Feist’s new LP Metals contains songs with remarkable lyrics and themes, but as a whole, it lacks cohesion.
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People and Things fails to shine
People and Things by Jack’s Mannequin 2/4 Stars Released Oct. 4, People and Things is the third album from Orange County-based piano-rock/pop/punk group Jack’s Mannequin. In order to understand People and Things, we must first examine the journey of frontman Andrew McMahon. In 2005, shortly after the release of the band’s first album, McMahon was diagnosed [...]
Read the rest of this article »McCreery’s debut doesn’t surprise, but certainly doesn’t disappoint
17-year-old Scotty McCreery captured the hearts of America this spring with his trademark bass-laden country voice that would make any grown man jealous. This May, he was crowned the most recent winner of the American Idol title and has since become country music’s latest media darling, embarking on a 44-city tour with the Idols 2011 [...]
Read the rest of this article »Così Fan Tutte pleases ears, not eyes
Così Fan Tutte, an opera brought to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion from Glyndebourne, ends its run Saturday, but you might not want to change your weekend plans just yet. From the brilliant minds of Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte, the three-hour, 30-minute opera buffa — or comic opera — centers on fidelity. Ferrando (Saimir Pirgu) [...]
Read the rest of this article »Vets maintain pop-punk royalty status
New Found Glory, one of the most definitive faces of the pop-punk genre, crafts an album of sure-fire, poppy hits in its latest release.
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Youth Lagoon’s latest release avoids melodrama and hints at a hopeful sense of foresight.
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Demi Lovato’s new album Unbroken explores the pressures and problems that come hand in hand with growing up in the spotlight and party-heavy cultures.
Read the rest of this article »Jenny Holzer inspires at Fisher Museum
Raise boys and girls the same. Protect me from what I want. Abuse of power comes as no surprise. Imagine these phrases placed on T-shirts and posters. Imagine them winding in LED letters around the curves of the Guggenheim museum in New York. Imagine them in huge letters, projected and sliding over the pyramid outside [...]
Read the rest of this article »New album shows raw tenderness
A reunited Bush line-up crafts an experimental album that renders sounds old and new.
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New Nashville artist Ben Rector hones his musical talents and puts together a record that is a flowing piece of art, not a litany of tracks.
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