Madonna returns to the dance floor
May 15, 2008
Stuffed with stifling techno beats and repetitive tones, Madonna’s latest album, Hard Candy, is a mediocre attempt to reform Madonna and depict her as 50 going on 20.Let’s face it. Despite Madonna’s eager attempts to stretch out her pop-diva status, she simply doesn’t... (more...)
Degraw drops predictable sophomore album
May 9, 2008
In Gavin DeGraw’s debut album Chariot, released in 2003, his hit single “I Don’t Wanna Be” topped charts across the country thanks to DeGraw’s tuneful songwriting and and powerful vocals. His second, self-titled album, released May 6, is good but is more or less... (more...)
Leona Lewis’s spirit tops the charts
May 5, 2008
Leona Lewis, the winner of the British talent show The X Factor (their version of American Idol) has brought her new album Spirit to the top of the charts across both England and America. She started off with releasing her most popular single “Bleeding Love,” released on December 18, 2007.... (more...)
Portishead releases mature and innovative sound
May 1, 2008
Portishead might have lost some pounding rap beats on their new album, Third, but they have not lost their innovative appeal. It’s been 14 years since Portishead released their last, real album, and apparently their long hiatus has made the already mature-sounding electronic jazz band... (more...)
lady antebellum invades country scene
April 23, 2008
Refreshing, fluent, and mature, country trio Lady Antebellum’s self-titled debut album qualifies itself as a top country album thanks to the brilliant combination of vocalists Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley along with multi-instrumentalist Dave Haywood. The name Lady Antebellum provides... (more...)
The kooks return with a vengeance
April 17, 2008
After releasing the brilliant 2006 smash hit Inside In/Outside Out, The Kooks returned with a vengeance with the release of their new album Konk. Konk is a continuation of Inside In/Outside Out with more of the same fast-paced anthems that mix lead singer Luke Pritchard’s heavily accented... (more...)
Counting Crows release new and improved rock album
April 8, 2008
The Counting Crows are back, and this time it’s a good thing. With a string of sub-par albums following the release of 1994’s instant classic August and Everything After, The Crows new release, Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings was a much-needed improvement. The new album provides the... (more...)
The black Keys push listeners into rock coma
April 8, 2008
The Black Keys hooked up with Gnarls Barkley producer Danger Mouse on their aptly titled new release Strange Times, and the result is a White Stripes’ inspired guitar assault that leaves listeners in a state of rock coma wondering how only two people could possibly make that much noise. Tracks... (more...)
Gonzalez haunts listeners with beckoning voice
April 6, 2008
Sometimes one song can define an album, and unfortunately for Jose Gonzalez “Down the Line” was the one and only bright spot off of his new album In Our Nature. Coming off of his 2005 release Veneers, expectations were high for the Sweden born singer. With a haunting voice similar to underground... (more...)
R. E. M. effectively goes back to basics
R.E.M.––Accelerate
R.E.M. has simply turned up their amps and punched out another 35 minutes of fast alternative rock anthems.GRADE: B
Written by Sir Andrew Lesser · April 2, 2008
Although technology is quickly infusing itself into today’s music, none of the recently created digital effects, electronic drum beats, or synthesized noises have affected R.E.M in the 28 years of the band’s existence. R.E.M’s new album, Accelerate, is no exception; Michael Stipe and... (more...)
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