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Scarlet’s Walk is a much safer album which offers no real surprises.

Panchroma exists somewhere between the worlds of Seefeel and O Yuki Conjugate.

This album will turn any mundane drive to work into an epic journey down the Autobahn.

Though a bit bloated in places, My Morning Jacket’s sophomore album is often a gorgeous blend of country and psychedelia.

Ever so sweet and it will bring a smile to the face of even the most hardened cynic.

I think my feelings for Volume Plus Volume are best expressed in a 5-part series of haikus.

Guthrie’s understated blend of pure pop with experimentalism calls to mind the work of Sufjan Stevens.

Jessica Peters balances her electronic and acoustic leanings with considerable skill.

I was surprised and dismayed at how unaffecting it soon became.

Give Tora! Tora! Torrance! a try, and long live the Rock.

Sonically, The Beautiful Mistake is a clichéd culmination of everything currently happening in the musical underground.

I simply forgot that I was listening to a white boy and just starting soaking in some nice beats and skilled rhyming.

The album’s focus is more intent on creating dreamy textures rather than anything more concrete.

Kobi create pieces of stunning focus and intensity, especially given the unstructured approach behind their construction.

While there are undeniable Godspeed comparisons, The Potomac Accord’s music is never quite so bombastic.

A definite sense of wistfulness and longing permeates this album.

An attempt to bridge the gap between Mark Van Hoen’s harsh earlier work and his most song-oriented material.

A two-disc compilation that serves as an excellent introduction to Saint Etienne’s pristine, immaculate dance pop.

Guns, Cars & Sitars flows with a sense of style and funk that is deeply infectious, exotic, and most importantly, bad ass.

Despite the shadows cast by the album’s reserved polish, it is a credit to Carlton that her panache rises to the surface.