#vagabon

[rwrbmovie]

BTS of #RWRBMovie: soundtrack

From Billboard:

Another cover that prominently features in the film is a fresh reimagining of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel classic “If I Loved You” performed by Vagabon. “I knew her voice and her sound, married to that classical music theater, was going to be the right match,” says Lopez, who describes himself as “a huge musical theater nerd.” When he approached Vagabon (Laetitia Tamko) with the idea, she wasn’t familiar with the song, which made him doubly sure of the decision. “It was great, because she had no associations,” he reasons. “It’s a new way of looking at it.” Having familiar songs with new voices was important to Lopez for this queer romcom. “This movie was always about, for me, new ways of doing old things — that was the ethos of the film, so I wanted to try and get a couple covers in there.” Another example of putting a new twist on something familiar came via Oliver Sim. The filmmakers asked the solo artist and The xx member for an original composition, but after he watched an early cut of the film, he told Lopez, “I think I’ve already written the song for the movie.” “It was his idea to take the song ‘Fruit’ from his most recent album and completely re-orchestrate it,” Lopez explains. “He said, ‘I made the acoustic version; now I want to make the cinematic version.’ He took something very delicate and blew it up to these epic proportions. It sounds so swoon-y and hopeful. That was a big win, for me, to get him to do that — I have my own bespoke version of an Oliver Sim song,” he adds with a smirk.

>> post about 'Can't Help Falling in Love'

[honey-bri-books]

I can't wait to ugly cry to this movie. 😪💖🤍💙

[wildspringday]

mitski, natalie laura mering, & vagabon via instagram

[queerafricans]

LGBTQ and Cameroonian: Vagabon, Max Lobe, Sophie Duker and Luis Mba

[halogen2]

some of my favorite albums i listened to in 2023!

Stereo Mind Game - Daughter

ROACH - Miya Folick

The Record - boygenius

All Of This Will End - Indigo De Souza

The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We - Mitski

Proof of Life - Joy Oladokun

My Soft Machine - Arlo Parks

Sorry I Haven't Called - Vagabon

Honey - Samia

Are You Happy Now? - Jensen McRae

Write Your Name In Pink - Quinn Christopherson

Supermodels - Claud

[nonesuchrecords]

The solar eclipse is nigh! Whether you're in the path of totality or nowhere near, pop on a pair of paper glasses and turn up The Sun and the Moon, a playlist of celestially celebratory songs by Sam Amidon, David Byrne, Bill Frisell, Rhiannon Giddens, Mary Halvorson, Tigran Hamasyan, Emmylou Harris, Hurray for the Riff Raff, k.d. lang, Kronos Quartet, Audra McDonald, Brad Mehldau, Mountain Man, Sam Phillips, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Vagabon, Caetano Veloso, Wilco, and more. You can hear it on Spotify and Apple Music here.

[toffeethief]

Vagabon - Water Me Down

[bbreaddog]

Tagged by @galentir 💛 thank you!!

My top ten songs from my spotify on repeat playlist:

(Online Love) - Conan Gray

Escapism - Steven Universe

My Vine - Wasia Project

Night Falls - Steel Train

Summer Child - Conan Gray

how can i pretend? - Wasia Project

She - dodie

If I Loved You (rwrb version) - Vagabon

hope ur ok - Olivia Rodrigo

Finally Free - Julie and The Phantoms

I tag: @fiddlepickdouglas @jazz-bar @m-eowdy @jmrothwell @noworneverphantom

(No pressure to do this)

[blackqueernotables]

Vagabon: multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter

[radio-4-is-static]

"I sat down for coffee with my good friend Donna Missal one day and we talked for hours about music, songwriting, etc. I talked a bit about the early seeds of inspiration for the new music I was working on. How it's about having fun and writing music that is free and playful. I wasn't yet sure exactly how to deviate from the way I've written in the past, but the prospect excited me. I remember jokingly telling her that I wanted to "just talk my shit." She said, "why not just say that? ... Can I talk my shit." It suddenly felt simpler. It was as simple as granting myself permission to write freely, as I would in conversation. There is inherent value in how we speak to each other, there is inherent poetry in daily conversation. These moments with other great artists really inspires me, thank you for your help on this one Donna 💖"

– Vagabon on her new single Can I Talk My Shit?

[wildspringday]

vagabon via instagram

[queerafricans]

“From major label pop albums to introspective indie projects, LGBTQ+ artists brought their artistic visions to life throughout 2023.”

The 20 Best Pride Albums of 2023: Staff Picks

[underachievers-please-try-harder]

Interview // Vagabon

Appeared in Issue 161 of Loud and Quiet.

[a-scavengers-death]

Tagged by @gan-helsing so hear goes. 5 songs I’ve been listening to:

The Black Midi, New Road gang really has choke hold on me rn. Every time I put in my headphones it’s like oh noooo for some reason Hellfire just started playing.

I nominate the grinch! And @nintengoat @drunkonschadenfreude @one-good-word and @misosuper