Alternative
Picture Show
Douban
Neon Trees
release date 2012-04-17 publisher: Universal Music
2012 sophomore album from the Provo, Utah-based Alt-Rock band. The follow-up to the album Habits, Picture Show features the single 'Everybody Talks'. Like their name, Neon Trees are a combination of slick pop hooks and sturdy organic rock, both melodic and hard-hitting, their anthems of adolescent angst, longing, love lost and found, delivered with the kind of heart-on-the-sleeve passion that only comes from hard work and commitment.
Coming To Terms
Douban
★ 8.5 24 ratings
Carolina Liar genre: Rock
release date 2008-05-20 publisher: Atlantic
After just a four week promo tour of intimate acoustic performances, the first single from Carolina Liar's debut effort Coming to Terms is exploding at Modern Rock Radio. Carolina Liar has also attracted the eyes and ears of MTV, becoming a featured band on the network's hit series The Hills. The tracks 'Beautiful World', 'Coming To Terms', and 'Show Me What I'm Looking for' have all been featured in episodes, as well as the video for 'I'm Not Over' appearing in the show's credit squeeze. In his day-to-day dealings with members of LA's music community, there are two things singer Chad Wolf has heard repeatedly. One involves praise for his songwriting skills, which seem to effortlessly toe the line between infectious pop music and a deeper, darker rock discourse. The other: disbelief. How did this classic struggling musician, who toiled away at coffeehouse gigs for most of his adult life, end up in one of Europe's biggest hit-making studios writing a full album of songs with a major label deal at his side? The story may seem far-fetched, some might even say too good to be true, but somewhere between accolades and accusations is honesty, which, ironically, is what Carolina Liar is all about.
Blue Madonna
Douban
★ 7.3 14 ratings
BØRNS genre: Pop
release date 2018-01-12 publisher: Interscope Records
There’s a tenderness and quiet intensity that permeates Blue Madonna. BØRNS checks off a number of touches—his seductive falsetto, kinetic electro-pop, a space-age theremin solo tucked within “Supernatural”—and ensures your favorite track will change daily. There’s a feral Prince jones coursing through “Second Night of Summer,” “Faded Heart,” and “Iceberg.” “God Save Our Young Blood” finds band namesake Garrett Borns and Lana Del Rey drifting by on a cloud, gazing into each other’s eyes. And “Bye-bye Darling,” with its hopeful message and glitter-ball accents, is the perfect track to slow dance to.