Karate: Unsolved October 25, 2000So this is what emerges from the cocoon. With their album, In Place of Real Insight, they took...
Q and Not U: No Kill No Beep Beep October 5, 2000I was talking to somebody about this band, and I think he said that listening to Q &...
Radiohead: Kid A October 4, 2000This has to be one of the most overrated albums of all time. It’s ”brilliant” the way an...
At the Drive-In: Relationship of Command September 13, 2000I kick myself every time I think about the fact I resisted this album after a cursory listen....
The Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs, Pt. 1 September 7, 2000Troubadours get a bad name. Well, a French name anyway. And Stephin Merritt is nothing if he is...
Koufax: It Had To Do With Love September 6, 2000It’s like 70s prog rock threw up on Ben Folds. Organs and pianos replace guitars, and the head...
Elliott: False Cathedrals August 23, 2000Wow, what a difference one album makes. Piano and heavy bass dominate the opening tandem track “Voices/Calm Americans,”...
Deee-Lite: World Clique August 8, 2000There wasn’t a single party in the early 90’s that didn’t feature at least a couple spins of...
Elliott: If They Do ep July 25, 2000As I’ve stated many times before, I don’t really like EPs. Many times these little things are made...
764-Hero: Weekends of Sound July 19, 2000They’ve amped up the musicianship on this one. The basslines have become more snaking, the time signatures a...
Funkadelic: Maggot Brain July 12, 2000There is officially not a better stoner album on earth. If I were a guy who did whip-its...
Foo Fighters: Foo Fighters July 4, 2000Dave Grohl probably knew that breaking out of the shadow of Nirvana was never going to be easy....
Badly Drawn Boy: The Hour of Bewilderbeast June 27, 2000I know this shit ain’t normally up my alley, but even Mr. Hipster can get Anglophile on your...
12 Rods: Separation Anxieties June 21, 2000I remember seeking out this album after reading an amazing review on Pitchfork–and then I realized I found...
Belle & Sebastian: Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant June 6, 2000Ugh, who’s the dude with the deeper voice? Track three starts and I’m convinced that he has somehow...
fIREHOSE: Ragin’, Full-On June 6, 2000Associating music with a place and time is a pretty common occurrence. This album is strong in that...
Dr. Octagon: Dr. Octagonecologyst May 6, 2000I heard this album for the first time when working for a record label back in 1997. And...
Alkaline Trio: Alkaline Trio April 19, 2000Culled from The Alkaline Trio’s many EPs and seven-inches, this album feels much more like an LP than...