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...That's a good thing," said Leon SooHoo, owner of Paradyme Sound and Vision in Sacramento. "Previously, they did not have that exemption." SooHoo believes the regulations are overkill because manufacturers are already moving aggressively on energy efficiency...
...fail to augment their aural attack with subtlety. HEALTH, to their credit, have avoided the path of mere derivation. As with their fellow L.A. scenesters No Age, one of the few bands to successfully grapple with Nu Gaze in recent years, the four piece has created a brutal, hybrid sound that is entirely its own. Unfortunately, originality alone does not a triumph make, and “Get Color” largely shows that while HEALTH has plenty of promise, the band has yet to discover how to make a consistently good album. That is not to say that...
...move / I smell her scent / and I know I will find her soon, soon, soon….” One of the album’s darkest tracks, Cudi’s haunting lyrics are perfectly complemented by Ratatat’s space-age sound.“Make Her Say”—featuring Kanye West, Common, and humorously placed samples from Lady GaGa’s “Poker Face”—is another standout collaboration, albeit a bit more off-color: “So, that explain why I love...
...It’s no better than its predecessor, further proving that loudness doesn’t preclude tedium. “I Belong to You” is lively enough, but you can’t help but wonder whether Muse’s apocalyptic sound is really suited to such lovelorn lyrical material.This litany of mediocrity is only interrupted by track six, “Unnatural Selection.” With shouted, drunken sports fan-style “hey!”s, and a surging guitar riff, it’s the kind of propulsive tune...
Listeners new to The Dodos may recognize their song “Fools,” from their 2008 breakout album “Visiter,” from a recent Miller Chill commercial. Aptly, their echoey new album, “Time to Die,” sounds like they recorded in a beer bottle. The indie folk-pop duo’s signature spare sound, with drums and guitar receiving equal billing, have made “Visiter” a standout in a line of releases from other over-arranged indie darlings. Their percussive approach added...