Reviews Archive
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- ... And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Lost Songs by ... And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead reviewed by Alex Frank.
- 31 Knots
Worried Well by 31 Knots reviewed by Will Butler.
- A Night In The Box
Write A Letter by A Night In The Box reviewed by William Butler.
- A$AP Rocky
LiveLoveA$AP by A$AP Rocky reviewed by Melissa Bond.
- Ab-Soul
Control System by Ab-Soul reviewed by Connor Moffitt.
- Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys
Say Yes by Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Alabama Shakes
Boys & Girls by Alabama Shakes reviewed by Brendan Stanley.
- Alberta Cross
Songs of Patience by Alberta Cross reviewed by Jose A. Gonzalez.
- Andrew Bird
Hands of Glory by Andrew Bird reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Animal Collective
Merriweather Post Pavillion by Animal Collective reviewed by Jeff Han.
- Ape School
Junior Violence by Ape School reviewed by Jose A. Gonzalez.
- Arizona
Glowing Bird by Arizona reviewed by Jeff Han.
- Artichoke
Etchy Sketchy Skies by Artichoke reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Barcelona
Not Quite Yours by Barcelona reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Bat For Lashes
The Haunted Man by Bat For Lashes reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Beach House
Teen Dream by Beach House reviewed by Katy Sewell.
- Big Deal
Lights Out by Big Deal reviewed by Allison Johnson.
- Big K.R.I.T.
4Eva N A Day by Big K.R.I.T. reviewed by Tatiana Watson.
- Bikini
Not In The Face by Bikini reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Birds of Chicago
Birds of Chicago by Birds of Chicago reviewed by Jose Gonzalez.
- BJ The Chicago Kid
Pineapple Now-Laters by BJ The Chicago Kid reviewed by Kevin Walker.
- Blonds
The Bad Ones by Blonds reviewed by Forrest King.
- Bon Iver
Bon Iver by Bon Iver reviewed by Allison Johnson.
- Born Ruffians
Red, Yellow & Blue by Born Ruffians reviewed by Rand Renfrow.
- Brendon Small
Galaktikon by Brendon Small reviewed by Alex Frank.
- British Sea Power
Do You Like Rock Music? by British Sea Power reviewed by Luke Pierce.
- Camera Obscura
My Maudlin Career by Camera Obscura reviewed by Andrew Reyna.
- Carrousel
27 Rue De Mi'chelle by Carrousel reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Cat Power
Sun by Cat Power reviewed by Melissa Bond.
- Caves
Get On With It by Caves reviewed by Dana Cedillo.
- Chelsea Wolfe
Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs by Chelsea Wolfe reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Chet Faker
Thinking in Textures by Chet Faker reviewed by Austin Tucker.
- Chiddy Bang
Breakfast by Chiddy Bang reviewed by Charlie Inim.
- Chris Clark
Turning Dragon by Chris Clark reviewed by James Cisneros.
- Cloud Cult
Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes) by Cloud Cult reviewed by Hannah Miller.
- Cody ChesnuTT
Landing on a Hundred by Cody ChesnuTT reviewed by Alex Frank.
- Cold War Kids
Loyalty To Loyalty by Cold War Kids reviewed by Shawn Dullye.
- Colourmusic
f, monday, orange, february, venus, lunatic, 1 or 13 by Colormusic reviewed by James Cisneros.
- Copywrite
God Save the King by Copywrite reviewed by Tatiana.
- Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons
Old Believers by Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Dallas Green
City and Colour by Dallas Green reviewed by Savannah Shealy.
- Dan Deacon
America by Dan Deacon reviewed by Melissa Bond.
- David Bazan
Curse Your Branches by David Bazan reviewed by Erik Larson.
- Dead Cab For Cutie
The Open Door EP by Dead Cab For Cutie reviewed by Patricia Drew.
- Dead Man's Bones
Dead Man's Bones by Dead Man's Bones reviewed by Jeff Han.
- Dear and The Headlights
Drunk Like Bible Times by Dear and The Headlights reviewed by Aimee Villalobos.
- Deep Sea Arcade
Outlands by Deep Sea Arcade reviewed by Forrest King.
- Deer Tick
The Black Dirt Sessions by Deer Tick reviewed by Mallory Love.
- Des Ark
Don't Rock the Boat, Sink the F***er by Des Ark reviewed by David Russell.
- Destroyer
Trouble in Dreams by Destroyer reviewed by Rand Renfrow.
- DJ Spooky
The Secret Song by DJ Spooky reviewed by Shawn Dullye.
- Dog Bite
Velvet Changes by Dog Bite reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Dr. Dog
Dr. Dog at Stubbs BBQ in Austin, Texas.
- Dragonette
Bodyparts by Dragonette reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- DRGN King
Paragraph Nights by DRGN King reviewed by Carlos A. Ibarra.
- Dum Dum Girls
End of Daze by Dum Dum Girls reviewed by Alex Frank.
- Dylan LeBlanc
Cast the Same Old Shadow by Dylan LeBlanc reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros
Here by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- EL-P
C4C by EL-P reviewed by Jose Gonzalez.
- Explosions In The Sky
Take Care, Take Care, Take Care by Explosions In The Sky reviewed by Michelle Le.
- Fang Island
Major by Fang Island reviewed by Alex Frank.
- Fine Fellows
Alive & Well by Fine Fellows reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Flobots
The Circle In The Square by Flobots reviewed by Jose Gonzalez.
- Fol Chen
John Shade, Your Fortune's Made by Fol Chen reviewed by James Cisneros.
- Gary Clark Jr.
Blak and Blu by Gary Clark Jr. reviewed by Fernando Espinosa.
- Giant Sand
Tucsun by Giant Sand reviewed by Jose Gonzalez.
- Gideon
Costs by Gideon reviewed by Derek Garcia.
- Grand Ole Party
Humanimals by Grand Ole Party reviewed by April Darner.
- Hacienda
Shakedown by Hacienda reviewed by Austin Tucker.
- Hit The Lights
Invicta by Hit The Lights reviewed by Nick Niedzielski.
- Hot Chip
Made In The Dark by Hot Chip reviewed by Luke Pierce.
- Hunx and His Punx
Too Young To Be In Love by Hunx and His Punx reviewed by Mandie Garcia.
- Ida
Lovers Prayers by Ida reviewed by Hannah Miller.
- J. Charles and The Trainrobbers
Upon Leaving by J. Charles and The Trainrobbers reviewed by Jose Gonzalez.
- Jean Claude Van Jamme
August 5th show at ND Studios with Jean Claude Van Jamme.
- Jemina Pearl
Break It Up by Jemina Pearl reviewed Mandie Garcia.
- Jesca Hoop
Kismet by Jesca Hoop reviewed by Hannah Miller.
- Jhelli Beam
Busdriver by Jhelli Beam reviewed by Aimee Villalobos.
- Jimi Hendrix
Vally's of Neptune by Jimi Hendrix reviewed by Jeff Goldblatt.
- Jimmy Cliff
Rebirth by Jimmy Cliff reviewed by Forrest King.
- JJ Grey and Mofro
Georgia Warhorse by JJ Grey and Mofro reviewed by Jessie Clemons.
- Jovanotti
Italia: 1988-2012 by Jovanotti reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Joyce Manor
Joyce Manor by Joyce Manor reviewed by Lauren "Renna" Mahoney.
- K-Holes
Dismania by K-Holes reviewed by Jose Gonzalez.
- Katalina Kicks
The Return of Montague Rotter by Katalina Kicks reviewed by Alexis Guerrero.
- Kate Miller-Heidke
Nightflight by Kate Miller-Heidke reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Kendrick Lamar
Section.08 by Kendrick Lamar reviewed by Tatiana Watson.
- Killer Mike
R.A.P. Music by Killer Mike reviewed by Glen Purvis.
- King Krule
King Krule EP by King Krule reviewed by Allison Johnson.
- Lana Del Rey
Born to Die by Lana Del Rey reviewed by Grant Barnes.
- Laura Marling
Alas, I cannot Swim by Laura Marling reviewed by Kat Mendoza.
- Lenka
The Show by Lenka reviewed by Kassie Kitchen.
- Leroy Lee
Leroy Lee by Leroy Lee reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Lettuce
Fly by Lettuce reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Liars
WIXIW by Liars reviewed by Forrest K.
- Little Joy
Little Joy by Little Joy reviewed by Mauro Lopez.
- Los Capesinos
We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed by Los Capesinos reviewed by Suzy Gonzalez.
- Lymbyc System
Symbolyst by Lymbyc System reviewed by Alex Frank.
- Magic Hour
Magic Hour by Scissor Sisters reviewed by Melissa Bond.
- Main Attrakionz
808s & Dark Grapes II by Main Attrakionz reviewed by Tatiana Watson.
- Male Bonding
Endless Now by Male Bonding reviewed by Frank Makri.
- Marmalakes
Even Clothed by Marmalakes reviewed by David Russell.
- Menomena
Moms by Menomena reviewed by Melissa Bond.
- Metric
Fantasies by Metric reviewed by Patricia Drew.
- Mike G.
Award Tour EP by Mike G. reviewed by Melissa Bond.
- Modest Mouse
Good News For People Who Love Bad News by Modest Mouse reviewed by Emily Mendoza.
- Morrissey
Years of Refusal by Morrissey reviewed by James Cisneros.
- Night Moves
Colored Emotions by Night Moves reviewed by Allison Johnson.
- Nouela
Chants by Nouela reviewed by Forrest King.
- NĂĽ Sensae
Sundowning by Nü Sensae reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Odd Future
The Odd Future Tape Volume 2 by Odd Future reviewed by Nick.
- Of Montreal
Paralytic Stalks by Of Montreal reviewed by Michelle Le.
- Old Crow Medicine Show
Tennessee Pusher by Old Crow Medicine Show reviewed by Josh Dent.
- On Ensemble
Ume In The Middle by On Ensemble reviewed by Jeff Han.
- One Red Martian
Spit My Brain by One Red Martian reviewed by Jose A. Gonzalez.
- Origami Ghosts
It Don't Exist by Origami Ghosts reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Ormonde
Machine by Ormonde reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Paul Banks
Banks by Paul Banks reviewed by Alex Frank.
- Pavement
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement reviewed by Allison Johnson.
- Porcelain Raft
Strange Weekend by Porcelain Raft reviewed by Allison Johnson.
- Portugal. The Man
The Satanic Satanist by Portugal. The Man reviewed by Eric Garza.
- Rachel Sermanni
Black Currents EP by Rachel Sermanni reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Rafael Casal
Mean Ones by Rafael Casal.
- Regina Spektor
Far by Regina Spektor reviewed by Jeff Han.
- Rubblebucket
Oversaturated EP by Rubblebucket reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Rupa & The April FishesÂ
Build by Rupa & The April Fishes reviewed by Jose Gonzalez.
- Samantha Crain
You (Understood) by Samantha Crain reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Samara Lubelski
Wavelength by Samara Lubelski reviewed by Jose A. Gonzalez.
- ScHoolboy Q
Habits and Contradictions by ScHoolboy Q reviewed by Tatiana Watson.
- Sera Cahoone
Deer Creek Canyon by Sera Cahoone reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Sleeping In Gethsemane
Burrows by Sleeping In Gethsemane reviewed by Jeff Goldblatt.
- Sleeping In The Aviary
Expensive Vomit in a Cheap Hotel by Sleeping In The Aviary reviewed by Will Butler.
- So & So
Ready by So & So reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- So Many Wizards
Warm Nothing by So Many Wizards reviewed by Allison Johnson.
- Sour Bridges
Workin' On Leavin' by Sour Bridges reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Stardeath and The White Dwarfs
The Birth by Stardeath and The White Dwarfs reviewed by Jeff Han.
- Stars
The North by Stars reviewed by Melissa Bond and Allison Johnson.
- Stepdad
Wildlife Pop by Stepdad reviewed by Haley O’Sullivan.
- Subspace
Subspace at Beale St. Tavern reviewed by David Russell.
- Sunfall
Sunfall by Sunfall reviewed by Jose A. Gonzalez.
- Superhumanoids
Urgency EP by Superhumanoids reviewed by Allison Johnson.
- Surfing
Surfing by Megapuss reviewed by Thea Setterbo.
- Tender Forever
Wider by Tender Forever reviewed April Darner.
- The Antlers
Burst Apart by The Antlers reviewed by Savannah Shealy.
- The Appleseed Cast
Sagarmatha by The Appleseed Cast reviewed by Eric Garza.
- The Avett Brothers
I And Love And You by The Avett Brothers reviewed by Kathryn Legendre.
- The Bird and The Bee
Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future by The Bird and The Bee reviewed by Aimee Billalobos.
- The Black Keys
Brothers by The Black Keys reviewed by Nicholas Medina.
- The Brazilian Girls
New York City by The Brazilian Girls reviewed by Ashley Cass.
- The Casket Girls
Sleepwalking by The Casket Girls reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- The Clash
Live at Shea Stadium by The Clash reviewed by Shawn Dullye.
- The Dead Exs
Resurrection by The Dead Exs reviewed by Jose Gonzalez.
- The Ettes
Look at Life Again Soon by The Ettes reviewed by Grant Barnes.
- The Flaming Lips
Embryonic by The Flaming Lips reviewed by Jeff Han.
- The Impossibles
Anthology '94-'98 by The Impossibles reviewed by Shannyn Bissett.
- The Knux
Remind Me In 3 Days… by The Knux reviewed by Shawn Dullye.
- The Lumineers
The Lumineers by The Lumineers reviewed by Andrea Carr.
- The Mars Volta
Octahedron by The Mars Volta reviewed by Eric Garza.
- The Mountain Goats
Transcendental Youth by the Mountain Goats reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- The Pica Beats
Beating Back the Claws of the Cold by The Pica Beats reviewed by Will Butler.
- The Preservation
Two Sisters by The Preservation reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- The Rapture
In the Grace of Your Love by The Rapture reviewed by Frank Makri.
- The Shaky Hands
Lunglight by The Shaky Hands reviewed by Grant Barnes.
- The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap by The Temper Trap reviewed by Melissa Bond.
- The View
Cheeky for a Reason by The View reviewed by Melissa Bond.
- The Walkmen
You & Me by The Walkmen reviewed by Ashley Cass.
- The XX
Coexist by The XX reviewed by Forrest King.
- Tilly and The Wall
Heavy Mood by Tilly and The Wall reviewed by Jill Stephenson.
- Tony Rybka
Walking back to Heaven by Tony Rybka reviewed by Jose Gonzalez.
- Turbo Fruits
Echo Kid by Turbo Fruits reviewed by Mandie Garcia.
- Two Door Cinema Club
Tourist History by Two Door Cinema Club reviewed by Melissa Bond.
- Vince Staples
Shyne Coldchain Vol. 1 by Vince Staples reviewed by Melissa Bond.
- War of Ages
Eternal by War of Ages reviewed by Derick Garcia.
- Washed Out
Life of Leisure EP by Washed Out reviewed by Andrew Reyna.
- Wavve
King of the Beach by Wavve reviewed by Mandie Garcia.
- What Laura Says
Thinks and Feels by What Laura Says reviewed by Todd Baxley.
- Why?
Mumps, etc. by Why? reviewed by Fernando Espinosa.
- Wild Sweet Orange
We Have Cause To Be Uneasy by Wild Sweet Orange reviewed by Patricia Drew.
- Wildlife Control
Spin by Wildlife Control reviewed by Jose A. Gonzalez.
- Wintersleep
Hello Hum by Wintersleep reviewed by Melissa Bond.
- Yeasayer
Fragrant World by Yeasayer reviewed by Melissa Bond.
- Yelawolf
Radioactive by Yelawolf reviewed by Tami J.
- Zechs Marquise
Getting Paid by Zechs Marquise reviewed by Stephanie Perez.