A distinctly modern melange of nü wave, dance, alterna-pop, and synth, I'd best describe Postal Service as "Electro-indie". If you're a child of the 80s like me who grew up with New Order, OMD, Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys, no need to read further--you'll immediately love "Give Up".
Listening to the act's debut brings back the same sort of giddiness inspired in me by New Order's Low Life when I first picked it up a decade-and-a-half ago. The Postal Service expertly channels that adolescent spirit with an awkward blend of dance beats and melodic songwriting.
The Postal Service ~ Give Up Album buy from Amazon:
Give Up MP3 Album
[$5.00]
Give Up Audio CD
[$11.85]
Give Up [Vinyl]
[$16.51]
Skrillex's production quality is unmatched. Listen to this album in the highest quality you can find (~320 kbps) and with the best headphones/speakers you can find (for me it's the Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10), and his production will really stand out. Skrillex is incredibly talented and utilizes a highly unique sound. Part of his talent is his ability to draw from all forms of music- Electro, Dubstep, Rap (see: Scatta), Pop (see: Lady Gaga remixes), and his metal (see: The Sadness will never end) background to form an amazing and intense sound.
Skrillex ~ Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites Album buy from Amazon:
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites EP [Explicit]
[$5.99]
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites Audio CD
[$5.51]
The name of this San Francisco band pretty much consolidates every traditional pop song down to its root cause.
The band takes pop roots and branches them out, sometimes elevating them to heavy-metal heights and acid-rock lengths, as on the sprawling "Die," which contains the lines, giddily voiced, "None of us is gonna be just fine / No, we're all going straight to hell tonight."
Girls ~ Father, Son, Holy Ghost Album buy from Amazon:
Father, Son, Holy Ghost (Amazon MP3 Exclusive)
[$5.00]
Father, Son, Holy Ghost Audio CD
[$8.99]
Father, Son, Holy Ghost Vinyl
[$22.55]
Alan's brand of traditional country, with just enough of a contemporary edge to appeal to a modern generation, provides a contrast with the prevailing pop country normally recorded by Nashville's major label singers. This collection contains all his big hits from the early part of his career.
Many of the songs are upbeat, happy songs but I was drawn to his music originally by Here in the real world, a sad song that Alan delivers superbly, which was the title track of his debut album.
Alan Jackson 'The Greatest Hits Collection' buy from Amazon:
The Greatest Hits Collection MP3 Album
[$5.00]
The Greatest Hits Collection Audio CD
[$10.79]
The style employed on "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" feels like the front end of a burgeoning trend. Gonzalez has a keen sense for melody, which paired with his entrenched connection to ambient and techno sounds, creates something akin to hip-hop; a cut-and-paste form of new wave. "Dreaming," like M83's previous outings, is mostly a synth affair, but the band for the first time employs saxophone, acoustic guitar, flutes and strings to give the album a fuller flavor than, say, 2008's extroverted "Saturdays=Youth."
M83 'Hurry Up We're Dreaming' Album buy from Amazon:
Hurry Up We're Dreaming MP3 Album
[$12.99]
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming Audio CD
[$12.99]
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming Vinyl
[$24.08]
Florence and the Machine is one of those little bands that seeps in under the pop radar, and becomes a sensation based on pure talent. And Florence Welch and Co. produce a solid debut, "Lungs," that blends delicate polished instrumentals and different genres -- there's little splatters of pop, punk and soul woven together, and cemented in place by Welch's lovely voice.
Florence + The Machine ~ Lungs Album buy from Amazon:
Lungs MP3 Album
[$5.99]
Lungs Audio CD
[$10.00]
Lungs [Vinyl]
[$18.99]
If I was Steve Miller, i would have been appalled with the way the record company edited down all of these great tracks. What the heck were you thinking Capitol? Every song is edited even the classics like "the joker" and "jet airliner". The best part of "jet airliner" is the awesome opening guiitar solo, well thanks to Capitol Records they edited most of it out.It sounds terrible.
Don't waste your money on this highly edited album.
If you want Steve Miller Band's greatest hits, I suggest you get
Steve Miller Band "young Hearts"-the complete Greatest hits.
Steve Miller Band ~ Greatest Hits: 1974-1978 Album buy from Amazon:
Greatest Hits: 1974-1978 MP3 Album
[$5.00]
Greatest Hits 1974-78 Audio CD
[$8.01]
Greatest Hits 1974-1978 Green Box [CD + Eco Bag]
[$10.94]
The Steve Miller Band: Greatest Hits, 1974-78 [Vinyl]
[$19.59]
