John Mayer launches an interactive online video for new single, 'Shadow Days' off his new album, 'Born and Raised,' out May 22.
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Listen Up: John Mayer, Haley Reinhart, more
This week in music
By Steve Jones, Brian Mansfield and Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY
May 21, 2012
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Kimbra, who had already made a good impression on Gotye's hit Somebody That I Used to Know, proves that she's much more than just another pop voice. On Vows, she mixes and matches vocal styles over a broad and shifting array of sonic flavors. She effortlessly blends everything from throwback soul to indie rock to urban funk.
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Last season on American Idol, Haley Reinhart struggled to find suitable material for the swoops and slides of her free-wheeling, bluesy vocal style. That's not so on Listen Up!, a vivacious bit of post-Adele neo-soul. From reverb-drenched Oh My! to Motown-influenced gems like Wasted Tears and Wonderland, Reinhart has grooves that should thrill her fans from the show.
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MercyMe has long been one of Christian music's top acts, a middle-of-the-road rock act getting by on decent tunes and honorable lyrics. Frontman Bart Millard's totally in awe that he's on the radar of a God he can't fully comprehend. A duet with NEEDTOBREATHE's Bear Rinehart on Take the Time adds needed grit to otherwise positive-minded pop less challenging than its theology.
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