![]() 'Shake It Off' and 'Bad Blood' were playing on every speaker around the world at one time, letting the world know exactly the grip Swift had, and would continue to have to this day, on the music industry. Deservedly so, featuring some of the most important hits, not just of the discography of America's sweetheart, but of the century. Review: One of the most important pop albums of the last decade, responsible for shaping radio pop for many years to come, '1989' is a well-beloved part of the Taylor Swift canon. This is an important album which has helped to define a whole generation of later Brazilian musicians, and we recommend you to make it part of your life. The percussion driving the arrangements isn't exactly something to ignore either, with its typical South American flair infusing sublimely into Tenorio's own excellence behind the keyboard. Fun and uplifting throughout, the album will satisfy both the jazz traditionalists and those with a slightly more left field taste. ![]() Embalo is his only album under the Tenorio Jr name, but its 1964 release is still as fresh today as it was back in a cloud of psych-driven hedonism that permeated all arts scenes back then. Having said that, these are all very valid reasons for why his music remains among the most coveted of items in the jazz scene. Not only did the renowned Brazilian pianist pass away under dubious circumstances in Argentina back in 1976, but he also put out a surprisingly limited number of albums throughout his short-lived career. Review: The name Francisco Tenorio Cerqueira Junior, or simply Tenorio Jr, has always been clouded in mystery. ![]() Clocking in at a lengthy (by punk standards) 52 minutes, and boasting some of the band's most dynamic and emotive cuts such as the emo-tinged longtime fan favourite 'Walking Disaster' as well as the anthemic opening title-track, Sum 41's near two decade old pop punk rock opera attempt deserves major reappraisal offered by this lush fluorescent pink swirl vinyl reissue, arriving just as the band gear up to unveil their swan song LP Heaven :x: Hell this March before embarking on their final run of shows. Making up for their whittled down line up with extensive use of acoustic guitars, synthesisers and a more expansive sonic scope, many have since compared the material to that of Green Day's American Idiot or My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade in terms of theatricality and concept. Following on from the heavily thrash-metal indebted mature left turn of Chuck, which began in earnest with the metallic early The Offspring vibe of Does This Look Infected?, while losing their axeman who brought so many of the face-melting guitar solos that peppered those LPs, Underclass Hero offered somewhat of a revert to the more jovial pop-punk found on their earlier work, yet elevated by the seasoned writing chops acquired over time. Review: Originally released in 2007, the fourth album (or fifth, depending on whether you consider Half Hour Of Power to be their debut full-length) from Canadian pop-punk mainstays Sum 41 marked their first of two as a trio, with lead guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh departing during this era to focus on his own Brown Brigade project. ![]() ![]() As gravel-voiced vocalist Joe Talbot summarises their latest endeavour - "Love is the fing". Take one earful of disco-punk lead single 'Dancer', which features both James Murphy and Nancy Whang of LCD Soundsystem on backing vocals, and the post-punk-positivity balance the band are striving towards on LP5 should begin to take shape. Re-uniting with exceptional hip-hop desk-man Kenny Beats, this time sharing production credits with Nigel Godrich (who's worked with the likes of Radiohead and REM) as well as the group's own eccentric former dentist-turned-crossdressing or perpetually half-naked guitarist Mark Bowen, the work exudes a creative camaraderie and sonic confidence only achieved over time through hard graft. Review: Incomparable post-punk Bristolians IDLES return with their highly anticipated fifth "love album" Tangks, following on from the internal viciousness and midlife malaise of 2021's Crawler, with a collection of rough-throated, anthemic bursts of earnest gratitude. ![]()
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