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Nuggets 2: Original Artyfacts From the British Empire and Beyond by Various Artists (Review)
I recommend you put a blindfold, throw away the liner notes, and listen to all of this fresh stuff.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.Impasse by Richard Buckner (Review)
Not a bad record by any means, but I just find myself wanting to like it more than I do.No More Shall We Part by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds (Review)
No More Shall We Part is the best album of 2001.Hard Candy by Counting Crows (Review)
When all is said and done, the band seems happy to continue with the success that they have enjoyed so far.The Creek Drank the Cradle by Iron And Wine (Review)
Sam Beam is a poet, plain and simple.Sirena by Cousteau (Review)
While the group’s music may not take the heartbreak away, it sure makes it easier to take.Amore Del Tropico by The Black Heart Procession (Review)
The expansion of their sound gives the Procession room to grow and breathe in previously impossible directions.( ) by Sigur Rós (Review)
Compared to the celestial heights that Ágætis Byrjun strove for, ( ) feels remarkably restrained. But in its own way, far more ambitious.Trust by Low (Review)
An album that reminds me of why I loved, and continue to love, their music so much.The Skin of Whippets by Charity Empressa (Review)
Some drone artists may encourage you to tune out and fade away but Charity Empressa’s music engages the listener.Turn on the Bright Lights by Interpol (Review)
Perfect and stunning.The River Made No Sound by Pan•American (Review)
Mark Nelson is determined to minimize his albums’ accessibility as deliberately as he minimizes his sound.Alive by Ryûhei Kitamura (Review)
A hugely disappointing as a follow up to Versus.A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay (Review)
It is apparent that Coldplay have bravely invested some intelligence and effort into writing songs that grow with use.