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| publisher: Polydor Group ASIN: B003KUSUG8 sales rank: 20 price: £6.95 (new), £4.98 (used) |
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| publisher: EMI Music ASIN: B003P2V5FY sales rank: 6 price: £7.00 (new) |
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publisher: Decca ASIN: B003YC2T1O sales rank: 4 price: £8.93 (new) |
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| publisher: 143 Records/Reprise ASIN: B002P8BMAC sales rank: 22 price: £5.00 (new), £3.55 (used) |
For his fourth studio album Canadian crooner Michael Bublé has headed into the studio with his live band to create an album of…autobiographical love songs. The outcome, according to Bublé, is the "ultimate record about the inevitable roller coaster ride of relationships". It’s true that from the dramatic opening--a great cover of Julie London’s "Cry Me a River"--the album swings like a pendulum between introspective balladry and exuberant pop. As is to be expected with Bublé, he has revamped plenty of classics along the way, tackling evergreens like "Georgia On My Mind", Van Morrison's "Crazy Love" and the Eagles' "Heartache Tonight" with typical aplomb. He also joins contemporary soulsters like diva Sharon Jones (of Dap Kings fame) on "Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)" and singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith to recreate one of Sexmith’s tunes, the sultry "Whatever It Takes". Bublé’s two self-penned songs fit in well with the overall high standard. The poppy single “Haven’t Met You Yet” is catchy and the folky “Hold On” also helps make Crazy Love yet another quintessential Michael Bublé experience. --Danny McKenna | |
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publisher: Parlophone Records ASIN: B003JO88Q2 sales rank: 36 price: £5.99 (new), £5.99 (used) |
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| publisher: Polydor ASIN: B002T44EOS sales rank: 25 price: £6.99 (new), £5.49 (used) |
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publisher: E Works ASIN: B003O855CS sales rank: 44 price: £7.99 (new), £9.99 (used) |
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publisher: Universal / Island ASIN: B003LDKIVO sales rank: 38 price: £6.98 (new), £6.97 (used) |
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| publisher: RCA ASIN: B00383UJ2U sales rank: 7 price: £6.99 (new) |
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| publisher: Island Records Group ASIN: B001PB3RU8 sales rank: 18 price: £4.94 (new), £3.89 (used) |
Already the year’s most hyped new artist--not only first in the BBC’s famously unreliable poll of new talent and recipient of a special Brit award devised just for her--Florence Welsh has a lot to live up to, and thankfully the artfully titled and sleeved Lungs justifies the investment. The singles are undeniably the standouts. The impressive "Dog Days Are Over", neurotic and fierce, and the slightly more reserved follow-up "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" lead her debut collection, sometimes overshadowing her other material. Yet the extremes of "Kiss With A Fist", a jokey celebration of mutual domestic violence and noisy guitars that shamelessly steals its melody from the White Stripes’ charming "We Are Gonna Be Friends", and the showstopping, almost unashamedly stagy "Girl With One Eye" show off both her development and an already instantly recognisable voice. The gallows humour of songs like "Between Two Lungs", the daft "My Boy Builds Coffins" and the ferocious "Hurricane Drunk" where she threatens "I’m gonna drink myself to death" backed by a spirited choir of Florences, save her from accusations of self-absorption. The concluding, and hugely loud "Blinding" is all Kate Bush tics over bruising drum patterns. So a straightforward and affectionate cover of the classic Candi Staton and Source club banger "You’ve Got The Love", previously only available online, comes as a welcome chance to get one’s breath back. Much better than an apparent plan to position her as some kind of missing link between PJ Harvey and Avril Lavigne suggested, Lungs is a clever, catchy set, yet unresolved enough to sustain curiosity.--Steve Jelbert |
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