Holy funk, Daft Punk: new album is a real game changer
Leave it to a couple respected electro artists from France to bring the smooth days of Disco back to life in 2013. We’re talking about Daft Punk, the European musical scientists who worked “Harder, Better, Faster,
Smarter, careful Lovato aims to empower even further
America’s bravest sweetheart drops her fourth album today, and she’s hoping you’re ready for even more agreeable empowerment. Demi Lovato’s previous Unbroken was about healing and telling a story. Songs like the painstaking “Skyscraper” and the honest
‘Gatsby’ soundtrack all talk and hype; no stellar delivery
As the film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel premieres May 10, talk surrounding its soundtrack continues to grow astoundingly full of praise, but seemingly before anyone had even taken a good listen. But
Indie rock 2-up: fiery bands you need to watch for this season
After hearing the following two albums this week, I knew they were each going to be huge. Dawes and Alt-J both swim the current of alternative’s rock diverse glory but both produced dynamic records that rocked my world recently. Each of these bands
Jessie Ware finally makes waves on US shore with celebrated new album
This week, one of last year’s most celebrated albums finally gets a stateside release. Devotion came in August for the lucky natives of Jessie Ware’s home country in the U.K., and music snobs on this side
Hold your breath — new James Blake will shake you
James Blake grooves to his own rhythm. Nobody knew how to categorize the experimental alternative artist when he first hit the scene. But what they did know is how his music transformed them as listeners. How
British singer Olly Murs prepares to change the US scene with fantastic new music
What’s nice about the slowly deteriorating career of Maroon 5 is that there’s room for exciting musicians to slip into the new void. British “X Factor” alum Olly Murs has been active in the industry for four years,
Stoner rockers Wavves exceed expectations with new ‘Afraid of Heights’
Fans of Wavves often tend to parallel themselves with fans of recreational drug use, partly because of the chilled out lo-fi culture, and also due to clear references to marijuana in album art, the band’s fashion choices
Justin Timberlake delivers a ’20/20 Experience’ of sexy dynamite
When we hear Justin Timberlake’s falsetto, the heart melts. The vulnerability in this man’s voice has the power to shake people and get them to move, showing off a triple threat of crippling talent with charisma
You gotta hear this: New sounds from Chicago band Wild Belle
Until now, the alternative music community was missing out on a psychedelic funky reggae-inspired conglomeration. We deserve to hear this new and exciting music, so it’s about time you give Wild Belle a listen. The Chicago-based brother
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