2008 Woodie Awards
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The Scene
Out with old, in with new
Spring music selections to melt your winter blues away
By Iliana Imberman Berkowitz and Cameron Conway on 3/29/07
Spring has finally sprung. While students pack away their pea coats and scarves, why not also replace wintry soundtracks with more seasonal, jovial albums? Here are a few frosty favorites that can be retired from the everyday rotation, and some fresh new releases to begin rocking out to this spring.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Stadium Arcadium"
In May 2006, Red Hot Chili Peppers put out this hugely successful double album, which was met eagerly and enthusiastically by fans and critics alike. The first single, "Dani California," preaches the themes that Anthony Kiedis has made us familiar with: broken love and California. Soon after, "Tell Me Baby" and "Snow (Hey Oh)" became popular tracks to casually mumble the lyrics to. Earlier this year, the album received five Grammys. So step aside Chili Peppers, because we're ready for a new sound, and you've had too many moments in the sun.
Justin Timberlake
"FutureSex/ LoveSounds"
Justin has returned from his vacation, and all of America knows that he has brought "sexy" back with him. The magnum hit "Sexyback" has taken on an ego of its own, leaving other hits, "What Goes Around" and "My Love" and most of the electronically experimental "FutureSex/LoveSounds" in the dust. Ironically, though, nobody really cared about Justin's sappy second attempt to reestablish his musical prowess. The constant mention of love, sex and ladies is enough to make any listener of R&B gag. Therefore, out with the sickly electronica beats of JT!
The Knife
"Silent Shout"
Everyone's done hearing about The Knife, right? After Pitchforkmedia named "Silent Shout" Album of the Year out of the blue last year, they started popping up on countless low profile blogs' top 50 lists. Although the album is rather innovative and takes a dark spin on electronica and vocoded vocals, it didn't quite deserve the wave of acclaim that it garnered after the pat on the head by Pitchfork's magic wand. Plus the album's foreboding tone is certainly more fitting to brittle cold winds than to sparkling spring breezes.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Stadium Arcadium"
In May 2006, Red Hot Chili Peppers put out this hugely successful double album, which was met eagerly and enthusiastically by fans and critics alike. The first single, "Dani California," preaches the themes that Anthony Kiedis has made us familiar with: broken love and California. Soon after, "Tell Me Baby" and "Snow (Hey Oh)" became popular tracks to casually mumble the lyrics to. Earlier this year, the album received five Grammys. So step aside Chili Peppers, because we're ready for a new sound, and you've had too many moments in the sun.
Justin Timberlake
"FutureSex/ LoveSounds"
Justin has returned from his vacation, and all of America knows that he has brought "sexy" back with him. The magnum hit "Sexyback" has taken on an ego of its own, leaving other hits, "What Goes Around" and "My Love" and most of the electronically experimental "FutureSex/LoveSounds" in the dust. Ironically, though, nobody really cared about Justin's sappy second attempt to reestablish his musical prowess. The constant mention of love, sex and ladies is enough to make any listener of R&B gag. Therefore, out with the sickly electronica beats of JT!
The Knife
"Silent Shout"
Everyone's done hearing about The Knife, right? After Pitchforkmedia named "Silent Shout" Album of the Year out of the blue last year, they started popping up on countless low profile blogs' top 50 lists. Although the album is rather innovative and takes a dark spin on electronica and vocoded vocals, it didn't quite deserve the wave of acclaim that it garnered after the pat on the head by Pitchfork's magic wand. Plus the album's foreboding tone is certainly more fitting to brittle cold winds than to sparkling spring breezes.
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