Regina Spektor: Home, Before And After

<p><span><span>- Regina Spektor's eighth studio album <em>Home, Before And After</em> is her first release since 2016 besides a couple of singles within that six-year period. With a massive back-catalogue of works drawing inspiration from mythology, fairytales, or just characters or scenarios invented for the sake of the song, paired with Spektor's kitschy and endearingly awkward songwriting style, <em>Home, Before And After </em>brings exactly what fans have come to expect.</span></span></p>

Illumination presents Minions: The Rise of Gru

Minions (2015) was a load of fun and with Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) not only do we get to see more minions but we also get to learn about the super villain Gru who appeared in the final scene of the original film. There are a few familiar faces or should I say voices in the cast list including Steve Carell who stars as ‘Gru’, Michelle Yeoh as ‘Master Chow’, Julie Andrews as ‘Marlena Gru’ and Taraji P. Henson as ‘Belle Bottom’.

 

Zola Jesus: Arkhon

<p><span><span>- When <strong>Nika Roza Danilova</strong>, stagename Zola Jesus, emerged at the turn of the 2010s, she immediately revealed herself as a fascinating artist with a unique take on darkwave and gothic pop. Her subsequent records saw her expand her musical palette, adding an array of textures and atmospheres to her often thunderous yet soaring, melodic vocals.