Tag: reviews
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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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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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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!
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Wow, talk about a fun song! MIKA’s “Talk About You” is an instant shot of euphoria straight to your heart, lighting up your brain with bursts of brilliant colors. You won’t hear a more upbeat or uplifting song this week. “You’re the only one I wanna talk about / All I do is wanna talk…
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A few months ago I caught Scott Weiland and his band, The Wildabouts, when they performed in the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun Casino. And he was at the top of his game. He sounded fantastic, seemed to be enjoying himself and was full of energy. All of these things are also true about his…
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“I’m not your springtime fantasy,” goes “Return,” a gem of a new song from Strange Names, a band consisting of recent New York transplants Fletcher Aleckson, Francis Ximenez and Liam Benzvi. The irony here is that “Return” actually feels like a red hot spring fling, coming at you from out of nowhere, laying it on…
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Everybody loves a cheesy bubblegum pop ballad once in a while, right? Well, if so, then you’ll be tickled pink by Jessie J’s joyous song “Flash Light,” which is from the Pitch Perfect 2 soundtrack. Although you might find it a little too similar to Beyonce’s “Halo” and Kelly Clarkson’s “Already Gone.”
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Oh, this is a good one… As he always does, Monsieur Adi has created a remix that feels so natural you’d swear it was the original album version of the song and those tend to be my favorite remixes. I also appreciate the fact that it’s not so much a dance remix as just a…
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“I let them dress me up in other people’s clothes / But you still don’t wanna know,” sings Juliana Hatfield during “Invisible,” the melodious opening track to The Juliana Hatfield Three’s sophomore release Whatever, My Love. The other two of the three are drummer Todd Philips, and bassist Dean Fisher. And if this album hasn’t…
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Janine and The Mixtape, otherwise known as Janine Foster, has been releasing a track per week for nearly two months now, “Lose My Mind” being this week’s fine edition, which comes not merely as a Soundcloud file but as a video as well.
