| 3.5 great |
| 311 Stereolithic |
| alt-J An Awesome Wave |
| Arcade Fire Neon Bible |
| Big Boi BOOMIVERSE |
| Brand New Deja Entendu |
| Brand New Science Fiction |
| Broken Social Scene Broken Social Scene |
| Chevelle This Type Of Thinking (Could Do Us In) |
| Chevelle Hats Off To The Bull |
| Chevelle The North Corridor |
Chevelle's heaviest and most experimental LP to date. One or two weaker cuts (Enemies) but overall
definitely up there with their best. Door to Door Cannibals and Punchline are easily top 10
Chevelle tracks. |
| Dave Matthews Band Before These Crowded Streets |
| Fair to Midland Arrows and Anchors |
| Interpol Turn on the Bright Lights |
| Kanye West Yeezus |
| Kanye West The Life of Pablo |
| Karnivool Sound Awake |
| Lord Huron Long Lost |
| Lupe Fiasco Food & Liquor |
| Manchester Orchestra Mean Everything to Nothing |
| Manchester Orchestra I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child |
| Nirvana In Utero |
| Petey USA |
The musical equivalent of a therapy journaling session, Petey's second album (his first since
signing with Capitol Records) offers a glimpse into Petey's psyche and perhaps his struggle with
ADHD. The song-writing here is frenetic, with these twelve tracks jumping between structures and
lyrical themes at a dizzying pace. The results vary a bit. There are moments of true introspection
and humor but also trite/clumsy lyrical passages and ideas that feel a tad undercooked (especially
near the middle of the album). Musically, the instrumentation is lush and layered; most songs have
a bouncy synthpop foundation but there are also elements of post-punk ("I'll Wait") and some
almost new-wave undertones at times ("How About That"). Unfortunately, the chaotic production does
not always do these songs any favors (e.g. the disorienting vocal effects on "Skip This One" or
the silly whisper effects during the second verse of "How About That").
Despite some of the song-writing shortfalls and on-the-nose lyrics, the record is definitely worth
a listen, especially if you enjoyed Petey's first project. Overall, USA is a bit all-over- the-
place but there's ultimately more here that works than doesn't.
Favorite tracks so far: I'll Wait, I Tried to Draw a Straight Line, Did I Mention I'm Sorry,
Family of Six, How About That and Goodnight Nurse. |
| Phoenix (FRA) Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix |
| Portugal. The Man In The Mountain In The Cloud |
| Portugal. The Man The Satanic Satanist |
| Portugal. The Man Evil Friends |
| Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork |
| Radiohead The King of Limbs |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication |
| Run the Jewels Run the Jewels |
| Tame Impala Innerspeaker |
| The National Sleep Well Beast |
| The New Pornographers Twin Cinema |
| The Tallest Man on Earth There's No Leaving Now |
| The Weeknd Dawn FM |
| TV on the Radio Return to Cookie Mountain |
| TV on the Radio Nine Types of Light |
| TV on the Radio Seeds |
| Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend |
| Weezer The White Album |
