New music reviews
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Kings of Convenience
Cut to the Chase: Five years after the gorgeous and much loved 'Riot On An Empty Street', the acoustic Norwegian duo return with their third album of sweet, gently plucked guitar tracks with delightful harmonies. 'Declaration of...
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R.E.M.
Cut to the Chase: These thirty nine songs are taken from REM's legendary rehearsal shows at Dublin's Olympia Theatre in 2007. Made up primarily of new material that would soon become the album, 'Accelerate', and filled out with lesser known album...
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Alexandra Burke
Cut to the Chase: The winner of last year's X Factor finally releases her debut album. 'Overcome' is a slick record that makes all the right noises and will appeal to those already enamoured with Burke's style. For people looking for more than...
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Cold Cave
Cut to the Chase: This Philadelphian quartet is comprised of ex-members of experimental indie/noise-rock bands Xiu Xiu and Parts & Labor, held together by robotic frontman Wesley Eisold. Fans of industrial synth bands like Tubeway Army will find a...
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Whitney Houston
Cut to the Chase: Having dominated the tabloid headlines for the past few years, Whitney Houston has cleaned up her act and is back with a gentle bump, rather than a bang. Her voice isn't quite the powerful instrument that it once was, but album...
(source: entertainment.ie)
