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Thursday, 1 September 2011

Blog Update: Reviews

Whilst this blog is mainly to do with getting information about upcoming albums and other stuff, I like to write the occasional review, just to jot down some thoughts about the album.
I used to write track-by-track reviews, but due to lack of time to write down all that, I will only be giving a rating, shown on the Reviews tab, and maybe a short overview occasionally.

The idea behind how I rate the albums is listed below; although it won't always work!

0.5 - Utterly, utterly awful album. Will never listen to it again, will get rid of any copies I have, will wonder what possessed me to give it a go. (Never given an album this before, but there's a first time for everything)

1.0 - Awful album. Likely I bought it on the basis of one song, and that song wasn't brilliant to begin with. Will never listen to it again.

1.5 - A very bad album. Maybe has one or two very small redeeming qualities, but unlikely to be heard again.

2.0 - Not a good album. Showed potential at some point, and may have a few good songs, but won't get much beyond 2 or 3 listens.

2.5 - Average. Enjoyed parts of it, but replay value is limited, or maybe just half the songs are good, half of them are bad.

3.0 - Reasonable. Has sparks of greatness, but for the most part, fails to really stick.

3.5 - Good. Enjoyable listening, but has nothing jaw-dropping or particularly stunning. One or two tracks lacking.

4.0 - Very good. I give this rating and above only when I like every song, but at this level, there's nothing that will have me repeating the album for years to come, but I enjoy it for the most part, and will probably play it a lot until it gets boring.

4.5 - Excellent. Could play it for many years to come and it wouldn't get boring. Songs are great to listen to, and probably has some fantastic moments.

5.0 - Outstanding. Every song is great, and if I had to pick just one to listen to, all of them would be contenders; there are none that I'd think about skipping for even a second. I give this rating more than most reviewers, and mostly for albums that reviewers wouldn't dare give full marks, but there are just some albums I can't fault in terms of what I like listening to.

Wednesday, 31 August 2011

New Hadouken! Song Preview

This is a short preview of a song entitled Parasite; expected to appear on the band's third album (due early 2012).



Other songs expected to appear on the album are Mecha Love and Oxygen, both released towards the end of last year.

Friday, 19 August 2011

Hear Killer Sounds Now

Hard-Fi's third album, Killer Sounds, is available for streaming off The Sun's website, right here. The album is out 22nd August, the band's first in four years.

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

More New Ladytron Songs

Six songs are now available for listening from the new Ladytron album, Gravity The Seducer. Links are below.

White Elephant (track 1)
Mirage (track 2)
Ace of Hz (track 4)
Ritual (track 5, instrumental)
Ambulances (track 8)
Transparent Days (track 10, instrumental)

Yet to be heard are White Gold, Moon Palace, Altitude Blues, Melting Ice, 90 Degrees and Aces High, although Aces High seems to be an instrumental, slightly alternate version of the single Ace of Hz, according to the 30-second previews (available here)


Friday, 12 August 2011

Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto

Artwork


Tracklist
01. Mylo Xyloto
02. Hurts Like Heaven
03. Paradise
04. Charlie Brown
05. Us Against The World
06. M.M.I.X.
07. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
08. Major Minus
09. UFO
10. Princess Of China
11. Up In Flames
12. A Hopeful Transmission
13. Don't Let It Break Your Heart
14. Up With The Birds

The first single is Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (listen here), which was released two months ago. The single features two other tracks, confirmed album track Major Minus (here) and expected B-side Moving To Mars (here).

The second single is Paradise, released on September 12th. The song has not been heard yet.

Of the unheard studio songs we have, four have been played live; they are Hurts Like Heaven, Charlie Brown, Us Against The World and Princess Of China, although the latter was only performed once and was not pro-shot. The other three can be found over YouTube, or on this blog right here.

The album will be released October 24th.

Thursday, 11 August 2011

Coldplay Album Details To Be Released Tomorrow?

According to EMI Chile, the full details for Coldplay's fifth album will be released tomorrow. Whether this is true or not, we have yet to find out... but if it is true, this is exciting news!!

If it is true, I'll try and get an album summary page up by the end of tomorrow...

Sunday, 7 August 2011

Ladytron Four Track Sampler

You can sample four songs from Ladytron's upcoming fifth album, Gravity The Seducer, right here.

Saturday, 6 August 2011

Hard-Fi 90-Second Previews

In addition to the sampler for the new album, Killer Sounds, available on the band's YouTube account (available here), there are now 90-second previews of the songs, showing off new, unheard parts on iTunes - right here. (You need to open it in iTunes to hear them.) It sounds BIG.

The album is due out 22nd August.

Friday, 5 August 2011

Gravity The Seducer Previews

Have a listen to 30-second previews of each song from Gravity The Seducer, Ladytron's fifth album, here. The album is due out 12th September.

Monday, 1 August 2011

Velociraptor! Track Times

The track times for Kasabian's new album have been revealed;

01. Let's Roll Just Like We Used To 4.49
02. Days Are Forgotten 5.02
03. Goodbye Kiss 4.03
04. La Fée Verte 5.47
05. Velociraptor! 2.51
06. Acid Turkish Bath (Shelter From The Storm) 6.01
07. I Hear Voices 3.58
08. Re-Wired 4.44
09. Man Of Simple Pleasures 3.51
10. Switchblade Smiles 4.13
11. Neon Noon 5.20

The album will feature their two longest songs - La Fée Verte and Acid Turkish Bath (Shelter From The Storm) - to date.

It's not massive news, but it's something in this typically quiet time of the year (musically)!