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Hercules And Love Affair by Hercules and Love Affair
Anyone expecting more of I Am A Bird Now should be pleasantly surprised by Hegarty as a disco muse. It sounds here like a part he was born to play, and he plays it with distinction. It's not as radio or festival friendly as last year's LCD Soundsystem record Sound Of Silver, but Hercules And Love Affair's artsy vision explores noirish areas that record feared to go. If it doesn't scare you off, you're likely to love it and wonder what Butler will come up with next.
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Athene
Time Will
Hard Candy by Madonna
Madonna can still scoff at wanna-be's half her age because she's stayed so flexible with her sound. Even when she wrestles with Pharrell's abrupt stylistic changes or lets herself get absorbed in a Timberlake melody, Madonna still finds her way back on top. The atmospheric closing track, "Voices," poses the question "Who is the master, who is the slave?" before its operatic wind-down ends in a dramatic bell toll. The answer to both questions is still Madonna.
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Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend
Hearing their wonderfully melodic fusion of purely white sentiments and positively black sensations gives one hope that, in spite of the roar of wrecking ball-welding cranes knocking down city history to make way for more condos to house culture-drowning denizens and the world-eating retail chains they frequent, good pop will overpower any din of corporate chaos, no matter how cacophonous it may be.
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Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
Themes of unity, togetherness and accord are scarcely found in music today. A lot of times albums are hashed and compiled as if they are a collection of songs. And ultimately, there is a lacking sense of harmony; so it’s just that much sweeter when a band is able to craft a cohesive, warm, gorgeous album from top to bottom — one that is stunning in every sense of the word. With their self-titled debut, Fleet Foxes have attained this and have delivered one of the best albums of the year.
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Third by Portishead
The opening moments of the record feature a crackling sample of some character from an old Brazilian film, a speech which translate as advice to “Beware the rule of three”. This could have been a witty, self-deprecating disclaimer, warning of typical third album creative bankruptcy. Instead it provides fair warning that Third is the most stunning, stark and superb Portishead album yet.
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My Top 5 Albums For Mid-Year 2008
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Hercules And Love Affair by Hercules and Love Affair
Anyone expecting more of I Am A Bird Now should be pleasantly surprised by Hegarty as a disco muse. It sounds here like a part he was born to play, and he plays it with distinction. It's not as radio or festival friendly as last year's LCD Soundsystem record Sound Of Silver, but Hercules And Love Affair's artsy vision explores noirish areas that record feared to go. If it doesn't scare you off, you're likely to love it and wonder what Butler will come up with next.
Recommended Tracks:
BlindAtheneTime WillHard Candy by Madonna
Madonna can still scoff at wanna-be's half her age because she's stayed so flexible with her sound. Even when she wrestles with Pharrell's abrupt stylistic changes or lets herself get absorbed in a Timberlake melody, Madonna still finds her way back on top. The atmospheric closing track, "Voices," poses the question "Who is the master, who is the slave?" before its operatic wind-down ends in a dramatic bell toll. The answer to both questions is still Madonna.
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Give It 2 Me
Heartbeat
Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend
Hearing their wonderfully melodic fusion of purely white sentiments and positively black sensations gives one hope that, in spite of the roar of wrecking ball-welding cranes knocking down city history to make way for more condos to house culture-drowning denizens and the world-eating retail chains they frequent, good pop will overpower any din of corporate chaos, no matter how cacophonous it may be.
Recommended Tracks:
A-Punk
Oxford Comma
Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
Themes of unity, togetherness and accord are scarcely found in music today. A lot of times albums are hashed and compiled as if they are a collection of songs. And ultimately, there is a lacking sense of harmony; so it’s just that much sweeter when a band is able to craft a cohesive, warm, gorgeous album from top to bottom — one that is stunning in every sense of the word. With their self-titled debut, Fleet Foxes have attained this and have delivered one of the best albums of the year.
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White Winter HymnalRagged WoodTiger Mountain Peasant SongThird by Portishead
The opening moments of the record feature a crackling sample of some character from an old Brazilian film, a speech which translate as advice to “Beware the rule of three”. This could have been a witty, self-deprecating disclaimer, warning of typical third album creative bankruptcy. Instead it provides fair warning that Third is the most stunning, stark and superb Portishead album yet.
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SilenceHunterThe Rip
