Category: music reviews
Radiohead – The King of Limbs
Radiohead is back, groovier than ever. Long gone are the melancholic days of The Bends, or the experimentalism of Kid A. This time, Thom Yorke and pals have taken on the challenge of making a glitchy, sample-filled dubstep album. Successfully? You be the judge.
Holy Ghost! – Holy Ghost!
After Holy Ghost’s shimmery Hold On, their classy little debut on the New York dance scene released four years ago, they are back with a record perfect for DFA sensibilities, being warm, indie, and nicely retro.
Britney Spears – Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale marks Britney Spears’ seventh album in her discography since she exploded into pop idol-hood in the late 90s with that sexy school-girl outfit video of Baby One More Time. In here, she reunites with music confidante Max Martin — who was behind Baby One More Time as well as Circus.
J Rabbit – It’s Spring
J Rabbit is made up of J Dawoon and J Hyesung. The group uses a delightful variety of acoustic sounds from various instruments.
Wheesung – Words That Freeze My Heart
Wheesung is one of those artists that has so much talent that the average person can easily feel dwarfed in comparison. He’s an amazing song writer and an unbelievable singer.
Kuroyume – Mizery
After 12 long years, Visual Kei pioneers Kuroyume come out with a new single which reminds me of the reasons why we love Visual Kei.
Girugamesh – GO
GO is an experiment of an album. Girugamesh are a bit of an experiment as well. They’ve become a band that expresses their personality through their music.
Strokes, The – Angles
Not only does Angles have the feel of their first album, but it also has the same vibe Julian Casablancas’ solo album featured, as well as new wave synth-pop, and even bossa chords on a couple of songs.
Verbal – Visionair
Considering I jumped around on this album like a kid on a trampoline, it’s easy for me to say that I’m highly disappointed in Verbal’s first solo album.
