Archive | Album Reviews
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Album Review: Arcade Fire “The Suburbs”
Who knew suburban life could inspire such poetry? Arcade Fire make the macabre addictive again with The Suburbs, released this month.
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Album Review: Mike Posner “31 Minutes To Take Off”
It isn't easy being a 22-year-old music sensation. After putting out two widely successful mixtapes and a cornucopia of college tours on weekends while finishing a college degree, Mike Posner has had a lot on his hands the past few years.
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Album Review: Katy Perry “Teenage Dream”
In 2008, Katy Perry exploded onto the Top 40 world of pop princesses and glittery synthesizers with her first full studio release, “One of the Boys.
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New Album Round Up
Ratings Key 8.5-10.0/Essential 7.0-8.5/Exemplary 5.0-7.0/Worth a Listen 2.5-5.0/Aural Junk Food 0.0-2.5/Frisbee Sufjan Stevens “All Delighted People” Asthmatic Kitty Released: Aug. 21 8.9/10.
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Album Review: Colour Revolt “The Cradle”
When a band loses half of its membership after the failure of its debut album, the possibility of a second album coming to fruition usually dwindles. This happened to Oxford, Miss. band Colour Revolt.
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Album Review: Best Coast “Crazy For You”
All it took was a few innocent songs about romance, sunny days and laziness, to instantly hook listeners and leave them wanting more. It is safe to bet that not many would have expected newcomers Best Coast to make the album that would epitomize youthful summertime sentiments.
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Album Review: Iron Maiden “The Final Frontier”
After seeing British heavy-metal- legends Iron Maiden live in 2008 on the incredible "Somewhere Back in Time" tour, and earlier this year on "The Final Frontier" tour, my expectations were very high for the band's first new studio album in nearly 4 years.
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Album Review: Animal Collective “ODDSAC”
Animal Collective’s latest project, ODDSAC, is an intensely psychedelic visual album that spans the various sounds the group has played around with over the years. It’s not exactly what you would expect after listening to 2009’s blissful Merriweather Post Pavillion.
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Album Review: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin “Let It Sway”
It's hard to forget a name like Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. Luckily, the alternative rock quartet has created an album that is just as memorable with their third release, Let It Sway. Produced by Chris Walla, of Death Cab fame, the band emerge with a sound that is more boy band than indie.