| AFI All Hallow's E.P. | 3.5 |
| Against Me! White Crosses | 3.5 |
Great album. This band had a marked influence on me back in the Eternal Cowboy days, and to this day are still my favorite band to see live, and I definitely dig this album. Their music seems to grow with me, becoming more and more pop sensible as my sweet tooth begins to prevail more and more when it comes to musical taste. So, what many of their fans see as a bad thing I see as a very good thing. "White Crosses," "I Was a Teenage Anarchist," "Suffocation," and "Bamboo Bones" are really great songs. Hell, this album even shares my disenchantment with anarchists. I may believe in many of the same ideals still, whether Gabel does or not is up for debate, but many of my friends from that scene have betrayed me because of superficialities and my desire to actually do well in a capitalist society, so I don't have to starve for my beliefs.
In any case, it's evident a lot of work went into writing this album. Keep up the good work, fellas! |
| Alkaline Trio This Addiction | 2.5 |
| Broken Bells Broken Bells | 3.0 |
| Gorillaz Laika Come Home | 2.0 |
| Gorillaz G-Sides | 3.0 |
| Gorillaz D-Sides | 3.5 |
| Gorillaz Gorillaz | 4.5 |
| Gorillaz Demon Days | 4.5 |
| Gorillaz Plastic Beach | 4.5 |
| You know this happens every time. Every new phase spoils me. It takes a really long time to get used to the changes, and then once I do, it's all about whatever phase it's in now. All other Gorillaz is ruined for me until this phase is over, more than likely. Doesn't help that it's a great summer album. |
| Japandroids No Singles | 3.0 |
| It may not be-- and in fact it wasn't intended to be-- a solid release, or a true follow-up to "Post-Nothing," but it's very cool to listen to Japandroids doing their best to carve their own sound in an over-saturated music industry where indie bands have forgotten to try and sound original at all anymore. |
| Kid Cudi Man on the Moon: The End of Day | 4.0 |
| Liars Sisterworld | 2.0 |
| MGMT Oracular Spectacular | 2.5 |
| MGMT Congratulations | 3.0 |
| Grew on me... still not as pop gold as Oracular Spectacular, but I have to give it to them for going with art over fame. "I Found a Whistle" and "Brian Eno" are awesome... |
| Owl City Ocean Eyes | 1.0 |
| Pavement Quarantine the Past | 4.0 |
| Ramones Road to Ruin | 4.0 |
| Sage Francis Li(f)e | 2.0 |
| The Dead Weather Horehound | 3.0 |
| The Gaslight Anthem American Slang | 3.5 |
| The Menzingers Chamberlain Waits | 4.5 |
| The National High Violet | 4.0 |
| The Tallest Man on Earth Shallow Grave | 3.5 |
| Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures | 2.0 |
