Category: music reviews

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Avril Lavigne – Goodbye Lullaby

Goodbye Lullaby, her fourth studio album, is more of the same, except she curses a lot more in her songs, making her sound like an 8-year-old who’s found out that she can say bad words.

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Beyoncé – 4

On 4, Beyoncé belts it out like her life depended on it — she may come off a little excessive, but it’s nice to see a little glimmer of soul once in a while.

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Bi (Rain) – Back to the Basic

The sexy megastar is back on the Korean music scene with a mini-album that is neither here nor there, but this is Rain so it is all good as long as he flashes his abs.

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Bibi Zhou – Black.Choice.White

The sound in Black.Choice.White marks a distinct path for Bibi, broadening her vocal range but still keeping a cohesive feel that makes it her most complete album since her NOW/WOW days.

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Bibi Zhou – i.Fish.Light.Mirror

Zhou Bichang’s fifth full-length studio album i.Fish.Light.Mirror takes us through different music eras with songs that sound a bit 70s, a bit 90s pop rock and electronic ballads of the early 2000s.

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Bibi Zhou – NOW/WOW

The double album by Zhou Bichang came about after Bibi completed her music studies in California and graduated from the music conservatory in Guangdong. Both NOW and WOW sport very different music styles and two very different Bibis.

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Bibi Zhou – Time

Bibi’s back with Time, a full 10-track album that includes hit singles Sing Half a Song and Your Love — which was dedicated to her fans. At first listen, there isn’t anything remarkable about Time as an album, but it has its merits.