11 Tuesday Aug 2020
Sakamoto Maaya returns with a new song: the track is called “ Yakudō ” (躍動) and the theme song of the second part of the videogame “ Fate / Grand Order “.
“Yakudō” is available digitally on August 11th.
The words were written by Sakamoto Maaya herself; the song was composed by Koga Shohei and arranged by Yourness .
Tracklist:
1.“ Yakudō ” (躍動)
OVERALL RATING
4 stars
11 Tuesday Aug 2020
Posted in Musica
“Tröst Och Vatten” is the new album by the singer Ana Diaz.
Tracklist:
01.Det fina med tid
02.Bästis
03.Bättre sen
04.Magnolia
05.Fatima XO
06. Det löser sig
07.Allt e lättare på sommaren (feat. Parham)
08.100
09.JVTL
OVERALL RATING
4½ stars
11 Tuesday Aug 2020
Posted in Musica
Rise and Shine is an acoustic album by country-pop singer Cassadee Pope, released on August 7, 2020. The album marks the first time where Pope has contributed as a co-producer and in writing every song on the album.
The first two tracks from the album, “Let Me Go” and “Built This House”, were released on Friday, June 26.
Tracklist:
01.Let Me Go
02.Hoodie
03.California Dreaming (feat. Sam Palladio)
04.Counting on the Weather
05.Hangover
06.Rise and Shine
07.Sand Paper
08.Built This House
OVERALL RATING
4 stars
11 Tuesday Aug 2020
Posted in Cpop & Mandopop, Musica
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Sharon Kwan brings her first album “MASTERPIECE” in four years!
Release Date: 2020-08-06
Tracklist:
1.拜託你聰明點 (Better Than That)
2.愛的嫌疑人 (Love Suspect)
3.MASTERPIECE
4.別弄花我的妝 (Don’t Ruin My Makeup) – feat. Karencici
5.其實你是小偷 (Stolen)
6.還原 (Back to Strangers)
7.別再問我怎麼辦 (You Asked for It)
8.假裝快樂 (Pretend)
9.美麗的 我不碰就是了 (Beautiful but Fragile)
10.Why Are We Here
OVERALL RATING
5 stars
11 Tuesday Aug 2020
“Do It Do” (두잇두) is the 20th digital single by Yuri. It was released on August 8, 2020.
Tracklist:
1. “Do It Do (feat. Jiwon)”
OVERALL RATING
4 stars
11 Tuesday Aug 2020
Posted in Musica
Jaguar (stylized in all caps) is part one of the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Victoria Monét, released on August 7, 2020 via Tribe Records and Platoon LTD. The project was supported by three singles; “Ass Like That”, “Moment” and “Experience”, the latter also with Khalid and SG Lewis, as well as the promotional single “Dive”. Originally scheduled for release on July 31, 2020, Monét pushed the project back by a week as American singer Beyoncé was releasing her film and visual album Black Is King, on the same day. A short film for the project was released on July 28, 2020. The project is a funk inspired R&B album, with elements of disco music.
In an interview with Apple Music, Monét disclosed that she refers to Jaguar as a “project”, as it will be released in three separate parts which will eventually come together to form her first debut studio album.
Tracklist:
1. “Moment”
2. “Big Boss” (interlude)
3. “Dive”
4. “We Might Even Be Falling in Love” (interlude)
5. “Jaguar”
6. “Experience” (with Khalid and SG Lewis)
7. “Ass Like That”
9. “Touch Me”
OVERALL RATING
4 stars
11 Tuesday Aug 2020
Posted in Musica
Five-time Grammy-winner Mary Chapin Carpenter’s 15th studio album, The Dirt And The Stars, finds the singer-songwriter pondering life’s intimate, personal moments and exploring its most universally challenging questions at an unprecedented time. Written at her rural Virginia farmhouse before stay-at-home orders became the “new normal,” the songs celebrate invaluable experiences and irreplaceable wisdom, while also advocating exploration of the best in all of us.
Release Date: August 7, 2020
Tracklist:
01 – Farther Along And Further In
02 – It’s Ok To Feel Sad
03 – All Broken Hearts Break Differently
04 – Old D-35
05 – American Stooge
06 – Where The Beauty Is
07 – Nocturne
08 – Secret Keepers
09 – Asking For A Friend
10 – Everybody’s Got Something
11 – Between The Dirt And The Stars
OVERALL RATING
4 stars
11 Tuesday Aug 2020
Posted in Musica
Blood Harmony is the debut extended play by American singer-songwriter Finneas. It was released by his own label OYOY, through AWAL, on October 4, 2019. The EP includes the singles “I Lost a Friend”, “Shelter” and “I Don’t Miss You at All”. Finneas toured the United States throughout October 2019 in support of the release. A deluxe edition was released on August 7, 2020 featuring O’Connell’s 2018 single “Break My Heart Again” and a new version of “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night”.
Tracklist:
1. “I Lost a Friend”
2. “Shelter”
3. “Lost My Mind”
4. “I Don’t Miss You at All”
5. “Partners in Crime”
6. “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night”
7. “Die Alone”
8. “Break My Heart Again”
9. “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night (1964)”
OVERALL RATING
4 stars
11 Tuesday Aug 2020
Posted in Musica
“Morning Jones” is the new EP by the singer Norah Jones.
Tracklist:
1.Sunrise
2.Those Sweet Words
3.Falling
4.I’m Alive
5.Good Morning
6.Nightingale
7.Day Breaks
OVERALL RATING
4½ stars
11 Tuesday Aug 2020
Posted in Musica
The Joys of Forgetting is the second studio album from Brooklyn singer-songwriter Allegra Krieger. Krieger adds her voice into the insurgent group of folk-leaning indie songwriters, giving her own unique approach through her enchanting arrangements and clever lyricism. With her sophomore effort, Krieger projects herself as a self-assured songwriter who deserves broader attention.
Leading off, “The Push and the Pull” sets the tone with sparse, economical guitar. Krieger immediately demonstrates her diverse skillset as a vocalist, swiftly morphing from an aloof drawl to delicate and featherweight singing in the chorus. The composition style feels like a more skeletal Big Thief. Instruments organically unfold, creating an overwhelming sensation of space. Krieger questions human capacity for empathy and understanding amongst each other. “How delicate the heart desolate, gone without a trace?” she ponders. “Welcome” introduces country-laden strings mixed with breezy fingerpicking. Drummer Eladio Rojas has a refrained playing style, but his rolling percussion is hard to glance over when projected.
On “Telephone”, Rob Taylor’s relaxed bassline works hand in hand with the dense echo of Jacob Matheus’ electric guitar for a hallucinatory effect. As opposed to technological communication, Krieger calls for true tangible connection, or “skin and bones”. With quiet hiss, Krieger alludes to her religious upbringing while connecting it to a betrayal of romantic interest. “Your body is quite like the Bible, I read it and throw it away before day,” she scorns. Raised Catholic, Krieger started in music studying classical piano for her church. But over time she has dissociated from religion altogether – the search for newfound truth and leaving past selves behind is a major theme of this album.
Guitar meets with soothing strings for a satisfying springlike atmosphere on “Every Side of You”. The buzzing violin comes from Chase Potter, who counterpoints well with Krieger’s ghostly melodies. Krieger describes “Forgot”, her lead single as “the realisation of losing one’s self in a relationship, and becoming completely beholden to the will of another.” Dark strums communicate a strong sense of discontentment. “I want him to feel special and I want to feel wrong,” she states in contradiction. The track climaxes, adding layers of unorthodox percussion, slashing guitar strums, and choral vocals.
Krieger’s knack for biting humour is best felt on “Rot”. Her sarcasm recalls much in tone from Stella Donnelly’s successful record from last year. “Everyone needs something to hold, not everyone can hold on to the things that they need,” Krieger jokes.
“Love In” and “Every Once in a While” are both simple loves songs and both are perhaps a bit too sweet. Unfortunately, the album loses a bit of a steam towards the second half as passages like this lag in the track listing. The heavy string use on “Love In” can be distracting and one of the more noticeable production misjudgments.
“I’m going to follow the sound, I’m going to lose the truth I found,” she proclaims on “I’m Gonna Drive”. It’s a Kerouacian song about a cross country trip that symbolises finding meaning in the moment, not being beholden to the past. “Where” is a satisfying conclusion with a gorgeous chorus. Krieger’s arranging skills land the finish on this last, exquisitely crafted closing ballad.
Allegra Krieger is a promising up-and-coming songwriter from New York with a distinctive take on contemporary grassroots folk. Her delivery channels songwriters ranging from Joanna Newsom to Sharon Van Etten to Lucy Dacus. The Joys of Forgetting is a satisfying second studio album that should garner her new fans and recognition in the broader music media landscape. The record lags a bit in the middle, and is definitely strongest on the front end. Regardless, Krieger’s economical songwriting and delicate arranging makes her a worthwhile artist to keep an ear out for.
Tracklist:
01 – The Push and the Pull
02 – Welcome
03 – Telephone
04 – It’s Nice to Believe
05 – Every Side of You
06 – Forgot
07 – Rot
08 – Come In
09 – Every Once in a While
10 – I’m Gonna Drive
11 – Where
OVERALL RATING
3½ stars
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