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...Working on a Dream,” may not be his finest, but The Boss has proven, yet again, that at least this old-timer can still rock. “Working on a Dream,” like Springsteen’s other albums, features songs about the triumphs and downfalls of the low, the poor, the nobodies. Given the country’s current economic upheaval and political change, these songs seem more relevant than ever. The title song, “Working on a Dream,” is uplifting and embodies the spirit of optimism that...
...press photos—the band’s approach to music-making has remained consistently innovative and their output stubbornly unique.For six years and as many albums, Animal Collective narrated a sort of ongoing insane, half-perfect sonic collage of genre, building structurally damaged and occasionally brilliant pop songs out of hastily-rendered foundations of rock, folk, trance and psychedelic music. Oscillating between the creative controls of the respective halves of its founding duo, David “Avey Tare” Portner and Noah “Panda Bear” Lennox, the band matured from a cabal...
...band’s MySpace page listed that they had a performance at Harvard University on April 19th, 4 p.m. with Sarah Bareilles, whose hits include “Love Song...
...childhoods—whether you know who they are or not. How many of us are unable to recall the rough velvet vocals of the “Life...savers...Mmmmmmmmm” jingle, or the Serengeti-style rendition of Sesame Street’s Alphabet Song? Since 1987, when Paul Simon produced the group’s first American record, “Shaka Zulu,” Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been our country’s ambassador for African music. On February 7, they bring their unmistakable sound to Sanders Theatre, returning for the fourth...
...matter there, feeling kinda anxious?”) are a bit unnerving, demonstrating, as always, the darkness that can come with having a good time. This time around, they mixed up the formula, adding more synth and dub influences. They have dabbled with synth before, but every song on this album, save one, heavily incorporates a synthesizer and electronic elements. “Ulysses” and “No You Girls” manage to stay true to the old Franz Ferdinand aesthetic while adding these newer elements. That said, they fail to replicate the magic of their...