New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight: Way better than expected.

Movielife - 40 Hour Train: Pop-punk perfection.

Movielife - Has A Gambling Problem: Finding their footing with solid production.

Movielife - This Time Next Year: Almost too poppy. Almost.

Movielife - Its Go Time: A little rough around the edges but you can see the potential.

Mouthpiece - Can't Kill What's Inside: Wish I could have seen them live. Heavy, slow and catchy in perfect compliment.

Mountain Man - Demo: Do you like American Nightmare, Suicide File, et al? Then check these guys out.

The Most Serene Republic - ...And The Ever Expanding Universe: Turn it up or it'll pass you by.

Mos Def - The Ecstatic: Hailed as a return to form, it's more hit-and-miss. So, yes, a return to form.

Modest Mouse - No One's First And You're Next: They just don't do anything for me.

Metallica - Master Of Puppets: I really wanted to hate this, but it's pretty awesome.

Mastodon - Crack The Skye: Easily their most accessible album. For better or worse.

Mastodon - Remission: Another solid album, just not my favorite.

Lucero - Rebels, Rogues and Sworn Brothers: I'm a little burned out on Lucero so this came across as merely adequate. Will try again later.

Lucero - Nobody's Darlings: An unjustifiably disappointing follow-up to Further West.

Lucero - That Much Further West: Easily their richest, fullest and most complete album.

Lucero - Tennessee: Qualifiable nuance escapes another solid album.

The Love Language - The Love Language: Deserving of a few more listens.

Jeffrey Lewis And The Junkyard - Em Are I: For fans of Daniel Johnston or quirky pop/rock.

Sondre Lerche - Faces Down: My new favorite Sondre album.