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#37 album of 2013 – New by Paul McCartney
Artist: Paul McCartney
Album: New
Paul McCartney writes good-natured melody-driven pop songs, which often (as on New, or 2005’s Nigel Godrich-produced Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, or his electronics-driven albums as the Fireman) make an effort to keep up with contemporary production innovations. There’s a good chance you knew that, come to think. He co-led a ’60s band called the Beatles, who were usually celebrated as leading a musical revolution (reports differ as to whether they […]
#38 album of 2013 – Green Light Go by Redwood Plan
Artist: Redwood Plan
Album: Green Light Go
For some of you, I can do a one-sentence review of the Redwood Plan’s second album Green Light Go that’s reductive but useful: they’re like if Sleater-Kinney used catchy New Wave synthesizers and only Carrie Brownstein (the one who ended up in Wild Flag)’s vocals. Or maybe like if X-Ray Spex featured a singer from Seattle instead of Brixton, better vocal pitch, and those catchy New Wave synthesizers instead of […]
#39 album of 2013 – Adam Ant is the BlueBlack Hussar Marrying the Gunner’s Daughter
Artist: Adam Ant
Album: Adam Ant is the BlueBlack Hussar Marrying the Gunner’s Daughter
Adam Ant (born Stuart Goddard) was already a weirdo in his rock star days, circa 1980. A young glam-rocker, playful and flashy and sly, he was allowed to emerge after the decline of what should have been his subculture, because he used enough prominent African drumbeats, and a twerpy enough singing voice, to sound New Wave. Within a few years, though, he was […]