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sentimental ballads, SINGLES the Goos tease a new ELECTRONIC LP (Magnetic, due May 7) with their most THE KNIFE starry-eyed single in "Full of Fire" (9:17) years. Inspired by a PRODUCER: The Knife stroll through New WRITER: The Knife York's Little Italy and
PUBLISHERS: Bert's Songs/ Chinatown, singer John Universal Publishing Rzeznik yearns to be LABEL: Rabid Records part of the party, sing- ing, "Alive is all I want The Knife's new studio to feel tonight," before album may be titled launching into a sing - Shaking the Habitual, but along chorus. -CP old habits die hard on the duo's deranged new sin- gle. "When you're full of POP fire," sings Karin Dreijer DIDO Andersson, engulfed in "No Freedom' (3:18)
ghoulish fuzz, "what's PRODUCERS: Rollo Armstrong, the object of your Dido Armstrong, Rick Nowels desire?" Monotone anti - WRITERS: Dido Armstrong, melodies, tick -rocking Rick Nowels synths and atonal sludge: PUBLISHERS: Warner/ Fall Out Boy ROCK Chappell Music, EMI April The nine -minute "Full Music obo R -Rated Music 'My Songs Know What You of Fire" is a nightmarish (ASCAP) Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)' (3:10) hall of mirrors. -RR LABEL: RCA
PRODUCER. Butch Walker Fall Out Boy Shines A 'Light' HIP -HOP Didohasn'treleased a WRITERS: Fall Out Boy, Butch new albumsince zoo8's KENDRICK LAMAR Walker, John Hill Safe Ttip Home, though FEATURING DRAKE PUBLISHERS. various It's been three years since Fall Out Boy's unexpected but he's gotten artier during the interim: "A constel- herlatestsingle (aprelude hiatus. But with new single "My Songs Know What "Poetic Justice" (5:00) LABEL: Island DefJam lation of tears on your lashes/Burn everything you to fourthLP Gal Who YouDid in the Dark (Light Em Up)," the band has love, then burn the ashes," Patrick Stump sings over PRODUCER: Scoop DeVil le Got Away) is a soothing crashed the pop party again in a reliably flamboyant sampled gun clicks and percussive blasts. When WRITERS: various reminderthatthesinger way. With mega -watt production, glam-metal back- Stump soars to his highest register on the pre -chorus PUBLISHERS: various hasn'tstrayedfarfrom her ing shrieks, cheesy string samples and arena -rock and extends every syllable of the song's title in a LABEL: Top Dawg/Aftermath/ sound."No Freedom," a guitars, the oddly titled song is the most cinematic melismatic showcase of white -boy soul, the track Interscope cozybitoftranquil adult- single in the act's catalog. Bassist/main songwriter distills the already -missed Fall Out Boy experience pop,serves asa life lesson Pete Wentz remains the Sylvia Plath of emo lyricists, into a single over -the -top moment. -RR The most straightforward andashouldertoayon. LEGEND "slow jam" on Kendrick -CP Lamar's tremendous good CREDITS kid, m.A.A.d city, "Poetic Fall Out Boy songwriter Pete Wentz R&B Justice" is slowly bringing MINDLESS BEHAVIOR Edited by Mitchell remains the Sylvia Path of emo lyricists, its thoughtful analysis of Peters (albums) romantic cliches to main- "Keep Her on the Low" (3:09) and Jason Lipshutz stream radio. Drake'sguest PRODUCERS: Sean Garrett, (singles) but he's gotten artier in the interim. spot is an enjoyable but Team S. Dot CONTRIBUTORS: largely unnecessary factor, WRITERS: various Phil Gallo, Gary Graff, as Lamar's two prodding PUBLISHERS: various David Greenwald, William Stager, LIVE verses and Scoop DeVille's LABEL: Interscope Geffen Steven J. Horowitz, masterfulJanetJackson A&M Records Jason Lipshutz, Kerri sample compose its gentle Mason, Chris Payne, ARTIST:LUKE BRYAN Allfour members of Ryan Reed, Annie fan in the building-some even heartbeat. -JL VENUE: Nassau Veterans Memorial Reuter, Lindsey Mindless Behavior- Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. threw their bras at him. But the Weber, Emily Zemler 36 -year -old heartthrob didn't for- Prodigy, Roc Royal, Ray All albums DATE: Feb. 7 ROCK Ray and Princeton-are commercially get about his male fans. Midway available in the Luke Bryan has patiently waited through the show (featuring open- GOO GOO DOLLS represented on "Keep Heron the Low," a song United States are for his turn as an arena headlin- ers Thompson Square and Florida 'Rebel Beat' (3:38) eligible. Send album that's boththematically review copies to er. It was worth it. Just one song Georgia Line), Bryan shared some PRODUCER: Gregg reminiscent of R. Kelly's Mitchell Peters at into the country star's headlining moonshine with a man in the Wattenberg Billboard, 5700 Down Low (Nobody Has show at Nassau Coliseum, where rowdy audience. And later, dur- WRITERS: John Rzeznik, Gregg Wilshire Blvd., Suite Wattenberg to Know)" and telling of 500, Los Angeles, CA he was promoting the March 5 ing crowd-pleaser "Country Girl modern romance. "Ifyou 90036 and singles release of Spring Break ... Here to (Shake It forMe),"he invited a PUBLISHERS: John Rzeznik review copies to Party, it was evident what Bryan couple of guys onstage to teach Music/EMI April Music obo myhoney, it's only forthe Jason Lipshutz G Watt Music (ASCAP) has been doing through the years: them his moves. But it was his poi- moment/'Cause another at Billboard, 770 LABEL. Warner Bros. loo want it," they croon Broadway, Seventh honing his choreography skills. gnant ballad "Do I"(No. 2on Bill- Floor, New York, With gyrating hips and unmistak-board's Hot Country Songs chart) as a thumping bass adds NY 10003, or to After several albums able thrusts akin to Elvis Presley, that reminded fans why Bryan de- some energyto the track. the writers in the dominated by somber, -LW appropriate bureaus. the singer captivated every female serves the spotlight. -AR
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