An extended play (EP) is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. An "EP" is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal".
Starflyer 59 is an American alternative rock band from Riverside,California that was founded in 1993 by Jason Martin,brother of Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric. While Jason Martin has written nearly all of Starflyer 59's songs,the band has included a number of different musicians over the years,including Jeff Cloud,Frank Lenz,and Richard Swift. The band's sound was initially identified as an outgrowth of the shoegaze movement of the early 1990s,but the band's music has gradually evolved to the point of little resemblance to that of its early days.
Jamie Adenuga,known professionally as Jme,is a British grime MC,songwriter,record producer and DJ who was born in Hackney,and raised in Tottenham. He is the co-founder of the crew and label Boy Better Know. He also serves as a sole owner and director of an associated company,Boy Better Know Limited,which he incorporated in 2008. He was previously part of the grime collective Meridian Crew and later Roll Deep alongside his older brother,Skepta.
The following is a discography of Skepta,a British MC from Tottenham,London. He is a producer and DJ commonly associated with the North London grime scene,including Roll Deep and Boy Better Know. Skepta released his debut album Greatest Hits on 17 September 2007. It was released on the Boy Better Know label. Skepta self-released the first single "Rolex Sweep" in September 2008,which reached number 89 on the UK Singles Chart. He released the album Microphone Champion on 1 June 2009. The single "Too Many Man",with JME,Wiley,Frisco and Shorty,charted at number 79.
Frank Ocean is an American singer,songwriter,and rapper. His early works are credited by some music critics for pioneering the alternative R&B genre. Ocean has won two Grammy Awards and a Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist among other accolades,and his two studio albums have been listed on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" (2020).
Alejandra Ghersi Rodríguez,known professionally as Arca,is a Venezuelan musician and record producer based in Barcelona,Spain. She initially began releasing music under the name of Nuuro. After attending the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music,Ghersi first released the EP Baron Libre (2012) under the name Arca and subsequently released the EPs Stretch 1 and Stretch 2;the latter experimented with hip hop and brought her attention from prominent music publications.
Endless is a visual album by American singer Frank Ocean. It was released on August 19,2016,as an exclusive streaming-only video on Apple Music,and preceded the August 20 release of Ocean's second studio album Blonde. Endless was later remastered and had a limited reissue in physical audio and visual formats on November 27,2017.
Vulnicura Live is a live album by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk featuring 14 songs performed during her 2015 Vulnicura Tour. The original release was available exclusively through Rough Trade record shops in very limited quantities and is published by One Little Indian. Its online allotment quickly sold out but a limited number of CDs and LPs were available at Rough Trade brick and mortar stores on release day. The sets are now out of print. The album was followed 8 months later by a standard commercial release featuring an altered track order and new artwork taken during the Vulnicura Tour.
Blonde is the second studio album by the American singer Frank Ocean. It was released on August 20,2016,as a timed exclusive on the iTunes Store and Apple Music,and followed the August 19 release of Ocean's video album Endless. The album features guest vocals from André3000,Beyoncé,and Kim Burrell,among others. Production was handled by Ocean himself,alongside a variety of high-profile record producers,including Malay and Om'Mas Keith,who collaborated with Ocean on Channel Orange,as well as James Blake,Jon Brion,Buddy Ross,Pharrell Williams,and Rostam Batmanglij,among others.
Blonded Radio is Frank Ocean's Apple Music 1 radio show that originally lasted from February to August 2017,with four additional special episodes that aired in November and December 2018,four more episodes from October to December 2019,and another episode in December 2021. The show is hosted by Ocean,Vegyn,and Roof Access and usually airs a new single from Ocean each episode. A fictional radio station based on the show,titled "Blonded Los Santos 97.8",was added to the video game Grand Theft Auto V in December 2017.
Venezuelan electronic music producer Arca has released ten studio albums,one remix album,two mixtapes,one compilation album,four DJ mixes,one box set,four extended plays (EPs),twenty-nine singles,twenty-three music videos,and ten remixes.
Utopia is the ninth studio album by Icelandic singer-musician Björk. It was primarily produced by Björk and Venezuelan electronic record producer Arca,and released on 24 November 2017 through One Little Indian Records in the United Kingdom and The Orchard Enterprises in the United States. The album was acclaimed by music critics for its production,songwriting and Björk's vocals,and later received a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards,becoming Björk's eighth consecutive nomination in the category.
"Arisen My Senses" is the third single from Icelandic singer Björk's ninth studio album,Utopia,released digitally on 21 March 2018. A "slug genitalia-coloured" vinyl remix EP was released months later on 25 May. The song was written and produced with electronic musician Arca,Björk's primary collaborator on Utopia.
"Blissing Me" is the second single from Icelandic singer Björk's ninth album,Utopia,released on 14 November 2017 via One Little Indian Records. The song was written by Björk and produced by Björk and Arca.
"Welcome to the Party" is the debut single by American rapper Pop Smoke from his debut mixtape Meet the Woo (2019). It was released on April 23,2019,by Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records. The song was written alongside producer 808Melo. The first official remix for "Welcome to the Party" was released on August 15,2019,with fellow New York rapper Nicki Minaj. The second official remix with British rapper Skepta was released on August 21,2019. Both remixes were later released on the deluxe edition of Meet the Woo.
"Dear April" is a song by Frank Ocean,released as a 7-inch single on March 25,2020,consisting of an "acoustic" version as side A,and a remix by Justice as side B. The acoustic version was released digitally on April 3,and was written and produced by Ocean and Daniel Aged.
"Cayendo" is a song by Frank Ocean,released as a 7-inch single on March 25,2020,concurrently with "Dear April". It consists of an "acoustic" version as side A,and a remix by Sango as side B. The acoustic version was released on digital platforms on April 3. Ocean wrote the song,and co-produced it with Daniel Aged.
"DHL" is a song by Frank Ocean,released as a single on October 19,2019. Prior to being released for digital download and streaming,the track was premiered at the end of Ocean's Beats 1 radio show,Blonded Radio. Its release follows a day after Ocean announced the tracks "Cayendo" and "Dear April". It is Ocean's first release since his cover of "Moon River" was released in February 2018 and it is his first original song since releasing "Provider" in August 2017.
"In My Room" is a song by Frank Ocean,released as a single on November 2,2019. Ocean wrote and produced the song alongside Michael Uzowuru. It was premiered on Ocean's Beats 1 radio show,Blonded Radio,two weeks after "DHL". The 7-inch single vinyl is set to include a remix by Benny Revival as its B-side.
"KLK" is a song recorded by Venezuelan musician Arca featuring vocals by Spanish new flamenco singer Rosalía. Written by both of the performers in Barcelona,Spain,the track was released on 22 June 2020 through XL Recordings and Columbia Records as the fourth single off Arca's fourth studio album Kick I.
