Our Favorite Songs and Videos Right Now: Bono, Bond, ‘Blackstar’ and More
It's been a wild few weeks in the music world, filled with news both thrilling and unspeakably tragic. Here are seven tracks and clips that are helping us make sense of it all.
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Radiohead, “Spectre”
The band says this lush, spooky ballad was meant for the latest James Bond movie. It got beaten by a Sam Smith song — tough break! But it's a real beaut, with echoes of 2001's "Pyramid Song."
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Santigold, “Who Be Lovin’ Me”
A sweet, hazy summer jam featuring Atlanta's ILoveMakonnen on bliss-zonked guest vocals. Lovin' it!
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David Bowie, “Girl Loves Me”
This tensely coiled groove is our favorite moment on Bowie's wild new Blackstar album — it's dark, trippy and sexy in ways only the late, great icon could pull off.
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Bono, “Every Breaking Wave”
"Every Breaking Wave" sounded great on U2's tour last year, but it's even more powerful in this simple acoustic performance with Glen Hansard, Hozier and others at a Dublin busking event for charity.
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Weaves, “Drag Me Down”
This Toronto psych-rock crew was one of the best bands we saw at the 2015 CMJ music festival, and its new One Direction cover is delightfully strange.
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The 1975, “Ugh!”
These Manchester blokes are the easiest, breeziest British band since Duran Duran. Check out the hooks on this refreshing pop-rock blast to see what we mean.
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Alabama Shakes, “Gimme All Your Love”
Brittany Howard kicks the jams all the way out in this killer Austin City Limits rendition of a highlight from last year's Sound & Color album.