EP Review | Yuna - Sixth Street

Yuna
Sixth Street (EP)
Verve Records
Release date: May 7, 2013

By Shawal Ras
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Take a stroll down on Yuna’s Sixth Street, her first extended play with renowned international label, Verve, founded by the David Foster (y’know, the guy behind Toni Braxton’s 'Un-Break My Heart' and Celine Dion’s 'Because You Loved Me').

LP OST Review | Various Artists - Music from Baz Lhurman's The Great Gatsby

Various Artists
Music from Baz Lhurman's Film The Great Gatsby
Interscope Records
Release date: May 6, 2013

By Shawal Ras
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I just got the official album of Various Artists's Music from Baz Lhurman’s Film The Great Gatsby! I’m practically stoked for this album and my expectation is quite high. A little background history; this album is produced by Jay-Z and featured a lot of great artists, from the likes of Beyonce, Lana Del Rey, Florence and the Machine, The XX, Andre 3000, Sia and many more – with the whole “greatness” going on; this one can either go fantastically grotesque or whimsically horrible. But thank God, the music selection is quite good and it’s pretty suitable for a 20s film even though some of the songs are odd-enough ranging from electronic to hip-hop (if it fits the bill, who cares, right?).