Album name: NV3 Artist name: Nouvelle Vague Genre: New Wave/Lounge Released: June 3rd-10th 2009 Label: The Perfect Kiss ZME Rating: 10/10 Website: http://myspace.com/nouvellevague The very well known French bossa nova band, who has made itself very famous through their already released albums with totally new and different covers of old punk/post punk songs are going to release their third album next month, between the 3rd and 10th of June. It’s very different from what they…
Album name: Survival Strategies in a Modern World Artist name: Liechtenstein Genre: Indie Pop Released: May 26th 2009 Label: Fraction Discs, Slumberland ZME Rating: 9,5/10 Website: http://www.myspace.com/liechtensteinia Liechtenstein is a Swedish indie pop band from Göteborg. They are quite new on the indie music scene, as they will only release their very first album later this month, on the 26th. The band is a perfect trio: Naemi takes care of the bassline, Renée is the…
Artist Name: Springhouse Album Name: From Now To OK Genre: Rock/Pop Released: 18 November 2008 Label: Independent Project Records ZME Rating: 8/10 (10/10 – if you’re a pop fan, that is) Website: www.springhousemusic.net Springhouse has a sound originally perfected decades ago by the likes of The Beach Boys, The Raspberries and Burt Bacharach. In the 80’s-early 90’s bands like Red Kross, XTC, The Posies and Jellyfish returned to the sound of powerpop that they grew…
Album name: You Can’t Change That Boy Artist name: Wake the President Genre: Indie Pop/Folk Released: March 9th 2009 (Europe); May 19th 2009 (USA) Label: Electric Honey (UK), Magic Marker (US), Rimeout (JP) ZME Rating: 9/10 Website: http://www.myspace.com/wakethepresidentband The indie pop band from Glasgow, Scotland are out on the music market with their very first album. It’s called “You Can’t Change That Boy” and it is out throughout Europe for more than a month now….
Album name: My Name Artist name: Mélanie Pain Genre: Pop/Folk Released: April 21, 2009 Label: 101 Distribution ZME Rating: 8/10 Website: www.myspace.com/melaniepain Pop music has just updated its own definition through a new album released by Nouvelle Vague’s lead singer Mélanie Pain. It’s her first solo album after 5 years of non-stop touring with the bossa nova band. She first released her album in Australia and New Zeeland on April 19th, which has been followed…
Album name: Shallow life Artist name: Lacuna Coil Genre: Metal…ish Released: April 20, 2009 Label: Century Media ZME Rating: 8/10 Website: Lacuna Coil The first thing that has to be said about this album is they’ve worked with producer Don Gilmore, who also teamed up with Good Charlotte, Avril Lavigne and Linkin Park, so at first I was thinking this album is going to be poppish and more mainstream. I was right. I also remember…
Album name: The Virgins Artist name: The Virgins Genre: Rock/Pop Released: April 2009 (European release date) Label: Warner/ Atlantic ZME Rating: 7/10 Website: www.thevirgins.net NYC’s latest art rock outfit released their debut album after a flurry of ecstatic press accolades and hype. Awarded one of Alternative Press’s “100 Bands You Need to Know,” the aptly titled Virgins combine late-’70s new wave with sufficient 80s cheese and contemporary indie rock. The Virgins exemplify the sound and…
Album name: Colonia Artist name: A Camp Genre: Rock/Pop Released: 28 April 2009 Label: Wigpowder/Nettwerk ZME Rating: 7/10 Website: acamp.net What do you remember about The Cardigans? Y’know – the vaguely memorable Scandinavian pop band of the late 90s. “Love Fool”, probably, because Jim from The Office sang it one time. Is that all you remember of them? Maybe you remember the song itself, famed for its inclusion on the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack? You…
Album name: You Look Faster When You Are Young Artist name: Hot Gossip Genre: Punk Rock? Indie? I don’t know. Released: March 2009 Label: Ghost Records ZME Rating: 3/10 Website: myspace.com/hotgossip I feel a bit guilty for doing this review. Mostly because it’s picking on a very easy target, and also because I listened to it in the same week I heard two genuinely brilliant new albums it couldn’t possibly hope to live up to…
Album: Of Fungi and Foe Artist : Les Claypool Genre: Experimental Rock (?) Release Date: March 17, 2009 Label: Prawn Song ZME Rating: 5/10 Website: www.lesclaypool.com Welcome one and all to my first article for ZMEmusic.com. My name Is Jon Collins, and I’ll be your humble Reviewer for the duration of the….. uh, review. I hope this turns into a regular thing for me, so any ‘helpful’ feedback you, dear reader, wish to plaster me with, I…
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