The Killers new album Day & Age returns to the uptempo pop styling that I fell in love with in their first release, Hot Fuss. If The Killers was a person, Hot Fuss would be the hyperactive and innocent 4 year old, Sams Town would be the pubescent teenager melancholic, Sawdust would be the 19 year old fresh out of high school not sure which path to take and Day & Age is the mature 22 year old who has realized the best path is the one that made you happy as a child.
“Spaceman” is my favorite song this year, there’s something about how Brandom Flowers says “And you know I might,Have just flown too far from the floor this time” that gives me a combination of chills and deja vu of a song I can’t place . What makes this album as a whole great is that while each song is full of The Killers style you also get a range of themes or types of songs from the Dance for Joy of “Joy Ride” to the reflective and sad of “This is Your Life”.
The album is set to release in the states Nov 24. but luckily the album has already been released in Japan and is readily available on the internet.
Normally when an actress trys to break into singing it ends badly with one more horrible album released on the world. Alot of people are trying to say this is true with Scarlett Johansson and her Tom Waits cover album anywhere I lay my head but I respectfully disagree. These people would probably tell Tom Waits he’s a bad singer simply because his voice doesn’t match their tuning fork. While in fact it is this uniqueness that made Tom Waits the great artist he is today. The same holds true with anywhere I lay my head, the ambient eclectic toy box styles of producer David Sitek(of TV on the Radio) producer combined with the shoegazing voice of Johansson work together to form a sound worthy to cover Tom Waits.
Beyond The Wizards SleeveArk 1is one of the most interesting albums I’ve probably heard all year. Beyond The Wizards Sleeve did a great job at puttting together a beautifully orchestrated psychadelic album you can actually enjoy with out following any white rabbits down strange holes. The one thing about the album that I like way more than I probably should is the weird british dialogue going on in some of their songs especially Winter in June. I think it has something to do with the guys voice sounding like most book on tape voice actors.
Seventh Tree is Goldrapp’s fifth album and its a step back to the folk electronic of Felt Mountain but with a pleasantly warm dose of ambience. Seventh Tree wraps you up in its lushous vines and lifts you up to chill on its branches basking in the the warm sun.
The Ting Tings new album We Started Nothing is an all night dance party with a snappy English chick. Julie Whites voice combined with Jules De Martino beat is a nice shock to the heart. If you are throwing a party and are looking to play something a little(i.e. ALOT) more fun to “cut the rug” to than the latest Soulja Boy, definitely give this a spin or two or more if you have the endurance of a posessed river dancer.
