Supertrampz

A metronome couldn't keep up the pace of what Major Lazer & Co try to accomplish in such a short time. Apocalypse Now is a mediocre album about eight steps away from being a great one. It's not bland, I'll give it that but all it eccentric or interested elements are sidelined in favour of dancy kicks that seem aiming to entertain Adhd kiddos.

There is an alt-spin on the whole dancehall genre and it is helmed by Major Lazer who I consider a likeable enough artist to produce something ... read more

Please Please Please, please give me the James Brown from his later career to listen to, when he didn't feel restricted by tight genre conventions and tame clichés. I'm not saying this is bad music at all, but I do am saying there's a talented voice asking to be released from this cheerful 1950s soul escapade. The best thing in return is that his voice is loud, the clear front and center of the album but his voice isn't made to be caged in transitional rock n' roll to soul music.

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I'm not a big fan of Shoegaze but I make an exception for certain bands like Ride, who in my opinion do know how to value the genre better than most. They are able to trap you in their hypnotic edgy world with stretched out singing and dim feelings all the way in. That being said : the outlines are thick and well defined but the content is too lightheaded for it's own good and I do feel that softened mood hinders it for me to really hit home.

There is a personality that drives Going Blank ... read more

Yes, my profile picture is the great corny legend that is Marty Robbins, the posterchild of gunslinging. Personally, I think this album cover hose should be even more famous than it is but this obviously isn't the place to discuss profile pictures of cowboys. Gunfighter ballads and trail songs has the simplest of covers, the simplest of titles and is so very straightforward an old sweet cowboy piece of music. Oh, this album sells itself on it's charming camp and nostalgia but it's able to push ... read more