Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt’s personal partnership has thrived since their duo’s last release. During the pandemic, they reconnected musically for “Fuse,” reclaiming the group’s modern melancholy.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Everything but the Girl Breaks a 24-Year Silence With a Bang
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Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:As a teenager, he joined forces with George Clinton. Their vocal group, the Parliaments, morphed into Parliament-Funkadelic, one of the wildest acts of the 1970s.
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The Exquisite Darkness of Depeche Mode
The New York Times – Music:Dave Gahan and Martin Core are back with the group’s 15th album. But after losing the bandmate Andy Fletcher last year, their return was anything but certain.
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour: Pop’s Maestro of Memory Returns to the Stage
The New York Times – Music:The opening night of the star’s Eras Tour traversed her 10-album career, revisiting crossover hits, rowdier experiments and more restrained singer-songwriter material.
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Jim Gordon, Top Rock Drummer With a Troubled Life, Dies at 77
The New York Times – Music:He was an elite studio musician who played with A-list artists and helped write the Eric Clapton hit “Layla.” But his life was shattered by mental illness and a murder conviction.
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The Cure Says Ticketmaster Will Issue Refunds After Fee Complaints
The New York Times – Music:The band said it wanted to make its North American tour “affordable for all,” but after tickets went on sale this week, fans said that fees had ratcheted up the price.
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Jerry Samuels, Creator of a Novelty Hit, Is Dead at 84
The New York Times – Music:Under the name Napoleon XIV, he recorded “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” and, to almost everyone’s surprise, it stormed the charts in 1966.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ Outtake, and 8 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:Hear songs from Alison Goldfrapp, 100 gecs, Luke Combs and others.
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U2 Revisits Its Past, in the Name of … What, Exactly?
The New York Times – Music:With “Songs of Surrender,” an album of 40 reimagined songs, and “A Sort of Homecoming,” a documentary on Disney+, the Irish band pauses to reflect.
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Chloe Flower, a Pianist Who Changes Key from Liberace to Cardi B
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Chloe Flower has performed at the Grammys, and went viral during the Golden Globes. Naturally, a Christmas album is on the way.
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Bobby Caldwell, Silky-Voiced R&B Crooner, Dies at 71
The New York Times – Music:His much-covered 1978 hit “What You Won’t Do for Love” launched him on a prolific career that spanned decades and genres.