Reviewing Neo-Glam Movement

1. Suede - Suede (1993)
Opening shiny by a brilliant guitar roller coaster "So Young", this record gets attention of every britpop movement lover in early 90s. Not to mention its heavily romantic, and also orgasmic streaming by way of Anderson dramatic vocal, Bernard Butler's full of desire sound joint. with the Suede, they capture rock music as a romantic and bright diamond -- Bulut
mp3: Suede - So Young

2. The Auteurs - New Wave (1993)
New Wave intends to provide more than a well-sounded british record. Its slowings, speedings, again slowings, also little bells, intelligent songwritings, true points to the life -- oh i forgot something. It was that record which you can't talk about, maybe the best thing is going to be listening! Flying with darling combination of attractive guitar, the unadorned voice of Luke Haines, to try to catch the bus but to fail. Because your mind is still on the New Wave. -- Bulut
mp3: Auteurs - How Could I Be Wrong

3. Marion - The Program (1998)
Shuddering in with a roiling solo guitar and a slow, doomy rhythm before amping up the energy and activity," The Program makes for a strong second effort from Marion. It was a truly great discovery for me. Someone recommended the record previously because of Johhny Marr's production, now i recommend this record to you.
mp3: Marion - Sparkle

4. Placebo - Black Market Music (2000)
Once in a time, there was a record which lights my way. Maybe it was dying because its overdosed lyrics. However, it was a record truly very similar to a high class love story, fake, cruel and hopeless.
mp3: Placebo - Commercial For Levi

Rating: 8.6/10
Modern Music Review
This is the first solo work by formerly member of Suede. We miss Suede, those dashing guitars, perfect pop songs, soulful stylish combination of previous high-class pop acts such as Stone Roses, David Bowie, Morrissey.

I have nothing to hide, i've been listening this one several times on my unending daily routines. "Dust and Rain" takes control strongly after two lazy opening songs, actually comparing those gives a result of this record's similarities with "Dog Man Star". Near to considering it as a boring experience, "Scorpio Rising" and another wonderful piece "The Infinite Kiss" appears greatly and makes Brett voice at the top of musical influence and definitely it changes your mind. Moving comfortable pop composing slowly comes as a surprise!

Brett Anderson (2007) somehow reminds us Suede's heyday, and other main britpop bands, Elastica, Blur, Mansun, Pulp, The Manics expect the four songs on the end. Colour Of The Night, The More We Possess..., Ebony, Song For My Father -- these are quite different works of Brett, having a bit of Scott Walker gloomy, Tom Waits petulance, also they've been really very good closing songs -- moving slowly down to your veins and glowing your body. Incidentally "The More We Possess" reminds "Infinitely Late At Night" (69 love songs) by Magnetic Fields. Closing track "Song For My Father" offers perfect melancholia, intelligent songwriting, a touching end. What i mean is that Brett is growing on, particularly when he is alone. However this solo sounds well after forgivable The Tears or disbanded Suede!

It's not as overwhelming as a Suede Debut or Dog Man Star. Besides it's not anything bigger than early Suede. But as a great solo work, Brett Anderson proves that he's well-talented when it comes to romantic guitar songs. A necessary theme for sweet dreams. Street Date: March 26
MM picks: To The Winter, Colour Of The Night, Song For My Father
mp3: Love Is Dead
mp3: To the Winter
Brett Anderson Official

I asked to Alan Williamson owner of *Sixeyes the album that he can't stop listening for last three months, that's very kind of Alan, and he said "I Can't Go On, I'll Go On" (2007) by Los Angeles based The Broken West. Friends, hang on! Because he's right about this catchy indie rock piece, this is a stuff which you shouldn't miss out! Now lets read the full of feeling thoughts.

When I first heard this album, there were songs that jumped out and brought back that feeling which I can never truly capture in words (but I will make a small effort). A feeling of wonder, of joy, it's something primal that is reawakened through the magic of a special song. And now at my age it's also nostalgia, that is what The Broken West and their fantastic debut full length do to me, all of those things. And, as with any great record, these feelings and emotions happily return as I continue to listen to this, or any, great album, you find new things in the songs and new songs begin to grow in favour, in stature, in that primordial cortex of my civilized mind. But I don’t think I get uncivilized when listening to beautiful songs like "Baby On My Arm", "Brass Ring", "Down In The Valley", "Hale Sunrise", or my new favourite, album closer "Like A Light"(a song as gorgeous as young love), just uninhibited, I get drunk on the Broken West… and there ain't no hangover.--Alan Williamson
mp3:Broken West - Hale Sunrise
Also check out:
Sixeyes The Broken West Review
Broken West Myspace
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Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Some Says (2006)
One of the most beautiful cover record of last year "The Brave And The Bold" teaches us how a beautiful cover record should be. It's been more than one year, and i still love to listen this record. Thanks to Tortoise for bringing such glorious guitars, composings, thanks to Will Oldham for such a nostalgic voice. Definitely an essential work. This song originally performed by Melanie on Gather Me (1971).

Portishead - Requiem for Anna (2006)
It's another important cover record of 2006 under name "Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited". It's included many well-educated artists; Marianne Faithfull, Cat power, Jarvis Cocker, Michael Stipe... I brought to your scene a moving cover from melancholy masters, Portishead.

Nouvelle Vague - Let Me Go (2006)
Personally i'm not big fan of cover bands, because they don't produce anything new. As for the Nouvelle Vague, they're a bit different. Listen the standout cover of Heaven 17 from "Bande A Part".

Wilco - Thirteen (2006)
This album was my favorite cover album of the last year. A bunch of great bands and mucisians are covering legendary rock band Big Star. I picked a Wilco version of Thirteen for you!

Owen Pallett - Peach Plum Pear (2006)
Joanna Newsom is classically trained, has a voice like Björk's infant sister and plays a harp. Owen Pallet is classically trained, plucks a violin and sounds like Thom Yorke's little brother. What could go wrong covering Newsom's "Peach, Plum, Pear?" Answer: nothing. Extra points to Final Fantasy for leaving-in whining microphone feedback over his string arrangement.

Rating: 8.2/10
Modern Music Review
Day after day, good melody after good melody... A good melody means that it helps you to live present time, it also helps you forgetting the time. Time isn't important then, the important things are your emotions, your happiness, your smiles. What a beatiful thing to get meaning your precious time by music. Modest Mouse did this, they did this several times with previous records "Lonesome Crowded West", "The Moon & Antarctica", "Good News for People Who Love Bad News". Notably these are great records to sing with, to enjoy with.
Now this time we can sing 'We've got everything' along with this Issaquah formed distinctive indie rock band. And yes this album is that kind of album which is consecutive, exciting and intelligent at same time. So it's really 'We've got everything'. From beginning to end, it never loses its lovely sound. Isaac Brock tells a lot of things on the trot, the guitarist supports Brock's rapidly changing singing style with an amazing tune of guitar. In addition, on three songs we hear fresh voice of James Mercer from The Shins. (We've Got Everything, Missed The Boat, Florida)

"Invisible" takes quite powerful guitar lines, on "Spitting Venom" music comes totally as a complex, "Steam Engenius" is the hippiest one, "Education" near to become another "Float On", "Fly Trapped In A Jar" sustains the record one step forward. This song incredibly flows
like a waterfall. You've already heard first single, Dashboard, kinda upbeat disco-like indie rock song. There are only two indolent melody "Missed The Boat" and "Fire It Up". Following "Parting of the Sensory" and "March Into The Sea" have huge potential to influence every music lover. Because this two songs are one of the best work that they've created yet. Especially Isaac's 'Ha Ha Ha's on song "March Into The Sea" are worth hearing!

A person who dislikes a record like this shoudn't has an expectation on other Modest Mouse works. Pleasing tunes are everything of the record, and also interesting vocal style of Isaac Brock seperates Modest Mouse from other indie rock musicians. They are all delighted and in high spirits, they don't need a lucky charm, that's for sore!
MM picks: Education, Fly Trapped In A Jar, Parting of the Sensory, March Into The Sea.
mp3: Modest Mouse - We've Got Everything (feat. James Mercer)
Modest Mouse Official

New Singles
1. Scissor Sisters – She’s My Man
2. Wolfmother - Love Train (live version)
3. Wilco - What Light
4. Patrick Wolf – The Magic Position
5. Simply Red - So Not Over You
6. The Rapture - Pieces Of The People We Love
7. Saxon – If I Was You
8.The Sunshine Underground - Borders
9. Voxtrot – Trouble/Your Biggest Fan
10. Take That – Shine

Dance! Dance! Dance like a rock n' roll star. If music is good, dance floor will never turn to a fool floor. So Scissor Sisters' new single gets the best of week, A genre- and gender-defying mix of rock, pop, and dance inspired by burlesque, drag queens, and glam rock, mixing rock and dance at same discoteque.
New Videos:
Califone - 3-Legged Animals
Stuffs:
Romeo+Juliet Soundtrack Full Album Stream
The 10th Anniversary Edition includes all the songs from the first album (Garbage, Radiohead, The Cardigans, Everclear, Butthole Surfers) as well as some cool extras including Quindon Tarver’s version of “When Doves Cry”. Radiohead - Talkshow Host

Rating: 10/10
Modern Music Review
How many bands do you know that greatly shines in your eyes, but unfortunately people don't know them well. It's been a bitter sentence, but i'm with full of emotion. The emotion which is created by music on me. This tenth anniversary re-release, on Spinney Records, is a two-disc set including additional B-sides, demo versions, alternative mixes. And this is a real reason for a music lover to cry "Yes, yes, yes!".

Ten quick years on, Jack's debut album sounds as urgent, ambitious, florid and heated as ever. Literary and cinematic, it nonetheless bulges and trembles with very real emotion. Sometimes it's wilfully wasted, heartbroken, forlorn. Other times it's buzzing at the prospect of another night ride into the busy city. It's loud with voices in its head, it's lonely in a crown. It's one of those rare British albums which suggests albums could be more,could be greater, richer, more telling and durable. With its melody, with its composing and instruments, Scott Walker like passionate guitar
tones.

Don't take my pen, this hands want to write, this ears want listen good music. This record encourages you listen more music. Supposing that Pioneer Soundtracks thanks to musicians that it influences, and taking its power from glamorous huge musicians like Lou Reed, David Bowie, Scott walker... 'This is so music, this is white Jazz' Anthony Reynolds start singing in a passionate style, drawing you into the music by power of words -- ' Some will age, some will die, but you, you and i, well we'll survive it all, yes we're above it all'. It's not only telling power of love, it also be affected and makes you same. All low and high guitar sections perfecly represent with the well-written lyrics. This record is a plain example of a band which want to create its music eagerly. The songs never repeat same magic, every song paints different colour of blue melodies.

Pioneer Soundtracks touches you throughout. It's one of the best records in the middle 90s, now it's expanded and still perfect. Release Date: Mar 7, 2007
Pioneer Soundtracks Myspace
MM picks: Biography of a First Son, I Didn't Mean it Marie, F.U., Dress You In the Morning
mp3: Jack - Biography of a First Son
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I mixed a good post which includes random links from blogosphere. Don't forget to thank folks at there, as you know it takes huge time sharing some worthy music.
Indie Surfer Blog mixes a lot of indie bands very hot right now and live stuffs of Neutral Milk Hotel, Elliot Smith, Menomena.
mp3: Go Sailor - Fine Day For Sailing
mp3: Go Sailor - Long Distance

R Indie points another strong alternative band of the early '90s, Blind Melon. Soup is one of the most underrated and overlooked great rock albums of the '90s. Wow, i still remember that opening song, Galaxie. Great song!

Napsmear has the best record of Stone Temple Pilots, Purple (1994). Vasoline, Interstate Love Song, Big Empty Are these f*cking awesome? Yes!

Jacyk's good choices from 80s such as John Foxx make MM blog sings, synth Pop lovers should give a listen to The Gargen (1981).

In the meanwhile, i'm listening to a gorgeous metal record that makes truly huge sense in the ears, Pelican's forthcoming City Of Echoes (2007)!!! Amazing sh*t, you can steal it from 4 metal. Entirely instrumental "City of Echoes" destroys average hard rock music on the marketplace, and after degreed previous "The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw" (2005), With "City Of Echoes" Pelican creates well-educated music in their own genre.