Train - California 37
American roots-pop-rockers, who stormed the charts with
their 2001 hit CD Drops Of Jupiter, seems to have done a U-turn on their music
and on their sixth studio CD, California 37, they are reinvigorated and bravely
playing a band new territory. Their CDs after Drops was Jupiter was a bit
bland, but the new one excites us! It's best to say that the CD delivers
innocent excitement, showcasing Train’s wholly unpretentious approach and an
evident passion for what they do.
Jason Mraz - Love Is a Four Letter Word
American singer/songwriter Jason Mraz is extremly chilled.
on his new CD. We found him at his hippie-dippiest, peace-loving,
live-in-the-now best. If you thought he was mellow before, just wait until you
check out the new material. Jason is one singer who has always looked on the
bright side of life and his music reflected this, as we find on his new CD.
This is truly an awesome release that is an absolute must have for your CD
collection.
Anthony Hamilton - Back To Love
The American R&B, and soul singer-songwriter, and record
producer outdo himself on his fifth CD, Back To Love. The CD is a sterling
continuation of the singer’s ever-widening palette. Where Hamilton’s past
albums have lured in listeners with their slow, sensual pull, Back To Love
grabs them outright with the soul man’s punchiest, most immediate batch of
songs yet. He finds powerful common ground between vintage influences and
modern production.
The Ting Tings - Sounds From Nowheresville
English duo had us bopping with their hits That's Not My
Name and Fruit Machine. So we were ecstatic when we heard they are releasing a
new cD, but now we actually regrets it. Sounds From Nowheresville is an awkward
blend of arena rock, synth pop, dance, reggae, and, strangely enough, folk. The
CD is a blast when it’s on and imminently forgettable when it’s not. Listen to
this one before paying for it, it might just disappoint you.
Pascal & Pearce - Passport 2.0
The local electro progressive house group Pascal &
Pearce (Pascal Ellinas and Dave Pearce) gives some of their songs from their CD
Passport a second go with some new remixes, tweaks and tweats and they do it
brilliantly! Martin Solveig ft. Dragonette's Big in Japan get a P&P dusting
as well as Locnville ft. Natasha Meister's Staring at The World Outside.
Passport 2.0 is 12 tracks of brilliant party music and is highly recommendable.
Birdy - Birdy
English young music artist Bridy (born Jasmine van den
Bogaerde) had us sitting upright and taking notice with her voice-and-piano
cover of Bon Iver's Skinny Love. The 15-year-old from Hampshire delivers
haunting music on herself titled debut CD, which consist mostly of her take on
other people's music. The stripped down tracks are the once that give her
wings. She keep the songs intimate and true to her style and that's what makes
this release such a huge success.
All-American Rejects - Kids in the Street
American rock band The All-American Rejects' fourth CD is a
rock-anthem party! From the initial build-up at the beginning of the opening
track, "Someday's Gone," it's apparent that the band is letting their
fans know that they are back and ready to prove their staying power. Front-man
Tyson Ritter told Billboard during an interview, ""We're still a rock
band. There's still guitars all over this thing. We just found a few different
ways to use them, different ways to make guitars not sound like guitars. The
songs were there, so we had to the time experiment and use all our time and
energy in the studio just figuring out how to paint this picture." And all
we can this - picture is pure rocking bliss!
Civil Twilight - Holy Weather
Former South African rock trio Civil Twilight's sophomore
release Holy Weather creates a perfect blend of atmospheric sounds and hazy
storytelling, which is crafted by brothers Steven (singer/bass/piona) and
Andrew McKellar (guitar) and Richard Wouters (drums).Best known for their track
Letters From The Sky, the bend does impress on the new CD. The band goes into
several different places that weren’t even scratched upon during that first
album. Some of this experimentation doesn’t work, but most of it does. Entirely
different from the first album, Holy Weather is still a tremendous record that
music fans will enjoy.
Jack White - Blunderbuss
Former The White Stripes member Jack White finally released
his first solo album, and it's good! Alexis Petridis wrote in The Guardian that
"Jack White has always been at his best when he's at his weirdest – and
that is very, very much the case here." "Blunderbuss" has elements
of nearly every project Jack has worked on - and there are many. The CD is
familiar enough to please the fan base and
adventurous enough to forge a new path ahead.
Various OST - The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
Produced by 12-time Grammy winner T Bone Burnett, the album
features 16 brand-new and exclusive tracks by many of music's top artists
who've drawn from themes embodied in The Hunger Games story to craft their
songs. Expect to hear a brand new song from The Decemberists entitled "One
Engine" as well as songs from a myriad of other chart-topping and
critically acclaimed sensations such as Arcade Fire (whose song appears in the
film itself), Kid Cudi, Miranda Lambert feat. The Pistol Annies, Adam Levine of
Maroon 5, and more. Mirroring the intense action and compelling drama of this
epic story, this eclectic mix of songs written especially for the companion
album explore topics of freedom, family, love, power, and individuality.
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