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g every ounce of hype generated channel orange is sure to be remembered as ocean s brave first moment in a string of accomplishments read the full qh blend review here listen watch pyramids here push shove interscope absent for 11 years no doubt s sixth album push and shove was highly anticipated the gang delivered on the promise of accomplished musicianship if not acquiescing to the climate driving popular music in 2012 their most personal album to date push and shove isn t as racket ready as some of their punky past efforts but a few rollicking numbers in the title track and settle down more than make up for the patient pace of the lp read the full qh blend review here listen watch settle down here words music by saint etienne heavenly universal the pristine pop trio saint etienne returned with words music an epic tour de force that combined varying elements from british pop past present and future sarah cracknell the female vocalist of the outfit is still the pink plush realness when handling the electro acoustic fantasias of haunted jukebox and heading for the fair listen watch i ve got your music here the spirit indestructible interscope striking a balance between the conformity of loose 2006 and the expressive highs of whoa nelly 2000 folkore 2003 and mi plan 2009 the spirit indestructible is a pop record that is proper due to its kaleidoscopic range whether cathedral cathartic spirit indestructible or knowingly placing her hip hop lite tongue in cheek big hoops furtado is confident and in control listen watch big hoops bigger the better here havoc and bright lights collective sounds morissette s musical compass has consistently been set to her truth that kind of uncompromising honesty is rarity in popular music regardless of the style havoc and bright lights largely picks up where 2008 s flavors of entanglement left off dealing with fragile concerns of the human experience with gentle but probing candor read the full qh blend review here listen watch guardian here radio music society heads up international spalding s transition from an instrumental artist to vocalist has been completed with her fourth album radio music society building on the classical black pop of chamber music society 2010 radio infuses a healthier amount of jazz and adult r b influences led by spalding s pretty and pleasant voice solid with its original fare in radio song an understated cover of michael jackson s i can t help it also makes spalding a fantastic interpreter listen watch radio song here not your kind of people stunvolume after the monotonous treading of bleed like me 2005 garbage seemed to be confined to the alterna pop history books while not your kind of people isn t necessarily groundbreaking it does update their raucous power pop for a new generation and eye garbage s finest records version 2 0 1998 and the underrated beautifulgarbage 2001 in the metal dance floor filler automatic systematic habit listen watch big bright world here stages red girl records for former spice girl melanie c stages is her first records of covers the concept behind this project is the songs of the stage lovingly paid tribute to the star of the album is melanie c herself in her subtlest voice she delivers astute and competent performances on classics like i just don t know what to do with myself and maybe this time read the full qh blend review here listen watch i know him so well here elysium parlophone one of the most hailed duos in pop music the pet shop boys effulgent and opulent music is again reimagined on their newest album leaving ranks as one of the pet shop boys solid pieces of mood music committed to record thus far mirroring yes 2009 in terms of its clarity if not tone elysium is self deprecating wit and pathos played to the nines listen watch leaving here little broken hearts blue note emi with the fall 2009 jones began shaking the sleepy time jazz pop that had become her calling card little broken hearts may appear calm on its surface but the quiet riots that readily rear their heads in happy pills and take it back suggest that heartbreak does norah jones good for inspiration listen watch happy pills here roses downtown records the cranberries dreamy alternative pop rock may be from a period bygone to some for others their first album since 2001 s wake up and smell the coffee roses is a comforting reach around to the sounds of their groundbreaking debut everybody else is doing it so why can t we 1993 thankfully there are a few colorful detours that break the monotony and echo the experimental reaches of bury the hatchet 1999 and the mentioned wake up listen watch tomorrow here strangeland island records dogged by comparisons to coldplay since their start the gentlemen of keane have tried their best to beat back the criticisms without appearing too self conscious after the misunderstood perfect symmetry 2008 and night train ep 2010 keane regrouped and took a slightly back to basics feel with strangeland not a complete rewrite of hopes fears 2004 the album deals in meditative ballads and some unexpected moments listen watch disconnected here almost but almost but of 2012 mdna live nation interscope the queen mother of pop madonna returns with mdna her 13 th album overall a welcome earwash to the aural mess of 2008 s hard candy not to state that mdna is perfect there are several blunders that make navigating the album perilous but the salt i m a sinner and sugar masterpiece contained within the album more than make up for the mistakes read the full qh blend review here listen watch give me all your luvin here glassheart syco rca lewis courts the same kind of sound expansion that helped will young shake off his reality television inception curse much like young s junior effort keep on 2005 lewis glassheart is an intelligent and sensitive appropriation of contemporary and surprisingly classic adult pop bathed in lewis vocal restraint versus overindulgence her need to please the charts at times impedes her stop the clocks but with compelling entries like trouble fireflies and colourblind the lady shows that she s more than just a voice she s a person with a story to share listen watch trouble here perfectly imperfect rca not a pin up for alternative soul nor a lemming for contemporary r b elle varner s appropriately titled debut is an album that concerns itself with finding a voice between the two extremes black music has found itself caught between excusing a few unnecessary numbers oh what a night sexy boasts sound proof room collide with self confessionals so fly with electric after effects listen watch i don t care here all of me warner music atlantic homeschool freak and fall in love preceded british rapper singer estelle s third album by two years unfortunately neither song appears on the general version of the album despite this all of me is a great stride forward tempered by a cool mood that lends even the mary j blige swag attack of the life a head bopping gravitas only bogged down by several pleasant if unneeded narrative interludes estelle s third lp is great modern soul love the way we used to and hip hop music speak ya mind done right listen watch back to love here the mf life src universal republic canadian soultress melanie fiona is taking music matters into her own hands with the mf life still cutting up in the retro lane as heard on the roller boogie of watch me work fiona spliced in a few now flavors on this time with a feature from j cole mentioning duets those are the only dull points on the mf life with a pass issued to the john legend assisted l o v e listen watch this time here magic hour polydor that this album has wrapped on the somber note of an extended hiatus makes it that much more frustrating feeling like an extended hangover from 2010 s superior night work magic hour does have several moments to cheer for the tribal groove of keep your shoes on the slippery when wet vibe of let s have a kiki and the irreverence of shady love evidence that the scissor sisters pop purity will be missed listen watch let s have a kiki here soul 2 reprise seal shares his second album of covers and only slightly improves upon the mistakes he made with soul 2008 song selection and arrangements in part the return of his former principal producer trevor horn alongside david foster helps give a better backdrop to seal s fantastic voice on a show stopping take of the rose royce classic wishing on a star seal will one day create the proper covers album until then with work starting on his follow up with trevor horn all one can do is wait listen watch wishing on a star here misses miss of 2012 fortune rca brown needs to find new roads to travel musically as his electro soul sneaks have worn thin on fortune granted from a production standpoint brown remains unmatched as heard on the ear shattering bassline yet without a lyrical net to support the sonic structure the songs collapse into mean muddy murk the likable and artistic brown heard on exclusive 2007 and graffiti 2009 is long gone and if he wants his legacy to extend beyond the lesser fare here he must return to putting his songwriting first listen watch turn up the music here secret symphony dramatico with the house 2010 katie melua gave an awe inspiring face lift to the sweet if sagging jazz pop that had defined her previous work instead of continuing in the forward momentum she back tracked with the pretty but pedestrian secret symphony it is a covers record and melua is in fantastic form voice wise the arrangements aren t terrible but they ve been heard on her first three albums which is what makes it a slight decline following the house listen watch moonshine here the cherry thing smalltown sound both darlings of their respective fields alternative soul pop icon neneh cherry teamed with the norwegian swedish hipster group the thing to create the cherry thing this follows their 2011 effort mono and cherry s man from 1996 what sounds good on paper doesn t always translate and the album suffers under the pretensions that ersatz erratic noise patterns equal expression to be fair this avant garde music has an audience and cashback showcases cherry s fantastic pen an acquired taste listen watch accordion here food liquor 2 the great american rap album part 1 1st 15th atlantic lupe fiasco has had a time handling the success of food liquor 2006 the debut that placed him at the forefront of a movement that birthed b o b and kid cudi along the arc that led to this fiasco s fourth lp fiasco bravely handled an ambitious sophomore slump and a label assassinated third effort it isn t that fiasco lacks ability his intelligence and heart imbue bitch bad with a lost sense of communal responsibility missing in hip hop it s the music here reduced to mixtape flatness that doesn t support his large lyrical precepts with the proper accompaniment fiasco will achieve a longer reach of greatness versus bursts of genius listen watch bitch bad here honorable mention the abbey road sessions parlophone another highlight in the event marking minogue s 25 th year in music a collection of her reworked classics and a castoff from 07 s x flower performed against either orchestral or acoustic canvas is breathtaking minogue has long since been successful at reinterpreting her work in live environs here she recreates the locomotion in a 60 s soul pop paean it finally deserves and delivers more poignancy if possible to one of her iconic ballads finer feelings some of the song selections are a bit too predictable i believe in you should have been exchanged for je ne sais pas pourquoi but minogue services almost every facet of her fan base with this fine piece listen watch flower here considerations of 2012 christina aguilera lotus andy allo superconductor tori amos gold dust eric benét the one céline dion sans attendre melissa etheridge 4th street feeling vivian green the green room alicia keys girl on fire diana krall glad rag doll maroon 5 overexposed mint condition music at the speed of life monica new life p nk the truth about love angie stone rich girl joss stone the soul sessions volume 2 tamia beautiful surprise karyn white carpe diem robbie williams take the crown editor s note denotes expanded alternate edition was reviewed see respective social media outlets for each artist for further information denotes album is an import not a domestic u s album special thanks to andrew bird darren spence and frank coleman jr for their tireless enthusiasm and help special thanks to everybody s records in cincinnati ohio that made it possible to buy own these lps qh posted by qh at 2 40 pm 2 comments tuesday november 13 2012 serious music hall oates 72 79 hall oates in the 70 s when daryl hohl later hall and john oates two temple university kids met at the adelphi ballroom in 1967 the partnership they struck became legend christened the most successful recording duo in american music by billboard hall oates have become a staple of popular music and culture before you make my dreams and maneater however there was sara smile and rich girl the latter two songs were from hall oates 70 s stretch forty years ago hall oates were adventurous enough to criss cross their love of classic r b with pop folk rock and every other genre imaginable the result of hall oates first decade of work was a string of youthful records that defied the rules not always full of hits like their self produced output from 1980 through 1988 their 70 s material had them learning and trying new things in hall s own words he summed up their first decade of recording i went back and listened to our 70 s music and i m hearing us as these guys who came out of philadelphia were influenced by people around them there like kenneth gamble and leon huff and then we went to new york where we came under the tutelage of arif mardin and all those musicians then we took the philly thing to california where we mixed and matched those sensibilities on the 40 th anniversary of hall oates first recorded release the qh blend looks back to the decade where two men took their brand of blue eyed soul and pop on a decade long road trip that shaped their career and others for years to come whole oats atlantic 1972 proudcer arif mardin synopsis a well paced set of quiet reflective pop tempered by r b and folk dominated whole oats both daryl and john had pleasant pipes daryl possessed an immediate commercial charm whereas john s voice held an odd inescapable quality fall in philadelphia and i m sorry were handsome blue eyed jewels that sparkled the pensive lilly are you happy and comforting goodnight and goodmorning proved the hall oates pen was sensitive smart and accessible listen to fall in philadelphia here abandoned luncheonette atlantic 1973 producer arif mardin synopsis a dreamier album manifested on abandoned luncheonette dual sun rising classics shone on when the morning comes and had i known you better then groovier undercurrents steered 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