DANCE VIDEO: btw - black swan (feat MN Dance Company)

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: brandi carlile & sam smith - party of one

brandi carlile & sam smith - party of one
with proceeds going to the children in conflict charity, which both brandi & sam are spokespersons for, this is a re-recording of the last track from her excellent album 'by the way i forgive you', now reimagined as a duet between a couple. not that the original wasn't heartbreaking enough, this will bring out emo's off the charts (unless you're cold inside). just the most beautiful thing you should hear this week. 

HOT SOUNDTRACK: bastille - world gone mad (OST: bright)

bastille - world gone mad (ost: bright)
i mean even bloody bastille lead singer dan smith is a cutey patootie! as the 1st official soundtrack release from the upcoming will smith / joel edgerton film 'bright', bastille kicks off an exciting collection that features new material from logic, rag n bone man, camila cabello, portugal the man, alt-j and even sam hunt. this is a nice orchestral epic number from the guys!

VIDEO PREMIERE: harry styles - sign of the times

harry styles - sign of the times
no matter how beautiful the scottish backdrop of the video or the epic orchestrations of the song itself, i'm still not sold on a song that repeats it's verse / chorus over and over again and has an air of self importance when there's really nothing there but money pumped into a whole lotta 'meh'. thank goodness harry's follow up track sweet creature is SO much better (listen below)

harry styles - sweet creature

VIDEO PREMIERE: clean bandit feat zara larsson - symphony

clean bandit feat zara larsson - symphony
directed by band members grace chatto and jack patterson, the brand new single by clean bandit is an emotional one fronted by the ever lovely zara larsson on vocals. to give anything away from what you'll feel by pressing play will not be fair to the experience, so press play already!

IN ANTICIPATION OF THE OSCARS: PLAYS with Nadia: David Lang feat Sumi Jo - Simple Song #3 (Youth Soundtrack)

PLAYS with Nadia: David Lang feat Sumi Jo - Simple Song #3 (Youth Soundtrack)
nadia is back again with her PLAYS for the week and this time she looks at one of the nominees from the Oscar nominated best original song category "Simple Song #3" from the paolo sorrentino film 'Youth'.

though you can hear us pontificate about our personal thoughts about the movie (and also get a glimpse of what we talk about during our day jobs as film journalists), we are both in agreement that director sorrentino loves music and art as much as we do, hence our appreciation for a song like this.

the song is up against some heavy hitters, but it sure does make us swoon the easiest!

like what you hear? check out the song in full below and remember to keep checking in on fridays for our weekly PLAYS session!

david lang feat sumi jo - simple song #3