Word: songfulness
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...after debut “Your Favorite Weapon” and 2003’s mainstream success, “Deja Entendu.” This new album marks the major label debut for the Long Island band. Typically classified under the broadening genre of emo, Brand New writes songs with wit and sarcasm that transcends stereotypical Dashboard whining and instead conveys a convincing melancholy, reminding you that perhaps the world isn’t always as perfect as it seems. “The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me” follows in this tradition but offers...
...stars (Interscope) Watching Gwen Stefani, one sometimes gets the sense she is on a quest to win a series of awards that exist only in her head: Least Comprehensible Number One Hit You Will Never Get Out Of Your Head (2004’s fight-song-cum-spelling-lesson “Hollaback Girl,” off her solo debut “Love.Angel.Music.Baby”), Most Discomfiting Use Of Actual People As Fashion Accessories (her so-called Harajuku girls, contractually forbidden to speak English in public), and of course the Madonna Wannabe Award For Utter Lack...
...script is riddled with clunky lines—“When the Santa Anas blow all bets are off. Anything can happen.” And yes, there’s a song from the Garden State soundtrack. Although “The Holiday” lacks the sentimental humor of the “Father of the Bride” movies (not to mention no gay Martin Short) and offers a less timely subject matter than that of “Something’s Gotta Give” (not to mention no nude Diane Keaton) it still...
...appears written in the sky in diamonds. Jeezy, whose shirt claims “I am the street dream,” proves it here. Aside from the shameless self-promotion, the video isn’t bad. The transitions between the numerous scenes are relatively smooth, and the song itself is fire. Jeezy represents Atlanta and the streets that brought him up while still managing to appeal to a broader audience: those who like fast cars, curvaceous women, and money...
From its title, which translates to “beautiful song,” and its cover, which features elegantly dressed party goers, it is nearly impossible to guess that Ann Patchett’s “Bel Canto” is a novel about terrorism. But perhaps that’s because “Bel Canto” is so far from the typical book on terrorism...