New Reviews for May 10, 2024
Nettwerk
Balancing rustic and more reverb-heavy indie folk and '60s and '70s pop, the duo's relatively stripped-back fifth album is an affectionate one.
Bureau B
An album of electronic sound paintings composed during the 1970s for a film by German expressionist painter Karl Horst Hödicke.
Ninja Tune
The U.K. producer's first album reflects their personal journey and their Northern upbringing, channeling styles like donk and euphoric trance.
Avie
A Ravel specialist undertakes a complete cycle of the composer's piano works, with promising results.
Sony Classical
A Parsifal with many attractions, none greater than its Kundry.
BR Klassik
Superb live Shostakovich, excelling equally in broad lines, technical details, and overall interpretation.
Chandos
The sensitive and insightful "Mozart, Made in Manchester" series continues with early Viennese concertos and a slam-bang overture.
Yarlung Records
A completely novel collaboration among enormously different talents results in a unique string quartet release.
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May 10, 1974
After the clatter of their first album failed to bring them a wide audience, the New York Dolls hired producer Shadow Morton to work on the follow-up, Too Much Too Soon (released 50 years ago today). The differences are apparent right from the start of the ferocious opener, "Babylon." Not only are the guitars cleaner, but the mix is dominated by waves of studio sound effects and female backing vocals. Ironically, instead of making the Dolls sound safer, all the added frills emphasize their gleeful sleaziness and reckless sound.
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