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5. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
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Feels like JT, didn’t skip a beat in delivering quality music. I’ve been waiting for this (as have most people) ever since he decided to go all Hollywood on us. From beginning to end The 20/20 Experience only experiences only one hiccup. I wouldn’t call “That Girl” the worst track, but it is certainly the weakest of the bunch. But as a whole the album flows really well.
Top 5 Tracks
Mirrors
Pusher Love Girl
Suit & Tie
Tunnel Vision
Strawberry Bubblegum
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4. Bring Me the Horizon - Sempiternal
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I’m a pretty new fan of the UK metalcore band, Bring Me the Horizon so I was excited they had a new album coming out so soon after I discovered them. Even being a newer fan, I can tell this album, Sempiternal, is a bit of a step up from their previous album, There Is a Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let’s Keep It a Secret. Lead singer, Oli Sykes displays emotion in his voice that didn’t really hear before. I really love how he mixes it up with the screaming and singing. It shows how versatile he is with his voice. The lyrics are deeper which would contribute to the deeper emotion evoked in just about every song. From start to finish, Sempiternal, delivers one of the best releases this year.
Top 5 Tracks
Sleepwalking
Hospital for Souls
Shadow Moses
And the Snakes Start to Sing
Can You Feel My Heart
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3. Tonight Alive - The Other Side
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Australian pop punk band, Tonight Alive, comes to us with their second studio album, The Other Side. With a mix of pop, alternative, and punk this album delivers in all three categories exceptionally. Front woman, Jenna McDougall, delivers great vocals on all songs and the production is very well put together. The lyrics get very personal immediately with the opening track “The Ocean” with lyrics like I’m just waiting for the walls of my insides to come clean / I’ve been praying for the day that my spirit is finally free. From start to finish this album hits all the marks whether it’s pop, alternative, or punk.
Top 5 Tracks
The Other Side
Lonely Girl
Say Please
The Fire
Complexes
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2. Stars in Stereo - Stars in Stereo
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This near flawless album is the debut full length LP from Stars in Stereo. I discovered them some time last year and I’m glad I came back to them because I’d be missing out on probably my favorite release this year so far. Every track brings out the pop rockiness in them and I love almost every minute of it. The few minutes I could’ve done without was “Lie Down”. Although, not a bad song it is by far the weakest track.
To the guitar riffs in “Dealing Secrets” to lead singer, Bec Hollcraft, vocals on “At the Stroke of Midnight” and other countless songs, Stars in Stereo is a must have album.
Top 5 Tracks
At the Stroke of Mignight
Open Your Eyes
Red Eyed Romance
Dealing Secrets
All Together
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1. The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars
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Even with their internal discourse the duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White, better known as The Civil Wars, continue to create magic with each other throughout their latest self-titled release. But this time there is an obvious sense of gloom within their beautiful harmonies and melodies. Lead single, “The One That Got Away”, gives a hint inside the duo’s discourse but it’s a moot point because the song itself is tragically beautiful as is the rest of the album.
Top 5 Tracks
The One That Got Away
Eavesdrop
Devil's Backbone
From This Valley
I Had Me a Girl
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