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Los Super Reyes, M.I.A., Galactic, Junior Senior and The New Pornographers.

the music press

tue 8/21/2007

A collage of Los Super Reyes, M.I.A., Galactic, Junior Senior and The New Pornographers.

The Kumbia Kings vs. Kumbia AllStarz drama continues as Cruz Martinez’ Los Súper Reyes release their debut album, El Regreso De Los Reyes. Mexican newspaper El Porvenir describes the album as a “fusion of American urban music and popular Latino sounds,” while Billboard.com highlights that El Regreso's vibe “remains linked to the Kumbia Kings," so "those looking for a clear departure or a brand-new sound aren't going to find it here."
Kala, the long-awaited follow up to M.I.A.’s debut, comes out today. Slant Magazine calls M.I.A. the “truest 'outsider' to emerge on the pop landscape in ages” but is dissatisfied with the lack of “beats that actually make people want to get up and move.” Rolling Stone lavishes the album with 4.5 out of 5 stars, describing Kala as “an unexpectedly sure-footed follow-up to a brainy beat-adept's can-you-top-this debut.” Lots of hyphens there.
Hip Hop and funk collective Galactic release their fifth studio album, From the Corner to the Block. The five-man New Orleans jam band is joined by a star-studded cast of underground MC’s: Lyrics Born, Mr. Lif and Chali 2na. Without the guests, “Galactic doesn’t have much to offer beyond head-nodding grooves,” laments Variety. The Village Voice generally agrees: "[T]he band doesn’t always find the right fit with its guest-rappers,” but “a lot of interesting things happen, and some of them are even great.”
Dutch party music duo Junior Senior serves up “pop music with a capital 'P'" on their long-delayed second album, Hey Hey My My Yo Yo and it's "worth the wait," according to Popmatters. “Junior Senior is a half-straight, half-gay, happy-go-lucky duo worth sincere admiration,” gushes The Onion’s A.V. Club.
Canadian indie rockers The New Pornographers return with their fourth proper full-length, Challengers, a mellow album that “at times drifts dangerously close to the dreaded adult contemporary of your local Gap store,” chides Filter Magazine. But England’s New Musical Express is convinced that Challengers “is a staggering masterclass in indie-pop songwriting that will make your brain melt and send firecrackers around your heart.”

44 responses to “the music press: Los Super Reyes, M.I.A., Galactic, Junior Senior and The New Pornographers.”

oiganme mocosas y mocosos para su informacion LOS SUPER REYES estan echo un mango y para su informacion ellos cantan mucho mejor que los KUMBIA ALL STARS. los kumbia all atars no sirven para nada.que nombre tan naco se pusieron (osea kumbia all atars )asta ganas de bomitar me dan cada ves que mensionan(kumbia all stars)osea a.b. no penso que es lo que estava haciendo cuando le puso ese nombre a su grupito.so yall better wach yalls back and not be talking s*** about LOS SUPER REYES .oh my god yall are llust some LITTLE HATERS.yall are haters cause yall know LOS SUPER REYES are way better than kumbia all stars.so stop being haters.osea no tienen cerebro osea piensen antes de ablar mal de los super reyes. OH i forgot yall have mental problems.para su information todos los de kumbia all stars estan horribles. OH and peewee is the most ugliest little monster in the kumbia allstars.see yall later lil haters. LOS SUPER REYES FOR LIFE .hell yeah.

maria

(austin texas)

KAS is NOT 100% original. Ya'll need to stop hating. SERIOUSLY! It's not gonna get you guys anywhere. Good luck to both groups.

Sylvia

I am a fan of both groups but come on you guys need to stop fighting...especially when you don't know what you're talking about.

You guys need to do your homework.....Los Super Reyes didn't make a 'remix' to a song with 'Muevelo'. 'Muevelo' is thiers with the exception of a small 'sample' of it.

'Sample', 'Remix'...see how the words are different??

Some of their songs are 'covers' of older songs but at least they admit when their redoing someone else's stuff (and making it better) instead of trying to take credit for other stuff unlike someone else (you really think AB came up with that "KOO KOO"?? It's a sad rip off of Alex's BIRDCALL!!)

And "Parece Ke Va Llover" is NOT the only song KAS ripped. "Speedy" anyone? That was written in 1961! And "Anoche No Dormi" is a cover of a NEIL SEDAKA song but AB 'forgot' to tell people that I guess.

Their CD was so rushed they had to put Chiquilla on there 4x and the intro is just some lil noise....

so basically out of 14 tracks, 7 are original...only half of them...

and let's not forget how they sing KUMBIA KINGS songs on their concerts instead of thier own....if AB is all about KAS now he should act like it and sing his own stuff! (And the KINGS stuff isn't his anymore...the KINGS are the ones who made those songs popular, not KAS and AB is the one who left!)

they can do better than that!!!!! I'd rather listen to them sing "Aqui" then butcher "Fuiste Mala".

But no KAS are all original.....please

B

yeah s*t stop hating on joe-joe and dont even start saying that he is tryna dance like peee wee cause peewee cant dance for s*** on the other hand joe joe is good and pw tryna look like eminem or what with that blonde hair c'mon get off that fake s*t and stop hating on my super kings and dont tell me you guys dont know that pareze que va a llover is not the original song either not even the video they tried to do the same thing wtf is that back off allstarz the REAL kingz are bak !!!!! hahahah kumbia kings wanst only ab and peewee f* that

Estefani

(Chi-Town)

hey kitty girl you need to calm your s*t down the whole blonde hair of peewee is gay and fake!!!!!!

Estefani

(Chi-Town)

hellz yeah maria im with you girl love you JP you too fine!!!!!!!!

Estefani

(Chi-Town)

and almost forgot my babez ALEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you guys dont know how long i waited to see them back en los kumbia kings but it would have been perfect if andrew and frankie j were bak ohh and dont forget dj kane who needs ab and pee wee when you got voices like the true talents que tienen ellos !!!!!!! go all my babies ALEX JP MY 2 SEXIEST LOVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Estefani

(Chi-Town)

U girlz need to get a life and stop hatin. They both rock but i believe that peewee is cuter ever though jo-jo is hot! peewee is still a million times better and no one can compare to him. So stop fighten bout who is better and support them both then you can say that you are true fans of peewee cuz remember that he used to sing wit them.

Ashleigh a.k.a peewees #1 girl

(Corozal, Belize C.a.)

All of u R F***in retarded if you think peewee is ugly he is so not so stop hatin you f***ing retards!!!!!!!!!!!

Anna

(Pharr Texas)

OH GOd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
FiRST OF ALL JOJOe iS NOT UGlY.
2Nd;;HE iS SO NOT TRYNA TAKE PDUBSz PlACE.
&&` 3Rd HE iS NOT TRYNA BE LiKE HiM EiTHER!!!!
SO QUiT HATiN ON HiM DAMMNN!!!!

BlANCA

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