http://2kewl4u.com daniel's reviews 11/20/2008 3:47:05 PM http://2kewl4u.com en-us http://2kewl4u.com/img/kewliorss.jpg http://2kewl4u.com http://2kewl4u.com/reviews/album/2367/beyonce/i-am-sasha-fierce Daniel (kewlio at gmail dot com)
I'm partial to this cover (B chose to released this album in two flavors, I am writing about the deluxe package version)



Pretty excited about the album in general, based on the strength of her first two singles (track 1s)



Disc 1

1. If I Were A Boy 4:09

mega good



2. Halo 4:21

strong drums on this one



3. Disappear 4:27

uneven



4. Broken-Hearted Girl 4:37

could be too solemn



5. Ave Maria 3:41

not a great song but Beyonce is putting some soul up in here



6. Smash Into You 4:31

very "If I Were A Boy"



7. Satellites 3:06

8. That's Why You're Beautiful 3:41



Disc 2

1. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) 3:13

2. Radio 3:38



3. Diva 3:20

the unfortunately required major ghetto number



4. Sweet Dreams 3:28



5. Video Phone 3:35

wow, same as "Diva"



6. Hello 4:16

a break in tone, very Dreamgirls or something



7. Ego 3:56

8. Scared Of Lonely ]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:35 PST http://2kewl4u.com/reviews/album/2365/the-panics/cruel-guards Daniel (kewlio at gmail dot com)
Got this free through one of my cool blog contacts.. indie music can be kinda miss, the vocals here don't help too much. Too indie in the end



01 Get Us Home

kinda western indie, could work



02 Ruins

nice intro



03 Creaks

04 Don't Fight It



05 Feeling Is Gone

not shabs



06 Cruel Guards

hello funeral music!



07 Live Without

nice little intro, upbeat is good



08 Something in the Garden

09 Confess

10 Sundowner

]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:51 PST http://2kewl4u.com/reviews/album/2364/glasvegas/glasvegas Daniel (kewlio at gmail dot com)
Heard track 2 a few weeks ago, this is pretty good though the style of the guitars and especially the vocal styles can wear thin



1. Flowers And Football Tops

wow what a great first track, kinda has a throwback feel but the vocal stylings are definitely 2008 fresh (lullaby outro needs work though)



2. Geraldine

solid with a tight solo



3. It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry

4. Lonesome Swan

5. Go Square Go

6. Polmont On My Mind

7. Daddy's Gone



8. Stabbed

how whack, also don't use classical (Beethoven?), thx



9. S.A.D. Light

so awesome it actually makes up for previous shit shit track



10. Ice Cream Van

a last track that kinda works, meanders a bit too much but has some good moments ]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:21 PST http://2kewl4u.com/reviews/album/2363/ost-original-sound-track/nick-and-norahs-infinite-playlist Daniel (kewlio at gmail dot com)
Loved the movie, shapin up to be one of the best albums of the year which is extra dope for a soundtrack



1. Speed Of Sound - Chris Bell



2. Lover - Devendra Banhart

one of a few songs that stand out cuz it differs from the mold of the album, works though, and even danceable



3. Middle Management - Bishop Allen

I did not know Bishop Allen could rock



4. Ottoman - Vampire Weekend

wow best VW song, yet



5. Riot Radio - The Dead 60s

not new but pretty super dancy



6. Fever - Takka Takka



7. Xavia - The Submarines

great song and megahearts the outro



8. After Hours - We Are Scientists



9. Our Swords - Band Of Horses

BOH, solid



10. Silvery Sleds - Army Navy



11. Baby You're My Light - Richard Hawley

super sweet and almost oldies vibe



12. Very Loud - Shout Out Louds

kinda average although that is pretty high for this album



13. How To Say Goodbye - Paul Tiernan

super sweet... maybe a bit slow



14. Last Words - The Real Tuesday Weld



15. Nick & Norah's Theme

super keyboard action ]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:21 PST http://2kewl4u.com/reviews/album/2362/hello-tokyo/sell-the-stars Daniel (kewlio at gmail dot com)
There's one good song in here but in the end, it's all too indie



1. Alert The Authority

2. Sell The Stars

3. Intimidate Me

4. Steady The Gun



5. Hands To Hold

mega fave



6. The Affair

7. Midnight Snack

8. Run To You

9. Your Majesty

10. We Are Running

11. I Spy

]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:49 PST http://2kewl4u.com/reviews/album/2361/cut-copy/in-ghost-colours Daniel (kewlio at gmail dot com)
Diggin the cover art, kinda reflects the psychedelic disco quality of the band, lot of good bass and groovy songs in here



Mildly homo, I cannot say why



1. Feel The Love

2. Out There On The Ice



3. Lights & Music

first cut I heard, bodes well



4. We Fight For Diamonds

5. Unforgettable Season



6. Midnight Runner

mad fave



7. So Haunted

8. Voice In Quartz



9. Hearts On Fire

first heard a remix of this but the original is fire



10. Far Away

super Erasure + 80s goodness



11. Silver Thoughts

12. Strangers In The Wind

13. Visions



14. Nobody Lost, Nobody Found

yes, also peep the remix



15. Eternity One Night Only ]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:17 PST http://2kewl4u.com/reviews/album/2360/geniusgza/pro-tools Daniel (kewlio at gmail dot com)
Not horrible but not really good, I should stop listenin to hip-hop



1. Intromental

actually ok, well for an intro



2. Pencil

3. Alphabets

4. Groungbreaking

5. 7 Pounds

6. 0% Finance

7. Short Race

8. Interlude

9. Paper Plate

10. Columbian Ties

11. Firehouse



12. Path Of Destruction

heater actually



13. Cinema

14. Intermission - Drive In Movie

15. Life Is A Movie

16. Elastic Audio - Live Performance ]]> Sat, 4 Oct 2008 07:05 PST http://2kewl4u.com/reviews/album/2359/metallica/death-magnetic Daniel (kewlio at gmail dot com)
Not great but better than previous albums, track 4 is a bright light but overall the album is very hard, too much so to really enjoy



1. That Was Just Your Life

2. The End Of The Line

3. Broken, Beat & Scarred



4. The Day That Never Comes

single or wut not, good ish



5. All Nightmare Long

6. Cyanide



7. The Unforgiven III

wow really? does not follow the previous two musically.. a standout but not in a great way



8. The Judas Kiss



9. Suicide & Redemption

just an all out shredding solo number, heat



10. My Apocalypse ]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:18 PST http://2kewl4u.com/reviews/album/2358/bloc-party/intimacy Daniel (kewlio at gmail dot com)
A surprise new album from Bloc Party (they worked on it in secret), heat



01. Ares

02. Mercury

03. Halo

04. Biko

05. Trojan Horse



06. Signs

mad fave



07. One Month Off

08. Zephyrus



09. Talons

released later (digitally), this is a good one



10. Better Than Heaven



11. Ion Square

awesome (lyrics)



12. Letter To My Son

released (later) on the physical cd, one of the better songs on the album



13. Your Visits Are Getting Shorter

released (later) on the physical cd, might be ever better than 12



14. Flux

previously released ]]> Thu, 6 Nov 2008 22:35 PST http://2kewl4u.com/reviews/album/2357/lykke-li/youth-novels Daniel (kewlio at gmail dot com)
This album/artist is pretty different and certainly has its five minutes but under the wrong circumstance.. it can be a bit of a bore.



1. Melodies & Desires

2. Dance. Dance. Dance

3. I'm Good. I'm Gone

4. Let It Fall

5. My Love

6. Tonight

7. Little Bit

8. Hanging High

9. This Trumpet in My Head

10. Complaint Department

11. Breaking It Up

12. Everybody But Me



13. Time Flies

ballad, a standout



14. Window Blues ]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:27 PST