albums
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ALBUM OF THE YEARSara Bareilles, Little VoiceSounds like: Linda Rondstadt singing the writings of Gloria SteinemBest Tracks: “Love Song,” “Bottle It Up,” “Come Round Soon,” “One Sweet Love”Representative Lyrics: “There’ll be girls across the nation that’ll eat this up / babe, I know that it’s your soul but could you bottle it up”Notes: Blending traditional
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“There’s only two types of people in the world,” Britney Spears opines on her new album, “the ones that entertain and the ones that observe.” From her perspective, I don’t doubt for a second that this is the truth, seeing as she’s one of the most oft observed people in American culture (or should I
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Having loved myself a little Jill Sobule back in the 90s, after homosexuality was titillating but before it was decriminalized in several states, I was a little miffed when Katy Perry (née Katy Hudson, former-next-superstar-of-Contemporary-Christian-Rock) appeared on the scene with her thumping, Benataresque tribute to lesbian tourism “I Kissed a Girl.” I found the video
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Last week I downloaded OMFGG: Original Music from Gossip Girl. This is because during every episode I end up feeling like the music on the show feels exactly right for it, even when the choice is something unexpected. I think of a scene from an episode earlier this year when Blair, during an impromptu garden
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I sort of reluctantly bought the new Keane album despite two overwhelmingly negative experiences: 1. Their last album was really disappointing, and2. They got a poor review from Blender magazine, whose reviews I mostly trust. But after sampling a few of the songs and knowing Keane were moving over toward the Killers-esque synth sounds of
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The race is on to be a part of my annual “favorite albums of the year poll,” so I thought I’d give you all a glimpse into the most-played tracks so far this year: 10.”Piece of Your Heart,” Natasha Bedingfield9. “Skeleton Song,” Kate Nash8. “Out There On the Ice,” Cut Copy7. “Bad Sun,” The Bravery6.
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