Album Reviews

The Most Serene Republic : Underwater Cinematographer

No strings attached…to Broken Social Scene, that is.

The Album Leaf : Seal Beach EP

Spanish release from SD instrumentalist gets the reissue treatment.

Xiu Xiu : La Forêt

A great balance of chaos and serenity.

TaughtMe : ReadytoGoUnder

One man’s lo-fi recordings is another man’s symphony.

Tussle : Kling Klang

This is a party. This is a disco. This is some fooling around.

Decahedron : 2005

Post-apocalyptic post-hardcore.

Graves : To Sur With Love

Portland songwriter follows up serene debut with a fuller “band” sound.

Longwave : There’s a Fire

Stare at your shoes like it’s 1985.

Sufjan Stevens : Illinois

Part 2 of 50, in which Sufjan Stevens brings us a new state, great music and absurdly long song titles.

Foo Fighters : In Your Honor

Two discs, just for the fans.

Fitzgerald : Raised by Wolves

The couple that sings together stays together.

The Power Station : The Power Station

Odd reissue of Duran Duran/Robert Palmer side project’s hit album.

zZz : Sound of zZz

Dutch duo rocks the organ hard.

Nouvelle Vague : Nouvelle Vague

French pop and lounge versions of the punk rock classics!

Medications : Your Favorite People All in One Place

One small step for post-hardcore, one giant leap for punk rock song lengths.

The White Stripes : Get Behind Me Satan

New and improved White Stripes, Zellweger-free.

The Posies : Every Kind of Light

Welcome reunion of the uncategorical kind.