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...Love” from the movie “Shrek,” I was ambivalent. While I would have loved to see one of my favorite bands recognized for their talent, I didn’t want it to be for a song so purely “pop?? that it betrayed the honesty and rawness of their best work. I felt a similar ambivalence toward “Hard Candy,” the Counting Crows’ last studio effort from 2002, which featured more than the expected one-or-two radio-friendly pop/rock tracks...
Still, the album does have some things that earlier Del albums didn’t—most notably, a sense of perspective. While he might not exactly be an elder statesman in the vein of Nas or Rakim, his lead single “Bubble Pop?? serves as a worthy critique of rap culture today. Its mock-lament of the “deflation” of today’s hip-hop “helium heads” resonates powerfully over a doughy beat layered beneath the sampled bells of Bob James?...
...shorn of its religious context. Receiving gifts—and, for a few, giving them as well—is a good enough reason for many to endure the countless hours in shopping malls, the tacky faux-fir trees and garlands strewn everywhere, and the unbearable “pop?? holiday music that tyrannizes the radio waves. But, at some point, one must question why some make such a fuss about a holiday that has no meaning...
Look out Michael Jackson: Chris Brown may be pop??s new king–or at least its new prince. Critics have referred to the 18-year-old heartthrob as a possible contender for the crown, and his new album, “Exclusive,” is sure to solidify his spot as musical royalty. With incredible vocals, catchy beats, and tracks featuring some of the music industry’s finest–including T-Pain, Big Boi and Kanye West–Brown looks like he has another double-platinum record on his hands...
...Experimental pop?? is a pretty specious term, but when dealing with a band like Animal Collective and their new album, “Strawberry Jam,” it’s necessary. Pop bands nowadays are trying their best to recreate Brian Wilson’s genius, but their output almost always comes off as just another Beach Boys tribute. Animal Collective is one of the only bands that takes Wilson’s influence to heart and then expands on it, pushing the conventions of pop music to their outer limits. In large part, that achievement...