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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, [...]

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…

The Glass Passenger (2008) by Jack’s Mannequin

Genre: piano rock
Rating: 5 stars
Check Out: “Hammers and String (A Lullaby),” “The Resolution,” and “Annie Use Your Telescope.”

An album full of heart-wrenching emotion underneath an ironic layer of 80’s-synthpop arrangements…