If It's Too Loud...

I would have loved to review the new Joanna Newsom album, but she is quoted as saying that Spotify, the If It's Too Loud music option of choice, is "the banana of the music industry." So instead we have a pretty short week ahead of us. Album of the Week : Artist : John Newman Album : Revolve Quick Description : Second album from the British soul singer. Why You Should Listen : You're still on a high from his excellent singles from his first albums and his collaborations with Rudimental. Overall Thoughts : I was really, really disappointed with his 2014 debut , and seeing that he had a new album out didn't exactly leave me with warm thoughts. The new album, though? Really good! Much better songwriting, with songs that play to Newman's strengths more than trying to balance a line of how he started out. I may be grading it on a bit of a curve because of the week we're in and how much I wanted to like this, but the album is absolutely worth your t...