An album full of uplifting pop rock songs that are some of the best and most listenable in recent memory.

Holy crap… did I just use “fun, funky vibe” to describe a Kranky release?

Takes Darla’s signature drum n’ bliss sound and gives it a healthy and heartfelt upgrade.

Beneath Medicine Tree is not without its flaws, but it hints at so much promise.

Intimacy is what this recording is all about.

A stripped down album that reveals the honesty and beauty at the core of Ester Drang’s music.

Filled with intelligent pop music that could nestle up pretty comfortably with the likes of Lisa Loeb.

Los Halos is a perfect name for this band as they sing about love, angels, dreams, space, and clouds.

All in all, the Damnwells give evidence that they’re inching towards something vaguely interesting

Osito has done the hard task of balancing variety with quality, and somehow manages to excel at both.

Calla transcend their obvious sources while still giving them a nod.

The Forms new full-length/half-length/EP or whatever the stink it is, is not for you to spend your cash on.

This new album contains all of the same elements that made the debut so great, but that palpable energy seems lacking.

From the start, John Orth’s songwriting is notable for its strangely cryptic and elliptical verse.

If there was ever an example of “too much of a good thing,” it would This Sad Movie.

This is country-folk music fresh from the fields, still crusted in dirt and sweat from a day’s hard work.

It’s good stuff, but it ain’t worth $80.

Perfect music for when you just want to be alone, the lights turned down, while the world rushes around you.

Some tracks may leave the new listener bewildered, but I challenge anyone to not find the beauty ultimately contained in these recordings.

I would even hazard to say that Low’s music isn’t really experienced until you see them live.