Florence + The Machine have done it again. Four years after the ominous, transcendent “Ceremonials” (2011), the band has released their third studio album under the name of “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”. The welsh singer explained that the main difference between this record and the previous one is that “[…] the new album…
Released September 27, 2013, Pure Heroine is New Zealand artist Lorde’s debut. The record features “Royals”, two times Grammy Winner and was produced with Joel Little. “Pure Heroine” is constructed over two strong pillars: minimalist production and relatable, intelligent lyrics. Heavily attention-catching, poetry floods through the veins of this impressive record that never fails to feel…
Great Britain. Winter, 1952. Alan Turing – famous mathematician and cryptographist during World War II for cracking the code of Germany’s unbreakable Enigma machine – is arrested on charges of homosexuality after creating the instrument that would change the world’s situation at that moment, shortening the war and saving thousands of lives. The untold and…
Years being in the music industry gave Madeon the experience and confidence he needed to finally release his first album, “Adventure” on March 30th. As you could expect, it’s an extraordinary record. The album features the voice of who Madeon described as some of his favorite vocalists, from Mark Foster from Foster the People (“Nonsense”)…
FROOT is Marina Diamandis, better known for her stage name Marina & The Diamonds, third studio album. And to date, it’s also her best. Marina’s juicy track compilation delivers a personal sound, product of the co-production between David Kosten and her. Scheduled to be released on April 3, the special date was moved forward to…
Years come and go. Some and great, some are greater and some are even greater; and 2014 hasn’t been at all bad (in terms of music releases), so I decided to sum up all the album reviews I’ve been procrastinating in a whole review, ranking them from 1 (being the best) to 10. I’m sure you’ll miss some albums here and there since I have sadly not listened to as many new albums as I would have liked to, so feel free to leave your own “top 10” list of albums on the comments down below!
WARNING: It contains spoilers. You feel comfortable in your seat as lights start fading. One advertisement succeeds another and the vanishing of popcorn starts being something imminent. Fortunately that doesn’t go longer as a jazz melody comes out of the speakers. And then you know you did well. You’ve been not mislead. Woody Allen’s signature…
From “Thor” to the very last movie of The Avengers, Marvel has been setting up new standards these past few years on what comic film adaptations refers. Movies of the size of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” or “Iron Man 3” had set expectations high when the adaptation of “Guardians of the Galaxy” was announced.…
Last May 2nd, Lykke Li came back with “I Never Learn”, the “closing record” of a trilogy started years ago with her debut album, Youth Novels. Through the whole trilogy, Lykke Li has evolved, improved and proven herself as one of the best artists not only on the current music scenario but as one of…
“My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.” – John Green (The Fault in Our Stars). (SPOILER FREE) Based on the best-seller novel by the high-praised author John Green, The Fault in Our Stars tells the story of Hazel Grace, a sixteen-year-old girl diagnosed with cancer. However, before I start talking about the movie I’d like…
After collaborating together several times before, on each other’s albums, Robyn & Röyksopp decided to go one step further. The “mini-album” (called so despite its thirty-five minutes length) with a ten-minute track called “Monument”. “Do It Again” reportedly serves as an introduction to Röyksopp’s upcoming album, which is set to be released later in 2014 and will…
After four years of music hiatus, Lily is back. And she hasn’t lost her touch. In fact, she’s better than ever! The title-track serves as opener of “Sheezus”, “namechecking” pop divas, from Beyoncé to Lady Gaga. You may wonder, what’s the point of doing so? The song speaks about how the actual music scene feels like a constant battle.…
After the international success of Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Wes Anderson steps hard again in the world of cinema. This time bringing the Germany-stylized motion picture of The Grand Budapest Hotel. With a recurrent cast that brings back the original male “muses” of the director – Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Willem…
Initiating their sophomore album, released two years after their first one, with thirty seconds of sensual and provocative moaning, The Pretty Reckless (Taylor, Ben, Mark and Jamie) have achieved a whole new level of epicness with it. The record is covered by a picture some classified as “excessive”, “distracting” and even “porn” which was described…
“Just as a flower does not choose its color, we are not responsible for what we have come to be. Only once you realize this do you become free, and to become adult is to become free”. The childhood left behind due to the arrival of the adulthood is portrayed according to a psychological and…
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