| 2008 |
| Thrice Live At The House Of Blues | 4.0 |
| Spylacopa Spylacopa EP | 3.0 |
| Cynic Traced in Air | 4.0 |
| Kottonmouth Kings The Green Album | 2.5 |
| Deerhunter Weird Era Cont. | 3.5 |
| Between the Buried and Me Colors_Live | 4.0 |
| All That Remains Overcome | 2.0 |
| Miniature Tigers Tell It To The Volcano | 3.0 |
| Metallica Death Magnetic | 3.0 |
| Underoath Lost in the Sound of Separation | 3.5 |
| Vision Through Sound The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved... | 3.0 |
| DragonForce Ultra Beatdown | 3.0 |
| The Human Abstract Midheaven | 2.0 |
| Deerhunter Microcastle | 4.0 |
| The Gaslight Anthem The '59 Sound | 5.0 |
| Norma Jean The Anti Mother | 2.5 |
| One Day as a Lion One Day as a Lion | 3.0 |
| Misery Signals Controller | 4.0 |
| Thrice The MySpace Transmissions | 3.0 |
| Cloudkicker The Discovery | 3.0 |
| Bon Iver Daytrotter Session | 4.0 |
| Girl Talk Feed the Animals | 4.0 |
| The Gentlemen's Club Black Light Sex Rock | 3.5 |
| Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes | 4.5 |
| Blue Sky Black Death Late Night Cinema | 4.0 |
| Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV | 3.5 |
| Children of Bodom Blooddrunk | 3.0 |
| Fleet Foxes Sun Giant | 3.5 |
| The Sword Gods of the Earth | 3.5 |
| PSY/OPSogist Suffused With Static | 3.5 |
| The Dodos Visiter | 4.0 |
| Why? Alopecia | 3.5 |
| Thrice Come All You Weary | 2.5 |
| Davy Mooney Astoriano | 4.0 |
I discovered Davy Mooney at Bar 55 in NYC's own Greenwich Village when my girlfriend and I were going out for drinks one Sunday evening. I had never visited the famous prohibition-era jazz bar, but the sound of some lively jazz from the street was all it took to draw us in. Once we got inside, we were treated to a wonderful performance from Mooney and his backing band, which lead me to purchase this CD. As far as guitar goes, Mooney is extremely subdued and refined in his playing; don't expect John McLaughlin here. However, he is able to create some extremely good jazz tunes over the course of this 11-track disc. The tracks range from lively and fun (Countdown) to slow and deliberate (Moon Song) to the majestically flowing (The Hills of Earth). There is no real weak spots on this disc, except for the fact that some of the songs can drag on for a bit too long. Overall, if you enjoy rather traditional jazz guitar playing in the vein of Wes Montgomery, I would recommend Astoriano.
Recommended Tracks: Countdown, The Hills of Earth (Charybdis Slope), Wrinkles |
| Protest the Hero Fortress | 4.0 |
| The Mars Volta The Bedlam in Goliath | 3.5 |
| Have a Nice Life Deathconsciousness | 4.5 |
| E-603 Something For Everyone | 3.0 |
| The Antlers Cold War | 3.0 |
