The Oedipus Project
Sault is a mysterious British musical collective that explores R&B, funk, dance, and house.
They have no social media presence and do not give interviews, perform live, create videos and offer no photos.
This year alone they have given us 2 incredible albums, Untitled (Black Is) and Untitled (Rise).
Listen to a song from each: “Wildfires” (Black Is) and “Fearless” (Rise)
“Wildfires”
“Fearless”
Paris Jackson is the daughter of Michael Jackson but do not prejudge her.
Her debut album Wilted is a delight.
Here are 2 songs to give you an idea of her talent: “Let Down” and “Collide”
“Let Down”
“Collide”
baby of the bunch hail from Leipzig.
As part of the self-proclaimed The New Wave of Female New Wave, 3 German women and 1 American take their name from a lyric in “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang.
The song is “I Like That”.
“I Like That”
“blood” is a new non-album song from Massachusetts/New England bred rapper/singer nothing.nowhere.
He is joined on this track by another rapper/singer KennyHoopla.
nothing.nowhere turns the song into a powerful protect-the-animals video.
The Ascension by Sufjan Stevens is one of the best albums of the year.
Two tracks here:
Video Game” and “Make Me An Offer I Cannot Refuse”
“Video Game”
Make Me An Offer I Cannot Refuse”
Welcome to the new updated Oedipus Project website. We begin with the wonderful mixed-heritage English musician Nilüfer Yanya who we discovered in 2017. Her new EP Feeing Lucky? is due in December 11.
The song “Crash” is included.
Nation of Language, a trio from Brooklyn, offer pure synth-pop on their debut Introduction, Presence.
Listen as they evoke ‘80s new wave and prove that this sound is timeless.
On Division St.
Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and the Nightwatchman, joins up with Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds, producer The Bloody Beetroots, and artist/activist Shea Diamond for the protest song Stand Up.
Proceeds will benefit the NAACP, Know Your Rights Camp, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.
Stand Up
Public Enemy rejuvenate their classic Fight the Power.
Recreated for the 2020 BET Awards, Chuck D and Flavor Flav reunite and are joined by Nas, Rhapsody, YG, Jahi and the Roots’ Questlove and Black Thought with updated lyrical content.
Fight the Power
The British punk band Idles call to action with their new song Grounds.
“I raise my pink fist and say black is beautiful
Do you hear that thunder?
That’s the sound of strength in numbers”
Grounds
Public Enemy reemerges just when we need them.
The new song State of the Union (STFU) is a free download from their website.
State of the Union (STFU)
Muzz, a new supergroup of sorts with Paul Banks (Interpol), Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman), and Matt Barrick (The Walkmen) debut with Muzz, the album.
The cleverly titled Knuckleduster is one of the songs.
Tanya Donelly, solo artist and star of monumental bands such as Throwing Muses, The Breeders and Belly, has teamed up with the Parkington Sisters, a trio from Cape Cod.
An album of covers is scheduled for August. Expect songs by Leonard Cohen, Kirsty MacColl, Echo & The Bunnymen, Wings, Pretenders, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Linda Rondstadt, and Split Enz.
Here they perform Automatic by the Go-Gos.
Automatic
