Vikings: A New Album with a New Sound

“Vikings” Ushers in a New Sound

A new album allows of different audiences. December. Fans should be New Politics to establish their sound across several “Vikings” is their most appealing album so far. On iTunes, “Vikings” is not confined to one genre. excited to see them because this is a big tour, totalling over 25 shows. Plus they will play the songs from their genres. The genres in the description new album. include Alternative, Rock, And on Oct. 30, New BY KATHLEEN WATZ REPORTER Indie Rock and Electronic. From rock to Indie Politics will be singing in Kansas City at 96.5 the New Politics, a band pop, every song is a new Buzz’s Halloweenie Roast. originally from Denmark, experience that does not While the lyrics to some released their third album disappoint, such as the Other songs such as “Lovers of their songs sporadically “Vikings” on Aug. 14. unique sound of “West End in a Song” give off a mellow contain explicit words, the

This new album Kids.” The Rock sound of vibe. overall message is to have combines the music styles “Everywhere I Go” makes According to axs.com, fun and that is exactly what from their first two albums, someone want to get up the band is excited to share the band has been doing helping the band find their and dance around the room their newly discovered throughout the albumunique sound. blasting the song while sound with fans on their making process.

This new, experimental “Pretend We’re in a Movie” “Everywhere I Go” tour. In an interview with All album is a fresh style brings a smile to the face Their tour began Oct. Access, the band insisted that appeals to a variety and a desire to enjoy life. 14 and runs until mid- that their fans should have fun with their music and not to take life too seriously, especially when attending their shows. This album has elements everyone can relate to and enjoy. “Vikings” is well worth $7.99 on iTunes.

This music will get you up and dancing and have you crying the next minute. The mix of emotions on this album allows their audience to incorporate the songs and lyrics into their own lives, making their music seem more authentic than ever before.

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Arvest Bank Theater at the Midland High Hopes Fall Flat on “1989” Cover David Ryan Adams And it didn’t. After almost catastrophe. His voice stays deserves only one a month, Adams’s cover steady and low pitched in star for originality and one for picking a great album to cover plummetted to number 27 while Swift’s slid up to seven. Hearing a male 40 year old sing your favorite the 50 minutes of the 13 songs. His two most popular songs are “Bad Blood” and “Style”. The iTunes album BY TONI MATHIS 25-year-old female’s pop may label the cover under REPORTER songs is a new, unpleasant the rock genre, but I label it experience. Even though alternative country.

David Ryan Adams, an they are all the same songs, It is alright to do a American singer, dropped Adam’s are completely cover of a song but not the his “1989” Taylor Swift cover different from Swift’s. The entire album. That is lazy. album on Sept. 21 for $9.99. entire album is only his He needs to start writing his

In the beginning week, voice and his guitar. It own the cover was already sounds like a slow karaoke wpieces. number nine on iTunes, night. He could have a more Do not buy the album right behind Swift’s “1989” astonishing voice, but it cover, it is just a waste of at number eight. It was does not fit the music. The your money. expected to launch past her acoustic guitar makes the album any day. songs calm, and his voice

However, his cover does will put you to sleep. not deserve to be past Swift’s Adams transformed or even to be in the top 10. Swift’s masterpiece into a