Word: pops
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...risk and high-reward, the baroque pop of The National continues to support the theory that they’re here to stay...
...wonder that ailing record labels like Warner Music Group have been exploring ways to get a piece of that much more lucrative side of the business. So just imagine how they must feel now that Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter, is close to stealing away pop music icon Madonna for a cool $120 million in cash and stock...
Pacific Northwest indie label Sub Pop has let Band of Horses out of the stable a second time, but something’s been lost since the group’s first...
...first song’s gallop slows to a canter. “Ode to LRC” begins with formulaic pop-country guitar chords, and despite the aggressive tone of Bridwell’s voice, the song feels empty. The last minute of the song is its best: Bridwell simply sings “The world is such a wonderful place,” adding “La-di-da” over a smoother, wistful guitar sound...
...However, hearing Owen Pallett (who also wrote the album’s string arrangements and records on his own under the moniker of Final Fantasy) sing on “Cliquot” is a lovely surprise, despite the omnipresent accordion. The track sounds more like the classically inflected pop found on a Final Fantasy record, and the lyrics (“What melody will see him in my arms again?”) also scream Pallett. A slow melancholy pervades the album, but the emotional heaviness can get a bit grating after a while. It makes one wonder...