Sep 2, 2007

PJ Harvey album review

PJ Harvey - White Chalk
Sublime brilliance against the backdrop of the previous two albums, which were gems. Stand out tracks are 'The Devil' and 'Silence'. This was her guitar-free album, which, at first consideration, was a worrying concept. But this sees her delving deep. Very deep. For some it may appear to be her 'Kid A', but she's always had the tendency to slip quietly under your skin.
Overall rating ****

Sep 1, 2007

Great songs - September 2007

2007 and these were some of the fantastic songs out that I was enjoying!  The Fetish track, Lipstick, has them doing what they always did best and flows from the Remains album. The Nelly Furtado track is worth a listen, quite melodic in an acoustic way.

Starlight - Muse
Nothing In My Way - Keane
Forbiden love - Madonna
All Good Things - Nelly Furtado
Lipstick - Fetish
Don't Dream It's Over - Sarah Blasko
We Dug a Hole - Kathryn Williams
Walked Her Way Down - Crowded House
With steel part II - Fetish
Christine - The House Of Love
The End - Angelfish
Smile - Lily Allen
Change - KT Tunstall
Fall At Your Feet - Clare Bowditch

KT Tunstall album review

KT Tunstall - Drastic Fantastic
She refers to this as her second proper album - apparently we're supposed to disregard last year's Acoustic Extravaganda as mere experimentation, which will only reveal itself as craziness or virtue (or arrogance) over time. Nevertheless, this is a solid, varied, yet coherent album. Tunstall's song writing is astonishing and one gets the impression it's effortless release, with some solid tracks such as Funny Man, Someday Soon, Paper Aeroplane and the poppy Hold On.
Overall review ****