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Going for Gold XVI: Britt Nicole, Gold Fields, Sufjan Stevens, Xbox, Willy Mason
Ask anyone that's ever own an Xbox 360, and they'll tell you they've experienced the dreaded Red Ring of Death. In fact, they've probably had it several times in their console's life cycle....
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brittnicole.com
I briefly mentioned Britt Nicole a few years ago. She just premiered her title track for her album, Gold, today (November 29th) on Vevo.
The Nashville-based Britt Nicole will be re-releasing Gold on February 26th via Capitol Records. The album is repackaged from her Sparrow Records release (originally in March and debuted at #41 on the Top 100 Billboard Charts.)
Apparently there is an anti-bullying message and belief in yourself on Gold, as Nicole explained, "The message of Gold is to remind those kids that are struggling that no matter what they have been told they are worth so much more than the words of another. Once you know that, no one can ever steal your shine."
Nicole will be doing two special "first-ever" Capitol Records debut performances in Los Angeles and New York City:
01/09/13 - The Roxy in L.A. at 7pm
01/16/13 - Canal Room in N.Y.C. at 7 p.m.
Look for new mixes of "Gold" (including a club mix) on the upcoming Gold EP (to be released digitally on December 18th).
As for Gold Fields, it's only been two weeks since we last saw the Australian boys. They were in sunny Los Angeles last night, so it was a cold shock when they landed in Minneapolis. I hate to break this to them, but that wasn't cold what ....
goldfieldsmusic.com
You guys must be tired of hearing us talk about Gold Fields, since we talk about them so often.
I have some updates on the Australian band, their debut album will be called Black Sun and it's set for release February 26th, 2013. Currently you can only get Dark Again single, and possibly Treehouse, so it's slim picking if you want more music from Gold Fields.
We like these guys, having seen them twice this year, so check them out if they're playing near you:
11/30 Chicago, IL Twas The Night Before
12/04 New York, NY Webster Hall**
12/06 Philadelphia, PA The Barbary*
12/07 Cambridge, MA The Middle East*
12/08 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg*
12/10 Montreal QC Divan*
12/11 Toronto, ON The Drake*
12/13 Washington, D.C. U Street Music Hall*
*As special guests of St. Lucia
**As special guests of Diamond Rings
This really came out of nowhere for me. My bf will load up my library list and when I go pick up my junk I usually get little suprises like this. It's really a wonderful album and Sufjan Stevens has a haunting and lovely voice.....
sufjan.com
Singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens just released his 50+ Christmas five-disc album, Silver & Gold, collecting Songs for Christmas, Vol 6-10.
Stevens is currently on tour, I am assuming he'll be doing at least one or two xmas songs?
11/30/12 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
12/01/12 Austin, TX Emo's
12/03/12 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
12/04/12 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
12/05/12 San Francisco, CA Great American Music
12/06/12 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
12/08/12 Seattle, WA The Neptune
12/09/12 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre
12/12/12 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
12/13/12 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
12/14/12 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
12/15/12 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
12/16/12 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
12/18/12 Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall @ Babeville
12/19/12 Providence, RI Fete
12/20/12 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
12/21/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
xbox.com
My number one complaint about the Xbox is Xbox Gold. I seriously don't understand why there are so many Xbox fanboys out there? They love paying for Xbox Gold, they don't think there's anything wrong with the service.
Just to be clear on my thoughts on this: Xbox Gold is a scam. Imagine this: you buy a computer and when you want to send an email*, or play an online game like World of Warcraft, or Netflix, or Twitter, or Facebook, and your computer prompt up a message that you need to buy a year of "Gold". That's exactly what Xbox Gold is to me.
Prices for Xbox Gold is $15 a month**. So do the math: if you want to stream Netflix, it's $8 for Netflix, plus $15 for Xbox Gold. On any other platform, PS3, computer, Roku, "Smart" Blu-Ray players, etc., there isn't a $15 extra fee.
Here's another scenario for you: You got a redemption code for a free Vudu movie. You launch Xbox and boo-hoo, you have to pay $15 to Xbox Gold just to watch a $3.99 movie. That's the kind of restriction I'm talking about.
What's heartbreaking is a free service like YouTube requires you to pay the $15 fee, which is unbelievable considering that YouTube is free everywhere else. Do you know of any other platform that asks you to pay for YouTube (we're talking about the free content here, not the paid movies YouTube sells.)
Sadly, my original first generation PlayStation 3 died. It was temporarily fixed, but as I figured, it eventually broke again. So I'm taking in my Xbox and selling it to get a new PS3. Goodbye Xbox and good riddance.
PS: Xbox Music, not worth it. You pay a subscription of $100 a year, plus $60 for Xbox Gold to access it on the Xbox, making it the world's most expensive music subscription model.
* This is a real complaint: "You need to have an Xbox LIVE Gold membership to send messages on Xbox.com."
** To be fair, most fanboys buys Xbox Gold as a discounted annual fee of $60 or whatever special offers they get.
WILLY MASON
willymason.net
Willy Mason is a singer-songwriter, who came into fame via mister Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, signing him on his record label.
His upcoming release is Don't Stop Now EP, set for release on January 14th, 2013, via Communion Records (available digitally and limited 10"). The EP is a sampling of what's to come for his third studio album, also due out later in 2013.
You can enjoy his new single and video for "I Got Gold" on YouTube.
Mason will also begin his North American tour around the release of the EP, starting in Montreal on January 13th. Currently, Mason is enjoying a lot of sold out dates in the UK.
12/01 Glasgow - King Tuts
12/02 Manchester - Ruby Lounge
12/03 Birmingham - Glee Club
12/04 Bristol - Thekla
12/05 London - Rough Trade East
12/05 London - Scala
12/06 Boston - Converse Hall
01/13 Montreal, Divan Orange
01/15 Toronto, Rivoli
01/17 Chicago, Old Town
01/19 Minneapolis, Turf Club
01/22 Denver, Larimer Lounge
01/25 Vancouver, Media Club
01/26 Seattle, Columbia City Theater
01/27 Portland, Doug Fir
01/29 San Francisco, The Chapel
01/30 Los Angeles, Hotel Café
02/04 Nashville, High Watt
02/07 New York, Rockwood Theatre
02/08 Philadelphia, World Café
02/10 Washington DC, DC9
02/11 Boston, Café 939
03/03 Portsmouth - Wedgwood Rooms
03/04 Exeter - Phoenix
03/05 Cardiff - Glee Club
03/07 London - Koko
03/08 Leeds - The Wardrobe
03/09 Newcastle - Gateshead Old Town Hall
03/10 Glasgow - Oran Mor
03/12 Liverpool - The Kazimier
03/13 Nottingham - Rescue Rooms
03/14 Dublin, Ire - Whelans
03/15 Belfast - Limelight
GOLDEN GRRRLS
Golden Grrrls are releasing a self-titled debut album on our favorite indie label, Slumberland Records on February 26th, 2013.
Hear their song, "We've Got…", on Soundcloud:
Already in love and want to know more about them? They're from Glasgow, Scotland, if you haven't figured out from their lovely accents. They are, I believe, two grrls and one boy: Eilidh Rodgers, Ruari MacLean and Rachel Aggs.
TERRAPLANE SUN
terraplanesun.com
Terraplane Sun is a five-piece "blues rock" band from California. The band semi-recently unveiled their video for "Get Me Golden" (from their EP Friends) featuring unfriendly violent puppets. Not interested in watching the video, you can hear the audio on Soundcloud:
If you're in Cali, you can see them on tour this December:
Dec 01 Hotel Utah San Francisco, CA
Dec 03 Velvet Jones Santa Barbara, CA
Dec 04 Constellation Room Santa Ana, CA
vu ( ) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ podcast.weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com/weheartmusic ♥ +W♥M
Posted by W♥M on 11/30/2012 at 07:58 AM in Britt Nicole, Diamond Rings, Going for Gold, Gold Fields, Golden Grrrls, Sufjan Stevens, Terraplane Sun, Vu, Willy Mason, Xbox | Permalink | Comments (0)
Clearly the big winner of the night was Adele, winning six Grammys: Album of the Year (21), Best Pop Record (21), Best Short Form Music Video ("Rolling in the Deep"), Record Of The Year...
Did you survive Black Friday and Thanksgiving? If you did, you may have missed some of this record-breaking news over the last few weeks.
adele.tv
First up is Adele's 21 album has sold over 25 million records worldwide (10 million in the U.S. alone!).
According to the press announcement, Adele is the only European female artist in history to earn this "Diamond Certification", as certified by the RIAA.
"What an incredible honour," Adele exclaimed, "a huge, huge thank you to my American fans for embracing this record on such a massive level."
Fans hoping to hear new material will have satiate themselves with Adele's latest single, "Skyfall", which is featured in the 007 James Bond movie of the same name, and has sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
It's been a pretty amazing ride for Adele; it seems only yesterday that I saw her at an intimate show.
Looking forward to 23 or 24, Adele!
Hey so why am I buying into this? This K-pop YouTube sensation that is essentially the new "Chocolate Rain"? Well, however long PSY's rise to stardom is, this meme doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon...
psypark.com
You know we like Psy, check out the review on Psy's album 6甲 (Six Rules).
It is still pretty amazing that for a non-"pretty boy" Korean singer rode his phantom horse to the top of the charts with virtually NO RADIO AIRPLAY. What drove the madness? His video for "Gangnam Style"! It's crazy how popular it became in late August, and by early September that the video was an internet hit.
In fact, it was announced that Psy's "Gangnam Style" recently toppled Justin Beiber's "Baby" video for the most viewed on YouTube with over 840 million views. WOW.
Anyway, even Madonna is a fan, who recently had Psy appeared on her live concert with Madonna getting in on the horse dance.
All those video watchers also bought Psy's single, and I'm happy to report that the RIAA certified "Gangnam Style" as double platinum (which means in excess of 2 million copies sold.) He doesn't even have a physical CD in stores, that's all thanks to digital downloads! If you want to get your hands on the physical single, you have to import it!
Like I previously said, I think this may be a one-hit wonder… but I'm hoping it's not. I'd like to see Psy do more than "Gangnam Style", because eventually people will get bored of it. Also, I hope he goes on tour now, while he's still hot. I've seen footage online, his shows looks amazing.
onedirectionmusic.com
One Direction became Cosmopolitan's first all male cover in its 40 year history. Some may jokingly suggest there aren't any "men" on the cover.
"We loved the shoot with Cosmopolitan. What an honour to be the first ever male cover of such a prestigious magazine!," said One Direction's Liam Payne.
You can check out more behind the scenes over at cosmopolitan.co.uk.
In other One Direction news:
One Direction is #1 in the U.S. with over half a million units sold. Their album is #1 in 32 countries (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Singapore), selling over one million in one week. Fifteen million teenage girls can't be wrong.
Anyway, look for the boy band to be on a world tour this Spring 2013. Their tour will be documented in an upcoming 3D concert film, pending release August 23rd, 2013, by Morgan Spurlock from "Super Size Me." Who knew he was a fan?
Also, the band joined the Z!NG Revolution with a brand new collection of specially designed skins from the premiere pop culture vinyl skin company. I have something similar for my iPod, it's basically vinyl stickers (that is easily removable) to cover your iPhone or iPad, etc. Anyway, these skins will be exclusive to the Z!NG store in New York until the end of the year. More details and images of Harry, Zayn, Liam, Niall, and Louise, on zingrevolution.com.
Posted by W♥M on 11/28/2012 at 08:57 PM in Adele, Madonna, One Direction, PSY, RIAA, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
Rachael Yamagata at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (11/26/12)
11/27 - City Winery - Chicago, IL SOLD OUT
11/28 - Radio Radio - Indianapolis, IN
11/30 - Mr. Small's Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
12/01 - Virgin Mobile Mod Club - Toronto, ON
12/03 - La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QC
12/04 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
12/05 - Joe's Pub - New York, NY
12/07 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
12/08 - The Night Cat - Easton, MD
12/09 - U Street Music Hall - Waasshington , DC
12/10 - Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC
12/12 - Vinyl - Atlanta, GA
12/13 - The Bottletree - Birmingham, AL
12/14 - 3rd & Lindsley - Nashville, TN
Rachael Yamagata
The last time I caught Rachael Yamagata, she was waxing nostalgia about the "twelve years" (exaggerated) since she's been gone ...
With her latest ep, 'Heavyweight', Rachael Yamagata compares the rollercoaster ride of romance to a boxing match, and she brought the 'fight' Monday to the lush surroundings of Minneapolis' Varsity Theater for a dark, delicate, and ultimately cathartic 90 min. performance.
This tour was billed as more intimate, and with a smaller capacity, sparse lighting, and a completely seated crowd, gave a more personal invitation into her world that demanded your attention.
Yamagata's band included a small string section (The Duhks' Tania Elizabeth and cellist Ben Kalb), two guitarists (including Americana opening act Ed Romanoff who covered both Patsy Cline and Rachael in his set), and a one-man rhythm section who handled both bass and drums.
Her self-depreciating storytelling lifted the veil on what might be considered a lot of depressing songs- "All of my humor injected between songs is purely... just to make sure you don't kill yourself", she joked.
With previous opener/bandmate Adrien Reju no longer on the tour, the setlist was slightly altered to fit the remaining lineup, but the ensemble remained tight with sweeping strings and gentle piano framing most songs. Ann Klein's guitar emoted like a dark drive down a lonely highway and Romanoff took up the Ray LaMontagne part during 'Duet'. The new songs held up well live, particularly 'Has it Happened Yet' which worked into a mid-set crescendo.
Only missing were any covers, to tease her upcoming 'Covers ep' (Feb) - 10CC's "I'm Not in Love" was on the setlist, but not played. Something to look forward to, the next time Yamagata is in town.
john ♥ rachaelyamagata.com
Posted by W♥M on 11/27/2012 at 01:20 PM in Ed Romanoff, John, Rachael Yamagata, Varsity Theater | Permalink | Comments (0)
Apple in my eye
Appleseed Cast
The Appleseed Cast: When I first heard The End of the Ring Wars some two years ago, I was completely floored by the ingenious sound I heard -- here was a band, locked in the seemingly eternal debate over what defined emo and what ...
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THE APPLESEED CAST
theappleseedcast.com
Deep Elm Records is releasing "Gold Limited Edition 3XLP" of the Appleseed Cast's Low Level Owl, Vol 1 + 2. No actual release date was given in their press release, only that it's "currently in production in the Czech Republic," but you can reserve a copy over at deepelm.com.
If you're a hardcore fan and missed out on the Silver Limited Edition (which sold out in eight days), then you need to get this Gold Limited Edition.
In the meantime, did you know that members from Appleseed Cast (Nathan Wilder), And Academy (Ryan Rodine), Paper Airplanes (Marcus Stoesz), and Solagget (David Lord and Sean Fanning) are in a Wichita collective called The Wonder Revolution.
This band not only feature a ton of band members, they also have a lot of music in them. They've threaten us with "three more albums in the works!"
Their album, Firefly, will be coming out December 11, 2012, via Air House Records.
THE HISTORY OF APPLE PIE
thehistoryofapplepie.com
I'll bet this band gets asked the question "what is the history of apple pie" a lot in interviews. I would recommend the band to brush up on your history lessons, just in case they are serious questions.
Anyway, The History of Apple Pie is from London, and their debut album, Out of View will be coming out January 29th, 2013, via Marshall Teller Records. In the meantime, you can hear a new preview song, "Glitch", over at Pitchfork.
What's even cooler than their British-sound is that Blur's Graham Coxon is a fan, having handpicked the band to support him at his recent HMV Forum show.
If you live in the UK, they will be on tour in February in support of Out of View.
Feb 01st Inside Out, Darlington (Free)
Feb 02nd Victoria Inn, Derby
Feb 03rd Stereo, York
Feb 04th Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Feb 05th Art School, Glasgow
Feb 06th Dog & Parrot, Newcastle
Feb 07th The Compass, Chester
Feb 08th Cockpit, Leeds
Feb 09th West End Centre, Aldershot
Feb 11th Bodega, Nottingham
Feb 12th Undertone, Cardiff
Feb 13th Joiners, Southampton
Feb 14th Ballroom, Canterbury
Feb 15th Green Door Store, Brighton
Feb 16th 60 Million Postcards, Bournemouth (Free)
Feb 17th U/S @ Thekla, Bristol
Feb 19th The Old Blue Last, London (Free)
APPLESCAL
applescal.net
Applescal is a techo/DJ/producer from the Netherlands, and he just released a three-track pre-release for Dreaming In Key. With already three albums under his belt (under Yoshiba 87 and Applescal), at the age of twenty-four, Applescal can only grow as a music producer.
When he's not working on his music, he's part of the RTFKT outfit, a band/art/website that I just don't get. Also, seriously, who thought RTFKT stands for artifact? It's not even spelled with a 'K'!
Anyway, the three-track pre-release of Dreaming In Key is out now. You can listen to "Boys", featuring David Douglas, via Soundcloud.
Posted by W♥M on 11/27/2012 at 06:16 AM in Apple, Applescal, Graham Coxon, RTFKT, The Appleseed Cast, The History of Apple Pie, The Wonder Revolution, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
Sleeper: Little Annie
Don't come around, acting so feeble
It's much too late to talk to you people
She knows, she knows what's happening
And like a woman she explodes
She knows what's happening
She'd cut off her fingers to keep them from itching
She sewed up her eyes to stop them from twitching
She's eating the dirt again like a monkey
She's flat on her back, oh yes
Wasted and glad, oh yes
Lost in a bend, she's gone 'round it
Don't come around, I feel so ugly
I'd like to punch someone and I'm hungry
Little Annie says she knows
She knows what's going on
She's knows what's going on
Sleeper is probably my all-time modern favorite band, at least when they were active. I've created a fanzine and website devoted to Sleeper...
I'm in the process of moving, so I've been packing things up in boxes. I was working on my magazines, when I took a break and started flipping through them. The memories started flooding back, what good times these were. I fear that in today's word, how are you going to reminisce about an old article?
Believe it or not, but before the internet took over, most of my news and attention to bands were all thanks to magazines. I stopped buying magazines altogether because, let's be honest: they are expensive. Plus, all the cool magazines (Select, Q, Mojo, Uncut) are based in the UK and getting a subscription to it was way, way expensive.
To justify many of my mags purchases, it would have to include a compilation CD or if there was a band I really, really love on its cover. Usually this meant Britpop-related bands, like my most obsessed band in the 90s, Sleeper.
I love everything that Sleeper released, collected all the albums and singles (on various formats, CD, 7", 12", cassingles). I had it bad, and it was worst being in the U.S. Everything came out to us late, and we never got to see all the cool music videos or various television appearances.
I saw Sleeper twice: 1995 and 1996. The first time was the best time. Mel and I got to interview Louise Wener and Andy McClure. We met the rest of the band in the green room of the Whiskey A-Go-Go. The second time was also unforgettable; they opened up for Elvis Costello. All good times.
When their third album came out in 1997, it was pretty much over: Britpop died an early death and indie labels like Indolent Records were swallowed up by bigger companies or just went out of business.
The song I'm using is "Little Annie", a B-Side from their Inbetweener UK single. The song was also collected in a US promo-only EP called B-Sides, which BMG gave to radio stations. At the time, I was volunteering at KFSR 90.7 FM, so I own the rare EP in my massive Sleeper music collection.
Below are, what I believe, are the only magazine covers that Louise Wener/Sleeper appeared on. I have various other inset covers and one-pager, but these are the magazines that she clearly is featured on the cover. If I am missing any, please email me. I would like to know why I'd missed them, and I'll probably try and spend my time on collecting the final covers to complete my sad, sad Sleeper collection.
MELODY MAKER (13 Apr 1996)
IPC Media
G-SPOT #21 (May/Jun 1996)
Gspot Magazine
NME (07 Dec 1996)
VOX (Feb 1997)
IPC Magazines
SELECT #87 (Oct 1997)
EMAP Metro Ltd
THE BAND #4 (Nov 1997)
Posted by W♥M on 11/25/2012 at 11:21 PM in Britpop, Louise Wener, Sleeper, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
It came from Luaka Bop
Cornershop
IBack in 1993, I first heard about Cornershop doing some sort of protest against Morrissey for his song "Asian Rut". This was really uncall for, because if you listen to the lyrics carefully, Morrissey is singing about an Asian ....
cornershop.com
Luaka Pop alumni Cornershop recently announced their new Singhles Club series: six tracks for £6. I did listen to the preview song, it's a Christmas song.
"Every Year So Different" is the first 'Singhles' single, as Ben & Tjinder (the two main band members in Cornershop) explained, "Forget Santa, we will personally deliver the tracks direct to your inbox at regular fortnightly intervals … Actually, let's not forget Santa.....Cornershop have collaborated with the much favoured, up and coming Trwbador, to create the first Singhle 'Every Year So Different' - set yourself up with all the wholesome goodness you need for the year ahead: please listen & share."
Cornershop with Ample Play's Singhles Club launches next week, December 3rd. Use code AMPLA7 to get 10% some stuff. You're welcome.
PS, We last saw Cornershop with their cleverly titled Urban Turban on this year's free downloads.
-- Vu
Delicate Steve
It's taken a little while but Delicate Steve is back with a brand new album set for release on the 15th May on the "Luaka Bop" record label which is run by Talking Head's front man extraordinaire David Byrne. ....
delicatesteve.com
Guitar legends Delicate Steve are wrapping up the final leg of their US tour. In support of their summer release "Positive Force", these guys have been touring with the likes of Yeasayer and Tune-Yards. The most interesting part of their story is how they streamed their album. Different bands from the label released a individual song off the release and just posted the stream link on their Facebook page. I think that's a brilliant idea for label mates to work together and share other music. The bands that released Delicate Steve tracks were Ra Ra Riot, Givers, Yellow Ostrich, Yeasayer, Fang Island, Akron/Family, Javelin, Tune-Yards, and Wild Belle.
I was lucky enough to catch Delicate Steve in San Antonio back in 2010 open for Ra Ra Riot. Love the guitar instrumentals morphed into a "Local Natives" type set. If you haven't heard Delicate Steve's current release "Positive Force", it will blow you away like Tame Impala did to our very own writer Jess and many rabid fans.
I can't wait to see these guys play in New Orleans at the tiny Circle Bar, which reminds me of Batman's cave. Last time I was there the band Exitmusic walked out displeased with the sound quality.
Delicate Steve up coming tour dates:
11/25/12 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
11/26/12 Tucson, AZ - Plush
11/28/12 Austin, TX - The Mohawk
11/29/12 New Orleans, LA - Circle Bar
12/01/12 Charlottesville, VA -	Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
12/02/12 Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Mausoleum Of Contemporary Art
12/08/12 New York, NY -	The Gramercy Theatre
-- Brody
brody + vu ( ) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ podcast.weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com/weheartmusic ♥ +W♥M
Posted by W♥M on 11/24/2012 at 08:21 PM in Brody, Christmas, Cornershop, Delicate Steve, Luaka Bop, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
The Garlands
Studio line-up: Christin Wolderth - vocals, Roger Gunnarsson - instruments.
Live line-up: Christin Wolderth - vocals, Patrik Lindgren - guitar, Einar Ekström - guitar, Maria Petersson - the bass guitar and backing vocals
I just mentioned the The Happy Birthdays earlier and now I've just got word about the new band Roger's in, they are called The Garlands. There's currently only one song is on myspace.com. ....
Sweden's very own Christin Wolderth fronts The Garlands, who have a new self-titled record out on Shelflife Records. Not a single track is over three minutes, this is a short 60's classic pop album. The 26-year-old Wolderth's sweethearts voice echoes in melodies on every track.
Breaking down the tracks, I love the opener "Forevermore" which brings you straight into the Swedish countryside. Keeping pace is "Don't Cry" offering Roger Gunnarsson magnificent guitar. Roger and Christin have been producing music for quite a while and Vu was all over their early work back in 2007. Roger was formerly with the band The Happy Birthdays.
"Throw Away This Day" brings you back into forgetting the days of high school. Track 4, "David," was an early released song back in 2008, as I believe a b-side or single. The remastered version sounds great!
"Chandeliers" and "Weakness" remind me of the 80's and The Cure. I know I was born in '86, but I still like the 80's. "Tell Me" mashes well with "Things Just Sound So Easy For You" with sharp high notes and rapid paced guitar chorus. "Open Arms" is the first single released through their label on Shelf Life. Lyrics "Why did I trust you when you took my hand, why can't I never ever understand", from "Why Did I Trust You", sounds like a classic romance novel. Wrapping up the stellar release is "Your Words" which brings you down the streets of Stockholm to witness "fireworks".
The Garlands released a song back in 2007 called "You Never Noticed Me," still my favorite track by the fellow Swedes and I hope this song gets rereleased on their sophomore album. We Heart has it here.
The Garlands Self titled release will be out November 27th! Buy your copy on ShelfLife.com. The Garlands album is available on limited edition vinyl, CD and digital formats. One hundred copies on purple, one hundred and fifty on black vinyl available as a Shelflife mail order exclusive.
Looking to check out The Garlands live? You're in luck, the band was just asked to play London Popfest 2013. This event is taking place March 1st to the 3rd at various venues. Schedules are not finalized at the moment, but expect these other bands to be playing:
Big Wave, Bitchtape, Burning Hearts (Finland), The English Singles (US), Hong Kong in the 60s, Martha, Milky Wimpshake, September Girls, The Orchids, The Tuts, This Many Boyfriends, and Young Romance.
brody ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ facebook.com/pages/The-Garlands
Posted by W♥M on 11/24/2012 at 10:36 AM in Brody, The Garlands | Permalink | Comments (0)
Harvest Presents - Parramatta Park, Sydney - November 17th 2012
When a friend asked me to Harvest Festival in 2011, I gave an answer that many of you who are a bit older can relate to, that is, that I wasn't into festivals anymore. In my mind festivals were for people who liked to wear clothing displaying the Aussie flag (which they'd often take off during the day) and who were willing to stand in long lines for smelly toilets and crappy, overpriced food and booze. But lured by a line-up of golden oldies and golden not-so-oldies I allowed myself to be dragged out west to Parramatta Park, and boy was I was impressed, the acts were great, the quirky setup was brilliant and I don't think I stood in a line for anything for long enough to notice that I was in a line. With an equally eclectic and awesome line-up was announced for 2012 I was keen to go back to see if it could meet that same standard.
First up on the windmill Stage (the second biggest) I checked out a few songs from Dexys Midnight Runners or simply "Dexys", as they are now known. I wasn't sure what I was expecting (denim overalls maybe?), but it was a charismatic and fun performance from what I saw and it was a bit of a shame to miss 'Come on Eileen' after heading off to the Great Lawn (the main stage) to see the Dandy Warhols. No doubt large parts of the crowd (myself included) have a big soft spot for the Dandys, particularly at their early noughties power- pop perfection peak, and I've seen them several times over the years. A friend later told me he thought their hearts weren't really in it, but I didn't really get that; I thought their form was good. Maybe it wasn't their best ever, maybe they were not so happy to be playing early in the afternoon, maybe they were still suffering a bit from a big night at World Bar the night before. Maybe they should have kept that last part to themselves. Then again they're not from Sydney, they probably don't know any better than going to World Bar.
A quick dash back to the Windmill stage got us up pretty close to the Silversun Pickups. Like many, I've been a fan of these guys and gals since first hearing the opening bars of 'Lazy Eye' many moons ago now. To say they were impressive and were well received is a huge understatement. They looked great (and like they were having a great time), sounded tight and with Brian Aubert's distinctive and screeching voice and 90's-esque power chords it was one of the highlights of the day.
Now Mike Patton is a god and everyone who says otherwise is clearly lame, but despite the bucket loads of talent on the stage it seemed that many people found it a little difficult to get into Mondo Cane's orchestral versions of old pop songs sung in Italian. True diversity is one the strengths of Mr Patton and Harvest festival in general, but I was just internally sooking a bit that I was watching Mike Patton but not watching Faith No More…. or Mr Bungle…. or Peeping Tom.
I wasn't really fussed between Cake and Ben Folds Five and at the suggestion of the people I was with, I stuck around at the main stage to see Cake. In hindsight it was probably the wrong choice. I don't know why but I just couldn't get into it, I've read and heard many describe it as a surprising highlight but their newish, more country sounding material (which was by far the majority of their set) didn't do a lot for me. There was also a bit of a rant about their former record company, I mean, a rant about record companies? I know Harvest is aimed at an older demographic but please, it isn't 1996 anymore, and if you've got a profile like Cake why would you even need a record company?
Beck was next up on the main stage and with the sun going down he delivered a stomping set that had everyone up on their feet. He played all the well-known stuff for the casual fans as well as some more obscure numbers, all delivered with a raucous swagger. Everyone I could see was moved, literally and figuratively. At the top of his game.
Back at the smaller stage we managed to catch the back half of Grizzly Bear next and, as expected, the harmonies were seamless; they're a fantastically talented group that deserve all their success and, importantly, can deliver live. Fab.
The choice between Sigur Ros and Santigold to close out the day was like choosing your favourite child… you know, if those children were full grown fantastically-talented performers who you'd never met before. I've appreciated Sigur Ros since Ágætis byrjun and there probably isn't a more beautiful, atmospheric and ambient band around. Then again I've loved the offbeat, catchy, electroclash synthy goodness of Santigold since her debut; nothing has drowned out horrible gym music and got many of us exercising this year like her Master of My Make Believe album. Deciding we wanted an upbeat finish to the day to Santigold we went. I'll just say "wow"; the costume changes, the moves of her backup dancers (and a backup dancing horse) and the sheer simple freaking hook-y fun of it all. Not one person in the crowd stopped dancing the whole set and most of the way to the train station too, where we met up with friends who had seen Sigur Ros and were on a similar high (though one which involved less dancing). So it seems there really wasn't a wrong decision of who to see last.
Just on the train station though, someone clearly hadn't factored in the reasonably-obvious fact that there might be… oh a few thousand extra people there at 10.30 on a Saturday night, so it was pretty unpleasant ride home for many. That was literally the only problem with the day.
Oh wait, at one point I saw a guy with his shirt off, drinking bourbon. But apart from those two things it was pretty awesome.
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Lincoln and Matt
Posted by W♥M on 11/23/2012 at 03:56 PM in Beck, Dexys Midnight Runners, Harvest Festival, Mike Patton, Mondo Cane, Santigold, Sigur Ros, The Dandy Warhols | Permalink | Comments (0)
RESCUE ME FROM THIS HOLLYWOOD LIFE!
Let's give thanks to friends and family. When you see them for Thanksgiving, be sure to really enjoy their company, because you never know when they're gone for good. I really miss Melinda. She would have been 42 this year.
"The London Suede" in California
Below is Melinda's article on Suede at their second show in San Francisco, from her fanzine Stupid Shiny Black Shoes. As she wrote, the events are true (I can attest to it because I was there!) The fanzine had a tiny print run and was meant only for her close friends. I don't think she would mind me reprinting it for you. It's quite funny, and it could only happen to our little group.
Oh, I should explain I helped conduct the Mat Osman interview and it was my own fault for asking if he liked his other indie Britpop bands at the time (Sleeper, Salad), so that's why he went on about f**** Salad. Those were great times, she perfectly captured the moment. Thank you, Mel.
From this Unhappy Planet,
PS, Mel and I eventually saw Suede again at the El Rey in Los Angeles (05/22/1997) and Fillmore in San Francisco (05/23/1997). It would make sense, seeing as how perfect it was for the both of us to celebrate Morrissey's birthday (5/22) by seeing Suede.
written by Melinda for Stupid Shiny Black Shoes
photos by Vu, layout by Melinda
Incidentally, in Suede news, singer Brett Anderson will be releasing his second album, Wilderness, on July 7th at his concert that costs £30. …
This is the true story of the cheesiest, starf***er rock event I've ever witness -- Suede at the San Francisco Fillmore (05 March 1995). I had a nice chat with bassist Mat Osman before soundcheck. I found out some interesting things about Mat and other members of the band. Mat claims to dig on Snoop Doggy Snoopy Doggsh*** whatever. He also told us that Suede has jammed with Metallica and that they are good friends.
Then we played a game where we rapidly tossed out names of contemporary pop music artists and he would give his candid opinion. I was surprised at the kind of music Osman professed to like. Suede have got this reputation as an "alternative" band. So I incredulously threw out labelmate, "Mariah Carey?" Mat said, "Well, she's better than f***king Salad." I informed him that we couldn't broadcast this interview if he was going to go on using such language. So he amended his former pronouncement, "She's better than bothering Salad." Dear boy!
I asked Mat Osman what Brett Anderson's favorite drug was. Mat first answered that it was caffeine. Then he said that no, it has to be liquor. Osman said that Anderson was a hopeless alcoholic. Later on when Mat wasn't around, I had to ask Brett Anderson himself what his favorite drug was. He unhesitatingly responded, "Coffee." I believe it from the way he was writhing and generally spastically freakin' out on stage. At the time when I asked the question he was drinking beer. Mat also said that Brett had a fetish for pliers and medieval torture devices. So, they fancied the line in Pulp Fiction about "getting' medieval on yo' ass."
Mat also told us about his favorite scene from the Doors film and the Alex Cox film "Sid and Nancy," especially the one where Johnny Rotten derides the idiotic journalist on the bus-- "stupid c***." He had a wicked sense of humor. He also joked that Smiths fans were the saddest and worst types. He winked and said that he could spot them miles away. The newest member of the band, Little Dick, supposedly has a cat named Morrissey.
At the soundcheck I met two types of parasitic hanger-ons in rock 'n roll. The worst aspect of them had to be their obviously fake British accents. One was a nice woman who failed at modeling and so turned to a dubious career in music journalism. The other was a guy, Simon's Pimp (SP) dripping with drama. Had had a hilarious t-shirt that said something like, "Scream Monster Fag." He claimed to be really tight with the drummer, Simon. SP whooped it up, cheering loudly after a very moving rendition of "The Wild Ones" during soundcheck. Most of the time, Brett would sing the first couple of verses and then move off to the side of the stage and navel gaze. They even performed a Doors song for soundcheck, that "Love Me Time Times" song!
After the soundcheck, we picked up the complimentary pair of tickets and two aftershow party passes. Unfortunately, this left Shawn out… so far. We went to a smelly and none-too-clean KFC right down the street from the Fillmore. Shawn and Vu played magic cards. I saw two Latino transvestites ordering 27 pieces of chicken and some side dishes. I marked the student paper until 10pm. Then we went to the Fillmore, but we still couldn't avoid hearing the last songs of the opening act.
We joined up with Nicole, Natasha, and Phil. At the same time everyone was trying to avoid personal enemies and scum who were also at this concert. Then it turned out that SP, the guy I met at soundcheck, knew members of our party. He said he was in charge of procuring some good lays for Simon. SP bragged that he had 10 aftershow passes. He gave our friend Shawn the once over and asked, "How would you like to go backstage? Are you straight?" Shawn looked up and answered. My eyes must have bulged when he denied being straight. Then I smiled. After he managed to score the pass, we all gathered round and Shawn sheepishly explained that it happened so fast that he thought SP was asking if he were gay, to which he replied no. Then SP came up to Shawn and said, "Oooh, you're Simon's type." We ribbed Shawn about it, but then he became rather irritable. It was really nothing.
As Wesley Willis would have said, "The show was great. The rock and roll was perfect. The rock and roll was excellent. The concert was a jam. It was goin' on!" It was more bare and stripped down than the show last year at the Warfield, but it was also more energetic. Brett was twisting and grinding while the others, especially Richard Oakes, were rocking out and madly flipping their long hair. No more fey mystic dances learned from precious old men in the third world! No more annoying stage lighting (the light shining into the audience during "Pantomime Horse" at the Warfield was unforgivable). I thought they would be exhausted by their last U.S. show, but they were in tight and top form.
Simon, the drummer, showed up at the aftershow party and graciously chatted with Shawn. He was not the gross, drooling sex maniac Shawn feared that he might be. Simon seemed to be like a really nice and jolly version of Johnny Rotten. He had reddish hair poking out in all directions and was maniacally good-natured. SP simpered up to join the nice tête-à -tête they were having and leeringly said of Shawn, "He's one of my boys." All of Suede were there except for Mat, because he was feeling ill. They were bombarded by people wanting to have them sign things and pose for photographs.
Brett Anderson was sitting in the corner talking to one of the members of Metallica, Kirk Hammett. Only one person out of the roomful of about 60 Suede fans asked for Kirk's autograph. I was surprised that anyone there knew who he was. Brett was really sunken and barely seemed to be able to raise his wrist to scrawl his sig over an album cover. He seemed like a bored and tired old git. I could have just caught him at the low moment; he looked really out of it. Too many downers probably.
melinda ♥ suede.co.uk
Posted by W♥M on 11/21/2012 at 11:01 PM in Melinda, Metallica, Suede, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
Boredoms
Playbuttons … compilation features 12 Japanese experimental/electronic artists. Tracklist: 01. Boredoms - Super You.....
When I first moved to Minneapolis, I wanted to see a show at the legendary First Avenue (the exterior was predominately featured in "Purple Rain.") Say what you will about Prince, but he is a one-man advertisement for the Twin Cities.
Ticket stub to Boredoms at First Avenue, Minneapolis (06/20/1999)
One of the first shows, was Boredoms at First Avenue on June 20th, 1999. I honestly don't remember who opened up for them, but neither band brought any audience, as I waited in the nearly empty dancefloor.
Thinking back, I didn't even know why I wanted to see the band. I had only heard a few songs from various compilation albums, but I knew Thurston Moore was really into these Japanese guys. And heck, they came all the way from Japan, the least I could do was show up to check them out.
As it were, Boredoms were very strange! This was 1999, it was the first time I've ever seen (or ever will see) a man on stage making bird noises as part of their songs. They had guitars and percussions, but they didn't quite make "normal" music. The lead singer didn't play any instrument, but he danced around and sang very strange Japanese lyrics.
Was I glad I went? Yes, of course. It was a good start, I wish I had taken pictures or kept better record of things. All I have is this ticket stub in my scrapbook to remember them by.
Anyway, although the band hasn't released a studio album since 2004 (for Seadrum: House of Sun), they're still active as live performers. They did a series of annual date shows: 07/07/07, 08/08/08, 09/09/09, and 10/10/10. Notably missing out on 11/11/11, but they did play All Tomorrows Parties, "I'll Be Your Mirror" Festival in Tokyo (which Sally and I talked about).
Boredoms are scheduled to appear at "Shock City" at Pine Brooklyn, Osaka, Japan, on December 23rd, 2013. The "Floating guitar BOrchestra of Boredoms" will feature about fourteen guitarists and six drummers. Can you imagine that? Fourteen guitarists? That sounds amazing.
Details below:
西暦2012年12月22日辺りにはマヤ暦は最後の日を迎えます。 古い暦の終わりは、新しい暦のスタート。 新しい暦が始まろうとする日(23日)には、次元のスタートを祝って 音と食とコミュニケーションが交差する多層的・開放的なパーティーを。*
OOIOO with GAMELAN , SAICOBABA [YOSHIMIO / YOSHIDADAIKITI / U-zhaan] , The Floating Guitar BOrchestra Of BOREDOMS
EYE , Shhhhh ,YAâ–³MA
* (Translation: To celebrate the last day of the Mayan calendar, December 22, 2012 AD and the start of a new calendar (Dec 23), we are partying with music and food.)
For more information, see cyoweb.com/shockcityosaka2012
SHOCK CITY (12/23/2012)
vu ( ) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ www.boredoms.jp
Posted by W♥M on 11/21/2012 at 05:59 PM in Boredoms, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)


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HOUSE PANEL: FLAG BURNING A CRIMINAL ACT
The Los Angeles TimesSUN-SENTINEL
WASHINGTON -- Displaying more political guile than patriotic fervor, the Democrat-dominated House Judiciary Committee voted 28-6 on Thursday to make flag burning a statutory crime, foiling Republicans who want to adopt a constitutional amendment to do the same thing.
Democratic leaders had planned to ram the bill through the House next week in defiance of President Bush's assertion that nothing less than revising the First Amendment would protect Old Glory now that the Supreme Court has struck down a Texas law against flag desecration.
But Speaker Thomas S. Foley, D-Wash., and his aides decided to postpone a vote until after the House returns from its summer recess in September to prevent GOP members from raising parliamentary objections to such rapid action.
Committee approval of the bill sets the stage for a possible showdown later in the year.
The Senate is scheduled to consider both a statutory ban and a constitutional amendment in October. Bush has not said if he would veto a flag-burning law if Congress snubs the proposed constitutional change.
Underlying the maneuvers are unpleasant Democratic memories of how Bush exploited public support for the flag in his 1988 presidential campaign against Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, who vetoed a bill requiring teachers to lead the Pledge of Allegiance in school.
One Democrat on the Judiciary Committee who voted against the bill, Rep. George W. Crockett Jr. of Michigan, complained that members of his party had been "running scared" on the flag issue ever since.
"A statute doesn't work," said Rep. Chuck Douglas, R-N.H., who voted against the bill. "They (Democrats) are just trying to get this monkey off their back."
Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., tried without success to strike a blow at the Ku Klux Klan by making cross-burning a federal crime, too.
"Cross burnings for centuries have been more of a problem in the United States than flag burnings," Conyers said.
But the committee's chairman, Rep. Jack Brooks, D-Texas, ruled Conyers' amendment out of order, along with a proposed constitutional amendment introduced by Douglas.
Brooks and Rep. Don Edwards, D-Calif., insisted that passing a law would be a more prudent way to make flag burning a crime than changing the Bill of Rights.
"The flag is sturdy," Edwards said. "The Constitution, however, is fragile and can be wounded by the votes of legislators caught up in the emotional whirlwinds of the moment."
Noting that a flag protection law could be enacted quickly, while a constitutional amendment would require ratification by 38 of the 50 states, Gephardt said: "Ironically, the people who pose as the most vigilant supporters of flag protection advocate a process that invites the most delay."
Brooks, however, showed even greater scorn for such an amendment. "It will decorate the Constitution with yet another quill in a porcupine's body," he said.
The statute was criticized by Douglas on grounds that it allows disposal of soiled and worn flags by burning, which he characterized as a potential loophole for flag desecraters.
"Just think what lawyers will make of the dirty-flag defense," he said. "You can drive a Mack truck through that statute."
John Conyers
Chuck Douglas

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First, congratulation for this amazing lib, the perf are awesome for a .net project!
I'm trying to understand things a little bit more and I have few questions.
The first would be about the Vector*Wide classes you implemented, what are the differences with the System.Numerics.Vector* ?
Vector3 represents a single 3d vector, while Vector3Wide represents N different 3d vectors stored in a bundle. In the current implementation based on Vector<T>, N is Vector<float>.Count.
So, anywhere you see a Vector*Wide, whatever operation it's doing is actually applied in parallel across a batch of multiple lanes. All the constraints and most collision detection routines operate on N different constraints/collision pairs at a time.
The reason for this is performance. All modern CPU architectures are able to execute multiple operations in a single cycle- both by having multiple execution ports for certain instructions, and critically, by having Single Instructions that work and Multiple pieces of Data (SIMD). So, rather than executing just adding two numbers together, you can add two sets of numbers together.
System.Numerics.Vector* types are recognized by the JIT and emit such SIMD instructions, but are limited to the size of the vector in question. Adding two Vector3s together only gets you 3 simultaneous adds in one instruction. In contrast, pretty much all new processors can do 8-wide operations on 32 bit floating point numbers, and some can do 16-wide operations (though I don't think CoreCLR exposes AVX512 yet).
Thank you for the detailed explanation. But there's still something I don't fully understand.
Let's take the Triangle/TriangleWide classes as example: Triangle hold one triangle and TriangleWide should hold 8 triangles on AVX2.
I don't understand how you store the eight triangles in a single TriangleWide instance.
I saw two methods that involve creation/write: Broadcast which seems to setup a Wide object with only one instance and WriteFirst which defer to its Vector3Wide counterpart and seem to setup only the first lane.
I obviously miss something and try to figuring.
Oh my, I just may have found the answer: the GatherScatter.GetOffsetInstance is used to shift by the given index the *Wide object to return the desired lane?
But it means GetOffsetInstance returns a *Wide object but which may actually not hold Vector<float>.Count elements but Count-offset, right?
Then you use Broadcast on the returned *Wide object to store the actual data and ReadFirst to store a lane on a Vector3 object?
Broadcast fills every lane of the current Wide instance, so it could stomp memory past the end of the 'real' *Wide object. To fill only a single lane, the WriteFirst functions are used. Those reinterpret the memory as scalar values for direct writing. ReadFirst does the same for direct reading.
Broadcast is only used in cases where the same value is desired in every lane. That shows up often when dealing with multiple things (like rays) being tested against single things (like tree node bounding boxes).
It's worth mentioning that all of this is a bit of a hacky workaround that makes assumptions about how the JIT handles enregistration. It's fragile and could break if the compiler changes significantly. A safer/faster solution would be to use explicit gathers and scatters as exposed by the platform intrinsics. Even though those don't tend to be remarkably fast (they're still bound by the fundamentals of memory access), they can generate better code than the GetOffsetInstance hack. Unfortunately, those intrinsics weren't available when I wrote everything, and they're still a ways off from completion last I checked.
When they get further along (and I get some time), I'll probably revisit all the gather/scatter cases, among other things.
Thanks for the information, that is very valuable !
In case you're not aware, you may want to follow this guy: https://github.com/fiigii he's doing a lot of .net core simd code.
As you said the design challenge is to organize the data in a total different way (by columns, not by row) in order to take advantage of the whole SIMD unit power. I remember fiigii talking about this just before .net core 2.1 got release. I believe there's work in progress to address this kind of things for the next minor release of .net core.
I've been glancing now and again at his work and the related efforts, but I should indeed probably pay a bit closer attention as things move along.
I suppose even 3.0 isn't too far away now- should be fun to play with.


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A July 27 research report from Raymond James indicated that Phillips 66 Partners LP (PSXP:NYSE) exceeded its $1.1 billion run rate EBITDA target a few quarters earlier than expected. "Despite considerable commodity and master limited partnership (MLP) market volatility over the past several years, the MLP has been able to execute on its robust growth strategy," wrote analyst Justin Jenkins.
Phillips 66 Partners' Q2/18 adjusted EBITDA was $276 million ($276M), well above Raymond James' forecast of $254M and consensus of $252M.
Discounted cash flow similarly came in higher than expected, at $204M. This compares to Raymond James' estimate of $186M and consensus of $185M. Jenkins noted, "Based on the discounted cash flow upside relative to our model, distribution coverage of 1.38x easily topped our estimate (1.26x), showing strong excess cash flow generation, even while growing the distribution by 5.3% sequentially in Q2/18."
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Management expects initial capacity of Gray Oak, which completed another open season, to be 800,000 barrels per day (800 Mbpd); already, 700 Mbpd in commitments are lined up. Capacity could be expanded to about 1 million barrels per day but would take additional capital to do so. "The total cost of the pipe is expected to be $2B (75% share at Phillips 66, for now) and exemplifies the MLP's ability to develop larger-scale projects at the partnership level," indicated Jenkins.
Generally, he concluded, Phillips 66 Partners L.P. offers an "attractive risk/reward proposition." It has a "supportive sponsor (Phillips 66) providing growth visibility through a large dropdown backlog, and both companies have impressive asset bases that provide connectivity and bolt-on options. Couple this with strong organic growth prospects and optionality from mergers and acquisitions, and we think Phillips 66 Partners represents a solid opportunity for investors."
Raymond James maintains its Outperform rating and $60 per share target price on the MLP, whose stock is currently trading at $53.32 per share.


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Student Journalism Institute
Richard Chow spoke about his brother, Kenny Chow, at a protest on ride-hailing services. His brother was the fifth taxi driver to commit suicide recently. Aileen Perilla/NYT Institute
Taxi Drivers on the Brink Amid Mounting Financial Pressures
By Mariah Brown June 1, 2018
William Godson turned on the radio at his home to get information, as usual. He was astonished to hear that Yu Mein Chow, a Queens resident and taxi driver, committed suicide. The police, the radio reported, found the body floating in the East River on May 23. Mr. Chow, known as Kenny, was the fifth taxi driver to commit suicide in the last five months.
Mr. Chow's family members, still piecing together the tragedy, attribute his death to financial difficulty.
It is a circumstance Mr. Godson, 57, said he knows all too well. He remembers the obstacles he faced as a yellow cab driver two years ago, before losing his eyesight to glaucoma. But vision is not all Mr. Godson lost. In 2016, a lender repossessed the medallion that he purchased in the 1990s, a decade after arriving in the United States from Nigeria.
"I don't miss driving a taxi," Mr. Godson said. "It was a struggle."
Mr. Godson wasn't outside City Hall on Tuesday, where approximately 150 taxi drivers from the New York Taxi Workers Alliance gathered, but the drivers that did attend showed up to support people like him.
About 150 protesters went to City Hall to support a bill that could help level the playing field between medallion taxis and ride-hailing services. Aileen Perilla/NYT Institute
The crowd chanted "driver power," in support of their proposed bill for a minimum fare across the industry, lower interest rates from lenders and a health and benefits fund, which would include retirement for all drivers.
The frustrated taxi drivers said they were done discussing their plight, and wanted legislative action so other drivers could avoid the fate of Mr. Godson, whose predicament is all too common.
A medallion allows operation of the ubiquitous New York City yellow taxi. Not too long ago, a medallion, which was strictly regulated and could sell for more than $1 million, could secure a driver's future. But when ride-hailing services arrived, far more options were available to riders. The price of a medallion fell to as low as $170,000, the Taxi and Limousine Commission reported. But drivers still have to pay off their high-level loans, without the fares to do so.
It still stings Mr. Godson that he was unable to maintain interest payments and medical expenses because of his deteriorating eyes and decreased earnings from his 12- to 14-hour shifts competing with mobile ride-hailing services like Uber.
Scraping by in an East Flatbush, Brooklyn, home, without his medallion or eyesight, Mr. Godson said he is hounded by auditors to make payments on a $560,000 loan he took to purchase the medallion. The bank is suing him in Kings County Supreme Court.
With the advent of ride-hailing mobile applications, hundreds of taxi drivers are in debt similar to his, organizers said. Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the workers' alliance, said she has never seen this level of desperation. Before Mr. Chow's death, he was struggling to pay off a $700,000 loan.
"How dare this city treat drivers like they're expendable," Ms. Desai said. "Something needs to give, and it can't continue to be drivers and drivers' families."
The city's taxi industry is a mix-up of car services. App-based vehicles lead with an estimated 70,000 cars, which compete with more than 32,000 black cars and livery cars, 13,500 yellow taxis and 4,200 green taxis, according to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission.
With the advent of ride-sharing mobile applications, many medallion taxi drivers say they are in debt. Aileen Perilla/NYT Institute
Hundreds of drivers who are buried in debt and struggling to make ends meet because of the lack of income from cab rides have filed for bankruptcy or sold their homes, Ms. Desai said.
Bhupinder Singh, 53, drove taxis well before he purchased a medallion for $300,000 in 2003. And it was worth every penny at a time where he could make upwards of $8,000 a month. Now, he makes $6,000 a month.
A resident of Bellerose, Queens, Mr. Singh said he pays $3,500 a month to the Melrose Credit Union in an effort to pay off the $550,000 principal balance he owes. The union used to charge him 4 percent interest; now it is 6 percent. Only $500 goes to his principal and the rest is to service the interest, he said.
Everybody is working hard, and it is "so difficult to make a living," Mr. Singh said. Drivers like him are stressed because "credit union give us very hard time."
It is stress that he says is taxing his mental health. The taxi commission has noted the challenges and depression plaguing the industry and established a drivers' protection unit for financial counseling.
"While the reasons for suicide are complex and cannot be explained in generalities, the mounting financial pressures medallion owners are facing is real and devastating," the head of the commission, Meera Joshi, said in an emailed statement.
Melrose Credit Union, one of the largest issuers of medallions, did not respond to a request for comment about recent taxi suicides.
Uber learned about the death of Mr. Chow recently, and a spokeswoman said the city should enact policy.
"Drivers who own individual medallions have been left behind by change and exploited by lenders, and we support action that eases their financial burden,"Alix Anfang, a communications manager at Uber, wrote in an email.
Mr. Chow's brother, Richard Chow, attended the rally Tuesday, holding up a placard with the five names of the taxi drivers who committed suicide, including his brother. Standing on a wooden makeshift stage on Broadway, he was on the brink of tears.
"Kenny was a loving person," he said. "And his memories will remain with us."
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Q: Potential memory leak (Heroku R14 errors) in nodejs function I'm getting R14 memory errors in Heroku that ping consistently. I can't tell if I have a memory leak, or if the code I'm writing just has a large memory footprint (and I'm new to debugging memory leaks). All I've done so far is just refactored global variables to instantiate within each function but I don't know what to try next or debugging methods (eg in the browser or in node) to track things down.

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*I have a functional nodeJS app for personal use hosted on heroku which is a keystonejs cms.

*In the frontend of my app, I have a UI where users can paste in any arbitrary link to a website. In my Heroku app's logic I then use playwright to scrape an image from that URL and upload it to my own cloudinary account for easier/faster rendering in NextJS.

*Any time I call this function in heroku, I start getting R14 errors that just keep pinging even after the function has executed.

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const cloudinary = require('cloudinary').v2
require('dotenv').config()
const playwright = require('playwright-chromium')
const cheerio = require('cheerio')
const psl = require('psl')

// just maps domains to css selectors ({'example.com': '#product_image0'})
import { vendorHeroImageMap } from './vendorHeroImageMap'

cloudinary.config({
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  api_key: process.env.CLOUDINARY_API_KEY,
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})

function doesImageExist(url: string): Promise<boolean> {
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}

function resolveImage(imageUrl: string, hostname: string) {
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}

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): Promise<string | undefined> {
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  await page.close()
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  let imageURL: string | null = null

  console.log(url.hostname)

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  if (amzn.includes(domain)) {
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    imageURL = $('.imgTagWrapper').find('img').attr('src')
    if (!imageURL) {
      imageURL = $('img.s-image').attr('src')
    }
    if (!imageURL) {
      imageURL = $('img#imgBlkFront').attr('src')
    }
    if (!imageURL) {
      imageURL = $('img.frontImage').attr('src')
    }
  }
  if (!imageURL) {
    imageURL = $('meta[property="og:image"]').attr('content')
    if (imageURL) console.log('used og:image property')
  }
  if (!imageURL) {
    imageURL = $('meta[name="og:image"]').attr('content')
    if (imageURL) console.log('used og:image name')
  }
  if (!imageURL) {
    imageURL = $('meta[property="twitter:image"]').attr('content')
    if (imageURL) console.log('used twitter:image')
  }

  // try manual mapping
  if (!imageURL && domain in vendorHeroImageMap) {
    console.log('use manual mapping')
    const selector = vendorHeroImageMap[domain].selector
    const selectorType = vendorHeroImageMap[domain].selectorType

    if (selectorType === 'container') {
      console.log('using container selector')
      const heroContainer = $(selector)
      imageURL = heroContainer.find('img').not('[href*=icon]').attr('src')
    } else {
      console.log('using direct selector')
      console.log({ selector })
      imageURL = $(selector).attr('src')
    }
    if (imageURL) console.log('vendorHeroImageMap: ', imageURL)
  }

  // all else fails just fetch the first image
  if (!imageURL) {
    imageURL = $('img:first').attr('src')
    if (imageURL) console.log('used img src')
  }

  // resolve url
  // should handle imageURL cases such as:
  // "//static.smallable.com/1396969-thickbox/.jpg"
  // "/assets/upper-story-og-banner.jpg"
  if (imageURL) {
    imageURL = resolveImage(imageURL, url.origin)
  }

  let imageExists = false

  if (imageURL) {
    imageExists = await doesImageExist(imageURL)
    console.log({ imageExists })
  }

  if (imageURL && imageExists) {
    console.log('Successfully fetched: ', imageURL)

    return cloudinary.uploader
      .upload(imageURL, {
        folder: 'my_folder'
        quality: 'auto',
        transformation: [
          { crop: 'fill', gravity: 'auto', height: 366, width: 650 },
        ],
        timeout: 10000,
      })
      .then((result: any) => {
        console.log('Success: ', result.secure_url)
        return result.secure_url
      })
      .catch((e: any) => {
        console.log('error uploading to cloudinary', e)
        return imageURL
      })
  }
  console.log('Failed to parse image')

  return Promise.resolve(undefined)
}

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Welcome to our News Page! Here you will find news stories from the Archdiocese of Winnipeg, the Church in Canada, and beyond! We also invite you to submit your own articles to our Communication Services Office. Selected articles may be included here, as well as our Weekly News Bulletin sent to all parishes in the Archdiocese. Questions and submissions may be sent to communications@archwinnipeg.ca. God bless!
Note: Click on the small arrow beside each news heading to expand to the entire article.
Archdiocese of Winnipeg Section
Your kind prayers - Deacon Harold Graham
St. Albert, Alberta - Your kind prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of Deacon Harold (Hal) Graham who passed away on December 15, 2020 in St Albert, Alberta at the age of 87. Deacon Hal was born on March 16, 1933 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Hal and his wife Eveline were married in 1955 and raised a family of six children. After a career with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Hal entered the Permanent Diaconate Program and was ordained a deacon by Cardinal George Flahiff on July 3, 1976. Click here for the memo from Archbishop Gagnon.
Over one-hundred parish leaders meet virtually for Synod Implementation Gathering
Archdiocese of Winnipeg - "A Synod is God's work," Archbishop Richard Gagnon said in his address to the 116 parish leaders in virtual attendance at the December 12th Synod Implementation Gathering. Themed, Lead Kindly Light, the day-long event brought Clergy and Synod delegates together from throughout the Archdiocese of Winnipeg, sharing their joys and struggles in implementing the Archdiocesan Synod's (2016-2018) 42 recommendations.
There were presentations from Archbishop Gagnon, Linda Chiupka, the Archdiocese of Winnipeg's Synod Implementation Coordinator, as well as a number of Archdiocesan Pastoral Services staff. As part of the afternoon program, the participants were placed into breakout rooms where they were able to meet people from other parishes, and then have more in-depth discussions on moving the Church's mission forward, specifically in parishes, especially amidst present-day challenges.
"I must say, there were tears in my eyes when I saw all of you this morning," said Archbishop Gagnon. Due to province-wide restrictions, the Synod Gathering was held through the Zoom videoconferencing platform.
After the Archbishop's remarks, Linda Chiupka gave an update about implementation efforts throughout the local church. She highlighted a recent Listening Session held at St. Viator's Church in Dauphin, working through then-Orange restrictions to spiritually discern the pastoral priorities of the parish community in the coming years. Chiupka said, "being in red, orange or yellow [COVID-19 restrictions] should not deter us from continuing to move forward along our Synod path. Rather, it should only lead us to consider what communication methods or physical precautions may be necessary, at each level, to ensure we do move forward safely and effectively."
Brother Thomas Novak, O.M.I., whose ministry with the Archdiocese focuses on dialogue between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, said that, "Dialogue, like the Synod, is an adventure. There should be some joy and laughter, and maybe some tears."
In the new year, Novak hopes to contact Pastors "about possibilities for dialogue in their parishes and, in Indigenous parishes, possibilities for sessions to help train lay leaders."
Judith Vasquez, who serves as Director of Catechetics and Faith Development, said that the Synod Gathering "was an affirmation of God's promise of unconditional love. God prepared us even before the pandemic by allowing us to discover the unique gifts that we can offer to the faithful and those in the peripheries." Vasquez also recognized the challenges that COVID-19 continues to present, but encouraged those who serve in catechetics to "continue to be present to one another as lay leaders of the Church."
John Acosta, the Archdiocese's Director of Pastoral Services, spoke about the Archdiocesan pastoral response to the 42 Synod recommendations. Patti Fitzmaurice of the Office of Social Justice shared about areas of society in dire need of advocacy and help. On opportunities for adult faith formation, Helena Fitzgerald presented on the Nathanael experience, while Reverend Eric Giddins spoke about the Summons program.
What's next for the implementation of the Synod recommendations in the Archdiocese? Chiupka says, "[m]y most pressing next step is to become proficient at navigating the Zoom platform, so that I am ready to run a 99 Masterclass in the new year and assist parishes that request help to host a virtual Listening Session or run an online Alpha." Chiupka says she has already received several notes of interest in participating in the Masterclass.
When asked about how she felt after the successful gathering, Chiupka said, "Grateful! Grateful for the team that worked behind the scenes planning and supporting the event on the actual day and to the presenters that put together such great content. Grateful for the number of people who registered but also who seemed to actively engage with the content through their attention and participation; and grateful to those who sent messages during and after the event to express their appreciation and affirm our efforts."
Archbishop Gagnon asked the participants, "What will be the long-term result of this prolonged period of spiritual, psychological and physical suffering? Will people simply lose their faith and drift away? How will our communities ever rebuild and re-establish themselves?" The participants listened intently, pondering the real strain that the pandemic has caused through the better part of 2020.
"But there is much more to this situation than meets the eye," the Archbishop continued. "There is a reality of faith that we often overlook, and this is something that I have observed in my contacts with pastors and lay leaders around the Archdiocese."
"For some time now, I have observed a certain Gospel joy and determination among our people that is impressive. Our Local Church is inhabited by what I would call, the 'hidden Christians'. Even though we do not see them physically at worship, they are living their faith at home, participating in live-streamed Masses, being present to one another digitally as we are today, supporting their parishes and all the time longing to return to community and the Sacraments. Just look at the numbers of people who decided to participate in this video conference today!
"This has been one of the real joys and even surprises during these past many months. When we walk by faith, when we actively rely on our faith, when we do faith, we receive faith!"
The Synod Gathering's closing song was a compilation of people from 50 countries singing Amazing Grace in their own language. As it played, Chiupka said, "I scrolled through the gallery to see the participants' reactions, and the joy that radiated from some of the faces – particularly those who saw their home country reflected – was palpable. It was an incredibly moving experience and one I won't soon forget."
For matters pertaining to Synod Implementation, contact Linda Chiupka at lchiupka@archwinnipeg.ca. The Archdiocese of Winnipeg's Pastoral Services staff may also be contacted directly at: https://www.archwinnipeg.ca/contact.html.
This article was written by Christian Martinez, the Archdiocese of Winnipeg's Director of Communication Services.
The Archbishop Section
January 15, 2021: The Archbishop's Friday Report
Archdiocese of Winnipeg - Through this week's edition of the Friday Report, Archbishop Gagnon updates us on his participation in the Canadian Council for Churches' virtual retreat as well as positive remarks from members of our Archdiocese. He then answers questions about Pope Francis' recent document, Spiritus Domini and the effect that it'll have on our churches (8:44). Then, he touches on questions about the easing of restrictions (13:12), as well as how we as the church can "keep close" to those on the peripheries during this time (16:22).
The Apostolic Letter, Spiritus Domini, here.
Read the latest COVID-19 Updates, here.
Information Regarding the Week of Prayer.for Christian Unity, here.
Ask the Archbishop a Question:
If you would like to ask Archbishop Gagnon a question, reach out to us at communications@archwinnipeg.ca or find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Click here to view the Friday Report.
The Church in Canada Section
CCCB Issues Response on Recent Legislative Decisions Relative to Bill C-7
Ottawa - "Today (December 18), following the adoption of Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) at Third Reading in the House of Commons and the announcement by the Superior Court of Québec to grant a two-month extension to the federal government on its deadline to legislate, the Executive Committee of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) issued a response calling on legislators to '… conscientiously rethink this current legislation and the amendments being considered in advance of the formal parliamentary review. This would demonstrate accountability and transparency, ensuring the trust that Canadians should have in their members of Parliament. It is not too late to reconsider Canada's approach to euthanasia and assisted suicide, in order to ensure an ethical response, one that promotes the inherent dignity of each human person when faced with the profound questions surrounding what it means to be human, the quality of life, human suffering, death and dying'." Read more.
In the Community Section
Deacons of MB Newsletter, Vol. 1 Issue 6
In the Community - We invite you to read the most recent edition of the Newsletter for the community of permanent deacons in Manitoba. For more information, please contact Deacon Jim Frater (jrfrater@mymts.net) or Deacon Michael Cordova (michaelmartincordova@yahoo.com). Read Volume 1, Issue 6, here.
Parishes in the Archdiocese Section
Staying Connected at Christmas
St. Charles Church, Winnipeg - Christmas was coming! At St. Charles Parish this usually would mean adults getting together for parties and potlucks and children celebrating a Birthday Party for Jesus with games, crafts and birthday cake. A few days before Christmas, parishioners of all ages would have been invited to spend a few hours together decorating the church and sharing pizza.
In 2020 with COVID-19 and the necessary restrictions, everything was different. A group of friends from St. Charles wanted to find a way to reach out to parishioners over the Christmas season. There were limited options so they pooled their talents and produced a half-hour musical video which they posted on the St. Charles YouTube Channel.
It happened relatively quickly. In early December members of the Music Ministry were invited to take part and the church was booked (in adherence with restricted numbers). Over a two week period, the participants were recorded separately. The individual videos were merged and edited into a 29 minute presentation and posted on our YouTube Channel - St. Charles Catholic Parish Winnipeg. During the Christmas season we had over 322 views.
Our motive for making this music video was to reach out to our St. Charles parishioners. We endeavoured to entertain and comfort them. Although we couldn't celebrate Christmas as a community in person we could share the joy of the season in spirit.
"Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone". Pope Francis
This article was written by Eva Arsenault. Thank you, Eva, for helping us share the Stories of Faith in our community!
Two parishes come together in a Christmas 'virtual' choir to proclaim the Good News
Parishes in the Archdiocese - In the unique situation of this Christmas season, Blessed Sacrament Parish and St. Eustache Parish came together to unite their voices in a Christmas virtual choir.
Their goal was to proclaim the good news to our fellow Christians of the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. While they may be physically separated or alone by the current restrictions, this song Make Room by Casting Crown reminds everyone that if we open our hearts to receive the wonderful LOVE of Jesus, we can take in the blessings of inner peace, joy and love in spite of the trials we are facing.
Thank you for sharing your talents, friends!
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Identifying Safety-Net Resources at Health Centers to Prevent Infectious Disease Transmission Resulting from the Opioid Epidemic
The impact of the opioid epidemic on infectious disease transmission is an important public health issue. The problem came dramatically to light in 2015 when an outbreak of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections occurred in rural Scott County, Indiana. This qualitative study explores the experiences of community health centers (CHC) i
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Addressing Trauma in American Indian and Alaska Native Youth
This report summarizes findings from an environmental scan about practices and programs addressing trauma and related behavioral health needs among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. The report includes descriptions of trauma-informed and trauma-specific interventions, common elements of behavioral health programs targeted to help AI
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NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Works Cited
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Improving the Health of Adolescents & Young Adults: A Guide for States and Communities. Atlanta, GA, 2004. Gamm L, & Hutchinson L. Rural Healthy People 2010: Evolving Interactive Practice. American Journal of Public Health , 2004; 94: 1711-1712. Kanarek N, & Biala R. Community Readiness
NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Future Research
Given the important timing of this study in terms of the release of Healthy People 2020 , several follow-up studies and dissemination activities should be considered.
NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Implications for Healthy People 2020
The findings contained within this report are useful in informing the assessment, development, and implementation of Healthy People 2020. The variations in use reported above parallel the distinct and competing opinions regarding the organization of Healthy People and the number of focus areas and objectives that should be included in Healthy
NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Barriers to Use
In both 2005 and 2008, users of Healthy People 2010 were most likely to cite barriers related to their organization/agency as opposed to barriers related to Healthy People 2010 when asked about issues preventing their organizations/agencies from using Healthy People 2010 more. These findings are not surprising, but are very important to note w
NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Awareness and Use Across Respondent Group
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NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Awareness and Use of Healthy People 2010
The results from the 2008 User Study indicate that Healthy People 2010 is a highly visible initiative—with awareness of the initiative among responding organization/agencies increasing between 2005 and 2008. This increase appears to be due to a rise in awareness among local and tribal health organizations and may be related to the aforemention
NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Discussion
The 2008 Healthy People User Study results enhance our understanding of the awareness and use of Healthy People 2010 , provide information to aid in the development of strategies for improving the utility of Healthy People to state, local and tribal health organizations/agencies, and provide valuable feedback as HHS develops Healthy People 2
NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Healthy People 2020
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NORC Final Report: Healthy People User Study. Non-Users of the Initiative
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Pick Me Up Off the Floor is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Norah Jones. The album was released on June 12, 2020, by Blue Note Records. A departure from Jones' lounge leanings of the past, Pick Me Up Off the Floor is a primarily a jazz pop and jazz folk record, with elements of orchestral pop, blues, gospel, soul, country, funk, and hip hop.

Critical reception

Pick Me Up Off the Floor received an average score of 83 out of 100 from 10 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim."

Lior Phillips from Variety praised the album saying "stretching its borders from stormcloud blues to orchestral jazz pop to lithe Motown, the album is tied together by Jones' ineffable ability to convey big emotions with simplicity."

Commercial performance
Pick Me Up Off the Floor debuted at number 87 on the US Billboard 200, with 10,100 album equivalent units, according to Rolling Stone charts. This became her first studio album to not reach the top ten.

Track listing

Personnel
 Norah Jones - vocals and piano (on all tracks), Wurlitzer electric piano and Hammond B3 organ (track 3), drums (6), celesta (11)
 Ayane Kozasa - viola (1)
 Paul Wiancko - cello, string arrangement (1)
 Brian Blade - drums (2–6, 9)
 Pete Remm - Hammond B3 (2, 3), synthesizer and electric guitar (2)
 John Patitucci - electric bass (2)
 Christopher Thomas - upright bass (3, 4, 9)
 Ruby Amanfu and Sam Ashworth - backing vocals (3, 4, 9)
 Mauro Refosco - shaker (3)
 Dan Iead - pedal steel guitar (4, 10)
 Leon Michels - tenor saxophone (5, 7)
 Dave Guy - trumpet (5, 7)
 Jesse Murphy - upright bass  (5–7)
 Nate Smith - drums (7)
 Jeff Tweedy - acoustic and electric guitar (8, 11), electric bass (8)
 Spencer Tweedy - drums (8)
 Mazz Swift - violin and backing vocals (9)
 Josh Lattanzi - electric bass  (10)
 Dan Rieser and Josh Adams - drums (10)

Technical
 Norah Jones - production (except 8, 11)
 Jeff Tweedy - production (8, 11)
 Brandon Bost - recording at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY (1)
 Andy Taub - recording at Brooklyn Recording, Brooklyn, New York (2, 5–7, 10)
 Patrick Dillett - recording at Reservoir Studios, New York (3, 4, 9)
 Matt Marinelli - additional recording at Rainbow Star, Brooklyn, NY (2–4, 6, 9, 10), mixing (1, 2, 4)
 Jake Owen - additional recording at Superlegal Studios, New York (3)
 Homer Steinweiss - horns recording at Diamond Mine Studios, Columbus, OH (5, 7)
 Jamie Landry - mixing at Flux Studios, New York (3–7, 9)
 Tom Schick - recording and mixing at The Loft, Chicago, IL (8, 11)
 Mark Greenberg - engineer (8, 11)
 Samuel Wahl - musical assistant at Brooklyn Recording, Brooklyn, NY (2, 5–7, 10, 11)
 John Muller and Joey Wunsch - musical assistants (3–7, 9)
 James Yost - musical assistant (3, 4, 9)
 Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone - mastering  at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ
 Frank Harkins - art direction, design
 Diane Russo - photography

Charts

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References

2020 albums
Norah Jones albums
Blue Note Records albums
Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios

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