Some weeks it feels good to have a little bit of extra cash in your pocket. Looks like it’s gonna be one of those weeks for me. The only release that interests me is Keane’s “Night Train”. While the British trio originally put forth a Coldplay-lite vibe in their music, recent years have seen them go in a brighter, danci-er direction. Although “Night Train” is billed as an EP, it contains 8 tracks-which will qualify as an album in my […]
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New Release Report 5/4/10: Nineties Redux & An Indie Rock Extravaganza!
I knew which titles I wanted to spotlight today, then I took a look at the list of this week’s releases and realized that there’s, like, 3 million albums coming out today. Then my head exploded. Fortunately, a crack team of scientists was able to locate the part of my brain that retains musical knowledge and typing skills, and I am miraculously able to type up this column for you today. Let’s start with what’s a huge day in the […]
New Release Report 4/6/10: Does Sharon Jones Deserve Some Dap From You?
I, and I imagine lots of other people, found out about Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings after the DKs performed backup band duties on much of Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black”. I was totally willing to give them love for successfully recreating the sound of soul music circa 1965, but then I bought “100 Days, 100 Nights”, which pulled Winehouse (as well as Mark Ronson) out of the equation and I was quite unimpressed. Not to say Jones isn’t […]