King Hannah – Like A Prayer (Madonna Cover)

We wanted to take this Madonna song and really let it breathe with lots of space and sparse instrumentation that slowly and subtly builds, the duo explained. The delicate arrangement of pulsing synths and scratchy guitars allows Hannah’s voice to take centre stage until the track eventually (in the extended version) breaks out into a noisy instrumental section fuelled by thrashing drums and distorted guitars.

King Hannah – Big Swimmer (Vocal Harmonies by Sharon Van Etten)

Liverpool duo King Hannah (Hannah Merrick and Craig Whittle) are excited to announce Big Swimmer, due for release on 31st May via City Slang. The record was produced by Ali Chant (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding, Perfume Genius) and finds wide-screen inspiration from the band’s time on the road over the past few years across the US, with stints supporting Kurt Vile and Thurston Moore.

Vocalist Hannah Merrick has to say on the song – I remember sitting at my desk and the song just came pouring out and the big swimmer metaphor instantly felt right; to never give up on whatever it is you’re swimming hard towards. But I like that it questions the listener too, that whenever you’re faced with something challenging, do you carry on swimming or do you jump out and grab our towel? There’s no right answer, but it feels empowering and necessary for the record.

きいてみてボーカルの彼女が引き合いにだしてる水泳選手のように前向きになれました。

R.I.P Sinead O’Connor

Sarah Walk – Nothing Compares 2 U
Sarah Walk Nothing Compares 2 U

SARAH WALK is a London based singer-songwriter with a crystal voice balancing between chanteuses Angel Olsen and Sharon Van Etten.　She recently shared an amazing version of global hit Nothing Compares 2 U written and recorded by the late great Prince and made world-famous by Sinead O’Connor back in 1990.

宇都宮のプラモデル店で強盗。ここまでするか、転売ヤーじゃないけど、他人の曲でここまでするか？、いいんじゃねというかここまでやるかというぐらいメランコリーを効かせていて好きです。「ここまでやるぞ！」ってものを作りたかったんでしょう。

MONOGEM – Besame Mucho

Bésame, bésame mucho
Como si fuera esta noche la última vez
Bésame mucho
Que tengo miedo a tenerte, perderte después

べサメ・ムーチョ Bésame Mucho「私にたくさんキスして」１９４０年にコンスエロ・ベラスケスによって作曲されました。４１年に発表され、サニー・スカイラー（英語版）による英語詞が付けられた。ビートルズ、ルイス・ミゲルダイアナ・クラールなど多数のアーティストによってカバーされており、最もカバーされたスペイン語の楽曲のワンオブゼムとされている。

The Day – Jij Wint (Spinvis Cover)

amy michelle – roy’s tune fontaines D.C. cover

amy michelle – body parts (acoustic video)

i grew up in a haunted house
but only by the sound of my own thoughts
there’s things i’ll never understand
transcend to mere oblivion
and i’m gone
the less i feed the ghost i see
the more that it resembles me
will i ever be enough for you?
you’re burning on my tongue
and i don’t understand still
i need you to stand still
‘cause these bones refuse to stand alone

ever since i was a kid
my bitterness was intricate
and now carry it like poison
in my lungs
can’t shake it
you’re swimming in my blood
to fill me up and then to drown me out
pretend like you want me around
as i tread foreign ground
‘til the weight of your words
take me home
‘cause these bones refuse to stand alone

Kele – Smailltown Boy

You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face

Mother will never understand why you had to leave
But the answers you seek will never be found at home
The love that you need will never be found at home

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

小さな町の原曲は、イギリスのブロンスキービート。まだ性的マイノリティの認知度が今より低い80年代前半。ロンドンのマンション共同生活を送っていた３人で結成。メンバー全員がゲイであることをカミング・アウトしたことや歌詞の内容で色んな意味で注目を浴びました。

“Smalltown Boy” is a song by British synth-pop band Bronski Beat, released in May 1984 as the first single from their debut album, The Age of Consent (1984). The song was a big commercial success, reaching number three in the band’s native UK. It was also a number one hit in the Netherlands and Belgium, and hit the top 10 in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland and West Germany. The track reached number 48 in the US pop chart and was a number one US dance hit

After news broke that Steve Bronski of synth-pop trio Bronski Beat had died at the age of 61, the band’s singer Jimmy Somerville was moved to reflect on their time making music together in the Eighties. “He was a talented and a very melodic man,” Somerville tweeted. “Working with him on songs and the one song that changed our lives and touched so many other lives, was a fun and exciting time. Thanks for the melody Steve.” As it happens, the song that changed the lives of the band and their fans was the very first single they put out. Released in 1984, “Smalltown Boy” remains an immaculate dancefloor gem, which tells the story of a young gay man leaving provincial homophobia behind in search of a new life in the big city.