Well, I haven't been to a concert in a while, but I did get myself a couple of albums on Black Friday. And since I haven't talked about any concerts recently, I'll treat you to a review of some albums instead.
The first disc I want to talk about is Sara Bareilles's new album, Kaleidoscope Heart. I was actually really excited for this because of "Uncharted" and "King of Anything". But unfortunately, those are the best two songs on the album. Actually I'd almost divide it into two parts, with the split at "King of Anything". The first half is pretty good, and the second half is listenable. The problem is, the songs on the second half of the disc don't really have anything memorable about them. Although, I would have to say, it seems to be growing on me. As of right now, I don't know if I'd recommend the whole disc though. It's a little too poppy for me. I miss the jazz feel from her first album.
The other disc I purchased is Ingrid Michaelson's Everybody. I really, really like this album. It's got a very unique feel to it. I'm not sure there are any songs on here that I don't like. It took me a couple listens to get into "Men of Snow," but I even like that one, now. I'm not really sure how to describe this one. Ingrid is just...Ingrid. She's not really like anything. I would recommend this to everyone, because there is something for everyone.
I do also want to talk about the Submarines' albums Honeysuckle Weeks and Declare a New State! Even though I got those at Bumbershoot, I didn't start listening to them until recently. And I hadn't realized until I actually listened to them all the way through how much I like the Submarines.
I'll review them together, because their styles aren't different enough to separate. I was somewhat surprised at how much I enjoyed them because they're a little more electronic than I would have expected my tastes to be. But it doesn't detract from the indie, so it makes it okay. Actually I've found that done well, the electronic adds a certain uniqueness that I quite like. I think if I had to pick just one, I would recommend Honeysuckle Weeks, but they're both worth getting.
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