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Vertigo Records

Review: The Killers/“Battle Born”

By Kaci Yoder September 20, 2012

Prodigal son Brandon Flowers has returned to The Killers for its first album since 2008, and the band’s sound seems to have evolved during the four-year hiatus. Between the heartfelt single “Runaways”...

Young Turks

Review: The xx, “Coexist”

By Morgan Searles September 13, 2012

Soft, pulsing beats and signature guitar plucks bow in submission to almighty, but understated vocals in “Coexist,” The xx’s second studio album. Bare bones tracks slide seamlessly into...

Warner Music Canada

Review: Billy Talent, “Dead Silence”

By Taylor Schoen September 13, 2012

Canadian quartet Billy Talent makes some noise with its newest installment, “Dead Silence.” The album is an intriguing hybrid of alt-rock and punk. It’s what would happen if Anti-Flag...

CBS Films

Review: “The Words”

By Kaci Yoder September 12, 2012

Never trust a movie with more than four big name actors attached unless it’s a superhero movie. With a cast consisting of Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde, Ben Barnes and Dennis...

American Recordings

Review: ZZ Top, “La Futura”

By Austen Krantz September 12, 2012

Don’t be fooled by the feedback-heavy opening of “Gotsta Get Paid.” With multiple distorted guitars flying off in all directions from the get-go, Billy Gibbons’ ancient, raspy voice...

Lifetime

Review: “Drop Dead Diva”

By David Jones September 12, 2012

Wedding bells, baby bumps, brain tumors and supernatural intervention are only a few of the bizarre elements concocted for Drop Dead Diva’s gripping season finale. “Diva” lawyer Jane...

Universal Republic Records

Review: The Avett Brothers, “The Carpenter”

By Josh Naquin September 12, 2012

Like a crisp autumn baseball game or warm apple pie, there is a quality to The Avett Brothers’ new album that is distinctly American. “The Carpenter” is the folk-rock band’s follow...

Review: Animal Collective, “Centipede Hz”

Review: Animal Collective, “Centipede Hz”

By Entertainment Writer September 6, 2012

While 2009’s highly acclaimed “Merriweather Post Pavilion” found Animal Collective crafting beautiful, sonically lush pieces of music, the recently released “Centipede Hz”...

Review: Two Gallants, “The Bloom and the Blight”

By Entertainment Writer September 5, 2012

Five years after the release of the self-titled full-length album, the folk rockers Two Gallants made sure this re-emergence wasn’t a quiet one. From the first track on “The Bloom and the Blight,”...