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Yeah Yeah Yeahs brings a more mellow sound to new album, "It's Blitz!"
By Paola Capó-García
Artist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Album: It's Blitz! Genre: Indie rock, garage rock, punk Sounds Like: The Kills, Metric, Le Tigre 95 Decibels Yeah Yeah Yeahs has gone disco. But don't break out the polyester and platform shoes quite yet, because "It's Blitz!" is a successful fusion of disco sounds and Yeah Yeah Yeahs' sassy brand of garage punk.
Flo-Rida: R.O.O.T.S
Artist: Flo Rida Album: R.O.O.T.S. Genre: Hip-hop, rap Sounds Like: Nelly, T-Pain, 50 Cent 70 Decibels By Zachary Goldstein Contributing Writer Flo Rida has been on the hip-hop scene for a while, but this is only his sophomore release. "R.O.O.T.
Face the Music | Upcoming CDs for the week
Artist: Fever Ray Album: "Fever Ray" Genre: Ambient, Electronica Sounds Like: The Knife, Air France, Junior Boys 90 Decibels Fever Ray is one half of legendary electronica act The Knife. On her own, Karin Dreijer Andersson creates sounds and vocals richer than expected from a solo act.
Röyksopp: "Junior"
By Eric Vilas-Boas
Artist: Röyksopp Album: Junior Genre: Dance/Electronic Sounds Like: Daft Punk, Air 80 Decibels It can't be easy to follow up the legacy of well-known electronica acts like Air, Daft Punk and Justice. Luckily Norwegian duo Röyksopp proves itself capable of putting out accessible electronica music.
Fever Ray
By Mary Cappabianca
Artist: Fever Ray Album: Fever Ray Genre: Ambient, Electronica Sounds Like: The Knife, Air France, Junior Boys 90 Decibels Fever Ray and its new self-titled album is the work of Karin Dreijer Andersson, one half of Swedish electronic duo The Knife. On her own, Andersson creates sounds and vocals richer than expected from a solo act and extremely telling of trends to come.
