Category: Reviews
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Elliphant is nothing if not original and I love her for that. “If loving you was a crime / I wouldn’t mind to do the time,” she sings in the backseat of a car here, her hands and ankles tied together with duct tape as her lover speeds along, headed for trouble. “No one loves…
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“I’m a fool for / I’m a fool for you,” sings Ryn Weaver during the chorus of her spectacular new single “The Fool.” As the chorus goes on, and she sings it over and over again, she hits higher and higher notes, eventually reaching so high she could put vintage Mariah Carey to shame. And…
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Juliet Simms is one of the most talented artists ever to grace a singing competition. (She was the runner up on the second season of The Voice.) A truly remarkable singer and songwriter. With any luck, this one will end up on the radio and make the whole world realize that. It’s such a beautiful…
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Róisín Murphy has been one of the most peculiar figures in modern pop music for several years now. She started off as the frontwoman of Moloko, but soldiered on as a solo artist after the band called it a day. During the next few years, she released two excellent solo albums, Ruby Blue and Overpowered,…
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Before The Maine even hit the stage at the House of Blues in Boston on Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 the concert was a big success. There were three opening bands, all young and hungry, bursting with kinetic energy, and they each had plenty of fans in the house. The first up was Technicolors. They were…
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In 2013 Eliza Hull released a critically acclaimed EP called The Ghosts You Never Catch. The lead track “Christopher” appeared on MTV’s Awkward — the funniest show on television — and she proceeded to tour with the likes of Owl Eyes, Hayden Calnin and SAFIA. She spent 2014 writing the songs that appear on The…
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Lenny Kravitz is an icon and a living legend. Even if you don’t like his music, you have to acknowledge that. For over 20 years now, he’s delivered his brand of pristine rock ‘n’ roll without ever giving a damn about what other artists were doing at the time.
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Well, you can call me a hypocrite today because this gorgeous number by The-Dream has a shitload of auto-tune and I actually love it. Is it my favorite thing about this song? No. But it does help make it the precious mix of R&B and hip-hop that it is.
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First, I have to admit something here: until a few months ago, the only Spandau Ballet song I knew was the ballad “True.” It was released in 1983, which happened to be the year that I discovered heavy metal, so I probably thought it was garbage. At some point, though, it began to make me…
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While everyone is analyzing Kendrick Lamar’s new album as if it’s some brilliant, new scientific discovery, I thought I’d say a few words about Earl Sweatshirt’s new album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside. I mean, hey, I love Kendrick’s album, but let’s give some other rappers attention, too. And Earl Sweatshirt is…
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I’ve been a fan of Muse from the very beginning and I usually like most things they do. Occasionally, though, they’ll start to lose me. To that end, I was beginning to fear that I wouldn’t like their forthcoming album Drones very much after hearing the previous singles. I’m not even sure why; they just…
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Voila, another Monday, another new song and video from the luscious Janine and the Mixtape… Call her the new Jessie Ware because her blend of pop and R&B is the smoothest, most electrifying genre-bender anyone’s heard since Ware’s last album. Sweet, musical bliss!
