 Lady Gaga, Lupe Fiasco and more
Nate Watts, Music Editor
With the arrival of Lady Gaga to the Grammys in an egg the other night, I began to wonder what this new season of music will hold for 2011.
I'm not sure how many people could have predicted a "Lady" sweep at the award show (Gaga and Antebellum), or that Bieber would lose "Best New Artist," an indie band like Arcade Fire could steal away "Album of the Year" title from a pop-dominated category, or that Christina would slip up (literally this time) two weeks in a row.
Will meat dresses, harmonizing high school kids, or profanity laced titles (see Cee-Lo, Pink, etc.) continue to dominate the new year?
In any event, click through for a look at some of the upcoming releases for the next few months... And wait for next year!
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Nate Watts | 02/09/11 | Comment
Coming straight out of the gate with all the pomp and swagger of a band five years their senior, The Young International start things off on a hard hitting pop-rock note, on their debut EP's first track "Ruckus."
On the chorus, vocalist/guitarist Kaleb Jones sings "I really think we're onto something and you're gonna like the sound of it," and maybe he's prophetic, or maybe he just realizes the talent in this up and coming band, but the man does have a point. The Nashville newcomers definitely have the rock vibe, with all the pop sensibilities that have made bands like Maroon 5 or OneRepublic successful. But beyond that, they have a deeper sound that reminds me a lot of The Juliana Theory, especially on tracks like "Gravity." You can hear the similarities in the mellow verses, crashing into soaring choruses and thought-provoking lyrics... Click through for the full review...
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