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Los Campesinos!, "Romance Is Boring"

05 Mar 2010 | by Matthew Walker
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British indie pop band Los Campesinos!  is ready to offer listeners its newest studio album “Romance Is Boring”. As it is the third work of the band - it sounds really good and qualitatively. Comparing with two previous sets - debut “Hold on Now, Youngster...” and sophomore “We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed” - the latest work sounds like a big musical breakthrough into the world of sounds’ variety. Los Campesinos! achieved a new level of music- making and as a result the music strikes by its instrumental palette and mannerism of melodies. Read more

Never Shout Never, "What Is Love?"

03 Mar 2010 | by Carey Cliven
Related: nevershoutnever!
Christofer Drew Ingle’s musical career began in 2007, when he started creating his own music. Now he is better known under the stage name Never Shout Never. American musician has already made all the steps on his path to the release of his first studio album. Not hurrying with the recording, the singer worked diligently and persistently and as a result the set pleased all Ingle’s admirers. “What Is Love?” can be called a mini album, as it consists of only 8 songs.  Read more

Hot Chip, "One Life Stand"

02 Mar 2010 | by Matthew Walker
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It is not so easy to find pop music with lyrics that would be unobtrusive and also had a deep meaning. But luring tunes and matchless lyrics of the newest release by the British quintet Hot Chip prove that lightness of sounding can not be made heavier by the words intricacy. “One Life Stand” can’t be ascribed to any of the existing musical styles, because the band skillfully departs from patterns and triviality. Band’s ability to mix immiscible things, put together incompatible phrases and crown the music with charm undoubtedly makes its creativity original and fresh.  Read more

TobyMac, "Tonight"

23 Feb 2010 | by Emma Bennett
Related: tobyMac, Skillet, Israel Houghton
TobyMac’s experiments with the sonic ground and lyrics very close to reality have always caught attention of big amount of listeners.  Continuing to create masterpieces he introduces listeners his newest release.  Fourth studio set “Tonight” offers the same unique style of the singer, which he describes as mix of funk and soul.  Read more

Massive Attack, "Heligoland"

21 Feb 2010 | by Carey Cliven
Related: Massive Attack, Hope Sandoval, Damon Albarn
Each release by Massive Attack during its musical career had been a dissimilar album, really different and quite independent from works that had been before it. And even if the band’s newest release “Heligoland” has some tricks, which sound similar to the previous works, it doesn’t mean that the whole set sounds threadbare. Contrariwise, these actions showed, that Massive Attack isn’t about to stop creating gorgeous music. Read more

Sade, "Soldier of Love"

16 Feb 2010 | by Emma Bennett
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Sometimes after a long hard day we need a relaxation and quiet atmosphere around us. All we need is light, airy as bubbles, mood music. And the right choice is to listen to the newest release by British R&B-soul veterans Sade. “Soldier of Love” isn’t a common album – it is a work with a ten year hardening. Most every has ceased waiting Sade’s new creations, but the band has stunningly amazed the listeners announcing a new release after the 2000’s multi-platinum set “Lovers Rock”. Surely, 10 years have made their corrections to the familiar Sade’s sounding. Read more

The Magnetic Fields, "Realism"

14 Feb 2010 | by Matthew Walker
Related: The Magnetic Fields
Surprisingly, but the music world still has things that never cease to amaze. Thereby, The Magnetic Fields lyrics astonish its realism and sincerity – only few have the courage to sing about things they have never had and never will have. Sometimes such creativity can sound too much dolefully and depressing, but in this case it does not spoil the band’s works and even makes its sounding more elegant and forms a peculiar aura around it. Surely, band’s frontman Stephin Merritt attempted to get closer to the listeners and tried to make newest release more light and intelligible. Read more

Ke$ha, "Animal"

08 Feb 2010 | by Carey Cliven
Related: Kesha, Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry, Britney Spears
If all music sounded like Ke$ha’s creating, then our musical surround would not have minor notes at all. Blazing, agile electro beats and well-known samples, which were laid into the sonic ground, make the debut “Animal” girlishly seditious and extremely explosive. Under the guidance of renowned producers such as Dr. Luke and Max Martin, who worked with Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry, Britney Spears and many others, previously unknown American girl has become a new star of the pop music world under the stage name Ke$ha. Her first single “TiK ToK” achieved the tops of many popular charts and kept the audience waiting for a new release with great impatience. Read more

We the Kings, "Smile Kid"

06 Feb 2010 | by Carey Cliven
Related: We The Kings, Demi Lovato
As expected, American band We the Kings hasn’t made any revolutionary changes in its music and has recorded its second studio album in a familiar pop-punk. “Smile Kid” is very similar to the self-titled debut – it has not only the same smooth songs, but also heartfelt lyrics. And this time, tunes became much more perky and catchy, meanwhile choruses – more laid –back. It is also worth to note, that We the Kings has extended its previously narrow sounding and covered much wider horizons. Read more

Ringo Starr, "Y Not"

04 Feb 2010 | by Emma Bennett
Related: Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Joss Stone, Joe Walsh, The Beatles
Attracting many famous friends to the cooperation, Ringo Starr makes beautiful music that always satisfies the listener. Having started his career after the breakup of Beatles, Ringo has been afloat almost for four decades and still delights listeners with really quality music. His rock is a wonderful blend of vocal virtuosity and accuracy of sonic ground. It sounds relaxed and charming, familiar and new at the same time. The newest release “Y Not” (2010) doesn’t pretend to be too pretentious or shocking. However, the set hooks with its celebrated guests. “Y Not” opens with a light whiff of blues rock of "Fill in the Blanks", that was imparted by Joe Walsh participation. Read more