It’s been over eight years since the release of Human After All, Daft Punk’s last proper studio album. While the duo composed a soundtrack for the movie Tron: Legacy in 2010, it didn’t quite feel like a true Daft Punk album. In many ways, Random Access Memories doesn’t sound like Daft Punk we’ve come to know, either. But that’s not a necessarily a bad thing. While not a complete departure from the duo’s past work,…
City and Colour may have emerged onto the music scene as a small side project from Ontario native, Dallas Green, but with three platinum albums and a history of performing alongside alt-rock heavyweights like Neil Young, it’s hard for this “hipstered-out” Clark Kent to stay out of the limelight. Back in 2005, the former Alexisonfire vocalist released a solo LP entitled Sometimes. This was one of the first times Green had truly ever showcased his abilities as…
Album: Modern Vampires of the Ciy Artist: Vampire Weekend Genre: Indie Rock Release: May 13, 2013 Label: XL Recordings ZME Score: 8.5/10 Website: www.vampireweekend.com Musicians trying to make a name for themselves in the age of Web 2.0 often find the Internet to be a double-edged sword. There’s no denying that with Bandcamp, Twitter, Facebook, and the blogosphere, every up-and-coming band now has the potential to reach a wide audience and share their music with the…
Cut Your Hair – Mad Love Now this is possibly the strangest but catchiest song I’ve heard for a while. Opening with the lyrics “Raveee…” does make me think “what is this”? But I’m soon over that when I hear the wonderfully soothing guitar strings combine with the melodic piano riffs and vocals that may remind you of something from the 90’s . At first I assumed this was a generic indie pop band from…
Album name: Save Rock and Roll Artist name: Fall Out Boy Genre: Dance-Pop/Rock Released: April 16, 2013 Label: Island ZME Rating: 8/10 Website: falloutboyrock.com Fall Out Boy have had an odd transition in the last decade. They went cult act to left-field success story when “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” and “Dance, Dance” blew up on MTV propelling 2005’s From Under the Cork Tree to sell three million copies. When Infinity on High dropped less than two…
This Oxford-based band take their name from the Scottish town of Stornoway on the Hebridean Isle of Lewis, and I’m not sure if that’s a sleepy little town or what but this music definitely reflects what a sleepy town would sound like. With soothing folk-like guitar melodies and calming vocals the self-recorded “Tales From Terra Firma” is a great second album from the guys. The album opens with the uplifting “You Take Me As I…
He’s still rude. His beats still aren’t orthodox. If you were expecting a run of the mill, traditional rap album this probably isn’t the one for you. That being said, if you want an exciting, multifaceted, twisted experience, Tyler’s got you covered. There’s so many different sounds and genres packed into this album that it almost positively has something for every hip hop listener. Most people didn’t catch onto Tyler, the Creator until after the…
With their fractured Angles recording sessions, the absence of any definite tour plans, and the complete media blackout surrounding their new album, The Strokes are giving every indication that their time together is up. When you consider that Comedown Machine, the band’s new album, will be their last on release RCA, it all makes sense. So when the video for their song “All The Time” was released earlier this month, it seemed to confirm what everyone was already thinking….
Earl SweatshirtOFWGKTA. Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. A name that has been all over the internet for a few years now, with their numerous members, different albums, crazy live shows and now a clothing brand? Safe to say that Odd Future are definitely at the top of their game at the moment. Tyler, The Creator, the groups front man has had a successful career already. With two albums and a third set to…
Justin Timberlake has been away from music for a while. It’s been six and a half years since the release of his last album, the excellent and widely popular FutureSex/LoveSounds. Thus, Timberlake can be forgiven for trying to pack his follow-up, The 20/20 Experience, with as much music as possible. The ten tracks on The 20/20 Experience average seven minutes in length. While some of the songs are better suited to such extension, others sound…
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