I’m not even going to go into Amy Winehouse’s personal life here and I’m just going to talk about her voice, because who has such a voice? (Continue Reading)
Precocious Chicago indie rockers Smith Westerns are back with the lead single from their upcoming second record Dye it Blonde, “Weekend.” If this track’s anything to go by — and I hope it is — the new record, going for a January 18 release, will be more tuneful and better produced than its well-received, self-titled predecessor. (Continue Reading)
Liverpool’s heady synthpop troup Ladytron are dropping their first single in two years, “Ace of Hz” (say it like “hearts”), on November 30. (Continue Reading)
Can we talk about this song’s opening rhyme for a second? Over a beat that’s basically lasers, driving synthesized strings, and superfast drum machine, Nicki Minaj raps “I am not Jasmine, I am Aladdin.” Nicki just told you everything you need to know about her, her flow, her everything: she isn’t a hanger-on Disney princess; she is the boss. (Continue Reading)
The Decemberists’ sixth studio record, following up 2009’s Hazards of Love, will be mid-January’s “The King is Dead.” On teaser track “Down By The Water” the band keep some of the classic sea-shanty flavor they’re (in)famous for (those harmonicas! Colin Meloy’s signature wistful voice!) while working in some echo-y R.E.M.-style guitar while folk vanguard Gillian Welch provides haunting backup vocals –- it could easily be mistaken for something you might hear on college radio in 1992. (Continue Reading)
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