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It’s this whole supergroup thing. Our neighbors to the north just play well together. First came megaband Broken Social Scene, the New York Yankees of Canuck indie rock. Then the infectious New Pornographers trickled south, displacing deserving American-born power pop peddlers. And now there’s Swan Lake, set to make Williamsburg, Brooklyn look like Flint, Michigan...
STING, UNLIKE BOY GEORGE AND David Lee Roth, will never be an answer to such trivia questions as, "Name a lead singer from an '80s megaband who went on to have a disappointing solo career." Sting has managed to stay relevant--and popular--by continuing to create gently innovative music that borrows from other sources so wisely and so well that the resulting sound is truly his own. "I'm interested in impure music," says Sting. "Pure rock, pure jazz or pure anything just doesn't interest me. This is the game I play." In that spirit...
...days Young is running on a fresh, full tank of gas, and not just in his Lincoln. His new album, Mirror Ball (Reprise), is one of the most consistently rewarding works of his long, winding career. It features an extraordinary backup group, Pearl Jam, the youthful, populist, alternative-rock megaband. Even though Young is two decades older than any of the group's members, the pairing isn't some demographic gimmick--Sean Connery guest-starring on Friends. It is a natural coming together of rockers with a shared commitment and passion. "Actually, in many ways, I feel like Pearl...
...says Neal Young, "makes no difference with music." This is made abundantly clear on his new album, Mirror Ball. Young's association with the youthful alt-rock megaband Pearl Jam has rejuvenated the 49-year-old rocker. Pearl Jam serves as an extraordinary backup band on the new album. Rather than a cheap marketing gimmick, the pairing is a natural coming together of rockers with a shared commitment and passion, saysTIME critic Christopher John Farley. This collection of thoughtful, involving songs is "one of the most consistently rewarding works of Young's long rewarding career." Previous TIME Daily Campaign...
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