Opus Digest: September 2024
Highlighting some of the best stuff posted on Opus last month.
Sep 1: September 2024’s Best Streaming Titles: Bubba Ho-Tep, The Shining, Grave of the Fireflies, Pan’s Labyrinth
Elvis fights a mummy, Redrum, Studio Ghibli heartbreak, Guillermo del Toro, and more.
Sep 2: Every Frame a Painting Is Back (For Now)
The beloved YouTube channel returns with a limited series of new video essays.
Sep 3: My Cultural Diet (August 2024): Seven Samurai, The Fall Guy, Lone Wolf McQuade, Batman, Baby Assassins
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
Sep 5: cLOUDDEAD’s Self-Titled Debut Has Been Remastered and Reissued
The experimental hip-hop masterpiece was originally released back in 2001.
Sep 8: “Opening” by Numün
The latest single from the “ambient country” trio is filled with languid and rustic ambience.
Sep 11: The Ross Theater’s “Fright Fest” Returns with The Thing, Bubba Ho-Tep, Night of the Living Dead, and More
Lincoln’s arthouse theater returns with another lineup of horror cinema just in time for Halloween.
Sep 12: “Wheeling” by Big Bend
On his latest album, Nathan Phillips delivers rich, experimental pop in the vein of Talk Talk and Shearwater.
Sep 14: New Subscriber Playlist: “Blue Collar Love”
This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode celebrate the musical career of Starflyer 59’s Jason Martin.
Sep 15: American Football’s Self-Titled Debut Gets a 25th Anniversary Celebration
The Midwest emo classic gets a remastered edition and a collection of covers to mark the occasion.
Sep 16: “The Girl That I Call Home” by Tears for Fears
The new album from Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal combines new material with career-spanning live performances.
Sep 20: Sentimental Craving for Beauty by VEiiLA (Review)
The exiled Russian duo’s stylish-yet-forlorn music sits at the nexus of dream pop, trip-hop, downtempo, and goth.
Sep 21: Supergroup Red Strat Releases Their Vinyl-Only Debut EP
The band features members of The Prayer Chain, Starflyer 59, Fine China, and more rocking out.
Sep 23: “The Show” by The Rope
The Minneapolis-based post-punk band prove they can also get contemplative on this single from their upcoming album.
Sep 26: The Cure Announce Songs of a Lost World; Listen to the First Single “Alone”
The band’s fourteenth album will be their first since 2008’s 4:13 Dream.
Sep 28: “Follow the Light” by Broadcast
A previously unreleased demo highlights the eerie and poignant aspects of Broadcast’s music.
Related: Opus’ full September 2024 archives.
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