Premiere: Lana Del Rey - Tropico

Lana Del Rey closes the Born To Die era with a huge bang. Her Anthony Mandler directed biblical short film Tropico contains three amazing tracks from The Paradise Edition; Body Electric, Gods and Monsters plus Bel Air, and stars Lana and Shaun Ross. The environments range from a utopian paradise filled with American icons, gritty and seedy shots from the streets of Los Angeles filled with strippers, violence and weapons to a serene and stunning countryside where all the hurt melts away. Sin and redemption, darkness and light. The last shot is really powerful and leaves us with questions and opens up for interpretations to say the least. Lana announced last night at the Los Angeles premiere that her second album will be called Ultra-Violence, so an album based on A Clockwork Orange could be around the corner. And carries on what she started off with her back alley blues paired with luxury. Watch below! Thoughts?

Antony and the Johnsons - Angel of Fire (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire OST)

The wonderful Antony and the Johnsons are the album closer on the soundtrack to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Angel of Fire is a dramatic and heavenly song that soars and stirs emotions like you'd expect. Written by Antony Hegarty in 1992 already, the backing track for the song is in parts from a recording once used for NYC club performances. This eclectic approach suits his artistry and how lovely to get a peek inside the vault and at the same time get a superb song out of it. We love the gentle sound soothing our ears on a cold November night. We're sitting close to the fire tonight...

Premiere: Sia Feat. The Weeknd & Diplo - Elastic Heart

Love Sia penned songs but it's for sure a huge treat when she sings them herself as well to say the least! She become quite the soundtrack queen as well - Elastic Heart if for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and features The Weeknd's honey soaked voice and Diplo's sick beats! The blend of all this talent just makes it a joy to listen to.  

Video Premiere: Goldfrapp - Annabel

Goldfrapp continues to tell Tales of Us. After the absolutely mesmerising Drew the turn has come to Annabel. The story of, as Alison puts it, 'a girl trapped inside the body of a boy' is so cinematic and well told in a most simplistic way. Love the heavenly vocals and a softly strumming guitar - that's all you need really! Based on a novel with the same name telling the story of an intersexed child who is forced to take on a male identity. The search within our inner core for personal truths and how the outcome manifests is something we could spend years discussing over coffee. So many are afraid to look within and find the essence of themselves we have noticed. Hiding behind social constructs is perhaps easier than exploring your own personal identity, but finding it and embracing will set you free forever. That's what the dress in this case represents to us. Allowing someone to see you for who you are instead of hiding in darkness. For a brand new amazing Goldfrapp interview with Nowness click here. Enjoy! Thoughts? 

Full Stream: The Great Gatsby Soundtrack

The biggest soundtrack of the year has got to be this one! The Great Gatsby has some really awesome songs adapted for it or written especially with it in mind. Killer line up too - Lana Del Rey, Florence + The Machine and Sia, the list goes on and on. For more info + the full track list head here whilst your stream below. Enjoy! Also available as an NPR stream here!