Blogcritics Author: immortalcritic

Music Review: Santogold - Santogold

immortalcritic — Thu, 8 May 2008 08:03:22 EDT

Santi White's debut finally gets a release and it's well worth the wait.
In explaining to a pal of mine why M.I.A got the nod over Animal Collective on my best album list for last year, I confessed it was desperately close. I felt however that while Strawberry Jam blissfully makes my day every time I spin it, it’s more a triumph for that band’s amazing evolution than anything else. I doubt there are bands...

Music Review: Camille - Music Hole

immortalcritic — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:11:15 EDT

A stunning a capella examination by a master at work.
Looking on the cover of Camille’s new album, Music Hole, the thought that clings to me is who or what exactly she is gesturing to with one arm clutching her chest and the other one reaching out. If you’re not familiar with her then this is the part of the review that brings up the inevitable comparison with Bjork’s a capella...

Music Review: Mariah Carey - E=MC2

immortalcritic — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:45:07 EDT

Mimi is back and it's pretty much more of the same that you're used to.
In the argument over Mariah Carey’s place in pop music history, I keep referring to her absence on that VH-1 countdown of the greatest female artistes of rock that aired in 1998. It aired a full eight years after Carey surfaced as the cash cow for Sony and bride-to-be for boss Tommy Mottola. The extent of the snub by her peers then was so...

Music Review: Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Pt. One: 4th World War

immortalcritic — Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:19:04 EST

A brilliant follow up to Baduizm from this overachiever.
‘Soul Stomping’If it seems that every review dealing with black female soul/hip-hop artists must find root in the previous decade then allow me to get right to that point. Like most critics, I’ll eschew R&B for now, because no matter how many mediocre albums Alicia and Mary J. make, neither has made a One In A Million this...

Movie Review: There Will Be Blood

immortalcritic — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:13:22 EST

A mostly intense look at a man personifying oil's rise in early 20th century America.
The year is 1898 and Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) is singularly pick-axing his way to gold. The sparks fly as he goes about his work, stopping only to better glean the oil encased on the rocks. His movements are deliberate and willful and only interrupted by a freak blast that Plainview faces with a steady posture. Fate isn’t finished...

Music Review: Lenny Kravitz - It is Time for a Love Revolution

immortalcritic — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:27:54 EST

Kravitz presents his eight solo effort encased in his by now well familiar guitars.
‘Lost in Emotion’ Like most artists who grew up with a wide appreciation of several music forms, it is difficult to place Lenny Kravitz into exactly which genre he belongs. Case in point: he got shifted into alternative soul because of a constant guitar presence and that only helped him to win four consecutive Grammys for male rock...