The debut album of Australian duo Savage Garden, also titled Savage Garden, is a picture-perfect example of late 1990s pop music. Savage Garden the band consists of vocalist Darren Hayes and instrumentalist Daniel Jones. Savage Garden the album was released…
Album Review: Michael Bolton – “Songs of Cinema”
Michael Bolton’s Big, Sexy, Valentine’s Day Special is an hour long Netflix variety special co-produced by the Lonely Island and Comedy Bang! Bang! The premise of the special is that Bolton has to host a Valentine’s Day special in order to…
Album Review: LeAnn Rimes – “Remnants”
With Remnants, established country singer LeeAnn Rimes completely leaves the country genre behind and embraces adult contemporary…maybe. Truth be told, the album is a confusing mish-mash of genres. Rimes moves from power ballads to adult contemporary to a more folk…
From the Record Crate: MIKA – “Life in Cartoon Motion” (2007)
Singer-songwriter Mika released his debut album Life in Cartoon Motion on February 5, 2007. The album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and sold over 7.8 million copies since it’s release. It’s downright amazing and a wonderful example…
Album Review: Neil Cicierega – “Mouth Moods”
Mouth Moods is an hour long mash-up album released by Neil Cicierega, perennial internet staple behind the band Lemon Demon, the flash animation turned physical puppet show “Potter Puppet Pals,” and viral videos “Brodyquest” and “Ariel Needs Legs.” Mouth Moods…
Album Review: “La La Land” Soundtrack
A movie can’t be successful without its music, and this is especially true for La La Land. Multiple genres – most prominently jazz – and musical stylings collide to create a masterpiece of a soundtrack. It’s likes haven’t been seen…
Album Review: The Flaming Lips – “Oczy Mlody”
On their fourteenth album Oczy Mlody, the Flaming Lips ask you to redefine the concept of a “song.” If you think a song needs to have a musical or lyrical beginning, a middle, and an end, then this won’t…