On his fourth studio album, singer-songwriter-guitarist John Mayer likens relationships to war. Ironically, Battle Studies might be his quietest, most stripped-away and bare release yet. Read the rest of this entry »
John Mayer “Battle Studies” (2009)
17 11 2009Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: Battle Studies, Heartbreak Warfare, John Mayer, Who Says
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Wale “Attention Deficit” (2009)
10 11 2009
After bubbling in hip-hop’s underground for several years with many buzz-worthy songs and mixtapes, Wale proves he’s more than just a one-dimensional sneaker MC on his major label debut, Attention Deficit. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Allido, Attention: Deficit, Chillin, Gucci Mane, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Pretty Girls, Roc Nation, UCB, Wale, World Tour
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Mr. Hudson “Straight No Chaser” (2009)
21 10 2009
With soaring Bono-like arena vocals and ’80s electropop and rock production sprinkled in with alternative hip-hop sounds, Mr. Hudson’s Straight No Chaser, his sophomore release and first for Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint, is a solid introduction to the British musician for American audiences. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: G.O.O.D. Music, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Mr. Hudson, Straight No Chaser, Supernova, There Will Be Tears, White Lies
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Kid Cudi “Man On The Moon: The End Of Day” (2009)
16 09 2009
Kid Cudi is depressed. The skinny jeans-wearing Cleveland rapper and singer is all doom and gloom on his debut solo album, the brilliant Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, a psychedelic trip into the mind of a 20-something going through his quarter-life crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Common, Day & Nite, Day 'N' Nite, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Lady Gaga, Make Her Say, Man on the Moon, Man On The Moon: The End of Day, Pokerface
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Jay-Z “The Blueprint 3″ (2009)
9 09 2009
Jay-Z has nothing left to prove in hip-hop, or even music. And he spends much of his time on The Blueprint 3, his 11th studio album, making sure we know that.
Jay-Z’s raps have been on a decline for years, and as with most of his albums, The Blueprint 3 is a mixed bag of innovative and uninspired, although as usual, the good outweighs the bad. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Blueprint 3, D.O.A., Death of Auto-Tune, Empire State of Mind, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Rihanna, Run This Town
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