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Plan B
The Defamation Of Strickland Banks, the second LP from Forest Gate-bred singer/musician Ben Drew, will be a surprise for anyone who spent meaningful time with his 2006 debut Who Needs Actions When You’ve Got Words. That album cast him as a potty-mouthed rapper, threatening to stab you with a biro over choppy acoustic guitar. Now, following a quick makeover, he re-emerges as blue-eyed soul singer, fronting a suite of bittersweet love songs steeped in vintage Stax and Motown. What might seem a rushed rebranding makes more sense if you know a little about Drew's creative drive, though; obsessed with cinema and narrative, Plan B is a storyteller at heart, and ...
 Fab CD, 2010-08-31
Cannot remember when I last enjoyed a CD as much as this one. The whole idea of the story, lyrics, music etc. is gripping and I think Ben Drew a huge talent
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Artist:
Eels
E's Life Back On Track?, 2010-08-28
After the "I'm going to blast your ears off" of Hombre Lobo, then the mournful End Times, here we have "E" appearing to get his life back on track with quite an "up" CD. The mood to me appears to be in the vein of Daisies of the Galaxy, but that is just my opinion. If you know and like Eels, I am sure that you'll enjoy this album, and for newcomers, it's not a bad place to start.
The production is clear and crisp and with my copy, there's a second CD, but like his last album, it's so short so why not make them available to everybody on a single album?
"E" is going through a creative period at the moment with an album coming out every few months, but with the quality and variety that is being produced, I for one am not complaining.
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Artist:
Various Artists
All the American hits on one album, 2010-09-02
Think the header says it all, what fantastic value for money and some great hits
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The Pretty Reckless
Straight To The Front Of The Queue, 2010-09-01
Now here's a strong debut to light up the night sky!
'Gossip Girl' girl Taylor Momsen adds another string
to her bow and demonstrates an innate understanding of
the inner-workings of edgy urban pop-rock with a punky
twist. This tight little NYC quartet have delivered a
vibrant and energising collection of ten tracks all
of which stand up straight and strut their stuff with
cocky confidence and aplomb.
Ms Momsen has a cracking voice. She slithers and snarls
and growls like she's been doing it all her life. She can
also sing in tune and the varied dynamics of her diction
and canny grasp of light and shade are a joy to hear!
Bandmates Ben Phillips lead guitar/vocals, Mark Damon/bass
and Jamie Perkins/drums cook up a storm around her.
There's not a duff song in the bunch. Particular favorites
so-far include the raucous slipping and sliding melody and
big, brash beats of 'Miss Nothing'; the stripped-down rough
and ready elegance of 'Light Me Up' (a composition not unlike
the best of Ms Morissette circa 'Jagged Little Pill'); the
consummately constructed and emotionally convincing 'Nothing Left
To Lose' which finds Ms Momsen at her absolute best singing a song
as good as any other I've heard this year and the simple (and simply
beautiful) gentle string-enhanced conclusion provided by 'You'.
Let's be clear The Pretty Reckless are the greyhound's gonads!
If 'Light Me Up' doesn't take them to the front of the queue
it could only be because the world wasn't ready or didn't get
the chance to listen. I love it to bits!!
Essential.
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Artist:
Amy Macdonald
Another Great Album, 2010-08-25
This is Amy Macdonald'follow up album to her first masterpiece(THIS IS THE LIFE)I thought it would be inpossible to follow up that album with another great album,but how wrong i was.(A CURIOUS THING)has some great tunes on it.The first track (Don't Tell Me That It's Over)is a good starter to this fine album, follwed up by(SPARK) then into what i think will be another Singles hit, if released 4th track(LOVE LOVE) If you have (THIS IS THE LIFE) you will love this album too.IT ROCK's
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Artist:
Lissie
Brilliant!, 2010-09-01
I just downloaded this on the off chance today in dire need of some new music on my Ipod. It has been on loop since half nine this morning I love it that much. I had been toying downloading this for a few days as I'd not heard any of Lissie's songs before and thought she was probably one of those artists we're supposed to say we like when actually the album never gets played. The album is full of catchy songs and if you get chance, download the Cuckoo EP for her amazing version of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance!
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30 Seconds to Mars
My favourite!, 2010-08-27
I didn't particularly like 30 Seconds to Mars - I found their music loud with unnecessary shouting. My opinion of them changed however when I heard Kings and Queens whilst flicking through the music channels. The song quickly became one of my fave's and made me appreciate their earlier work such as The Kill and Attack. After buying this album and A Beautiful Lie I can honestly say they are now my favourite band which is strange because I wasn't really into this genre of music before. This Is War was described as sounding like a movie and I think this is a perfect description, it's atmospheric and really gets you into a good mood. Jared Leto is an amazing singer and the sound is something I've never heard before. Anyway, I now totally adore them and am going to see them perform in Birmingham in December which will be totally amazing I'm sure :D Hope this helped! xx
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Artist:
Mumford & Sons
Well what can I say ......, 2010-08-25
SUPERB !! Best album that I have brought in a long time - Every song is great, love it love it love it !!
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Artist:
Vampire Weekend
You're the only band in the world to have moulded the fruity shimmering of sun-baked African pop with the leather-jacketed cool of 21st century New York rock 'n' roll, delivered it with the diligence of first-class honours students with tidy haircuts, and become a universally-lauded if unlikely international sensation as a result. You're not about to change your spots now, are you. It should come as no surprise therefore that with Contra, Vampire Weekend have delivered another full length album packed full with the same near-flawless, feather-weight indie with occasional knock-out tendencies as their eponymous first. What may be surprising though is how different a...
Great album, one that really grows on you :), 2010-06-30
I've loved this band since I first heard Blake's Got A New Face on the iTunes song of the week however when I first heard this I thought that it wasn't anywhere near as good as the first album, but it alowly grew and grew on me and now I like it even more than I like the first!
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Artist:
Brandon Flowers
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