Sam Sparro: Return to Paradise
Sam Sparro Return to Paradise (Island Records) Electro-pop mastermind Sam Sparroās new album,Ā Return To Paradise, is no doubt an homage to seventies and eighties pop, funk and R&B. All too impressively, the More...
Sea Wolf: Old World Romance
Sea Wolf Old World Romance (Dangerbird Records) The beatific spiraling of acoustic guitars that stylistically adorn the pulsating drumming throughout Old World Romance, the new release by Sea Wolf, is atmospherically More...
Lianne La Havas: Is Your Love Big Enough?
Lianne La Havas Is Your Love Big Enough? (Warner Bros.) When Lianne La Havas released the EP Live From LA,Ā it showcased a profoundly stark piece of work, as it was a stripped-down album of highly personal songs More...
Sixpence None the Richer: Lost in Transition
Sixpence None the Richer Lost in Transition (Sixpence, Inc.) Lost in Transition, the new album from Sixpence None the Richer, speaks with an even tapestry of bendy pop-tinged guitar chords and riffs that, at times, More...
Slightly Stoopid: Top of the World
Slightly Stoopid Top of the World (Stoopid Records) Top of the World, the new album from Slightly Stoopid thrives very well within the confines the band has formulated since the mid-90′s. Slightly Stoopid More...
Anna Luca: Listen and Wait
Anna Luca Listen And Wait (ChinChin Records) From the moment the keys begin on the track āBeautiful Dawn,ā the subtlety of sound can cause one to take a breathy pause. Anna Luca begins to sing with a delightful More...
The Sea and Cake: Runner
The Sea and Cake Runner (Thrill Jockey) The escapist indie, sometimes art rock, sound that emanates from The Sea and Cake continues on their newest album, Runner. Easy harmonic delayed effects of guitar, shadowy More...
Neneh Cherry & The Thing: The Cherry Thing
Neneh Cherry & The Thing The Cherry Thing (Smalltown Supersound) Heavy, undulating bass lines alongside very ominously winding saxophone solos and riffs encompass the foundation of The Cherry Thing, the new album More...
Bobby Womack: The Bravest Man in the Universe
Bobby Womack The Bravest Man in the Universe (XL) Gospel-tinged hypnotic electro soul has dripped life-sustaining liquid from the fingertips of legendary singer/songwriter Bobby Womack into heart and minds once More...
Yuna: Yuna
Yuna Yuna (FADER) Yuna, the self-titled album by the Malaysian singer/songwriter is gloriously stylish and endearing pop haze. It is hard not to wonder where inspiration from the fount of early ’90s decorated More...
