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Broods – Conscious (Album Review)

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The New Zealand–based sister-and-brother tandem of Georgia (lead vocals) and Caleb Nott (synthesizers, backing vocals), known as Broods, released their first album, Evergreen, in 2014. Consequently, the siblings immediately aligned themselves in the league of ’80s-forming, now-classic Synthpop bands like Blancmange (“Lose Your Love”), Frazier ... Read More

Bastille – Wild World (Album Review)

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Consisting of the quartet of Dan Smith (lead vocals, keyboards), Kyle Simmons (keyboards, percussion), Will Farquarson (bass, keyboards, guitars), and Chris Wood (drums), Bastille catapulted to commercial popularity in 2013 with the strength of its anthemic, stadium-worthy Pastoral Pop single “Pompeii,” culled from the British ... Read More

Roxette – Good Karma (Album Review)

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Formed in 1986, the Swedish band Roxette is actually Lead Vocalist Marie Fredriksson and Vocalist/Guitarist Per Gessle. In their thirty years’ spanning career, the duo have released ten studio albums, from the humble beginnings of 1986’s Pearls of Passion to 2016’s relatively return-to-form sound of ... Read More