Ricky Martin – Pausa (EP)

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In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Ricky Martin has released an unexpected, six-track EP called Pausa ⁠— allowing not only himself, but fans too, to press “pause” during an extremely uncertain time.

As opposed to his signature upbeat Latin pop dance-hits, Pausa is a collection of extremely stripped-down, personal and melancholic songs.

The 21-minute spanning EP is comprised entirely of brand new material and features a variety of special guest collaborators, including Bad Bunny, Carla Morrison and former Police frontman Sting.

In light of the surprise release, Martin, 48, took to Twitter expressing his gratitude to all who helped make the project possible.

Tracklist:

1. Simple (ft. Sting)
2. Recuerdo (ft. Carla Morrison)
3. Cae de Una (ft. Pedro Capó)
4. Quiéreme (Diego El Cigala)
5. Tiburones
6. Cántalo (ft. Residente and Bad Bunny)

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

LEA – Treppenhaus (Album)

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“Treppenhaus” is the new album by LEA.

Tracklist:

01 – Wenn nur Liebe hilft
02 – Sie
03 – Treppenhaus
04 – Okay
05 – Kaputt
06 – Sylt 98
07 – Deine Nummer
08 – Staub
09 – Immer wieder
10 – 7 Stunden (feat. Capital Bra)
11 – 110 (Prolog)
12 – Ende der Welt
13 – Elefant

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

Punch – “Say Hello” (안부) (Single)

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“Say Hello” (안부) is the eighth single by Punch. It was released on May 27, 2020.

Tracklist:

1.”Say Hello (안부)”
2.”Say Yes” (feat. Moon Byul of MAMAMOO)

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

Moon Byul – 門oon : Repackage (Mini Album)

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門oon : Repackage is a repackage Moon Byul’s first mini album Dark Side of the Moon. It was released on May 29, 2020 with “Absence” serving as the album’s title track.

On digital platforms, the repackage album was released as a single with the introduction, a new song, and an instrumental.

Tracklist:

1.”Intro: Satellite (Intro : 우린 어느 별에서 떨어져 둘이 됐을까?)”
2.”Eclipse (달이 태양을 가릴 때)”
3.”Mirror”
4.”Iljido”
5.”Moon Movie”
6.”Weird Day (낯선날)” (feat. Punch)
7.”Snow (눈)”
8.”Absence (부재)”
9.”Absence (부재) (Inst.)”

Digital:

1.”Intro: Satellite (Intro : 우린 어느 별에서 떨어져 둘이 됐을까?)”
2.”Absence (부재)”
3.”Absence (부재) (Inst.)”

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

Kygo – Golden Hour (Album)

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Golden Hour is the third studio album by Norwegian tropical house DJ and record producer Kygo. It was released on 29 May 2020 by Sony Music.

Tracklist:

1.The Truth (with Valerie Broussard)
2.Lose Somebody (with OneRepublic)
3.Feels Like Forever (with Jamie N Commons)
4.Freedom (with Zak Abel)
5.Beautiful (with Sandro Cavazza)
6.To Die For (with St. Lundi)
7.Broken Glass (with Kim Petras)
8.How Would I Know (with Oh Wonder)
9.Could You Love Me (with Dreamlab)
10.Higher Love (with Whitney Houston)
11.I’ll Wait (with Sasha Sloan)
12.Don’t Give Up On Love (with Sam Tinnesz)
13.Say You Will (with Patrick Droney & Petey)
14.Follow (with Joe Janiak)
15.Like It Is (with Zara Larsson & Tyga)
16.Someday (with Zac Brown)
17.Hurtin (with Rhys Lewis)
18.Only Us (with Haux)

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

Hayley Sabella – Flew the Nest (Album)

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Born in Massachusetts, raised in Nicaragua, Indie-Folk singer songwriter Hayley Sabella brings together widescreen arrangements and intimate vocals for an album that explores transformation and taking ownership of your experiences.

Tracklist:

01.Ordinary
02.It Was There
03.Flew the Nest
04.July Rain
05.Cape Cod
06.Sorrow:Joy
07.Imaginary Sunshine
08.Windy

OVERALL RATING

3½ stars

Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil (Album)

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Diplo has released his highly anticipated country album, ‘Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snakeoil’.

The album has been in the works for awhile, and it’s well worth the wait. It’s an ecliptic mix of songs with some of the biggest arts in the charts at the moment.

Jonas Brothers, Julia Michaels, Noah Cyrus and Thomas Rhett are among the many names featured adding to the broad appeal.

Tracklist:

1.Intro feat. Orville Peck

2.So Long feat. Cam

3.Heartless feat. Morgan Wallen

4.Lonely with Jonas Brothers

5.Dance With Me feat. Thomas Rhett & Young Thug

6.Do Si Do feat. Blanco Brown

7.On Mine feat. Noah Cyrus

8.Real Life Stuff feat. Julia Michaels & Clever

9.Hometown feat. Zac Brown & Danielle Bradbery

10.Heartless with Julia Michaels & Morgan Wallen

11.Old Town Road (Diplo Remix)

OVERALL RATING

3½ stars

While being an eclectic mix of collaborations and tracks, as body of work it flows well and is an interesting and modern take on country, from names you wouldn’t necessarily associate with the genre.

Stand out tracks include Heartless with Julia Michaels & Morgan Wallen, Julia Michaels has one of those voices where her vocals just elevate any track she features on. Where as Lonely, with The Jonas Brothers gives the album that pop appeal.

It’s an extremely easy album to listen to perfect for having on a nice warm day while you relax and take it easy. What Diplo has done is create an album that pays homage to the genre, while not being a traditional country album. he has made the genre accessible and relatable to all music fans. It shows exactly why he is one of the most in demand and visionary forces within the music industry at the moment.

L (Raphaele Lannadère) – Chansons (Album)

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On February 23, 2018, L (Raphaële Lannadère) returns to the sources of her success with a third album, “Chansons »: A writing with a scalpel that is both realistic and poetic, an overwhelming composition carried by string arrangements (written by Clément Ducol) that grip you and that voice always, worthy of Barbara.
With this masterpiece of singer-songwriter, L shows us once again that she is indeed the essential artist of French song.

Tracklist:

1 La Meuse
2 Ton Enfance
3 Laisser Passer
4 Tant Pis
5 Vertige
6 Orlando
7 Ne Me Libérez Pas
8 La Micheline
9 Ta Ville
10 Tempête
11 Tu Dors

OVERALL RATING

4 stars

“Persépolis”

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Sobre a Obra:

«Estamos em 1979 e, no Irão, sopram os ventos de mudança. O Xá foi deposto, mas a Revolução foi desviada do seu objetivo secular pelo Ayatollah e os seus mercenários fundamentalistas. Marjane Satrapi é uma criança de dez anos irreverente e rebelde, filha de um casal de classe alta e convicções marxistas. Vive em Teerão e, apesar de conhecer bem o materialismo dialético, ter um fetiche por Che Guevara e acreditar que consegue falar diretamente com Deus, é uma criança como qualquer outra, mergulhada em circunstâncias extraordinárias. Nesta autobiografia gráfica, narrada com ilustrações monocromáticas simples mas muito eloquentes, Satrapi conta a história de uma adolescência durante a qual familiares e amigos “desaparecem”, mulheres e raparigas são obrigadas a usar véu, os bombardeamentos iraquianos fazem parte do quotidiano e a música rock é ilegal. Contudo, a sua família resiste, tentando viver uma vida com um sentido de normalidade. Um livro inteligente, muito relevante e profundamente humano.» BBC Com esta memória inteligente, divertida e comovente de uma rapariga que cresce no Irão durante a Revolução Islâmica, Marjane Satrapi consegue transmitir uma mensagem universal de liberdade e tolerância.

Sobre o Autor:

Marjane Satrapi nasceu em Rasht, no Irão, em 1969, e atualmente vive em Paris. Estudou no liceu francês de Teerão, onde passou a sua infância. Bisneta de um imperador do país, teve uma educação que combinou a tradição da cultura persa com valores ocidentais e de esquerda. Aos catorze anos, partiu para a Áustria, e depois retornou ao Irão para estudar belas-artes. Estabelecida em França como autora e ilustradora, Marjane conquistou a fama mundial com Persépolis, obra que ganhou alguns dos mais prestigiados prémios deste género literário. As ilustrações de Marjane são publicadas em revistas e jornais de todo o mundo, incluindo The New Yorker e The New York Times.

 

«Tal como Maus, de Art Spiegelman, Persépolis combina a história com a memória, retratando o drama de um país através da história de uma família. Um livro delicioso. Satrapi joga com o drama e o humor com uma mestria invejável.»
The New York Times Book Review

«Como muitos jovens iranianos, Satrapi viveu um quotidiano no qual os prazeres tinham de ser ocultados, o risco era constante, a prisão era frequente e a vigilância, constante. A história de Satrapi é cativante e incrivelmente complexa, não só pela riqueza do enredo como também pelas suas muitas ironias e contradições. Seria sempre uma narrativa fascinante, mas o facto de ser narrada como romance gráfico, com o seu ritmo cinemático e o seu estilo pessoal, conferelhe um dinamismo e uma intimidade que se adequam perfeitamente a este tema ao mesmo tempo tão subjetivo e tão universal. A voz narrativa de Satrapi é tão franca e expressiva como o seu estilo gráfico: honesta, autêntica, irreverente, engraçada, terna, impulsiva e forte. É difícil despedirmo-nos das personagens, no fim.»
The New York Times

«Uma memória gráfica brilhante e invulgar, contada num tom franco e cativante, que ilustra de forma dramática a maneira como os regimes repressivos deformam a vida quotidiana dos cidadãos.»
Vogue

 

Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル) – Dare ni mo Iwanai (誰にも言わない; Don’t Tell Nobody) (Digital Single)

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“Dare ni mo Iwanai” is a digital single recorded by Utada Hikaru. The song is used as the main theme for the Suntory Water CM starring Utada herself.

Released Date: 2020.05.29

Tracklist:

1.Dare ni mo Iwanai (誰にも言わない; Don’t Tell Nobody)

OVERALL RATING

5 stars