Wipers - Youth of America: Wow, this is an amazing piece of work that sounds like it could have come out yesterday.

Turnover - Good Nature: Too much at one time.

Turnover - Peripheral Vision: Not what I was expecting based on the fan base.

This Will Destroy You - Young Mountain: An EP at 35 minutes seems appropriate for this very good post rock release.

Strokes - The New Abnormal: I keep trying, but it never seems to sick.

Stay Inside - Viewing: Kind of ended unexpectedly.

Rotting Out - Ronin: Solid hardcore.

Peanut Butter Wolf - My Vinyl Weighs a Ton: Sounding like both a relic from the past and a brand new release.

Origami Angel - Broke Minecraft: I do not think I have ever loved a remix release as much as this.

Newfound Interest in Connecticut - Tell Me About the Long Dark Path Home: Especially coming off the EP, this is far too long.

Newfound Interest in Connecticut - Less is More or Less: Good, but not as great as others in an oversaturated genre.

Mountain Goats - Songs for Pierre Chuvin: More like this please!

Masterpiece Machine - Masterpiece Machine: Love it is a 2-song release.

Damiera - M(US)IC: Good, but did not stick around.

Classics of Love - Walking in Shadows EP: Not quite a substitute for Operation Ivy, but good in its own right.

Classics of Love - Classics of Love LP: Solid, but EP sticks out more.

Car Seat Headrest - Making a Door Less Open: Feels like an early 2000s blog darling in all the best ways.

Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein: A bit long, but something special, especially for 2001.

Be Well - Be Well: This is perfect.

Battery - Final Fury: Solid hardcore from what I consider to be an empty time in the calendar.

Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters: 10.0? Lofty, but not impossible.

John Anderson - Years: Simple, elegant, heart warming.