Music Reviews March 2010

The Killers, Day & Age (2008)
9.25 out of 10; Best individual songs are "Human", "Spaceman", "Neon Tiger", and "The World We Live In". Really no weak songs in the album - only complaint is the size of the album, a couple more tracks would have been nice
One Republic, Waking Up (2009)
8.5 out of 10; Best individual songs "Secrets", "All the Right Moves" and "Fear". The album is really easy to listen to and soft and comforting. Some of the songs, especially towards the middle of the album feel like filler
Troubadour, Knaan (2008)
9 out of 10; Best individual songs are "Bang Bang", "Wavin Flag", and "People Like Me". This is the first rap album I have listened to in a long time and is definitely interesting. Knaan is Canadian-Somalian rapper and the album uses a lot of what seems like African melodies as a chorus in some of the songs. Its also notable that the artist combines rapping and singing and is fairly good at both. Some of the songs I can't really relate to so I guess that would be a compliant. There are also some big name features on the album like Adam Levine (Maroon 5) and Mos Def.