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Concrete and Glass: Expanded Edition Due Out June 25 via Because
Jun 03, 2021
By Emma Goad
Nicolas Godin, one half of the French band Air, has announced an expanded version of his 2019 album Concrete and Glass and shared one of its bonus tracks, “Another Side,” which features Grammy-nominated alternative/R&B duo We Are KING. More
Plus Rose Elinor Dougall, Caribou, Shopping, Tame Impala, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Dec 06, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, so this week’s installment covers songs from the last two weeks. Hence we have a Top 13 instead of a Top 10. More
Concrete and Glass Due Out January 24, 2020 via Because Music
Nov 27, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Nicolas Godin, one half of the French band Air, has announced a new solo album, Concrete and Glass, and shared a new song from it, “The Foundation,” via a video for the track. The song features Oxnard, California singer Cola Boyy and the album also features Kirin J Callinan, Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor, and others. More
New Solo Album Due Early Next Year
Oct 11, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Nicolas Godin, one half of the French band Air, has shared a new solo song, “The Border,” via a video for the track. It’s the first the first taste of his new solo album, due out early next year new via Because Music, and the first new single since his debut solo album, Countrepoint, released back in 2015. More
Contrepoint out on 4/22 via Because Records
Mar 14, 2016
By Joshua M. Miller
Nicolas Godin, one half of French electronic duo Air, is releasing his solo debut Contrepoint in North America via Because Records on April 22. To get US fans ready for the release, he’s releasing a new video for closing track “Elfe Man,” a tribute to Danny Elfman’s film scores. More
Contrepoint to Get a U.S. Release on February 26, 2016 via Because Music
Dec 03, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Nicolas Godin, one half of the French band Air, released his debut solo album, Contrepoint, in Europe back in September. Now the album is getting a U.S. release on February 26, 2016 via Because Music. Godin also did a very cool Take Away Show session for La Blogothèque. More
Issue 55 Also Includes Interviews with Julia Holter, Kurt Vile, Neon Indian, Martin Courtney, The Dears, John Grant, Bruce Campbell on Ash vs Evil Dead, the Cast of Back to the Future, and More
Nov 13, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the November/December 2015 issue, which is available digitally now (via the magazine apps Zinio and Readly), has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. It will also soon be available digitally via Under the Radar‘s app, as well as Readbug and Kindle. The issue features EL VY (Matt Berninger of The National and Brent Knopf of Menomena and Ramona Falls) on the cover. More
Contrepoint Due Out September 18 via Because Music
Sep 08, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Nicolas Godin, one half of the French band Air, is releasing his debut solo album, Contrepoint, on September 18 via Because Music, with each song inspired by a different Bach composition. More
Contrepoint Due Out September 18 via Because Music
Jul 07, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Nicolas Godin, one half of the French band Air, recently announced his debut solo album, Contrepoint, which is due out on September 18 via Because Music, with each song inspired by a different Bach composition. More
Contrepoint Inspired by Bach and Glenn Gould
Jun 01, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Nicolas Godin, one half of French band Air, is set to release his debut solo album this year and he’s released a video for first single “Orca.” The album is entitled Contrepoint and is due out on Because Music (the exact release date has yet to be announced). More
Interviews
Feb 04, 2016
By Laura Studarus
Nicolas Godin, one half of the band Air, is nothing if not pragmatic when evaluating his skills. When describing Contrepoint, his first solo effort in his 17-year career, he notes that the project was born, not out of a desire to say something different, but rather exploring to see if he could break his own self-prescribed mold. More
Reviews
Nov 10, 2015
By Lily Moayeri
Nicolas Godin‘s talents have been established over seven albums as one half of the French duo Air. Contrepoint marks Godin’s first solo album. There are two key inspirations behind Contrepoint: classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach, eight of whose works are used as starting points for the eight tracks on the album, and pianist Glenn Gould. More