Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix: I wish I knew which avenue had recommended this so I could be more skeptical in the future

Illuminati Hotties - Let Me Do One More: From highly hyped to memory holed

Laura Jane Grace - At War with the Silverfish: Love the variety on this quick hit EP

Bob Dylan - Springtime in New York, Bootleg Series, Vol. 16 (5 Disc): The vaults continue to be gold mines

Dare - Against All Odds: This is my kind of hardcore

Coldplay - Music of the Spheres: No Viva, but no Ghost Stories

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out: Textbook

Brain - I'm Brain: Great little complement

Beatles - Let It Be (Super Deluxe) (5 Disc): The Beatles.

Andrew WK - God Is Partying: Less of a party, but perhaps more interesting

Save Face - Another Kill for the Highlight Reel: Pretty good facsimile for My Chemical Romance

Zero Boys - Vicious Circle: Classic punk record

West, Kanye - Donda: How far he has fallen

Turnstile - Glow On: The hype is real

Quicksand - Distant Populations: Half Quicksand, half Rival Schools, all good

Lorde - Solar Power: Certainly fine, but nothing special

Lingua Ignota - SINNER GET READY: I was prepared, but not ready

L'il Dicky - Professional Rapper: Artistically a step forward, but So Hard is the more listenable

L'il Dicky - So Hard: I may have liked it without the context of Dave, but with it I love it

Lee, Brenda - Anthology: Would have preferred a single disc version