This week new entry:
Album : JORDIN SPARKS
Producer(s) : various
Label : 19 Entertainment/Jive
Album : Syuga
Label : Universal
Review, video clip and podcast:
One Step At a Time – Jordin Sparks
Album : JORDIN SPARKS
Producer(s) : various
Label : 19 Entertainment/Jive
With an all-star team of writer/ producers (Stargate, the Underdogs), 17-year-old “American Idol” champ Jordin Sparks gets a first effort that’s all over the map—and works. The best news about “Jordin Sparks” is that nobody’s trying to mold her into a fly ho or a torchy diva; these 13 songs sound like exactly what she should be singing at this age and juncture in her career. The overall effect is sophisticated teen pop marked by innocent good cheer and harmony-laden vocal arrangements, although the synthesizer and drum machine-dominated tracks work better in some cases (“Tattoo,” “One Step at a Time,” “Now You Tell Me”) than in others (“Shy Boy,” “Young and in Love”). “No Air,” Sparks’ duet with Chris Brown, has plenty of hit potential, while “Now You Tell Me,” with its swelling arrangement and muscular chorus, is the album’s gem.—Gary Graff, Billboard Magazine
Etapa – Syuga
Album : Syuga
Label : Universal
SYUGA dalam bahasa jepang artinya “Cantik”. Band asal bandung ini berdiri sejak 6 tahun silam dengan personel Panji (Lead Vocals), Puja (Bass), Rendy (Drums), Denna (Lead Guitar) dan Zakki (Rhythm Guitar). Album 8 Hari Seminggu adalah album ke dua dari mereka dan single terbarunya berjudul “Etapa” lumayan bagus banget buat kamu dengerin. Belakangan memang banyak banget radio2 yang keranjingan muterin single pertama mereka, karena ternyata single pertamanya sukses di dengar oleh ribuan orang karena masuk di beberapa airplay radio2 yang masukin singlenya ke chart. – Universal
Dalam lagu ini, Syuga yang beken dengan hit pertamanya “8 hari seminggu” memasukkan petikan gitar ala Carlos Santana. Aransemen yang manis, menambah unik dan menghadirkan suasana yang berbeda. – alex santosa
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