Tag: album

The Shins return with Port of Morrow

| March 26, 2012

Is it safe to call this a definitive Shins album?

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Kaiser Chiefs—Start the Revolution Without Me

| March 19, 2012

They took all the best aspects of their old guitar and drum hits and infused some new, if at times odd, electro-pop energy.

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Andrew Bird—Break It Yourself

| March 12, 2012

It’s hard to criticize Bird’s style, because he does it so well.

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Breakfast—Chiddy Bang

| March 12, 2012

If Kanye West and The Weeknd had a baby, we’re pretty sure it would be Chiddy Bang.

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Born to Die —Lana Del Rey

| February 6, 2012

Born to Die is an album that’s born to disappoint, given such high expectations from a public that wants to see failure.

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Old Ideas—Leonard Cohen

| February 6, 2012

Whatever it is, it’s working.

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Aja —The Darcys

| January 30, 2012

In a word, you could say it sounds like the Darcys covering Steely Dan, but things are not quite so simple here

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Future This —The Big Pink

| January 30, 2012

Big Pink’s sophomore effort doesn’t seem to aim any higher than mediocrity.

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Love What Happened Here —James Blake

| January 16, 2012

Love What Happened Here may only consist of three songs, but Blake makes the most of the short format.

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Given to the Wild —The Maccabees

| January 16, 2012

If asked to describe this album in one word, the most appropriate term would be “crescendo”.

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