Rating: 9.1/10
Modern Music Review
A growing band, four desirous albums watching each other artistically, walking together nearly twelve years despite all thorny ways. They have a new label, a new band member and a new album, "Make Another World", that bristles with taut melodies, guitars that say more than a thousand words ever could, and keen lyrical observations of a world where we all exist, however briefly or unwittingly.

It maybe looks easy composing a guitar pop album, but believe me it's not that easy. You need to make a sound which is simplicity and complex at the same time. Considering that musicians tried every kind of pop melodies and you have to bring into mind a new sound, new words. If it's metal or hard rock music, it won't be a problem. So you only play the guitar loudly, sounds like only for fun, it doesn't matter to think about 'how i'm going to play guitar?' In alternative music scene, you have to be your own identity to touch audience. Idlewild think about carefully
that little guitar noises, perspective songwriting, and a brilliant guitar pop flowing on this record. It's really amazing to observe your favorite band's best effort. I really die for simplicity in the life, because that's where we're coming from. This is the kind of music for people who really like music very much. Check out "Once In Your Life" for their huge performance on "Make Another World". I hear you friends, i know that it's pretty great.

What makes Make Another World! a duly great album is that it carries perfect harmonious guitars without sugar and Roddy supports this with a trembling, touching singing style. It makes a new world for you. “I suppose it’s about cityscapes, modern language and the way a person makes a city and the city makes the person,” Roddy says. This is a real reason to became infatuated! I can almost write to the wall that 'I'm happy'. Thank you Idlewild. Feb 26, 2007
MM picks: In Competition For The Worst Time, Future Works, A Ghost In The Arcade, Once In Your Life
mp3: Idlewild - In Competition for the Worst Time
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Rating: 7/10
Modern Music Review
The Dark Romantics gives kiss, passion, and a fluent music on this debut. If you are a person who loves living emotions strong and fastmoving, then Dark Romantics' style can colour you all the way. Like today's some famous indie rock bands The Strokes, She Wants Revenge, The Killers, the band pushes the energetic guitar lines and combines all instruments they play with a little of this, a little of that. It's absolutely melodic and some kind of romantic guitar music they blend on dreamy electric guitar. Even if their music is open for a considering other indie bands on their debut "Some Midnight Kissin", they never distress the listeners. I felt a bit Tarantino air, in other words it sounds like earnest, thunderous, and trembling guitar combine. However larger part of the songs remarkably sound similar, this is why if you don't like one song in this album, you won't like much other ones too. But then again this is sexy rock music listen to.

The Dark Romantics looks dangerous, a bit much ambition. A burning indie rock album stands in front of you. Some Midnight Kissin' definitely squares with the name of band but it's not amazingly great, though.
MM picks: A million Bucks, Where Do We Go from Here?
mp3: Another Song For Another Night

Think that you're watching a film, a nice film. Isn't it beautiful hearing a great song playing along with sensitive frames? And after the watching, you search for that soundtrack tunes. Which song was it? It's beautiful feeling, you know. Searching! Finding something which makes your day. I'm listening one of my favorite album right now Moondance (1970), and my nose slightly tingles. It's great to notice that still you've the sensation by the music, good music.

We're talking of a very huge musician whose contrubition to music remarkably considerable. On this 19-track Soundtrack Hits amazing tracks play one by one. We have Gloria, Jackie Wilson Said, Domino (Live), Moondance (Live), Brown Eyed Girl, Into The Mystic (Live), Queen Of The Slipstream Have I Told You Lately?, Wild Night, Comfortably Numb (Live). If you have the time, find this soundtrack album from somewhere. Again those little bells started to play, got me from myself! My words are short today. Great songs! Do you know that we all have our soundtrack playing now. Do you hear it?
mp3: Van Morrison - Domino (Live)
Van Morrison Page

Rating: 9/10
Modern Music Review
Patrick Wolf, who is Violinist/singer/songwriter, almost was born with music, commenced researching his connection with tunes at the age of 11. As you know, it's a huge advantage meeting with the music at you childhood, so you may closely be friend of music when you're 24 years old. After The standout record Wind in the Wires (2005) and his musical climbing with it makes "The Magic Position" quite hopeful, and this hope becomes a beautiful
record.

Patrict Wolf makes really dreamy music while his songwriting touches you at every point. It reminds me green green trees, bliss, an emotional world. Serious music is served in a closed plate, every detail depends to you if you want to see what is in it. Melodies are almost perfect and brainy. Naked tunes, well-matched bells, minor noises, gentle violin, detailed song flowing, elegant piano, all of these put you the magic position while you're listening the stuff. On Magpie, you'll hear merciful voice of Marianne Faithfull, it's exactly what i think, a female voice has been great with that splendid violin, especially if she's Marianne!

An enthralling listen, high-class music with good-hearted thirteen delicious piece - besides it's one of the best release in early 2007. Patrict is running and a hard work always gets what it deserves sooner or later. Release Date: 26 Feb 2007
Patrick Wolf official
MM picks: Bluebells, Magpie, Augustine, The Stars
mp3: Patrick Wolf - Bluebells

That's not because i love Valentine Day , that's because i want to make a post about some good love songs. Valentine Day? I didn't mean to backbite all those love butterflies, but i think that you should show your nice feelings to your lover everyday, not only in valentine day. Because it's only bullshit, yeah bull and shit. It's the trading day for those silly heart designed materials. Yeah i know it doesn't rocks! Well, here is some impressive emotional songs. Also don't forget to dig the albums in parenthesis.

1. Van Morrisson - Hungry For Your Love
[Wavelength 1978]
2. mp3: Tindersticks - Can We Start Again
[ Simple Pleasure 1999]
3. mp3: Love - Always See Your Face
[ Four Sail 1969 ]
4. mp3: Tom Waits - Blue Valentines
[ Blue Valentine 1978]
5. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Strange Form Of Life
[ The Lettign Go 2006]
6. Freddie Mercury - Love Me Like There Is No Tomorrow
[ Mr. Bad Guy 1985]
7. Big Star - Blue Moon
[Third - Sister Lovers 1978]
8. Antony And The Johnsons - Fistful Of Love (with Lou Reed)
[ I Am A Bird Now 2005]
9. mp3: H.I.M. - Heartless
[Greatest Love Songs 1997]
10. Veils - Lavinia
[ Runaway Found 2004]
11.Rufus Wainwright - Foolish Love
[ Rufus Wainwright 1998]
12. Concrete Blonde - Mexican Moon
[ Mexican Moon 1993]
13. Mazzystar - Fade Into You
[ So Tonight That I Might See 1993]
14. Teenage Fanclub - Your Love Is The Place Where I Come From
[ Songs From Northern Britain 1997]
15. Mansun - Butterfly (A New Beginning)
[ Little Kix 2000]
16. Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
[ Grace 1994]
17. Morrissey - Let Me Kiss You (live)
[ Live at Earls Court 2005]
18. Echo & The Bunnymen - In the Margins
[ Siberia 2005]
19. Air - Playground Love
[ The Virgin Suicides]
20. Anita Lane - Do the Kamasutra
[ Sex O'Clock 2001]

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New Singles
1. mp3: The Knife – Marble House
2. Arcade Fire – Keep The Car Running
3. Cat Power – The Greatest
4. Grinderman – No Pussy Blues
5. Cinematics - Keep Forgetting
6. The Feeling – Rosé
7. Annuals – Big Zeus
8. Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby
9. Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes
10. Violets – Foreo

The Knife is good, The Knife is strong enough to snatch you all along the way in a city. Especially try their albums when it's night time. Yeah! Marble House is standout work of "Silent Shout", i don't know that how they're into making this kind of freezing electronic music. But if there is a thing that i know well about them, they're totally odd and brilliant!
Videos
The Knife - Marble House

Rating: 7/10
Modern Music Review
Sweden multi-instrumentalist Emil Svanangen (aka Loney, Dear) makes his American debut with this re-release of his fourth album.

I love this, i love the albums that warm your inside when you near to freezing in wintertime. Swedish Pop is enthusiastic, bright, pleasant despite Sweden's opposite weather condition. Ethereally it's better than curling up in your bed, embracing to an embroidered blanket, waiting someone to rescue you from that miserable moments. Of course, no one will come. So you need to fight with the little monsters in your head. Loney, Dear debut "Loney, Noir" is almost same with childhood memories which are so pure, warm and evergreen. Loney, Noir generally is very serene, similar to a fable. Fables generally starts uneasily, and they end beautifully.

It's something like not to lose your happiness in every negative way you deal with. That's make the music more adorable, yes, a little bit lazy. But it's your best friend while you're walking in silent countryside.
MM picks: Saturday Waits, Hard Days, Carrying A Stone
mp3: Saturday Waits | more mp3 songs