Snow Patrol: Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol Snow Patrol (Jeepster Recordings) Disclaimer: This is not a new album. Snow Patrol released two albums on Jeepster Records before the label dropped them and they went on to sell millions. A decade More...
Andrew Bird: Hands of Glory
Andrew Bird Hands of Glory (Mom + Pop Music) For being such a gifted musician, Andrew Bird is also remarkably versatile. Earlier this year, he released Break It Yourself, a record where Bird’s instrument of More...
The Avett Brothers: The Carpenter
The Avett Brothers The Carpenter (Universal Republic Records) Thanks to acts like Fleet Foxes and Mumford and Sons, folk has confidently taken a spot in the mainstream. With their seventh LP, The Avett Brothers More...
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Psychedelic Pill
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Psychedelic Pill (Reprise Records) After a break of nearly a decade, Neil Young & Crazy Horse have unleashed two albums onto the masses. The first, Americana, was met with mixed reception, More...
Robert Pollard: Jack Sells the Cow
Robert Pollard Jack Sells the Cow (GBV Inc.) Even if you haven’t heard of him, you should appreciate that Robert Pollard is one of the hardest working musicians alive. This is his second solo LP released this More...
Menomena: Moms
Menomena Moms (Barsuk Records) Concept albums are a tricky business, too often coming across as confining or cheesy. A listener would have every reason to be wary of Menomena’s Moms, which does in fact revolve More...
The View: Cheeky for a Reason
The View Cheeky for a Reason (Cooking Vinyl Records) Sorry, Fiona Apple, but Scottish rockers The View win my award for best album title of the year so far. To me, it exemplifies this band’s sound: fun, irreverent More...
DJ Shadow: Reconstructed – The Best of DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow (A&M Records) DJ Shadow is one of the most accomplished electronic/trip hop musicians of the day, with his debut album Endtroducing… landing him a slot in the Guinness More...
Sweet Billy Pilgrim: Crown and Treaty
Sweet Billy Pilgrim Crown and Treaty (Luxor Purchase) Most bands that work on their recording in a garden shed don’t have a great reputation. Not so with Sweet Billy Pilgrim. They may have found finer accommodations More...
Martha Wainwright: Come Home to Mama
Martha Wainwright Come Home to Mama (self-released) From the opening notes of “I Am Sorry,” it’s clear that Come Home to Mama is a bit of a departure for Martha Wainwright. It has been three years since More...
