Swell Season, The – Strict Joy
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova are back with The Swell Season’s sophomore album, Strict Joy, which captures that sort of melancholic vibe from the film Once, so it’s very familiar already.
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova are back with The Swell Season’s sophomore album, Strict Joy, which captures that sort of melancholic vibe from the film Once, so it’s very familiar already.
Solar is a fine album. It has the beats and the melodies that are easy to listen to, but at the end of the day it’s the same Taeyang with the same haircut, same moves and same songs.
Taylor Swift’s sophomore album delivers crossover pop-country flare all around. But think more Avril Lavigne than Faith Hill… if you know what I mean.
Tété is back four years after the release of the fantastic Le Sacre des Lemmings with Le Premier Clair de l’Aube [The First Rays of Dawn], which brings on the catchy funky francophone chanson.
Habítame Siempre is familiar ground, never bordering on boredom and favoring the comfort (and the maturity) that comes with accepting who you are… showing growth into her musical persona, fitting perfectly into the album despite not being a powerhouse vocalist.
As a mini-album serving to keep a track record of how far each member has progressed over the years, Color Bars has, by and large, made the cut.
Tokyo Jihen is just that kind of band. They can make something as crazy as Daihakken and get away with it.
Though there seems to be an arrogant overabundance of experimentation underlying many of the tracks on Toro y Moi’s latest release, the fact remains Chaz Bundick is a truly gifted artist.
The Rising Gods of the East have finally risen with their eighth Korean album, Rise As God.