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Shout Out Louds – Speak Softly, Carry Retro Shtick PDF Print E-mail
Written by tdouglas woomble   
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 17:52

Shout Out Louds
Work
Merge Records. 10 Tracks.
Rating: 3 stars (out of 5)

Musically speaking at least, the 1980s was a benevolent decade. Many of today’s hit-makers owe their very existence to pioneers from the golden age of new wave and synth pop.  Madonna bequeathed her style-over-substance act unto Lady Gaga. Duran Duran gave us the Killers. And Chris Martin borrowed A-ha’s falsetto warbles while the Norwegian trio was off fjord-hopping and poof! Coldplay was born.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 March 2010 17:59
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Corinne Bailey Rae – Navigating a Sea of Sadness PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 20:10

Corinne Bailey Rae
The Sea
Virgin/EMI. 11 Tracks.
Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)

I’m ashamed to admit that I kind of dreaded hearing this album.

When Corinne Bailey Rae’s debut dropped in 2006, it landed like sunshine on a murky musical landscape.  Here was a pop-soul chanteuse who eschewed the pungent vulgarity of fellow Brit Amy Winehouse, not to mention the manufactured beats of the Top 40 hitmakers, to focus on upbeat themes and warm, organic arrangements.  And with the smash single “Put Your Records On”—just go ahead, let your hair down!-- she created an enduring balm for the blues.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 04 February 2010 21:22
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