I Cactus? sono un trio proveniente dalle pianure industriali del nord Italia. Nel 2016 pubblicano il loro primo EP "Sorry for My Accent", ispirandosi all'indie di stampo british ma con un sound lo-fi. L'EP è accolto con interesse dalla critica e il singolo "I Don't Think It's Good for You to Stop Smoking" viene inserito nella playlist Spotify Best of Indie della label Domino Records (Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand). Nel 2017 vengono contattati da Bodhi, un indie rapper di Denver, per collaborare ad una canzone che i Cactus? avevano caricato su Soundcloud come beat strumentale; il geniale video di "Amazing, Pt.1" diventa virale e ad oggi la canzone ha superato l'1 milione di ascolti su Spotify. Il primo LP "No People Party" vede la luce nel febbraio del 2019 sotto l'etichetta Costello's Records. L'album mostra a pieno la dinamicità stilistica della band e una grande evoluzione nella produzione, registrando tutto nel loro piccolo home studio. Il loro disco combina il dance-punk di metà anni 2000 con l'attuale movimento lo-fi bedroom, il tutto colorato da multi-layers di synth anni Ottanta e samples di vario genere. Durante il 2019 portano live il loro disco girando tra nord e centro Italia, due concerti a Londra e uno allo storico Juwenalia Festival a Varsavia. Nel 2020 annunciano la loro partecipazione all'SXSW ad Austin in Texas e l'arrivo di nuova musica che si concretizza con i singoli "Shitdisco", "Blue Lips / Cold Heart", "Broken Light Switch". Il sound vira verso vibes 80s e suggestioni dark-pop che aprono a un pubblico più ampio, pur mantenendo vive le radici lo-fi / updance caratteristiche del trio. Con una fanbase in continua crescita e migliaia di ascolti in digitale (l'ultimo singolo "Post-Mortem Debugging" viene inserito nelle prestigiose playlist Spotify Modern Psychedelia e Indielandia e in quelle Apple di mezzo mondo: Indie Pop, New In Alternative, New In Indie), confermano un'attitudine e una produzione musicale di livello internazionale. Il 2021 porta aria di cambiamento e la band decide di alzare ancora una volta l'asticella della sperimentazione estremizzando quell'approccio DIY che offusca i confini tra la musica composta in camera da letto e la produzione in studio, da sempre loro tratto peculiare: il secondo EP, previsto per l'estate e anticipato da 2 singoli, abbraccia gli umori post-pandemici del nuovo hyperpop.
In the realm of rock 'n' roll, there are few names as iconic as Queen, and within the Queen pantheon, Brian May stands out not only as a legendary guitarist but also as an astrophysicist with a profound connection to NASA.
Hip-hop, one of the most influential cultural movements of the 20th and 21st centuries, has recently reached a significant milestone - it's turning 50 years old.
Coachella Festival 2022: here we are. In two days the doors of one of the most anticipated musical events of the year will open, even more so after the last two years in which for very obvious reasons the live music sector has suffered a very important setback.
The 2022 Grammy Awards were the chronicle of an announced triumph: Jon Baptiste collected 11 nominations and won 5 Grammys, defeating all opponents. This was also the year of the very young Olivia Rodrigo, who managed to take home 3 Grammys, including the the best new artist.
Here is finally some good news, the Arcade Fire have finally revealed the title and release date of their new album, 5 years after the last one. For the fan of the group it has been a time that seemed eternal,
Do we want to define "I know you know me" a masterpiece? Yes, without a shadow of a doubt for at least two reasons. The first and most evident are the artists who interpret it: Caroline Spence and Matt Berninger, second for the deep and poetic text.
My favorite group when I was just a teenager were the Fugees, thanks to them a certain curiosity about english language was born in me. I wanted to know and understand the lyrics of their songs, it wasn't enough for me to be carried away exclusively by their beautiful music.
Sweden and the United States are two countries far from each other, thousands of kilometers separate them, the language, culinary and sporting traditions, I don't feel so categorical about the landscapes, not knowing all of America there may be states that have the same reliefs of the country of northern Europe, but on one thing I am sure
It has been talked about for almost 3 years, rumored and it is hoped that sooner or later they will arrive at a collaboration, and now we are satisfied: the Catalan singer Rosalia and the American musician Oneohtrix finally announce the publication of a piece together!
In England there are institutions that are untouchable, first of all Queen Elizabeth II who reigns undisputed in the beating heart of every Englishman, then there are the Beatles, and that's the reason why they were awarded the title of baronets.
Looking at the images, one immediately thinks of archive photos of at least a year and a half ago. Lots of people together without masks dancing freely
How a music group can deliver strong and clear messages without singing is a mystery yet Canadians GoodSpeed You! Black Emperor they succeed very well.
"Creep" by Radiohead is certainly one of the most listened to, revisited and reinterpreted songs in the history of music. So much loved and listened to on all six continents, at least once in our life we all found ourselves humming it.
Very bad story for rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny, in fact, they have been accused of sexual abuse and kidnapping.
The malefactor managed to take Koji and Gustavo away, while Miss Asia, the third bulldog, escaped and was found shortly after by Lady Gaga's bodyguards.
David Crosby against Phoebe Bridgers, if we had been in the Middle Ages, they probably would have challenged each other with the sword, while in 2021 they decided to go wild with tweets.
Evan Rachel Wood, the beautiful protagonist of Westworld has decided to denounce the violence she has suffered for years, at least according to what she claims, by Marilyn Manson.
After some positive signs in the past months, here is the news that we weren't hoping to learn and that throws new questions on the possibility of organizing festivals and live concerts for 2021.
The winners of the 43rd edition of the Kennedy Center Honors have recently been announced, including Joan Baez, Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Allen and the violinist Midori.
The band Soundgarden recently recorded two classics with Brandie Carlile. After the death of their leader Chris Cornell, the band had decided to stop for some time also as a sign of respect for the untimely death of their front man.
New year is synonymous of news and in fact 2021 opened with a nice surprise. The American rock group, The Foo Fighters, founded in 1994 by Dave Grohl ex drummer of Nirvana, delight us with the release of a new single entitled "No son of Mine".
He was 69 and on Christmas Day, guitarist Tony Rice, Bluegrass legend, passed away. His label, Rounder Records, made the news with an official release on December 26th.
We still talk about music, but today we do it from a different point of view, taking a cue from a book, a photographic book called Ten Cities.
I was about 6 years old when I listened for the first time "Blowing in the wind" hummed by my mom while she was accompanying me to school, the version was the Italian one, but I liked the rhythm right away.
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