Caravan Palace -
Panic (2012)
I really enjoyed their debut and this is pretty much on the same level. Groovy electronic swing music. I am sure there's probably quite a lot of artists doing the same - and if you know some, send them my way - but they are pretty unique to me, and that's always a good thing.
3.5/5
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Acoustic Ladyland -
Camouflage (2004)
Good album, but nothing genuinely great happens here. Later albums certainly go up another level.
3/5
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Rachel Brooke -
Down in the Barnyard (2011)
Meh.
I very rarely get into singer-songwriter stuff - especially when country based - and this is no exception. This just doesn't do very much for me. She has a nice voice and it's not bad by any stretch though, so if you do dig that s
hit, check her out. But much prefer her album with 'The Lonesome Wyatt'.
2.5/5
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Bruno Mars -
Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)
Some great pop tracks here, but quite a bit of filler. Still, quite a lot to take away from an album that I expected to be garbage.
2.5/5
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Bruno Mars -
Unorthodox Jukebox (2012)
Another so-so effort it seems. Some really good tracks but boring filler for the most part.
2.5/5
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Flying Lotus &
Declaime -
Whole Wide World (2009) [EP]
Good collection of beats. The two main tracks are good but far from great. Solid, and a project I would like to see revisited at some point.
3/5
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Alpine -
Zürich (2010) [EP]
Really nice slice of Indie Rock/Pop, and contains the best songs on their 2012album
A Is for Alpine.
3.5/5
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Vashti Bunyan -
Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind - Singles and Demos 1964 to 1967 (2007) [Compilation]
Pretty interesting stuff here, but it's just not consistent enough for me to consider it great.
3/5
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Alain Bashung -
Bleu pétrole (2008)
I think it's fair to assume that me being unable to understand French hinders my enjoyment of the album, but despite that this is just pretty boring to me.
2.5/5