Little Miss Taylor Swift.  We see her face everywhere these days. In fact, it wasn’t all that long ago that I saw the blonde country sensation hosting the VMA pre-show. I was actually beginning to wonder if she was just going to surrender her music career or not…

Turns out she didn’t.  Even if pop country singers are a dime a dozen, she’s cuter than most and actually plays guitar (that means she gets props). Her newest album, “Fearless“, dropped today.  While it’s not my thing, I have to admit, the songstress has got some melodically educated people behind her. The songs are catchy and sweet and seem to fit her pretty perfectly.

On the opposite end of the musical spectrum, The Bronx released “The Bronx III” today.  I’ve always liked The Bronx.  I liked them as soon as I found out they are from Los Angeles…not…The Bronx.  They’ve got some driving rhythms and an overall heavy edge to back up their rocking music..which is not..very Bronx-esque.  Maybe all of this irony is what did the trick for me, but really, if you’re alright with songs that could very well make you want to head-bang, I’d suggest checking this album out.

Other albums released today:

Tracy Chapman, “Our Bright Future”
Missy Elliott, “Block Party”
Seal, “Soul”