In a high-concept film directed by Warren Fu and featuring many hip-hop heavies, "The Space Program" is really code for the systematic removal of black people.
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The New York songwriter finds a place of solitude in the Spire Studio Tour Bus to perform "Mary," the quietest song from her magnificent 2017 album, S***** Hits.
The LA rockers released their first album in five years this past January. Wrong Creatures veers from garage rock to moaning guitars and atmospheric slow burners, all with a dark edge.