Album reviews

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March 10, 2010

Gorillaz make a new album (with a lot of help from their friends)

In their first studio album in five years, Gorillaz uses beautifully melancholy vocals and, at times, tiresome rhythm to remind us that every day is Earth Day.

 
March 9, 2010

Number 3 is not quite the charm

jj's latest album, "jj n° 3," is tropicalia (and sometimes europop) in 30 minutes or less.

 
March 2, 2010

Rogue Wave's new album has a split personality

On "Permalight," the band veers jarringly between an acoustic and electro sound.

 
Feb. 25, 2010

They're not so strange, but they're definitely boys

On "Be Brave," The Strange Boys try to grow up but stay endearingly youthful.

 
Feb. 25, 2010

Newsom's new opus embodies maturity and depth

Joanna Newsom's new album "Have One On Me" is definitely long, but it's packed with vocal and instrumental beauty.

 
Feb. 23, 2010

Dear Xiu Xiu: you're not so bad

On "Dear God, I Hate Myself," Xiu Xiu frontman Jamie Stewart gets even more depressing than before.

 
Feb. 18, 2010

It may be sweet, but it's also complex

On "Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You," Lightspeed Champion avoids genre constraints and produces a sweeping orchestral sound.

 
Feb. 16, 2010

Stumbling from island to island

On "The Golden Archipelago," Shearwater paints a beautiful portrait of island life and corrupts it with hard-edged distortion.

 
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