Category: Reviews
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War Eternal is the first album by death metal legends Arch Enemy to feature new vocalist Alissa White-Gluz, former vocalist of the Canadian band The Agonist. Angela Gossow, who joined the band in 2000, has stepped down from the spotlight in order to focus on being the band’s manager. Meanwhile, Chris Amott has presumably retired…
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Singer/songwriter/guitarist Lexie Roth’s “Lost Memory” is taken from her self-titled album, LEXIE ROTH. While she is not related to David Lee Roth, she is the daughter of Arlen Roth, a legendary guitar god who has played with artists ranging from Simon and Garfunkel to Bob Dylan. To our ears, her music is like a combination…
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Metal fans here in the States have long wondered whatever happened to the amazing guitarist Marty Friedman. The short version? He was fluent in Japanese and wanted to crack the Japanese market, so after he left Megadeth he moved there and started releasing solo albums there, which were hugely successful. So much so that he…
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Well, it would seem that Kylie is releasing a stealth (read: surprise) single, as her camp has posted this video for a brand new song called “Crystallize” today… People who don’t have her latest album, Kiss Me Once, might think it’s just the latest single from that record, but that would be incorrect. It’s not…
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Kate Miller-Heidke is a classically trained singer/songwriter hailing from Brisbane, Australia. That said, she’s been making a career for herself as an alt pop artist for the past fourteen years or so now. And while she’s had her share of major label record deals, at this point in her career she is proudly independent. Her…
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“We wear a smile to hide that we’ve been hurt before,” sings Jacquie Lee, a former contestant of The Voice, on her proper debut single, “Broken Ones,” and it’s a deeply affecting ballad, just brimming with raw emotion. And, wow, this is one brilliantly-produced and written track. It’s so rich with details, from the little…
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Yesterday we posted the details regarding [debut]’s Kickstarter campaign. To inspire people to fund the project, the Los Angeles based songwriter/producer, Gareth Thomas, is giving away a fantastic track (see link below), “Open Your Soul (LA Version).” We’re not sure if there’s another version of “Open Your Soul,” but the “LA Version” is a fine…
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Imagine, if you dare, a world where the four horsemen are galloping about, bringing much pain and suffering along with them. And you’re The Flaming Lips. What would you do to elevate people’s spirits? Obviously, you’d release an album of Bee Gees covers. That is what The Burning of Rome’s Year of the Ox sounds…
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A gorgeous, upbeat Kylie Minogue song written by none other than Pharrell Williams! Yes, your pop music junkie dreams have come true! What more could you ask for? From its disco funk to the weird Opera-style backing vocals to Kylie’s gorgeous voice, it’s a sonically rich, pallet-pleasing treat that’s more than worthy of being on…
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First Aid Kit are gearing up to release their third album, Stay Gold, on June 10th via Columbia Records. “Cedar Lane” is the first single and it’s one of their most gorgeous, glorious tunes to date. “This heavy heart of mine / It never fails / To bring you right back,” they sing, the lyrics…
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Tweak Bird is brothers Ashton Leech and Caleb Benjamin, who first came together as a musical duo in Los Angeles in 2006. But they grew up in Jackson County, Illinois on a 20 acre family compound built using “repurposed” and scrap wood their father brought home from his work as a carpenter. Their father taught…
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“Tee Shirt” is Birdy’s second track to be released from The Fault in Our Stars soundtrack, following “Not About Angels,” and it’s a tender ballad that we’d easily rank as one of Birdy’s top 5 songs to date. It’s a very simple acoustic number, which isn’t exactly something new for Birdy, but it proves, once…
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La Roux is back! Their new album, Trouble in Paradise, will drop on July 8th via Polydor. You can pre-order it on iTunes right now and if you do you get the pre-order track “Let Me Down Gently,” which is, naturally, our #songoftheday. It begins with hushed, oh-so-very-80s synth courtesy of the duo’s multi-instrumentalist/producer Ben…
