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Rockferry
Wed, 14 May 2008 07:10:12
Lately, the U.K. has been producing pint-sized singing powerhouses
like nobody's business: Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, Kate Nash, Adele,
and now Duffy. Is something in the water? Perhaps. Like Winehouse and
Adele, Duffy channels the soulful sounds of the '60s, taking hints
from acts like Bettye ... more
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Pre-release hype surrounding the new Def Leppard album promised everything from a return to Pyromania form, to a full-on country album. Fortunately, neither could be farther from the truth. Pound for pound, songs from The Sparkle Lounge is the strongest Def Leppard album since the triple-platinum ...more
Narrow Stairs
Thu, 08 May 2008 10:07:28
Six studio albums deep into their career, Death Cab for Cutie have seemingly marked a turning point in their sound with Narrow Stairs. Lead singer and songwriter Benjamin Gibbard, also known for his well-received electro-pop side project The Postal Service, has declared the album a "curve ball," ...more
Maths and English
Tue, 06 May 2008 07:40:13
After a three-year delay, the kinetic East London grime MC Dizzee Rascal defies expectations with Maths + English, delivering a pop-influenced, vaguely mainstream album, drawing almost as much from various American rap styles as he does from the deep and gnarled scene from which he emerged five ...more
When You Know
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:52:25
Reigning jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves returns after a nearly three-year hiatus—her last album was the Grammy-winning soundtrack to Good Night, And Good Luck. Reeves heaves her vibrant voice back into the public consciousness, mostly reworking contemporary tunes. Some she establishes as valid new ...more
Neptune
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:37:12
It's hard not to think PJ Harvey when listening to The Duke Spirit. Should that really matter? Maybe. Neptune continues the raw power, guitar-based rock formula they developed on Cuts Across The Land—beefed up thanks to Queens of the Stone Age producer Chris Goss' production credit here—with a ...more
De Novo Dahl channel classic '60s pop on Move Every Muscle, Make Every Sound, and they make it relevant for a modern world in need of some sunshine. In fact, the
major key swirl of tracks like "Make Some Sense" and "Shakedown" could plant a smile on even the most "emo" emo kid's face. It's been ...more
Trouble in Dreams
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:56:27
If you happen to know anything about Dan Bejar, it's most likely in relation to one (or all) of three things: his quirky contributions to Canadian, pop supergroups The New Pornographers and Swan Lake, his enduring penchant for self-reflexivity and repetition, and/or his melodic and soaring, liberal ...more
A Mad and Faithful Telling
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:39:37
Van Morrison may have told us that he wanted to rock our gypsy souls, but it's Colorado-based band DeVotchKa who has actually gone and done it. The worldly band has been making indie music for Albanian grandmothers since 2000, but it was their work on the 2006 indie
darling Little Miss Sunshine ...more
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:33:11
The opening sound on Danity Kane's second album is that of a music box being wound up before their creator Sean Combs introduces them by name. Considering that the girl group was put together on a reality show (Making the Band), evoking mechanization seems appropriate, and the album that follows is ...more
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