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All The Plans (2009) by Starsailor

Starsailor
All The Plans
2009, Virgin Records/EMI
alt rock, piano rock
½
As this is my first introduction to the British band Starsailor, All The Plans initially struck me as another in a long line of Travis/David Gray-esque albums from the UK. Further listening showed that while the sound is very familiar, the lyrics most certainly are not. [...]

Posted 25 February 2009 † admin § 2009 § 4 stars § reviews § starsailor ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

How To Save A Life (2005) by The Fray

The Fray
How To Save A Life
2005, Epic
piano rock, alt rock
½
I won’t deny that I’m a fan of piano rock, but that genre requires careful craft work before the song edges from ‘respectable’ into ‘nonsensical sentimental sap.’. Strangely enough, The Fray manages to cover both types in their full-length debut, with no middle ground. Sometimes, [...]

Posted 19 February 2009 † admin § 2005 § 2007 § 3 stars § reviews § site news § the fray ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Top 10 of 2008: New Releases

Making a Top 10 list is practically a requirement when you have a music review blog, but it can also be a nuisance since people usually judge you based on your list. Regardless, if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, chances are very high that you know exactly what albums I’m going to include. If not, here’s a hint: go to the sidebar and check out all the 2008 releases that I gave 4.5 stars or 5 stars.

So here’s the best of what I managed to review…

Posted 06 January 2009 † admin § anberlin § augustana § city and colour § copeland § jack's mannequin § the dodos § the new frontiers § thrice § tiger lou § year 2008 § yoav ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,