Review: Kings of Leon - Only By The Night:

Upon first listen I can only come to one of two conclusions: A) Kings of Leon got exponentially better since the last time I listened to them or B) I've never properly listened to Kings of Leon.

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Review: Dustin Kensrue - Please Come Home:

Upon first listen it's a perfectly adequate folk record. I'm sure if you were a big Thrice fan, this would be amazing, but as a more passive fan, it comes off as less than that. Not to say it's not worth listening to now and again.

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Review: Hostage Calm - Lens:

Upon first listen I instantly began comparing it to Highwire Days. Melodic hardcore punk at its finest. Not too deep, but completely adequate.

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Review: His Hero Is Gone - Monuments to Thieves:

Upon first listen it was not all what I was expecting. Musically engaging, but virtually indecipherable lyrics really hold it back.

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Review: Harvey Danger - Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?:

Upon first listen it's punk-influenced pop from the mid-'90s. Perfectly adequate yet unspectacular. Almost worth the price of admission just for Flagpole Sitta, a monster single that barely belongs on the album.

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Review: Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life:

Upon first listen it's like if the Mars Volta were a hardcore band. And not Spanish-speaking. I wasn't sure they would be able to top Hidden World, and while I'm not sure they have just yet, they sure made more than an adequate attempt.

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Review: Ben Folds - Way to Normal:

Upon first listen Mr. Folds is at his best when he's goofy and slightly over-the-top. He does both of those things here, as well as some more traditional Songs of Silverman-esque tracks.

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Review: Fiery Furnaces - Remember:

Upon first very long listen it's a staggering amount of audio. Forgive the hyperbole, but it seems like it's 112 tracks and 74 hours long. Still, they find a way to reinvent nearly all of their songs in sometimes positive, mostly negative (for those that listen to them a lot) ways. I think it wildly appropriate when artists rearrange, tweak or modify songs after they've been released and/or in live settings, but this takes it to a level I'm not entirely comfortable with. Yet.

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Review: The Explosion - Bury Me Standing:

Upon first listen it's not going to be able to touch Flash, Flash, Flash which is in my top 10 punk albums of all time, but it is their version of New Wave. Grown up, well-produced, yet familiar. A lot better than Black Tape.

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Dungen - 4:

Upon first listen it's not nearly as pyschadelic, intense or passionate as Ta Det Lugnt, instead opting for what would be considered pop songs. Hard to get into without knowing what the words are.

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Review: Champion - Promises Kept:

Upon first listen I finally get why people love Champion. Straight edge hardcore done right and in the vein of the mid-90s Boston scene.

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Review: Civ - Thirteen Day Getaway:

Upon first listen it's a perfectly fine pop-punk album. Nothing too revolutionary from the former Gorilla Biscuit.

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Review: Bloc Party - Intimacy:

Upon first listen this is the ablum in which we'll look back in 10 years and say one of two things: A) This is when Bloc Party really started expanding their sonic pallette and taking us with them - or B) This is when Bloc Party stopped being cool (forgiving Weekend In The City).

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Review: Bigelf - Cheat The Gallows:

Upon first listen I was initially going to call this Beatles-esque but airy, drawn out and darker. And just then, I realized that Pink Floyd would be more apt - and in a good way.

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Review: The Adversaries - The Adversaries:

Upon first listen it's straight forward punk from a bunch of high school kids. Fast, aggressive, terribly produced and wholly unremarkable. Except for the fact it was Tom Gabel's first band.

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Review: Adamantium - Traditions:

Upon first listen it had been a long time since I'd listened to anything by Adamantium. Now I know it was because I didn't like it that much to begin with.

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Review: Wire - Object 47:

Upon first listen it was certainly post-rock/punk, but far more expansive, if a little repetitive.

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Review: Various - The Fountain Original Motion Picture Soundtrack:

Upon first listen this holds up remarkably on its own. Still, it makes me want to rewatch the film very badly.

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Review: Various - This Is Boston, Not L.A.:

Upon first listen I was expecting most of the bands to run together. Stylistically, they do, but their is more than enough nuance to differentiate. Still, I don't think I could listen to more than EP worth of tracks from any of them.

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Review: The Tallest Man On Earth - Shallow Grave:

Upon first listen if you had told me this was a long-lost Dylan album from the early '60s I'd have totally believed you.

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Review: The Terrible Twos - Jerzy The Giant:

Upon first listen it's not quite as little-kid-friendly as Owl, nor is it as catchy. Still, the concept is great and there are some really terrific tunes on here.

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Review: The Suicide File - Some Mistakes You Never Stop Paying For:

Upon first listen I've heard most of these tracks before, but they still sound invigorating, fresh and angry.

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Review: Street Dogs - State Of Grace:

Upon first listen it's going to take me a while to temper expectations from wanting a sequel to Do Or Die. Still, what's here isn't so bad and really shows a broadening of horizons for the street punk.

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Review: Silent Majority - Life Of A Spectator:

Upon first listen it sounds what I would imagine H20 would have if they had been a mid-90s emo band and not a late-90s NYHC band.

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Review: Poison Arrows - Casual Wave:

Upon first listen this EP is pretty good post-punk. Not sure I could listen to an entire album, but a few songs works well.

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Review: Plants And Animals - Parc Avenue:

Upon first listen it's not as if this is a bad album. It's just that it passes by and you don't take a whole lot away from it. Some of the tracks are too long for their own good, employing minimally-grandiose (ha!) instrumental sections that offer little to the song.

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Review: Buck Owens - Ultimate Collection:

Upon first listen it's great to have some of these country-the-way-it's-supposed-to-be-done tracks. Still, it's a little grating after 14 or so tracks - especially all those sugary pop/love songs.

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Review: One Day As A Lion - One Day As A Lion:

Upon first listen I had zero expectations for this, so it easily eclipsed them. I liked it in EP form as I'm not convinced La Rocha's vocals (which aren't as incendiary as some of RATM) would hold up over an entire album, though I wouldn't mind the attempt.

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Review: Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins:

Upon first listen I've been rather indifferent towards these guys over the last few years. That's all changed with Stand-Ins, their best album to date.

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Review: Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst:

Upon first listen Oberst takes his most direct stab at being Dylan, succeeding in the process.

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Review: The Mae Shi - HLLLYH:

Upon first listen there's some quality tracks in there. Reminiscent of Of Montreal, amongst others, but a lot of it gets lost in the sheer abundance of musical shifts.

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Review: The Ike Reilly Assassination - We Belong To The Staggering Evening:

Upon first listen it's eerily similar to what Ted Leo would sound like if he had been more influenced by Bob Dylan and thrown a little Ben Folds into the mix.

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Reviews: Gaslight Anthem x2

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Gaslight Anthem - Sink Or Swim: Upon first listen it's Against Me! meets Springsteen via The Hold Steady. What's not to like? Scratch that, what's not to
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Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound: Upon first listen and I thought it couldn't get better than their last album. How wrong I was.

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Review: Fucked Up - Epics In Minutes:

Upon first listen this collection of random trakcs showcase their more straight ahead punk/hardcore roots, before they got all avant garde. Worth having, if only to have a grasp of their progression.

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Review: Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes:

Upon first listen I was expecting over-the-top bubblegum pop. Instead, what was delivered was slower, more focused and way better than those expectations.

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Review: The Duke Spirit - Neptune:

Upon first listen the production was a little cleaner than I thought it should be. The music was very shoegaze-esque, but the lyrics crisp and audible. Still a fine rock record though.

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Review: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Best Of:

Upon first listen the pace was a little unexpected, Songwriting seems strong as does emotional presentation.

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Review: Bad Brains - Rock For Light:

Upon first listen I can see why this is considered a seminal hardcore/punk album. I just can't wait to remove the reggae songs from the track list.

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Review: Agnostic Front - United Blood:

Upon first listen this pretty much confirms my suspicions that I do not like NYHC.

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Review: Matt Pryor - Confidence Man:

Upon first listen it's exactly what I was expecting - a stripped down, more intimate version of On A Wire. And it succeeds in that endeavor.

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Review: Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue:

Upon first listen it was pleasant, if unsurprising. I liked the Bambu sessions more though.

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Review: Weezer - Weezer (Red):

Upon first listen it's a perfectly adequate pop-rock record. Of course, this comes from someone who wasn't a devotee.

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Review: Sky Eats Airplane - Sky Eats Airplane:

Upon first listen I'm not a fan of the "kitchen sink" approach to hardcore (or most aggressive music), incoporating throat-screaming metal, melodicism and more straight forward hardcore punk. It makes it all seem forced and unneccessary.

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Review: Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea:

Upon first listen I loved this record. A little cheesy at times, but thought provoking, catchy and addictive. Such a surprise.

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Review: Ratatat - LP3:

Upon first listen these guys have finally won me over. Addictive, catchy and without lyrics.

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Review: Have Heart - Songs To Scream At The Sun:

Upon first listen this is probably the best hardcore album of the year. Grabs me much more than The Effort.

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Review: Fake Problems - How Far Our Bodies Go:

Upon first listen it's country and folk tinged acoustic punk in the spirit of early Against Me! Not quite as catchy, but for those who miss that era, this is for them - and me.

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Review: The Effort - Iconoclasm:

Upon first listen I wasn't as impressed as I was expecting. A lot of people are claiming this to be the best hardcore record of the year, but I just don't hear it. I do hear a lot of promise which will bring me back again, however.

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Review: Die Hoffnung - Love Songs:

Upon first listen it's more accessible than I Hate Myself while maintaining a lot of the same tendencies. Still, it's no substitute for listening to 10 Songs.

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Review: Death From Above 1979 - Romance Bloody Romance:

Upon first listen none of these remixes eclipse the original tracks, but a couple of them (the ones that maintain the familiarity) are really good. In the end I'll listen to You're A Woman far more.

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Review: Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs:

Upon first listen I was very confused by this album. It just didn't sound like what I thought it would have. Certainly a depature from Transatlanticisim/Plans. Darker, sparser, slower and better. A lot better. My favorite album this year (so far).

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Review: Damiera - Quiet Mouth Loud Hands:

Upon first listen I could not stop thinking that this is very similar to a Coheed and Cambria album if they were more pop and less prog. Unfair to be sure, but something I was unable to shake.

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Review: Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over Again:

Upon first listen most people would be surprised at how many of these tracks they know without knowing the band's name. While this is a great way to preserve some of these classic pop songs, it runs a bit long with a good bit of filler. If I share it with friends, I'll likely pare it down to about twelve tracks.

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Review: Cinematic Sunrise - A Coloring Storybook And Long Playing Record:

Upon first listen the only redeeming quality about this album is that it actually comes with a coloring storybook. Awesome.

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Review: The Capstan Shafts - Environ Maiden:

Upon first listen the novelty, for me, has worn off after only the second album I've listened to. I really wish he would flesh out some of these songs.

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Review: Brendan Canning - Something For All Of Us:

Upon first listen I can't wait for the next Broken Social Scene Presents because then I can take the few good tracks from here, Sprit If and from the new one to make a really good followup to their self titled album.

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Review: Beck - Modern Guilt:

Upon first listen I found it very mundane and uninspiring. Bland would be a good word for it.

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Review: Eef Barzelay - Lose Big:

Upon first listen another good release by the former Clem Snide frontman. Low key instrumentation, emphasis on the lyrics and catchy choruses.

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Review: Alive In Wild Paint - Ceilings:

Upon first listen not was I was expecting from an Equal Vision Records release. Very quiet with little energy. Great for those who like Dusk and Summer era Dashboard Confessional (which I did), but likely appeals to a niche market.

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Review: Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer:

Upon first listen I'm just not that into Wolf Parade. I tried many times with Apologies but it never caught on. That trend sadly continues with their follow-up.

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Review: Various - Stereogum.com Presents...Enjoyed:

Upon first listen there wasn't a single track that equaled, nevermind improved upon, Bjork's originals. Until Final Fantasy and Ed Droste's Possibly Maybe. Wow.

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Review: Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell:

Upon first listen it's perfectly fine pop/indie rock, possessing little to set it apart from the virtual sea of same-minded bands.

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Review: Thrice - The Alchemy Index, Volumes III (Air) and IV (Earth):

Upon first listen I was expecting one volume of quiet and one of loud. What I got was one of quiet and one of even quieter. Weird thing is, the quieter one was better. A lot better.

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Review: Television - Marquee Moon:

Upon first listen it's hard not to find some similarities to Talking Heads but with more good, old-fashioned rock undertones.

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Review: Sparks - Kimono My House:

Upon first listen there is no other way to put it besides 'interesting'.

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Review: Siouxsie And The Banshees - Join Hands:

Upon first listen if you had told me prior to listening that this was Amanda Palmer's solo album, I'd have believed you. In a good way.

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Review: Shai Hulud - Misanthropy Pure:

Upon first listen the music is relentlessly aggressive, but the singing is nothing special.

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Review: Really Red - Discography:

Upon first listen this band runs the gamut of many different subgenres of punk, which in the end, make it difficult to give a fair shot.

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Review: John Ralston - Sorry, Vampire:

Upon first listen it's not as memorable as his last album, but still a decent pop-rock outing with catchy hooks and good production.

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Review: Rain - La Vache Qui Rit:

Upon first listen this late '80s melodic hardcore band sounds like a slower, more rock-oriented version of Gorilla Biscuits. That's a good thing.

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Review: Public Image Ltd - First Issue:

Upon first listen it's punk in definition, if not aesthetic. I was not expecting to like this, but was oddly compelled to each and every minute.

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Review: Nine Inch Nails - The Slip:

Upon first listen it's close to being my favorite Nine Inch Nails release (not like that'd be hard), but loses me on the back half.

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Review: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Dazzle Ships:

Upon first listen I discovered this album at the same time I came across Music Tapes. Knowing what was about to come, and with a slightly more open mind, I came away enjoying this album quite a bit. I don't foresee myself listening to it frequently (or perhaps ever again), but I also didn't hate it.

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Review: Music Tapes - First Imaginary Symphony For Nomad:

Upon first listen this is avante garde lo-fi to the extreme - and something that's of no interest to me.

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Review: Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch:

Upon first listen it's another standout record in Tom Petty's outstanding career, containing a few tracks that will surely end up on a multi-disc best of at some point in the future.

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Review: Modern English - Gathering Dust:

Upon first listen it's hard to believe this is the same band as the one performing I Melt With You. Makes for a disorienting listen that's unable to be shaken.

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Review: Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible:

Upon first listen I was far more impressed by this album than I was several years ago by their greatest hits collection. Something worth further investigation.

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Review: Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward:

Upon first listen and after Choirs and Dowsing all I have to ask is wtf?

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Review: Islands - Arm's Way:

Upon first listen Nick Thorburn and Co. have tried way too hard and failed (most of the time). Still, I think Nick and Kevin Barnes should find a way to collaborate for an album - that would be epic. In the meantime, I'll continue to enjoy Return To The Sea.

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Review: Indian Summer - Hidden Arithmetic:

Upon first listen and as suspected, most of their material does not hold well in a live setting (especially without a professional recording) as most of it just sounds like noise (moreso than normal). Good for completists like myself, but even I will likely never listen again.

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Review: The Instruments - Dark Smaland:

Upon first listen I was expecting something a little more melodically-endowed. Still, it's almost hauntingly beautiful in all of it's slow, instrumental glory.

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Review: Futureheads - This Is Not The World:

Upon first listen this is not the dizzingly-layered band of yesterday or tomorrow. This is the bland pop of today.

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Review: French Kicks - Swimming:

Upon first listen I didn't like it as much as Two Thousand, which came out of nowhere for me. Most of it is really repetitive and nearly-always boring.

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Review: Fast Cars - Coming, Ready Or Not:

Upon first listen this was really, really good, despite that questionable production. Instead of being a punk band with pop tendencies, it's a pop band with punk tendencies and it works. A lot. Check these guys out. Now.

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Review: Everybody Out - Everybody Out EP/Struggle And Strife:

Upon first listen I was so excited about this Rick Barton-led group (of Dropkick Murphys fame), but was a little disappointed with the outcome. It's not that it's bad, but it tries far too hard to be something that it's not. Still, I'll proceed to check out each and every release.

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Review: Broken Hearts Are Blue - Truth About Love:

Upon first listen I read had read somewhere that this would be a huge hit had it been released presently as opposed to in 1999. That may be true, but it would also be slammed for sounding like every other mid-'90s emo band.

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Review: The Breeders - Mountain Battles:

Upon first listen I had no real expecations, having only heard of the band and never hearing them, but they managed to eclipse expectations. It's not perfect, but there's enough good to go back for more.

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Review: Bjork - Post:

Upon first listen I was blown away by this album. I had been keeping up with her most recent releases, but never thinking to go back and see how she got there. Now I wish I hadn't waited so long.

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Review: Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends:

Upon first listen it's a hell of a lot better than X&Y, though that wasn't particularly difficult. It has some excellent tracks on it (Viva La Vida, Violet Hill) and relatively few clunkers, but it's still doesn't manage to come close to AROBTTH or Parachutes. Granted, I've had more time with each of them, but it just doesn't have that same feeling. Still, the album definitely pushes that traditional Coldplay sound and finds the band ripping off more than U2 and Radiohead, opting for bands like My Bloody Valentine and Arcade Fire, both a welcome addition to their cannon.

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Review: Bob Dylan And The Band - The Basement Tapes:

Upon first listen it's not something I'll listen to as a whole, but it's nice to have some of these songs to listen to. Put into the context of Dylan's whirlwind career, it falls between Blonde On Blonde and John Wesley Harding, almost as if Dylan didn't want anyone to hear him tinker with his new direction.

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Review: Delays - Everything's The Rush:

Upon first listen it is a hell of a lot better than You See Colours, though it's been far too long since I've listened to Faded Seaside Glamour to put it into context. I don't remember, however, them being so 'peppy', 'upbeat' or 'danceable' as they are on this really, really good album.

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Review: Chumbawamba - Pictures Of Starving Children Sell Records:

Upon first listen this album runs the gamut musically, but has a central theme lyrically: political satire. Poking fun at a host of '80s-themed issues it manages to come across as both sincere as well as fun.

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Review: Elvis Costello And The Imposters - Momofuku:

Upon first listen it's a really great album in the same way that Modern Times was great for Dylan. No one expects them to put out another My Aim Is True or Highway 61, but is still surprised to listen to this 20 years later.

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Review: Beulah x2

Beulah - Handsome Western States: Upon first listen I found this album to be very weird. It both fits in and sticks out of the E6 Collective, while appealing to fans of Daniel Johnston, Ben Kweller and Olivia Tremor Control (note: I said 'and").

Beulah - When Your Heartstrings Break: Upon first listen Beulah manages to perfect it's genre transcendence, blending lo-fi, pyschadelic pop, shoegaze, drone and post-rock into something special.

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Review: Ambulance LTD - EP:

Upon first listen this EP features four tracks from their then-forthcoming LP and one more. The LP tracks sound great, if a bit unpolished in comparison to their LP counterparts and the extra track didn't graduate to the LP for good reason.

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Review: New Found Glory / International Superheroes Of Hardcore

New Found Glory - Tip Of The Iceberg: Upon first listen sometimes you have to
grow up to appreciate immaturity. Something I've apparently done.

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International Superheroes Of Hardcore - Takin' It Ova: Upon first listen this is a great tongue-in-cheek look at hardcore and The Scene. Like Good Clean Fun, only less obvious.

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Review: The Hold Steady - Stay Positive:

Upon first listen I was a little underwhelmed. Ok, reall underwhelmed. Because I didn't care for Separation Sunday I had low expectations for Boys and Girls in America. Because Boys and Girls was so good, I had high expectations for Stay Positive. So high, they could have never lived up.

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Review: H2O - Nothing To Prove:

Upon first listen it's another solid outing that does not achieve the greatness of their earlier albums.

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Review: Sunday's Best - Where You Are Now:

Upon first listen it fails to achieve notoriety despite its foundation for future glory.

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Review: Tapes 'n' Tapes - Walk It Off:

Upon first listen I was extremely bored by the album, despite the promise of Hang Them All.

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