By: Emily J Ramey
A year ago, Vampire Weekend was a vague entity, one of those outskirts kind of bands… to me, anyway. Then, without any perceptible motivation, they sprung into my consciousness as if they had always been there. All of a sudden, Vampire Weekend was everywhere –...
By: Emily J Ramey
Those of us immersed in the music world knew Norah Jones from her debut album Come Away With Me, which blew up after it claimed no less than five Grammy awards back in 2002, and despite the release (and commercial success) of two subsequent albums, we still think of her with that...
By: Andrew Vaughan
You have to take your hats off to the organizers of the Special Olympics albums. Since 1987 there have been six albums that together have raised over $100 million for the charity. This new version features a slew of country names. Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Carter Twins, and Gloriana alongside...
By: Emily J Ramey
To be honest, I did a figurative double-take when I put on Hello Hurricane for the first time. Isn’t Switchfoot the alt-rock outfit that gave us such rapid classics as “Dare You to Move” and “Meant to Live?” The answer is of course, yes,...
By: Emily J Ramey
Every morning last week, my iPod alarm clock woke me up with La Roux. I got out of bed dancing. It was for acts like La Roux that the terms “girltronica” and “laptop pop” were created, although she’s not to be boxed in, even with made-up words and cross-genres....
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