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CD releases: Florence + the Machine, 'New Moon' soundtrack, Michael Buble
Florence + the Machine
Lungs
****
The debut album from Florence Welch doesn’t easily yield its pleasures. Collaborating with a loose group of musicians (dubbed the Machine), London native Welch displays a flair for the dramatic and a pure, lovely voice at home in the ethereally evocative — the grand, mystical Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) — or the messily urgent (Kiss With a Fist, one of 2009’s best songs). What Lungs does not do is shrink from the unconventional; much like the similar Bat for Lashes, Florence + the Machine is destined for cult status stateside.
Download this: Kiss With a Fist
— Preston Jones
Various artists
New Moon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
****
Hipster heads ’round the world exploded when the track listing for tweener bait New Moon’s soundtrack was released: Grizzly Bear? Editors? Thom Yorke?!? Surely, these studs of the Pitchfork persuasion weren’t cashing in on the wave of vampiric popularity. Alas, such indie heavyweights as Bon Iver, Sea Wolf and Dallas’ own St. Vincent pop up on this decidedly moody compilation pegged to the second installment of the "Twilight" film franchise. Perplexing? Sure. Intoxicating? Absolutely.
Download this: Hearing Damage (Thom Yorke)
— Preston Jones
Michael Buble
Crazy Love
****
Buble is a master at juggling musical attitudes, and his new CD, whose title comes from the Van Morrison song, is his most confident balancing act yet. Buble respects the Sinatra tradition but doesn’t try to slavishly copy anyone. Because much of Crazy Love was recorded live in the studio with a big band and strings, rather than by laying the vocals atop the instrumentals, this album conveys the infectious enthusiasm of a singer spontaneously cavorting with other musicians. The forces at work are mostly large.
Download this: Heartache Tonight
— Stephen Holden, The New York Times
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