News about Astrud Gilberto

ADRIAN THRILLS: Although most of their peers, such as Wolf Alice and The 1975, have shrunk, Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher have stuck to their guns, keeping the number cranked to 11. On the duo's fourth album, an old-school approach is apparent. With singer Kerr's use of special effects to make his bass sound like a lead guitar and drummer Thatcher's a strong presence, it's still business as normal. The band's three previous LPs have all reached No. 1, and Back To The Water Below should do the same.

Astrud Gilberto, a girl from Ipanema, died at the age of 83. Marcelo, Gilberto's son, told The Independent that she died on June 5th. Her death was not confirmed, and no reason was given. Antonio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese poet Vinicius de Moraes wrote The Girl From Ipanema in 1962.