XIA – Incredible
Xia Junsu’s sophomore effort shows a more mature and musically diverse Junsu than we were introduced to in his debut.
Xia Junsu’s sophomore effort shows a more mature and musically diverse Junsu than we were introduced to in his debut.
I can’t say I was completely prepared for this album. However, starting from the interlude you can tell that Tarantallegra is a completely different party monster all together.
Stepping out into the spotlight on his own, Yankie of the hip-hop duo TBNY released his first solo album, Lost In Memories. The album boasts an amazing line up of featured artists, high quality production and amazing lyrics.
Following their successful appearances on Survival: I Am A Singer, YB released a new mini album back in November.
If you’ve never listened to Yelle, go listen to her previous work. This one won’t impress you much.
Sophomore albums are sometimes cursed for new bands that had a strong debut. They change their sound and flop, or stay too much the same and have the same reaction. There is no such problem for the Yellow Monsters and Riot!.
If you’re a fan of bluegrass music and classical music is of your liking, Yo-Yo Ma’s The Goat Rodeo Sessions collaboration is something worth checking out.
With Stand Alone Complex, Yoko Kanno is able to blend the beat driven intimacy of electronica with the technical musicality of jazz and give listeners something vibrant and alive. A piece of work that stands alone in the stratosphere of soundtrack music.
Shanghai indie rock band Yuguo releases their EP titled Those Words I Want to Say to You (那些我想对你说的话) after a visit to Spain — and you can certainly feel the influences — in which they tell a story in six tracks.