Well, I said that the big week in music would be coming, and now I finally have reviews from some of the biggest albums to come out this year. For those of you that have managed to stay out of the music loop for the past year, Gnarls Barkley is comprised of Cee-Lo (of Goodie Mob fame) and master producer Danger Mouse. If you're not familiar with Danger Mouse, he most recently collaborated with MF Doom for the acclaimed DangerDoom project which I reviewed last year, and also ranked #12 on my top albums of 2005 list. The lead single "Crazy" is still the #1 song in England, and has been since its release, and record sales will almost certainly follow suit, and there has been nothing but positive feedback for their performance at Coachella (which, notably, was only the second time the duo performed together live), so it'll be interesting to see how they fare at Lollapalooza in August.
Speaking of Lollapalooza, I'm currently working on a guide for the festival this year, so if you have any suggestions just let me know. Among the ideas being tossed around is making it available in a format that will be easy to print out and take with you, so we'll see about that, but just wanted to give a heads up about it.
The juicy reviews (Gnarls Barkley, Dios (Malos), Pearl Jam, the Rakes, and Wolfmother) will be in Part II of this update, so if you're looking for them go ahead and skip there. In the meantime, here are some other releases that came out today that are worth noting.
New Music Tuesday 5.02.06
Jewel Goodbye Alice in Wonderland
Preview Verdict: I personally couldn't cough up the money for the full album, but I could easily see why a person would. Jewel has definitely found herself on this album, and if you don't mind sitting through 15 tracks of cavity-inducing super-sweet pop songs then you will definitely enjoy this album.
Mobb Deep Blood Money
Preview Verdict: There is nothing good that can be said about this "effort", it just seems like another forgettable, hardcore-posturing rap album. The sad thing is how amateurish they sound on this record, with dumb rhymes and even worse beats. You'll find your money better spent on just about anything else.
Charlatans Simpatico
Preview Verdict: Having somewhat high expectations, I was surprised to find Simpatico so dull. Each track feels forced and lacks energy of any kind, and even the previously lauded single "Blackened Eye Blues" seems to lose some of its luster in the scheme of things. Too bad, this release just made it that much tougher for these guys to crack into the US market.
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