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Archive for June, 2009
Sewn Together – Meat Puppets
It has been a long time coming. 12 years after they went their own ways, Meat Puppets came back together to give us the 2007 ‘Rise to Your Knees’. Somehow, the original punch of the punks was missing, which they used to stir up to perfection in their original years. A couple of years down [...]
CrazySexyCool – TLC
Since the advent of the R&B genre, female groups comprising of black females have laid its foundation and built colossal architectures with impervious walls made up of powerful vocals, and the relief made up of images overflowing with oomph and chutzpah. Speaking of trios, just like the 60s saw the success of Motown with The [...]
Shallow Life – Lacuna Coil
Just as life, there are quite a few things else, which are equally shallow, if not more – Andrea Ferro’s vocals for one. Even after all these years with Italian goth metal outfit Lacuna Coil, Andrea hasn’t been able to find sound grounding for himself. Thankfully, Lacuna Coil managed to stumble upon some vocal talent [...]
Fantasy Ride – Ciara
Much awaited and much delayed, Ciara finally releases her album ‘Fantasy Ride’. Alter egos, it seem, are the flavor of this season as far as pop divas are concerned. Quite like Beyonce and Sasha Fierce, Ciara proclaims to exhibit her inner self in the form of Super C on this album. Super C, though just [...]
For the Lions – Hatebreed
Hatebreed, though may not be as huge a name in the metal genre on the whole, yet it does enjoy leading a closely knit tribe, which would swear by their name, and mosh at the drop of a quarter note. As with all bands, they also had their favorites which helped them shape the body [...]
Quicken the Heart – Maximo Park
The Indies have been continuing to step out from the shadows, and continuing making those strides towards taking over the ‘majors’. And the UK being what it is for nurturing indie talent in recent years continues to hold on strong to its status. And bands like Maximo Park continue to add on to that status [...]
Divided by the Night – The Crystal Method
Big beat electronic music is witnessing a lot of action these days. Fatboy Slim got together his coterie of artists to bring out an album under his side project BPA; The Prodigy have been screaming how its an ‘Omen’ on the hard hitting ‘Invaders Must Die’; so it is but fitting that West Coast electronicians [...]
Radio Afro Mexica – B Side Players
Amongst the impossibly diverse genres and influences which make up what we know as World Music, Latin music has always been a cornerstone of delight. Arguably, one of the most widely heard musical genres to have emerged out of the third world; the certain element of earthiness which occupies it makes it an experience in [...]
21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
First impressions can be deceptive. The past few weeks have witnessed substantial promos being aired over music channels announcing the launch of a work of music. The name of which contained within itself the power to deconstruct an entire century. A century which even though hasn’t even gotten on its week properly, but has witnessed [...]
Together Through Life – Bob Dylan
He maybe hitting the septuagenarian decade in a couple of years from now, it still doesn’t feel as if Bob Dylan is old. Part of the reason for this could be the fact that he has always been worldly wise with that grim roughed out voice of his which have sung verses filled with truths [...]
Sounds of the Universe – Depeche Mode
Rich. Dark. No, this isn’t part of a matrimonial advert. Those are two adjectives which should sum up most of what Depeche Mode’s sound has stood for all these years. Pioneers in the synth electro sound, influences of which may be seen everywhere now, they have had a strong bias towards material which was moodily [...]
Yes – Pet Shop Boys
The 80s was a period which saw one of the most creative periods in the dance music genre laying the foundation for the years to follow. One such act, which enjoyed a period of regalia heightened by the display of a bias for the avant-garde, not just in music, but equally in the eccentricity of [...]