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The English singer-songwriter's gift for melodic, catchy, socially perceptive glam-pop with literate lyrics and operatic sizzle is undimmed on his fourth studio album.
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I Shall Be Released: Music News from Miley Cyrus, Muse, Motörhead, Third Eye Blind, Ben Folds, Disclosure and More
Plus Gregg Allman, JD Souther, Mick Jones, Indigo Girls and more.
Read More »Music Review: Steve Benjamins – ‘Sightlines’ EP
The six tracks on ‘Sightlines’ range from downtempo pop to dance/house-flavoured.
Read More »2Cellos Interview and ‘Celloverse’ Giveaway: Stjepan Hauser of 2Cellos Answers Our Questions, and You Can Win a Signed Copy of Their Latest CD
'We had this big desire to attract a wider audience, and make young people interested in the instrument and great music in general.'
Read More »Music Review: Mpathy – ‘The Golden Boy’ EP
Only one of three tracks created by Mpathy delivers.
Read More »Music Review: Indie Roundup – Cameron Mitchell’s ‘Chelsea No Evil’ and Brian Lisik’s ‘Curtisinterruptedus’
Mitchell's old-school rock and roll reveals a cool sensitivity.
Read More »I Shall Be Released: Music News from Mariah Carey, Mika, Slayer, Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard, Martin Gore and More
Plus Adam Lambert, The Who, Smash Mouth, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Esperanza Spalding, The Kentucky Headhunters, Nashville Pu$$y and more.
Read More »Music Review: Ringo Starr – ‘Postcards from Paradise’
Affable and steady-rocking, Ringo Starr's latest is more of the same - for better or worse.
Read More »Music Review: The Morning Birds – “Jimmy Dean” Single
Contrasting layers and styles are smoothly put together in "Jimmy Dean".
Read More »Music Review: Shelby Lynne – ‘I Can’t Imagine’
Lynne draws on a variety of pop-music traditions to create a poetic and acoustical world all her own.
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