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 | Autechre Oversteps 3
2010-03-20 by Cam
Soothing, but little else... |
 | Ellie Goulding Lights 3.5
2010-03-16 by Davey Boy
Could the “Sound of 2010” be a combination of nu-folk and electro-pop?.. |
 | Broken Bells Broken Bells 4.5
2010-03-14 by Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman
Buy this. Buy the vinyl. Buy ten... |
 | Armored Saint La Raza 3
2010-03-13 by Trey Spencer
Armored Saint don’t move outside of their comfort zone and the results are a collection of strong, yet predictable, traditional metal songs... |
 | Gorillaz Plastic Beach 2.5
2010-03-12 by Nick Butler
An identity crisis caught on record... |
 | Liars Sisterworld 4.5
2010-03-11 by Cam
Liars form their numerous sounds like Voltron, and, in the meantime, create their best album yet... |
 | Gin Wigmore Holy Smoke 3.5
2010-03-11 by Davey Boy
Looking for something fresh and diverse? Gin’s got just the tonic... |
 | Northern Portrait Criminal Art Lovers 3.5
2010-03-10 by Nick Butler
Hey, this new Smiths album is really good!.. |
| Liars Sisterworld 3.5
2010-03-09 by Ryan Flatley
Sisterworld shows that behind every small and opaque locked door hides a disturbing storyline... |
 | Have A Nice Life Time of Land 3
2010-03-09 by Adam Downer
Deathconsciousness cliff notes.. |
 | Animal Collective Here Comes The Indian 5
2010-03-07 by Lewis P.
Sung Tongs, Feels, Strawberry Jam and Merriweather Post Pavilion can all be found in Here Comes the Indian. To call this the definitive Animal Collective album would be too easy, but i.. |
 | Joanna Newsom Have One on Me 3
2010-03-07 by Nick Butler
A great album is hidden in here somewhere... |
 | Iron Braydz Devil May Cry 4
2010-03-05 by Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman
An old and new testament to the rise of UK Hip-hop.. |
 | The Automatic Tear the Signs Down 2
2010-03-04 by Davey Boy
Without a Pennie to their name, The Automatic could soon need every penny they have saved... |
 | jj jj n° 3 2
2010-03-04 by Cam
An uninspired follow-up thats rushed and forgettable... |
 | The Dillinger Escape Plan Option Paralysis 4.5
2010-03-03 by Ryan Flatley
Option Paralysis is a work of art, but don’t think for a second they’ve gone soft on us... |
| Joanna Newsom Have One on Me 4.5
2010-03-02 by Channing Freeman
Have One On Me is the best hug youll ever receive... |
 | Pantha Du Prince Black Noise 4
2010-02-26 by Adam Downer
Less In McDonalds than in The Splendour, Black Noise sounds distinctly of the earth, an organic piece that wavers between warmth and menace without declaring either one the victor... |
 | Unter Null Moving On 4 (Staff Pick)
2010-02-24 by Trey Spencer
Erica Dunham is moving on but not before leaving fans with one final dose of electronic aggression - this time with a twist... |
 | Two Door Cinema Club Tourist History 3.5
2010-02-24 by Davey Boy
Yet another British Indie-Pop band with a likeable, if overly familiar, debut... |
 | Storm and Stress Storm and Stress 4
2010-02-19 by Lewis P.
We write with lament and explosions... |
 | Paul Baribeau Grand Ledge 4
2010-02-18 by Cam
A quick listen that will resonate long after its over... |
 | Alkaline Trio This Addiction 3
2010-02-18 by Davey Boy
Alk3 would not know how to make a bad album, but This Addiction sees them well past their best... |
 | The Morning Benders Big Echo 4
2010-02-18 by Matt Wolfe
Given the right breaks, 2010 could belong to The Morning Benders.. |
 | Eluvium Similes 3
2010-02-17 by Adam Downer
An oddly disjointed collection of pretty chord changes without an identity to give it life... |
 | Rocky Votolato True Devotion 3.5
2010-02-17 by Matt Wolfe
More of the same from Rocky. Its a good thing, for now... |
 | Emancipator Safe In The Steep Cliffs 4
2010-02-17 by Tyler Fisher
A consistently impressive album from a surprisingly unknown artist. One of 2010s best so far... |
 | Aeternam Disciples of the Unseen 3.5
2010-02-16 by Mike Stagno
Middle-eastern themed death metal that is actually worthwhile... |
 | Story of the Year The Constant 3.5
2010-02-15 by Davey Boy
2010 may be a new year, but The Constant is the same old story. You decide if that is a good or bad thing... |
 | Unwound Leaves Turn Inside You 5
2010-02-11 by Cam
A haunting album that only gets better as you listen to it more... |
 | My Kappa Roots Old Sentry Who Saw The Transfiguring 4
2010-02-09 by Matt Wolfe
where is the beauty we lost in our youth?.. |
 | The Knife Tomorrow, In a Year 4.5
2010-02-05 by Adam Downer
The Knife go down the rabbit hole... |
 | BT These Hopeful Machines 3
2010-02-03 by Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman
Highly accessible, a record to enjoy singularly or through a glo-stick illuminated, sweat-drenched rave.. |
 | Cars & Trains The Roots, The Leaves 3.5
2010-02-02 by Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman
Nature and technology, indie and electronic, and a fine balance between the two... |
 | Fear Factory Mechanize 4
2010-01-29 by Trey Spencer
The evidence is simply too overwhelming. The court has no choice but to rule in favor of Dino and Burton... |
 | Mumford & Sons Sigh No More 3.5
2010-01-29 by Davey Boy
Delivering folk - and the banjo - to the masses... |
 | Gamma Ray To the Metal 1.5
2010-01-28 by Mike Stagno
Just when you thought Gamma Ray couldnt fare any worse..... |
 | Midlake The Courage Of Others 2.5
2010-01-26 by Tyler Fisher
Lyrically, Midlake successfully trades whimsical for depressive, but they forgot to compose interesting music to accompany the mood... |
 | Jaga Jazzist One-Armed Bandit 3.5
2010-01-26 by Adam Downer
One-Armed Bandit is a smart album for smart people, but in making the most technically proficient album youre likely to hear in 2010, Jaga Jazzist lose some of the immediacy that made them so lovable on What We Must... |
 | Surfer Blood Astro Coast 4
2010-01-26 by Lewis P.
Astro Coast sounds like an honest representation of four gifted songwriters writing what they know and how they know it. Sounds pretty good... |
 | Native Wrestling Moves 2.5
2010-01-23 by Cam
Solid, but mostly showcases the bands promise rather than their skill and talent... |
 | VOICEsVOICEs Origins EP 5
2010-01-23 by Alex Silveri
A multicolored mist to get lost in, over and over and over again... |
 | Massive Attack Heligoland 3.5
2010-01-20 by Nick Butler
Rarely has the phrase return to form been more accurate... |
 | Cougar Patriot 4.5
2010-01-20 by Tyler Fisher
The 2009 album you missed... |
 | Lostprophets The Betrayed 4
2010-01-19 by Davey Boy
A defiant, resolute and, most importantly, passionate middle finger to their doubters... |
 | RJD2 The Colossus 3.5
2010-01-17 by Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman
Poppy future-funk at its best... |
 | The Knux Fuck You EP 3.5
2010-01-15 by Alex Silveri
A marker for hip-hop, and an invite to the party... |
 | You Me At Six Hold Me Down 3
2010-01-14 by Davey Boy
English pop-punk… The way American teenagers like it... |
 | Sigh Scenes from Hell 5
2010-01-13 by Tyler Munro
Scenes from Hell is an overwhelming, overpowering metal album that perfectly celebrates the bands 20th anniversary by celebrating everything theyve done since their inception... |
 | La Dispute Here, Hear. III 4
2010-01-12 by Channing Freeman
La Dispute finally display what we knew they had all along - limitless potential... |
 | OK Go Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky 3
2010-01-11 by Davey Boy
Hardly recognizable from the power-pop band that bounced around on treadmills... |
 | Red House Painters Old Ramon 4
2010-01-11 by Cam
An overlooked gem... |
 | Yeasayer Odd Blood 3
2010-01-10 by Adam Downer
On Odd Blood, Yeasayer are quite content to make cool yet easy pop music, ultimately keeping themselves as the band to check out if you like (better indie bands)... |
 | Dangers Messy, Isn't It? 4
2010-01-09 by Jared W. Dillon
Dangers make diverse and technical changes to their sound resulting in their best overall record... |
 | Spoon Transference 4
2010-01-09 by Cam
Transference presents the kind of Spoon thats all too easy to fall in love with... |
 | Orphaned Land The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR 2
2010-01-05 by Tyler Munro
A lack of direction and discipline makes The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR both a massive disappointment and a colossal failure.. |
 | Vampire Weekend Contra 3.5
2010-01-04 by Nick Butler
An album that smartly avoids the urge to reinvent the wheel... |
 | Diamanda Galas The Singer 3.5
2010-01-03 by Nick Butler
This is how the blues should sound; like Satan himself... |
 | Morphine At Your Service 3.5
2010-01-03 by Nick Butler
A new studio album 10 years after Mark Sandman died? Cool... |
 | Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki Symphony No. 3 5
2009-12-22 by Nick Butler
An utterly awe-inspiring work... |
 | Telefon Tel Aviv Fahrenheit Fair Enough 4
2009-12-22 by Mike Stagno
Telefon Tel Aviv at their creative high... |
 | Elder Reflect 4
2009-12-15 by Adam Downer
Reflect is messy, short, and brooding- and the best emotional hardcore album of 2009.. |
 | Andrew Jackson Jihad Can't Maintain 3.5
2009-12-13 by Nick Butler
Sloppy and sincere, this is one of the better rock records this year... |
 | Emery ...In Shallow Seas We Sail 5 (Staff Pick)
2009-12-10 by Davey Boy
Emerys best LP could be post-hardcores finest ever! The album of 2009... |
 | Film School alwaysnever 4.5
2009-12-05 by Matt Wolfe
I Just Turned Into a Gas.. |
 | Sarah Fimm The Vanishing Sessions (B-Sides Part I) 4
2009-12-04 by Trey Spencer
This might just be a collection of B-Sides and a few re-worked tracks, but it comes together as much more than that... |
 | Felt Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez 3.5
2009-12-02 by Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman
More or less the Aesop Rock show through and through.. |
 | Sole and the Skyrider Band Plastique 4.5
2009-12-02 by Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman
If only Raekwon delayed his newest another year, Plastique would be sitting on top of all of 2009s releases defecating.. |
 | Hank Mobley Soul Station 3
2009-11-27 by Nick Butler
A very good hard bop band, held back by one rusty cog in the machine... |
 | Orianthi Believe 3
2009-11-25 by Davey Boy
Jacko’s guitarist knows HER way around 6 strings… And SHE can sing too... |
 | Animal Collective Fall Be Kind 5
2009-11-23 by Lewis P.
As a collection of songs, each one ranks among the band’s best; as an album, Fall Be Kind is a swift, personal and evocative statement from a band known for being cryptic. You helped make this; enjoy... |
 | Barren Earth Our Twilight 3
2009-11-23 by Trey Spencer
Despite originality issues, Barren Earth delivers a solid progressive/doom album that should have fans of Amorphis’ earlier works excited... |
| Animal Collective Fall Be Kind 4.5
2009-11-21 by Adam Downer
This is Animal Collective at their finest folks, inviting everyone in to see them at their peak and loving the freedom that comes with being on top of the world... |
 | Kris Allen Kris Allen 2
2009-11-19 by Davey Boy
Like vanilla ice-cream with very little topping. It’s all Kanye’s fault... |
 | OneRepublic Waking Up 3
2009-11-17 by Davey Boy
Further ambition results in marginal progression, but Coldplay need not fear just yet... |
 | Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 Lovelyville 4.5
2009-11-17 by
A unique hike through the mountains of the bizarre... |
 | To-Mera Earthbound EP 1.5
2009-11-17 by Trey Spencer
The band continues their musical deterioration... |
 | John Mayer Battle Studies 3.5
2009-11-17 by Alex Silveri
or, John Mayer’s Eleven Reflections On The Theme Of Love, Performed In The Key Of Starry Eyed Hunkness... |
 | Yonlu A Society In Which No Tear is Shed... 4 (Staff Pick)
2009-11-15 by Nick Butler
Cynics be damned: this incredible backstory has an incredible album to match... |
 | Crooked I Mr. Pig Face Weapon Waist 3.5
2009-11-14 by Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman
The best Slaughterhouse affiliated release of the year... |
 | Wale Attention Deficit 3.5
2009-11-14 by Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman
A successful, albeit uneven major label debut... |
 | Gil Scott-Heron Pieces of a Man 3.5
2009-11-13 by Nick Butler
A great soul record with a timeless, peerless intro... |
 | My Dying Bride Bring Me Victory EP 1.5
2009-11-13 by Trey Spencer
The only positive thing about this EP is that it only has four songs... |
 | pg.lost In Never Out 3
2009-11-11 by Adam Downer
In Never Out is maddeningly safe, never really pushing the volume past Eight when pg.lost are so, so good at Eleven... |
 | Gaza He Is Never Coming Back 4
2009-11-11 by Cam
One of the better heavy albums of the year so far... |
 | Say Anything Say Anything 4.5
2009-11-10 by John A. Hanson
If youre into the movie High Fidelity youll love this album... |
 | Flyleaf Memento Mori 3
2009-11-09 by Trey Spencer
The band make some adjustments to their alt. metal sound - some work and some dont... |
 | William Bell The Soul of a Bell 4
2009-11-07 by Nick Butler
A soul classic... |
 | Shpongle Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland 4.5
2009-11-04 by Nick Butler
A more than worthy follow-up to their meisterwerk... |
 | The Almost Monster, Monster 3
2009-11-03 by Davey Boy
Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie consolidates, yet compromises, his rock-oriented side-project... |
 | Weezer Raditude 2
2009-11-02 by Adam Downer
Like you expected anything different.. |
 | Royce da 5'9 Street Hop 3
2009-11-01 by Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman
The rare occasion when a prior mixtape release outshines the actual LP... |
 | Micachu Jewellery 4.5
2009-10-30 by Lewis P.
Scraps and heaps of junk constructed meticulously to create improbable pop. Lewis tries one more time to explain why... |
 | Cheryl Cole 3 Words 3
2009-10-30 by Nick Butler
A solid, if unfocused effort from Mrs. Cashley... |
 | Katatonia Night Is The New Day 4
2009-10-30 by Trey Spencer
Katatonia finally start to deliver on the potential theyve displayed for their whole career... |
 | Aficionado The Myth About Real Life EP 3
2009-10-28 by Lewis P.
Aficionado’s sound has been shaved down to a general concept, leaning towards their post-hardcore brethren in a way that never undermines the indie pop invariably intertwined (or vice versa, for that matter)... |
 | Within Temptation An Acoustic Night At The Theatre 3
2009-10-28 by Trey Spencer
Acoustic versions of these songs are actually more effective than the originals... |
 | The Red Chord Fed Through the Teeth Machine 4.5
2009-10-27 by Tyler Munro
Fed Through the Teeth Machine is a dynamic, speedy interpretation of the Red Chords signature sound. Also, really good... |
 | Phrase Clockwork 4 (Staff Pick)
2009-10-27 by Davey Boy
This is what persistence looks like, a $hitload of passion with a dream that took time... |
 | Do Make Say Think Other Truths 4
2009-10-27 by Alex Silveri
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please DMST. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of DMST dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of DMST, he is none of his... |
 | Between The Buried And Me The Great Misdirect 4
2009-10-26 by Tyler Munro
While The Great Misdirect might not match the raw intensity of The Silent Circus, it might be their most coherent album yet... |
 | Death [Punk] ...For the Whole World to See 4
2009-10-21 by Nick Butler
Recorded in 1974, but released in 2009, it might have been a classic... |
 | Paloma Faith Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? 4
2009-10-21 by Davey Boy
Forget the truth & allow yourself to be swept away by something beautiful... |
 | Orphans of Cush White Noize 4.5
2009-10-20 by Nick Butler
UK hip-hop just ARRIVED, son... |
 | Kill Hannah Wake Up The Sleepers 2.5
2009-10-20 by Trey Spencer
Kill Hannah opts for a grittier approach to their synth-laden brand of alt. rock that ultimately fails to live up to the potential shown on previous albums... |
 | Daitro Y 4
2009-10-19 by Adam Downer
Daitro trim the fat, add some hooks, and prove why theyre still one of the best acts around in the European hardcore scene... |
 | The Kinks The Village Green Preservation Society 4
2009-10-19 by Nick Butler
A middle finger to America that remains potent today... |
 | Alanis Morissette Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie 3
2009-10-19 by Nick Butler
Pretty underrated, actually... |
 | Atlas Sound Logos 4
2009-10-18 by Cam
Yet another jewel in a banner year for neo-psychedelic rock, Logos may be Bradford Coxs best album to date... |
 | The Chasm Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm 4
2009-10-18 by Tyler Munro
Forget swine flu, this is Mexican death (metal) done right... |
 | Converge Axe To Fall 2.5
2009-10-18 by Jared W. Dillon
Converges collective of lost boys does little to improve the groups sound... |
 | Lightning Bolt Earthly Delights 3.5
2009-10-17 by Jared W. Dillon
More rumblings from the Rhode Island duo... |
 | Natalie Imbruglia Come to Life 3
2009-10-15 by Davey Boy
A 2nd gear finally exists, but Imbruglia is still looking for Torn Mk.II... |
 | Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 4.5
2009-10-12 by Nick Butler
Worth the hype... |
 | The Eastern Wave All Covet, All Lose 4
2009-10-12 by Mike Stagno
Jake Brown releases his most accomplished works to date... |
 | Editors In This Light and On This Evening 2
2009-10-09 by Davey Boy
Editors jump on the electro bandwagon & crash to earth with a thud... |
 | The Fall of Troy In the Unlikely Event 2
2009-10-06 by Ryan Flatley
In The Unlikely Event proves to be an underwhelming, grave disappointment... |
 | A Place to Bury Strangers Exploding Head 4.5
2009-10-05 by Ryan Flatley
Exploding Head is the next defining step in A Place To Bury Strangers short span.. |
 | Alice in Chains Black Gives Way to Blue 4
2009-10-03 by Mike Stagno
Alice in Chains hasnt lost a step.. |
 | Dappled Cities Zounds 3
2009-10-03 by Davey Boy
Dappled Cities 3rd LP zounds impeccably crafted, but somethings missing... |
