Category Archives: Music

February 2013 albums

Posted on January 26, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the February issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo yesterday. Warrior -Ke$ha (RCA/Sony) Unorthodox Jukebox -Bruno Mars (Atlantic/Warner) P!nk opens her latest record with “R We All We R,” an … Continue reading →

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Best albums 2012

Posted on December 30, 2012 by philipbrasor

In a year during which my consumption of live music declined considerably I found myself more attuned to the peculiar decisions that musicians make on their recordings. Logistics were the main reason for my not attending as many shows as … Continue reading →

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January 2013 albums

Posted on December 27, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the Jan. issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Christmas Day. Koi No Yokan -Deftones (Reprise/Warner) King Animal -Soundgarden (Vertigo/Universal) Sacramento’s Deftones occupy an interesting position in the hard … Continue reading →

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December 2012 albums

Posted on November 28, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the December issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last weekend. Red -Taylor Swift (Big Machine/Universal) R.E.D. -Ne-Yo (Motown/Universal) Two years ago we reviewed these two artists’ previous albums together, … Continue reading →

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November 2012 albums

Posted on November 1, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the November issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo a week ago. The Truth About Love -P!nk (RCA/Sony) Kiss -Carly Rae Jepsen (Interscope/Universal) For all her self-professed independence, Alecia Moore … Continue reading →

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October 2012 albums

Posted on September 28, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the October issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo earlier this week. Channel Orange -Frank Ocean (Def Jam/Universal) I Know What Love Isn’t -Jens Lekman (Secretly Canadian/Hostess) Do free downloads … Continue reading →

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September 2012 albums

Posted on August 31, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the September issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last weekend. Some Nights -Fun. (Fueled By Ramen/Warner) Time Capsules II -Oberhofer (Glassnote/Hostess) You drop your guard for only a minute … Continue reading →

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Notes on Summer Sonic 2012

Posted on August 21, 2012 by philipbrasor

What a difference a year makes. As with last year’s Summer Sonic, Tokyo edition, I started the festival Saturday morning with the first act on the Sonic Stage, which this year happened to be Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, the mostly self-invented … Continue reading →

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Talking to The Very Best

Posted on August 11, 2012 by philipbrasor

One of the very best shows at last month’s Fuji Rock Festival was The Very Best, an electronic dance act built around the beats of Johan Hugo, formerly of the production duo Radioclit, and the vocals of Malawi musician Esau … Continue reading →

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August 2012 albums

Posted on August 2, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the August issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last week. Cancer 4 Cure -El-P (Fat Possum/Hostess) Contrast -DJ Kentaro (Ninja Tune/Beat) As long as there’s been a style of … Continue reading →

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