Sep 28, 2005 Music Data Is Not Information by Frantic Mantis (Review) The album’s goofiness undercuts the band’s attempts to explore deeper, more relevant themes.
Jun 11, 2005 Music Catch for Us the Foxes by mewithoutYou (Review) An album where nearly every single song grabs you by the throat.
Nov 3, 2003 Music The Fire Theft by The Fire Theft (Review) The Fire Theft are every bit as potent as Enigk and company’s earlier work.
Sep 6, 2003 Music Death and Taxes by Brandtson (Review) Brandtson is back and have finally released an album where Myk Porter sings on-key.
Jul 4, 2003 Music Noise Ratchet by Noise Ratchet (Review) Regardless of how much passion Noise Ratchet throws into their music, it still comes across as rather conventional and familiar.
Jun 26, 2003 Music Warm American Sweater by Brady Brock (Review) The album’s ultimate saving grace is the production, perfectly sculpted to bring out the strengths of each song.
May 22, 2003 Music Beneath Medicine Tree by Copeland (Review) Beneath Medicine Tree is not without its flaws, but it hints at so much promise.
Feb 19, 2003 Music Volume Plus Volume by Rescue (Review) I think my feelings for Volume Plus Volume are best expressed in a 5-part series of haikus.
Feb 18, 2003 Music Light a Match for I Deserve to Burn by The Beautiful Mistake (Review) Sonically, The Beautiful Mistake is a clichéd culmination of everything currently happening in the musical underground.
Dec 23, 2002 Music Lost Songs by The Appleseed Cast (Review) Lost Songs gives fans a chance to hear the band in transition while also giving completists access to some solid recordings.
Nov 3, 2002 Music The Tops of Trees Are on Fire by The Lyndsay Diaries (Review) Much of it ends up sounding like something Damien Jurado might record on a really off day, only to quickly tape over it with something else.
Aug 24, 2002 Music The All-American Rejects by The All-American Rejects (Review) It’s a little punk (but not too much), with some safe mall emo, a cheeky ’80s glam-rock solo or two that Weezer rejected, and plenty of studio sheen.
Jul 20, 2002 Music [A→B] Life by mewithoutYou (Review) Each of these songs feels convincingly, painfully convicted.
Jan 29, 2002 Music Beside This Brief Hexagonal by Roadside Monument (Review) Roadside Monument’s music is instantly accessible, but has enough depth, intensity, and emotion to keep me coming back.
Mar 24, 2001 Music The Moon Is Down by Further Seems Forever (Review) So confident and emotional that it stands a good chance of silencing most emo detractors.
Jul 17, 2000 Music My Dear by Royal (Review) Royal captures the beautiful sound found in well-done emo and leaves you with elegant melodies.