R.E.M.
To say that this is R.E.M.‘s best album in a decade sounds like high praise, but considering the weak efforts the band has put forth in recent memory, it‘s also about time they got their act t...
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
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Yoav
Charmed and Strange
(Phi/Universal)
When you think “one-man band,” most people conjure up an image of a guy with a guitar, a harmonica round his neck and maybe a hi-hat on his foot. But Yoav...
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
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Leona Lewis
Spirit
(Sony/BMG)
British reality TV phenom Leona Lewis is all over the airwaves thanks to the strength of her multi-octave voice and one great single.
That song is Bleeding Love, which has...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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Die Mannequin
Unicorn Steak
(Warner)
Toronto indie-punk music darlings Die Mannequin release their first full-length disc, with material from their two EPs and a couple of extras thrown in.
Lead singer/g...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
Live at Radio City
(RCA/Sony-BMGI)
The well-known Dave Matthews and lesser-known guitarist Tim Reynolds give an acoustic concert that features a few Matthews hits, covers of songs by the lik...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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The B-52s
Funplex
(EMI)
Quite a few years have passed since we last partied at the Love Shack, but the B-52s haven‘t lost their knack for crafting bouncy party pop-rock.
Now, they‘ve moved the dance ...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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Sarah Slean
The Baroness
(Warner)
Canadian songstress Sarah Slean takes her music seriously and it shows on her fifth album.
The Baroness is a well-crafted, complex pop album, musically and lyrically.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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Randy Jacksons Music Club
Volume One
(Concord)
The American “Idolization” of pop continues with this compilation disc by Idol judge and producer Randy Jackson and a cast of seemingly thousands.
The disc is populated...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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Hawksley Workman
Between the Beautifuls
(Isadora/Universal)
With Between the Beautifuls, one finds a pot pourri of borrowed styles from the cabaret-style Hawksley Workman. The album is full of sweeping guita...
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
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Dolly Parton
Backwoods Barbie
(Dolly/A&M)
In Dolly Parton‘s best moments on this CD, she reminds you why she was once the biggest thing in country music – and sounds as if she hasn‘t missed a beat in all...
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
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