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Mark Nosiri Senior Contributor Artist: OneofUs Album: Disengage Comments: Released in late 2011, Disengage is the debut album by international jazz/soul collaborative OneofUs. The duo’s music consists of jazz sample-heavy instrumentals produced by Maryland-based beatsmith Nathan “Sinitus Tempo” Peters, providing the backdrop for vocals by Australian singer Kitty Wong. At times, the record feels indulgent, [...]
Touring the United States in traditional Muslim hijab head covering, singer/songwriter Yunalis Zarai in Alor Setar, or Yuna, showcased her newly released album on the Conan show, stunning live audiences with her flawless voice. The album, released on April 24 through Fader Label, feature 13 songs, including two produced by Pharrell Williams. The single “Live Your [...]
Carlos Reyes Senior Contributor Artist: The Dø Album: Both Ways Open Jaw Comments: I’ve known about The Dø for a long time thanks to their easy-on-the-ears song “Stay (Just a Little Bit Long),” but it wasn’t until Nicole Farhi’s runway show (At London Fashion Week) when I started to get more interested in this band. [...]
Janey Criss Assistant Editor Artist: Still Corners Album: Creatures of an Hour Comments: Creatures of an Hour came out just this past October. It’s a brilliant record that I think got lost in the year-end smudge. This is an easy-listening, more mellow version of a Raveonettes record (pick one), with unique qualities, of course. Vocals [...]
Mark Nosiri Contributor Artist: How to Destroy Angels Album: How to Destroy Angels EP Comments: I’ve been diving into the mind of Trent Reznor for the past few weeks and wasn’t aware of his latest project, How to Destroy Angels, until very recently. Everything about this band grabs me; the name How to Destroy Angels [...]
Janey Criss Assistant Editor Artist: Destroyer Album: Kaputt Comments: This is the most Eighties-sounding record I’ve heard all year. It’s got modern production tidbits, yes, but they do what modern technology is supposed to – replicate analog devices, less the noise that they sometimes bring. These nine songs are so damn chill-pop. It’s the same [...]
Carlos Reyes Contributor Artist: Gotye Album: Making Mirrors Comments: Last week I was browsing for new music specifically for this column. I wasn’t paying much attention to what I was listening to, but then I heard this amazing song titled “Somebody I Used to Know”. You know how people always say “this song was written [...]
Mark Noisiri Contributor Artist: Midnight Kids Academy Album: Class of MMXII Comments: Let me start off by saying that this album was all I was listening to for the past week, partly because I’m the executive producer and the album dropped January 1, 2012. Got it completed just before 11pm that night. Midnight Kids Academy [...]
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