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Author Archives: Alex Wolf
Soundbite: Sleigh Bells
A summer romance of an album if there ever was one ““ if Sleigh Bells seems cheap and easy, it’s because the duo is good at pretending to be. How else do you squeeze a jam-packed Coachella crowd out of a few demos and one single?
Soundbite: Christina Aguilera
The truth is, Christina Aguilera has always been misguided as both a singer and an artist.
Sound Bite: Janelle Monáe
“I’m just another weirdo, oh better yet, you can call me your hero,” Janelle Monáe sings on her first full-length album, proudly crowning herself R&B’s nerdiest diva with the aesthetic of André 3000-esque social consciousness and sci-fi love metaphors by way of Amerie’s go-go funk and throat singing.
Decade in Review: Pop
These past few years may have been more of a singles decade for pop music, yet a few underrated indie darlings and well-known seasoned veterans managed to fashion impressive long forms.
Soundbite: “Celebration”
The greatest hits record worked in Madonna’s favor in the late ’80s when she was an immaculate singles artist who created immaculate singles and in turn compiled “The Immaculate Collection.”
Reggae band brings eclectic sound to L.A.
While most reggae-inspired bands are more likely to originate in Kingston, Jamaica rather than Kingston, Ontario, the Toronto-based Bedouin Soundclash is just that.