muSIc WorldMags.net Reviews coldplay romantic feelings, with “Atlas” (3:56) SINGLES the newbie singer/ songwriter pairing vers- PRoduceRs: coldplay, daniel Green, Rik simpson rOcK es with Brown. The two strike a kinetic balance WRiteR: coldplay ArcAdE FIrE “Reflektor” (7:42) on “It Won’t Stop” by PublisheR: universal Music gracefully wooing each Publishing PRoduceRs: Markus dravs, James Murphy, Arcade Fire other atop the rhythmic lAbel: Parlophone/Republic production, which ben- WRiteR: Arcade Fire efts from Diplo’s role as PublisheR: eMi Music Publishing a co-producer. —KI
lAbel: Merge Generation Y’s most be- INdIE loved rock band is back, cut cOPY and is more concerned “Free Your Mind” (5:15)
about the heavens and PRoduceR: dan Whitford world-saving love than WRiteRs: dan Whitford, tim writing a four-minute hoey, Mitchell scott, ben song that easily fts into browning radio formats. An elec- PublisheR: Kobalt Music
tronic underbelly (cour- lAbel: loma Vista/Modular tesy of James Murphy) Cut Copy often revels propels “Refektor,” but in odd sonic juxtapo- the group’s guitar bom- sitions like blending bast is left to dominate ’80s synth-pop with rOcK the track’s outer layers, futuristic psychedelia. which it does extraordi- New single “Free Your narily well. —cP Mind,” however, is Coldplay Opens Up On ‘Atlas’ more immediate and dANcE/ELEctrONIc less impressionistic: dAFt PuNK FEAturING Over disco bass, congas PHArrELL WILLIAmS and sampled yelps, Dan Coldplay’s first song written specifically for a film handed the somber torch. “Caught in the fire, say _ soundtrack, “Atlas,” from forthcoming “The Hun- oh, we’re about to explode,” the singer coos as the “lose Yourself to dance” Whitford sings, “You ger Games: Catching Fire,” marks a throwback in beat drops in at the 1:05 mark. Eventually bloom- (5:54) got to reach the sky/ sound for the British band—it almost sounds like ing to reach Mylo Xyloto’s levels of fullness, “Atlas” PRoduceR: daft Punk If you want your life to a B-side from its first album, 2000’s Parachutes. represents a bridge between the foursome’s past WRiteRs: daft Punk, Nile shine,” in a master class The arrangement allows for more sorrow than syn- and present—and a detour that allows the band to Rodgers, Pharrell Williams of camp. —rr thesized pleasure compared with the group’s most preoccupy itself with the “Hunger Games” series’ PublisheRs: various recent releases, with a straight-laced piano riff theme of inner strength before returning to its own lAbel: daft life/columbia POP leading the tune until Chris Martin’s soft tenor is personal musings. —NW After ruling the summer cHEr LLOYd LEGENd with “Get Lucky,” could FEAturING t.I. & lightning strike twice “i Wish” (3:32) crEdItS the arrangement allows for more sorrow for the supergroup of PRoduceRs: shellback, ilYA, Daft Punk, Pharrell Wil- ozGo
Edited by Evie than synthesized pleasure, with a liams and Nile Rodgers? WRiteRs: shellback, savan Nagy (albums) Follow-up single “Lose Kotecha, ilYA, oscar Gorres, and Jason clifford harris Lipshutz (singles) straight-laced piano rif leading the way. Yourself to Dance” is already a dance hit, PublisheRs: MXM Music (administered by Kobalt)/ coNtRibutoRs: and with an equally Wolf cousins/domani & Ya Keith caulfield, Majesty’s Music/Wb Music david downs, efervescent mic perfor- (AscAP)/Warner-chappell Alex Gale, Phil mance from Williams, Music scandinavia Gallo, Joe Gross, the beaming funk track Kathy iandoli, LIvE lAbel: epic Jason lipshutz, could cross over with a Kerri Mason, evie pinpoint radio edit. —JL “I Wish” possesses a Nagy, chris Payne, handful of winning ARtist: sheryl crow allowed the band to fex its rural Ryan Reed, Nick funk muscles. “Leaving Las Ve- ingredients, including Williams, emily VeNue: Greek theatre, los Angeles r&B Zemler gas,” “The First Cut Is the Deep- Shellback returning as dAte: sept. 14 All albums est” and “All I Want to Do” were SEvYN StrEEtEr co-writer/co-producer, commercially Sheryl Crow made a smooth given country fairs with pedal FEAturING cHrIS T.I. popping in as a available in the BrOWN united states transition to the country feld steel and guitar solos, but it was guest and U.K. vocalist “it Won’t stop” (4:42) are eligible. send with a six-piece band that added the use of mandolin as the dom- Lloyd dropping some album review subtle Nashville touches to a inant instrument on “Strong PRoduceRs: Picard brothers, more harmless cheeki- copies to evie diplo, Free school Nagy and singles few of her past hits and lustrous- Enough” that revealed how ness. Unfortunately, WRiteRs: sevyn streeter, review copies to ly presented a handful of songs close to country Crow has been this pseudo-update Micha Powell, Jean baptiste Jason lipshutz of her Warner Bros. debut, Feels during her 20 years of releasing of Skee-Lo’s “I Wish” at billboard, 770 PublisheRs: various broadway, 15th Like Home. New songs “Call- music. Support act Gary Allan lacks a compelling lAbel: cbe/Atlantic Floor, New York, ing Me When I’m Lonely” and helped deliver an enthusiastic hook, as the blaring NY 10003, or to frst single “Easy” ft seamlessly country music fan base that oth- Sevyn Streeter’s sultry percussion overpowers the writers in the appropriate into her 90 minutes of buoyant erwise might not have attended new single examines the punchiness of the bureaus. midtempo WorldMags.netmelodies. “Shotgun” a Crow show. —PG the irrepressibility of lyrics. —JL MICHELSON RANDALL CROW: POP: FREDERIk EtOALL; SARAH LEE; ICONA COLDPLAY: 42 BILLBOARD | septemBeR 28, 2013