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Paolo Angeli - Mede [10 out of 12, Recorded] |
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| AqPop - Beautifully Smart [10 out of 12, 35g] |
| Aufgehoben - Anno Fauve [9 out of 12, Riot Season] |
| AXOLOTL - Archons?/Archons! [9 out of 12, Jyrk] |
| Bardo Pond - Cypher Documents I [11 out of 12, Three Lobed] |
| Bevis Frond - Hit Squad [10 out of 12, Rubric] |
| Burmese - Men [11 out of 12, Load], White [9 out of 12, Planaria] |
| Christina Carter - Living Contact [10 out of 12, Kranky] |
| Leonard Cohen - Dear Heather [8 out of 12, Columbia] |
| The Cure - s/t [4 out of 12, Geffen] |
| The Donnas - Gold Medal [2 out of 12, Atlantic] |
| Axel Dörner, Greg Kelley, Andrea Neumann, Bhob Rainey - Thanks, Cash [10 out of 12, Sedimental] |
| Eluvium - Talk Amongst the Trees [11 out of 12, Temporary Residence] |
| Enos Slaughter - Saloth Sar [11 out of 12, Sound@One] |
| Espers - s/t [7 out of 12, Locust] |
| Flössin - Lead Singer [10 out of 12, Ache] |
| Girl Friday - Swimmer [8 out of 12, Get Fresh] |
| Rachel Goswell - Waves are Universal [12 out of 12, 4AD] |
| Green Pajamas - Ten White Stones [8 out of 12, Hidden Agenda] |
| Greyscale - Cruel Machine [11 out of 12, Camera Obscura] |
| Grimble Grumble - Leaves Leader [11 out of 12, Pehr] |
| Growing - Soul of the Rainbow and Harmony of Light [11 out of 12, Kranky] |
| Andy Hayleck - The Disappearing Floor [10 out of 12, Recorded] |
| Hush Arbors - Under Bent Limb Trees [10 out of 12, Digitalis] |
| Inouk - No Danger [8 out of 12, Say Hey] |
| Michael Johnsen - Patience Tryouts [10 out of 12, Recorded] |
| The Lost Domain - Sailor, Home From the Sea [10 out of 12, Digitalis] |
| Moon Trotskij - I Fell But Andromeda Rose to the Stars [10 out of 12, Goddamn I'm a Countryman] |
| März - Wir Sind Hier [10 out of 12, Karaoke Kalk] |
| The Occasion - s/t [8 out of 12, Say Hey] |
| OF - The Buried Stream [10 out of 12, Jewelled Antler], The Quartz Pond [10 out of 12, Jewelled Antler] |
| OM Trio - Global Positioning Record [10 out of 12, Black Beauty] |
| Ortho/Irene Moon - split 7" [10 out of 12, Ignivomous] |
| Pay Toilets - Freedom Rock/Wet and Wild USA [11 out of 12, White Denim] |
| Re: - ALMS [9 out of 12, Constellation] |
| Rivulets - You've Got Your Own [8 out of 12, Acuarela] |
| Rogue Wave - Out of the Shadow [10 out of 12, Subpop] |
| Sightings - Arrived in Gold [11 out of 12, Load] |
| Social Distortion - Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll [10 out of 12, Time Bomb] |
| This Years Blonde - s/t [7 out of 12, Blonde Bitch Goddess] |
| Urdog - Garden of Bones [11 out of 12, Secret Eye] |
| Vale and Year - Holy Art and Music [11 out of 12, self-released] |
| Various Artists - 33 RPM: Ten Hours of Sound From France [10 out of 12, 23five], Old Tyme Lemonade [9 out of 12, Hospital], Pick a Winner CD/DVD [10 out of 12, Load] |
| Wovenhand - Consider the Birds [10 out of 12, Sounds Familyre] |
| Yeah No - Swell Henry [11 out of 12, Squealer] |
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!!! - s/t [9 out of 12, Gold Standard Laboratories], Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story) EP [8 out of 12, Touch and Go] |
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| +/- - s/t [9 out of 12, Teenbeat], Holding Patterns EP [8 out of 12, Teenbeat] |
| .22 - The Worker [8 out of 12, Roydale] |
| 1 Mile North - Glass Wars [10 out of 12, Old Colony] |
| 1234 - Ol' Sparky [9 out of 12, 4Boxs], Total Improv! [9 out of 12, 4Boxs] |
| 27 - Songs From the Edge of the Wing [11 out of 12, Relapse] |
| 31 Knots - It Was High Time to Escape [10 out of 12, Fifty-Four Forty or Fight] |
| 33.3 - Plays Music [9 out of 12, Aesthetics] |
| 7 Year Rabbit Cycle - Animal People [10 out of 12, Free Porcupine Society], Wind Machines [10 out of 12, Free Porcupine Society] |
| 764-HERO - Weekends of Sound [8 out of 12, Up] |
| 88 - Kind of Light [5 out of 12, EMK] |
| 8MM - Opener EP [10 out of 12, Chelsea Girl] |
| 90 Day Men - (It (Is) It) Critical Band [9 out of 12, Southern] |
| [[[[VVRSSNN]]]] - s/t [10 out of 12, K] |
| A Band of Bees - Sunshine Hit Me [10 out of 12, Astralwerks] |
| A Drag City Supersession - Tramps, Traitors & Little Devils [7 out of 12, Drag City] |
| A Gilbert Play - s/t [9 out of 12, Dreamboat] |
| A Grape Dope - Immediate Action #2 [10 out of 12, Hefty], Missing Dragons [7 out of 12, Galaxia] |
| A Minor Forest - So, They Were in Some Sort of Fight? [6 out of 12, My Pal God] |
| A Silver Mt. Zion - He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms [10 out of 12, Constellation] |
| A Sunshine Fix - The Future History of a Sunshine Fix EP [6 out of 12, Kindercore] |
| A Trillion Barnacle Lapse - The Elemental Gearbot [8 out of 12, Level Plane] |
| A.M.P. Studio - At the Alien Registration Office [10 out of 12, Ochre] |
| Aarktica - Morning One EP [11 out of 12, Ochre], ...Or You Could Just Go Through Your Whole Life And Be Happy Anyway (Bliss Out v. 18) [8 out of 12, Darla], Pure Tone Audiometry [11 out of 12, Silber] |
| ABBC - Tête à Tête [8 out of 12, Wabana] |
| Abilene - s/t [7 out of 12, Slowdime], Two Guns, Twin Arrows [9 out of 12, 54 40 or Fight] |
| Abunai! - Round Wound [10 out of 12, Camera Obscura], Two Brothers EP [9 out of 12, Camera Lucida] |
| Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - Live in Occident [9 out of 12, Detector], New Geocentric World of the Acid Mothers Temple [10 out of 12, Squealer], Electric Heavyland [10 out of 12, Alien 8], Live in Japan [9 out of 12, self-released], Univers Zen Ou de Zero a Zero [12 out of 12, Fractal], Electric Love Machine 7" [7 out of 12, Fractal], St. Captain Freak Out & The Magic Bamboo Request [11 out of 12, Ektro], split 7" [9 out of 12, Verdura], Magical Power From Mars Vol. 2 [11 out of 12, Important], Magical Power From Mars Vol. 3 [7 out of 12, Important], Magical Power From Mars Vol. 1 [8 out of 12, Important], Magical Power From Mars [8 out of 12, Important], Born to be Wild in the USA 2000 [12 out of 12, Wabana], Mantra of Love [11 out of 12, Alien 8] |
| Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O./Escapade - A Thousand Shades of Grey [10 out of 12, Funfundvierzig] |
| Keith John Adams - Sunshine Loft [7 out of 12, DCBaltimore2012] |
| Aden - Topsiders [7 out of 12, Teenbeat] |
| Adlib - s/t EP [10 out of 12, K-RAA-K] |
| The Advantage - s/t [10 out of 12, 5 Rue Christine] |
| Adventure Time - Dreams of Water Themes [9 out of 12, Plug Research] |
| Aereogramme - A Story in White [11 out of 12, Matador] |
| AGF - Head Slash Bauch [11 out of 12, Orthlong Musork] |
| Sophie Agnel, Lionel Marchetti, Jérôme Noetinger - Rouge Gris Brut [11 out of 12, Potlatch] |
| Air - Virgin Suicides (Soundtrack) [11 out of 12, Astralwerks], 10000 Hz. Legend [7 out of 12, Astralwerks] |
| Aix Em Klemm - s/t [10 out of 12, Kranky] |
| The Album Leaf - In an Off White Room EP [9 out of 12, Troubleman Unlimited], One Day I'll Be On Time [10 out of 12, Tiger Style], Seal Beach EP [10 out of 12, Acuarela], In a Safe Place [9 out of 12, Sub Pop] |
| The Album Leaf/On!Air!Library! - A Lifetime or More [8 out of 12, Arena Rock] |
| All Girl Summer Fun Band - 2 [12 out of 12, K] |
| All Natural Lemon and Lime Flavors - Straight Blue Line [5 out of 12, Gern Blandsten] |
| Ellen Allien - Berlinette [9 out of 12, Bpitch Control] |
| Aloha - That's Your Fire [9 out of 12, Polyvinyl] |
| Alto Heceta/Speed of Sauce - split EP [3 out of 12, Synaptic Tactic] |
| The Aluminum Group - Pelo [10 out of 12, Hefty], White Label 12" [8 out of 12, Hefty] |
| Alvarius B/Cerberus Shoal - The Vim and Vigour of Alvarius B and Cerberus Shoal [5 out of 12, North East Indie] |
| AM/FM - Mutilate Us [8 out of 12, Polyvinyl], The Sky is the New Ground EP [7 out of 12, Polyvinyl] |
| Amazombies - Bitches & Stitches [8 out of 12, Go-Kart] |
| Orem Ambarchi - Suspension [11 out of 12, TOUCH] |
| Oren Ambarchi & Martin Ng - Reconnaissance [10 out of 12, Staubgold] |
| Oren Ambarchi, Günter Müller, Philip Samartzis - Strange Love [10 out of 12, For4ears] |
| The Amber Smith - From Upper Lip to Lower Hip EP [11 out of 12, Version City] |
| American Analog Set - Through the 90s: Singles and Unreleased [9 out of 12, Emperor Jones], New Equation 7" [6 out of 12, Tiger Style], Know By Heart [10 out of 12, Tiger Style], Updates EP [5 out of 12, Tiger Style], Promise of Love [11 out of 12, Tiger Style] |
| American Heritage - Through the Age of Quarrel and Into the Era of Putting Up With It [9 out of 12, Troubleman Unlimited] |
| Amp - Saint Cecilia Sinsemilla [10 out of 12, Space Age] |
| Ampbuzz - This is My Ampbuzz [9 out of 12, Strange Attractors] |
| Amps for Christ - The People at Large [12 out of 12, 5 Rue Christine] |
| Analogue - Rock Proper [12 out of 12, Rubric] |
| Analogue II - Oh Perfect Masters [10 out of 12, Rubric] |
| And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Source Tags and Code [10 out of 12, Interscope], Relative Ways EP [2 out of 12, Interscope] |
| The And/Ors - Will Self-Destruct [7 out of 12, Better Looking] |
| Bruce Anderson and Dale Sophia with Jim Hrabetin, Marc Weinstein, and Dave Mahoney - Medication [9 out of 12, FV8] |
| Fred Anderson and Hamid Drake - Back Together Again [9 out of 12, Thrill Jockey] |
| Jason Anderson - New England [9 out of 12, K] |
| Laurie Anderson - Live in New York [9 out of 12, Nonesuch] |
| Andrew WK - Party Til You Puke EP [12 out of 12, bootleg] |
| Angels of Light - Everything is Good Here/Please Come Here [8 out of 12, Young God] |
| Animal Collective - Here Comes the Indian [11 out of 12, Paw Tracks], Sung Tungs [8 out of 12, Fat Cat] |
| Anomoanon - Asleep Many Years in the Wood [11 out of 12, Temporary Residence] |
| Antipop Consortium - Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp [7 out of 12, Thirsty Ear] |
| Aphelion - Zugzwang [9 out of 12, DeFocus] |
| Apples in Stereo - The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone [10 out of 12, Spin Art] |
| Arab on Radar - Soak the Saddle [9 out of 12, Skin Graft], Yahweh or the Highway [9 out of 12, Skin Graft], The Stolen Singles [8 out of 12, Three One G] |
| Arab Strap - Elephant Shoe [11 out of 12, Jetset], The Red Thread [11 out of 12, Matador], Love Detective EP [11 out of 12, Chemikal Underground], Quiet Violence EP [11 out of 12, Tryptych], Monday at the Hug and Pint [10 out of 12, Matador], The Shy Retirer EP [9 out of 12, Chemikal Underground] |
| Aranos, Jon Mueller, and Chris Rosenau - Bleeding in Behind Pastel Screens [9 out of 12, Crouton] |
| Arbete och Fritid - s/t [12 out of 12, MNW] |
| Archers of Loaf - Seconds Before the Accident [3 out of 12, Alias], Seconds Before the Accident [5 out of 12, Alias] |
| Architecture - The Speed of Not Being Lost [7 out of 12, Flaccid Rock] |
| Arco - Driving at Night EP [10 out of 12, Dreamy], Coming to Terms [9 out of 12, Dreamy] |
| Arco Flute Foundation - The Third Lesson in New Era Time: Running Slow Motion Marathons with Purple Rejoice; Who Killed the Party House? [11 out of 12, Cenotaph], The Second Lesson in New Era Time: Exploring the Possibilities of New Wave Villains; and What of Boy? [10 out of 12, Cenotaph], Everything After the Bomb is Sci-Fi [11 out of 12, Cenotaph] |
| Aroah - No Podemos Ser Amigos [10 out of 12, Acuarela] |
| As Friends Rust - Won [1 out of 12, Doghouse] |
| Ashley Park - Town & Country [6 out of 12, Kindercore] |
| Ashley Stove - All Summer Long [8 out of 12, Merge] |
| Asmus Tietchens - FT+ [7 out of 12, Crouton] |
| Ass Coffee - If Your Face Were On Fire, I'd Put It Out With A Sickle [10 out of 12, One Lump or Two] |
| The Asteroids - Moonlight Music for Beginners [8 out of 12, Scientific Laboratories] |
| Astorria - Length of Common Rafters 7" [9 out of 12, Rocket Racer] |
| Astro Can Caravan - Questral Places [10 out of 12, BV2] |
| Astrobrite - 8 Candy EP [9 out of 12, Sonic Syrup] |
| At the Close of Every Day - Zalig Zijn de Armen Van Geest [8 out of 12, Loose Thread] |
| Atombombpocketknife - Alpha Sounds [9 out of 12, Southern], God Save the ABPK [8 out of 12, Southern] |
| Auburn Lull - Cast From the Platform [11 out of 12, Darla] |
| Autolux - Demonstration [9 out of 12, self-released] |
| The Avalanches - Since I Left You [3 out of 12, Sire] |
| Avey Tare, Panda Bear, and Geologist - Danse Manatee [11 out of 12, Catsup Plate] |
| Fred Avril - That Horse Must Be Starving [3 out of 12, PIAS] |
| Awek - s/t EP [7 out of 12, New Amsterdam] |
| Azure Ray - s/t [8 out of 12, Warm], November EP [10 out of 12, Saddle Creek] |
| Bablicon - The Orange Tapered Moon [11 out of 12, Misra], A Flat Inside a Fog, the Cat That Was a Dog [11 out of 12, Misra] |
| Eric Bachmann - Short Careers: Original Score for the Film Ball of Wax [7 out of 12, Merge] |
| Back Off Cupids - s/t [10 out of 12, Drunken Fish] |
| Back to Bhutan - s/t EP [9 out of 12, Journal Reprint] |
| Backstreet Boys - Black & Blue [12 out of 12, Jive] |
| Badgerlore - Of Things Too Sorrowful to be Reminded of and Things Too Beautiful to Possess [8 out of 12, Free Porcupine Society] |
| Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour of Bewilderbeast [6 out of 12, Beggars Banquet] |
| Jessica Bailiff - s/t [10 out of 12, Kranky] |
| The Bangles - Doll Revolution [5 out of 12, Down Kiddie] |
| Devendra Banhart - Oh Me Oh My... The Way the Day Goes By the Sun is Setting Dogs are Dreaming Lovesongs of the Christmas Spirit [8 out of 12, Young God], Rejoicing in the Hands [11 out of 12, Young God] |
| Baptist Generals - No Silver/No Gold [1 out of 12, Subpop] |
| Anton Barbeau - King of Missouri [10 out of 12, Woronzow], Guladong [8 out of 12, Pink Hedgehog] |
| Bardo Pond - Set and Setting [11 out of 12, Matador], Slab 10" [12 out of 12, Three Lobed], Dilate [11 out of 12, Matador], Vol. IV CDR [10 out of 12, self-released], Purposeful Availment EP [11 out of 12, Three Lobed], On the Ellipse [11 out of 12, All Tomorrow's Parties] |
| Bardo Pond + Tom Carter - 4/23/03 [12 out of 12, Three Lobed] |
| John Barlowe & Surface of Eceyon - John Barlowe's Reading of "Myths From the Surface of Eceyon," Accompanied by Syrfyyc Yf Ycyon's "Dragyyn" CDR [10 out of 12, Spirit of Orr] |
| Barnacled - 6 [6 out of 12, Corleone] |
| The Barnyard Playboys - Corn Dog Love [10 out of 12, Rubric] |
| Michael Barrett - Couches and Carpet [7 out of 12, Planting Seeds] |
| Robert Barry and Fred Anderson - Duets 2001 [11 out of 12, Thrill Jockey] |
| Steffen Basho-Junghans - 7Books [9 out of 12, Strange Attractors], Inside [12 out of 12, Strange Attractors], Waters in Azure [11 out of 12, Strange Attractors], Rivers and Bridges [9 out of 12, Strange Attractors] |
| Bastard Noise - Live in Japan [9 out of 12, Helicopter], Skull Wave [11 out of 12, Helicopter] |
| Bats and Mice - Believe It Mammals [6 out of 12, Lovitt] |
| The Battles - Lycanthropy [8 out of 12, Blue Curtain] |
| Matt Bauder and Jason Ajemian - Object3 [11 out of 12, Locust] |
| Janet Bean and the Concertina Wire - Dragging Wonder Lake [5 out of 12, Thrill Jockey] |
| Beans - Tired Snow EP [6 out of 12, Zum] |
| The Beans - Bassplayer [7 out of 12, Intr.version] |
| Bear in Heaven - Tunes Next Door to Songs [11 out of 12, Eastern Developments] |
| Beat Happening - Angel Gone 7" [11 out of 12, K] |
| Beck - Sea Change [10 out of 12, DGC] |
| Bedbug - Happiest of Hours [9 out of 12, Tight Spot] |
| Bedhead/Macha - Macha Loved Bedhead [5 out of 12, Jetset] |
| Bedroom Walls - I Saw You Coming Back To Me [6 out of 12, Giant Pets] |
| Behalf - self-titled 3" CDR [10 out of 12, Collective Jyrk] |
| Belle and Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane Box Set [11 out of 12, Matador], Legal Man Single [7 out of 12, Matador], Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant [9 out of 12, Matador], Jonathon David EP [9 out of 12, Matador], I'm Waking Up to Us EP [11 out of 12, Matador], Step Into My Office, Baby EP [10 out of 12, Rough Trade], Dear Catastrophe Waitress [12 out of 12, Rough Trade], I'm a Cuckoo EP [4 out of 12, Rough Trade] |
| Bellini - Snowing Sun [11 out of 12, Monitor] |
| Beta Band - Hot Shots II [7 out of 12, Astralwerks] |
| Betika - Heads Smashed In By the Boy/Girl Thing [8 out of 12, Superglider] |
| Beulah - The Coast is Never Clear [10 out of 12, Velocette] |
| Billy Mahonie - The Big Dig [8 out of 12, Too Pure UK / Beggars Banquet US], Four Seasons Singles Club [9 out of 12, Day Release], What Becomes Before [10 out of 12, Southern] |
| Bipolaroid - Transparent Make Believe [9 out of 12, Surreal But Kind] |
| Birchville Cat Motel - Summer's Seething Pulse [9 out of 12, Mar/Ino], Beautiful Speck Triumph [11 out of 12, Last Visible Dog] |
| The Birdtree - Orchards & Caravans [11 out of 12, Last Visible Dog] |
| The Birdwatcher - The Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn [7 out of 12, Arena Rock] |
| The Birthday Party - Pleasure Heads Must Burn DVD [11 out of 12, Cherry Red] |
| John Bischoff - Aperture [10 out of 12, 23five] |
| Jason Bivins and Ian Davis - Benthic [7 out of 12, Family Vineyard] |
| Bjork - Hidden Place (European & American versions) [7 out of 12, One Little Indian] |
| Black Forest Black Sea - s/t [9 out of 12, Last Visible Dog], Forcefields and Constellations [11 out of 12, Blue Sanct], Radiant Symmetry [11 out of 12, Last Visible Dog] |
| The Black Heart Procession - Fish the Holes on Frozen Lakes [8 out of 12, Galaxia], 3 Song Recording EP [10 out of 12, Up], Three [11 out of 12, Touch and Go], Love Sings a Sunrise 7" [10 out of 12, Rocket Racer], Between the Machines 7" [9 out of 12, Suicide Squeeze], Amore Del Tropico [10 out of 12, Touch and Go] |
| Black Lipstick - Converted Thieves [10 out of 12, Peek-A-Boo] |
| Black Moth Super Rainbow - Falling Through a Field [9 out of 12, self-released] |
| Black Sun Ensemble - s/t (Reissue) [12 out of 12, Camera Obscura], Starlight [9 out of 12, Camera Obscura] |
| Black Twig Pickers - North Fork Flyer [10 out of 12, VHF] |
| Black-Eyed Snakes - Rise Up [6 out of 12, Chairkickers] |
| Blackout Beach - Light Flows the Putrid Dawn [10 out of 12, Soft Abuse] |
| Amy Blaschke - s/t [10 out of 12, Luckyhorse] |
| Blek Ink - s/t [2 out of 12, Ba Da Bing!] |
| Blessed Light - Love Lights the Way [8 out of 12, Mill Pond] |
| The Blithe Sons - We Walk the Young Earth [10 out of 12, Family Vineyard], Arms of the Starfish [11 out of 12, Family Vineyard], Rooms [10 out of 12, Chocolate Monk], Green Mansions [11 out of 12, Jewelled Antler] |
| Block: Gartman - Each New Nostalgic Moment [9 out of 12, Pushpin] |
| Bloggs - Music For Multiples [10 out of 12, Fresnl] |
| Blonde Redhead - Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons [10 out of 12, Touch and Go], Melodie Citronique EP [6 out of 12, Touch and Go], Misery is a Butterfly [10 out of 12, 4AD] |
| The Blow - Bonus Album [8 out of 12, K] |
| Blur - Think Tank [11 out of 12, EMI] |
| Bobby Birdman - Born Free Forever [10 out of 12, Hush] |
| Bonnevill - Pelican EP [10 out of 12, Bella Union] |
| Bonnie "Blue" Billy - Little Boy Blue 7" [9 out of 12, Western Vinyl] |
| Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Ease Down the Road [11 out of 12, Palace], Happy Child EP [6 out of 12, Palace], Master and Everyone [11 out of 12, Drag City], Sings Greatest Palace Music [11 out of 12, Drag City] |
| Bonny Billy - More Revery EP [12 out of 12, Temporary Residence], More Revery EP (studio versions) [4 out of 12, Temporary Residence] |
| Books About UFOs - Ghetto Blaster EP [9 out of 12, self-released] |
| Brad Bordine - Same [10 out of 12, Vitalist] |
| Boredoms - Vision Creation Newsun [12 out of 12, Birdman] |
| Alessandro Bosetti, Michel Doneda, Bhob Rainey - Placés Dans L'air [8 out of 12, Potlatch] |
| David Bowie - Heathen [10 out of 12, Columbia], Reality [4 out of 12, Columbia] |
| Boxhead Ensemble - Two Brothers [10 out of 12, Atavistic] |
| Brasilia - s/t [10 out of 12, Unovis] |
| Tyondai Braxton - History That Has No Effect [7 out of 12, JMZ] |
| Jack Breakfast - Rock and Roll Album [9 out of 12, Troubled Cat] |
| The Breeders - Title TK [10 out of 12, 4AD] |
| Brian & Chris - s/t [11 out of 12, This], Vectors [10 out of 12, Megalon] |
| Bride of No No - (II) [9 out of 12, Atavistic] |
| Bright - Full Negative (or) Breaks [10 out of 12, BaDaBing!], The Miller Fantasies EP [12 out of 12, BaDaBing!] |
| Bright Eyes - Fevers & Mirrors [5 out of 12, Saddle Creek], motionSickness 7" [6 out of 12, Blood of the Young] |
| Bright Eyes/Son, Ambulance - Oh Holy Fools [8 out of 12, Saddle Creek] |
| Broadway Project - Compassion [8 out of 12, Eighteenth Street Lounge] |
| Chris Brokaw/Viva Las Vegas - split EP [8 out of 12, Kimchee] |
| Brokeback - Morse Code in the Modern Age: Across the Americas [7 out of 12, Thrill Jockey] |
| Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People [12 out of 12, Paper Bag] |
| Brother Danielson - Brother:Son [10 out of 12, Secretly Candian] |
| Brother JT - Rainy Day Fun [9 out of 12, Drunken Fish] |
| The Bruces - War of the Bruces [8 out of 12, Misra] |
| Buellton - Avenue of the Flags [10 out of 12, Film Guerrero] |
| Built to Spill - Ancient Melodies of the Future [9 out of 12, Warner Brothers] |
| Alex Bundy - Planetarium Music [11 out of 12, Dryystonian Artifacts] |
| Joshua Burkett - Life Less Lost [11 out of 12, Spirit of Orr] |
| Burning Brides - Fall of the Plastic Empire [7 out of 12, File 13] |
| Busy Signals - Pretend Hits [11 out of 12, Sugar Free] |
| Buzzcocks - s/t [10 out of 12, Merge] |
| David Byrne - Lead Us Not Into Temptation [11 out of 12, Thrill Jockey] |
| Caesura - Escape Equals Light [9 out of 12, Birds Go South] |
| Cake - Comfort Eagle [10 out of 12, Columbia] |
| John Cale, Tony Conrad, Angus MacLise, LaMonte Young, Marian Zazeela - Inside the Dream Syndicate Volume 1: Day of Niagra [8 out of 12, Table of the Elements] |
| Calexico - Hot Rail [10 out of 12, Quarterstick], Even My Sure Things Fall Through EP [8 out of 12, Quarterstick] |
| Califone - Heron King Blues [10 out of 12, Thrill Jockey] |
| California Oranges - Oranges & Pineapples [7 out of 12, Darla] |
| Call and Response - s/t [9 out of 12, Kindercore] |
| Calla - Scavengers [11 out of 12, Young God], Televise [9 out of 12, Arena Rock] |
| Cameron - Pictures Never Taken [8 out of 12, self-released] |
| Andi Camp - The Perfect Stranger [11 out of 12, Grafton] |
| Camper Van Beethoven - Camper Van Beethoven is Dead, Long Live Camper Van Beethoven [9 out of 12, Pitch-A-Tent] |
| Campfire Songs - s/t [9 out of 12, Catsup Plate] |
| Camping - Suburban Shore [9 out of 12, Plug Research] |
| Can't - Prepares to Fail Again [8 out of 12, IRFP], Can't vs. the World [4 out of 12, IRFP] |
| The Candies - Dense Waves Make Your Eyes Wider [8 out of 12, Turn] |
| David Candy - Play Power [12 out of 12, Jetset], Play Power [10 out of 12, Jetset] |
| Cantwell, Gomez, and Jordan - s/t [9 out of 12, Hypnovista] |
| Canyon - s/t [9 out of 12, Slowdime], Insound Tour Support EP [6 out of 12, Insound] |
| The Caribbean - Verse by Verse [10 out of 12, Endearing] |
| The Carlsonics - s/t [9 out of 12, Arena Rock] |
| Daniel Carter and Rueben Radding - Luminescence [10 out of 12, Aum Fidelity] |
| Tom Carter - Monument [11 out of 12, Kranky] |
| Cat Power - You Are Free [10 out of 12, Matador] |
| CatDesigners - Strange Little Creatures [8 out of 12, Googlie Mooglie] |
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part [10 out of 12, Mute] |
| Cavemen Speak - Shadowanimalsolos [10 out of 12, Shadow Archives] |
| CCCP - Collapse [8 out of 12, self-titled], Collapse [6 out of 12, self-released] |
| Central Falls - Latitude [7 out of 12, Truckstop] |
| Centro-Matic - Flashes and Cables EP [6 out of 12, Misra] |
| Cerberus Shoal - Crash My Moon Yacht [7 out of 12, Pandemonium], Crash My Moon Yacht [10 out of 12, Pandemonium], Garden Fly, Drip Eye EP [8 out of 12, Dutch East], Mr. Boy Dog [9 out of 12, Temporary Residence], Chaiming the Knoblessone [7 out of 12, North East Indie], Bastion of Itchy Preeves [7 out of 12, North East Indie], Bastion of Itchy Preeves [11 out of 12, North East Indie] |
| Cerberus Shoal and the Magic Carpathians - The Life and Times of The Magic Carpathians and Cerberus Shoal EP [6 out of 12, North East Indie] |
| Lisa Cerbone - Ordinary Days [10 out of 12, Little Scrubby] |
| Cex - Oops, I Did It Again! [10 out of 12, Tigerbeat6], Being Ridden [10 out of 12, Temporary Residence], Being Ridden Instrumentals [9 out of 12, Temporary Residence] |
| The Champs - Second 7" [9 out of 12, Wattage USA] |
| James Chance & the Contortions - Buy [8 out of 12, ZE], Live Aux Bains Douches [5 out of 12, ZE] |
| Chantigs - Four Hats [7 out of 12, Rodent] |
| Charalambides - Internal/Eternal [8 out of 12, Wholly Other], Joy Shapes [10 out of 12, Kranky] |
| Charlatans UK - Wonderland [7 out of 12, RCA] |
| Charlene - s/t [10 out of 12, Shark Attack] |
| Charles Atlas - Felt Cover [9 out of 12, Static Caravan], Worsted Weight [10 out of 12, Ochre] |
| The Cheaters Club - Thanks For Asking EP [10 out of 12, self-released], A Week in the Life of the Cheaters Club EP [10 out of 12, self-released] |
| Chicago Underground Duo - Synesthesia [10 out of 12, Thrill Jockey], Axis and Alignment [11 out of 12, Thrill Jockey] |
| Chicago Underground Quartet - s/t [11 out of 12, Thrill Jockey] |
| Chicago Underground Trio - Slon [11 out of 12, Thrill Jockey] |
| Chicks on Speed - The Re-Releases of the Un-Releases [4 out of 12, K], Will Save Us All [8 out of 12, Chicks on Speed] |
| Chicks on Speed/Kreidler - The Chicks on Speed/Kreidler Session [5 out of 12, Chicks on Speed] |
| Child Readers - Dark Laughter [11 out of 12, Jewelled Antler] |
| The Child Readers - Memory and Fantasy [12 out of 12, Mallard Lake] |
| Christiana - Fatigue Kills [9 out of 12, High School Champion] |
| Keith Christmas - Acoustica [10 out of 12, Woronzow], Timeless & Strange [11 out of 12, Sanctuary] |
| The Church - Forget Yourself [9 out of 12, SpinArt] |
| Circle - Andexelt [9 out of 12, Tumult], split 7" [9 out of 12, Verdura], Raunio [9 out of 12, Squealer] |
| Circulatory System - s/t [11 out of 12, Cloud] |
| Citizens - Are We There Yet? [8 out of 12, Yellow Ball] |
| CJA - Zentek [10 out of 12, Jewelled Antler] |
| Clairvoyants - Your New Boundaries [10 out of 12, Badman] |
| Clang Quartet - The Separation of Church & Hate [6 out of 12, Silber] |
| Kelly Clarkson - Before Your Love/A Moment Like This CDS [12 out of 12, RCA] |
| Clear Horizon - s/t [10 out of 12, Kranky] |
| The Clientele - Suburban Light [2 out of 12, Merge], Lost Weekend EP [4 out of 12, Acuarela] |
| Clinic - Walking With Thee [7 out of 12, Domino] |
| cLOUDDEAD - Ten [9 out of 12, Mush] |
| Clown Down - Living Alone [9 out of 12, Sea Isle] |
| Coastal - Winter 10" [10 out of 12, Dreams by Degrees], Halfway to You [4 out of 12, Words On Music] |
| Cobra Killer - 76/77 [10 out of 12, Monika] |
| Coelacanth - Mud Wall [10 out of 12, Helen Scarsdale] |
| COH - Seasons [12 out of 12, Idea] |
| Cold Sides - s/t [6 out of 12, Moment Before Impact], Corrugated Sibilants EP [10 out of 12, self-released] |
| Cole - Idea of City [10 out of 12, Mood Food / Grid Sector] |
| Comets On Fire - Field Recordings From the Sun [11 out of 12, BaDaBing!], Blue Cathedral [12 out of 12, Subpop] |
| Con Dolore - This Sad Movie [8 out of 12, Clairecords], Sailor's Warning [9 out of 12, Clairecords] |
| Loren Connors - The Departing of a Dream Vol. II [11 out of 12, Family Vineyard], The Departing of a Dream Vol. III: Juliet [10 out of 12, Family Vineyard] |
| Consonant - s/t [12 out of 12, Fenway], Love and Affliction [10 out of 12, Fenway] |
| Continental OP, Dianne Bellino - Slitch DVD/CD [9 out of 12, Drag City] |
| Cooper-Moore, Assif Tsahar - America [9 out of 12, Hopscotch] |
| Cooper-Moore, Tom Abbs, Chad Taylor - Triptych Myth [9 out of 12, Hopscotch] |
| The Coral - Magic and Medicine [5 out of 12, Deltasonic] |
| Cornelius - Point [12 out of 12, Matador] |
| Donnacha Costello - Growing Up in Public [9 out of 12, Force Inc.] |
| Elvis Costello - When I Was Cruel [11 out of 12, Island] |
| Cotton Casino - 100% Pure Cotton 7" [8 out of 12, Riot Season] |
| Couch - Fantasy [10 out of 12, Matador], Profane [10 out of 12, Matador] |
| Cougars - Nice, Nice [8 out of 12, Go Kart] |
| The Court and Spark - Bless You [11 out of 12, Absolutely Kosher] |
| The Creatures - Hai! [9 out of 12, Sioux] |
| Crooked Fingers - s/t [11 out of 12, Warm], Bring On the Snakes [8 out of 12, Warm], Reservoir Songs EP [9 out of 12, Merge] |
| David Cross - Shut Up You Fucking Baby! [9 out of 12, Subpop] |
| Rob Crow - My Room is a Mess [10 out of 12, Absolutely Kosher] |
| Adrian Crowley - When You Are Here You Are Family [7 out of 12, Ba Da Bing!], A Northern State [6 out of 12, Ba Da Bing!] |
| Cul de Sac - Death of the Sun [10 out of 12, Strange Attractors], Death of the Sun [5 out of 12, Strange Attractors], The Strangler's Wife (Soundtrack) [11 out of 12, Strange Attractors] |
| Current 93 - Thunder Perfect Mind (Reissue) [11 out of 12, World Serpent] |
| Curtains - Flybys [9 out of 12, Thin Wrist] |
| Cut Out - Interlude With Fun Machine [7 out of 12, Starlight Furniture] |
| Cyann & Ben - Spring [11 out of 12, Locust] |
| D - Untitles [6 out of 12, Soul Static Sound] |
| D+ - Deception Pass [9 out of 12, Knw-Yr-Own] |
| Daedelus - Invention [9 out of 12, Plug Research] |
| Dallas Orbiter - s/t [12 out of 12, self-released] |
| Damien Jurado - Where Shall You Take Me? [9 out of 12, Secretly Canadian] |
| Damon and Naomi - With Ghost [9 out of 12, Subpop] |
| Danielson Famile - Fetch the Compass Kids [9 out of 12, Secretly Canadian] |
| The Dao Son For - s/t [10 out of 12, Country Club] |
| The Dark Fantastic - Goodbye Crooked Star [6 out of 12, Up] |
| David Ware Quartet - Freedom Suite [8 out of 12, Aum Fidelity] |
| Ben Davis - The Hushed Patterns of Relief [9 out of 12, Lovitt] |
| Greg Davis - Arbor [10 out of 12, Carpark], Curling Pond Woods [10 out of 12, Carpark] |
| Kyle Dawkins - Conasauga [10 out of 12, Solponticello] |
| Arrington de Dionyso and the Old Time Relijun - Varieties of Religious Experience [8 out of 12, K] |
| The Dead C - s/t [10 out of 12, Language Recordings], New Electric Music [9 out of 12, Language] |
| Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - 11 Instances of Dead Letters + Words [7 out of 12, Ideal] |
| Dead Meadow - Shivering King and Others [8 out of 12, Matador] |
| Death by Chocolate - s/t [9 out of 12, Jetset] |
| Death Cab for Cutie - We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes [10 out of 12, Barsuk], The Forbidden Love EP [7 out of 12, Barsuk], The Photo Album [10 out of 12, Barsuk], Transatlanticism [11 out of 12, Barsuk] |
| Death From Above - Heads Up EP [8 out of 12, Ache] |
| Decades - The First [7 out of 12, Poeta Negra] |
| Deerhoof - Halfbird [10 out of 12, Menlo Park], Reveille [11 out of 12, 5 Rue Christine], Apple O' [11 out of 12, 5 Rue Christine], Milk Man [12 out of 12, 5 Rue Christine] |
| Defender/Meterman - Hemispheres 12" [8 out of 12, Some Odd Pilot] |
| Del Rey - Speak it Not Aloud [10 out of 12, My Pal God] |
| Vladislav Delay - Anima [6 out of 12, Mille Plateaux] |
| The Delgados - Hate [5 out of 12, Mantra] |
| Delicate AWOL - Four Seasons Singles Club [7 out of 12, Day Release], Heart Drops From the Great Space [7 out of 12, Fire] |
| Desaparecidos - Read Music/Speak Spanish [7 out of 12, Saddle Creek], The Happiest Place on Earth EP [9 out of 12, Saddle Creek] |
| Destroyer - Streethawk: A Seduction [10 out of 12, Misra], This Night [11 out of 12, Merge], This Night [9 out of 12, Merge], Your Blues [10 out of 12, Merge] |
| Deviants - Dr. Crow [6 out of 12, Track] |
| Devolver - Sky of Holes [8 out of 12, Transsiberian] |
| Devorah Day - Light of Day [9 out of 12, Abaton] |
| Dewey Defeats Truman - The Road to Nowhere Maps EP [3 out of 12, Has Anyone Ever Told You] |
| Dianogah - Battle Champions [10 out of 12, Southern], Hannibal 7" [10 out of 12, Southern], Millions of Brazillians [10 out of 12, Southern] |
| Reed Dickinson - Ruby [8 out of 12, Flying Kite] |
| Die Haut - Burnin' the Ice [4 out of 12, Hit Thing] |
| Dieb 13 - Restructuring [9 out of 12, Charhizma] |
| Dim Dim - Kiwi [8 out of 12, Audio Dregs] |
| The Dinner is Ruined - Ray Charles Kinda Party [9 out of 12, Sonic Unyon] |
| The Dipsomaniacs - Praying Winter [10 out of 12, Camera Obscura] |
| Dirty Projectors - Slaves' Graves & Ballads [7 out of 12, Western Vinyl] |
| Dirty Three - Whatever You Love You Are [11 out of 12, Touch and Go] |
| Diving Bell - s/t [11 out of 12, Ace Fu] |
| DJ Shadow - Dark Days [11 out of 12, MCA], Private Press [9 out of 12, MCA] |
| DNA - DNA on DNA [7 out of 12, No More] |
| Do Make Say Think - Goodbye Enemy Airship the Landlord is Dead [11 out of 12, Constellation], & Yet & Yet [12 out of 12, Constellation], & Yet & Yet [11 out of 12, Constellation], Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn [10 out of 12, Constellation] |
| The Does/Breathe Stone - Sleep Deprivation Blues/Crow Owens EP [7 out of 12, Hand/Eye] |
| Julie Doiron/Okkervil River - split album [10 out of 12, Acuarela] |
| Doktor Kettu - I Really Like Diamonds [11 out of 12, Super Metsa], Black Zenith [9 out of 12, Super Metsa], High Revolution [8 out of 12, Super Metsa], Kriegsphilosophie [9 out of 12, Super Metsa], Yksi Miekka Yksi Kirves [10 out of 12, Super Metsa] |
| Dolly Rocker - Hello, Dolly Rocker! [7 out of 12, self-released] |
| Don Caballero - American Don [10 out of 12, Touch and Go] |
| Jonathan Donaldson and the Color Forms - Beyond Blue Bells [9 out of 12, Traveling Talons] |
| Michael Doneda, Urs Leimgruber, Keith Rowe - The Difference Between a Fish [9 out of 12, Potlatch] |
| Donna Regina - Late [9 out of 12, Karaoke Kalk] |
| The Donnas - Spend the Night [12 out of 12, Atlantic] |
| Donovan - Beat Cafe [11 out of 12, Appleseed] |
| Donovan's Brain - The Great Leap Forward [10 out of 12, Career] |
| Double Leopards - A Pebble in Thousands of Unmapped Revolutions [12 out of 12, Eclipse] |
| The Double Life of Veronique - Avec un Pessimisme Lucide [8 out of 12, Nameless] |
| Dreadnaught - The American Standard [6 out of 12, Red Fez] |
| The Dropscience - Experimenting With Contrast [7 out of 12, Happy Couples Never Last] |
| Kevin Drumm - Land of Lurches [12 out of 12, Hanson] |
| Drums and Tuba - Box Fetish [8 out of 12, My Pal God], The Flying Ballerina [8 out of 12, My Pal God] |
| Dub Narcotic Sound System - Hand Clappin' EP [8 out of 12, K] |
| Dump - A Grown-Ass Man [11 out of 12, Shrimper] |
| Paul Duncan - To an Ambient Hollywood [8 out of 12, Home Tapes] |
| Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt [11 out of 12, Subliminal] |
| Dunlavy - The Alison Effect [8 out of 12, Camera Obscura], The Navigator Closes His Eyes [9 out of 12, Camera Obscura] |
| Duster - Contemporary Movement [8 out of 12, Up] |
| Dying Californian - s/t EP [5 out of 12, Turn] |
| Dylan Group - Ur-klang Search [9 out of 12, Bubblecore] |
| Axel Dörner and Fred Lonberg-Holm - Object 1 [8 out of 12, Locust] |
| Burd Early - Observatory EP [9 out of 12, King Crab], Leveler [7 out of 12, Western Vinyl] |
| Early Day Miners - Placer Found [11 out of 12, Western Vinyl], Southern Myth 7" [10 out of 12, Zeal], Let Us Garlands Bring [10 out of 12, Secretly Canadian], Jefferson at Rest [10 out of 12, Secretly Canadian] |
| Early Day Miners/Unwed Sailor/Chris Bennett - Stateless [10 out of 12, Great Vitamin Mystery] |
| Earth Trumpet - s/t [9 out of 12, Cenotaph] |
| Echo Orbiter - Laughing All the While [8 out of 12, Looking Glass] |
| Eddie the Rat - Food For the Moon Too Soon [8 out of 12, Entartete Kunst] |
| Edison Woods - s/t [9 out of 12, Endearing] |
| Edith - Hunker Down [9 out of 12, Fluffmotor] |
| Ee - Tinyspot EP [6 out of 12, Asian Man], For 100 We Try Harder [9 out of 12, Asian Man] |
| Egon - Behind the Curtain [3 out of 12, Has Anyone Ever Told You?], Phonetic Disasters [6 out of 12, Has Anyone Ever Told You] |
| EKG - Object 2 [11 out of 12, Locust] |
| Electoral College - Eat the Key EP [8 out of 12, Diary] |
| Electrelane - The Power Out [9 out of 12, Too Pure] |
| Electric Birds - Gradations [10 out of 12, Mille Plateaux], Zealectronic Green 7" [9 out of 12, Zeal] |
| Electric Turn to Me - s/t EP [2 out of 12, No Quarter], Clouds Move So Fast EP [6 out of 12, No Quarter] |
| Elephant Micah - The Untied States of Elephant Micah [9 out of 12, BlueSanct] |
| Elevator - A Taste of Complete Perspective [10 out of 12, Teenage USA], Darkness --> Light [6 out of 12, Bluefox] |
| Warren Ellis - Three Pieces for Violin [8 out of 12, King Crab] |
| Eluvium - Lambent Material [11 out of 12, Temporary Residence], An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death [8 out of 12, Temporary Residence] |
| Elysian Fields - Queen of the Meadows [10 out of 12, Jetset] |
| Emak Bakia - Despué [10 out of 12, Acuarela] |
| The Embarrassment - Blister Pop [8 out of 12, My Pal God] |
| Emery Reel - ...For and Acted Upon Through Diversions [8 out of 12, First Flight] |
| Emperor Penguin - Mysterious Pony [8 out of 12, My Pal God], Damn EP [7 out of 12, My Pal God] |
| Empress - Homeward Sounds EP [11 out of 12, Pehr] |
| Enemymine - The Ice in Me [11 out of 12, Up] |
| Enemymine/Vaz - split 7" [9 out of 12, Thin the Herd] |
| Engine Down - A Sign of Breath EP [6 out of 12, Day After] |
| Enon - Believo! [9 out of 12, SeeThru Broadcasting], High Society [10 out of 12, Touch and Go] |
| Enos Slaughter - Live at the Philadelphia Record Exchange EP CDR [7 out of 12, Tequila Sunrise] |
| The Epidemic - I am Completely Operational [7 out of 12, Ache] |
| Erase Errata - Other Animals [8 out of 12, Troubleman Unlimited], Dancing Machine: Erase Errata Remix Record [6 out of 12, Troubleman Unlimited] |
| Escapade - Rule #3 [10 out of 12, Submergence] |
| Essex Green - Live Show March 24, 2001 [11 out of 12, Knitting Factory] |
| The Eternals - s/t [9 out of 12, DeSoto] |
| Ethel Meserve - Spelling the Names [5 out of 12, Tree] |
| Euphone - Hashin' It Out [8 out of 12, Jade Tree], The Lakewood [8 out of 12, After Hours] |
| Evergreen - s/t [9 out of 12, Temporary Residence] |
| Evergreen Trio - Lift Up Your Voice [5 out of 12, Devotional] |
| Everlasting the Way - long-stretch-motorcycle-hymn-highway [8 out of 12, Monitor] |
| Ex Models - Zoo Psychology [10 out of 12, Frenchkiss] |
| Ex Orkest - Een Rondje Holland [10 out of 12, Ex] |
| Exhaust - s/t [6 out of 12, Constellation], Enregistreur [10 out of 12, Constellation] |
| Explosions in the Sky - Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever [11 out of 12, Temporary Residence], The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place [11 out of 12, Temporary Residence] |
| Extra Glenns - Martial Arts Weekend [8 out of 12, Absolutely Kosher] |
| Exzoskeleton - Exploring Biology [9 out of 12, No Sides] |
| EZ T - Goodbye Little Doll [9 out of 12, Monitor] |
| Füxa - In Flight Audio [12 out of 12, Ché], Techno Light 7" [3 out of 12, Rocket Girl], Füxa 2000 [7 out of 12, Rocket Girl], Hideaway 7" [9 out of 12, Mind Expansion], Supercharged [11 out of 12, Rocket Girl], The Modified Mechanics of This Device [8 out of 12, Antenna] |
| Füxa/Ectogram - Füxa vs. Ectogram [10 out of 12, Ochre] |
| Fabulous Disaster - Panty Raid [10 out of 12, Pink & Black] |
| John Fahey - How Bluegrass Destroyed My Life [10 out of 12, Drag City] |
| Fairburn Royals - Sunshine Slowdown [7 out of 12, self-released] |
| Family Fodder - Savoir Fair: The Best of Family Fodder [11 out of 12, Dark Beloved Cloud] |
| Famous - Used [10 out of 12, Blue Couch] |
| Geoff Farina - Steely Dan 7" [9 out of 12, Southern] |
| Fennesz - Endless Summer [10 out of 12, Mego], 03_02_00 Live At Revolver, Melbourne [12 out of 12, Touch], Field Recordings 1995:2002 [10 out of 12, Touch] |
| The Feud - Language is Technology [6 out of 12, Insidious Plot] |
| Fields of the Nephilim - Revelations/Forever Remain/Visionary Heads DVD [8 out of 12, Beggars Banquet] |
| Figurine - The Heartfelt [10 out of 12, March] |
| Film School - Brilliant Career [10 out of 12, Me Too!], Always Never [7 out of 12, Amazing Grease] |
| Fin Fang Foom - Texture. Structure. And the Condition of Moods [7 out of 12, Lovitt] |
| Fine China - You Make Me Hate Music [4 out of 12, Tooth and Nail] |
| Finishing School - Destination Girl [12 out of 12, Telegraph Company] |
| The Fire Show - s/t [9 out of 12, Perishable] |
| Firewater - Psychopharmacology [2 out of 12, Jetset] |
| Five Way Mirror - Playing Out Obscurity 7" [10 out of 12, Ochre], Transcendence [11 out of 12, Burnt Hair] |
| Paul Flaherty - Voices [10 out of 12, Wet Paint] |
| Paul Flaherty, Greg Kelley, Chris Corsano - Sannyasi [11 out of 12, Wet Paint] |
| Flaming Lips - The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg (reissue) [11 out of 12, Reckless] |
| Flare - Circa EP [9 out of 12, Subliminal Violence] |
| Flashpapr - Do What You Must Do [8 out of 12, Westside] |
| Flophouse Jr. - Woodland [5 out of 12, Flophouse] |
| Flux Information Sciences - Private/Public [4 out of 12, Young God] |
| Fly Pan Am - Sedatif en Frequences et Sillons [8 out of 12, Constellation], Ceux Qui Inventent N'ont Jamais Vecu (?) [11 out of 12, Constellation], N'Ecoutez Pas [10 out of 12, Constellation] |
| The Flying Luttenbachers - Alptraum [9 out of 12, UgExplode!/Pandemonium], Infection and Decline [11 out of 12, Troubleman Unlimited] |
| Flying Saucer Attack - P.A. Blues CDR [8 out of 12, VHF] |
| Flying Saucer Attack/Main/White Winged Moth - Mort Aux Vaches [10 out of 12, Staalplaat] |
| Henry Flynt - New American Ethnic Music Vol. 2: Spindizzy [10 out of 12, Recorded] |
| Henry Flynt and the Insurrections - I Don't Wanna [7 out of 12, Locust] |
| Foehn - Hidden Cinema Soundtrack [10 out of 12, Fat Cat] |
| Fog - s/t [11 out of 12, Ninja Tune] |
| Fontanelle - s/t [10 out of 12, Kranky], F EP [9 out of 12, Kranky], Style Drift [4 out of 12, Kranky] |
| The For Carnation - s/t [10 out of 12, Touch and Go] |
| Forcefield - Roggaboggas [6 out of 12, Load] |
| The Forresters - Skindeep [8 out of 12, Tom Thumb] |
| Four Tet - Pause [10 out of 12, Domino], Rounds [11 out of 12, Domino] |
| The Franciscan Hobbies - Masks & Meanings [10 out of 12, Soft Abuse] |
| French Kicks - Young Lawyer [9 out of 12, StarTime] |
| Fridge - Happiness [10 out of 12, Temporary Residence/Brainwashed] |
| Burnt Friedmann - Con Ritmo [9 out of 12, Nonplace] |
| Friend/Enemy - 10 Songs [10 out of 12, Perishable], 10 Songs [9 out of 12, Perishable] |
| Friends Forever - Killball [8 out of 12, Load] |
| Friends of Dean Martinez - Random Harvest [9 out of 12, Narnack] |
| From Quagmire - Tropic of Barren [11 out of 12, VHF], Caught in Unknowing [9 out of 12, VHF] |
| Edith Frost - Wonder Wonder [10 out of 12, Drag City] |
| Fruit Bats - Mouthfuls [7 out of 12, Subpop] |
| Fuck - Gold Bricks [7 out of 12, Insound], Cupid's Cactus [10 out of 12, Smells Like] |
| The Fucking Champs - IV [10 out of 12, Drag City], V [12 out of 12, Drag City] |
| Fugazi - The Argument [11 out of 12, Dischord], Furniture EP [12 out of 12, Dischord] |
| Full Swing - Monolake/Antenne Edits 10" and Autopoieses Edits 10" [10 out of 12, Orthlong Musork], Akira Rabelais/Kit Clayton Edits 10" [11 out of 12, Orthlong Musork], Yo La Tengo/Raumgestaltung Edits 10" [11 out of 12, Orthlong Musork] |
| Future Bible Heroes - I'm Lonely (and I Love It) EP [9 out of 12, Merge] |
| Peter Gabriel - Security (remastered) [12 out of 12, DGC], Up [12 out of 12, Virgin] |
| Alastair Galbraith - Cry [9 out of 12, Emperor Jones] |
| Alastair Galbraith and Constantine Karlis - Radiant [10 out of 12, Emperor Jones] |
| Eddie Gale - Afro Fire [9 out of 12, Black Beauty] |
| Scott Garth - s/t [6 out of 12, My] |
| Marc Gartman - Alls Well That Ends [5 out of 12, Pushpin] |
| Gas - Pop [10 out of 12, Mille Plateaux] |
| Rebecca Gates - Ruby Series [9 out of 12, Badman] |
| Gazz - s/t [4 out of 12, Raspberry] |
| Lisa Gerrard and Patrick Cassidy - Immortal Memory [11 out of 12, 4AD] |
| Get Hustle - Earth Odyssey [11 out of 12, 5 Rue Christine], Dream Eagle 12" [10 out of 12, Three One G] |
| Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld [10 out of 12, Drag City] |
| Ghost Orchids - The King is Dead [10 out of 12, Prince House] |
| Giardini di Mirò - s/t [8 out of 12, Fiction Friction] |
| Ben Gibbard/Andrew Kenny - Home Vol. 5 [7 out of 12, Post-Parlo] |
| Giddy Motors - Make It Pop [10 out of 12, Fat Cat] |
| Gingersol - The Train Wreck is Behind You [12 out of 12, Rubric] |
| Girl Talk - Secret Diary [10 out of 12, Illegal Art] |
| Girls Against Boys - You Can't Fight What You Can't See [4 out of 12, Jade Tree] |
| The Glands - s/t [6 out of 12, Velocette] |
| Glasstown - Living and Forgetting [8 out of 12, Bitter Stag], Your Trendy Dump [7 out of 12, Bitter Stag] |
| Goblin Market - Ghostland [10 out of 12, Camera Obscura] |
| Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven [10 out of 12, Kranky], Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven [12 out of 12, Kranky], Yanqui U.X.O. [10 out of 12, Constellation], Yanqui U.X.O. [9 out of 12, Constellation] |
| Gogogoairheart - s/t [9 out of 12, Gold Standard Laboratories] |
| Golden - Summer [10 out of 12, Slowdime], Apollo Sounds [8 out of 12, National] |
| Holly Golightly - Truly She is None Other [10 out of 12, Damaged Goods] |
| Gong - Acid Motherhood [4 out of 12, Mr. E] |
| The Good Life - Novena on a Nocturn [8 out of 12, Better Looking] |
| Goodbye the Band - What We Were On To [9 out of 12, Bang Nothing] |
| Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, and Lukas Ligeti - Heavy Meta [10 out of 12, Ecstatic Yod] |
| Alain Goraguer - La Planete Sauvage (Soundtrack) [7 out of 12, DC] |
| Martin Gore - Counterfeit 2 [10 out of 12, Mute] |
| Gorge Trio - Open Mouth, O Wisp [10 out of 12, Skin Graft] |
| Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Sleep/Holiday [8 out of 12, Sanctuary] |
| The Grace Period - Dynasty [9 out of 12, Audio Dregs] |
| Grails - The Burden of Hope [11 out of 12, Neurot] |
| Grain USA - Billboard EP [7 out of 12, Disposable Pop Revolution] |
| Grand Buffet - Sparkle Classic [10 out of 12, Brickbrain] |
| Grand Ulena - Gateway to Dignity [11 out of 12, Family Vineyard] |
| Darin Gray - St. Louis Shuffle [10 out of 12, Family Vineyard] |
| The Great Depression - Unconscious Pilot [8 out of 12, Fire] |
| Great Plains - Length of Growth 1981-89 [9 out of 12, Old3c] |
| Green and Yellow TV - Record X [5 out of 12, Records] |
| Green Pajamas - Narcotic Kisses [9 out of 12, Camera Obscura], Northern Gothic [10 out of 12, Camera Obscura] |
| GriefBirds - Paper Radio [6 out of 12, Planetary] |
| Growing - The Sky's Run Into the Sea [11 out of 12, Kranky] |
| David Grubbs - The Spectrum Between [10 out of 12, Drag City], The Coxcomb/Avocado Orange EP [10 out of 12, Blue Chopsticks], Rickets & Scurvy [10 out of 12, Drag City] |
| Grubbs/Gustafsson - Off-Road [9 out of 12, Blue Chopsticks] |
| Guapo/Cerberus Shoal - The Ducks & Drakes of Guapo & Cerberus Shoal [10 out of 12, North East Indie] |
| Tommy Guerrero - Soul Food Taqueria [9 out of 12, Mo Wax] |
| Guided by Voices - Universal Truths and Cycles [6 out of 12, Matador], The Best of Guided By Voices: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates [9 out of 12, Matador] |
| Guignol - Angela, David & the Great Neopolitan Road Issue [10 out of 12, Cenotaph] |
| The Gunshy - To Remember/To Forget [5 out of 12, Sleep] |
| Guru & Zero - Makoto Mango [12 out of 12, Swordfish] |
| Brent Gutzeit - Losing Every Day [10 out of 12, Kissy], Drug Money [9 out of 12, Kranky] |
| Hafler Trio - Kisses With Both Hands From God's Little Toy [10 out of 12, Important] |
| Hala Strana - s/t [12 out of 12, Emperor Jones] |
| Halifax Pier - Put Your Gloves On and Wave [8 out of 12, Temporary Residence] |
| Halloween, Alaska - s/t [10 out of 12, Princess] |
| Halon - Assault on Tower 61 [8 out of 12, Silent North] |
| Hamfatter - ham'fat-er [10 out of 12, self-released], Fireworks [8 out of 12, Pink Hedgehog] |
| Hangedup - s/t [8 out of 12, Constellation], Kicker In Tow [10 out of 12, Constellation] |
| Happy Kreter - Paradigm Lost [6 out of 12, Global Symphonic] |
| Hard Sleeper - Rain/A Spiral Leaf [7 out of 12, Sub Rosa] |
| Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled [9 out of 12, Drunken Fish], Under Glass [11 out of 12, Drunken Fish] |
| Hat Melter - Unknown Album [8 out of 12, Crouton] |
| Gerald Hawk - King of the River Canoe [8 out of 12, Abduction] |
| Hayden - Skyscraper National Park [11 out of 12, Hardwood], Live at Convocation Hall [11 out of 12, Badman] |
| Annie Hayden - The Rub [10 out of 12, Merge] |
| Headphone Overtone - Summer of Love [11 out of 12, Pleasing Media] |
| Tim Hecker - Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again [8 out of 12, Substractif] |
| Hefner - We Love the City [5 out of 12, Too Pure] |
| Richard Hell - Time [9 out of 12, Matador] |
| Hella - Hold Your Horse Is [12 out of 12, 5 Rue Christine], The Devil Isn't Red [11 out of 12, 5 Rue Christine] |
| Helms - The Swimmer [9 out of 12, Kimchee], McCarthy [5 out of 12, Kimchee] |
| Her Space Holiday - Home is Where You Hang Yourself [9 out of 12, Tiger Style], Something Blue [9 out of 12, Brave Noise], The Astronauts are Sleeping (Volume 2) [6 out of 12, No Karma], Manic Expressive [7 out of 12, Tiger Style] |
| Herman Dune - Mash Concrete Metal Mushroom [9 out of 12, Shrimper] |
| Herman Dune/Cerberus Shoal - The Whys and Hows of Herman Dune and Cerberus Shoal [6 out of 12, North East Indie] |
| Highspire - Your Everything [5 out of 12, Clairecords], Your Everything [10 out of 12, Clairecords] |
| Tony Hill - Inexactness [11 out of 12, Rubric] |
| James William Hindle - s/t [8 out of 12, Badman] |
| His Name is Alive - Someday My Blues Will Cover the Earth [10 out of 12, 4AD] |
| Robyn Hitchcock - Robyn Sings [12 out of 12, Editions PAF] |
| The Hives - Barely Legal [8 out of 12, Burning Heart], Tyrannosaurus Hives [8 out of 12, Interscope] |
| Ho-Hum - Near and Dear [7 out of 12, Playadel] |
| The Hockey Night - s/t EP [5 out of 12, Fighting Electric] |
| Holding Pattern - Small m Manifesto [8 out of 12, Matlock] |
| HollAnd - Neoprene So Tight [10 out of 12, Darla], Drums EP [11 out of 12, Pulcec] |
| James Hollihan - The Funky Misfit [7 out of 12, Nuevotron] |
| Holy Sons - I Want to Live a Peaceful Life [6 out of 12, Film Guerrero] |
| Homage to Catalonia - The Estimated Temperature of Heaven [1 out of 12, Status] |
| Home - XIV [9 out of 12, Arena Rock] |
| Hood - Coldhouse [11 out of 12, Aesthetics] |
| William Hooker, Christian Marclay, Lee Renaldo - Bouquet [8 out of 12, Knitting Factory] |
| Hopewell - Sunny Days 7" [10 out of 12, Zeal], The Curved Glass [10 out of 12, Priapus] |
| Hot Hot Heat - Make Up the Breakdown [8 out of 12, Sub Pop] |
| Hot Snakes - Automatic Midnight [7 out of 12, Sympathy for the Record Industry], Suicide Invoice [10 out of 12, Swami] |
| The Houston Brothers - s/t [10 out of 12, self-released] |
| Hovland - s/t 7" [9 out of 12, Hope] |
| Howard Hello - s/t [11 out of 12, Temporary Residence], Don't Drink His Blood [8 out of 12, Temporary Residence] |
| Hrsta - L'eclat du Ciel Etait Insoutenable [9 out of 12, Fancy] |
| Charlotte Hug & Chantale Laplante - Brilliant Days [7 out of 12, For4Ears] |
| John Hughes - Scarlett Diva (Soundtrack) [9 out of 12, Hefty] |
| Hum and the Quick - Like... This [7 out of 12, Traveling Talons] |
| David Hurn - Four Seasons Singles Club [5 out of 12, Day Release] |
| I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - s/t [10 out of 12, Emperor Jones] |
| Icebird - Takeda [10 out of 12, self-released] |
| Icebreaker International - Trein Maersk [9 out of 12, It] |
| Icebreaker International and Manual - Into Forever [10 out of 12, Morr] |
| Icewater Scandal - No Handle [9 out of 12, Social Registry] |
| Icy Demons - Fight Back [9 out of 12, Cloud] |
| Ida - Will You Find Me [10 out of 12, Tiger Style], The Braille Night [9 out of 12, Tiger Style] |
| Idaho - Hearts of Palm [10 out of 12, Idaho Music], People Like Us Should Be Stopped - Live Volume On [6 out of 12, Idaho], Levitate [10 out of 12, Idaho] |
| Iditarod - Scandanavian tour 7" [10 out of 12, Hub City], The River Nektar (Reissue) [8 out of 12, Blue Sanct] |
| Iditarod and Sharron Kraus - Yuletide [6 out of 12, Elsie and Jack] |
| Idyll Swords - II [9 out of 12, Communion] |
| If Thousands - Lullabye [10 out of 12, Silber] |
| Ryoji Ikeda - Matrix [8 out of 12, Touch] |
| Ill Lit - WACMusic [6 out of 12, Badman] |
| In Gowan Ring - Exists and Entrances Volume Two Autumnal Equinox 2002 [9 out of 12, self-released], Hazel Steps Through a Weathered Home [11 out of 12, BlueSanct], Exists and Entrances Volume 3 Vernal Equinox 2003 [7 out of 12, self-released] |
| In-Flight Safety - Vacation Land EP [10 out of 12, self-released] |
| The Incredible Moses Leroy - Become the Soft.Lightes [7 out of 12, self-released] |
| Infrared - s/t [9 out of 12, Infrared Music] |
| Ink - Reagent Specs [11 out of 12, Monitor] |
| Ink Puddle Compound - Tantrum Seas and Dust Lanes [8 out of 12, Camera Obscura] |
| Innerstance Beatbox - All Little Boys Do Silly Little Dances [6 out of 12, Wobblyhead] |
| The International Playboys - First Album [5 out of 12, Motron] |
| Interpol - Turn On the Bright Lights [10 out of 12, Matador], s/t EP [9 out of 12, Matador] |
| Inventing Edward - We've Met an Impasse (By Midnight We'll Be Naked) [8 out of 12, Substandard] |
| IQU with Miranda July - Girls on Dates EP [8 out of 12, K] |
| Iran - s/t [10 out of 12, Tumult], Moon Boys [11 out of 12, tUMUlt] |
| Iron and Wine - The Sea & The Rhythm [9 out of 12, Subpop], Our Endless Numbered Days [5 out of 12, Sub Pop] |
| Catherine Irwin - Cut Yourself a Switch [10 out of 12, Thrill Jockey] |
| Isan - Lucky Cat [10 out of 12, Morr] |
| The Islands - Greetings Ancient Ocean [11 out of 12, Son of Freud] |
| Isobella - Akasha [10 out of 12, Clairecords] |
| Isotope 217 - Who Stole the I Walkman [10 out of 12, Thrill Jockey] |
| Ivory Coast - Clouds [7 out of 12, Polyvinyl] |
| The Ivytree - Winged Leaves [12 out of 12, Catsup Plate] |
| Izititiz - Lucky Bird [8 out of 12, Sound@One] |
| Jackie-O Motherfucker - The Magick Fire Music [11 out of 12, Ecstatic Peace!], Liberation [11 out of 12, Road Cone], Europe 2002 [11 out of 12, U-Sound] |
| Jaga Jazzist - Animal Chin EP [10 out of 12, Gold Standard Laboratories] |
| Jan - The Early Year [6 out of 12, Me!] |
| Liz Janes - Done Gone Fire [9 out of 12, Asthmatic Kitty] |
| Japancakes - Down the Elements EP [9 out of 12, Kindercore], The Sleepy Strange [9 out of 12, Kindercore], Belmondo: Bliss Out v. 19 [7 out of 12, Darla] |
| Japancakes/8-Track Gorilla - Split 7" [7 out of 12, French Lick] |
| The Jealous Sound - s/t EP [10 out of 12, Better Looking] |
| The Jealous Type - Blame Everyone But You [3 out of 12, Engine of Reason] |
| Jega - Geometry [9 out of 12, Matador] |
| Jennifer Gentle - Funny Creatures Lane [11 out of 12, Sillyboy] |
| Jennifer Gentle and Makoto Kawabata - The Wrong Cage [10 out of 12, Sillyboy] |
| Jens - Standing In the Trees I Get Lifted By the Leaves [9 out of 12, Goddamn I'm a Countryman] |
| Jessamine - Houdini 7" [2 out of 12, Barsuk] |
| Joan of Arc - The Gap [11 out of 12, Jade Tree], How Can Any Thing So Little Be Any More? [9 out of 12, Jade Tree] |
| Joan of Arse - Lost at Sea [9 out of 12, Scientific Laboratories] |
| Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Plastic Fang [5 out of 12, Matador] |
| Glenn Jones - This is the Wind That Blows it Out [9 out of 12, Strange Attractors] |
| Sam Jones - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart [7 out of 12, Cowboy Pictures] |
| Frank Jordan - Milk the Thrills [9 out of 12, Devil in the Woods] |
| Joy Division - The Complete BBC Recordings [12 out of 12, Strange Fruit], Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979 [12 out of 12, NMC] |
| Simon Joyner - Hotel Lives [9 out of 12, Truckstop] |
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