{"id":6073,"date":"2013-02-06T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=6073"},"modified":"2013-02-20T11:29:11","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T19:29:11","slug":"new-music-revue-february-6-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2013\/02\/06\/new-music-revue-february-6-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Revue<\/em>: February 6, issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"henrywagonsexpectingcompany_1\"<\/a>Henry Wagons
\nExpecting Company?
\n<\/i>(Spunk\/Thirty Tigers)
\n2.5\/5<\/p>\n

Henry Wagons\u2019 Expecting Company?<\/i> really isn\u2019t what I was expecting.<\/p>\n

Though it appears to be a country album, Expecting Company?<\/i> sounds heavily influenced by the gypsy music that people in fedoras or corsets play at Fringe festivals. The album might fit better as the soundtrack to a vampire rock opera than something you\u2019d hear in a dusty saloon.<\/p>\n

Expecting Company?<\/i> comes off as this outlaw piece of Americana, but quite clearly from an outsider\u2019s perspective. Henry Wagons really tries to go for a Johnny Cash sound with his vocals, but it sounds more like an impersonation, and everything else tries to sound like a nightmare Las Vegas carnival.<\/p>\n

That being said, there are some interesting instrumental parts scattered throughout the EP, as well as some catchy melodies. Overall, though, Expecting Company?<\/i> seems like an act.<\/p>\n

-Nick Joy<\/p>\n

\n

\"k-os\"<\/a>k-os
\nBLack on BLonde
\n<\/i>(Universal Music)
\n4\/5<\/p>\n

After nearly 20 years in the music industry, k-os (real name: Kevin Brereton) is releasing his most personal and revealing batch of tunes. Apparently he\u2019s got a lot of friends and a lot to say, as this latest selection is a double album full of rap, rock, and guest appearances by some of Canadian music\u2019s elite.<\/p>\n

BLack<\/i>, <\/i>the rap disc, pumps out funk with guest vocals by Emily Haines of Metric, Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, and \u201980s Canadian icon Corey Hart. k-os never surrenders his eclecticism, playing everything from piano to acoustic guitar, while still bringing club-ready booty shakers. Standouts like \u201cC.L.A.\u201d and \u201cMojo On\u201d keep your backbone sliding.<\/p>\n

BLonde <\/i>brings less club funk without sacrificing catchiness. Calling this the \u201crock\u201d album is a stretch, but there\u2019s more of a live band feel here, even with the obvious drum machine. Toes will tap to tracks like the Neil Young-sampled \u201cPlay This Game\u201d or the synthy \u201cAlone in My Car.\u201d<\/p>\n

-Dan Darling<\/p>\n

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