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Album Reviews

Rod Stewart - Time

Rod wears his heart on his sleeve, creating music that is both moving and highly personal. Read More »

 

Toya Delazy - Due Drop Deluxe

2013-05-14 12:05

The album is unashamedly pop, but Toya's jazz background and classical training allow most of the songs to transcend the superficial genre offering a more layered and interesting sound. Read more »

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - The Heist

2013-04-29 15:23

The duo has not only put together an album that is musically superior, but thought-provoking and intelligent, with each beat tailored to the narrative it is supporting. Read more »

 

OneRepublic - Native

2013-04-23 12:54

The third studio album from the pop-rock Colorado natives will have you singing along to the radio - but singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder's habit of wearing his influences too clearly rears its head again. Read more »

Dan Patlansky - Wooden Thoughts

2013-04-16 14:17

This album almost feels like Dan is throwing a concert in your living room: it's personal, filled with emotion and you've got the front row seat. Read more »

 

Foals - Holy Fire

2013-04-09 11:23

Holy Fire is essentially a reinvention of a reinvention – a band who've found a perfect marriage between their post-punk posturing and more meditative moments – and perhaps most crucially, found a way to cross over to a much wider audience. Read more »

Dido - Girl Who Got Away

2013-04-02 13:54

There are some new moves here, but they tend to feel half-baked, under-exploited or, in the case of Kendrick Lamar's appearance on Let Us Move On, just a bit hackneyed. Read more »

 

David Bowie - The Next Day

2013-03-26 14:06

Bowie and producer Tony Visconti, who helped shaped his sound in the 1970s as well as produce seven T. Rex records, have struck gold in creating a work that is modern and well-connected to the artist's fabled sonic-past. Read more »

Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience

2013-03-19 12:44

Justin Timberlake's 20/20 Experience is a brilliant piece of work that plays like a musical movement and echoes FutureSex/LoveSounds. Read more »

 

Josh Groban - All That Echoes

2013-03-12 12:14

Josh might not have Michael Buble's infectious swag and may never get over the cheesy tag, but this is the sound of a pro at work. Read more »

Imagine Dragons - Night Visions

2013-02-26 12:38

Their debut album brings a new, fresh vibe to a starving indie music industry, but also manages to convince you that they are here to stay with their unique sound and image. Read more »

 

Mumford & Sons - Babel

2013-02-11 10:32

The second album from this Brit folk rock band shows them growing in grandeur, confidence and emotion, but remaining absolutely true to their distinctive style. Read more »

Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob

2013-01-29 12:39

The Roxette and Cyndi Lauper-referencing, soaring keyboard pop of Heartthrob is a welcome stylistic reconciliation, if one that sacrifices their sonic weirdness Read more »

 

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