Music

Walkmen you
It requires a little patience to appreciate the best Walkmen disc yet.
by Sean O'Neal
 
barlow
Random Rules: Lou Barlow
What's in the iPod of the guy now in both Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh?
by David Wolinsky
 

From The Archives

 
Little Jackie stoop
Little Jackie
There's nothing diminutive about this R&B duo's excellent debut.
by Genevieve Koski
 
Paul Weller 22
Paul Weller
The Modfather gets a little too dreamy.
by Jason Heller
 
Bodies Of Water certain
Bodies Of Water
Good intentions aren't quite enough on a high-spirited disappointment of an album.
by Scott Gordon
 
Dandy Warhols earth
The Dandy Warhols
Losing their fanbase one drone at a time.
by Vadim Rizov
 
Death Vessel nothing
Death Vessel
Addictive, androgynous pop that falls somewhere between Newsom and Fleet Foxes.
by Amanda Petrusich
 
Stereolab chemical
Stereolab
Brevity is the soul of electronic pop.
by Joshua Alston
 
Shwayze
Shwayze
Some ewly minted reality show stars introduce "chill-hop."
by Genevieve Koski
 
Fiery Furnaces remember
The Fiery Furnaces
The Friedbergers get live and weird.
by Michael Carriere
 
ra ra riot rhumb
Ra Ra Riot
Well-crafted tunes sink into their soft spots.
by Scott Gordon
 
Jaguar Love take
Jaguar Love
Former Blood Brothers stay loud.
by Michaelangelo Matos
 
Pierre De Reeder the way
Pierre de Reeder
Rilo Kiley’s bassist joins the side-project parade.
by Marc Hawthorne
 
Hawthorne Heights fragile
Hawthorne Heights
Will the tumultuous backstory make for a good album?
by Chris Mincher
 
Oneida preteen
Oneida
Oneida billows and oozes into a new phase.
by Scott Gordon
 
Abe Vigoda skeleton
Abe Vigoda
Tropical punk. There is such a thing?
by Amanda Petrusich
 
Brotherman
The Final Solution
A lost soundtrack for a blaxploitation classic that never was resurfaces.
by Keith Phipps
 
The Silent Years globe
The Silent Years
Indecisive pop in workmanlike chunks.
by Vadim Rizov
 
B Boy Records box
Various Artists
Massive MP3 set covering this legendary Bronx label.
by Michaelangelo Matos