Palmer – Control (EP)

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“Control” is the new EP by french singer Palmer.

Tracklist:

01. Etrange ami
02. Mirage (So Real)
03. Syndrome
04. Strong
05. Mélancolie rebelle
06. Breathe
07. Control

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

Fleurie – Portals (Album)

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Portals is the debut full length album from Nashville singer-songwriter Fleurie, the album was released on digital retailers and streaming services on August 17, 2018.

In 2017, two promotional singles were released, “Hurricane” (August 3) and “Take Me With You” (October 21) however the tracks were omitted from the album. The lead single, “Constellate”, was released on streaming services on May 11, 2018. A second single, “Chasing Stars”, followed on June 22.

Containing 11 tracks, the album was executive produced by Fleurie with production handled by Justin Amundrud, Tofer Brown, Jeremy Lutito and Stephen Schmuldt.

Tracklist:

01. Explosions of Grandeur
02. Supersonic
03. Monarch
04. Constellate
05. Chasing Stars
06. Nomad
07. Future Signs
08. Black Sand Vertigo
09. Out of the Blue
10. A World Beyond
11. Odyssey

OVERALL RATING

4½ stars

Madilyn Paige – Anymore (EP)

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Utah’s Madilyn Paige is an earnest, lyrical singer/songwriter best known for appearing as a contestant on the sixth season of the NBC’s The Voice. Born in 1997 in Provo, Utah, Paige began singing at a young age. Only 16 when she auditioned for The Voice in 2014, she was eventually picked for coach Blake Shelton’s team. Paige was ultimately eliminated in the playoff round. After leaving the show, she continued to build her fan base via original and cover song videos posted online. In 2015, she released her debut self-titled EP featuring the single “Irreplaceable.”

Now she’s back with music of her own, a seven-song album called “Anymore” that landed Friday.

Tracklist:

1.Perfect
02.Anymore (feat. David Archuleta)
03.Scribbles
04.One Day at a Time
05.We Are the Riptide
06.Anonymous
07.Shine

OVERALL RATING

5 stars

Hitomi Shimatani – Golden Lady (Single)

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Golden Lady is the new single by Hitomi Shimatani, released on August 22, 2018.

Tracklist:

1.Golden Lady
2.sabao
3.Golden Lady (Instrumental)
4.sabao (Instrumental)

OVERALL RATING

3 stars

BENI – PULLBACK (Digital Single)

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Last month, BENI announced that she will release one digital single a month for the next four months. Last month’s release was “Chasin’”, a collaboration with IO of KANDYTOWN. On August 29, BENI release this month’s digital single, “PULLBACK.” The song is a collaboration with Meiyu SUNNY BOY and sees BENI continuing in the R&B direction she returned to with “Chasin’.”

Tracklist:

1.PULLBACK

OVERALL RATING

4½ stars

Jin Jin (金志遥) – JIN启者(Letters) (Album)

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Former Postm3n member Jin Lin writes Letters to his loved ones in his new album. The singer changed his artist name to Jin Jin in order to commemorate his father who passed away of cancer in 2018. Written by Jin Jin, R&B track “What to Do” expresses the hopeless thoughts he had while seeing his father in the hospital. Japanese band Sandclock’s guitarist Nagata Yoshiyuki composed the track “What to do” for the singer.

Release Date: 2018-08-15

Tracklist:

1. 瀑布
2. 怎麼辦
3. Let You Go
4. 地圖兜圈
5. 不要說再見
6. 爸爸開好車

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

Koda Kumi – DNA (Album)

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DNA is the fifteenth studio album released by Japanese artist Koda Kumi, released on August 22, 2018. The album was released six months after her previous studio album, AND, making it her second album of 2018. The album debuted at #2 on the Oricon Albums Charts, becoming her second consecutive album to not reach the number-one spot (AND charted at #6).

Unlike AND, which carried a fun and upbeat style, DNA was made to be darker and toned down. This was most prevalent by the album’s artwork, in which Kumi dons more muted attire.

The album was preluded by three singles: LIT, HUSH and Never Enough. However, the songs “LIT” and “Never Enough” were placed on the album AND, while “HUSH” was the only song placed on DNA.

Tracklist:

1.Introduction ~My music is designed from my DNA~
2.HUSH
3.Dangerous
4.WATCH OUT!! ~DNA~
5.ScREaM
6.CHANCES ALL
7.Aenaku Naru Kurainara (会えなくなるくらいなら)
8.HAIRCUT
9.Guess Who Is Back
10.HOT HOT
11.Kokorokara i love u (心からi love u; Sincerely i love u)
12.Work That
13.PIN DROP

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

MISIA – アイノカタ feat. HIDE (GReeeeN) (Single)

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On August 22, MISIA release her new single, “Ai no Katachi.” It’s a collabration with GReeeeN, marking the first time that the two acts have worked together. GReeeeN is in charge of the song’s lyrics and compostion, with member HIDE singing on the chorus. “Ai no Katachi” is another first in terms of arrangement, marking the first time that Kameda Seiji has arranged a song for MISIA.

“Ai no Katachi” is a heartfelt love song, depicting the growing relationship between a stepmother and a stepdaughter, mirroring the TBS drama “Gibo to Musume no Blues”, for which “Ai no Katachi” is the theme song.

Tracklist:

1. アイノカタチ feat. HIDE (GReeeeN) (Ai no Katachi feat. HIDE (GReeeeN))
2. LADY FUNKY
3. アイノカタチ feat. HIDE (GReeeeN) -TV size- (Ai no Katachi feat. HIDE (GReeeeN) -TV size- )
4. アイノカタチ feat. HIDE (GReeeeN) -Instrumental- (Ai no Katachi feat. HIDE (GReeeeN) -Instrumental-)
5. LADY FUNKY -12” Funky Remix-

OVERALL RATING

3½ stars

Taeyeon & MeloMance – Page 0 (Single)

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“Page 0” is a collaboration single by Taeyeon and MeloMance. It was released on August 10, 2018 as the first release of SM’s spin-off project STATION X 0.

Tracklist:

1.”Page 0″
2.”Page 0 (Inst.)”

OVERALL RATING

4½ stars

SHINHWA – Heart (Special Album)

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Heart is a special album by SHINHWA. It was released on August 28, 2018 with “Kiss Me Like That” serving as the album’s title track.

The album is part of the group’s 20th anniversary project and will be followed by a concert of the same name to be held from October 6 to 7.

Tracklist:

1.”In The Air (with Yoon Mi Rae)”
2.”Kiss Me Like That”
3.”Level”
4.”Here I Come”
5.”L.U.V”
6.”Don’t Leave Me (떠나가지 마요)”

OVERALL RATING

3½ stars