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‘Save Me’, Empress Of has announced she’ll release a new EP of the same name next month.Set to arrive on June 24, the five-track EP was written throughout 2021 and will follow on from Lorely Rodriguez’s last full-length album, 2020’s ‘I’m Your Empress Of’.To coincide with the announcement, Rodriguez has shared ‘Dance For You’, a post-breakup anthem about moving on and finding the power in yourself. “Got white heels and a white dress / Surrender to me like this,” Rodriguez sings over a thumping beat and crystalline synths.“I love the lyrics on this song. I made this in Minneapolis with BJ Burton.

Sasha Urban editor“I was questioning what suffering was,” Amber Mark said to the crowd at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. “What is life, what is the meaning of life — I could go on and on — but I need to be here for three more hours and smoke a lot of weed to get into it, and this is not a Ted Talk.”It was a heavy introduction for the smooth R&B of “What It Is,” a song from her recently released debut album, “Three Dimensions Deep,” but such is the multiplicity of Mark, whose live set found her exploring a melange of genres and vocal styles.Bathed in blood-red lighting and dancing so energetically that her mic pack came loose, Mark was in full form as she sang about “a feeling so strange / the way time never stays the same.” Her voice was in top gear, not once wavering as she climbed the scale from her signature raspy alto register to a softer, high-pitched falsetto.

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Empress Of has shared her first new music of 2022 – watch the video for new single ‘Save Me’ below.The pop star – real name Lorely Rodriguez – last released a track in May of last year with ‘One Breath’, a song released as part of the Sound It Out campaign, which focuses on education around discussing mental health with young people.Discussing the new track, Rodriguez said in a statement: “This is probably one of my favourite songs I have ever made.I’ve never put live strings on a recording before, it was very emotional. There’s a sexual urgency.

Empress Of last released an album in 2020 when she dropped I'm Your Empress Of. The synth-pop artist hasn't been quiet in the past couple of years, though, and has appeared on Jim-E Stack's "Note To Self" as well as launching her own Major Arcana label.

Pitchfork has announced the lineup for the 2022 edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival. Mitski, The Roots, and The National will headline the three-day concert taking place July 15-17 in Chicago's Union Park.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMitski, the National and the Roots will headline the Pitchfork Music Festival when it returns to Chicago’s Union Park, running from Friday, July 15 through Sunday, July 17.The Festival kicks off on Friday with The National, who played Pitchfork Music Festival’s first year in 2006, Spiritualized, Parquet Courts, Tierra Whack, Amber Mark, Dawn Richard, Tkay Maidza, Indigo De Souza, Spirit of the Beehive, Spellling, Camp Cope, Wiki, Ethel Cain, and CupcakKe.The festivities continue on Saturday with Mitski, Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus, Low, Magdalena Bay, Dry Cleaning, Karate, Iceage, yeule, Arooj Aftab, The Armed, Chubby & the Gang, Hyd, and Jeff Parker & the New Breed. Closing day features The Roots, Toro y Moi, Earl Sweatshirt, Noname, BadBadNotGood, Cate Le Bon, Tirzah, Xenia Rubinos, Erika de Casier, Injury Reserve, Kaina, L’Rain, Sofia Kourtesis, and Pink Siifu.“This year’s lineup is a celebration of the rising indie class, and those who continue to pave the way for innovation,” said Puja Patel, editor in chief of Pitchfork.

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PinkPantheress's debut project To hell with it was one of our favorite albums of the year and its single "Just for me" made it to the top of our end-of-year songs list. Now, in the tradition of her beloved Linkin Park, the BBC Sound of 2022 winner has followed up her debut with a full-length remix project.

Amber Mark has announced details of her debut album ‘Three Dimensions Deep’ – listen to first single ‘What It Is’ below.The New York-based singer, songwriter and producer will share her first full-length on January 28 next year via EMI/PMR Records.Speaking of the creation of the album in a statement, Mark said: “’Three Dimensions Deep’ is a musical journey of what questions you begin to ask yourself when you start looking to the universe for answers.“I can only go as deep as the third dimension as that’s how we see the world, but what about when you start looking to the universe within for answers.” Discussing first single ‘What It Is’, she added: “‘What It Is’ low key is the title track of the album without it actually being the title

Throughout her career, Lorely Rodriguez (who writes, records, produces and performs as Empress Of) has always pushed her own boundaries, crafting consistently vibrant pop hooks that stick to the bone. Her third studio album I’m Your Empress Of arrived last April, at the first height of the pandemic.

Haim have released a new batch of remixes, titled ‘The Summer Girl Remixes Volume 1’.The record features five reworkings of their single ‘Summer Girl’, which features on their latest album ‘Women In Music Pt. III’.Included in the bundle are remixes by Lauren Auder, mmph, Amber Mark, Solomonophonic and Jack And Henry.

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A new dance craze is on the horizon courtesy of Drake, who released the video for his new single “Toosie Slide” Thursday night.

Many artists are finding creative ways to fill their sudden quarantines, and singer-songwriter Amber Mark today launched a series of self-produced covers, recorded in her New York apartment, with her take on Nirvana’s dark 1993 classic “Heart-Shaped Box.”

Amber Mark has released a new cover of Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box.” She self-produced and recorded the cover at her New York home. Watch her self-made video below.