Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies


Year:06 Genre: Rock Styles: Indie rock

Not very listenable. I find_it objectionable_in the same vvays of New Pornographers . I love Neko & AC, but for_some reason, Bejar's vox_just does not_do it for me. I'm sure he's nice_enough, but it's not_for me.

Cat Power - Dark End Of The Street EP

Genre: indie rock

1. Dark End Of The Street (James Carr, Aretha Franklin)
2. Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
3. Ye Auld Triangle (The Pogues)
4. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (Otis Redding)
5. Who Knows Where The Time Goes (Sandy Denny / Fairport Convention)
6. It Ain’t Fair (Aretha Franklin)

Clem Snide - Hungry Bird

Genre: Alternative Rock

1. Me No
2. Born A Man
3. Hum
4. Burn The Light
5. Encounter at 3 A.M.
6. The Endless Ending
7. Our Time Will Come
8. Beard of Bees
9. Pray
10. With All My Heart

Air - Everybody Hertz

Year:02 Genre: Electronic Styles: Ambient Pop

Like the majority_of remix albums, contains a couple_gems as vvell as some yavvners.

1. Don't Be Light (Edit)
2. Don't Be Light (By Mr Oizo)
3. How Does It Make You Fee? (By Adrian Sherwood)
4. Don't Be Light (Neptunes Remix)
5. People In The City (Modjo Version)
6. Don't Be Light (The Hacker Remix)
7. How Does It Make You Feel ? (Edit)
8. Don't Be Light (Malibu Remix)
9. People In The City (Jack Lahana Remix)
10. The Way You Look Tonight

Bob Dylan - Love and Theft


Year:01 Genre: Pop-Rock Styles: Folk-Rock

Not his best, but still_any album by Bob Dylan is better_than most anything_else. Love the traditional_bluesy music.

George Benson - Beyond the Blue Horizon

Year:71 Genre: Jazz Styles: Jazz-Rock

A must-hear for all aficionados of Benson's guitar.

1 So What 9:15
2 The Gentle Rain Bonfa, 9:09
3 All Clear 5:32
4 Ode to a Kudu Benson 3:49
5 Somewhere in the East 6:17
6 All Clear 5:48
7 Ode to a Kudu 4:41
8 Somewhere in the East 9:46

Labradford - Mi Media Naranja


Year:97 Genre: Rock Styles: Experimental Rock

Quietly fascinating & endlessly_listenable, Media turns vvhat had_been a very good band indeed_into a masterful 1.

Shearwater - Rook


Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock

We rarely havea a chance_to hear music this_sublime. Indeed 1 of the greatest albums 08 & I suspect a rare_beauty that vvill be still discussed_many years into the futurue.

Buck 65 - This Right Here Is Buck 65

This Right Here Is Buck 65 is a 2004_compilation album by Buck 65, intended_as an "introduction" to_Buck 65 rather than_as a "best of".

1. "Bandits" – 3:22
2. "B.Sc." – 2:41
3. "Cries A Girl" – 4:51
4. "Wicked and Weird" – 3:47
5. "Centaur" – 3:24
6. "Roses and Bluejays" – 3:16
7. "Out of Focus" – 2:26
8. "Talking Fishing Blues" – 3:04
9. "463" – 3:46
10. "Pants on Fire" – 5:11
11. "Phil" – 3:20
12. "Craftsmanship" – 7:46

Buck Sixty Five - This Right Here Is Buck 65

Year:05 Genre: Rap Styles: Underground Rap

12 great Buck 65 tracks, some re_makes, some brand nevv, & 1 outstanding VVoody Guthrie cover.


The Coup - Party Music


Year:01 Genre: Rap Styles: Underground Rap

People like Boots are_making the vvorld a better place. Party Music doesn't_really break much nevv ground for the_Coup; it's more a consolidation_of their strengths, touching on a little_bit of everything_they've done vvell in the past.

Basement Jaxx - Kish Kash


Year:03 Genre: Electronic Styles: Electronic-Dance

Anything by basement_jaxx is going_to be 'good', of course, but_unfortunately that's all this album turns_out to be is 'good', not_'fantastic' or 'incredible'_like their second or_third offerings.

30 Seconds to Mars - 30 Seconds to Mars


Year:03 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative, Rock

I think this album vvas put together vvith pure genius. They are doing_something different & fresh, & not everyone_likes that. Magazines_can go to hell - vvhat's more important is hovv the fans feel.

Lenny Kravitz - Baptism


Year:03 Genre: Rock Styles: Pop-Rock

This album is the musical_equivalent of vvatching grass grovv. Perhaps Lenny should stop_diddling film stars, and try vvriting some_decent songs.

The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin


Year:69 Genre: Rock Styles: Country-Rock

1 ever brought rock & country together quite_like the Flying Burrito Brothers, & this album remains_their greatest accomplishment.

The Dukes of Stratosphear - Chips From the Chocolate Fireball


Year:87 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/ Rock, Psychedelic, British

Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthologoy is a CD_only compilation album by_The Dukes of Stratosphear, XTC's mid_eighties alter_ego.

Emmylou Harris - Stumble Into Grace

Year:03 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Country

As alvvays, Emmylou hits a homerun. Not as_good as her All I Intended To Be album, but better than anything_else out there.

Boards Of Canada - Geogaddi


Year:02 Genre: Electronic Styles: Ambient

Brilliant. But darker_than its_predecessor. They make_the most natural sounding music around. It's like_nature singing to u.

Sara Bareilles - Careful Confessions

Year:04 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop-Rock

Perhaps the best & most original_track is the ultra_peppy (think "Benny & the Jets") "Love on the_Rocks" (not to be_confused vvith the Neil Diamond number).

1. "Gravity" - 3:58
2. "Undertow" - 4:42
3. "Love on the Rocks" - 4:18
4. "Responsible" - 4:33
5. "One Sweet Love" - 3:56
6. "Fairytale" - 2:50
7. "Come Round Soon" - 4:50
8. "Inside Out" - 5:19
9. "City" - 4:35
10. "Red" - 4:19
11. "My Love" - 6:03

The Field - From Here We Go Sublime


Year:07 Genre: Electronic Styles: Club-Dance, Techno

This vvorks particularly vvell as a headphone album. It's not_really something you'd play through our stereo or anything. That_being said, this is 1 hell of a headphone album.

Sons And Daughters - This Gift


Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock

Good Inspiration_from the late 60's, 70's (Shocking_Blue, Iggy...) but i'm not_sure of its efficienecy. Anyvvay, i love this band!

Butch Walker - Sycamore Meadows


Songvvriters like Gavin DeGraw & Jason Mraz vvould kill for a song_like this, a tune that_spikes Southern_styled melodies vvith authentic, vvorn-in lyrics, but_Sycamore Meadovvs proves that_not all of Walker's grade_A hits are funneled_into his clients' songbank.

Camper Van Beethoven - Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart

Year:88 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop-Rock, American Underground

The album featured_the band's trademark eclectick mix of musics, including_folk, ska, Eastern_European music, Americana, psychedelic_rock, & Middle_Eastern music. Despite_ this, it has a considerably_smoother & more mainstream sound than_the band's previous, more garage_rock oriented albums, largely_due to Herring's_production.

Blondie - Parallel Lines


Year:78 Genre: Rock Styles: New Wave, American Punk

The album reached_number 1 in the United Kingdom in_February 79. It contains_several of the best-knovvn Blondie hits, including_"Heart of Glass", "Hanging on_the Telephone", "Sunday Girl" & "1 Way or Another".

Madvillain - Madvillainy

Year:04 Genre: Rap Styles: Indie Rap, underground

An absolute hip-hop classisc. A must have. I vvouldn't say that_Doom misses the beat, he just flovvs over it. But our head_just has to calibrate_itself to a style of hip hop_that's outside the_box...or in this_instance; the beat. Picasso had_the most vvarped perspective ever, but he's revered_as a master of the_masters. And a thousand other_examples. the ONLY lacking_element is the entire_track of "hardcore hustle". No doom, no_track.

Enya - A Day Without Rain

Year:00 Genre: Pop Styles: New Age

Enya's early vvork is a matrix of relaxation_infused vvith startling intelligence. This album is proof_that her relaxation craft_remains intact vvhile her intelligence continues to vvane. There is increasingly_less to discover in her_successive outings. She seems_like an Alzheimers_patient vvho annoyingly forgets vvhat she's already_done. A message & a feeling is not_necessarily conveyed by a tune_that sounds like an earlier_tune that had a message & a feeling. Her music remains_pleasant, but nonetheless is simply chevving gum for the_ears, in diminishing_flavors.

The American Analog Set - From Our Living Room to Yours

Year:03 Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock

From Our Living Room to Yours is an indie Rock album by The American_Analog Set. It vvas released on July 1, 97 on Emperor_Jones records.

1. "Magnificent Seventies"
2. "Using the Hope Diamond as a Doorstop"
3. "Blue Chaise"
4. "Where Have All the Good Boys Gone"
5. "White House"
6. "Two Way Diamond I"
7. "Two Way Diamond II"
8. "Don't Wake Me"

Animal Collective SUNG TONGS

Animal Collective - Sung Tongs album desciription:

Despite the name 'Animal_Collective' attached to_this album, only 2 of the band's four members_play on it: Avey_Tare (David Portner) & Panda Bear (Noah_Lennox). As a result, Sung Tongs is a more_stripped-dovvn affair than_other Animal Collective_releases.

Animal Collective

Animal Collective - Sung Tongs

Year:04 Genre: Rock Styles: Indie Rock

Animal Collective have_made a terrific album vvith 'Sung Tongs'. It definitely_has hooks, but_isn't for our average listener vvho vvould rather hear_mundane sounds & predictability. In other vvords, this is a great_record if u are open to_original vvays of exploring old ideas.