Sara Bareilles - Kaleidoscope Heart
Kaleidoscope Heart is the second major-label release from Sara Bareilles. Her first album, Little Voices, instantly became a top seller on iTunes when it was released and was certified Gold less than a year later. “Love Song” was the driving force behind the success of that album and it remains her biggest hit.
By Nick Manteris · 2 Comments · Leave a Comment
Interpol - Interpol
Interpol’s new album – their fourth – is called, simply, Interpol. They claim that this is the album that they’ve wanted to make from the very beginning, because now they are proficient enough with their instruments to capture specific musical ideas. Unfortunately, the Interpol that created this album no longer exists.
By Nick Manteris · 2 Comments · Leave a Comment
Kat Edmonson - Take To The Sky
I love finding new artists that really have something special. I have to admit, though, that sometimes it seems like they are fewer and further between each and every year. In a sense, however, that makes stumbling across a new artist – someone truly unique– all that much sweeter. That has been my experience since Kat Edmonson’s unique style came into my world.
By Christopher Calicott · 0 Comments · Leave a Comment
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
Teenage Dream is Katy Perry’s sophomore album and her chance to prove to the world that – and I’m paraphrasing – she didn’t get lucky with the first album because this is what she’s meant to do. When you’re hiring the best pop producers in the world to write the songs on your album, though, it’s gotta be damn near impossible to fail.
By Nick Manteris · 1 Comments · Leave a Comment
Amy Regan - Gonna Get Better EP
Gonna Get Better is a new EP from Amy Regan, an unsigned artist from New York. This is the second release from her, in 2008 she put out her debut EP And Then There Is This. One of the songs from that EP, "Carry On," was used in a Hertz commercial – and it featured Amy herself using a Hertz rental to get to a music gig.
By Nick Manteris · 0 Comments · Leave a Comment
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
The Suburbs is the third album from the most popular and important band to come out of the Canadian indie rock scene, Arcade Fire. (Their closest competitor would be Broken Social Scene, but I don’t think the bands are all that close.) As we know, “popular” doesn’t always indicate any level of quality, but when it’s paired with “important” that’s usually a good sign.
By Nick Manteris · 0 Comments · Leave a Comment
M.I.A. - Maya
The stylization of the title (/\/\ /\ Y /\) and the cover art of Maya, M.I.A.’s third studio album, both give accurate representations of the music that you will find inside. All of her efforts seem like a deliberate attempt to make it more difficult to appreciate her work.
By Nick Manteris · 2 Comments · Leave a Comment
New West - Sleeping Lady
New West is a jazz trio and their new album, Sleeping Lady, is entirely composed of music from acoustic guitars. A couple of the tracks feature a female vocalist, but the majority of the album is instrumental. New West’s last album featured both acoustic and electric guitars (and an additional band member) so their new sound is a bit different than what has come before.
By Nick Manteris · 0 Comments · Leave a Comment
Shoulders of Giants - Shoulders of Giants
The Las Vegas Critics have once again been contacted through this website and – based on our review policy – have been given another album to review. The self-titled album is Shoulders of Giants by vocalist Tom Crowley and guitarist/songwriter Brad Hammonds.
By Nick Manteris · 0 Comments · Leave a Comment
Christina Aguilera - Bionic
Christina Aguilera claims that her personal experiences shape each album that she releases and that she captures those characteristics to use in her music. She has become an actress, a wife and a mother in the four years between Back to Basics and Bionic, so one might expect all kinds of changes in her music.
By Nick Manteris · 0 Comments · Leave a Comment
