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- Artist(s): Felix Rodriguez, Maja Ivarsson, Jesper Anderberg, Johan Bengtsson
- Summary: The Swedish dance-rock band brings the brilliance of new-wave revivalism to its new album.
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- Record Label: Side One Dummy
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, International, Dance-Rock
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Mar 30, 2011Ultimately, by pushing the dance beats and the slabs of synth to the foreground, the Sounds have increased their pop appeal and delivered an album that pleases your ears while also demanding that you leave your blood on the dancefloor.
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Jun 16, 2011The record as a substantial body of work comes complete with up-tempo numbers that are danceable but without an enticing hook, a few straightforward pop/rock tunes with tremendous choruses, and an album ending ballad that renders the album slightly indifferent, inconsistent and lacking an underlying direction and purpose.
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Mar 31, 2011Something To Die For has the Swedish dance/pop outfit awkwardly dipping a toe into the pool of trance music.
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Mar 25, 2011The problem with Something To Die For is that it's an album built to succeed on the strength of its hooks and not its songwriting.
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Apr 18, 2011The Sounds' latest release is another attempt to gain entry into the world of success that eluded them when their contemporaries took off into permanent stardom.
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Mar 31, 2011The album's largely a series of almost good songs and will likely get a fair amount of play both on college radio and in clubs.
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Under The RadarJun 8, 2011Something sounds like they need some time off. [May 2011, p.86]
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