Music to start the new year off right
(WorldNews Music)

If you`re looking to start the new year with a brighter, more positive outlook, look no further than Forget the Whale`s new album, “You. Me. Talk. Now.” It`s an exhilarating spin through classic rock tropes leavened with an eclectic mix of influences, from `60s girl-group pop to brassy Motown horns to the roiling rhythms of grunge. And that`s just the first track, “IKWYB.” “‘I Know Where You Been` is a track we recorded first on our debut EP,” explained lead singer Alishia Taiping. “For the album, we re-imagined the song with horns and decided it needed a different name to distinguish it from the original.” Like the young Bette Midler, Taiping takes on the persona of whatever material she`s...