| James Blake Overgrown | 5.0 |
| James Blake James Blake | 4.0 |
| Buck 65 20 Odd Years | 4.0 |
| Macklemore and Ryan Lewis The Heist | 4.5 |
| Bon Iver Bon Iver, Bon Iver | 4.5 |
| mewithoutYou Ten Stories | 4.5 |
| Fever Ray Fever Ray | 4.5 |
| mewithoutYou A to B: Life | 4.0 |
| mewithoutYou Catch For Us the Foxes | 4.5 |
| mewithoutYou Brother, Sister | 5.0 |
| Colour Revolt Plunder, Beg, and Curse | 4.0 |
| Colour Revolt Colour Revolt | 3.5 |
| The Mars Volta The Bedlam in Goliath | 4.0 |
| The Mars Volta Frances the Mute | 3.5 |
| The Mars Volta De-Loused in the Comatorium | 5.0 |
| At the Drive-In Relationship of Command | 5.0 |
| Aqualung Strange and Beautiful | 4.5 |
| Aqualung Memory Man | 3.5 |
| Anberlin Never Take Friendship Personal | 3.5 |
| Anberlin Cities | 4.0 |
| Muse Absolution | 4.0 |
| Muse Black Holes & Revelations | 4.0 |
| Radiohead OK Computer | 4.5 |
| Radiohead In Rainbows | 4.5 |
| M.I.A. Kala | 4.0 |
| Mae The Everglow | 4.5 |
| Frightened Rabbit The Midnight Organ Fight | 5.0 |
| Owl City Ocean Eyes | 3.0 |
| Norma Jean Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child | 3.5 |
| Norma Jean is not for everyone, but this album is by far their greatest effort to date. as far as vocals, Cory simply can't compare to Josh in raw talent. As a whole, "kiss the martyr..." provides lush and startling texture, tempered with just enough tradition and, well, rhythm. i tend to attribute this to josh as well, since NJ became relatively tame and boring after he left, and his next project "The Chariot" was so far in the other direction to be un-listenable. people seem to hate this album, but i would suggest you listen to it 3 or 4 times without distraction. Yes, it is obscenely dissonant, but if it washes over you and sinks in, you will begin to notice subtle virtuosity in both the instrumental and in the vocals. being able to invoke emotions has always been a true test of good music, and hardcore/posthardcore has long been associated with angst and little else. somehow with this album NJ manages to bring out much deeper, more intelligible emotions from their harsh chords. that alone is worth a few listens |
| Brian Eno Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) | 4.5 |
| Brian Eno Another Green World | 4.5 |
| Brian Eno Before and After Science | 4.5 |
| Brian Eno Ambient 4: On Land | 3.5 |
| Brian Eno Another Day On Earth | 4.5 |
| Bjork Volta | 3.5 |
| Bjork Medulla | 4.5 |
| Beck Modern Guilt | 3.0 |
| Beck Guero | 4.5 |
| Apoptygma Berzerk Welcome To Earth | 4.0 |
| Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea | 5.0 |
| of Montreal Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? | 4.5 |
| of Montreal Satanic Panic in the Attic | 3.5 |
