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#15
FALLEN EMPIRES
Snow Patrol
Key Tracks: "In The End", "Called Out In The Dark", "The Weight Of Love", "Berlin"
“Fallen Empires” is the biggest surprise of the year for me. I confess that I didn’t expect too much from this album, but then I listened it and immediately fell in love. I was not a big fan of the lead single, ”Called Out In The Dark”, but after listening to the album, I changed my mind. The lyrics of the songs are amazing too. If you liked “Called Out In The Dark”, you should check the album: you’ll like it for sure. If you didn’t like “Called Out In The Dark”, you should give them a chance listening to the album: you’ll be glad you did it. |
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#14
THE KING OF LIMBS
Radiohead
Key Tracks: "Bloom", "Lotus Flower", "Codex", "Little By Little".
Veterans of Radiohead released this year an unexpected album. “The King Of Limbs” is such great, even being far from their best. It was nominated for Best Alternative Album in the 54th Grammy Awards. ”Lotus Flower”, the only song from the album to have a music video, also received three nominations: Best Short Form Music Video, Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song. These nominations prove that even after almost 20 years, the band still has a lot of recognition! |
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#13
PALA
Friendly Fires
Key Tracks: "Hurting", "Live Those Days Tonight", "Helpless", "Blue Cassette".
Friendly Fires’ second album made me change my mind about the band. I was not a big fan, because their debut album was not so good. But “Pala” is just perfect. The melodies, the lyrics, the effects of sounds: everything was well done. Also, I was glad to know that they released 3 of my favorite tracks as singles, because these songs gave notability for the album in my opinion. So, if you didn’t like their first album, be sure that you’ll like “Pala”! |
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#12
GOODBYE LULLABY
Avril Lavigne
Key Tracks: "Push", "Wish You Were Here", "Darlin", "Everybody Hurts".
What should I say about Goodbye Lullaby? Maybe the most underrated album of the year? Okay, I’m not a big of Avril Lavigne, but Goodbye Lullaby is great. Full of ballads, it remembers me the Avril of Under My Skin or Let Go eras. ”Wish You Were Here”, also released as a single, has strong and beautiful lyrics. ”Black Star”, the album’s intro, is so cute, and made me think what I would have from the album: something that wouldn’t be like The Best Damn Thing. Honestly, the weakest song is “What The Hell”. I’m glad to know that Avril is finally back! |
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#11
LOVESTRONG.
Christina Perri
Key Tracks: "The Lonely", "Arms", "Distance", "Jar Of Hearts".
I was surprised when Christina Perri wasn’t nominated for the Grammys. “lovestrong.” is the debut album of Perri, and she did it very well. She proves, in many songs of the album, that a voice can be relaxing and powerful at the same time. Hopefully she’ll get more recognition due to release of “A Thousand Years” (song taken from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) , cause honestly, she deserves. |