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Feedback to the Future: A Compilation of Eleven Shoegazing Songs From 1990-1992 by Various Artists (Review)
This comp, though far from comprehensive, focuses on a small slice of time from shoegazing’s heyday.
Until He Finds Us by Timonium (Review)
On Until He Finds Us, Timonium don’t re-write the Book of Slowcore so much as edit it subtly.
Cause = Time by Broken Social Scene (Review)
This single divorces the two sides of Broken Social Scene’s music and explores each in greater detail.
The Happiest Days of Our Lives (The Complete Joan of Arc Tapes) by My Favorite (Review)
I’m glad I’m not the only one who wrote such doomed poetry in study hall, and it warms my heart to finally hear it put to such exquisite music.

Osito Records Presents by Various Artists (Review)
Many of the songs on the release have a theatrical feel to them.
Little Darla Has a Treat for You, Vol. 21: Winter 2004 by Various Artists (Review)
Featuring Printed Circuit, Sweet Trip, Entre Rios, Boyracer, Randomnumber, Manual, and more.
Your Everything by Highspire (Review)
One of the more substantial shoegazer offerings I’ve heard in a long time.
Synthstatic by Skywave (Review)
Skywave offers an absolutely exhilarating ride through dreampop’s rawer, wilder side.
Real Hair by Rollerball (Review)
When you think you have the album figured out, the band seems content on frustrating your expectations.
For Barbara Lee by Seekonk (Review)
Much like the slowly building nature of its songs, I found my appreciation inexorably growing with each listen.
Preserve, Volume 1 by Various Artists (Review)
Simply put, Preserve, Volume One is a stellar comp, solid in every regard.
Heart by Stars (Review)
Even the most starry-eyed of songs are coated with a thin layer of wistfulness and nostalgia.
The Fall of Troy by The Fall of Troy (Review)
This CD surpassed any preconceptions I had concerning how a hardcore band should play or operate.