Haven't heard anything of The Crystal Method for a long while, I was never into them really, but I had some good references about them, so I downloaded this 2009 album and the first thing I noticed was the good amount of collaborations a thing which was even better, it gives to the album a different vibe and a fresher sound. 12 tracks of pure electronic magic, eclectic and even some pop around. You can hardly feel the long running of this album (over 1 hour).
There's a track with Matisyahu ("Drown in the now") that mixes his style with the provocative style of TCM, the result is exceptional, you know, Matisyahy vocals, analogue synths, catchy samplig...this track is a bomb, the chorus is one of the best things I've heard this year.
Another wonderful collaboration on this album that is amazing is "Come Back Clean" with Emily Haines, I've always thought that a female voice sounds better with good synths and samples. Pay attention to this track, we're gonna listen to it on a video game soon, I can assure that, it just has that feeling.
The closing track, "Falling Hard" featuring some female or band called Meiko is a great track to close with, a down tempo ballad with good lyrics and even better vocals. This is one of that songs you can listen on a rainy day or at the end of a wild and funny night at some raver club.
Take a listen to this album, maybe it hasn't received a lot of attention but, this is a piece of quality.
Songs I liked most: Falling Hard, Drown in the now, Divided by night, Dirty Thirty, Come Back Clean.
The Crystal Method - Divided by Night (2009)
Metric - Fantasies (2009)
I knew few about this band and honestly I must admit that I just listened to this album because it was on the Amazon.com list of the best 2009 albums.
Fortunately I received such a good surprise that this album has been spinning on my PC and on my Car cd player (yes!, it still has one of those old cd players, lol). Simple songs, simpe lyrics, effective music, vocals are good and production seemed to be very well driven.
First song "Help I'm Alive" is very catchy, there's an acoustic version included on some editions, both versions are nice. The album goes on very fluently that you can hardly feel it is going, there are some good ballads and a very eclectic mix of alternative, indie rock, blended with good analogue synths, that electronic feel is just the perfect complement for the album.
Call it pop-rock, alternative or even indie, this is an honest band, I think they're not trying to picture a pose of "yeah, we play good songs", that's another factor that makes this album so good. I hope they're doing well on charts and on their career.
Songs I liked most: Help I'm Alive, Satellite Mind, Twilight Galaxy, Collect Call.
Run The Red Light - EP (2009)
Los canadienses de Run the Red Light sorprenden gratamente con este EP debut en donde tan solamente con 7 cortes nos demuestran de lo que son capaces de hacer. Uno se pregunta, si este tan sólo es un EP, ¿Cómo será un album completo de ellos?, en verdad que vale la pena escucharlos, con mucha influencia en bandas como The bravery y Rapture por mencionar sólo algunas Run the Red Light tiene un futuro prometedor.
Pueden descargar este EP y pagar una cantidad voluntaria o solamente escucharlo en línea sin costo alguno.
Canciones que mas me gustaron: Song for hope, Brave New World, Side, Miracle.
Pueden descargar este EP y pagar una cantidad voluntaria o solamente escucharlo en línea sin costo alguno.
Canciones que mas me gustaron: Song for hope, Brave New World, Side, Miracle.
