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Tony's 2006 CD roundup by Tony 03/05/2006, 12:52am PST I've only bought one so far. Birds by Bic Runga Bic continues her Radioheadish habit of annoying any fans she might have won with the style of her previous album. This time she trades Beautiful Collision's mellow country-rock thing (you can forget about the accessible pop of Drive) for slow dances and drag-assedy blues. All her albums have one thing in common, though: she's still yet to write about something other than love or love lost. She carries the banal material with her (admittedly unique) voice, now with a new twist: she reaches down for notes she can't sing. *sigh* Overall, I haven't really listened to it enough to form a firm opinion, but for now I'll give it four bulbs: Mood: Drowsy Music: It's Over - Bic Runga Oh, hey, I also bought this. If you like Breakout clones, then this should beat the best Breakout clone you've ever played by a wide margin. Apart from the cheerful art, strong sound design, and bat-ball interaction that actually makes sense, (most of) the levels have some twist or gimmick, so you (usually) don't just break bricks. It also features beepedy-boops from my favourite sine-smiths, the Maniacs Of Noise. So.

Tony's 2006 CD roundup by Tony 03/05/2006, 12:52am PST     numerical ratings are destroying the music industry NT by Tom Dixie Chick 03/05/2006, 1:41am PST     So you're saying it's better than Ricochet? by Jerry Whorebach 03/05/2006, 2:09am PST         No. by Tony 03/05/2006, 3:11am PST             So it's not better? That sucks :( by Jerry Whorebach 03/05/2006, 5:16am PST             Fucking Zseni NT by Creex 03/12/2006, 12:27am PST                 What? :( NT by Creexul :( 03/12/2006, 1:46am PST     Yes, Virginia by The Dresden Dolls by Tony 03/10/2006, 11:39pm PST     ATTN HIPSTERS by Tony 08/20/2006, 5:43am PDT