Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Greatest Hits August 21, 2010Tom Petty has always sounded like a hybrid of Dylan, Springsteen and Jackson Browne to me. Ok, not...
Local Natives: Gorilla Manor August 14, 2010I know people fucking love Grizzly Bear and Fleet Foxes and stuff (and I’d have my fake hipster...
Menomena: Mines August 12, 2010I declare albums ‘album of the year!’ on a regular basis. Actually, I’m often disappointed by much of...
Fang Island: Fang Island August 12, 2010I was clearly hitting the pipe when I downloaded this one. Instrumental ra ra prog rock shouldn’t be...
Wolf Parade: Expo 86 July 13, 2010This is certainly Wolf Parade’s most straightforward album, less moaning and broken gears and almost hopeful in its...
Sebadoh: Sebadoh III June 28, 2010This is the first Sebadoh album I owned, though not their first. It starts with one of the...
Julian Casablancas: Phrazes For The Young June 24, 2010It’s pretty much impossible to divorce Julian Casablancas from The Strokes. As the lead singer and songwriter, it’s...
Broken Bells: Broken Bells June 19, 2010Gotta say, I’m pretty disappointed with this album. I generally like The Shins, and appreciate Danger Mouse’s production,...
Edan: Beauty and the Beat June 15, 2010Trippy, layered and hypnotic, somehow Edan has found ways to continue to sample crap from all over the...
Braid: Movie Music, Vol. 1 June 15, 2010Singles collections can’t really be judged in the same light as full LPs. This one is no exception, but...
The Black Keys: Brothers June 10, 2010I understand the understated aesthetic on this newest cover, but this taking it a bit too far. Unlike...
Titus Andronicus: The Monitor April 26, 2010I can’t stop listening to this album. Easily the best album of 2010 so far. It brings to...
Miles Kurosky @ Mercury Lounge April 1, 2010When one of my favorite bands of all time, Beulah, broke up I cried. Okay, I didn’t cry,...
Phish: A Picture of Nectar March 23, 2010I was caught in a strange time in my life when I bought this album. It was college,...
Gang Starr: Step in the Arena March 9, 2010Why must you boys always fight? Step in the Arena is one of the most classic rap albums...
Shout Out Louds: Work February 24, 2010This is one of those bands I always forget I like until I listen to their albums. They...
Eminem: Encore February 14, 2010Where did this weird accent come from? On the second track, “Evil Deeds,” Eminem all of sudden has...
Das Racist: Relax January 24, 2010There’s been plenty of joke rap throughout the years. Two Live Jews come to mind. And The Trilambs....