 | For the Kids Too
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by Nettwerk Records
Audio CD
(19 October, 2004)
Editorial Review: Of the many remarkable things about the follow-up to 2002's For the Kids CD, maybe most remarkable is its daring. Here's a disc with a spirit of adventurousness. Instead of relying on a parade of star power for its swagger (and its sales figures--Sarah McLaughlin, |
 | Franz Ferdinand
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Audio CD
(20 April, 2004)
(126 reviews) 
Editorial Review: Franz Ferdinand is an unrelentingly smart, fluffy, and fun debut. This Scottish four-piece plays vaguely angular, guitar-heavy post-pop that makes you want to dance around the room while playing air guitar. |
 | fromabasement on thehill
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Audio CD
(19 October, 2004)
Editorial Review: Posthumous releases fall into two categories: those which the artist was working on at the time of their death, and those which are gathered from every nook and cranny to keep fans enthused and cash registers ringing. |
 | Funeral
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by Merge Records
Audio CD
(14 September, 2004)
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 | Furnace Room Lullaby
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by Bloodshot Records
Audio CD
(22 February, 2000)
(55 reviews) 
Editorial Review: Laying waste to all the wink-wink irony, dubious material, and vocal mediocrity that frequently mires alt-country fringe dwellers, the second outing from this Virginia-born belter marries tough, twangy rock with wild, |
 | Future Perfect
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by Red Int / Red Ink
Audio CD
(26 October, 2004)
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 | Garden State
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Audio CD
(10 August, 2004)
Editorial Review: Writer and director Zach Braff does a masterful job matching the charming, heartfelt tone of classic films like The Graduate and Rushmore in his motion picture debut, Garden State, so it only makes sense that the music he personally compiled for the soundtrack plays just as big a part here as it did in those films. |
 | Ghosts of the Great Highway
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by Jet Set Records
Audio CD
(04 November, 2003)
(28 reviews)
Customer Review: Much better than 'Old Ramon' and Far better than 'Song for..: I have to admit that i've lost my faith in Mark Kozelek since RHP 'Song for a blue guitar' and 'Old Ramon'. |
 | Give Up
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by Sub Pop
Audio CD
(18 February, 2003)
(218 reviews)
Editorial Review: Give Up, the debut release by this indie supergroup composed of Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie and Jimmy Tamborello from Dntel, is a smart, quaint, and often transcendent little pop record. The roots of the album lie in "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan," |
 | Good News For People Who Love Bad News
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Audio CD
(06 April, 2004)
(317 reviews)
Editorial Review: It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment Modest Mouse started sounding like a real band. For the longest time, singer-songwriter Isaac Brock seemed to exist solely to defy the established rules, forging forward on sheer momentum and ingenuity. |
 | Good Will Hunting: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture
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by Capitol
Audio CD
(02 December, 1997)
(33 reviews)
Editorial Review: Movie soundtracks are chancy in that the music is often geared to specific parts of the film that are meant to evoke concurrent emotions; many don't hold up apart from their cinematic context. The trend of the past few years has been to gratuitously traipse down memory lane, |
 | Gordon
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(28 July, 1992)
(137 reviews) 
Editorial Review: On this, their debut recording for a major label, Canada's quirkiest musical troupe introduced the world to their unique blend of scathing humor, skillful musicianship, and flat-out fun. Packed with songs that have become anthems to their adoring fans, |
 | Grammy Nominees 2004
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by Bmg Heritage
Audio CD
(20 January, 2004)
(32 reviews) 
Customer Review: Great tracks all in one cd: This is a great grouping. If you love the most popular tracks last year that attracted the most attention and you are not up for buying every nominated cd get this. |
 | Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lakes State
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by Sounds Familyre
Audio CD
(01 July, 2003)
(24 reviews)
Customer Review: ~: I don't hand out five stars on a whim. I tend to feel a bit guilty when I do because 99.9% of the albums out there aren't worth five stars. |
 | Guster on Ice: Live From Portland Maine
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(18 May, 2004)
(11 reviews)
Customer Review: Above and beyond...: If you've ever seen Guster live in concert, your well aware of the unique energy and charm they bring to the stage, |
 | Hardcore Ufos Box Set: Revelations Epiphanies
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by Matador Records
Audio CD
(04 November, 2003)
(5 reviews)
Customer Review: More frustrating greatness: Okay, 6 disks here so there is a lot to cover.Human Amusements At Hourly rates is the greatest hits CD. |
 | Hats
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by Emi Int'l
Audio CD
(03 December, 1998)
(28 reviews)
Customer Review: A Life Soundtrack: I picked up this disc on a friend's recommendation after a long, hectic work day. She merely said it contained some gorgeous songs, |
 | Her Majesty the Decemberists
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by Kill Rock Stars
Audio CD
(09 September, 2003)
(34 reviews)
Editorial Review: Failing students have had such an influential role in shaping rock & roll that it's easy to give the bookworm segment short shrift. Witness the vital contributions from the likes of Ray Davies, the Zombies, |
 | Hidden Vagenda
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by K Records
Audio CD
(05 October, 2004)
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 | Hot Fuss
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by Island
Audio CD
(15 June, 2004)
(50 reviews)
Editorial Review: The Killers match postpunk guitars with an overlay of synthesizer that recalls '80s New Wave without burying their sound in nostalgia. On their debut, Hot Fuss, frontman Brandon Flowers plumbs his imagination for tales of murdered lovers ("Jenny Was a Friend of Mine," |
 | I
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by Nonesuch
Audio CD
(04 May, 2004)
(33 reviews)
Customer Review: The loneliest number: I approached this latest outing from the Magnetic Fields with some trepidation. After all, "69 Love Songs" was such an overwhelming triumph, |
 | If We Can't Trust the Doctors
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by V2. / Bmg
Audio CD
(28 September, 2004)
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 | If You're Feeling Sinister
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by Matador Records
Audio CD
(23 June, 1999)
(144 reviews)
Customer Review: The best album ever?: This one definitely ranks among the best albums I've ever heard. Each song is perfect pop, each with its own story to tell. |
 | In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
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Audio CD
(22 June, 2004)
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 | In Love & Death
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(28 September, 2004)
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 | In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
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by Merge Records
Audio CD
(10 February, 1998)
(272 reviews)
Editorial Review: Just from the opening seconds of Neutral Milk Hotel's second album, you know it's going to be special: the acoustic guitar strum is catchy beyond belief, and Jeff Magnum's intonation lends credibility even to a line like "When you were young, |
 | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (Special Edition)
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(28 October, 2003)
(49 reviews)
Customer Review: A Good Collection, But There's a Few Missing: Since REM began to hit their commercial peak in the late-80's/early 90's (which is where this compilation starts), |
 | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(28 October, 2003)
(122 reviews)
Editorial Review: How do you condense 15 years of music down to 76 minutes? In the case of this survey of the second phase of R.E.M.'s career, the answer is: Exceptionally well. The dangling carrot for diehards is two new songs; |
 | Is This It
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Audio CD
(09 October, 2001)
(835 reviews)
Editorial Review: With all the media hype that dogged the Strokes before the release of their debut album, it's rather apt that they chose the title Is This It. On the strength of just five songs released on two singles, |
 | Keep It Like a Secret
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(102 reviews)
Editorial Review: Doug Martsch is enough of a guitar god to fill Keep It Like a Secret, one of indie rock's strongest 1999 major-label releases, with blazing solos. He's also ambivalent about the whole thing, which allows him to highlight the album with "You Were Right," |
 | Kill the Moonlight
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by Merge Records
Audio CD
(20 August, 2002)
(63 reviews)
Editorial Review: Life has gotten so much easier for these guys ever since Pavement broke up. After all, how many flannel-shirt wearing, floppy-haired, Fall sound-alikes can the average person swallow? Oh well, now that the playing field is theirs alone, |
 | Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered
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by Gammon
Audio CD
(21 September, 2004)
Editorial Review: Here we have a flawed but interesting introduction to the songs and recordings of one of the twentieth century’s great, maudlin pop musicians, Texas-based Daniel Johnston. This double CD has a pack of alt-rock superstars--among them Beck, |
 | Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground
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by Rhino Records
Audio CD
(12 October, 2004)
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 | Let's Bottle Bohemia
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by Virgin Records
Audio CD
(14 September, 2004)
Editorial Review: The Thrills' debut, So Much For the City, was a genuine bolt from the blue--a sunny West Coast pop album recorded by five boys who grew up in dreary Dublin, Ireland. It's inevitable that some of the novelty fades on the follow-up. |
 | letting off the Happiness
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by Saddle Creek
Audio CD
(02 November, 1998)
(21 reviews)
Customer Review: Lyrically, the best.: Conor Oberst sure does have a way with words. His first release as Bright Eyes, "Letting Off the Happiness", |
 | Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
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by Saddle Creek
Audio CD
(13 August, 2002)
(156 reviews)
Customer Review: A sloppy work of art: Bright Eyes sunk into my head due to Conor Oberst' ability as a song writer, seriously this guy must've aced english and literature because he has a way with words. |
 | Little Plastic Castle
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by Righteous Babe
Audio CD
(17 February, 1998)
(101 reviews)
Editorial Review: As she's gone from the Young Woman Who Could to the Woman Who Has, Ani DiFranco has explored more than her share of musical styles, all the while remaining true to her core. Even during her most extreme departures, |
 | Live 2003 (CD & DVD)
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by Capitol
Audio CD
(04 November, 2003)
(67 reviews)
Editorial Review: Riding high on the phenomenal success of A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay is in peak form on Coldplay Live 2003. This CD/DVD two-pack was filmed (on Super-16mm film) and recorded in Sydney's Horden Pavilion on July 21 and 22, |
 | Living in Clip
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by Righteous Babe
Audio CD
(22 April, 1997)
(120 reviews)
Editorial Review: The mannered vocal style that has always been the most off-putting element of Ani DiFranco's music is still present on this two-disc live set, but for some reason it doesn't matter anymore. Maybe it's the way you can hear DiFranco using her breaths to accent a rhythm section that's downright merciless with its circling, |
 | Logic Will Break Your Heart
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by Vice / Atlantic
Audio CD
(21 October, 2003)
(49 reviews)
Editorial Review: With pretty synth lines; chiming, chugging guitar riffs; the right influences for a rock band, circa 2003 (the Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Cure , New Order, Radiohead, U2, Chameleons) and another sexy singer with a melodramatic, |
 | Lonesome Crowded West
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Audio CD
(18 November, 1997)
(97 reviews)
Customer Review: My First Experience with Modest Mouse: I was flipping through my brother's CDs one night, and noticed this CD lying among the rest. |
 | Lost & Gone Forever
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(28 September, 1999)
(158 reviews)
Editorial Review: Guster's formula is quite simple: Take time-tested harmonies à la Simon and Garfunkel or the Hollies, pour them over pleasant acoustic guitars, and add a pinch of congas for toe-tapping made easier. |
 | Lost in Translation
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by Emperor Norton
Audio CD
(09 September, 2003)
(116 reviews)
Editorial Review: Sofia Coppola has, with two elegant movies, proved herself a talented director with a keen eye for interior life. She's also got great ears. For Lost in Translation, the story of a May-December friendship in Tokyo between two displaced Americans, |
 | Louder Than Bombs
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(25 October, 1990)
(61 reviews)
Editorial Review: This 1987 collection of Smiths album tracks, B-sides, and singles (and roughly half of Hatful of Hollow) is a worthy essential Smiths due to its scope and size. Twenty-four tracks in all, it includes hits such as the irresistible and bouncy "Ask," |
 | Love in the Time of Science
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by Virgin Records
Audio CD
(10 October, 2000)
(49 reviews)
Customer Review: Whirlwind of Talent: Emiliana Torrini's album, "Love in the Time of Science", essentially gives us what the titles beckons. Ms. Torrini certainly follows in Bjork's footsteps, |
 | Maybe This Christmas Too
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by Nettwerk Records
Audio CD
(04 November, 2003)
(9 reviews)
Customer Review: Nice christmas compilation: I dont understand people's tiffs on here with Avril Lavigne. Whats up with this "TONE DEAF" stuff?I think she is an amazing artist. |
 | Maybe This Christmas Tree
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by Nettwerk Records
Audio CD
(05 October, 2004)
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 | Maybe This Christmas
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by Nettwerk Records
Audio CD
(05 November, 2002)
(22 reviews)
Editorial Review: Every holiday season produces at least one hip alternative rock Christmas CD. For 2002, it's Maybe This Christmas. Most of the 13 tracks here lean more toward the mellower portion of the alternative spectrum. |
 | Meadowlands
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by Absolutely Kosher
Audio CD
(09 September, 2003)
(49 reviews)
Customer Review: Emo-pop at its finest.: The Wrens are one of those bands that the hipsters love to champion (you'll find their albums sitting right next to Broken Social Scene's), |
 | Meat Is Murder
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by Warner Brothers
Audio CD
(25 October, 1990)
(48 reviews)
Editorial Review: Singer Morrissey's brittle wit and guitarist Johnny Marr's incisive guitar helped make the Smiths create both an entranced cult following and pop music of the highest order. The U.S. edition of the band's second album includes the bonus single "How Soon Is Now?" |
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