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70Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs (2008)
by Jonno.Norton
Despite the bands inevitable fall to a major label, abandoning their former Barsuk in favor of an international contract with Atlantic, they are still very talented musicians, and no amount of corporate influence can take that voice away from Ben Gibbard. published 6 months ago
70[Swedish/Electro/Hip Hop] Adam Tensta - It's a Tensta Thing (2007)
by Jonno.Norton
Swedish MC Adam Tensta is taking the world of Hip Hop by storm with his new breed of Electro-Rap. Hailing from the city of Stockholm, and taking his name from the city's suburbian district Tensta, this 80s child is just what the doctor ordered after a deafening pause from the Swedish HipHop scene. His new album It's a Tensta Thing has seen two singles do very well on Swedish airwaves, but can he sell pop-sensible Americans with his genre-bending new breed of HipHop? published 6 months ago
70Hustle! Reggae Disco: Kingston, London, New York (2002)
by Jonno.Norton
This is a review for the album 'Hustle! Reggae Disco: Kingston, London, New York' which was released on Soul Jazz Records in 2002, and includes covers of popular American disco/hip hop from the late 70s and early 80s, redone by artists in the UK and Jamaica in the style of Reggae, Disco, and Dub. It comes highly recommended. published 6 months ago
53Minus the Bear - They Make Beer Commercials Like This (2008 Remaster)
by Jonno.Norton
Within any respectable hipster's r'epertoire in 2002 you would have surely found a copy of Highly Refined Pirates. The really cool kids were already diggin' on This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic in 2001 (I was not among them, I hopped on in '02, admittedly) After a 2 year break, in 2004 both They Make Beer Commercials... and Bands Like It When You Yell "Yar!" At Them were released back to back, simultaneously blowing fans' minds yet again with their ability to create amazing, indie-rock mu published 4 months ago
55Ruccus Roboticus - Playing with Scratches (2008)
by Jonno.Norton
Hailing from Dayton, Ohio, DJ Ruckus Roboticus is mashing up funky, sample-based, hiphop with the likes of Girl Talk and Kid Koala. Drawing primarily from old children's records, this album "tell(s) a semi-autobiographic story, about the birth of a kid, who learns to scratch on his See-N-Say toy, and who has to deal with growing up and facing pressures from the grown-up world." published 6 months ago
62Dibidim - Riders (2007)
by Jonno.Norton
Artist: Dibidim Album: Riders Released: January 2007 Label: Protest Recordings Style: SynthPop RIYL: Air Tracklist: (4:42) Flagel Flygel (4:11) Gefeeling (4:26) Don't Play With the Gun (4:32) Sailor ... published 6 months ago
65Sneaky Sound System - Self Titled (2006)
by Jonno.Norton
To quote the perceptive and inspiring words of Ton Loc, "This cut is on fire." I can't believe I missed this album for over a year, it's the hottest shit I've heard in years. I really can't remember the last time I heard an album and just loved it so much. I've been playing it for months now and it keeps bangin' like the first time I heard it; none of it ever gets old and there's no filler. It's all Grade-A material, and excellently produced I'll add. Every song is meticulously put together for published 6 months ago
57Vampire Weekend - Self Titled (2008)
by Jonno.Norton
I love this album so much; it's one of my favorites this year. I think mostly because it's so fun. The music is light hearted and neatly arranged, it covers many different styles on each song while keeping it's own unique sound throughout, and the writing is flawless. I'm a big fan of good writing; this album certainly sets the bar. Vampire Weekend are really setting the bar for pop music this year. published 6 months ago
62Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights (2007)
by Jonno.Norton
Sharon Jones doesn't need the long line of credentials she carries in most reviews to speak for her. One need only drop the needle and let her voice take you back. I'm talkin' way back, to days when Aretha Franklin was commanding solitary-diva status in the world of soul. Today that diva is indubitably Sharon Jones. published 6 months ago
74The Mohawks - The Champ (1968)
by Jonno.Norton
Alan Hawkshaw has been acclaimed as "King of Library Music Composers" for his works in the late 60s, and on into the 70s and 80s, making stock songs for radio commercials, tv themes, and more notably for this album. This is seriously funky business, don't let the stock music part throw you off. published 6 months ago
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