MATT CHAMPION RELEASES DEBUT SOLO ALBUM MIKA’S LAUNDRY OUT NOW VIA RCA RECORDS
Today, Matt Champion releases his debut solo album Mika’s Laundry. The album includes previously released singles, “Aphid” featuring Dijon, “Slug,” and his recent collaboration with JENNIE, “Slow Motion,” which PAPER Magazine called a “surging, heart-on-sleeve track.” Alongside director Anna Pollack, Matt has unveiled a fully realized visual world around Mika’s Laundry that includes the newly-released video for “Dogfish,” which displays the many colors of his Arcadian utopia.
Mika’s Laundry represents a defining shift in Matt’s sound with his return to solo music, taking his time to mold new ideas over the course of several years and craft a singular body of work that many may not have expected. At the album’s core, Matt writes thoughtfully about the complexities of his relationships and asks the existential questions that come with growing up and discovering your place amongst your peers. Matt co-produced the album alongside Henry Kwapis, Dijon, and a handful of other close collaborators, warping his voice to complement the textures of the music.
Equally important to the music is the world Matt crafted within which the album exists. A remote, but technologically sound community of cement-walled facilities, open plains, and greenhouse-like domes, at the center of which lies the album’s namesake club, Mika’s Laundry. On album opener “Green,” Champion ushers in this eco-brutalist dreamscape with layered, manipulated vocals that mimic the sound of laser beams as he wanders through a mundane daydream. Piece by piece Champion builds his musical sanctuary and dives deeper into themes of existentialism, forming his own conclusions on desire and affection, most notably on album track “Steel” featuring Dora Jar. With Mika’s Laundry, Matt is reintroducing himself through a free and meticulously crafted personal statement of his experiences in life and love, scored by the sounds of a future he’s envisioned.
Listen to Mika’s Laundry and check out the “Dogfish” video and stay tuned for more from the artist.
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Driving upside down,
You're my escape from reality
You know what you mean to me
Cause I'm leaning all my weight
Making my heart cry
Moving in slow, slow motion,
If I could stop time for real,
Would make it any easier for me to love you?
Cause you know I'm shy for you still
So bad that it kills
And I can't help but feel like we're moving in slow motion
If forever was forever I would never give you up,
You're my baby,
You're my love,
Even when we in the rough
I remember when we met
Was it a blessing or a curse?
Another memory I kept to keep you always on my mind
You are always on my mind,
You know what you mean to me
Moving in slow, slow motion,
If I could stop time for real
Would it make it any easier for me to love you?
Cause you know I'm shy for you still
So bad that it kills
And I can't help but feel like we're moving in slow motion
If I could stop time for real
Would it make it any easier for me to love you?
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in no particular order, here are my favorite fics that i've read this year!! please show a lot of love to all of these wonderful authors <3 (also please heed their rules, esp for nsfw fics!!)
part of my 2023 wrap up!
@koqabear
um like. quite literally everything sol has posted this year. i am being so serious. check out their masterlist right NEOWWWW and read EVERYTHING
@blackhairedjjun
flowers of every color — i could rave about this series for like 10 hours straight, i'm not even kidding. it's sweet with the perfect amount of angst to really draw you in, i fell in love with every character more and more with each chapter <3 now where is my prince!jjunie :(
@tyunkus
amazon wishlist (m) — me when me when me when roommate!tyun offers to fuck me...god, i need this so bad
@jishyucks
gloves & dittany — OHHHHH how i love this fic...one of the best harry potter aus i have ever read, and with yeonjun?? slytherin!yeonjun!!!! ooooo you really got me good, op <3
bittersweet — *cowboy cat meme* DRUNK SOOOOOOOOOB i think this wins the award for being the cutest fic i read in the year of 2023
@beom-pyu
i can't swim, idiot! (m) — i will never not shut up about this fic...just faking married? with beomgyu?? with feelings involved??? yeah. Yeah <3
like the moon — merman!kai you will always be famous to me, one of my all-time favorites by far!!!!!
@toruro
answers (m) — this academic rival!taehyun fic had me screaming crying gnawing on my leg like wtf mika. how could you do this to me. i am dead now.
@hyukalyptus
something nice (m) — i went SOOOO insane over this fic like the dynamics were just. scrumptious. i love yeonkai i love this fic i love hp for writing this yes yes yes
like, never ever? (m) — ohhhh my god. this one really got me good,, dom best friend!beomgyu giving mc her first orgasm?? sign me tf up !!!!!!
@qqtxt
sway with me — i sent this in for their 1k event i just :')))) i love this so so so much!!!! dancing with yeonjun is my dream, so thank you for taking my request op!! <3
@hueareloved / @huenation
my love mine all mine (m) — the most tender and soft and SWEET nsfw fic i have ever read, so in love with this and sleepy lovesick jjunie AGHH brb rereading this
ditto — ohhhh how i love angst. amor's writing style is beautiful and it made this beomgyu fic that much more heart-wrenching <3
@huckleberrykai
laundry basket (m) — no bc this went CRAZYYY with the perv!mc thing, savored every single word of this kai fic tbh
comfy cozy (m) — CUTE AF. i am the biggest proponent of soft smut and berry writes it so well <3 i loveee soft yeonjun more than life itself
@aduh0308 / @banggyu0308
yeehaw (m) — OKAYYY cowboys!taejun fucking destroyed me like. i don't think i ever recovered from this
berry sorbet (m) — i need kai to be my soulmate rn wtf. cute n sweet and i loved it
@boba-beom
airport crush pt.2 (m) — the minute smiles told me she was working on airport crush pt.2 i passed away. nothing could have prepared me for this fic, it destroyed me in the best way...god, i need yeonjun so bad
trapped in your game (m) — i salivated. i quaked. i (s)creamed. best friend!yeonjun, please hmu </3
@napofamoon / @mazeinthemoon
you're the one love (m) — moonie ATE with this fallen angel!yeonjun fic!! i love sacrilege n this was just sooo hot
@tubatwo
workaholic — this made me giggle and kick my feet so hard...i love you cafe boss taehyun, pls marry me
@hyuk4ngel
honeymoon avenue — i. love. angst. and fay is exceptionally talented at writing it!! taehyun better watch out tho >:(
@mapofthemazeinthemirror / @afterbluehours
untitled (m) — this yeonbin x reader fic is SOOOO hot like. i screamed. i cried. i rolled around in a fetal position because it just made me so insane
@nightlyawnzz
duality (m) — OHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYY GODDDDDDD i think this is one of the hottest kai fics i have ever read in my entire life. i don't often see kai as a hard dom in fics so this opened my eyes (can't wait for the final part!!)
@scintillasofbeomgyu
you are in love — one of my jjunie comfort fics!!! sweet n soft and everything to me :')
@petrichor-han
twenty-three suns (m) — rain's writing style hits me straight in the gut, especially with this summer fling au with taehyun :') lovely yet heart-wrenching and AGHH i love this
@ncteez
untitled (m) — UMMM this camboy!yeonjun fic altered the trajectory of my entire life. i fucking die every time i read this, like it has to be laced with crack or something
menace (m) — this was batshit INSANE LIKEEEE gangster!yoongi fucked me up so bad (in the best way)
@yeonboy
never meet your heroes — ONE OF MY FAVS EVER. LIKE. COLLEGE AU WITH SOOBIN???? I AM SO OBSESSED YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND
@ijhyo
how to get the girl — i ate this up SO hard. i just adore both the mc and beomgyu's characters in this, definitely another all-time favorite of mine
@cheolhub
head (m) — SAR YOU WERE INSANE FOR THIS. sub!soobin makes me so feral and this made my brainrot even worse UGHHH
@starbandit
backseat (m) — oh. oh yeah. now this is everything to me, best friend!yeonjun + car sex = a very very happy me
@tonicandjins
learning languages (m) — i don't often read donghyuck fics (or nct fics in general), but this one. oh, this one is beautiful. it made me cry, it made go through so many emotions i just. read this right now, you won't regret it
@heart2beom
cliche — i still vividly remember this first time that i read this, the dialogue is hilarious and it is just sweet n fluffy n AGHH i will forever adore this fic <3
and some more accounts with amazing fics!!!: @majestyjun @hyewka @taegimood @naomiarai @hyuk4sbf @fairyofshampgyu @enha-cafe @moonhoures @wolfytae-exe @dearlyjun @heartchoi @sook9i @tinietaehyun @minastras
a big thank you to all of these writers for sharing your works!! <3
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MATT CHAMPION ANNOUNCES DEBUT SOLO ALBUM 'MIKA’S LAUNDRY' DUE MARCH 22ND VIA RCA RECORDS
Matt Champion announces his forthcoming debut solo album Mika’s Laundry, and shares his latest single “Slow Motion” in collaboration with JENNIE. The album will be released March 22nd via RCA Records and includes previously released singles “Aphid” featuring Dijon and “Slug,” both of which were accompanied by Anna Pollack-directed music videos.
Mika’s Laundry crystallizes a radical shift for Matt in his return to his solo music, experimenting with new ideas over the course of several years to mold a singular sound. Speaking to this new approach, “Slow Motion” sees Champion wrestle with his peace of mind, complemented by production that nods to drum and bass influences. At the album’s core, Matt writes thoughtfully about the complexities of his relationships and asks the existential questions that come with growing up and discovering your place amongst your peers. Matt co-produced the album alongside Henry Kwapis, Dijon, and a handful of other close collaborators, warping his voice to complement the textures of the music.
Equally important to the music is the dystopian world Matt crafted for the album to exist within. A remote, but technologically sound community of cement-walled facilities, open plains, and greenhouse-like domes, at the center of which lies the album’s namesake club, Mika’s Laundry. Partnering with director Anna Pollack, Matt pieced the world together through a series of visuals that illustrate Matt’s idyllic future.
Pre-save/order Mika’s Laundry and listen to “Slow Motion” above and stay tuned for more from the artist coming soon.
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Alright time to have my daily stroke
Okay if you had to pick your top 10 favorite versions of Donna, what would they be?
Also *evil boop and runs away*
Hi mika XD
DAYUM, top 10 Donna's... Ok so for this i'm going to count fic versions of Donna and i'm specifically going to mention some top picks so you know what kind of Donna im thinking of
ao3 Donna (ex. Deliverance of Change, Phyto's Guide, Lady's Laundry, Forever (I'll Carry You To Safety), my fav fics <3)
Resident Lover Donna
Donnabenevientosimpingzone's RE8 Donna in Paradoxical
Vampire Donna
My Magic Prof. Donna
Donna in Jinxxparodies comics
Phantom of the Opera Donna
Heraxic's Greek Mythology AU Daphne (Arachne Donna)
DID Donna
Canon RE8 Donna
I'mma be real with you I didn't think I was gonna make it to 10 but whaddaya kow! There it is! It's honestly amazing that there's so many versions of her <3 This was a fun little ask, ty!
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