Review: TobyMac ‘Tonight’
I’m very excited to be reviewing for you the new project from TobyMac called “Tonight”. I’ve been listening to it for the last week and you’re in for a musical treat. I’m pretty sure you’ll be picking up at least two copies of this project tomorrow one for you and one for a [...]
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Sade ‘Soldier of Love’ Review
Everything changes − except Sade.
For over a quarter-century, the singer has sported the same look, employed the same band, recorded for the same label, and for the most part, kept the same sound: a lean, wan take on lounge-jazz that never loses its temper or its focus.
So narrow an approach could [...]
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Allison Moorer - Crows Review
Sure must be nice to be Allison Moorer. As if the success of her Grammy-winning sister Shelby Lynne wasn’t enough, the Alabama native is also married to alt-country legend Steve Earle and has been nominated for an Academy Award for her contribution “A Soft Place to Fall,” which appeared on the [...]
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Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea (Review)
When Corinne Bailey Rae crossed the Atlantic in 2006 following one of the last blitzkreig major label promotions, she arrived to a very welcoming US audience. Already a hit in the UK for her languid pop/folk sound, she was the perfect new star for 20- and 30-something year old [...]
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Natalie Imbruglia Come to Life Review
Back in 1997, Natalie Imbruglia took the world by storm; earning a Grammy nomination for debut LP ‘Left of the Middle’ and breaking airplay records with its lead single ‘Torn’. While television soap stars had previously made a successful crossover to pop music, it seemed Imbruglia was different. Here was [...]
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The Saturdays - Wordshaker - Album Review
Wordshaker, The Saturdays second effort out on October 12 through Fascination Records, suffers no sign of the sophomore slump anywhere on the album. Complete with twelve single-ready tracks (yes, all twelve), the follow-up is a complete and utter triumph complete with massive choruses, catchy harmonies, and pulsating synthesizers.
While there’s [...]
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Timbaland - Shock Value II - Album Review
Shock Value II is the third solo studio album, from American record producer Timbaland serving as the second volume of the platinum-selling Shock Value which topped charts worldwide and received 16 platinum certifications.
Initially slated for a 2008 release the project was pushed into 2009 and tentatively confirmed for [...]
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Cheryl Cole - 3 Words - Album Review
Before we even begin, consider your own expectations for this, the first solo album from a member of Girls Aloud. Its lead single Fight For This Love might be breaking sales records at the time of writing, but surely nobody’s fooling themselves into thinking 3 Words will stand [...]
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The Stereophonics - Keep Calm And Carry On - Album Review
The sturdy trio do exactly what it says on the cover with their seventh album, as Kelly Jones bish-boshes out more little tough-nut songs. Innocent is back in the same territory as Local Boy In The Photograph from their debut, but with an older and [...]
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Alexandra Burke - Overcome - Album Review
Even before you hear the music, it’s hard not to be impressed by Alexandra Burke’s debut album. The reason lurks on the last page of the CD booklet: the album’s credits, a no-expense-spared supporting cast of blue-chip producers and songwriters. There is Red One, the man behind 2009’s two [...]
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