Category: Music
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Andreas Johnson – Liebling
Artist: Andreas Johnson Title: Liebling Label: Reprise Rating: 7.5/10 How can you deny a track called “Glorious”? Even more undeniable is its beauty and heart. It ranges from Dylan to the Smashing Pumpkins. It’s no doubt that this Swedish singer/songwriter admires the likes of Bob Dylan as you hear “People” and its wandering eyes observing…
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Sugababes – One Touch
Artist: Sugababes Title: One Touch Label: London Rating: 6.5/10 Listening to Sugababes without a bio to read, there was no clue about what might spring from the speakers. Sugababes are some sort of band, vocal group, or whatever, I just know that they have some pretty catchy songs. “Overload” mixes up something ambient with something…
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Air- 10,000 HZ Legend
It’s been three years now since Air released their debut album, Moon Safari. Hailed by both public and press, the atmospherically kitsch album turned the little known French duo of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel into international superstars or more precisely the new visage of chic.
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Sisqo – Return of Dragon
Artist: Sisqo Title: Return of Dragon Label: Def Soul Rating: 6.5/10 Sisqo took the world with singles like “Thong Song” from his debut release, Unleash The Dragon. Back with Return Of Dragon, Sisqo’s as good as ever. The opener, “Not Afraid”, sounds much more certain, but even more mature as Sisqo sings “I’m not afraid/…
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St. Lunatics – Interview
St. Lunatics will undoubtedly be best known for Nelly because he’s their most recognizable member, but for Ali it isn’t a problem that Nelly is the brightest star right now. Yes, he’s still spreading the country grammar, but with the other cats that make up these lunatics crazy cunning, you’ll get hip-hop from angles you…
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Stella Soleil – Interview
How’s life? Life is kind of surreal right now. It’s like I’m watching a really great movie. Are you calling this a sort of rebirth? Let’s put it this way. I’m not used to doing an album that you don’t have to fight tooth and nail to get played at radio. I never thought there’d…
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LFO – Life Is Good
Artist: LFO Title: Life Is Good Label: J Records Rating: 4/10 For LFO, life has been good. They took a simple summer tune and made it a huge hit. Falling out of obscurity in America, they found themselves quickly becoming stars. Well, that was a few summers ago, and in the pop world years crash…
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Sarina Paris – Sarina Paris
Artist: Sarina Paris Title: Sarina Paris Label: Priority Rating: 6/10 If you listen to top forty radio, it would be unbelievable if you haven’t heard the Sarina Paris track “Look At Us”. Its infectious euro-grooves and pop melodies are completely undeniable. The one problem with Paris’ debut album is that it may be too much…
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Stone Temple Pilots – Shangri-La Dee Da
Artist: Stone Temple Pilots Title: Shangri-La Dee Da Label: Atlantic Rating: 7/10 Stone Temple Pilots have existed since Nirvana was king. They withstood the fall of the grunge movement from which they were born. As the crash and burn of a genre went down, they came out unscathed. Today, in a time when pop rules,…
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Mandy Moore – Mandy Moore
Artist: Mandy Moore Title: Mandy Moore Label: Epic Rating: 7/10 Life has changed a lot for one Mandy Moore. In two years her life has been flipped upside down. From singing about “Candy” she’s matured quite a bit and so has her music. Mandy’s voice sounds older, stronger and like it knows how to long…