Archers of Loaf: All the Nations Airports March 15, 2004It’s obvious the boys at the record label sat these guys down and told them to rein it in,...
American Football: American Football March 10, 2004I think this might be the kind of music kids in high school get beaten up for listening...
Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes March 10, 2004Oh boy, I know I’m gonna get crap for this one. Making sense of Tori Amos’ little piano-side...
Alkaline Trio: Maybe I’ll Catch Fire March 10, 2004Not as good as their debut, Goddamnit!, this album still has a couple classic punk-pop gems. “Fuck You...
Alkaline Trio: Good Mourning March 10, 2004I never really knew what these guys looked like until I saw them on Conan. Holy Satanic priest!...
Alkaline Trio: Goddamnit! March 10, 2004This is one of those serious guilty pleasure albums. I know I’m not supposed to like it at...
Alice In Chains: SAP March 10, 2004Dark and haunting acoustic rock from the masters of sludge, this album reminds me of sitting in a...
Alice In Chains: Dirt March 10, 2004A classic album of the grunge era, Dirt made me feel, well, dirty. It may have been the...
Alice In Chains: Alice in Chains March 10, 2004What the fuck happened to this dog’s leg? It must have chewed off its own appendage to get...
The Police: Zenyatta Mondatta February 1, 2004There we go. Let’s put Reggatta behind us and get down to business. We’re no longer the punk...
Karate: The Bed Is In the Ocean November 3, 2003You can tell these guys are testing the waters here. They’re working with their phrasing and their more...
The Police: Ghost in the Machine October 31, 2003This is The Police’s Use Your Illusion (Outlandos being their Appetite for Destruction and Zenyatta their Lies) as...
Death Cab for Cutie: Transatlanticism October 27, 2003It seems the time working with the relatively minimalist Postal Service project has given Ben Gibbard the swing-for-the-fences attitude...
The Shins: Chutes Too Narrow October 23, 2003Don’t let the cartoon crap on the cover fool you; this is no lightweight album. The Shins seem...
Constantines: Shine a Light September 27, 2003Dude, Canada is the new Liverpool! Okay, Glass Tiger not withstanding, Canada has put out some good stuff...
Beulah: Yoko September 11, 2003Breakups are a bitch. Like Yoko Ono breaking up The Beatles, apparently a bunch of dudes in Beulah...
Frank Black: Show Me Your Tears September 10, 2003This thing feels more like an album than Dog In the Sand. The mood is the same throughout–and...
British Sea Power: The Decline of British Sea Power September 10, 2003Thank god they didn’t name the band Italian Sea Power, cuz we all know where they ended up....