Archive | Album Reviews
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Album Review: David Cross “Bigger And Blackerer”
David Cross has one of the most interesting filmographies of anyone listed on IMDb. Though the comedian and actor is most well-known for his roles in cult classic shows “Arrested Development” and “Mr.
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Album Review: Stars “The Five Ghosts”
In the early 2000s, the term "indie" carried with it much less of a stigma. These days, indie no longer necessarily connotes an independently conceived, independently produced and performed avenue for the creative counter-culture.
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Album Review: Drake “Thank Me Later”
Drake, with his airy vocals and soft beats, remains difficult to explain. The man who killed the gangster stereotype has brought atmospheric balance and drawn out the softer side of hip-hop with his new album, Thank Me Later.
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Album Review: Eminem “Recovery”
Every golden boy of every decade has seen the kind of rock-bottom despair that Eminem beats to death in his new LP “Recovery .” Elvis Presley faded out in sloppy humiliation. John Lennon took more than 100 acid trips and got murdered for being a “phony.
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Album Reviews: Devo, Ratatat, Against Me!, Gaslight Anthem
Devo “Something For Everybody” Devo’s ninth release, “Something for Everybody,” marks the band’s first full-length release in more than 20 years.
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Album Review: Drake “Thank Me Later”
Who woulda thought the most exciting release of the summer would be so … unexciting? Don’t get me wrong, Drake’s big shiny debut is not really a bad album, in the sense that 93 percent of the album is really quite good, which means that 13 out of the 14 tracks are like contractually unskippable...
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Album Review: Nathaniel Rateliff “In Memory Of Loss”
In Memory of Loss is a haunting, patient, and deeply introspective album. Produced by Brian Deck, a veteran of the business whose credits include indie legends Modest Mouse and Iron & Wine, Memory employs elements of folk and Americana along with bluegrass and gospel.
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Album Review: Christina Aguilera “Bionic”
It’s silly to be disappointed that an album titled Bionic comes off robotic, but in the case of Christina Aguilera’s latest, it’s hard not to be. The much anticipated, fourth full-length from the pop star teased with the promise of interesting collaborators for years before its release.
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Album Review: Eminem “Recovery”
It’s been exactly 10 years since rapper Eminem released “The Marshall Mathers LP,” an album most would consider his best work to date.