Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2008 Dear Science TV on the Radio ★★★★ 84 Rock Alternative Rock Indie Rock While 2006’s Return to Cookie Mountain is TV on the Radio’s biggest critical success and the peak of their creative vision, their follow up record in 2008 is usually my go-to when I’m listening toContinue reading “Dear Science – TV on the Radio ★★★★”
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Laugh Track – The National ★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2023 Laugh Track The National ★★★ 60 Rock Indie Rock Chamber Pop Laugh Track — The National’s 10th studio album and second release of 2023 — is a slight turn back to the band’s indie rock roots, but still, like its predecessor, comes off as a collection of songsContinue reading “Laugh Track – The National ★★★”
Hyperspace – Beck ★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2019 Hyperspace Beck ★½ 37 Rock Alternative Rock Synthpop I really like Beck, and I really, really like Pharrell. So understand when I say I really, really, really don’t like Hyperspace — Beck’s 2019, Pharrell produced record — I don’t say it from a place of negative bias orContinue reading “Hyperspace – Beck ★½”
Colors – Beck ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2017 Colors Beck ★★★½ 70 Rock Alternative Rock Beck’s 13th album, Colors, gets unfairly dismissed and criticized, because it lacks some of the hallmarks of Beck’s more acclaimed records. Beck typically bounces between records that are either kooky and experimental, or stripped down and serious; both styles have beenContinue reading “Colors – Beck ★★★½”
AM – Arctic Monkeys ★★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2013 AM Arctic Monkeys ★★★½ 73 Rock Alternative Rock Sometimes there are albums that make a big impression when they come out, with a lingering impact and high level of nostalgia it can generate that goes beyond the actual quality of the record itself. AM, the Arctic Monkeys’ 2013Continue reading “AM – Arctic Monkeys ★★★½”
In Times New Roman… – Queens of the Stone Age ★★½
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”
Modern Vampires of the City – Vampire Weekend ★★★★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 2013 Modern Vampires of the City Vampire Weekend ★★★★★ 95 Rock Indie Pop Chamber Pop Listening to Modern Vampires of the City feels like being warmed by the sun at the beach on the first perfectly warm spring morning of the year. Maybe you’re thinking about the job you’reContinue reading “Modern Vampires of the City – Vampire Weekend ★★★★★”
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 ★★★★★”
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