Category: Reviews
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Review and interview by Michael McCarthy Last week fans of Britney Spears were treated to a special release, BARE, an unofficial album containing over a dozen unreleased songs produced by a fan who calls himself Gryves, otherwise known as Dani Alcázar. More than a compilation of demos, the songs on BARE have been done over…
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“I can make you feel better, if you want to,” a female chirps on “Bipp” by SOPHIE, the name used by London-based producer Samuel Long. Or perhaps it’s actually Samuel singing and he just raises the pitch on the vocals so that they sound female? In any case, SOPHIE has become quite the sensation in the…
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You’re probably thinking that Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars” is one of those magical songs that should never, ever be covered by anyone. That’s what I thought, too. Then we were approached about premiering the video for 14 year old Jack Rose’s version. We often pass on these things because we’re not going to premiere something…
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Sometimes I really can’t tell what songs are about. This happens often when I listen to Tame Impala. But the lyrics here match up with the video, so if you watch it you’ll know. Or maybe it was written about something else and then they came up with this video and just made it fit.…
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A little while ago I wrote an article called 5 Rap Artists You Must Hear Now. Or something like that. I’m too busy focusing on this killer song by Apathy to check. But, yes, Apathy was on that list. And, seriously, he’s one of the best rappers out there who isn’t a household name. But…
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Adele’s last album, 21, has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. If you didn’t buy it, you’re probably only a two degrees away from someone who did. Some people even bought it twice, having to own it on CD and vinyl. (I just went with the vinyl.) Billboard dubbed it the “Greatest Album of All…
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We realize most of our American readers are either too full or too drunk to sit in front of their computer screens today, but we do have readers outside of the States and we’re sure they’d like a treat today, too. So, we are bringing you the premiere of We Never Met’s lyric video for…
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Just when you think you’ve already heard the best pop songs of 2015, along comes “Where Light Shines Brighter,” an addictive dance pop gem by Devon Seven, a half Danish, half Malaysian singer/songwriter hailing from Denmark. Although she’d experimented with various producers over the years, she finally decided that she wanted to do everything herself…
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Kita Alexander is a rising 19 year old pop artist hailing from the Australian outback where she started playing guitar to kill time while working on her mother’s fruit stand; her family had their own avocado farm. She made her debut earlier this year with “My Own Way,” a killer track she wrote with Nicky…
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“Nothing to regret / Nothing to prove,” goes CHVRCHES new single “Empty Threat,” a song which anyone who has bought their sophomore album Every Open Eye can tell you is brilliant. The verses are catchier than the choruses of most pop songs. And the chorus is, well, out of this world. Crazy good. If ever…
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“Against my better instincts / I go against my better instincts,” sings Justin Miner during LA band Miner’s uppity, new folk rock single “Better Instincts.” At first, it sounds out like it’s going to be subtle electronica then it shifts to folk and then folk rock, by which point it will have totally won you…