Life, death, dance
April 07, 2020

Best new songs today: Other Lives, Desire, Strokes...

Other Lives' Jesse Tabish

Jesse Tabish wrote 'We Wait', his new song for his project Other Lives as a tribute to his old friend Tommy, who was shot and killed at the age of 25, Jennifer, Tommy's wife, had hired his murderer; Katie Harkin has played with Sleater-Kinney, Wild Beasts, Courtney Barnett’s band, with her new single 'Dail it In' going in a different direction - moody and atmospheric; Justin Vernon debuted brand new Bon Iver song 'Things Behind Things Behind Things' during Bernie Sanders stream, an old-school Bon Iver thing; Desire's 'Escape' comes from their first new album in 11 years; The Strokes are changing their sound - with 'Brooklyn Bridge To Chorus' they go into synth-pop territory; O'Brother released their new slow-burner 'Killing Spree' produced by Manchester Orchestra’s core duo of Andy Hull and Robert McDowell; a great video for 'Don't Slack' with Justin Timberlake and Anderson .Paak.