tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43952156002863378182012-01-29T16:00:17.623+02:00sounds, music, albums, reviews, tracks, recommendations, likes, dislikes, opinionsLaura Nasuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16359384534016611721noreply@blogger.comBlogger691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395215600286337818.post-72073294085128222282012-01-19T09:21:00.000+02:002012-01-19T09:21:37.754+02:00

   latest album from an amazing Danish band I just recently discovered (last year) - The Raveonettes.     the style of the 1980s goth, indie and yet a touch of sparkle is what makes this band unique. the combined voices of Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo can set any mood, but mystery and darkness, with a hint of subtle lightness is what they're going for.    impressed me from the first listen,

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   here are some retro sounds from the soundtrack of the amazing movie Drive, starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan and more.    one breathtaking film, and the perfect soundtrack for it!     GO SEE IT!DRIVE OST - score by Cliff Martinez (2011) With Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan  >> laura recommends:1.Desire - under your spell 2. College - a real hero (ft. Electric Youth) 3. Kavinski & Lovefoxxx

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   new album from Kasabian, just what any fan would wish for.   intriguing, rock, loud, bits of electronica, middle eastern influences, psychedelia, various textures, eclecticism and power!  this album comes after West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, which was a masterpiece in my opinion, while exceeding my hopes and expectations regarding this amazing band, and managing to surprise me with every

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   what is happening to music?    every time I listen to some band's album for the first time, I'm afraid of a major disappointment.  like the new Coldplay album, Mylo Xyloto for example.    I can barely hear guitars on this album and it sounds like the new electro-pop wave has eaten it alive. and when I hear Rhianna's voice on it then I know for sure this is not what I expected this band to

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haven't been writing for a while, because there is no more time to do it.so, because I still want to share music with the world, from now on I will only be posting short stories, mostly links for music, with less text (although the thing I liked the most about blogging was writing about music). still there's a lot of music out there, so here it is: the first album from the new band Chapel

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this is the newest album from The Kooks. a little less rock, a little more pop, I noticed recently many bands have done this.  still the album is really nice to listen to, it has some highlights, but no track took my breath away. except maybe for "the saboteur" released in 2011 by the band, but this one isn't on the album. and it sounds completely different from the album.  well maybe their next

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   i'ts amazing how the evolution of a band can generate such great changes in style, while still managing to create deeper, stronger, more mature and powerful musical masterpieces. many critics say that the band Arctic Monkeys is getting further and further away from the style that made them famous, or that the album Humbug along with Suck It and See have set a gap between the band and a large

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   he first played guitar in the former band The Little Flames. then he collaborated with Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys creating the duo called The Last Shadow Puppets, and releasing the album The Age of the Understatement (see my review of it here). meanwhile, he was also part of former band The Rascals, with which he released one single album, called Rascalize (see my review here).   this month

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   There are millions of Bob Dylan reviews out there, so this one will be a No Comment post.    I personally think this album is one of his best.   Here it is: THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN (1963)by BOB DYLAN (since 1959)Laura recommends:1. don't think twice, it's all right 2. talkin' world war III blues (video)2'. talkin' world war III blues (audio album version) 3. a hard rain's a-gonna fall 4.

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   Philip Selway, the drummer from Radiohead has released a solo album last year in august, and I recently got a hold of it and started listening, and I have to tell you I liked what I heard.   it's yet another acoustic-ish album (I seem to have a soft spot for them lately), and it is very interesting work.    but if you think that when listening to it you will hear something similar to Radiohead

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   the new Radiohead album released last month deserves a new post.    constant musical evolution, always present style changes, exploring of new sounds are some of the many many descriptions which fit to every new released Radiohead album. Everyone who has listened to Radiohead’s diverse discography must know that, so it’s no shocker that when you will listen to a new album of theirs for the

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 a new Iron & Wine (Samuel Beam) album was released last month and after listening to it and all of the other Iron & Wine albums, I had to write a review. I will do a comparison between his second album (Our Endless Numbered Days) and this new one (Kiss Each Other Clean), which sounds completely different from what Iron & Wine started with.           the older albums mainly consist of an acoustic

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          finally, some time to post something new.          during the past few months, I've started paying special attention to the canadian band Arcade Fire. I had listened to their work before, but lately it seems like they have especially grown on me. I have listened to their first two albums obsessively and then I got hold of their latest album called The Suburbs and i find it simply

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         the fact that any kind of music involving Ben Gibbard turns out to be a wonder is common knowledge by now. we've all seen it with Death Cab for Cutie and with The Postal Service project, and now he did it again, with the 2009 collaboration with alternative country singer, Jay Farrar (frontman of Son Volt). they first met while working on the soundtrack for the documentary One Fast Move

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          finally, it feels so good to work on a new post!          it's been a while, so I may be a little rusty.          but i'm back and I have tons of new albums to review. I just hope I'll have the time to write them all.         this latest post will contain a review of a very special album, which is a result of an interesting collaboration between Danger Mouse (see my vaporize post),

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working on my master's degree until september.

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          seeing as 3 nights ago I went to the Bonobo concert at Arenele Romane, i think it would be nice to review both his new album and the event that promoted it.           Bonobo (Simon Green) is yet another british musician who busies himself with producing downtempo or trip-hop or chillout or "whatever you want to call it" music.           his fourth album, "Black Sands" was released in

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          well, I'm back from my incredibly amazing and mind-blowing trip from Paris and I still have a little time to get myself together and get back to my usual life. so in this time I thought I would write a new post, because with my diploma coming up I don't know if I will have the time to write new posts later on. but I will try!          anyways, here is the review for the new Shout

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          while waiting for the new Interpol album that will hopefully be released this year, this post will review their album from 2007, which, in my opinion is their greatest.           the thing I love most about Interpol is their post punk sound and the fact they took it to another level, creating a style of their own. also, their omnipresent reverberated guitar textures are amazing and have

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          some traveling and a very crappy internet provider have disturbed my blogroll lately, but i'm back on track now and i'll be writing some new posts as soon as i have the time to do so.           the albums waiting for a review are piling up...

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          these last couple of weeks have been kinda crazy. I had some problems with the music player on the blog, but also had absolutely no time to post something new, although the albums are piling up and waiting for a review.          but here I am again with a new post.          I finally got to listen to the first album from the fresh collaboration between James Mercer of The Shins and

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          ok. i'm back!           seeing as a new Radiohead album will not be released in the very near future, because from what i hear, they have just started working on new material this January, then i will dedicate this post to the last album they released, which was (as any Radiohead album is) a masterpiece. it consists of a strange combination of sounds, from simple acoustic guitar or

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the website from which I sample the audio tracks on my blog is currently having some technical difficulties, so i won't be able to post anything until they fix their problem.but wait for it...there is a radiohead review ready and set to be posted.until then you can enjoy some of my other posts on the blog.

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           although the Twilight Saga movie was, well, how can i describe it, oh so very crappy (yes i did watch it) the soundtrack turned out to be the opposite.            just by looking at the tracklist i realized that there is some good music to be discovered there.           so i gave it a listen, and i have to admit that is is one hell of a soundtrack. it's got all the rock genres you need

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i'm back with a post dedicated to The Shins. seeing as they will not be releasing any albums until 2011, because they are working on their other music projects like Broken Bells, Fruit Bats or Modest Mouse, i decided to post the album they released in 2007, which is their latest album. the album is a bit different than the other Shins albums. not so energetic i think, yet filled with substance.

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i'm gonna take a break from posting for about ten days, but i leave you with a great recommendation. finally, the latest Massive Attack album has been released on the 8th this month. I took some time to listen to it over and over and over again, and i have to say, it didn't disappoint at all. it satisfied my expectations completely. it's a true Massive album. it's got everything it needs to be

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since i won't be able to make it to their concert in Bucharest tomorrow, the least i can do is post a review on their latest album. the band is Air. the album is Love 2. the music on the album is everything you need on this chilly winter's day. smooth relaxing instruments (and sometimes voices) which combine into tracks that will free your mind of whatever's going on in there. it can easily get

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this is a band that hasn't released a new album since 2006, but the word out there is that this year we could expect new material from The Strokes. so, while waiting for this new release, i will post and review their second album from 2003. the thing about The Strokes is that they have this particular sound that makes them unique. it's an electric vibe, coming from both the instrumental part, but

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I really don't know what more could be said by anyone about The Beatles right now. i just HAD to post one of their albums, because, let's face it, they are gods. they have inspired and influenced soo many of my favourite bands, it's crazy. and they continue to be one of my favourite bands, hence the post on this blog. and what's also amazing is the amount of internationally renowned music they

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if you need a little more funk in your life, then Jamiroquai is the perfect band who will do that for you. ever since they released the album Emergency on planet Earth back in 1993, they have kept on producing music in their own specific style, and have had amazing success all around the world. their ability to pick out the tracks to be released as singles has made it very hard for me to stay on

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if you need something to give you energy than you have got to pick up and listen to this album here. it's Yours truly, Angry Mob, the second album from Kaiser Chiefs, another great english rock band, no doubt about it. i have listened to all of their albums, and i have to say that in my opinion this one is the best. i mean, their first album Employment is also great, but 2008's Off with their

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it's simply amazing how a band that started out in 1976 still manages to give us what we want. i'm talking about The Cure and today's review will be about their latest album, 4:13 Dream. after releasing 12 albums, they still manage to create new music in their specific unmistakable style. and while listening to all their albums the past few days, i realized that they have influenced so many bands

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while waiting for a new New Pornographers album, i'm going to post their latest album so far, because it's continuing to grow on me, and i find it more mature that their previous albums, although it's a little quieter than usual.i also find the lyrics on this album are able to connect and the listener can really relate to them, they seem, i don't know, real.their power pop style has a little less

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new album from one great downtempo / trip-hop band. surprisingly, i have to say, not what i expected. i mean, after listening to The Garden, which is probably their best album yet, this new one released in October consists in massive changes of musical style. don't get me wrong, there are some great tracks on this album, but they don't really have a continuity, the album is not a "whole".

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Tricky certainly deserves a whole lot of attention, considering that he is one of trip-hop's gods. he has released 9 studio albums, but apart from that he has had many, many collaborations with a lot of artists, he has produced, co-produced, mixed, remixed a whole lot of music. i personally am a big fan of his collaboration with Massive Attack, because it combined two of my favourite trip-hop

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i want to start this new year with a review of an album that is one of the greatest albums out there and will stay that way i think forever. i'm talking about the album Plans by Death Cab for Cutie. it's the album that always takes me down memory lane. whenever i hear any track on it, i stop doing whatever i'm doing at the moment and just get lost in Ben's lyrics and virtual scenery. it's the

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amy last post for this year will be reviewing an album from an amazing artist, that is unfortunately out of this world, and we can no longer look forward to him releasing a new album. He is Elliott Smith and the album in this post is From a Basement on the Hill. This album was released posthumously, and although it was not complete at the time of Elliott's death, the album was mixed and released

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another great album by a french electronic band: Poni Hoax.i will review their second album Images fo Sigrid, which has a very powerful impact on you, even the first time you listen to it.you will definitely feel the 80's disco(or Italo disco) and David Bowie influences (on some tracks the voice of Nicolas Ker and the way he sings sounds a lot like Bowie's).and i am also a big fan of the rock

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today i'm going to review the first album from a new band. they are Foals and their first album shows a lot of promise, revealing a style that is quite different from other rock bands. they have important influences coming from techno music and have been categorized by some as a math rock band. they will definitely satisfy your ears if you like the bands that i have posted here so far. ANTIDOTES

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been down with the flu so haven't posted anything in a while. but i'm back with a great album to review! it's the solo album of Thom Yorke. this is quite different from the style of his band Radiohead. it's more of an electronica album (as a Rolling Stone Magazine review would say "just a man and his laptop"), little guitar and some piano. but i think it's one of the greatest works of Thom Yorke,

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The Libertines, then Babyshambles, now this. by listening to all these artists in this order, you will definitely feel the evolution of Pete Doherty's musical style. because although Babyshambles style is slightly different from The Libertines', this solo album from Pete Doherty is indeed something new, having a more acoustic and jazzy feel to it. slightly depressing, i think it represents the

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The Kinks, The Turtles, The Beach Boys, The Who, The Troggs, Jimmy Hendrix, The Supremes, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, and the list goes on and on and on!!! this soundtrack is just amazing, bringing together some of the greatest bands and tracks of the 60s and 70s. the songs i posted here are my personal favourites, but there are 37 great tracks on this 2 cd soundtrack and once you listen to them

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after their first album "Psyence fiction", which was a hit worldwide, containing some amazing songs and vocals by people like Richard Ashcroft of The Verve, Thom Yorke of Radiohead and Mike D of Beastie Boys, the Brittish duo formed of James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy released their second album in 2003: "Never, never, land". this is a great album, but it didn't get as much recognition as their

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this is the only album released by The Postal Service. it's really great, simple and soothing. i don't know exactly which music genre they represent. maybe something like electronic indie. anyways the style is quite different from the Death Cab for Cutie style (Ben Gibbard is the vocalist and songwriter for both bands), but hey, what the hell, anything Ben Gibbard sings and writes is genius so,

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since i am a huge movie buff and obsessed with music type of person, i thought i would start reviewing some of the soundtracks that i discover along the way. and let's face it, some soundtracks helpe me discover new quality music or bands.like for example, the OST i will be posting here helped me discover The Temper Trap.here it is, my first post on soundtracks:(500) DAYS OF SUMMER (2009)

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today, it's time for a Libertines album.their selftitled album is the second and unfortunately last album they released. the band split up in 2004, but left us with two great albums. also Babyshambles (Pete Doherty's new band) kind of took their place, but the Babyshambles style is softer (and i don't mean that in a bad way), just that Carl Barât's absence is reflected in the sound. of course

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now, besides alternative, indie, power pop, and all the other rock related music sub-genres posted here, i am also into a small slice of electronic music. a little bit of trip hop, downtempo, or whatever you want to call it.i wanna start with the undoubtably best Massive Attack album, and i will always regret missing them perform live here in Bucharest. i was out of town and couldn't make it to

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looking back on what i've posted so far, i realised that there is no post about one of my top 5 favourite bands: The Last Shadow Puppets. i was so sure that i posted them here, that i forgot to double-check. so, in the world where Arctic Monkeys meet The Rascals the result is:THE AGE OF THE UNDERSTATEMENT (2008)  by THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS (since 2007)>> laura recommends:1. black plant2.

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Travis is anything but an invisible band. they have released many great albums over the years and are an important music influence for many other bands that are famous nowadays. their style is very specific, well putting aside their new album "Ode to J. Smith" which is a little bit noisier than usual. maybe a bit depressing, but they always have 2 or 3 songs on each album that will cheer you up.

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ok..i'm back! this post is dedicated to an american band this time, straight from Las Vegas: The Killers. and in my opinion, their best album is their first album "Hot Fuss". Of course "Sam's Town" and "Sawdust" are also great, but when it comes to their latest album "Day & Age", well this one has lost it's rock and roll. It's a different type of sound, glam, completely different, it's just not

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ok, it's time for a Radiohead post! i think this is the best and most complex band in the world at the moment. it's their particular mix of alternative, electronic, experimental styles that makes them uncategorisable. you just cannot put a label on their musical style. they are simply: Radiohead. they ARE a musical style. what's great about them is that they have this quality: the more you listen

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this post is about the firs album by The Smiths, one of the greatest bands of the 1980s, a band thathas changed the music world. they are practically one of the first indie rock bands ever. their sound undoubtably confirms it. they have influenced bands like The Libertines, Radiohead, Coldplay, Death Cab for Cutie, Suede, No Doubt, and i'm sure the list goes on.they are gods, and are the reason

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i didn't actually want to post this new Coldplay album, because it has been so mediatized and everyone has to have heard at least some of the 6 singles that have been released. but then again, i have to say that some of the tracks that haven't been released are masterpieces, but not as commercial as the others. so i decided to post the songs that i like from this album.all in all, i think the

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here is another smashing album from another unique and great band...that have unfortunately split up after the release of their second album. they have a special quality and unmistakable sound that you will discover when listening to the songs i picked. A mix of punk rock, ska, dub. The name of the band - Dead 60s - you will find, is not at all random. it defines them.btw, i think their album

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i would also like to sail away somewhere. until then here is my latest recommandation. the newest album from the swedish band Shout Out Louds. i like that their style and lyrics are so uncomplicated and yet have a deeper meaning. of course i'm stating the obvious here when i'm saying that they strongly remind me of The Cure. even the voice of the lead singer Adam Olenius has a certain Robert

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i don't know how it is for other people, but for me, the first album released by my favourite bands is 90 percent of the time the album closest to my heart. don't get me wrong i love all their newest albums and everything they release, of course, but the first album somehow sticks to me in a peculiar way. maybe because the first album they release is the first album i listen from the respective

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looking back on all my posts i noticed that everything i recommended belongs to bands made boys or men. hmm..so the post of today consists of the first album by Amy Macdonald, which has turned out to be one of 2007's best.it was so good, that she has released like 6 singles from an 11 track album...which made it dificult for me to recommend other tracks on the album.but, coincidence or not, the

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took me too long to post this album...the latest Kooks album (well it's 2008), but still, it's their newest album. and it's just what i wanted it to be.the thing i like so much about The Kooks is the fact that whenever i listen to their music, no matter what state i'm in, it cheers me up. it's oh so very catchy and it's contagious rythm always gets you off your low.so here it is...yet another

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finally...some time to post something new.this last week has been a little crazy. but here it is. i've been wanting to post something about Joy Division for a long time. some of you may know a little more about the band from Anton Corbijn's movie "Control". it's an amazing movie about the also amazing life and death of lead singer Ian Curtis, a misunderstood, depressed, epileptic genius. but

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kinda busy. haven't had time to post something new. also i'm having some problems with my computer.but a new post is on it's way. soon i promise.i haven't given up on the blog. next post will be about joy division.

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i have to admit that i only found out about The New Pornographers this summer. someone recommended them to me. so i gave them a listen and was surprised. how did i not know about them all this time?? i was probably too wrapped up in the brit and u.s.a. music world. but here they are straight from vancouver, canada: a terrific indie rock / power pop supergroup that will blow you away. MASS

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Initially i wanted to post the "Shotter's Nation" album from 2007, but lately i've listened to "Down in Albion" more and more, and realized that i can't stop listening to it. i'm not saying that i like it more than the 2007 album (because they're both the result of Pete Doherty's genius), but some songs from this old album stuck with me these last few days and i want to share them with you. DOWN

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here's a new post with yet another great album from another stunning band. i have to say after listening to the songs "take me out" and "Jaqueline" on their first album, i knew that theese guys were different. their peculiar style is what makes one listen to their music over and over again. and once you've seen them in concert, you will never forget it. they're so dynamic and have an amazing and

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let's see if anyone sees the similarity..of course many of you know that this album was the "fake" new album from Death Cab for Cutie. this prank release has helped this band grow, and many people were confused, thinking that this is really Narrow Stairs, because the style is very similar. though many say that this new band is better than Death Cab, i wouldn't go as far as that. It's a matter of

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Been a while since my last post. i was very busy but here i am with a fresh one. It's the first and unfortunately the only album released by The Rascals. People who like Arctic Monkeys will love this one. It's amazing. RASCALIZE (2008) by THE RASCALS (2006 - 2009) >> laura recommends:1. bond girl 2. does your husband know that you're on the run? 3. people watching >> released as

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 I posted this old album from Death Cab because it is very dear to me and it's a good experience for the people who haven't listened to this band's music yet. It's very representative of their style. THE PHOTO ALBUM (2001) by DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE (since 1997) >> laura recommends:1. styrofoam plates 2. why you'd want to live here 3. information travels faster >> released as singlewe laugh

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After listening to the album for the first time i had a shock. It reminded me intensely of Joy Division. So, White Lies became a part of my daily playlist...because there was a time when i listened to the albums of Joy Division over and over and over. But now i have something new, vivid and fresh, and it's like a tribute to the past.   It is post punk revival band White Lies. TO LOSE MY LIFE (

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Just like bandmember Sergio Pizzorno says, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is like "the soundtrack to an imaginary movie". In my opinion this album is a whole, and you can truly appreciate it's real value only if you listen to it from beginning to end. I can truly say that the band's unique character is concentrated and revealed in this album, considered (by me and by many others) to be

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the latest album from a band worthy of my first post: Humbug i must say that Arctic Monkeys is probably the greatest band out there at the moment, and listening to this amazing album, i realized that they are evolving into something that i hope will last a very long time. some say that this new album is different and less powerful, but i think it's the opposite. their music is better defined and

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