1. Shout Out Louds: Howl Howl Gaff Gaff

    Album Review

    The Shout Out Louds hail from Stockholm, a place fairly well known for its music scene, third only to the United States and Great Britain. Sweden is responsible for crafting, over the past four or five decades, distinct sounds in the music industry that are now associated with the country: ranging from the folk/polka days of the generation before ours to the pop sound of ABBA, Ace Of Base, and others and more recent heavy metal influences and rock sounds, such as The Hives.


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  2. Beck: Guero

    Album Review

    Opening with an apparently radio worthy track that includes a heavy, distorted guitar introduction and evenly dispersed interludes thereafter, Guero, Beck Hansons latest album, hit stores on March 29th as his first official LP since 02s incredibly successful, laid-back and atmospheric Sea Change. Beck is often labeled as a sort of musical chameleon, this particular album sparking memories of David Bowies Low; pushing the use of formulated electronics in conjunction with guitar and vocals.


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