A Very She & Him Christmas – She & Him
When I heard that She & Him (also known as Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward) were putting together a Christmas album, I had mixed feelings. The side of me that loved She & Him’s cutesy retro-pop, sunshiny sound was very much looking forward to some upbeat covers of classics like “Silver Bells” and “Have Yourself a...
The War on Drugs – Slave Ambient
In the second full length album from The War on Drugs, the band has abandoned the hazy, grittier side of their sound heard on Wagonwheel Blues and replaced it with floaty, dreamy synth, lots of texture, smooth vocals – and even the occasional saxophone. The songs feel noticeably less frenzied and rushed than on Wagonwheel Blues,...
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