Friday, May 27, 2016

Vitamin C - More (2000)

Artist: Vitamin C
Album: More
Release Date: 21 Nov. 2000
Label: Elektra
Genre: Pop



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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Vitamin C's first album was pitched directly at junior-high and high-school kids, to the point that its breakthrough single, "Graduation (Friends Forever)," was pumped full of yearbook clichés. Perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that she wanted to spice up her image with her second album, More, adding a little more sex and sophistication -- two things that are only appropriate for a singer closing in on 30. While the title implies this is another ride on the teen pop merry-go-round, More winds up having more style and substance than its predecessor. Vitamin C isn't afraid to be either slyly witty or to celebrate her new wave roots, not just on the cover of the Waitresses' "I Know What Boys Like," but in the general frothy, synthesized approach of the entire album (highlighted by the near-robotic vocals on "She Talks About Love" ). Much of this music is lightweight, but deliberately so, and, at its best, such as "Dangerous Girl," its bright, shiny attitude is utterly giddy. Vitamin C isn't content on making effervescent, featherweight pop singles; she wants to sex it up a bit, vamping on occasion (such as on the lead single, "The Itch" ), and, with "Sex Has Come
Between Us," she gives into a platonic friendship turned romantic (unlike Britney, who just teased on "Oops! I Did It Again" ). There's no mistaking this for anything other than a dance-pop record, yet it's made by an artist that is (thankfully) a little too old for teen pop. She's in on the joke, playing with the conventions, adding a touch more wit, both in the music and lyrics, as well as more classicist pop songcraft. That doesn't mean that this is as purely pop as Fountains of Wayne, but it's easy to see this becoming a guilty pleasure for that group's fans. And they may even wind up embracing its knowing approach to teen pop more than teens themselves.





Track List:

01 - The Itch
02 - Sex Has Come Between Us
03 - That Was Then, This Is Now
04 - Dangerous Girl
05 - She Talks About Love
06 - I Know What Boys Like
07 - Busted
08 - Special
09 - Where's The Party
10 - I Can't Say No
11 - Real Life
12 - As Long As You're Loving Me
13 - Smile
14 - Friends Forever (Graduation)



 

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Namie Amuro - _genic (2015) [M4A]

Namie Amuro - _genic
Release: 10-06-2015  
Label: AVEX MUSIC
Country: JP  
Length: 00:48:23

TRACKLIST:
01. Photogenic (3:28)  
02. Time Has Come (3:46)  
03. Golden Touch (3:31)  
04. Birthday (3:08)  
05. It (2:45)  
06. Scream (3:44)
07. Fashionista (3:33)
08. Fly (3:23)  
09. B Who I Want 2 B (feat. HATSUNE MIKU) (2:53)  
10. Stranger (3:37)  
11. Every Woman (3:02)  
12. Space Invader (3:15)  
13. Anything (4:52)  
14. What I Did For Love // David Guetta (3:27)


 

Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful {Deluxe Edition} (2015) [M4A]

Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Release: 02-06-2015
Label: Island Records  
Country: UK  
Length: 01:09:51

TRACKLIST:
01. Ship To Wreck (3:55)  
02. What Kind of Man (3:36)  
03. How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (5:35)
04. Queen of Peace (5:07)  
05. Various Storms & Saints (4:09)  
06. Delilah (4:53)
07. Long & Lost (3:15)  
08. Caught (4:24)
09. Third Eye (4:20)  
10. St Jude (3:45)  
11. Mother (5:50)  
12. Hiding (Bonus Track) (3:53)  
13. Make Up Your Mind (Bonus Track) (4:01)
14. Which Witch (Demo) [Bonus Track] (4:19)  
15. Third Eye (Demo) [Bonus Track] (4:16)
16. How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Demo) [Bonus Track] (4:33)


 

Christian Lopez Band - Onward (2015) [M4A]



Christian Lopez Band - Onward

Release: 19-05-2015  
Label: Blaster Records  
Country: US  
Length: 00:42:52

TRACKLIST:  
01. Take You Away (4:24)
02. Don’t Know How (3:04)  
03. Morning Rise (3:59)  
04. Stay with You (4:27)  
05. Will I See You Again (3:25)  
06. Seven Years (3:58)  
07. Pick Me Up (3:27)  
08. Oh Those Tombs (3:40)  
09. The Man I Was Before (3:13)  
10. Leaving It Out (4:02)  
11. Goodbye (4:13)


 

Kimberley Walsh - Centre Stage {Deluxe Edition} (2013) [M4A]

Kimberley Walsh - Centre Stage
Release: 01-01-2013 Label: Decca Records Country: UK Length: 00:57:31
TRACKLIST: 01. One Day I'll Fly Away (3:44) 02. On My Own (3:32) 03. Somewhere (3:03) 04. Falling Slowly (feat. Ronan Keating) (4:06) 05. Memory (4:23) 06. Defying Gravity (3:40) 07. I Still Believe (feat. Louise Dearman) (4:17) 08. Dreams Can Learn To Fly (3:28) 09. Another Suitcase In Another Hall (3:35) 10. Hushabye Mountain (3:15) 11. As Long As He Needs Me (2:57) 12. You First Loved Me (3:11) 13. One Day I'll Fly Away (The Alias Club Mix) (6:23) 14. Easy Terms (Acoustic Version) (3:02) 15. Someone To Watch Over Me (Acoustic Version) (3:19) 16. Tomorrow (Acoustic Version) (1:39)