Jack Johnson-To The Sea (2010 Album)

Jack Johnson - To The Sea
He's a cool hawaiian surfer-turned-singer songwriter flaunting stitches on his forehead from riding the waves, yet this phychedelic image clashes with the mild acoustic lite he dishes. A tribute to his late surfer dad, To The Sea has a warm, genuine indie ring to it, a vogue throwback to classic Bob Marley and Neil Young if you will. Shame that this album's style is too similar to his previous ones to earn serious love from critics but fans wouldn't care-not when the catchy refrains are still aplenty to make this an enjoyable spin.

Sony Music - Boom (2010 Album)

Sony Music - Boom

Not to be mixed up with Boomz - the infamous word coined by Ris Low to mean "Wow!" - Boom!, which is equally wow-some, is one resounding compilation comprising 20 tracks featuring big names with big voices. Among them, Adam Lambert (For Your Entertainment),, Whitney Houston (Million Dollar Bill), Kelly Clarkson (Already Gone) and Kris Allen (Live Like We're Dying). Nothing beats a safe formula such as this, in the music industry.

Track Listing

(01) Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment

(02) Kesha - Tik Tok

(03) Alicia Keys - Doesn't Mean Anything

(04) David Archuleta - A Little Too Not Over You

(05) Leona Lewis - Happy

(06) Kris Allen - Live Like We're Dying

(07) Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk

(08) David Cook - Come Back To Me

(09) Chris Daughtry - No Surprise

(10) Shakira - She Wolf

(11) Jordin Sparks - Battlefield

(12) Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone

(13) Backstreet Boys - Straight Through My Heart

(14) Sean Kingston / RedOne - Fire Burning

(15) Britney Spears - 123

(16) Pink - Funhouse

(17) Lenka - Throuble Is A Friend

(18) Whitney Houston - Million Dollar Bill

(19) Pitbull - Hotel Room Service

(20) Jedward - Under Pressure (Featuring Vanilla Ice)

Brandon Flowers-Flamingo (2010 New Album)

Brandon Flowers - Flamingo

Take a gamble with Flamingo, Brandon Flowers, debut solo album. (Flowers is the lead singer of indie/synth-pop group The Killers). Without missing a beat, Flamingo has soul and complexity with every song telling a story to the listener, and most thankfully, there is none of the bland, vapid innocence that characterises songs like "Human" (The Killers) to be found. Killers fans need not fret, because songs "Jilted Lovers And Broken Hearts" and "Something I Said" will satiate the appetite. Even lovelier is 'Hand Enough", where Flowers does a duet with Jenny Lewis if indie band Rilo Kiley. We recommendation: don't put the album on Shuffle mode, and let it play straight from beginning to the end.

Maroon 5-Hands All Over (2010 New Album)

Maroon 5 - Hands All Over

What do you say when veteran studio wizard Robert John "Mutt" Lange expresses an interest in producing your new album? (In his studio on the north shore of scenic Lake Geneva no less?) "Misery" is probably going to be the top single from this album, as it's pretty much everything we love about Maroon 5 - funky guitar riffs, infectious feet-tapping melodies, and of course, Adam Levine crooning out catchy lyrics you just know will stick in your heads. We likes this album overall, and recommend you get it - if only for the pure sense of fun you get from listening to it.