25 June 2010
By Lyov
In Pop
Aphrodite
On her 11th studio album, Australian pop icon Kylie Minogue has enlisted prolific electro remixer Stuart Price (Gwen Stefani, Scissor Sisters, Britney Spears) as producer. Never ones to shy away from the dance floor, Price and Minogue have concoted Aphrodite as one continous mix, with the songs flowing seamlessly into one another, similar to how a DJ blends music at a club. The effect brings to mind another Price-produced project for a veteran pop diva, Madonna’s Confessions on a Dancefloor, which also attempted to replicate a night out. The list of songwriters who have contributed tracks include Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, Calvin Harris and Keane’s Tim Rice-Oxley....
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Aphrodite, australian, dance, Electronic, female vocalists, Kylie Minogue, Pop
16 March 2010
By Lyov
In Pop, R&B
Ten
On paper, Gabriella Cilmi is quite the force to be reckoned with. She’s won six ARIA Awards in her native Australia and performed on the main stage at Glastonbury. But despite this, she’s known for little more than one runaway single and several ad soundtracks. Whether second album Ten will redress the balance remains to be seen, but it certainly comes with a very clear message....
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australian, female vocalists, Jazz, Pop, singer-songwriter, Ten
18 February 2010
By Lyov
In Pop
Lessons to be Learned
A young Australian chanteuse with a precociously powerful voice, Gabriella Cilmi released her debut LESSONS TO BE LEARNED in mid-2008 while still only seventeen years old. A self-consciously eclectic affair that embraces club oriented Euro disco, country-tinged confessionals, and soul-influenced vocal showcases, LESSONS TO BE LEARNED is ably anchored by Cilmi’s startlingly powerful voice, which recalls the world-weary inflections of Dusty Springfield and even the smoke-saturated croon of Amy Winehouse.Blender (Magazine) – 3.5 stars out of 5 — “Cilmi takes America with a bubblegum smack to her lilac-Winehouse voice and an armload of junior-high-sleepover and girls’-night-out jams.”...
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australian, female vocalists, Gabriella Cilmi, Jazz, Lessons to be Learned, Pop, singer-songwriter
28 December 2009
By Lyov
In Pop
Merry Christmas
Get ready to be wowed and put well and truly in the Christmas spirit with the exceptional new Christmas album from Australia’s much loved and award winning Kate Ceberano! To add even more to this already incredibly strong Christmas album, Kate has recorded a stunning Duet with none other than, Multi Platinum, #1 selling UK Superstar, Ronan Keating! Doing what she loves most, making beautiful music, Kate has added her charms to a new level of ‘Christmas album’, featuring Classics with a twist, that only Kate could deliver. Including, White Christmas, I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus, Jingle Bell Rock and Feliz Navidad plus many more!...
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aussie, australian, Jazz, Kate Ceberano, Merry Christmas, Pop, Soul
06 November 2009
By Lyov
In Jazz
Blackbird
Multi award winning and multi platinum selling Australian
songstress Katie Noonan returns with a stunning new album
entitled Blackbird – the music of Lennon and McCartney for
jazz sextet....
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australian, Blackbird, female vocalists, Jazz, Katie Noonan, Pop, singer-songwriter
Ledisi
Liza Minnelli
Andrea Bocelli
Lily Wilde
Marvin Gaye
