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04/17/09

Bat for Lashes—Two Suns

Micachu & the Shapes-Jewellery With homemade instruments and sounds borrowed from modern avant-garde composition, we're pretty sure you won't hear another pop album as unusual as this one all year. Micachu is a 21 year-old Brit who released a mixtape as an MC and DJ before releasing this debut album. It's remarkable that she is able to incorporate so many different sounds in a single song yet still produces cohesive and distinctive music that sounds completely original.

Bat for Lashes-Two Suns This second album from Bat for Lashes improves on the sound of the first record and probably bests it. It's an album of mysticism and mystery, with a electro-acoustic musical accompaniment suited to the proceedings. With "Daniel," Bat for Lashes has a transcendent single with equally great artwork: singer Natasha Khan's on the beach with a painting of Karate Kid's Daniel LaRusso on her back.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs-It's Blitz There a very few bands around these days where you anticipate their releases and would wait in line to buy their new album. YYYs just happen to be one of those bands because they have incredible pop chops, Karen O is one of the most charismatic lead singers to appear in years, and they rarely disappoint. It's Blitz smooths out some of their edges but in a way that makes them even more powerful in many ways. Buy this album.

This second album from Bat for Lashes improves on the sound of the first record and probably bests it. It's an album of mysticism and mystery, with a electro-acoustic musical accompaniment suited...

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