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Deafheaven Release New Surprise EP At Work In The Fields Of The Bomb

Last month, Deafheaven guitarist Kerry McCoy mentioned mysterious plans for a new EP. Talking to the Spanish website Binaural , McCoy said the new record would be both "the heaviest" and "the hardest" thing that the band had ever done — a big claim when this band is the one under discussion. He also said that it would be out "before the end of the year." Right now, Deafheaven are on tour with…

Deafheaven Release New Surprise EP At Work In The Fields Of The Bomb

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Art for freedom: Maria Kalesnikava in Bonn

The Belarusian musician and civil rights activist Maria Kalesnikava held the keynote speech on the importance of art at the 2026 Beethovenfest in Bonn. She also visited DW.

  • Belarusian flautist Maria Kalesnikava speaks at Beethovenfest on art's role in authoritarianism.
  • Kalesnikava endured five years of political imprisonment in Belarus, including solitary confinement.
  • Art provides inner freedom and tolerance, crucial for a free society, according to Kalesnikava.

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