Word: rockers
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...statement of fact. To tell the artist that the vocals on “Wavvves” are drowned out by charged chaos, or that a strong buzz of feedback stifles his melodies, would be to acknowledge his accomplishments rather than to deplore his defects. Coming from indie rocker Nathan Williams, whose music is variously categorized as crust pop, noise punk or even “shitgaze”—a descriptive variant of “shoegaze”—it is not surprising that his second album is every bit as defiantly clamorous...
...music downloaded around the globe in 2008 - 40 billion files - was illegal. That would suggest that a ban in France might not actually help French artists too much because their work could still be pilfered elsewhere. But the sad truth is that royalties for presidential buddies like withered rocker Johnny Hallyday or comic actor Christian Clavier still do come primarily from France. After all, who else really wants their stuff in the first place...
...Future” is a trippy invitation to dance set to a carnival beat, and “The Forest” has a drum and horn-filled ending that lends it a satisfying hard edge. The globally-minded elements put her in the company of fellow folk-rocker Zach Condon of Beirut: tasteful sampling from a wide range of musical influences without ever seeming like world-music kitsch. “(a)spera” ends with “While We Have the Sun,” featuring a tingling melody on a kalimba, underlining Mirah?...
...walled space as a battalion of gallery assistants respond to customer queries about abstract works in shades of blush and marigold. But make no mistake: this is not your average academic art exhibit. A quick scan of the attendees reveals lots of big hair, tight jeans and hints of rocker-girl décolletage. The sound system throbs with the refrain "Lick it up, lick it up." And perched behind a velvet stanchion, in an unbuttoned silk shirt that reveals just the right amount of furry, well-carved chest, is the artist: Kiss guitarist and front man Paul Stanley...
...Guided by Voices) on bass help build the swirling melodies that sometimes lean towards shoegaze or even prog-rock, but they always revert back to straight ahead hooks and riffs. “Headache Revolution” is a particularly strong example of this. Beginning as a straight-ahead rocker, by the chorus the instruments are vying for supremacy as Pollard sings the track title over and over. Lyrically it offers little but musically it is stunning.Though the second half of the album struggles to match the superb quality of Side A, the final two tracks finish the album with...