NEW 2013: Albums to Anticipate

September 17th, 2013

Grouplove
"Spreading Rumours"

Jack Johnson
"From Here to Now to You"

MGMT
"MGMT"

Said The Whale
"Hawaii"

The Presets
"Pacifica"




September 24th, 2013 

Kings of Leon
"Mechanical Bull"

Drake
"Nothing Was the Same"

Elton John
"The Diving Board"

Icona Pop
"This is...Icona Pop"

Matthew Good
"Arrows of Desire"

Willie Nelson
"To All The Girls..."




September 30th, 2013 

Justin Timberlake
"The 20/20 Experience 2"

HAIM
"Days Are Gone"



October 1st, 2013

Amos Lee
"Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song"

Joan Jett
"Unvarnished"

Justin Timberlake
"The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2"

Lorde
"Pure Heroine"

Teen Daze
"Glacier"






Check out this website for the full list of upcoming album releases:

Metacritic - New and Upcoming Music






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Bastille x

Vampire Weekend, The Strokes, The Arkells, Patrick Watson, The Kooks, alt-j: if any of these artists tickle that comfy little part inside your ear drum which elicits physical responses like: grinning from ear to ear, jumping, prancing, and/or being overcome by large heaps of happiness, then you want to listen to this album.




I won't even make you search for it. It's right here:

    

 Listen and enjoy (particularly to Pompeii).

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Let's Take a Second

Modern Vampires of the City. Rolling Stone included it in their mid-year report of the Best Albums of 2013 and I felt impelled to include it in my list of blog posts seeing as it has given me the sunshine Toronto has failed to provide this summer.

I cannot get enough of Everlasting Arms and Fingerback. Here, if you haven't heard it yet listen to it here:

Vampire Weekend's 'Modern Vampires of the City' - Full Album Playlist

To be quite honest, this was my introductory album to Vampire Weekend. Not being familiar with previous works, except for a few songs like Horchata and Oxford Comma, this was a fantastic way to introduce my ears to this band. 

The vocals are quirky and playful and this is an album you can blast on a sunny day, or a rainy one (as I had during this dreadfully grey Toronto summer) to brighten up your mood. The lyrics are smart and worth a solid critical review. The instrumental accompaniment is some sort of reminiscent of the Arkells in terms of the bounce, but it's simply, more. It's layered by classical piano solos and choruses sung by choirs. 

Read what Rolling Stone had to say: 

Rolling Stone on Modern Vampires of the City