U2 - War
Artist: U2 Review: From the beginning, U2 aspired to profound ecstasy. But it took Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. a while to get there. Two of U2's first three albums are undeniable classics: 1980's precociously magnificent Boy for its proudly spiritual optimism in the thick of post-punk nihilism and for the Edge's reveille-treble guitar; 1983's War for its arena-rock muscle tone (honed over three years of touring) and the matured blend of soldier's ardor and pop wile in the singles "Sunday... Rating: 4.5 Stars
Duffy, Rockferry
After three years of musical growth, Duffy has found her voice - now it?s time to enrich it by living.
Płyny
Warszawski zespół Płyny został utworzony latem 2004 roku z inicjatywy Igora Spolskiego - tudzież Igora Spolski - (gitara, wokal) i Szymona Tarkowskiego (bas, wokal). Muzycy poznali się dużo wcześniej w teatrze Stara ProchOFFnia....
The Black Keys, Attack & Release
Attack & Release is a remarkably easy album to like.
The Pigeon Detectives, Emergency
One hit wonders this band ain?t.
Topley-Bird Martina
W połowie lat 90. jej hipnotyzujący, unikatowy głos za sprawą płyt Tricky'ego znali wszyscy fani trip-hopu. Dziś Martina Topley-Bird to w pełni samodzielna artystka, realizująca własną wizję muzyki. ...
Martina Topley-Bird
W połowie lat 90. jej hipnotyzujący, unikatowy głos za sprawą płyt Tricky'ego znali wszyscy fani trip-hopu. Dziś Martina Topley-Bird to w pełni samodzielna artystka, realizująca własną wizję muzyki. ...
The Academy Is. . . - Fast Times At Barrington High
Artist: The Academy Is. . . Review: In every emo band's career, there comes a time for "growing up" — dealing with more serious subject matter and jettisoning pop punk for a broader sound. Fall Out Boy have gone that route, but their friends the Academy Is. . . are happy to stay young a little longer. On their third album, themed around the senior year of high school, frontman William Beckett captures the struggle of being 18: the feeling that these are "the best days of our lives," as he sings on "After the Last Midtown Sho... Rating: 3 Stars
Guillemots, Red
Red is a frustrating record; for every moment of brilliance you find yourself tearing your hair out at their deliberate obtuesness.
Feeder, Silent Cry
Feeder have definitely found and settled into their niche sound, though there are some fresh ideas on Silent Cry.
Geppert Edyta
Wydała 13 płyt i z pewnością na tym nie koniec jej płytoteki. Współpracowała z kabaretami Wojciecha Młynarskiego i Jana Pietrzaka. Śpiewa nie tylko w języku ojczystym, ale również po hiszpańsku i angielsku....
Lindsey Buckingham - Gift of Screws
Artist: Lindsey Buckingham Review: On this album's opener, "Great Day," there's an electric-guitar solo so blowtorch-hot, it seems specifically designed to bitch-slap anyone with the nerve to wonder if Lindsey Buckingham still rocks. Buckingham's 2006 comeback, Under the Skin, was largely a reflective, parlor-room affair, full of self-doubt and dazzling acoustic playing, and here, the mood is still darkly introspective: "Suicide days, suicide, suicide nights/In the wheelchair almost blind," he sings on "Wait for You." But the... Rating: 3.5 Stars
Silver Jews, Lookout Mountain Lookout Sea
Perhaps it's enough to say that this is the best album to come out of Tennessee this year; indeed possibly the world.
Ingrid Michaelson - Be Ok
Artist: Ingrid Michaelson Review: Last year, Staten Island acoustic singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson warmed hearts (and shoulders) with "The Way I Am," a cutesy pop ballad where she promised her man, "If you are chilly, here, take my sweater." (The song was picked up for an Old Navy ad.) On Be OK, Michaelson's still generous: "You and I" finds her offering to buy pals dance lessons, her parents a home in France and "everybody nice sweaters" (again?!). And she's still a yawn: While the title track is a bright, finger-snapping... Rating: 2 Stars
Graham Nash - Songs For Beginners
Artist: Graham Nash Review: "How do you write about breaking up with Joni Mitchell?" asks Graham Nash in the liner notes to his first solo album. Good question. His 1970 split with the willowy Canadian singer-songwriter was the seed of this modest 33-minute solo debut, which proves the cliché that unfortunate events can generate excellent art. The stripped-down piano ballads "Better Days" and "Simple Man" ("I just want to hold you/I don't want to hold you down") and the majestic "I Used to Be a King," spangled with Jerry... Rating: 3.5 Stars
Wilson Cassandra
Cassandra Wilson to wyśmienita wokalistka, która nie rozmieniła swojego talentu na drobne, mimo że eklektyczne podejście do muzyki często wodzi artystów na ?komercyjne pokuszenie?....
Luciano, Jah Is My Navigator
Jah Is My Navigator is a return to form, and a good indication of what the fuss is about.
Marika
Choć ukazująca się właśnie płyta "Plenty" jest fonograficznym debiutem Mariki jako solistki, wokalistka aktywnie działa na polskim rynku już od kilku lat. ...
Cure, The
Trzydzieści lat minęło jak jeden dzień. Dawniej jedni z prekursorów zimnej fali, dziś żywa legenda stanowiąca inspirację dla niezliczonej ilości artystów....
Alex O'Neal, Alex Loves
One to avoid like a cold sore on Valentine?s Day.
Motley Crue - Saints Of Los Angeles
Artist: Motley Crue Review: All the filth and fury of their Eighties heyday, finally funneled into an album Mötley Cüe have created a cottage industry out of rehashing their excesses: Their tales of debauchery have already fueled dozens of books and a standard-bearing episode of Behind the Music. Now they've woven those stories into their first album in eight years. Inspired by their 2001 sleazeography, The Dirt, Saints of Los Angeles finds Vince Neil flashing back to the band's golden age: gigging on the... Rating: 3 Stars