1. Wavves : King of the Beach (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Abby Johnston Wavves
drops his praised grimy guitar rebellion, opting instead for a Beach Boys-style
lightness that softens the band's still-heavy beach-punk.
3. Jack Johnson : To the Sea (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Lukas Clark-Memler To
The Sea is
not a great leap forward in any direction, but it shows Johnson at his most
comfortable and at ease.
4. These United States : What Lasts (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Ted Chase Heightened hopes dash These United States' latest, a good record that isn't the great one you were kind of
expecting at this point.
5. School of Seven Bells : Disconnect From Desire (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Ryan Carroll A
good record and can hold up on its own, but big fans of Alpinisms are certainly going to hope that the next SVIIB
record doesn't go even farther towards the mainstream.
8. Ra Ra Riot : The Orchard (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Ted Chase Ra Ra Riot's head is in the clouds more than their feet are on the ground as they embrace the high & orchestral on The Orchard.
9. The Scribblenauts : Low Light Turbulence EP (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Mike Gutierrez The two MCs and one DJ that make up this Boston based
hip-hop trio don't reinvent the wheel on their recent EP.
10. Kele : The Boxer (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Ted Chase Bloc Party's Kele Okereke goes solo & gets worse than the worst of the declined Bloc Party.
Wavves
drops his praised grimy guitar rebellion, opting instead for a Beach Boys-style
lightness that softens the band's still-heavy beach-punk.
The Anglo New Wave revival has been revived by the likes of Fjord Rowboat.
To
The Sea is
not a great leap forward in any direction, but it shows Johnson at his most
comfortable and at ease.
Heightened hopes dash These United States' latest,
A
The R.E.M. record most in need of a re-discovery gets its deluxe edition release.
Picastro simply
continues Canada's impressive indie music legacy.
Ra Ra Riot's head is in the clouds more than their feet are on the ground as they embrace the high & orchestral on The Orchard.
The two MCs and one DJ that make up this Boston based
hip-hop trio don't reinvent the wheel on their recent EP.
Bloc Party's Kele Okereke goes solo & gets worse than the worst of the declined Bloc Party.
The gypsy punks stay united and keep delivering their unique sound on Gogol Bordello’s latest, Super Taranta!.
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