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Written by Sarah Mudgway
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Monday, 15 February 2010 21:44 |
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VAMPIRE WEEKEND have never been a band to play it safe... and their second album ‘CONTRA’, only extends this ethic of intricacy, experimentation and intelligence, which is not often found in mainstream charts.
‘Contra’ defied all expectations and odds recently, when it found itself debuting at number one on the American Billboard album charts - a position usually held by more radio-ruined artists such as Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Ke$ha.
The ten track album opens with ‘Horchata’ - a subtle piece with a decidedly Summer feel, its intricacy is hidden between layers of instruments, which all serve as a perfect melody for vocalist Ezra Koenigs’ unique voice. |
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Written by Sarah Mudgway
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 21:15 |
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If someone were to ask me what Germany was famous for, I would struggle to list much beyond a certain World War... and beer. Musically, German artists (particularly those outside of the dance music realm), seem to struggle to break past their own borders - let alone grab the attention of the musically bombarded MTV audience.
And then TOKIO HOTEL came along - a band which style themselves like a glam-rock music video gone crazy, fronted by a somewhat androgynous vocalist with a passion for hair product... who has on more than one occasion, been mistaken for a girl.
Oh, did I forget to mention that they also have taken Germany and the world by storm? |
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Written by Joseph Harper
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Sunday, 03 January 2010 10:16 |
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THE BRUNETTES, Auckland's reigning prom King and Queen of boy-meets-girl, bedroom doo-wop romps, have certainly been doing some evolving.
'Paper Dolls', the band's fourth and latest full-length effort shows signs that The Brunettes, whose sound and previous releases have seen their feet firmly grounded aesthetically in a kind of delightful 1960's throwback theme-park, seem to have leapt, head-first, into new territories - which sounds like it would be somewhat at home accompanying TRON.
The band's candy floss pop tunes are still delivered with a coy sort of moxy by their core duo Heather Mansfield and Jonathan Bree. The lyrics are still sewn with wry humour and irony (wryrony?) - laced with plenty of clever clogs pop-culture references. |
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