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...first album in three years, happily proves no different. The album opens with the lively, uplifting lyrics of “No Creo En El Jamás.” Juanes sings about living life fearlessly and surrendering to one’s passions, and the song accordingly feels like it’s sung in a single, energized breath. “Báilala” is bound to induce dancing in anyone who comes across it: the enlivening blend of caja vallenata (Colombian drums that are played between the knees) and electric guitar makes this...
...appeared in a New Pornographers video since their first album (Newman has even said they sometimes forget she’s a part of the band), so it’s nice to see her return to the spotlight. Though mellower fare than their usual power-pop, the song is gorgeous, which compensates for the video’s slightly creepy couple and lack of action. Plus, the old-movie production touches (scratched lens, frames with fuzzy black edges) are interesting enough. Still, it’s hard not to long for their drum-heavy days, and Tobias Bluth...
...cocoa, get ready to enjoy Tim Burton’s animated masterpiece. Mix up the spiked apple cider if it’s October, or break out the Peppermint Schnapps if it’s December... TAKE A SHOT... 1. Every time the creatures of Halloween Town break into song, and you are suddenly reminded of how truly eccentric Tim Burton is. Extra points if you can sing along. 2. Every time you’re reminded of a costume from Currier’s “Heaven ‘n’ Hell” party...
Ween—for those uninitiated into their somewhat cultish following—is a band that writes the kind of songs you might have written when you were 12, adopting various musical styles and rigging them up with lyrics that walk the line between juvenile and crass. Only they do it surprisingly well—most of the time, anyway. Now, on their 11th full-length album, Ween seems to have lost some of the magic that earned them a name in the alternative music genre. “La Cucaracha” focuses heavily on satirizing various musical...
...aims to set itself apart from popular conceptions of traditional Asian music. “We’re a very special group,” says percussionist and music director Il-Ryun Chung. “There is no existing repertoire, so we are playing mostly brand new songs. For Asian instruments, it’s one of the first attempts to try this.”PLAYING A RUBBER BAND“Each one has a distinctive character,” says Jocelyn Clark, the founder of IIIZ+, of the zithers. “What I like about...