{"id":579,"date":"2016-05-27T05:30:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T09:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/?p=579"},"modified":"2016-11-09T04:38:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T09:38:51","slug":"new-release-roundup-5-27-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2016\/05\/27\/new-release-roundup-5-27-16\/","title":{"rendered":"New Release Roundup 5 27 16 – Ruby Rose Fox and Melle Mel and Scorpio"},"content":{"rendered":"

MUSIC <\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Ruby Rose Fox<\/a> \u2013 Domestic <\/em>
\nThere are a lot of angles from which to appreciate Ruby Rose Fox\u2019s debut full-length album. Its shimmering and muscular pop would fit well with some of layered, roomy sounds favored by contemporary radio favorites like Cage the Elephant or The Young Wild. But Fox\u2019s music feels heavier. Part of that has to do with her voice, which has a resonant low end that glides easier to a higher register, where she can float and hang. She\u2019d be at home singing Aretha Franklin or the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Fans of Annie Lennox can probably stop reading here and just check out the album. There\u2019s plenty of attitude and confidence in defiant songs like \u201cPain Killer\u201d and \u201cRequiem for Danny Thunder.\u201d I don\u2019t know Ms. Fox personally, but I\u2019d hate to tangle with her voice in a street fight. On top of that, there\u2019s some tough, unflinching stuff in the lyrics. \u201cRock Bottom\u201d is an anthem for independence filtered through the tragedy of Rosemary Kennedy, with the repeated line, \u201cRosemary Kennedy\/who did your lobotomy?\u201d Even more incisive is \u201cEvery Time I Tell,\u201d about domestic abuse. \u201cHe hit me\/I took a shot,\u201d she sings, \u201cHe kissed me and I forgot\/I kill him every time I tell.\u201d Domestic works all the way around, from an emotional, intellectual, and sonic level.
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