Face the Music | Upcoming CDs for the week
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Posted: 3/31/09, 12:27 AM EST Section: Decibel
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. The '80s-inpired sound is dreamy, ethereal and sentimental.
- Mary Cappabianca, mgcappab@syr.edu
Artist: Flo Rida
Album: "R.O.O.T.S."
Genre: Hip-hop, rap
Sounds Like: Nelly, T-Pain, 50 Cent
70 Decibels
Flo Rida's sophomore release is nothing out of the ordinary: it's exactly what you'd expect from a Southern artist who raps about money and women. Flo Rida isn't trying to do anything new but that's OK, because we all need something to dance to.
- Zachary Goldstein, zegoldstein@syr.edu
Artist: Röyksopp
Album: Junior
Genre: Dance, Electronica
Sounds Like: Daft Punk, Air
80 Decibels
On its third album, Röyksopp finds a middle ground between pop sensibility and classy electronic dance. In terms of crafting a cohesive album, however, the Norwegian duo fails to deliver. Well, nobody's perfect.
- Eric Vilas-Boas, epvilasb@syr.edu
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. The '80s-inpired sound is dreamy, ethereal and sentimental.
- Mary Cappabianca, mgcappab@syr.edu
Artist: Flo Rida
Album: "R.O.O.T.S."
Genre: Hip-hop, rap
Sounds Like: Nelly, T-Pain, 50 Cent
70 Decibels
Flo Rida's sophomore release is nothing out of the ordinary: it's exactly what you'd expect from a Southern artist who raps about money and women. Flo Rida isn't trying to do anything new but that's OK, because we all need something to dance to.
- Zachary Goldstein, zegoldstein@syr.edu
Artist: Röyksopp
Album: Junior
Genre: Dance, Electronica
Sounds Like: Daft Punk, Air
80 Decibels
On its third album, Röyksopp finds a middle ground between pop sensibility and classy electronic dance. In terms of crafting a cohesive album, however, the Norwegian duo fails to deliver. Well, nobody's perfect.
- Eric Vilas-Boas, epvilasb@syr.edu

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