Whether you like rap, rock, classical or country, you'll find your favorite music at the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy, MA.
Posted in Movies, Soundtracks on Mar 25th, 2011
Check Our Catalog “King George VI (Colin Firth) — father of the current queen, Elizabeth — is a shy man who suffers from an acute stutter. When he unexpectedly ascends the throne of England in 1936, he must rally his nation over the radio through the Depression and Second World War. His wife, Queen Mother [...]
Posted in R&B, Rap/Hip Hop, Rock/Pop on Mar 25th, 2011
Check Our Catalog “Celebrity, commodity, singer, sex object, cyborg — Ciara just about fuses all of them on “Basic Instinct.” Ciara’s breathy voice is the candy in the machines.” –The New York Times
Posted in Dance & DJ, Rap/Hip Hop on Mar 25th, 2011
Check Our Catalog “Not to be misinterpreted as an institution teaching the Wu Tang Clan’s Shaolin ways, this is a collaborative project showcasing the new school of raps talents accompanied by the seminal producer’s blazing beats.” –Soul Culture
Check Our Catalog “Before there was Usher, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake, there was El DeBarge. On his luscious new album, his first in a decade and a half, DeBarge simply soars, his feather-light vocals still in top form following years of personal struggles.” –The Boston Globe
Posted in R&B, Soul, Soundtracks on Mar 25th, 2011
Check Our Catalog “The soundtrack to Tyler Perry’s adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s 1975 Tony-nominated play consists of new and previously unreleased material…The disc should be considered another valued outgrowth of Shange’s work: a deeply resonating cultural touchstone.” –All Music Guide
Posted in R&B, Rap/Hip Hop, Soul on Mar 25th, 2011
Check Our Catalog “Ne-Yo has crafted an epic full of party songs, beatific ballads and throbbing spy-movie club music. It’s lavish disco; the songs are cinematic in scope but have the unshakable hooks of great pop.” –Rolling Stone
Posted in Rap/Hip Hop, Rock/Pop on Mar 25th, 2011
Check Our Catalog “The album bubbles over with insidious grooves, inventive samples, and lissome rhyming about things frivolous and fraught. Several bold-faced friends make appearances, including Jamie Foxx on the jittery “Hustle Blood,’’ Janelle Monáe singing the hook of the pretty “Be Still,’’ and George Clinton and Too Short rasping it up on “Fo Yo [...]
Posted in Alt Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Rock/Pop on Mar 25th, 2011
Check Our Catalog “Brothers bursts with gritty garage soul, resonating with retro grooves like “Tighten Up,” creeping with Screamin’ Jay Hawkins eeriness on the reverb-driven blues ballad “Ten Cent Pistol” and oozing old school from start to finish.” –Billboard
Posted in Country, Jazz, Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2011
Check Our Catalog “Country and jazz have rarely been congenial bedfellows…Bryan and the Haggards, a hardcore honky-tonk freebop collective, aims to mend any flattened fences while simultaneously removing any need for them in the first place.” –All About Jazz
Posted in Rap/Hip Hop on Mar 23rd, 2011
Check Our Catalog “Curren$y’s second effort of 2010 is just straight-up solid…Spacy dreams of flight like the opening “Airborne Aquarium” alternate with more traditional numbers like the street single “Michael Knight,” which is packed with meaningful verses and a memorable chorus.” –All Music Guide
Posted in Contemporary Country, Country on Mar 8th, 2011
Check Our Catalog “He’s anchored in the breezy, beachside frat-country that’s been in vogue ever since Kenny Chesney’s Jimmy Buffett tribute took the world by storm at the turn of the millennium. One of the best mainstream country-pop records of 2010: tuneful, hooky, friendly, funny, and bright, the kind of album made for long, hot, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 8th, 2011
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