Disturbed - Indestructible
Artist: Disturbed Review: In June, these Chicago metalheads had the Number One album in America. It's not hard to see why: With meticulously constructed guitar skronk, serrated verses and cathartic refrains on cuts like "Enough," the album has clear pop appeal in its own dour way. Singer David Draiman says Indestructible is Disturbed's darkest record yet — it was partly inspired by the band's experiences performing for troops overseas — and he does his best to back up the drama. Wailing like a leather- and... Rating: 2 Stars
Blake Shelton - Startin' Fires
Artist: Blake Shelton Review: It's not hard to figure out why Blake Shelton is leading country's next generation of stars. He's a blue-eyed CMT dreamboat with a famous girlfriend (Miranda Lambert), and he's equally adept at schmaltz-dipped ballads and laugh-out-loud novelty hits. His fifth album leans toward slow, thoughtful stuff, like "Home Sweet Home," in which Shelton flees the Nashville circus for the comforts of a breadbasket backwater. But he's at his best in funny songs like "Green," a proud-to-be-a-redneck anthem... Rating: 3.5 Stars
Variete
Na początku był chaos. W 1983 roku w Bydgoszczy z tego chaosu wyłoniła się grupa ZyZyZy, która szybko zmieniła nazwę na Variété est Morte, czyli "różnorodność umarła"....
Eagles Of Death Metal - Heart-On
Artist: Eagles Of Death Metal Review: There are more important rock groups than Eagles of Death Metal, but are any of them this much fun? Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme are essentially a comedy act, sending up and celebrating that high-Seventies hybrid of garage, glam and ZZ Top: scuzz rock. On their third album, the duo are as danceable as ever, but they've tiptoed away from straight musical pastiche, crudding up their blues boogie with low-fi fuzziness and oddball percussion. Much of the fun is in the lyrics, which revel in AM-rock-r... Rating: 4 Stars
Luciano, Jah Is My Navigator
Jah Is My Navigator is a return to form, and a good indication of what the fuss is about.
Jamie Lidell, Jim
If you've had enough of the girls crowding the field, and you need a feel-good piece of plastic to either shake your booty to or romance your significant other, Jim's got it all.
Nizlopi, Make It Happen
Those who were turned off by the commercial success of The JCB Song may want to give Nizlopi another go.
Vandermark Ken
Ken Vandermark to absolutna ikona awangardy jazzu dnia dzisiejszego. Muzyk szalenie wielowymiarowy, a zarazem ze wszech miar oryginalny. Co nie mniej ważne - artysta aktywnie kreujący współczesną scenę. ...
The Pigeon Detectives, Emergency
One hit wonders this band ain?t.
Bajm
11 czerwca 2008 r. Trwa drugi dzień 45. Krajowego Festiwalu Piosenki Polskiej w Opolu. Jedną z jego gwiazd jest zespół Bajm, który gości tu regularnie od lat. I ciągle powraca. Ma do kogo - publiczność kocha Bajm, a Bajm kocha występować w Opolu....
Mattafix, Rhythm & Hymns
This has its share of pop hooks, but attempts to square this with Mattafix's world music sympathies don?t always come off.
Operator Please, Yes Yes Vindictive
Operator Please have created some unashamedly sunny music.
Michael McDonald, Soul Speak
On this evidence his voice still has more than enough authority to carry it off.
Razorlight
Pierwsza zasada PR mówi: nieważne, co mówią, ważne, by w ogóle mówili. Tej lekcji wokalista kwartetu Razorlight Johnny Borrell wysłuchał z aż nazbyt należytą uwagą. ...
Jacaszek
Zajęcie się muzyką stanowiło w jego życiu nagły zwrot - od dzieciństwa kierował się w stronę plastycznych działań, czego zwieńczeniem było ukończenie studiów na Wydziale Konserwacji Zabytków Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu....
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges
The sheer amount of choice is befuddling, but somehow, in a strange way, it all works. And it works well.
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Friends, Solos Sessions & Encores
Solos Sessions and Encores gives us a perfect opportunity to reappraise the blistering talent of Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tounge
Artist: Jenny Lewis Review: This Rilo Kiley frontwoman is everything a mother could want in a daughter: She's bright, talented — and ready to slice 'n' dice anyone who's done Mom wrong. "In your honor, I'm going to cut that man in half," she wails in "Jack Killed Mom," an enigmatic domestic fable that segues from chugging rock to a revival-tent rave-up. Lewis is indie rock's most sharp-elbowed songwriter, a crafter of taut meditations on love, sex and politics that are full of violent emotions and, occasionally, plai... Rating: 4 Stars
Does It Offend You Yeah?, You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
Like a Primark hoodie, it's immaterial whether this record will be remembered fondly in six months.
Biffy Clyro, Singles 2001-5
Looking back with tracks like these is a hugely enjoyable process.