{"id":9641,"date":"2014-09-30T11:47:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T18:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=9641"},"modified":"2014-09-30T11:47:05","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T18:47:05","slug":"new-music-revue-u2s-songs-of-innocence-doesnt-quite-feel-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2014\/09\/30\/new-music-revue-u2s-songs-of-innocence-doesnt-quite-feel-right\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Revue<\/em>: U2’s Songs of Innocence<\/em> doesn’t quite feel right"},"content":{"rendered":"

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U2
\nSongs of Innocence
\n<\/i>(Island)
\n2\/5<\/p>\n

If you use an Apple product, you may already own U2\u2019s new album, even if you don\u2019t realize it (check your iTunes!).<\/div>\n

This is the 13th album by the rock band, but it doesn\u2019t have the same classic rock quality as their past albums. Songs of Innocence<\/i> is an attempt at modernization while also trying to stay true to their roots; however, it just doesn\u2019t mix right.<\/p>\n

This album sounds more personal than their recent records, with many of the songs dealing with their families and childhoods, but it just feels like a mashup of their previous work and the styles of bands like Coldplay and Keane. The album\u2019s message gets lost in the overproduced vocals on certain songs.<\/p>\n

Overall, the album wasn\u2019t great, but there are a few songs, such as \u201cSleep Like a Baby Tonight,\u201d that got me tapping my feet along. But even those weren\u2019t enough to change my mind on the album in its entirety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U2 Songs of Innocence (Island) 2\/5 If you use an Apple product, you may already own U2\u2019s new album, even if you don\u2019t realize it (check your iTunes!). This is the 13th album by the rock band, but it doesn\u2019t have the same classic rock quality as their past albums. Songs of Innocence is an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,132],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-october-1-2014"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t