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Review: This is… – Icona Pop

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This is…

Icona Pop

[itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-love-it-feat.-charli-xcx/id688137160?uo=4″ title=”Icona Pop”]

Grade: B-

Swedish duo, Icona Pop released their second studio album, This is…, September 24, 2013. Known for their hit, “I love it” the album is young, fresh and fun. It’s a fast car, top down, party album.

October 19, 2013Posted inMusic, New Releases, ReviewsNo Comments
Posted inMusic New Releases Reviews

Review: Sistrionix – Deap Vally

 

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Sistrionix

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Grade: C+

 

Who would’ve thought the rock duo, Deap Vally would meet each other in a crochet class in California! Lindsey Troy on guitar and vocals, and Julie Edwards on drums and vocals released their debut album, Sistrionix, early this year. With comparisons to the [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-white-stripes/id2456318?uo=4″ title=”White Stripes” text=”White Stripes”], [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/joan-jett/id916187?uo=4″ title=”Joan Jett” text=”Joan Jett”] and [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/janis-joplin/id365673?uo=4″ title=”Janis Joplin” text=”Janis Joplin”], the two has taken the music world by storm.

October 18, 2013Posted inMusic, New Releases, ReviewsNo Comments
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Review: Melophobia – Cage the Elephant

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Melophobia

[itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/come-a-little-closer/id683346293?uo=4″ title=”Melophobia”]

Letter Grade: B

 

Melding together the upbeat songwriting that made their first two albums so successful, with a distinctly more lo-fi sound, the third release from Bowling Green Alt-rockers, Cage the Elephant, continues to drive more traditional Rock N Roll into the mainstream.  Melophobia, the follow up to 2011’s wildly successful [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shake-me-down/id409370037?uo=4″ title=”Thank You, Happy Birthday” text=”Thank You, Happy Birthday”], starts off with two fast paced jams before slowing down in the third track, [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/telescope/id683346293?i=683346495&uo=4″ title=”Telescope” text=”Telescope”], a slow moving, somewhat sad, surf guitar fueled little ditty that is stuck somewhere in between [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-beach-boys/id562555?uo=4″ title=”The Beach Boys” text=”The Beach Boys”] and [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mac-demarco/id501437762?uo=4″ title=”Mac Demarco” text=”Mac Demarco”].

October 17, 2013Posted inMusic, New Releases, News, ReviewsNo Comments