A.D. Amorosi As someone affected by chromesthesia — the involuntary ability to associate sound with its various shades — Charli XCX has forever viewed music in dramatically different colors.
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Once Twice Melody (★★★★☆) was released in four installments, with a chapter landing once per month. Their decision to slowly titrate the album’s release allowed it to reveal its strength in an almost teasing way, as the majesty of the whole became gradually more apparent as the second and third chapters dropped.
Breaking it up as they did also distracted somewhat from its expansiveness, which is far more apparent when listened to in full. On their own, the chapters are impressive, but by the time the fourth one landed, it was already clear that Once Twice Melody was going to be something truly special.Were it not for the gradual release, a listener could easily miss the fact that the record was divided up at all.
As with all of Beach House’s best work, it’s easy to get caught up in the gently unfolding melodies and lose a sense of progression and, even, time. Once Twice Melody moves fluidly between several distinct moods as it progresses through its four chapters, but it is difficult to pin down a particular overarching vibe to any of those parts.
The first chapter doesn’t feel like a grand opening or have a sense of limitless possibility, any more than the last one feels like a denouement, That final chapter’s first track, “Finale,” feels more like an interlude than a finale.Where it does find a sense of movement is in the often subtle changes in tone and the more noticeable shifts when they dabble in other styles. Tracks like “Dark Spring” and “Another Go Round” have an upbeat quality that is not immediately apparent but still lends a lightness.
A.D. Amorosi As someone affected by chromesthesia — the involuntary ability to associate sound with its various shades — Charli XCX has forever viewed music in dramatically different colors.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBarcelona-born singer Rosalia seemed to progress ahead of her own albums: While her debut was essentially the straight traditional flamenco she spent years learning, and the second saw her fusing that style with more contemporary sounds, her guest appearances (with artists ranging from J Balvin, Ozuna and Bad Bunny to the Weeknd, Billie Eilish and Travis Scott) and her recent singles have seen her fully embracing innovative, envelope-pushing sounds ranging from reggaetón to hip-hop to pop.It was all prelude for the wildly diverse “Motomami,” which brings her roaring into now — it’s as musically innovative an album as we’ve heard in the past year. It finds her delivering on all the promise and innovation that those releases suggested and plenty more as well, while still keeping the sound rooted in her stunning voice (and singing entirely in Spanish).
transgender, and no one, not even their parents know. If you’re a teacher in Alabama you would be legally required to tell that child’s parents, if a bill that’s already passed the Senate becomes law.SB184 is expected to be taken up in the House this week.
It appears the devastating death of Zoe Sozo Bethel was an accident after all.
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Autherine Lucy Foster was an icon of the civil rights movement as the first Black student to attend the University of Alabama.Foster had already received her bachelor’s degree from Mills College when she decided to seek admission to the segregated University of Alabama as a graduate student in 1952. She was initially admitted on her qualifications, but the admission was revoked when school authorities learned she was Black. Foster worked with the NAACP to fight for admission.
Shanna Moakler, 46, and her daughter Alabama Barker have made some big strides! The Celebrity Big Brother 3 star posted a sweet selfie of her and her estranged daughter on her Instagram Story. Shanna threw up a “rock on” sign and rocked a beanie and makeup-free look as she cozied up next to her 16-year-old daughter. She also tagged her Alabama in the story who beamed at the camera.
As you may have heard, Shanna Moakler‘s estranged daughter Alabama Barker is supporting her momma after her public split from Matthew Rondeau. And that olive branch seems to have brought them together!
Alabama Barker seems to be clapping back at her social media critics!
Kanye West looks to be in the studio with Baltimore dream pop duo Beach House.Beach House – Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally – are currently on a US tour behind new double album ‘Once Twice Melody’, playing Madison, Wisconsin and St. Paul, Minnesota this weekend.Taking to Instagram yesterday (February 26), Kanye shared a pair of photos of him in the studio with the duo, which have since been confirmed as legitimate by John Cunningham, a producer on ‘DONDA 2’, say Stereogum.It’s not clear whether the photos were actually taken yesterday or if the acts were in the studio together in the past, but Ye appeared to be wearing the same outfit in the studio photos and an Instagram Live that same day.See the photos below.A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)Meanwhile, Kanye has updated his bespoke Stem Player platform to add 12 new songs to ‘DONDA 2’, bringing it up to a current total of 16 tracks.
Checking in. Alabama Barker assured fans that her mother, Shanna Moakler, is safe after Matthew Rondeau‘s arrest.
Miss Alabama 2021 Zoe Bethel died after suffering "blunt force trauma," the Miami Police Department, citing the medical examiner, confirmed to Fox News Digital. Per authorities, the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner ruled the beauty queen's tragic death an "accident." According to a statement, officers responded to a call on Feb.
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death of Miss Alabama 2021 Zoe Sozo Bethel revealed that the beauty queen reportedly attempted to die by suicide by leaping off a building in Miami, Florida.The Miami Police Department reported that the 27-year-old model had jumped from a seven-story condo in the Edgewater neighborhood, which left her in a coma for over a week before she succumbed to traumatic brain injuries, the Daily Mail reported. A week prior to her death, family members had reported that Bethel was involved in an unspecified “accident.” However, following a standard investigation, the Miami PD ruled the incident a suicide attempt.Bethel’s family members haven’t respond to the Post’s request for comment.The Alabama native’s death originally came to light via a statement her family posted to the pageant star’s Instagram page Sunday.“On Friday, February 18, 2022, at approximately 5:30AM Eastern time in Miami, Florida, our beloved Zoe Sozo Bethel passed from this life into the next as a result of succumbing to her injuries,” they wrote.
A post shared by Zoe Sozo Bethel (@zosobe)Her family asked that their privacy be respected at this time and included a GoFundMe link where fans could donate to support burial and medical expenses. Bethel’s family first revealed on Feb. 16 that the beauty queen had been injured after an accident.
Sunday post to her Instagram page. “On Friday, February 18, 2022, at approximately 5:30AM Eastern time in Miami, Florida, our beloved Zoe Sozo Bethel passed from this life into the next as a result of succumbing to her injuries,” they wrote.