Album Reviews

zZz : Sound of zZz

Dutch duo rocks the organ hard.

The Posies : Every Kind of Light

Welcome reunion of the uncategorical kind.

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.

Say Hi To Your Mom : Ferocious Mopes

Witty power-pop from lone Brooklynite.

Lion Fever : Haunted Water

Rockin’ Portland group fronted by a lethal lady.

Black Mountain : Black Mountain

A little late, but still rocking from the highest peaks.

Melodium : La Tete Qui Flotte

For acquired tastes and tastes to be acquired.

Various Artists : Down in a Mirror: A Second Tribute to Jandek

Reclusive artist gets the tribute album treatment…again!

Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockerell : Begonias

Former Whiskeytown singer steps out with new collaborator on full-length set.

Smog : A River Ain’t Too Much to Love

The great American novel in song? Maybe not, but we’ll take it.

The Oranges Band : The World and Everything In It

Entry one on your Oranges Band buyers guide.

Jamie Lidell : Multiply

Blue-eyed soul is no longer anything to sneeze at.

Coldplay : X & Y

If you weren’t already convinced…

Vox Vermillion : Standing Still You Move Forward

Intelligent female-fronted pop album on Slug and Murs’ indie imprint.

Jennifer O’Connor : The Color and the Light

Singer-songwriter shows promise on debut.

The Valley Arena : Take Comfort in Strangers

Emotions always seem to get in the way of a good album.