As we continue our best songs of 2009, part two of our most loved songs are here and who could have guessed we included the artists in the list below? Once again, take a good …
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When fans of The Bravery reference the group, the main topic of conversation tends to fall with a phenomenal live show. To no surprise, songs such as “Swollen Summer”, “Honest Mistake” and “Tyrant” are not songs to relax and fold your arms to, rather they are turbulent expressions trembling with energy. Now the five stars from New York have another answer to engage their audience – Stir the Blood.
This album continues their almost violent and self-chastising discography, which should once again channel into singles being overplayed. As “I Have Seen the Future” states, they are going to claim “a brave new world”. Other songs act on this more than tell this lofty goal, starting with “Slow Poison”, heading to “Hatefuck”, “The Spectator” and to just about every song on the 11-track album.
“The Spectator” stands out the most as MGMT and Crystal Castles-type electronics resonate, while “Slow Poison” and “Red Hands and White Knuckles” exhibit some of The Bravery’s more garrishly-laid lyrics.
Stir the Blood follows, The Sun and the Moon (2008) and their debut self-titled album (2005). For more on The Bravery, head to their web site or check them out on iTunes.
MP3: The Bravery – The Spectator (buy)
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Since The Postal Service and American Analog Set hit the music scene, thousands of comparisons have been attempted in a half-hearted and lackluster style. For Faded Paper Figures the comparisons could not be any bit …
Lots to talk about this week as a few artists go solo, a few stay solo and the rest simply made a new album. Let’s dig in, shall we?
First and most importantly this week Maps …
Rating: 8.3/10
Behind the cutting, spinning, guest artists and precision-oriented rhyming is where Jean-Christophe Le Saoût and his project Wax Tailor resides. In The Mood For Life combines what breakbeat hip-hop deserves to be remembered as …
We may have gone on a bit of a rant last year about Glasvegas, and that’s okay since they did put out some pretty slick tracks. One of those tracks just so happens to be …
As a great movie season rolls in, year-end releases are ready to bring in big dollars for movie theaters across the nation. As far as anticipated films, Where The Wild Things Are takes center stage …
After months of promoting their second album, Armistice, MuteMath finally took to the road to play live shows. With Philaldephia’s TLA at the Fillmore the third stop on this trip, tour manager Levi mentioned that …
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