Electra Heart - Marina And The Diamonds

6/10

Rated: (I can't get no) Satisfaction

Another well produced, overworked Pop album. Everything was so well done in this album that it lost magic and soul, is an average good album without high or lows, formula to success or to have at least a hit on the charts nowadays.

The first 3 songs sound a lot like Katy Perry, the voice, the rhytm, the style, the choruses, the lyrics, etc. And I know I could been better because 'The State of Dreaming' and 'Starring Role' keeps the style but they're far from being SO Katy. The album gets better in 'Homewrecker' that is what I was expecting from Marina And The Diamonds, it has the signature all over.Thereafter it sounds very Marina and ends weird but without losing that style.

As for the music this album brings nothing new. The sounds are what you expect in today's pop, not so electronic not so soft. It goes a bit dance in 'Living Dead' but doesn't explodes. Also the album sounds a bit late 80's to 90's which gives the fun twist and make it more 'Euro Pop' and it's well shown in "Power & Control". But as a whole the album sounds ver 00's, it even brings extracts from 'Say it Right' (Nelly Furtado and Timbaland) in 'Valley of Dolls', who still doing Timbaland's catchy music anyway?.

In some songs, 'Bubblegum Bitch' and 'Teen Idle', Marina and the Diamonds seems to be attacking the sterotype of a Pop Star, but she's so pretentious and you won't believe it cause with this album all that she wants to be is that, another girl in the bunch. The only things that save this record are the songs where she sounds herself like 'Fear & Loathing' or the track that in my opinion is the best, eventhough it still is a bit Katy Perry which is 'Hypocrates', a good good track.

I know it is bubblegum pop and it's supposed to sound like that but she can did something better that outstand her from the other million pop girls but she didn't so therefore that's the score to another avarage album.

To Listen: Starring Role, Hypocrates, Power & Control
Avoid: Teen Idle,Valley of Dolls, Bubblegum Bitch, Primadonna

Blunderbuss- Jack White

8/10

Rated: Music is my Radar

I heard this this album last week (on iTunes) and went mad as a hatter. Everything on it is bonkers and so enjoyable,like be in your teenage years again.

At first I didn't have the intention to listen to 'new Jack White's Album' because I thought it was going to be like he's previous solo stuff like the song 'Another Way To Die' ,which I loathe, but when I saw the preview-album button on iTunes I said to my self "well give it a try" and what a nice surprise, this thing is crazy. From the very start, with 'Missing Pieces" you get hitched it's like when you listened to The White Stripes for the first time, just want have fun and feel the sound. And actually I don't know if Jack did it on purpose to not lose fans or something but the sound is very nice and I was expecting something less atractive.

The album has a strong power even in the more calm songs like 'Love Interruption' or 'Blunderbuss', the sound is bliss. The guitars have a 'Icky Thump" style, absolute crazyness without going absurd and that's for every instrument played. 'Weep Themselves To Sleeps' is probably one representative songs in the album but the rock'n'roll continues and gets to 50's from 'I'm Shakin'' and so ; But the album seems to be timeless almost like a classic, and definetly better than any White Stripes album as a whole. Think this is best Jack White job so far. The album ends more American, a fun western-film-ish end, which makes the album has a variety of music and makes it anything but boring, 'Take Me With You When You Go' is a happy ending and all you wanna do with the album is taken it with you everywhere.

Songs to listen: Listen to the whole album!

[Single ]Days Go By- The Offspring

SINGLE

7/10

The Offspring comeback is this single and it is tasteless, plain, not good but not bad. It is really tiresome but very Offspring trying to sound like The Smiths ,maybe, I don't know.It is enjoyable and 'vintage' but probably not to buy it and it neither makes feel interest in the upcoming album. 'Days Go By' is a track you won't trip the station but it will be just one more song in a bunch. Fans probably will like but not adore.Only hoping the band do not ruin the 'legacy' with a dull album cause the last one was very close to. it makes me move my foot  with the rhythm at least.

 Listen:

Days Go By

[EP] The Apple Tree -Nina Nesbitt

7/10
A Kind of Magic

I have been waiting for this and I'm not disappointed. The comparisons with Ed Sheeran are obviously not wrong, She has been singing with him etc. But maybe Nina Nesbitt is more easily to fall in love with because she's a girl, of course, and sounds more acoustic and more passionate (not that Ed don't but meh).

From the first time I listen to The Apple Tree (song) I fell in love. I haven't hear about her, to be honest, just that she sung with join Ed Sheeran on tour, but never took a chance to listen her previous work. This 5 pieces EP is entrancing, She has a charming voice and back sounds complement it, 'Seesaw' explains it better. The lure lasts all the time.

Fortunately in this 'album' there is no dreadful drama, just feelings mixing songs. It could sound a bit plain but worth it, is soft music that in instants changes in sort of cheerful relaxing moments, it's like watching a film about seeking for happiness and then everybody find out that happiness was always there.Enjoyable/Beautiful EP ,start to finish, from a 'new' talented artist to watch. I recommend to listen 'Hold You', it is so magical.

Love Is A Four Letter Word- Jason Mraz

7/10

Rated: A Kind Of Magic

We have heard pieces from this album since November of 2011, I reckon, since the release of 'The World as I See It' which definitely doesn't describe the album so well be ause is very 1980's and the album is very more relaxing.

The beginning of the album is very fun. The track 'The Freedom Song' is a taster of what you are about to listen, so you can expect soft guitar, chilling sounds, cheesy songs and everything that represents Jason Mraz. It gets a little more pop or 'comercial' like 'Living In The Moment' or 'Frank D. Fixer' that is very weird, compared with all in the album, and reminds me if the Backstreet Boys.

'Love Is A Four Letter Song' also have very interesting songs like '5/6' which is something you are not waiting to hear on this album, it is a nice surprise. Then the album turns really odd, in a good way, like some kind of ghost haunts you and makes you feel very heavy and melancholic but comfortable, 'In Your Hands' is the perfect example of that.

The title of the album utterly fits to the songs. It's quickly, corny and calm. Everything on the album even more love/cheesy songs like 'The Woman I Love'. The album is very enjoyable not one of the best in history or even this year but it's good and the comparitions with Train, THEY WISH! just because this Jason album is more pop doesn't mean he become shit.

To listen: The Freedom Song, I Wont Give Up,Everything Is Sound, 5/6

Avoid: Who's Thinking About You Now?

California 37- Train

6/10

Rated: (I can't get no) Satisfaction

California 90210 should be the name of this new Train album because is music for a Californian tv drama almost every song in this record could be the perfect cheesy theme for sunny-rich kids soup opera and the songs that do not are like that could be well played by the prince charming in the show or be the prom song.

The album starts with 'This'll Be My Year' which surely will not be Train's year. Plenty of songs attempt to be anthems or memorable sing-a-long songs, but that never happens unless you are a US high school and you live by the beach and you are a nice girl looking to have fun in a safe party , yes it is music for stereotypes. All are the kind of songs that are played on Beverly Hills 90210, The Hills, Gossip Girl, Californication and obviously in The O.C. which theme song 'California' is what Train tried so hard to do here.All this California drama turns Mexican in '50 Ways To Say Goodbye' the perfect intro for a Telenovela, which is almost the same.

The album has very interesting sounds like in 'Feels Good at First' sort of girl country-pop music.All the songs good sounds are ruined by lyrics and an awful voice, I bet Ashley Monroe never met the band to make 'Bruises' cause that song is hideously made, just pasted a voice over another voice and it have cuts and gaps, Horrible!. Anyway the most interesting song is 'Mermaid' which is a magnificent surprise after listening all the ugliness in the album, it is a short trip to early 'american' 2000's.

Even though the album is boring it is fine to a road trip, if you can deal with the annoying voice mixture.Maybe all songs were made for telephone companys advertising campaings because that's exactly what you get. It's not that bad but it's not good at all, gets kinda good and familiar at the end.

To Listen: When The Fog Rolls In,We Were Made For This,Mermaid,

To avoid: Bruises, You Can Finally Meet My Mom, Drive By

[single] Payphone- Maroon 5

SINGLE
4/10

What ever happened with the 'rocky' band they were? This song is the sequel of  'Stereo Hearts' by Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine with a bit of Africa like 'Bang Bang' -K'naan feat. Adam (again!). From the beginning to the end is Adam making his annoying voice, that seems to work for the ladies. This band is just delivering music for the masses, they're don't giving a shit , only making songs for chicks to use them as ringtones and this song is the proof . The song only concentrates in Adam Levine and it's disappointing because he don't even make an effort, aside of trying to hard to make that voice that I don't hear it in the first album. the rappy part provided by Wiz Khalifa is just to make it 'cool' or 'cooler', but nah it still a mess, like using 'fuck' and 'shit' as many times as possible in a song. The music in the song is low good, not surprising and repetitive once again to make Adam be noticed. "One more stupid love song".

You Don't deserve to be hurt with this thing so I'm not putting the song here.