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Chesney surprises with 'Life on a Rock'

Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 17:11 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Life on a Rock," Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville)   Kenny Chesney opens his new album "Life On A Rock" with the hit "Pirate Flag," a rowdy...

Yeah Yeah Yeahs shine on 4th album

Monday, 6 May 2013, 16:37 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Mosquito" (Interscope Records)   From the opening seconds of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' fourth album, you'll wonder how you have lived without the dulcet tones...

Soprano Gillian Zammit and pianist Lucia Micallef at the Manoel

Monday, 6 May 2013, 11:14 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The final event of the Teatru Manoel BOV Performing Arts Festival is the Lieder Recital performed by Maltese soprano Gillian Zammit and pianist Lucia Micallef on Tuesday 7 May at 8pm.   The...

The Veils' dabble in desert rock beauty

Sunday, 5 May 2013, 16:35 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The Veils, "Time Stays, We Go" (Pitch Beast)   British quintet The Veils has recorded an album more evocative of the barren plains of America's Southwest than the streets of...

Nothing new of note on Neighbourhood debut

Saturday, 4 May 2013, 16:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The Neighbourhood, "I Love You" (Columbia)   All you need to know about the Los Angeles-based quintet The Neighbourhood can be heard on two of the group's previously released...

Los Amigos Invisibles keep it freshly fun

Thursday, 2 May 2013, 16:27 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Los Amigos Invisibles, "Repeat After Me" (Nacional Records)   Dreamy, funky, sophisticated and groovy. This combination is most uncommon in the world of Latin alternative music...

House of Love falls short on new album

Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 16:26 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

House of Love, "She Paints Words in Red" (Cherry Red Records)   House of Love first emerged on the British music scene in the late 1980s and had some moderate success with singles...

Drake looms over tribute 'Way to Blue'

Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 16:24 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Various Artists, "Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake" (StorySound)   The English singer-songwriter Nick Drake died in 1974 at the age of 26 from an accidental overdose after...

Wilson continues to chart own musical path

Monday, 29 April 2013, 16:23 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Gretchen Wilson, "Right on Time" (Redneck)   Most current country rockers draw on hard-rock arena riffs lifted from the 1990s, but Gretchen Wilson's influences reach back...

The Band Perry delivers fresh 2nd album

Sunday, 28 April 2013, 16:17 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The Band Perry, "Pioneer" (Republic Nashville)   Like film director Tim Burton, the Band Perry puts an entertaining spin on the darker aspects of life and love. With their second...

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