New music for the weekend: Nelly Furtado’s lucky number, the return of Bon Iver and the polyglot Manu Chao
The return of Nelly Furtado is one of the highlights of this Friday, rich in releases. The Portuguese-Canadian’s first album of 2017, “7” is, as the title indicates, the artist’s seventh full-length, which this year was in Portugal, for a concert at the North Festival.
Regarding the title of the album, which features Tove Lo and Bomba Estéreo, between orother, explains Nelly Furtado: “This work is like a collection. Fashion collections usually have no name, they are collection number 10 or 21. This is my collection number 7.”
“In Waves” is the title of his second solo album. Jamie xxbest known as a member of London band The xx. Successor to “In Colour”, released nine years ago, the album includes collaborations with his bandmates, Romy and Oliver Sim, as well as Panda Bear, Robyn or The Avalanches.
Shrouded in controversy, the new album by Katy Perry. Produced, among other collaborators, by Dr. Luke – which was at the origin of the controversygiven the lawsuit that singer Kesha filed against him, accusing him of sexual abuse -, “143” is a numerical representation of the phrase “I love you” and what Katy Perry considers to be her “angelic number”.
Kim Petras, 21 Savage and Doechii are some of the guests on “143”.
After applauded presentations in Portugalin summer, Manu Chao Today he releases his fifth album, “Viva Tu”. With lyrics in Spanish, French and English, the musician addresses themes such as self-acceptance and the simplicity of everyday life. ‘São Paulo Motoboy’ is a tribute to the Brazilian city’s couriers and Willie Nelson participates in ‘Heaven’s Bad Day’.
Also today, “Flow Critical Lucidity”, the ninth solo album by Thurston Mooreex-Sonic Youth. Composed in Europe, the album features Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab) and Deb Googe (My Bloody Valentine) and features artwork by British artist Jamie Nares.
When it comes to singles, new songs from Jane’s Addictionwho canceled their return tour and announced a career break, but edited the theme ‘True Love’and of Father John Mistywho shared the single ‘Screamland’, the first taste of the new album “Mahashmashana”, scheduled for November 22nd.
Also Good Iver has released a new single, her first new song in four years. It’s called ‘Speyside’ and anticipates a three-song EP, “Sable”, promised for October 18th.
According to the author, the lyrics deal with feelings such as “guilt, anguish and turbulence, but also things to be said”. Justin Vernon, the man behind Bon Iver, also confesses that he went through a difficult period, when he considered giving up music. The new songs, he says, serve to release “the darkness, the pressure and the anxiety” of one of the most difficult times in his life.
In Portugal, Ana Moura This week he released the video for what he considers his “most daring” song, ‘Slide’. Performed live at the Meo Kalorama festivalin Lisbon, at the end of August, the theme is a tribute to the eroticism of women and the video was directed by André Caniços, with Ana Moura.
In turn, Mimics has just released his third album. “Peito” is presented by the song ‘No Teu Lugar’ and features numerous guests: Tatanka, Matay, Catana, Luísa Sobral, Diana Castro and Elisa Rodrigues. The album, which Mimicat says is the first one in which she feels “complete”, will be shown live at Teatro Maria Matos, in Lisbon, on October 1st. All guests will be present.
We end with three more returns: that of the British Jake Buggcom “A Modern Day Distraction”; “Five Dice, All Threes”, dos Bright Eyeswho have just canceled their respective tour, following the erratic behavior of vocalist Conor Oberst in some concerts, and the Finns Nightwishwith “Yesterwynde”, the first album since the departure of bassist and vocalist Marko Hietala, in January this year.
