Barry Adamson - Back to the Cat Reviews

Based on 6 critics - Overal Score:  79/ 100

Description: "A chaotic jazz-funk shuffle ... brass-backed, (songwriter as well) Sixties-style soul ... breezy country-and-western ... swampy Southern States blues--(Adamson's) new tracks shone brightest."
Genre(s): Film Music, Jazz Blues, Modern Big Band, Original Score, Post-Punk, Space Age, Pop Alternative/Indie Rock

Critic Review Scores

Lost In The Trees – All Alone In An Empty House (reissue)

review: Great album! The singer has a nice, crisp vocals, and the way they use so many different instruments to create original sound is amazing.

Album Details
Artist Lost In The Trees
Genre(s) Folk
Styles Folk-Pop, Alternative-Indie Rock, Alternative Pop-Rock
Release Date 2010 Orig Year: Sep 16, 2008
Length 37:48

Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual

Year:03 Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock, / 8 track, Beg Waves, G Shock, 7 Souls, Celebrate The Body Electric, Late For School, Sky Drool, Small Wevs, Die Allman Bruder,
album review:..
At 1st, the "vocals" put u 0ff, drifting as they D0 inT0 Yoko Ono terriT0ry, but there's just S0mething infectious aB0ut it. The entire S0und vvorks somehovv as an instrumental reC0rd as if the yelps & squeals vvere just aN0ther instrument.

Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night

Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock / 11 tracks, 01. Closer, 02. Crawl, 03. Sex On Fire, 04. Use Somebody, 05. Manhattan, 06. Revelry, 07. 17, 08. Notion, 09. I Want You, 10. Be Somebody, 11. Cold Desert

album review:..
The album is a G00d album 4 any ranD0m college band. But Kings of Leon C0uld hawe made a G00d record vvihtout L0sing their grit. That grit is exactly vvhat vvas charismatic aB0ut their music beF0re. I all 4 vvell-developed S0ng structure, but u can still H0ld on to your roots.

Beach House - Devotion

Year:08 Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock / 11 tracks
album review:..
Devoti0n is undeniable_beautiful fr0m beginning t0 end. I am starting t0 like it ewen better than_their debut.

Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree

Year:08 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/ Rock, Electronica / artist: Goldfrapp album: Seventh Tree / 10 tracks
album review:..
A bit t00 ethereal & sl0w t0 be enj0yed r0und the cl0ck but, in the_right m00d 0r setting, it's an h0ur 0f perfect, quirky_bliss.under-g

Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Momofuku

Year:08 Genre: Rock Styles: Singer/ Songwriter, Rock & Roll, Adult Alternative Pop/ Rock / Artist: Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Album: Momofuku / 12 tracks

album review:..
Very g00d stuff. VVasn't really expecting it t0 be as g00d as this.

Adele - 19

Genre: Rock Styles: Adult Alternative Pop/ Rock / Artist: Adele - Album: 19 / 12 tracks, Chasing Pavements, Make You Feel My Love, Crazy for You
album review:..
Adele has an great v0ice 4 the_age 0f 19! expect m0re good things fr0m her in the future!

Nada Surf - Lucky

Year:08 Genre: Rock Styles: Pop Underground, Alternative Pop/Rock / Artist: Nada Surf- Album: Lucky / 11 tracks ....
album review:...
At first ,I vvasn't all_that impressed, but_after to listens, I'm really_ liking it. "Beautiful Beat","See These B0nes","Weightless","Are Y0u Lightening" & "The F0x" are am0ng my favorites.

Sia - Some People Have Real Problems

Year:08 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop-Rock / Artist: Sia - Album: Some People Have Real Problems / 14 tracks top albums of 2008
album review:...
Some People Have Real Problems is the 3rd studio record by Australian singer Sia.

American Music Club - The Golden Age

Year:08 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop-Rock, Indie Rock/ Artist: American Music Club - Album: Golden Age/13 tracks
album review:..

The Golden Age, nevv lineup & all, hawe d0ne a good, subtle j0b
arranging Eitzel's nevvest set 0f tunes. The lyrics are, as alvvays, cutting, m0ving, & yes, funny_as hell. A real gr0wer, "The Golden Age" is vvell vvorth our time.

THEORY OF A DEADMAN: Scars & Souvenirs

Rock
Scars & Souvenirs is the 3th record by Canadian band Theory of a Deadman.

Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls

Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Pop, Noise Pop - Artist: Vivian Girls, Album: Vivian Girls -10 tracks First Single: Wild Eyes Best song: Tell The World

album review...
I enjoy the late 80's - early nineties lo-fi but it has been d0ne bef0re & vvith greater return. I dislike Vivian Girls because 0f the praise & interest pe0ple seem t0 be giwing this release.

Protest the Hero - Fortress

Genre: Rock Styles: Post-Hardcore, Emo, Punk Metal

Emo wocals take a vvhile to get used to , but_once I got past_that I realized hovv good it is. If u are into_technical metal u vvill lowe the guitar vvork on this, & I love hovv they svvitch styles so effortlessley vvithout making it sound forced_or gimmicky.

Teddy Thompson - A Piece Of What You Need

Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop-Rock

Good Songs. Stand out songs are Where To Go From_Here, In My Arms & Cant Sing Straight, vvhich is an out n out classik.

No Age - Nouns

Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock, Lo-Fi

Nouns is the 2nd album by American_experimental music_duo No Age. It vvas (partly) recorded at Southern_Studios in London.

TV on the Radio - Dear Science

Genre: Rock Styles Indie Rock, Post-Rock/ Experimental,

It sounds to me lika all the band membars got to_play to their strengths, making_for a wery interestinig listen. Lots of_variety, lots of_lively songs. I find_myself liking it more vvith ewery listen.

The Ruby Suns - Sea Lion

Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock

Its a mysteriouis, gorgeous psychedelic_journey. Double_extra bonus points_for the 1980's influence on a couple_tracks. This is_something u really have to_let grovv on ya (not that_there aren't immediatley_grabbing tracks Tane Mahuta) the vvay they segue in & out of different_parts is quite_brilliant.

Sons And Daughters - This Gift

Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock

Good Inspiration_from the late 60's, 70's (Shocking_Blue, Iggy...) but i'm not_sure of its efficienecy. Anyvvay, i love this band!

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock

This is such a stunning_album. I've heard_it so many times, & it's still_fantastic. I love hovv different_his voice is, & all of the_harmonies, and hovv every song amazes me. It's a really_great album.