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with regards to the creation of the work – I let people into the creation of the music in a way that I hadn ’ t done before , so there ’ s also that . There ’ s also coming away and saying , “ Okay , this is something where I can actually hand some of the ropes to someone else and trust that we will all pull in the same direction .” That was good , too , to come away with people I want to work with again on more work .
IE : And the textural “ Son of Nyx ” hints at possible film soundtracks in your future . HOZIER : Yeah . That ’ s a collaboration because for the actual melody , that piano that you ’ re hearing at the beginning is my wonderful musical director and longtime friend and bandmate Alex Ryan . He sent me this beautiful piano piece , and it was at a very difficult time , and his father ’ s name is Nick , so I asked him if I could call it “ Son of Nyx ,” as a sort of play on words that would also honor his father , and I was delighted to have his work on it because , to me , it ’ s such a beautiful piece . And Nyx is a Greek goddess , and one of Nyx ’ s sons is Charon , the boatman in Greek mythology . So the song , to me , really felt like a crossing , and it reflected on that river crossing or that sort of crossing over . So that was a wonderful example of opening up the process , of opening the door to a new experience of sharing in the creation of something . And I think the result is beautiful – it ’ s one of
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IE : But all the way to the coda , “ First Light ,” there are a lot of dark-vs . -light battles on the album , as well , right ? HOZIER : Yeah . For sure . And in “ First Light ,” definitely . For me , I wanted the album to have a sort of descent , starting from the beginning , with “ De Selby ”’ s reflection on darkness , that ’ s entering into something , going into a dark place . Dante talks a lot in his “ Inferno ” about how he misses the sky for the whole of that poem . But I wanted the end of the album to have something of an arrival , back to see the sky again for the first time and to ascend or march upwards instead of march downwards .
IE : But all of this , really , is just gravy after the real meat and potatoes – you actually got to hang out and record on the Nina Cried Power EP in 2018 with THE Mavis Staples ! She is so incredibly cool ! HOZIER : She is so cool ; she really is . And she really is so wonderful , and I just pray to God that I could have the ability to be 83 and to be onstage in such a way that is so joyful and so energetic , and so welcoming to other artists , and so celebrating of other artists . She invited me and Brandi Carlile onstage with her at Brandi ’ s Mothership Festival , so I am forever astounded by the grace of that woman and her warmth , kindness , and her energy .
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Directed by Samuel Rodin Rated NYR • July 21 - In Theaters
Eight-year-old Peter ( Woody Norman ) is plagued by a mysterious , constant tap , tap from inside his bedroom wall - tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination . As Peter ’ s fear intensifies , he believes that his parents ( Lizzie Caplan andAnthony Starr ) could be hiding a terrible secret and begins to question their trust . And for a child , what could be more frightening than that ?
Oppenheimer
Directed by Christopher Nolan Rated R • July 21 - In Theaters
Christopher Nolan wrote , directed , and co-produced this biographical thriller about J . Robert Oppenheimer , the theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear bomb . Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J . Sherman , the film stars Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer , with a supporting ensemble cast that includes Emily Blunt , Matt Damon , Robert Downey Jr ., and Florence Pugh .
They Cloned Tyrone
Directed by Juel Taylor Rated R • July 21 - Netflix An eerie series of events leads an unlikely trio
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( John Boyega , Teyonah Parris , and Jamie Foxx ) down a rabbit hole into a sinister neighborhood conspiracy in this mind-bending offbeat comedy . Additional cast includes David Alan Grier , Kiefer Sutherland , and J . Alphonse Nicholson .
Haunted Mansion
Directed by Justin Simien Rated PG-13 • July 28 - In Theaters
Inspired by the classic Disney theme park attraction , the film is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters . LaKeith Stanfield , Tiffany Haddish , Owen Wilson , Danny DeVito , Rosario Dawson , Chase W . Dillon , Dan Levy , Jamie Lee Curtis , and Jared Leto round out the ensemble cast .
Sympathy For The Devil
Directed by Yuval Adler Rated NYR • July 28 - In Theaters
After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger ( Nicolas Cage ) at gunpoint , an expectant father ( Joel Kinsman ) finds himself in a highstakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems .
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Continued from 36 Russell and Faces-styled rocker and brings it hurtling to the verge of punk rock . The bassist on this set is Roy Estrada , George ’ s former bandmate in the Mothers of Invention . George had performed “ Willin ’” for head Mother Frank Zappa , who responded by recommending that George form his own band ( possibly due to personal distaste for the song ’ s drug references ). Luckily for 50 + years of fans , George took the advice . Sailin ’ Shoes earned George a percentage of the acclaim he sought as a songwriter as well as a player . He would join New Orleans legends the Meters to record another version of “ Sailin ’ Shoes ” for Robert Palmer ’ s debut solo album Sneakin ’ Sally Through the Alley . The outtakes disc includes a previously unreleased demo of “ Sailin ’ Shoes ” and exclusive alternates of key tracks “ Cold , Cold , Cold ,” “ A Apolitical Blues ,” and “ Willin ’.” Album-closer “ Texas Rose Café ” is included as a demo that was presented to the Doobie Brothers . The song ’ s character inhabits a fleabag hotel and dreams of love and adventure , only to wind up where he started . “ Doriville ” is another road-weary and rustic beauty that could have made the cut if the vinyl format could have held another few minutes of music . The hometown show |
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recorded on August 28 , 1971 at the Los Angeles Palladium represents the only known multi-track live recording of Little Feat ’ s original lineup . The live album was recorded at the Palladium six months prior to release of Sailin ’ Shoes . The set collects ten songs from Sailin ’ Shoes and debut Little Feat . The show launches a swaggering “ Tripe Face Boogie ” and wraps with a ferocious “ Teenage Nervous Breakdown .”
Newcomers to Little Feat are often pointed toward live album Waiting for Columbus . With the wealth of extra material and two album ’ s worth of the band ’ s finest studio performances , you couldn ’ t go wrong starting here , either .
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