Ritual, White Lies second album, will always hold a special place in my heart. It got me through some tough times when it was released in January of 2011 and it also pushed me to write for Popblerd because if ever an album deserved to be heard, it was that one. Two plus years later and we’re graced with White Lies’ Big TV, their third album. Honestly, after hearing it through the first time I was worried. It didn’t have the immediacy that […]
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New Release Report 8/13/13
August is moving right along and the biggest thing this week is singles! One of the Blerd favorites, Kenna, releases a new one entitled “Relations” which we’re all dying to hear but that’s not all! The biggest release this week is actually from two people who weren’t supposed to have releases this week. Due to some leaks both Katy Perry and Lady Gaga went ahead and released their upcoming singles early. Do you like to “Roar” or give “Applause” more? Team […]
White Lies, “Getting Even”: The Singles Bar Review
White Lies fans can breathe a sigh of relief as their favorite British 3-piece is finally back with “Getting Even”, the first taste off their highly anticipated third album, Big TV, due in August through Fiction Records. First impressions/singles aren’t necessarily indicative of what you’ll get on a given album but if “Getting Even” is even a glimpse of what Big TV is gonna be about then you have my permission to start getting worked into a furor of excitement […]
bLISTerd Presents: Jesse’s Top 11 Albums of 2011
Hey there! How ya doin’? It’s the end of the year, and we’re starting to put up lists of the best albums of the year. Mike Doughty? He’s on Jesse’s list. Why don’t ya click and see who else made the cut?
White Lies Round 2
Ian Curtis is rolling over in his grave. Not because the latest album by White Lies is a rip-off of Joy Division but because if Curtis were alive today, this is the kind of music he would be making. Ritual is a throwback to a great era. It’s an homage. It’s the first must-have album of 2011. Forget all the comparisons to contemporaries like Interpol and Editors, Ritual raises the bar and sets them apart from all. If Man Ray […]
