Here are some more albums for you to check out this week. A bit of a mixed bag this week including a greatest hits by one of my favourite bands and a reissue of one of my favourite albums.
Brett Anderson - 'Slow Attack'
This is the third solo album from the former Suede lead singer. The album is written and produced with Leo Abrahams and contains a very orchestral sound with a wide use of woodwind. It is a very mellow, ambient album and quite different to anything I've heard for a while in the instrumentation used and the way the songs are built. A well written, well produced album.
Brett Anderson – Slow Attack
Mando Diao - 'Give Me Fire!'
The fifth studio album from this Swedish garage rock band. Released in Sweden back in February this week sees it get it's UK release. This album was produced by Salla Salazar of hip hop group The Latin Kings and has a strong focus on bass, drums and percussion. This makes for an album that is designed to get you dancing.
Mando Diao – Give Me Fire
Foo Fighters - 'Greatest Hits'
Foo Fighters are one of my favourite bands although they have earnt that status more for their earlier albums than anything they have done recently. This compilation contains two new songs along with a selection of songs spanning all of their previous albums. I think for me my greatest hits album for the foo fighters would be most of 'The Colour and the Shape' with a few tracks from 'Foo Fighters' on it and I'm pleased to see that they have included some tracks from these early albums on the compilation. New single "Wheels" is very middle of the road and doesn't really do anything special. I'm still going to say 'The Colour and the Shape' is better!
Foo Fighters – Greatest Hits
Nirvana - 'Bleach (Deluxe)'
This week sees the twentieth anniversary of the release of Nirvana's debut album 'Bleach'. This album came out before Nirvana had hit the big time and was released on the Sub Pop label. After the success of follow up 'Nevermind' fans found this album and it soon became platinum selling. The special anniversary edition includes a bonus recording of a live show from 1990 in Portland, Oregon. The album certainly contains some of my favourite Nirvana tracks such as "Love Buzz", "Negative Creep" and "About A Girl". It isn't on spotify!
Slayer - 'World Painted Blood'
Not quite sure why I've included this one! I've never ventured into the world of heavy metal and don't intend on starting now but they are a pretty big name in the music world so I thought I might as well. This is their 11th studio album and was produced by the legend that is Rick Rubin (Rage Against The Machine, System Of A Down). If you are into your hard/thrash metal then check it out.
Slayer – World Painted Blood
Sting - 'If On A Winter's Night'
Another album with a big Christmas theme coming out far too early for my liking! By my count this is Sting's ninth studio album although I may be wrong. It is not available as of yet on spotify so I haven't had an opportunity to listen to it but looking at the track list it looks like an album I don't want to hear until it is at least December!
Weezer - 'Raditude'
This is the seventh studio album from the American alt-rock band. A number of people were involved in producing the record including Jacknife Lee (Bloc Party, Snow Patrol) and Butch Walker (All Time Low, The Automatic). It is currently only available on spotify premium and I only have spotify free so I haven't been able to listen to it yet. Having checked out a number of reviews however it doesn't sound like something to look forward to! Weezer and in particular frontman Rivers Cuomo have never really been able to reproduce the brilliance of the early albums and it sounds like once again they have missed the mark. I will put the link up and hopefully it will be made available to us cheapskates soon enough.
Weezer – Raditude
Brett Anderson - 'Slow Attack'
This is the third solo album from the former Suede lead singer. The album is written and produced with Leo Abrahams and contains a very orchestral sound with a wide use of woodwind. It is a very mellow, ambient album and quite different to anything I've heard for a while in the instrumentation used and the way the songs are built. A well written, well produced album.
Brett Anderson – Slow Attack
Mando Diao - 'Give Me Fire!'
The fifth studio album from this Swedish garage rock band. Released in Sweden back in February this week sees it get it's UK release. This album was produced by Salla Salazar of hip hop group The Latin Kings and has a strong focus on bass, drums and percussion. This makes for an album that is designed to get you dancing.
Mando Diao – Give Me Fire
Foo Fighters - 'Greatest Hits'
Foo Fighters are one of my favourite bands although they have earnt that status more for their earlier albums than anything they have done recently. This compilation contains two new songs along with a selection of songs spanning all of their previous albums. I think for me my greatest hits album for the foo fighters would be most of 'The Colour and the Shape' with a few tracks from 'Foo Fighters' on it and I'm pleased to see that they have included some tracks from these early albums on the compilation. New single "Wheels" is very middle of the road and doesn't really do anything special. I'm still going to say 'The Colour and the Shape' is better!
Foo Fighters – Greatest Hits
Nirvana - 'Bleach (Deluxe)'
This week sees the twentieth anniversary of the release of Nirvana's debut album 'Bleach'. This album came out before Nirvana had hit the big time and was released on the Sub Pop label. After the success of follow up 'Nevermind' fans found this album and it soon became platinum selling. The special anniversary edition includes a bonus recording of a live show from 1990 in Portland, Oregon. The album certainly contains some of my favourite Nirvana tracks such as "Love Buzz", "Negative Creep" and "About A Girl". It isn't on spotify!
Slayer - 'World Painted Blood'
Not quite sure why I've included this one! I've never ventured into the world of heavy metal and don't intend on starting now but they are a pretty big name in the music world so I thought I might as well. This is their 11th studio album and was produced by the legend that is Rick Rubin (Rage Against The Machine, System Of A Down). If you are into your hard/thrash metal then check it out.
Slayer – World Painted Blood
Sting - 'If On A Winter's Night'
Another album with a big Christmas theme coming out far too early for my liking! By my count this is Sting's ninth studio album although I may be wrong. It is not available as of yet on spotify so I haven't had an opportunity to listen to it but looking at the track list it looks like an album I don't want to hear until it is at least December!
Weezer - 'Raditude'
This is the seventh studio album from the American alt-rock band. A number of people were involved in producing the record including Jacknife Lee (Bloc Party, Snow Patrol) and Butch Walker (All Time Low, The Automatic). It is currently only available on spotify premium and I only have spotify free so I haven't been able to listen to it yet. Having checked out a number of reviews however it doesn't sound like something to look forward to! Weezer and in particular frontman Rivers Cuomo have never really been able to reproduce the brilliance of the early albums and it sounds like once again they have missed the mark. I will put the link up and hopefully it will be made available to us cheapskates soon enough.
Weezer – Raditude
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