Kovacs – Shades of black (Album)

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At the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival Kovacs announced her debut album. The album is called Shades of Black. It goes well with Kovacs, in 2014 she was named Serious Talent 3FM and Radio 6 Soul & Jazz talent. Her first single My Love was immediately Megahit 3FM and she won the award for Radio 6 Soul & Jazz talent. Recently appointed to the Volkskrant her music talent 3voor12 2015 and gave her a place in their list of 12 promising talents homegrown. For her debut work from the Eindhoven coming singer with producer Oscar Holleman (eg Within Temptation and Krezip). Kovacs knew Holleman to win.

Under the bonnet a singer who can sing on the album songs of darkness, which can however reveal. Enchantingly light and is indeed the coloring of the music either, it’s the magic of her voice and the music that touches you, no matter how dark, you feel the sense of life. Her first EP is released form a pace at the North Sea Jazz and Bospop, how to better to describe this album other than perhaps anything positive, is right on the head? Let her music win you over, listen and listen well so you can come to your senses again. Whether or not appropriate, restraint leading to an already enthusiastic response to her voice, her music, her sound, the experience takes her off with more candor? Charisma is what breathes from her music and how she sounds, her lyrics are beautifully put on display, this was an accomplishment in her music and in her life, she smiles now. “You might have very different ideas, enjoy my ears when I again time to _Shades Or Black.” Kovacs donates as a reply as feelings about the success. “Can I say it? Hey, what a top plate, man.”

Release date: 04/24/2015

Tracklist:

01. 50 Shades of Black
02. My Love
03. The Devil You Know
04. Night of the Nights
05. Wolf in Cheap Clothes
06. Shirley (Sound of the Underground)
07. He Talks That Shit
08. Diggin’
09. Fool Like You
10. When the Lady’s Hurt
11. Whiskey and Fun
12. Song for Joel

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

CHANGMIN from 東方神起 – Close To You (Mini Album)

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On November 18, the day before his enlistment, Changmin will release his very first solo mini album, “Close to You,” in Japan exclusively for official Bigeast fan club members.

The title track, “Into the Water,” is a ballad track with a beautiful and soft piano accompaniment that is sure to compliment Changmin’s rich but sweet voice.

The track list that was also revealed includes a couple of songs that fans have heard before in concert, including “Rock With U” and “Gold Dust,” but the rest, including “The Journey,” “Oh No!” “Admit It, You Love It,” and “When the Cold Winter Wind Comes” will be new songs.

The album will also include the full music video clip, a behind-the-scenes DVD, an off-shot movie, as well as a photo book.

Release Date : 2015.11.18

Tracklist:

01. Into The Water
02. 道程
03. Oh No!
04. Rock with U
05. Gold Dust
06. Admit it, You love it
07. 木枯らしが届く頃に

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

NOONIE BAO “NOONIA” EP

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“Noonia” is the  extended play by Swedish singer-songwriter Noonie Bao. It’s released on digital retailers on November 13th via 2many freckles and Universal Music.

The EP comes preceded by the lead single “I’m In Love“, released on March 25th. The second official single “Pyramids“ was released on August 21st.

Tracklist:

1.Pyramids

2.Criminal Love

3.Ninja

4.I’m In Love

5.Oceans Deep

OVERALL RATING

3½ stars

Demi Lovato – Confident (Album)

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Confident is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Demi Lovato. It was released on October 16, 2015, by Safehouse, Hollywood and Island Records. “Cool for the Summer” was released as the album’s lead single on July 1, 2015, and peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album’s second single, “Confident”, premiered on September 18, 2015, and has so far peaked at number 31 on the Hot 100. The album features guest appearances from Australian rapper Iggy Azalea and American rapper Sirah. Lovato co-wrote most of the songs on the album, and worked with writers and producers such as Max Martin, Ryan Tedder, Steve Mac, Rami, and Stargate. Following its release, the album debuted at number one in Canada while reaching the top 10 in nine other countries, including United Kingdom, and United States.

The album debuted number two on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 98,000 units (77,000 in pure album sales), behind Pentatonix’s self-titled album. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart becoming her highest-charting album in the country thus far.

Tracklist:

01 – Confident

02 – Cool For The Summer

03 – Old Ways

04 – For You

05 – Stone Cold

06 – Kingdom Come

07 – Waitin For You

08 – Wildfire

09 – Lionheart

10 – Yes

11 – Father

12 – Stars

13 – Mr. Hughes

14 – Cool For The Summer (Jump Smokers Remix)

15 – Cool For The Summer (Suraci Remix)

 OVERALL RATING

4½ stars

Devon Baldwin – Lungs EP

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Lungs is the debut EP of budding Bay Area singerDevon Baldwin, released on November 10th, 2015.

The cover art was revealed along with the track“Backwards,” featured as the second track on the EP.

Devon describes the story behind how her name for her first EP came to be in her interview after Outside Lands with Marin IJ. The article talks about her story.

Devon recalls, “I was sitting on the couch when I felt a pain in my back, so I kept trying to crack my back by arching it. I’m hyper flexible, and I ended up arching it so much that my lung ripped open. Once you’re lung rips like that, it doesn’t heal on its own very well.”

Devon underwent several surgeries and excruciating pain while healing her lung. Singing had been a part of her life from a young age and went his happened, her doctor wasn’t positive she was going to able to sing again. While she recovered, she stated that “I was on a lot of Vicodin for pain, and all I could do was sit and write lyrics for hours.” During this time she wrote several of the songs that will be on her debut EP. When it came time for her to record and name the EP, she didn’t have to look far to find an idea for it.

Lungs essentially are my instrument, and they’ve been a huge part of this whole journey for me for the past year.

 

Tracklist:

1. Lungs
2. Backwards
3. Right Here
4. Ocean
5. Knock You Down (ft. Skizzy Mars)
6. Closer

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

 

Lara Fabian – Ma vie dans la tienne (Album)

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Ma Vie Dans La Tienne is the twelfth studio album by singer Lara Fabian. The album was released November 6, 2015

Tracklist:

01. Quand je ne chante pas
02. Ma vie dans la tienne
03. Le desamour
04. S’il ne reste qu’un ami
05. Envie d’en rire
06. Le coeur qui tremble
07. Ton desir
08. L’illusionniste
09. Elle danse
10. Releve-toi
11. L’oubli

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

B.A.P – MATRIX [Mini Album]

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B.A.P is back! After a one-year absence, the popular group returns with renewed determination in their fourth mini-album Matrix. Leader Bang Yong Guk produced the highly anticipated mini-album which features five new tracks including the title song Young, Wild & Free.

Release Date: 2015.11.16

Tracklist:

01. Take You There
02. Monologue
02. Young, Wild & Free
04. Be Happy
05. Blind

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

Tina Arena – Eleven (Album)

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Eleven is the eleventh studio album (9 in English, 2 in French) released by Australian singer and songwriter Tina Arena. The album was released in Australia on 30 October 2015.The first single, “I Want to Love You” was released on 4 September 2015. Arena described Eleven as a “personal album” that was “joyous to make”.

Arena has co-written tracks on the album with a number of people including Jon Hume, Hayley Warner and Tania Doko. On the song “Unravel Me” Arena tackles confusion and fear about the state of the world in general and social media in particular. She says “I’m quite bewildered by how much the human being has changed. How disconnected and isolated we’ve become. It saddens me. Part of the light in human beings has gone.”

The title refers to the total number of studio albums Arena has released in her career spanning 40 years. The tally includes her first studio album with John Bowles, 1977’s Tiny Tina and Little John to 2013’s Reset and her two in French.

Tracklist:

 01. Unravel Me
02. Overload
03. I Want to Love You
04. Colours
05. Not Still in Love With You
06. When You’re Ready
07. Wouldn’t Be Love If It Didn’t
08. Magic
09. Lie in It
10. Karma
11. Love Falls
12. Heaven (Bonus Track)
13. No Filter (Bonus Track)
14. Walk With You (Bonus Track)

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

Lee Hong Ki (FTISLAND) – FM302 [Mini Album]

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FTIsland’s Lee Hong Ki is making his long-awaited solo debut! The first solo album of his nine-year music career is titled FM302 after his birthday, March 2nd. Known for his powerful singing, Hong Ki unleashes his trademark vocals in emotional ballads for the late autumn.

Release Date: 2015.11.17

Tracklist:

01. LET`S SEIZE THE DAY
02. 눈치 없이 (INSENSIBLE)
03. KINGS FOR A DAY
04. BE YOUR DOLL
05. LOL (LOUDNESS OF LOVE)
06. 비가 와요 (IN THE RAIN)

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

MYNAME – MYBESTNAME! (Album)

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MYBESTNAME! is the first best Japanese album released by MYNAME. It was released in 7 versions, a limited CD+DVD edition, a regular CD Only edition and 5 limited WEB editions, one edition per member, only sold at Chara-Ani online store.

Released Date: 2015.11.04

Tracklist:

1.MIRACLE

2.HELLO AGAIN

3.Message (Japanese ver.)

4.What’s Up

5.Beautiful Life

6.Sha la la

7.Everlastin’ Luv (Insoo choice)

8.Hello & Goodbye (Japanese ver.)

9.SUMMER PARTY (Seyong choice)

10.Stop the time (Jun Q choice)

11.1WE ARE THE NIGHT (Gunwoo choice)

12.F.F.Y (Chaejin choice)

13.Replay (Japanese ver.)

14.Promise Land

15.#MYgirl (Bonus Track)

OVERALL RATING

4 stars