Category Archives: Review

Read my review of ‘One More Night,’ the second single from Maroon 5’s new album.

The song is erected on a thumped out (and looped) beat, in addition to Levine’s signature falsetto, where he tosses off lyrics about not getting along with (or being able to untangle himself from) his lady love. Levine is hoping he only stays with her just “one more night.” Ouch. Was this song penned when things started going south with his ex, model Anne V?

Read the rest of my review of ‘One More Night’ over at PopCrush.

Read my review of Justin Bieber’s ‘As Long As You Love Me.’

It is an exercise in Bieberized dubstep and it’s another sizzling, clubby romp, with lots of vocal processing and a more adult lyrical theme. The Biebs declares his love, cooing, “We could be starving / We could be homeless / We could be broke / As long as you love me / I’ll be your platinum / I’ll be your silver / I’ll be your gold.” Those are some big words there, which may cause some to wonder about the precious metals he mentions.

Read the rest of my Justin Bieber ‘As Long As You Love Me’ review over at PopCrush.

Read my review of the new track from Casey Abrams, ‘Get Out.’

On ‘Get Out,’ Abrams is singing over an acoustic riff and handclaps. It’s totally different than the Casey we remember when he was up against the likes of Scotty McCreery and Pia Toscano, covering Nirvana songs in all his scruffy glory. He has cleaned up nice, and his music — at least on this track — has been buffed and polished to a blinding sheen.

Read the rest of my Casey Abrams, ‘Get Out’ review over at PopCrush.

Read my review of Justin Bieber’s ‘All Around the World.’

If you told us this song was penned for Britney Spears for her last album ‘Femme Fatale,’ we’d ‘Believe’ it, because the computerized style and the thick vocal effects remind us of recent Brit Brit material. It’s safe to say that ‘All Around the World’ is a club banger. And while we love Bieber, it’s not our favorite song on ‘Believe’ so far.

Read the rest of my Justin Bieber ‘All Around the World review over at PopCrush.

Read my review of Justin Bieber’s ‘Die in Your Arms.’

‘Die in Your Arms’ is a backbeat-driven, mid-tempo, Jackson 5-style tune with a piano melody, handclaps and finger snaps. The track also boasts a universal, timeless appeal. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: The Biebs is growing up, mentally and musically, on ‘Believe.’

Read the rest of my review over at PopCrush.

Read my review of Jennifer Lopez track, ‘Goin’ In’

The song, which will appear on the soundtrack to ‘Step Up Revolution’) the next film in the dance franchise, which hits theaters on July 27), bumps and grinds. It starts out with J. Lo singing in a bit of a higher range than we expect, since, let’s face it, she’s not a belter. But she gets the job done.

Read the rest of my review over at PopCrush.