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Never Say Goodbye
Cocoon Records
By Al Kaufman
The idea of putting out an unplugged acoustic CD is nothing new, but few are able to utilize the form to its full effect the way Sarah Bettens. A superstar in Europe, especially Belgium, Bettens is essentially known in the US for the song "Not an Addict," a '90s hit she scored with her band, K’s Choice.
Continue reading "CD Review: Sarah Bettens -- Never Say Goodbye; Plays The Nick on September 22" »
Datarock
Red
Nettwerk
By Micah McLain
The Norwegian duo in the flashy red tracksuits have returned. Red, the followup to 2005's Datarock Datarock, finds the band paying homage to the '80s and questioning our current society's obsession with technology. While none of the tracks on Red approach the sheer funk and danceability of the massively ad-friendly "FaFaFa" or the humor of "Computer Camp Love," the album is much more cohesive overall with several songs that are memorable for their unique style and range of sounds. Album opener "The Blog" is an electro-industrial indictment of the massive affect that the creation of the internet has had on our culture, weaving sound bites about the world wide web into what is made to sound like a live Datarock performance.
Continue reading "CD Review: Datarock -- Red; Playing Rock and Roll Hotel in DC, September 19" »
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