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 ★★”
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Expert In A Dying Field – The Beths ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Expert In A Dying Field The Beths ★★★★ 82 Rock Indie Rock Jangle Pop Expert In A Dying Field represents pretty much a best-case-scenario for what is essentially a pretty basic, modern power pop album. The songs are really fun and playful and the vocals warm, welcoming andContinue reading “Expert In A Dying Field – The Beths ★★★★”
We Have The Facts and We’re Voting Yes – Death Cab for Cutie ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2000 We Have The Facts and We’re Voting Yes! Death Cab For Cutie ★★★½ 73 Rock Alternative Rock Indie Rock “Title Track” is a really appropriate opening for Death Cab for Cutie’s second record. It starts with the same raw, kind of muddy sounds and sad, lonely feeling foundContinue reading “We Have The Facts and We’re Voting Yes – Death Cab for Cutie ★★★½”
Something About Airplanes – Death Cab For Cutie ★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1998 Something About Aitplanes Death Cab For Cutie ★★½ 50 Rock Indie Rock Death Cab for Cutie’s 1998 debut is far from the more accessible, sometimes cutesy and often relatable indie-pop music the band will become known for in the mid to late 2000s. It’s a gritty, raw, grayContinue reading “Something About Airplanes – Death Cab For Cutie ★★½”
Brother, Sister – mewithoutYou ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2006 Brother, Sister mewithoutYou ★★★ 65 Rock Alternative Rock Indie Rock mewithoutYou brings together a nice mix of mid-2000s indie rock styles on Brother, Sister — garage rock, punk, post punk, art rock, some folk, some emo. I tended to enjoy the punk end of the spectrum here —Continue reading “Brother, Sister – mewithoutYou ★★★”
Salad Days – Mac DeMarco ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2014 Salad Days Mac DeMarco ★★★ 60 Rock Psychedelic Rock Indie Rock Mac DeMarco is a man who knows what he’s doing and knows how to do it well. A lazy, drowsy, trippy, aimless 34 minute collection of short songs like Salad Days is absolutely not for everyone, butContinue reading “Salad Days – Mac DeMarco ★★★”
This Old Dog – Mac DeMarco ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2017 This Old Dog Mac DeMarco ★★★ 65 Rock Psychedelic Rock Indie Rock If you want to get a taste of what Mac DeMarco is all about, this album is a perfect sampling of everything he has to offer. It’s 42 minutes of Mac at his most DeMarco-y –Continue reading “This Old Dog – Mac DeMarco ★★★”
Lucifer On The Sofa – Spoon ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2022 Lucifer On The Sofa Spoon ★★★½ 72 Rock Alternative Rock Indie Rock As expected, Spoon’s 10th album and first since 2017’s Hot Thoughts feels almost exactly like their nine previous records. Spoon is likely the most consistent active band. None of their albums are great, but they’re allContinue reading “Lucifer On The Sofa – Spoon ★★★½”
Innerspeaker – Tame Impala ★★★½
Year Album Arist Stars Score Genre 2010 Innerspeaker Tame Impala ★★★½ 77 Rock Psychedelic Rock Indie Rock Tame Impala burst onto the scene as a rock band from a bygone era, and quickly became a go-to for music fans looking for a good trip. Calling back to the psychedelic ambience of the Beatles, early PinkContinue reading “Innerspeaker – Tame Impala ★★★½”
Lonerism – Tame Impala ★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2012 Lonerism Tame Impala ★★★★ 82 Rock Psychedelic Rock Indie Rock Tame Impala’s first two records do similar things, creating psychedelic rock that’s influenced by the bands of the 1960s and 70s, with modern edge and youthful energy added on top. Innerspeaker was captivating as a whole because ofContinue reading “Lonerism – Tame Impala ★★★★”
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