Adventures in Musica

So much music, so litle time!

Today, your bustling blogger has been busy working his way through an ever-growing pile of promo CDs, knocking out reviews left and right and generally finding his head spinning thanks to a divergent mix of music.

In brief then, here's what's been rocking the stereo today.

Metallica, SSS, and New-York songstress, Nell Bryden have all been well-documented amongst the pages of Adventures in Musica, so, we'll skip those and move swiftly on.

Ne-Yo - Year of The Gentleman
After topping the singles charts with infectious lead single, 'Closer', R&B star, Ne-Yo releases this new album next week. Though hardly likely to enjoy much time in the 'Musica stereo, as R&B goes, this is fairly decent stuff. Somewhat generic, yes, but also catchy, bouncy and certain to be a hit.

Iglu & Hartly - And Then Boom
It's hard to fathom exactly what, if anything, Iglu & Hartly are supposed to be. In some respects, And Them Boom conjurs forth images of Eminem waxing lyrical over German synth pop. Certainly odd, but not entirely interesting.

Saint Etienne - London Conversations
A definitive, double-disc collection of the indie-dance trio's greatest hits, London Conversations is a generally enjoyable affair full of atmosphere and melody. Fusing trance, pop, guitar-pop and dialogue-driven ditties, Saint Etienne are an easy band to fall in love with, and London Conversations is perfect proof of this.

Underoath - Lost / In / The / Sound / of / Seperation
So many backslashes may not be entirely necessary, nor is the tinny drum-rolling intro, reminiscent of something Lars Ulrich’ left on the cutting room floor whilst recording St. Anger, which kicks off this disc.
Not quite as powerful as intense as Underoath were probably going for, this is none the less a good effort.


And that's yer lot for now, folks. Ideally, From the Promo Pile could become a regular feature here at Adventures in Musica, yet since the influx of new promos is about as random as British weather, we'll have to wait and see how we go.