New Music Releases
Posted on Mar 23, 2010 @ 04:14PM - Add a comment
This week, platinum-certified tween heartthrob Justin Beiber offers up My World 2.0, which is basically an expanded version of his 2009 EP, My World. His new single “Baby” features a cameo by Ludacris….R&B princess Monica releases her fifth album, Still Standing, with songs produced by Babyface and Jermaine Dupri and a guest appearance by Ludacris…. Actress Zooey Deschanel moonlights as a singer and was featured on the 500 Days of Summer soundtrack. Now, Zooey teams up with M. Ward again for the second album from She & Him, aptly titled Volume Two and produced by Ward…Snoop Dogg releases More Malice which has lots of guest performers including Jay-Z and Soulja Boy….The Runaways Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features the band’s hit songs like “Cherrybomb” and “Queens of Noise” performed by Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart, along with a whole lotta cool songs from the ‘70s by artists like David Bowie, MC5, The Stooges, Sex Pistols and more….NOW That’s What I Call Music 33 is packed with hits by the likes of Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Owl City, Daughtry, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift and more….The Bird and the Bee releases Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates, which features eight covers by the ‘80s duo and one original song…. Pet Shop Boys are back with a live album entitled Pandemonium Live, which was filmed in December of last year at London’s O2 Arena…. Holland four-piece Bettie Serveert offers up its ninth studio album to date, Pharmacy of Love….British electro-pop duo Goldfrapp releases Head First….After a stint on Celebrity Rehab, Mindy McCready’s returns with her first album in eight years, I’m Still Here….
Pet Shop Boys
Posted on Apr 21, 2009 @ 03:42PM - Add a comment
After 25 years in the pop music game, the Pet Shop Boys are back with an album on par with their best work. Their tenth studio album, Yes, out in the U.S. on April 21st, finds them returning to their electro-pop roots after a brief sonic departure.
“I tend to react against our previous albums and this is quite a reaction from the last one,” says frontman Neil Tennant of the group’s more epic last album, Fundamental.
Yes, which already went in at #4 in the UK and #3 in Germany, is similar to 1993’s Very with classic Pet Shop Boys beats and themes of escapism. “It seemed like the album had a sense of optimism about it,” says Tennant. “Not all of it, of course. As ever with the Pet Shop Boys, disaster is just around the corner.”
Former music journalist Tennant has always shone in the lyrical department and doesn’t disappoint on Yes. The single “Love etc” emphasizes the importance of love in life, over money, fame and celebrity—a kind of antidote to the band’s 1986 hit “Opportunities,” which is best known for it’s chorus “I’ve got the brains, you’ve go the looks/Let’s make lots of money.”
