Room on Fire – The Strokes ★★★★

Year Album Artist Star Score Genre 2003 Room on Fire The Strokes ★★★★ 85 Rock Alternative Rock Indie Rock It’s hard to follow up a debut album that reinvigorated an entire genre of music with anything but disappointment, but the Strokes really did the best anyone possibly could have on Room on Fire.  The StrokesContinue reading “Room on Fire – The Strokes ★★★★”

Transatlanticism – Death Cab for Cutie ★★★★★

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2003 Transatlanticism Death Cab For Cutie ★★★★★ 98 Rock Indie Rock Emo It’s probably obvious for me to say that the goal of a song, typically, is for the lyrics, vocals and instruments to all line up in perfect harmony. If that’s the case, the goal of a record,Continue reading “Transatlanticism – Death Cab for Cutie ★★★★★”

The Lemon of Pink – The Books ★★★

Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2003 The Lemon of Pink The Books ★★★ 63 Electronic Folk Indietronic The Book’s The Lemon of Pink is an odd, experimental record that mixes a lot of samples and electronic bleeps with some folk sounding acoustic guitars, live instruments and occasional vocals.  There’s a lot going on withinContinue reading “The Lemon of Pink – The Books ★★★”