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03/31/09

Nite Jewel—Good Evening

Royksopp—JuniorThe Norwegian duo Royksopp has just released their third record and we have been listening to it pretty much constantly since then. During the first two tracks, you think to yourself this is pretty great 80s-style dance music but aren't exactly blown away. It's only after you hear "Vision One" and its interpolation of the synthesizer in Stevie Wonder's "Too High" that you realize how funky this album is. And then you remember that these guys are Norwegian. It must be some small miracle.

Phoenix—Wolfgang Amadeus PhoenixIt's kind of inexplicable that Phoenix is not more well-known at this point. They consistently release great pop-rock albums. They're handsome Frenchmen. What's not to like? Somehow, unfortunately, the radio airwaves in America have bypassed this band. The best thing to do to rectify this situation is to buy this album. The fate of the country's pop music taste depends on it.

Nite Jewel—Good EveningIf you have dreams of being a disco queen, what better place to make these dreams come true than in your bedroom? To the outside world, Nite Jewel is a college student. But with her cheap recording equipment and synthesizers, she is Debbie Deb, Arthur Russell, and a French chanteuse all rolled into one hell of a downer disco album. Her latest album is a ghostly deconstruction of dance-pop that manages to stick with you long after its over. 

If you have dreams of being a disco queen, what better place to make these dreams come true than in your bedroom? To the outside world, Nite Jewel is a college student. But with her cheap recording equipment and synthesizers, she is Debbie Deb...