OK, fun fun fun, that’s what this is. We’ve got a groovy set of reviews for you this week. I literally cannot come up with anything interesting to say, and you people are probably sick of my rambling. I bet you’d like me to just shut up and get on to the reviews. And I understand that, I hate it when bloggers just go on and on about whatever is important to them, and never even regard their potential audience. Like it’s like do we like really care? I mean for reals you guys and gals. So that’s why I’m gonna just move on to the reviews. Here you go, for your enjoyment, a set of reviews, that will literally climb into your brain and explode your very mind. Enjoy!

Franz Ferdinand – Tonight – **1/2 – Hmm… not sure what to say about this one. It was fine, but seemed a bit samey throughout and did not have as much as a variety of sounds and hooks to keep me interested for long.

Edward Guglielmino – Late At Night – ** – Interesting record. Really great songwriting and arranging, but falls apart a bit in the vocals department. He is a fine singer, but for the ambitious arrangements and songs, it doesn’t always fit. This can be seen when he has a guest vocalist on one track, who really brings something different to the mix.

Nerd Parade – The Span of a Life – *** – Interesting album from this band. Melding several influences, from atmospheric, harmonic, mid-tempo pop, hard guitars, etc. It makes for a familiar, but unique sound. Nice balance of male and female voices as well.

Jewel – Lullaby – **1/2 – OK, this sounds more like Jewel, definitely back to her folkier roots, this album is good, a bit long, and would probably do better putting parents asleep than their babies, but who knows.

Bleu – A Watched Pot – ***1/2 – At long last, Bleu’s album is being released. It is available to stream here (). I was so excited to be hearing this album, I had heard many early mixes, but the final mix and the way the album flows brings it all home, and it is great. You really can’t go wrong with Bleu, even with a few songs that sort of come out of left field, they are still interesting and may grow on me.

Well, I bet you thought that I would nEVER post again. I guess I am too busy SINGing, DANCEing, and STEALing THINGS to post. But not to worry, it’s not like I got MARRIED or something. I do HAVE FEELINGS TOO! Well anyway, here is another ROSETTA stone of music reviews, that make as about much sense as the air in YOUR LUNGS. Hopefully these reviews will become STRONGER in the future. HEY you never know, you may find a JEWEL you have not heard of before. Stay cool people!

Mason Jennings – In The Ever – *** – Mason Jennings is always great. His songs evoke such an idea of having something important to say. You stop and listen to the lyrics often. Yet it still can be a fun and enjoyable record to listen to – music wise.

Jason Mraz – We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things – *** – Jason Mraz is someone who does the type of music he likes to do. You know he is passionate about every note sung, played, emoted, whatever. While some of the songs on this album are a bit over the top with emotions, it is still a good record to chill out to.

Martha Wainwright – I Know You’re Married, But I Have Feelings Too – ***1/2 – I love Martha Wainwright. Her music is so powerful, without being outlandish. She has so many feelings swimming in her head at any one time, and it is exciting to listen to her sing, because you never know where she will go next.

Hey Rosetta! – Into Your Lungs… – *** – I didn’t know a lot about this band going in, other than the record was produced by Hawksley Workman. This was enough to catch my attention, though, so I tried it out, I was pleasantly surprised. It is a record that is vibrant and interesting to explore. It made me feel very enthusiastic.

Jewel – Stronger Woman – ** – I feel embarrassed to be a Jewel fan sometimes. I feel bad, because she really did have some good records in the middle period. I struggle with her decisions to go into different directions. I hear her say that she wants to do this or that, but I often wonder if the reasons aren’t more economical. This album is her foray into pure country. I think she does a good job of carrying over some of the more folk-pop elements to country, but too often she falls into the modern country traps of oversentimentality. There are some great songs, but also some I hope to never hear again.