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...enormous sound system, single bedrooms sprouting off to the side. Rubin’s own room is filled with music equipment; he’s a music major now, and he’s really good on the piano. He and his roommate Dave are in a band together, and they’re always recording in Rubin’s room. There is an enormous Mac desktop, synthesizers and drum pads, keyboards...
...Eyelid Movies” is driven by simple, catchy parts—each enjoyable on its own terms—thoughtfully layered together to produce a truly impressive debut album. Electro-rock band Phantogram, hailing from Saratoga Springs, NY, is comprised of Josh Carter on guitar and Sarah Barthel on keyboard. Though dominated by its singles, “Eyelid Movies” still manages to present a satisfying introduction to the up-and-coming...
...titular track from “Soldier of Love,” Sade’s first album since 2000. For an impressively constructed album based on and made for “love,” this line seems more of a curious apology from the band than a testament to love from a wayward lover...
...which would intuitively present a more natural and human presence. This lack of feeling is not helped by the fact that Sade write obvious, vacuous shells of songs and then attempt to save them through intricate production which, while impressive, only serves to increase the emotional divide between the band and the listener...
...pulls off some memorable melodies, making use of her powerful and malleable voice, but the track somehow feels distant and merely pleasant. The instruments still sound prepackaged and the chord changes, while effective, remain obvious. The production, though nearly flawless, places more of an emotional divide between the band and the listener than there should be on what could have been such a relatable song...