Krewella
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Dance-pop duo Krewella, the Pakistani-American sisters, hooks up with Yellow Claw on "Rewind."
Krewella & Yellow Claw - Rewind (Official Music Video) youtu.be
<p>Krewella explains, "We wrote 'Rewind' about the bittersweet feeling of losing yourself in memories. How moments and emotions seem to vanish in the blink of an eye, and suddenly it's a month, a year, sometimes a decade later, and you feel like everything you've experienced is a fictional story." Krewella's voices blend with a swirling rhythm for a vibrant summer earworm.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-630"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - underfirst11 - under_first_paragraph --></p><h2>Follow Krewella <a href="https://www.instagram.com/krewella/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/krewella" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Cd6nHYwecCNM1sVEXKlYr" target="_blank">Spotify</a></h2><h2></h2><h2></h2><h2>Follow Yellowclaw <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yellowclaw/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yellowclaw" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/47z7ZrgFoBvVpCnElCE3Zh" target="_blank">Spotify</a></h2>
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Film Features
Stop Turning Exclusively to White Movies for Comfort
Breaking down the bias of comfort films.
07.14.2020
With the constant onslaught of complicated news that 2020 has brought, sometimes you just want to be able to shut off your brain, relax, and feel happy.
Enter comfort films. These are the feel-good movies that feel like a warm hug when you finish them, the ones that allow you to escape for a short while. We often turn to these types of films in times of trouble or extreme stress, and when we're not sure what films of this nature we should watch, we turn to the Internet for options.
<p>And the Internet delivers. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/05/14/comfort-movies-streaming-quarantine/" target="_blank">Numerous lists</a> of <a href="https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200319-covid-19-comforting-films-to-watch-in-isolation" target="_blank">comforting films to watch</a> have been published across almost every major website since the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/12/comfort-films-to-watch-while-self-isolating-coronavirus-ranked" target="_blank">start of the March</a>. These lists often include old classics like <em>Roman Holiday</em>, new classics like <em>13 Going On 30</em>, and soon-to-be classics like<em> About Time</em>. While the films featured on these types of lists vary across genres and time periods, there is one thing that all of these lists have in common: They are almost exclusively white, heteronormative films. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
<!-- End Ezoic - undersecond12 - under_second_paragraph --></p><p>That is not to say that there is not any diversity. Gina Prince-Bythewood's directorial debut <em>Love and Basketball</em>, Alice Wu's recent Tribeca Film Festival award-winning film <em>The Half of It</em>, and Gurinder Chadha's star-making film <em>Bend it Like Beckham</em> make appearances on several lists. But by far, the majority of the films on these lists fall into a very specific bracket. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
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</p><p>But with the <a href="https://socialsciences.ucla.edu/hollywood-diversity-report-2020/" target="_blank">landscape of Hollywood changing</a> and the <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/01/886025141/the-academy-of-motion-picture-arts-and-sciences-invites-more-women-minorities" target="_blank">Academy becoming more diverse</a>, does it really matter if a curated list of popular movies from the past reflects a history that we're already aware has some issues?<br></p><p>The answer is: Yes, very much so. </p><p>When curators, critics, and list makers hold up a largely white, heteronormative selection of films as definitive of any aspect of pop culture, their blind spot helps to maintain the inequitable status quo that currently exists in the film industry. If when a person wants to feel comforted, the sole type of content that they're encouraged to watch is one from a specific racial background or sexual identity, they will internalize that. These lists are curated for joy, and if joy is constantly centered on whiteness, on heteronormativity, on a very limited sense of identity, we are ignoring entire swaths of human beings and their experiences. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p>Changing the dynamics of our media and, by extension, our society is not simply about recognizing the trauma of oppression on-screen. It is about seeing these communities' joy expressed through the medium as well. This is why <a href="https://nerdist.com/article/black-joy-movies-tv-shows/" target="_blank">lists of films that center black joy</a> are being created as additional material to engage with when learning how to be anti-racist. It is why there is a <a href="https://www.themarysue.com/subversive-power-lgbtq-happy-ending/" target="_blank">push for more happy endings in queer media</a>. We change the status quo not simply by telling new stories or by telling stories of oppression, but also by seeking out narratives of joy from communities whose voices have rarely been centered. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent22 - long_content --></p><p>The limited scope of so many Internet lists also implies that comforting content centering these communities does not exist, and that is simply not true. When films that feature marginalized communities only end up on lists for marginalized communities, it's clear that these identities are still considered an "other". By ignoring these films—films like <em>Coming to America, The</em> <em>Birdcage, </em>and <em>Hunt for Wilderpeople, </em>films that made people feel seen, films that inspired the media and the creators we rave about—these lists are just reproducing the same problematic paradigms of the past and erasing the value of important works of art. Creating better media systems requires reckoning with how we look at past content, too.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-637"> </div>
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</p><p><br></p><p>This does not mean you need to throw away these lists or stop watching <em>You've Got Mail</em>. But it does mean that you should reflect on what type of films you watch that center marginalized communities, and whether that encompasses what you watch when you want to feel good. Are you only watching Black trauma narratives or are you also watching romantic comedies starring Black protagonists when you've had a bad day? </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-638"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent33 - longer_content --></p><h2></h2><h2></h2><h2></h2><p>It also means that curators, critics, and creators of lists should move beyond their personal comfort zones and learn to seek out films that speak to experiences other than their own. Because, as it turns out, a lot of those films spark joy, too.</p>
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Sevana's New Video for "If You Only Knew" Is a Breath of Fresh Air
Reggae meets a dreamy, modern flair in a new song by multitalented singer Sevana.
07.08.2020
Destinee Condison
Sevana has released a video for her song "If You Only Knew." It's a vivid and entrancing journey, a love song designed for hot summer days and nights.
The video is a collaboration with Puma, and Sevana wears the brand effortlessly, making it work for her. She's thoroughly glamorous in radiant pink eye shadow and bright colors that serve to accent the music and the song's message. "If you only knew," she sings, throwing in a flawless run here and there, "how far I'd go for you." It's about sacrificing everything for love, dedicating oneself to preserving a relationship and feeling overwhelmed by the depth and joy of true romance.
Sevana - If You Only Knew (Official Video) www.youtube.com
Through it all, Sevana's voice is a highlight of the entire project. Effortless, airy and buttery, it floats above dreamy melodies and a reggae backdrop, forming a blend that feels timeless and yet profoundly modern.
Altogether, the song and video seem to be about movement—many shots find Sevana traveling across bridges, over streets and through bodies of water, buoyed by similar momentums of music and love. It's also infectious enough to persuade the listener to get up and move (even if it's within the confines of our still-quarantined apartments). Pops of vibrant color—green-azure waters, bold red houses, wide blue skies—make the video a visually stimulating adventure, a love letter to places as well as a person.
<p>Filmed in Dakar, Senegal and Portland, Jamaica, the video was primarily a collaboration between the artist and Yoram Savion, who directed and edited the film. Sevana served as creative director of the project.</p><p>In tandem with the video's debut, Sevana is also officially announcing the release of her first major label EP. <em><a href="https://smarturl.it/BeSomebodyEP" target="_blank">Be Somebody</a>, </em>which drops July 31st, was produced by Kelsey Gonzalez, the bassist for Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals. </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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</p><p>It follows her 2016 self-titled album and a variety of other projects. Though "If You Only Knew" is a lighter, more romantic and transportive tune, she's also ventured into the realm of hard-hitting protest songs, with tracks like "Justice" exposing a unique songwriting ability and political sensibility.<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
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</p><p>Music has long been at the center of Sevana's life. "Music has always felt instinctual to me," she said. "When I'm spilling over with feelings I write it, when I'm happy I sing, when I'm frustrated I dance to it. My relationship with music is the only one that has remained reciprocal and at the risk of sounding dramatic, it is my saving grace."<br></p><p>Sevana's journey towards musical success began when she performed as a member of the girl group SLR and won <em>Digicel Rising Stars</em>, Jamaica's own version of <em>American Idol.</em> Since then, she's taken the music world by storm, appearing as a feature on Protoje's 2014 <em>Ancient Future </em>and lending her talents to a variety of festivals around the world. (Appearances have included BRIC's Celebrate Brooklyn concert series and Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica's largest annual music festival. In addition to music, the multitalented artist has also worked as an actress and model, starring in the Jamaican web series <em>Losing Patience </em>and catching the eyes of brands like Puma.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
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</p><h2></h2><p>Born Anna-Share Blake, the Jamaican singer-songwriter's musical moniker is inspired by her hometown, the idyllic seaside Savannah-La-Mer. Inspired by great soulful chanteuses including Anita Baker, Adele, Celine Dion, and Beyoncé, and carrying currents of her island's roots, Sevana seems poised for greatness.</p>
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