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 | Released on XL Recordings, 7/7/09 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
The overuse of auto-tune in popular music has led rap mogul Jay-Z to say “Enough” -- but that hasn’t fazed these Brooklyn hipsters. Discovery, the new indie pop duo comprised of Rostam Batmanglij (producer of Vampire Weekend) and Wes Miles (vocalist of Ra Ra Riot) have created an album so overdone in auto-tune that Kanye West will probably ask for credit. Maybe I’m inferring too much, but it seems that Batmanglij is strategically using this proven method for pop success.More |  | Released on Six Degree Records, 5/26/09 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
No child seamlessly follows the same career path of his or her parents without being compared, but Vieux Farka Touré continues to establish himself as a reputable artist independent of his ubiquitous surname. As the son of Malian blue’s great Ali Farka Touré who was considered by some as “the African John Lee Hooker” for his entrancing guitar rhythms and style, Vieux made a name for himself in 2006 with his self-titled debut album.More |  | Released on FS Studios, 5/5/09 Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.
As one of the pioneer groups of the electroclash movement, Fischerspooner’s [b]Entertainment[/b] suggests the band has surpassed its prime. The term “electroclash” was spawned in 2001 emphasizing the incorporation of art with music in a new wave style. This is important because while Fischerspooner, comprised of Carey Spooner and Warren Fischer, would claim their music is not dance music, it is the dance friendly songs on [b]Entertainment[/b] which stand out.More |  | Released by Fabric Records, 4/13/09 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
With one look at A-Trak’s resume -- Kanye’s DJ, youngest to win the DMC Title, former member of Invisibl Skratch Piklz and The Allies -- it’s easy to say he’s one of the top DJs in the world. On [b]FabricLive.45[/b] he beat matches, scratches, and mixes to such perfection that he blends so many genres like nu-disco, electro-house and Detroit techno into a subtle eclectic remix of a remix of a remix.More |  | Released on Astralwerks, 4/21/09 Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.
With [b]Walking on a Dream[/b], the debut album by the Australian band Empire of the Sun, comes an intriguing venture into outer space disco rock. With indie-rock cooing over psychedelic-electro dance rhythms, the band’s lavish style with overindulgent makeup and glitter seems, for a lack of a better word, fitting. Unfortunately, the duo comprised of vocalist Luke Steele, formerly of The Sleepy Jackson, and dance producer extraordinaire Nick Littlemore, of Pnau, are lost in a world they’ve created.More |
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