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Audio CD
(29 October, 2002)
(262 reviews) 
Editorial Review: Are Iceland’s Sigur Rós the saviors of 21st-century rock or true heirs to the silk-robed-and-platform-booted, pompous progressive rock of the '70s? On their third album (first for a major label), |
 | 69 Love Songs
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by Merge Records
Audio CD
(07 September, 1999)
(109 reviews)
Editorial Review: Singer-songwriter Stephen Merritt's ironically morose lyrics, Tin Pan Alley stylings, sugary melodies, and idiosyncratic sound have earned his band the Magnetic Fields cult status and the adulation of grad students everywhere. |
 | A Ghost Is Born
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by Nonesuch
Audio CD
(22 June, 2004)
(142 reviews) 
Customer Review: Been Waiting Too Long: I'd give it four stars in the LP era, where I'd have to listen through the 15 minute static noises of "Less Than You Think". |
 | A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar
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by Vagrant Records
Audio CD
(12 August, 2003)
(302 reviews)
Editorial Review: On Dashboard Confession's fourth album, Christopher Carraba welcomes listeners back into his emotionally claustrophobic world, where relationships are minefields, women are brittle and self-absorbed, and every cloud has a pewter lining. |
 | A Rush of Blood to the Head
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by Capitol
Audio CD
(27 August, 2002)
(854 reviews)
Editorial Review: Coldplay required a lifetime to make their wonderfully assured debut,Parachutes. But it tookless than two years for the moody British quartet to deliver a masterful follow-up. As a band Coldplay have advanced to a stage where they outshine nearly every oneof their rivals in terms of imagination and emotional pull. |
 | Agaetis Byrjun
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by Pias America
Audio CD
(22 May, 2001)
(233 reviews)
Editorial Review: Reykjavík-based noise quartet Sigur Rós are the biggest band in their native Iceland, which should say much, much more about the collective insanity of that earthquake-ridden, blizzard-beaten crag of an island than anything to do with Sigur R&# |
 | Ambulance LTD
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Audio CD
(23 March, 2004)
(21 reviews)
Customer Review: Right now: Ambulance Ltd. is the latest New York band that I have seen that has some promise. I saw them in their early days, and they have become a greater band over time. |
 | Antics
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by Matador Records
Audio CD
(28 September, 2004)
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 | Any Time Now
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by Everfine
Audio CD
(07 May, 2002)
(68 reviews)
Customer Review: W.O.W.: It was just another boring day in music class. We had to bring in a song that we enjoyed and play it on the CD player. I was asleep for half the class when the teacher woke me up. |
 | Around the Sun
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(05 October, 2004)
Editorial Review: Having delivered their last great album with 1992's haunting Automatic For the People, R.E.M. spent more than decade attempting all kinds of reinvention, from the pointlessly noisy Monsterto the painfully dull Up. |
 | Automatic for the People
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(06 October, 1992)
(307 reviews)
Customer Review: An outstanding masterpiece!: In 1992 at the height of their popularity, R.E.M delivered their upmost finest, well-crafted project. |
 | Bachelor No. 2
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by Superego Records
Audio CD
(28 March, 2000)
(141 reviews) 
Editorial Review: Bachelor No. 2 is the product of a woman whose 40th birthday looms months ahead, and it illustrates how a little seasoning has paid off creatively for Aimee Mann. Always an incisive lyricist, the eloquent singer-songwriter further hones her wordplay to a razor-sharp edge. |
 | Beginning Stages Of... [US Bonus Disc]
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by Hollywood Records
Audio CD
(24 June, 2003)
(58 reviews) 
Customer Review: the beginning? I wonder what the end is going to be...: This is the latest project of Tripping Daisy's Tim DeLaughter. He calls The Polyphonic Spree "A choral symphonic pop band." |
 | Big As The Sky
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by V2. / Bmg
Audio CD
(12 October, 2004)
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 | Blacklisted
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by Bloodshot Records
Audio CD
(20 August, 2002)
(65 reviews)
Editorial Review: Neko Case's third solo effort is a moody, atmospheric affair that both satisfies and mystifies. Recorded in Tucson with a stellar band that includes Calexico's Joey Burns and John Convertino, Blacklisted charms you with its haunting, |
 | Blank-wave Arcade
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by Saddle Creek
Audio CD
(01 November, 1999)
(20 reviews)
Customer Review: This is what Electronic Music should be: The faint band are the most bad ....electronic band out there. They are totally original, |
 | Blueberry Boat
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by Sanctuary Records
Audio CD
(13 July, 2004)
(10 reviews)
Customer Review: Best album of 2004: This is the most ambitious album I have heard in a while. They take chances. It might sound like non-music at first listen. |
 | Bows & Arrows
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by Record Collection
Audio CD
(03 February, 2004)
(43 reviews)
Customer Review: Getting there: The Walkmen may be a young band, and "Bows And Arrows" their second album, but they definitely have their feet planted firmly in an earlier time. |
 | Building Nothing Out Of Something
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Audio CD
(18 January, 2000)
(38 reviews)
Customer Review: BEST MODEST MOUSE CD!: THis was the first modest mouse CD i ever bought. I bought it straight off of recommendation and at first i didn't like it enough to play it more than 2x in my CD player, |
 | Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure & Unknown Recordings
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by Elektra
Audio CD
(27 January, 2004)
(20 reviews)
Customer Review: Great Underated Band Of The 80's & 90's: If you want to hear Natalie Merchant at her very best and the distinctive guitar work of the late great Robert Buck, |
 | Castaways & Cutouts
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by Kill Rock Stars
Audio CD
(06 May, 2003)
(30 reviews)
Customer Review: Raised on pradies, peanut shells and dirt: Last years opening salvo from The Decemberists was Castaways and Cutouts. Crafting beautiful songs rich with story, |
 | Chutes Too Narrow
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by Sub Pop
Audio CD
(21 October, 2003)
(198 reviews)
Editorial Review: The Shins' sophomore album is a joy from start to finish, though it's rather different from their 2001 leftfield pop genius stunner Oh, Inverted World. That album was like a warm embrace from a long-lost pal. |
 | Cornology [3CD Set]
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by Emi Int'l
Audio CD
(30 September, 1993)
(13 reviews)
Customer Review: Really wild General - thank you, sir: If you're only going to get one Bonzos collection on CD, this is the one to have. It's the most comprehensive - 72 tracks, |
 | Crooked Rain Crooked Rain: L.A.'s Desert Origins
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by Matador Records
Audio CD
(26 October, 2004)
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 | De Stijl
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by V2. / Bmg
Audio CD
(11 June, 2002)
(92 reviews)
Customer Review: Should be called "De S**t.": After the mediocre first album, I was REALLY suprised by this album. This is some of the White Stripes' finest songs, |
 | Dead Can Dance 1981-1998
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by Rhino Records
Audio CD
(06 November, 2001)
(21 reviews)
Editorial Review: 1981-1998 reveals why Dead Can Dance was such an influential group and why their music remains very much alive. From the opening notes of "Frontier," the first piece Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry improvised together, |
 | Dear Catastrophe Waitress
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by Sanctuary Records
Audio CD
(07 October, 2003)
(123 reviews)
Editorial Review: Just when they seemed sure to fade away into twee-pop irrelevance, this obscure Scottish indie-pop act releases their strongest album in seven years. With lots of help from uber-commercial producer Trevor Horn (ABC, |
 | Decadence
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(17 August, 2004)
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 | Decoration Day
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by New West Records
Audio CD
(17 June, 2003)
(28 reviews)
Editorial Review: They earned wide acclaim with the double-disc Southern Rock Opera, a sprawling concept album about Lynyrd Skynyrd. Their three-guitar lineup and greasy look signify big, dumb rock in the minds of many, but their songwriting is relentlessly whip-smart. |
 | Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
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by Touch & Go Records
Audio CD
(09 March, 2004)
(23 reviews)
Customer Review: Not as good as their Young Liars E.P., but still worthy: This was the most anticipated release of the year for me, and for the most part, |
 | Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(13 November, 2001)
(74 reviews)
Editorial Review: Electrifying performers and pure-pop songwriters of the highest order, Toronto's Barenaked Ladies have emerged over a decade as that strangest of beasts. They'll never land a dishy cover story in Mojo Magazine, |
 | Disintegration
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by Elektra
Audio CD
(01 May, 1989)
(208 reviews)
Editorial Review: Disintegration is a pop album realized on an epic scale. Most of its 12 songs are long mood pieces that develop slowly around the listener. Anchored by complex drum patterns, the layered guitars, soaring bass lines, |
 | Ditty Bops
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(26 October, 2004)
Editorial Review: As charming as the McGarrigle Sisters and pulsating as a scaled-down Lucious Jackson, Los Angeles duo The Ditty Bops call upon a 20th century grab bag of musical trends for the dozensongs that make up their eccentric debut album. |
 | Drunken Lullabies
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by Usa Side 1 Dummy
Audio CD
(19 March, 2002)
(62 reviews)
Customer Review: Wow! A Blast!: I snagged "Drunken Lullabies" on some good word-of-mouth, and I was amazed. Many bands brag that they are an Irish punk act, |
 | Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
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by Temporary Residence
Audio CD
(04 November, 2003)
(47 reviews)
Customer Review: soundscape: i have not written many reviews - trying to write only to those albums which 'hit' something in me. explosions debut album did the exact same as this one does. |
 | Educated Guess
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by Righteous Babe
Audio CD
(20 January, 2004)
(50 reviews) 
Editorial Review: In form, this is the disc DiFranco fans have wanted for years: a return to her naked roots of words and guitar, entirely played, sung, and taped to eight-track by Ani herself. But in important ways, Educated Guess suggests there is no going back. |
 | Either/Or
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by Kill Rock Stars
Audio CD
(25 February, 1997)
(96 reviews)
Editorial Review: Blessed with the voice of a wispy angel, Elliott Smith creates sad little pop songs, which, like the work of Nick Drake (to whom he's been compared) threaten to disappear into the night air. Several of the tracks here were featured in Gus Van Zant's movie Good Will Hunting, |
 | Elephant
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by V2. / Bmg
Audio CD
(01 April, 2003)
(619 reviews)
Editorial Review: Jokingly referred to as the White Stripes' British album, Elephant is scattered with cultural references that give away the fact it was recorded far from home. Just listen to the lyrics on "Seven Nation Army" ("From the Queen of England to the hounds of Hell") or the album outro, |
 | Elliott Smith
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by Kill Rock Stars
Audio CD
(21 July, 1995)
(54 reviews)
Editorial Review: Recorded mildly better than his debut (Roman Candle on Cavity Search), the self-titled second solo album is one of the most understated and incredible albums to emerge from the indie-rock scene in the 1990s. |
 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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by Hollywood Records
Audio CD
(16 March, 2004)
(21 reviews)
Editorial Review: With his soundtrack for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Jon Brion has carefully crafted music every bit as quirky (and fascinating) as the movie itself. As he did with Magnolia and Punch Drunk Love, |
 | Eveningland
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by Rounder / Pgd
Audio CD
(05 October, 2004)
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 | Execution of All Things
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by Saddle Creek
Audio CD
(08 October, 2002)
(32 reviews)
Customer Review: worth listening to over and over and over...: Now here's why we need independent record stores: I first heard Rilo Kiley while trying to unload some weak used CD's (one good song, |
 | Exile in Guyville
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by Capitol
Audio CD
(21 December, 1999)
(77 reviews)
Customer Review: I can feel it in my bones...: his album is a hit-or-miss case. I have friends who can't stand it, and I have friends who love it and claim it in their Top 10 of all time. |
 | Fallen
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by Wind-Up
Audio CD
(04 March, 2003)
(2018 reviews)
Editorial Review: The Daredevil soundtrack provided a nice boost for this previously unknown quartet from Little Rock, Arkansas. Evanescence’s songs "My Immortal" and the imposing "Bring Me to Life" are clear standouts in the film, |
 | Fan Club
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by Not Lame Records
Audio CD
(12 November, 2002)
(5 reviews)
Customer Review: This is what boxed sets are for: A simply amazing set of demos, outtakes, and live performances. Kudos to Not Lame for putting this together. |
 | Fever To Tell
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by Interscope Records
Audio CD
(29 April, 2003)
(174 reviews)
Editorial Review: Well before the release of this solid but slender debut, the Brooklyn-based Yeah Yeah Yeahs were the subject of so much international press hype that the WhiteStripes were probably taking quick, nervous peeks over their shoulders. |
 | Fevers & Mirrors
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by Saddle Creek
Audio CD
(30 May, 2000)
(93 reviews)
Customer Review: Never get tired of being depressed: It doesn't take long to find out how infectous this album is. If you don't listen to it for the emotionally painful lyrics you can always fall back on the catchy tunes. |
 | Figure 8
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by Dreamworks
Audio CD
(18 April, 2000)
(125 reviews)
Editorial Review: The story of Elliott Smith is well known now: Shy and reclusive indie rocker soars to a Hollywood soundstage and major-label contract. His fans gasped in collective horror when he took a bow at the 1998 Oscars, |
 | Final Straw
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by A&M Records
Audio CD
(30 March, 2004)
(41 reviews)
Editorial Review: The warm melancholy of Gary Lightbody's voice makes for a versatile instrument on Snow Patrol's Final Straw, artfully balancing bright anthemic rock with disparate reference points like Belle and Sebastianand My Bloody Valentine. |
 | Finally We Are No One
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by Fat Cat [Caroline]
Audio CD
(28 May, 2002)
(48 reviews)
Editorial Review: It's an enchanted world that Múm inhabit. Conceived in a remote Icelandic lighthouse, Finally We Are No One is an electronica album that conjures up hazy, half-remembered memories of childhood, |
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