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‘Creed 2’ Gets New Director-Steven Caples Jr.
There’s no secret that Michael B Jordan‘s Creed was expected to get a sequel. Luckily, we are in good hands, because Creed 2 debuts Nov 21, 2018 with a new director.
Ryan Coogler-director of Marvel’s Black Panther– has passed the project on to Steven Caple Jr, despite Stallone announcing he would be directing the film.
Taking over the series’ mantle from Ryan Coogler (who’s about to shake the world with his Marvel film Black Panther in February 2018) is Steven Caple Jr., directing his big movie. (Sylvester Stallone announced in October he would be directing, assuming the job for the fifth time in the Rocky series. Something obviously changed quickly.) Many should remember Caple from directing The Land, a 2016 indie feature he wrote and directed, with Nas producing. Reports say the film impressed Jordan and Sylvester Stallone.
Plain Mister Smith returns with Bric-À-Brac Attack, a beautifully offbeat collection of indie-folk, pop and atmospheric songwriting. Released via Amelia Records, the album finds the Vancouver and London-based multi-hyphenate turning fragments of memory, relationships and everyday absurdity into something quietly cinematic.
At its centre is “Grindavik”, a shimmering, reflective track inspired by the Icelandic town shaped by recent volcanic activity. Bright acoustic guitars and steady drums carry a constantly shifting chord progression, mirroring the song’s central metaphor of a relationship under pressure and the hope that its fissures can eventually heal. Featuring Jordan Klassen and Kitt, the track captures the emotional tension that runs throughout the album.
Elsewhere, Bric-À-Brac Attack moves effortlessly between playful guitar-driven moments, lush arrangements and more introspective passages. “Miss Sunshine” brings infectious energy, while collaborations with Findlay Brown, Leeroy Stagger, Krystle Dos Santos and Tyson Mostenbocher add colour to an already eclectic record.
Former guitarist of Canadian darkwave band Moev and a cellist with the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra, Plain Mister Smith brings an unusually broad musical perspective to his songwriting. Yet Bric-a-Brac attack never feels overly calculated. Instead, it has the charm of something discovered rather than constructed.
Warm, strange, melodic and emotionally searching, Bric-À-Brac Attack is a record that rewards getting lost in its details. Plain Mister Smith may remain deliberately mysterious, but the music itself speaks with remarkable clarity.
Photo credit: Sandra Lockwood
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