Lower Dens - Twin-Hand Movement (2010): Moody post-punk with a female singer means I am less likely to bedpressed while listening 3.5/5
Mark McGuire - Living With Yourself (2010): Beautiful ambient guitar-based music, reminds me a lot of some slower Buckethead stuff. 4/5
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead - Tao of the Dead (2011): Not quite as noisy as past, but a return of form for this unclassifiable band. 4/5
Architects - Here and Now (2011): A bit softer from them; as such I now refer to them as "Britain's Alexisonfire" 3/5
Bright Eyes - The People's Key (2011): It is beautiful, but there's something about Conor's voice that just doesn't seem to cut it. 3.5/5
Cold War Kids - Mine Is Yours (2011): As always, the Kids deliver an album of relaxed indie; although it seems to be more stripped back than previous releases. 3.5/5
Destroyer - Kaputt (2010): Laid back rock from my favourite, albeit part-time, member of the New Pornographers. 4/5
Everyone Everywhere - The Rookie (2011): This is not the emo band of awesome. However, it is the debut of a pop-punk band of fairly good. 3.5/5
Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean (2011): I only knew him for his acoustic stuff, this is great band-backed folk. Even a bit jazzy 4/5
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - White Lunar (2009): a collection of cinematic scores from classic garage-rockers is surprising and gorgeous 4.5/5
Social Distortion - Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes (2011): More country than punk, but I guess that happens after a few decades 3/5
Scott & Charlene's Wedding - Paravista Social Club (2010): this album continues a grand tradition of excellent Australian garage rock 4.5/5
Mark McGuire - Living With Yourself (2010): Beautiful ambient guitar-based music, reminds me a lot of some slower Buckethead stuff. 4/5
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead - Tao of the Dead (2011): Not quite as noisy as past, but a return of form for this unclassifiable band. 4/5
Architects - Here and Now (2011): A bit softer from them; as such I now refer to them as "Britain's Alexisonfire" 3/5
Bright Eyes - The People's Key (2011): It is beautiful, but there's something about Conor's voice that just doesn't seem to cut it. 3.5/5
Cold War Kids - Mine Is Yours (2011): As always, the Kids deliver an album of relaxed indie; although it seems to be more stripped back than previous releases. 3.5/5
Destroyer - Kaputt (2010): Laid back rock from my favourite, albeit part-time, member of the New Pornographers. 4/5
Everyone Everywhere - The Rookie (2011): This is not the emo band of awesome. However, it is the debut of a pop-punk band of fairly good. 3.5/5
Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean (2011): I only knew him for his acoustic stuff, this is great band-backed folk. Even a bit jazzy 4/5
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - White Lunar (2009): a collection of cinematic scores from classic garage-rockers is surprising and gorgeous 4.5/5
Social Distortion - Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes (2011): More country than punk, but I guess that happens after a few decades 3/5
Scott & Charlene's Wedding - Paravista Social Club (2010): this album continues a grand tradition of excellent Australian garage rock 4.5/5
Yuck - ST (2011): It's awesome lo-fi fuzz, as if Dinosaur Jr mated with Sonic Youth
and their child dated the Japandroids. 4.5/5
The Methadones - ST (2010): I wouldn't exactly call this punk. It's very slow if it is. 2/5
Toro y Moi - Underneath the Pine (2010): I think I finally figured out what chillwave is, thanks to this album: modern elevator music 2/5
No Joy - Ghost Blonde (2010): noisy shoegaze with beautiful sirens crooning over the top 4/5
The Methadones - ST (2010): I wouldn't exactly call this punk. It's very slow if it is. 2/5
Toro y Moi - Underneath the Pine (2010): I think I finally figured out what chillwave is, thanks to this album: modern elevator music 2/5
No Joy - Ghost Blonde (2010): noisy shoegaze with beautiful sirens crooning over the top 4/5
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