 2014. She released her Dua Lipa (album), eponymous debut album in 2017, which peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and spawned the singles "Be the One (Dua Lipa song), Be the One", "IDGAF (Dua Lipa song), IDGAF", and the UK number-one single "New Rules". She was honoured with the Brit Awards for Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist, British Female Solo Artist and Brit Award for Best New Artist, British Breakthrough Act in 2018. Her second UK number-one single, "One Kiss" with Calvin Harris, was the List of best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom, best-selling song of 2018 in the UK and won the Brit Award for Song of the Year. She later won the Gram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What A Devastating Turn Of Events
''What a Devastating Turn of Events'' is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri. It was released on 3 May 2024 through Parlophone, with distribution from Atlas Artists. The album was written between 2022 and 2023, after Chinouriri had decided to shelve a previous full-length project in order to work on new material; it was supported by four singles: "The Hills", "Never Need Me", "What a Devastating Turn of Events" and "It Is What It Is". Chinouriri mainly defined ''What a Devastating Turn of Events'' as an indie rock album, and said that it was thematically split in two sections on purpose, with the former leg including mostly lighter tracks, and the latter being made of songs that tackle heavier and darker topics. Upon its release, it received universal acclaim from critics and peaked at No. 17 on the UK Albums Chart. Background and recording Chinouriri began working on her debut album in 2022, shortly after the release of her mini-album, ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
