Reviews
Peaches’ “I Feel Cream”
When being outrageous is a rule, there’s a thin, blurry line between style and the outright lack of it. Where Peaches stands may be just a matter of perspective, but with her last album, I Feel Cream, she manages to prove that a makeover is possible, that trash can be dismantled to show its charming heart.
Stegosaurus?’s “Self-Titled”
Stegosaurus? make an album to laugh and cry to.
Wale’s “Attention: Deficit”
Our new writer Hajar has reviewed the new album from D.C. hip hop impresario Wale. Hajar represents a portion of Layabozi’s new Beijing wing and will be reporting on musical happenings in the capital. So check out her maiden voyage for Layabozi!
Danger Mouse and James Mercer Bring Forth “Broken Bells”
Broken Bells, a collaboration between The Shins’ James Mercer and Brian Burton (AKA Danger Mouse), came out on March 9th. To my ears, it is the best release of 2010 thus far.
St. Vincent’s “Actor”
She’s definitely been written about before, but since St. Vincent is coming to YuYinTang this Saturday I will try my hand at defining her.
DJ Vadim’s “U Can’t Lurn Imaginashun”
1999 was a long time ago, but it doesn’t really feel that way, does it? Maybe this is because The Aughts Decade never really spawned a true zeitgeist identity, but it undermines the fact that a decade has passed, a long time to continue to show and prove in the hip hop game.
Fading Horizon’s “Name it Yourself”
Just like the horizon divides earth and sky, Name it Yourself hovers in a no-world of shifting questions and polarities.
Muscle Snog’s “Mind Shop”
Let’s ring in the Chinese New Year with a review of an album from a Chinese band, shall we?
