Author Archives: Sara London
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Interview: Dually talented Sarah Dooley is self-made, self-making
Sarah Dooley, courtesy: James Underwood. Comedian, musician and author Sarah Dooley, a creative powerhouse, might seem like she’s resting comfortably at the top of her game. But even after the release of her second album, Is This Heartbreak? Dooley has never stopped moving, making and re-making herself. “I started writing music…
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REVIEW: The Fratellis are among the stars with ‘Half Drunk Under a Full Moon’
The Fratellis, after 15 years filled with breakups and makeups, have arrived at their sixth album, Half Drunk Under a Full Moon. Their first album, Costello Music, took the world by storm as “Chelsea Dagger” became a sports anthem. Their next three had mixed results, but the new album is…
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Interview: The Fratellis’ John Lawler lets the music guide the way
The Fratellis, courtesy. The Fratellis, and frontman John Lawler in particular, have had a career of ups and downs. Their rush to stardom almost 15 years ago, followed by their breakup and consequent reunion is the quintessential rock band tale, and one that seems to be heading toward a…
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REVIEW: Lana Del Rey is sleepily soulful on ‘Chemtrails Over the Country Club’
Lana Del Rey‘s sixth studio album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club, was rumored to be a country album. After nearly 15 years, it came as a shocker to fans, many who’ve fawned over her dreamy, sleepy Americana since her early days releasing of EPs like 2008’s Kill Kill under…
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INTERVIEW: New York producers Zach & Roger revel in strangeness
Zach & Roger, courtesy. Zach & Roger, the Brooklyn-based production duo, have had a career so exciting that it borders on the bizarre. “We’ve been doing this for so long that so many strange things have happened to us,” Zach Seman says. “Traveling around the world, working with different…
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ALBUM REVIEW: CNCO does it again on ‘Déja Vu’
It wasn’t fate that brought CNCO together. It was Simon Cowell. All five members—the name is a play on “cinco,” for the uninitiated—were winners of the first season of La Banda, a Spanish-language competition show that sought to create the perfect Latin boy band. And after almost six years…
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REVIEW: Old souls Clap Your Hands Say Yeah display some ‘New Fragility’
Alec Ounsworth has been around the block. Eloquent and verbose, his band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah has been a stable pillar in indie rock. Through all the hiatuses, side projects and shifting lineup, Ounsworth has stuck with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah for over a decade. His love still…
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ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Nobody is Listening’ to Zayn Malik, but you should be
In 2016 he was the American Music Awards’ New Artist of the Year and one of Glamour Magazine’s Top 100 Sexiest Men. The following he was Billboard’s top new artist. Any of these sounds familiar? If a teen-heartthrob-turned-solo-artist came to mind, you’re on the right track. No, no, not Harry Styles.…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Why Don’t We have some ‘Good Times and the Bad Ones’ on new LP
Why Don’t We, the five-member boy band from Los Angeles, went completely dark on social media in January 2019. Their fans, in a panic, started a Twitter campaign, with outcries of #WhereIsWDW echoing online. Upon their return, they proclaimed that the month had been spent devoted to the careful…