Jam-worthy CDs
Dem Franchize Boyz – ‘On Top Of Our Game’ Hailing from the West side of Atlanta, DFB hit the music scene hard with their debut album featuring 2004’s summer hit ” White Tees.” Now they are back with “On Top Of Our Game,” featuring the hit “I Think They Like Me,” produced by heavyweight producer Jermaine Dupri.
Dem Franchize Boyz – ‘On Top Of Our Game’
On Top of Our Game
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Hailing from the West side of Atlanta, DFB hit the music scene hard with their debut album featuring 2004’s summer hit ” White Tees.” Now they are back with “On Top Of Our Game,” featuring the hit “I Think They Like Me,” produced by heavyweight producer Jermaine Dupri.
Showcasing a collection of watered-down crunk beats and elementary rap, DFB manage to make Cam’ron and the Dipset Crew look like Wu-Tang. This won’t come as a surprise to those of you who thought that DFB’s radio hits all sound exactly alike.
Recommended if you like D4L, 36 Mafia or Cam’ron
Rosanne Cash – ‘Black Cadillac’
Black Cadillac
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Released after the death of her father and stepmother, Johnny and June Carter Cash, “Black Cadillac” is not at all a prelude to mourning, but one of the best and darkest of Cash’s career. There is a sense of peace and resolution as Cash confronts her anger and past memories in each song.
“Black Cadillac” is a brilliant confessional of blues rock vocals laid against brooding garage rock tracks. In “I Was Watching You,” Rosanne looks back at the wedding of June and Johnny , the anxiety she felt about their marriage, Johnny’s break up with her biological mother Vivian Cash and his departure from their family.
With its poetic lyrics and dark melodies “Black Cadillac” is sure to be a classic worthy of it’s place in the Cash dynasty.
Recommended if you like Fiona Apple, Liz Phair or Aimee Mann
Death From Above 1979 – ‘You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine’
You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine
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“You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine” is a fusion of electro-clash, punk and disco.
While listening to the album, it is hard to believe that a band that consist of only two Canadian members, vocalist/drummer Sebastian Grainger and bassist Jesse F. Keeler.
Songs such as “Black History Month,” an ode to neglectful parents which just happened to be written in the month of February, hence the title, features haunting bass lines that gives each track a danceable yet steady energy.
Each song is independently different from the next, but they are all flirtatious and catchy. “You’re A Woman I’m A Machine” is an aggressive and filthy, yet idiosyncratic and fun album that will make you want forgive Canada for Bryan Adams and Celine Dion. Well, almost.
Recommended if you like At The Drive-In, Q and Not U or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
