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Hugo is the third studio album by English hip hop artist Loyle Carner. It was released via Virgin EMI Records on 28 October 2022.[1] The album was shortlisted for the 2023 Mercury Prize.[2]

Three years passed between the release of Hugo and Carner's previous album, Not Waving, but Drowning. During this period he focussed on Chilli Con Carner, his cookery school for children with ADHD.[3] His ongoing struggles with dyslexia and ADHD would inform the lyrical content of Hugo. He also released three singles in 2020: solo release "Yesterday," "I Wonder Why" with Joesef, and "Let It Go" with FARR and Flatbush Zombies producer Erick the Architect.[1]

Carner's first child, a boy, was born in late 2020.[4] He stated a desire for his music to be a "a true representation of the facts" for his son to look back on, documenting Carner's life as a young, Black, artist dealing with issues from his past.[5] As a result, the lyrical content of Hugo is largely autobiographical. The album was written during the lockdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6] He also considered the introspective tone of the album to be in part due to this "hedonistic side of career being stripped away. There were no shows, no backstage, no festivals, no photoshoots."[7]

Carner was influenced by Kendrick Lamar, saying "When you're young, there's a charm to the fact that you're a bit naive. You don't know what you're striving for. It's a balance because you don't want to be too old to feel connected to the culture of youth that you're trying to speak to. There's a sweet spot in the middle, like Kendrick with To Pimp a Butterfly, where you're naive enough to still be free-speaking, but considered enough to refine your shit."[4]

"Georgetown" was named after Carner's paternal grandmother's birthplace, and samples John Agard's poem "Half-Caste", which recounts the author's experiences of racism as a mixed race man in Britain. Issues of racism, and feeling separate from the Black community, are also present on "Hate".[4] "Blood on my Nikes" recounts a murder Carner witnessed as a sixteen-year-old, and includes a speech on knife crime by teenage activist Athian Akec.[5] Throughout the album he references his relationship with his estranged father, with whom he had recently developed a relationship, and whose recorded voice is sampled on several tracks.[4]

Hugo was met with critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional critics, the album received an average score of 87, based on 8 reviews.[8] Writing in The Guardian, Damien Morris called the album a "beautiful, blistering masterpiece," praising the "intense" production and elements of jazz, as well as the subject matter.[10] Fred Garratt-Stanley of the NME gave the album four stars out of five, named it Carner's "most polished record yet", singling out the production of Kwes for helping the rapper "move from dynamic, multi-syllabic storytelling to a more honest, reflective voice."[5] Hayley Milross of The Line of Best Fit also praised the lyrical content, noting that the introspective themes "demonstrate some of Carner's finest and best work."[11]

Tim Sommer quote from the Big Plans For Everybody blog comments section (2011), though Hahn Rowe of the band maintains, in the same comments section, that there was no unreleased third album; that it is, in fact, most likely a live performance board tape from one of the last Hugo Largo shows at the original Knitting Factory in NYC.

Having just dropped his new single "Creeper" taken from his upcoming second album, trailblazing UK-based artist Hugo Brijs returns from film scoring and composition work, as an artist in his own right.

The strong psychedelic indie rock chill-anthem, is sure to reel you in. With expert instrumentation and a soothing vocal, and a certain unsettling eeriness to it, 'Creeper' is not shy of showcasing the talent of this UK-based artist. In conversation with Earmilk, Brijis dives into his musings, inspirations and process.

I also have to give a shout-out to my partner Armelinda here as well. Not only has she created the artwork, graphics and titles for the project, but she also volunteered to be the ghost and spent 3 days of the shoot under that red sheet in various locations and weather.

Canciones de siempre (Songs of Always translated in English) is a musical album produced and performed by the defunct ex-president of Venezuela, Hugo Chvez. Chvez's mandate was always identified by his left-wing alignment, supporting nations whose governments maintained a similar stance. Among his oppositors, they viewed the politician as a populist and denounced his government for corruption, but above all, its remarkable political propaganda.

In May 1999, three months after won the elections, Hugo Chvez would host a radio show called Al Presidente (Hello President translated in English), in which he discussed aspects of his government and problems of Venezuelan society. For a while, spectators were also allowed to interact with him through phone calls. Al Presidente was strongly criticized for being considered an obvious propaganda that intervened in the media, since not only did they speak discursively about the government, but even Chvez himself went so far as to direct military orders on live.

In 2007, Chvez would present during the radio show a musical album that compiled regional songs from Venezuela and Mexican "rancheras", all performed by him. The former president was already known for singing during his speeches and political campaigns, even singing with the Mexican artist Vicente Fernndez. In Chvez's words, the album was recorded by Teresa Maniglia, press officer and host of the radio show, as "another of her mischievefs".[1]

Chvez showed the cover of the CD in which he appeared with a "llanero" hat and a microphone in hand. However, he did not mention the songs that appeared on it, limiting himself to say that those were typical songs. He also did not mention if the album would put on sale, although some media declared that it would be distributed for free among the Venezuelan population.[2][3]

It is unknown if the album was released to the public or if only Chvez had a copy. The songs, as well as the number of tracks, are also unknown, although it is believed that they could have been songs performed during Al Presidente or covers of Vicente Fernndez's songs. Interestingly, the album is listed on Rate Your Music, possibly as a joke.[4]

HUGO tells the story of Hugo Cabret, who lives in a Parisian railway station after the passing of his inventor father. His adventures throughout the film lead him to an important piece of his father's work and to the cinematic visionary artist Georges Mlis. The music created by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Aviator, The Departed) beautifully tells the story throughout the film in this love letter to French culture and early cinema.HUGO - Original Score features new artwork by Garreth Gibson, which includes a double-sided insert with credits and stills from the film. Housed in a 400gsm jacket with black poly-lined inner sleeves, this release will be enclosed in a reusable perforated poly bag in lieu of shrink wrap.Available Vinyl VariantsClassic Black, Limited to 150 CopiesParis Sky, Limited to 350 CopiesGolden A/B Transparent Blue C/D, Limited to 500 CopiesMondo Exclusive Variant, Limited to 500 CopiesTrack ListingSide AThe ThiefThe ChaseThe ClocksSnowfallHugo's FatherAshesSide BThe Station InspectorBookstoreThe MoviesThe MessageThe ArmoirePurposeThe PlanTrainsSide CPapa George Made MoviesThe Invention of DreamsA Ghost in the StationSide DA Train Arrives in the StationThe MagicianCœur Volant (Performed by Zaz)Winding It Up

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But Carner maintains his vulnerability and charm that made his work so moving on his last record, Not Waving, but Drowning, too. Also present is his clear love for culture and art, manifesting themselves in this album in both the sounds of the selection of beats Carner raps on top of and their jazz-funk influence but also in his choice to sample UK poet Benjamin Zephaniah on track three, Georgetown. That aforementioned vulnerability primarily comes through on the final three tracks on this album as Carner addresses his past pains and his struggle living without a consistent father figure more deeply, being honest about his pain instead of using his anger to mask it.

With gorgeous beats reminiscent of Sometimes I Might Be Introvert in their large scale and apparent jazz and gospel influences, excellent lyrics and flows tackling politics, philosophy and history all at once and a strong, emotional concept at its core, hugo is another strong record from Loyle Carner, a man quite clearly on a mission to prove himself as one of the most important rappers currently working.

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