Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 In Times New Roman… Queens of the Stone Age ★★½ 57 Rock Alternative Rock On In Times New Roman…, Queens of the Stone Age revert back to the basics of their 2000s-era albums, with somewhat mixed results. The more straightforward approach to alternative rock lends itself to aContinue reading “In Times New Roman… – Queens of the Stone Age ★★½”
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Trouble will Find Me – The National ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2013 Trouble Will Find Me The National ★★★★ 86 Rock Alternative Rock Chamber Pop Trouble Will Find Me might not be my all time favorite album by The National (I still think Boxer has the slight edge), but it probably best represents all there is to love about theContinue reading “Trouble will Find Me – The National ★★★★”
…Like Clockwork – Queens of the Stone Age ★★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2013 …Like Clockwork Queens of the Stone Age ★★★★★ 97 Rock Alternative Rock When it’s all said and done, I know Songs for the Deaf will go down as Queens of the Stone Age’s crowning achievement, a breakout album filled with edgy riffs, sometimes operatic vocals, and raw, hardContinue reading “…Like Clockwork – Queens of the Stone Age ★★★★★”
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire ★★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2010 The Suburbs Arcade Fire ★★★★★ 98 Rock Alternative Rock Indie Rock Arcade Fire’s first three albums would win head to head against almost any other group’s opening run of records, and The Suburbs in my mind is the best of the bunch. Fusing together the childlike wonder andContinue reading “The Suburbs – Arcade Fire ★★★★★”
First Two Pages of Frankenstein – The National ★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 First Two Pages of Frankenstein The National ★★ 45 Rock Indie Rock Chamber Pop In a predictable but disappointingly safe move, The National opted to conform to the trends of modern indie music by creating a more stripped down, soft and slow style on First Two Pages ofContinue reading “First Two Pages of Frankenstein – The National ★★”
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – Foo Fighters – ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2007 Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Foo Fighters ★★★★ 89 Rock Alternative Rock Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, the sixth studio album by the Foo Fighters, is far and away the American rock band’s finest and most artistically diverse record. The quality and energy of the singles here —Continue reading “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – Foo Fighters – ★★★★”
Skinty Fia – Fontaines D.C. ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. ★★★★ 86 Rock Alternative Rock Post Punk Four years ago, Fontaines D.C. popped into an aggressive Irish post-punk scene with a slightly more youthful, lighthearted take on the genre. Songs like “Boys In The Better Land,” “Roy’s Tune” and “Television Screens” were catchy andContinue reading “Skinty Fia – Fontaines D.C. ★★★★”
Asphalt Meadows – Death Cab for Cutie ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Asphalt Meadows Death Cab For Cutie ★★★ 65 Rock Alternative Rock Death Cab For Cutie has been in the post-prime of their career for over a decade. After the peaks of Transatlanticism and Plans, the band started to sound more polished and commercial, leaning more into pop mixingContinue reading “Asphalt Meadows – Death Cab for Cutie ★★★”
A Light For Attracting Attention – The Smile ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 A Light For Attracting Attention The Smile ★★★½ 78 Rock Alternative Rock The Smile is the closest we’ve gotten to a Thom Yorke side project actually sounding like a real Radiohead record. His vocals on Eraser obviously sounded like Radiohead, but the songs didn’t have the same rangeContinue reading “A Light For Attracting Attention – The Smile ★★★½”
For the first time – Black Country, New Road ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2021 For The First Time Black Country, New Road ★★★★ 82 Rock Alternative Rock Post Rock For The First Time, the debut album from For Black Country, New Road, is a strange, disjointed but highly engaging record that really hits hard at some points musically and lyrically. The bandContinue reading “For the first time – Black Country, New Road ★★★★”
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