Every new release I listened to in January (20):
Braids – Native Speaker – Shoegaze/ambient/experimental collision. Cool.
British Sea Power – Valhalla Dancehall – Something about British Sea Power’s wide-screen indie rock seems oddly retro to me. Like they’re making records for people who still listen to albums straight through (not to mention call them “albums” and [...]
Every new release I listened to in December:
Against Me! – White Crosses
Anika – Anika
Big Kids – Hoop Dreams
The Black Kites – Songs Written While Things Were Changing
Break the Habit – The Last Songs (EP)
Brilliant Colors/Girls Names – I Lose/You Win (single)
Dolph Chaney – Originals: Gumshoe Koalannon (single)
Cold Electrics – Y’Know, for Charity
Daughters – Daughters
Delays – [...]
Every new release I listened to in November:
27 – Brittle Divinity
Agony Aunts – Greater Miranda
The Agony Family – Yourself United
Aloud – Exile
Andrew Jackson Jihad/The Gun Shy – split EP
The Arrivals – Volatile Molotov
Artichokes – Bees
Bad Religion – The Dissent of Man
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh
B E L L S [...]
Every new release I listened to in October:
27 – Louder than Words
The 88 – The 88
Abe Vigoda – Crush
Big Eyes – Demo 7″
Big Soda – Paper Route (EP)
Big Surr – Miss You Most (EP)
Brilliant Colors – Walk into the World (single)
British Sea Power – Zeus (EP)
The Brother Kite – Isolation
Jim Bryson & the Weakerthans – [...]
Every new release I listened to in September
Sep
The Ambulars – Nothing to Say from Miles Away
Ólöf Arnalds – Innundir Skinni
Azure Ray – Drawing Down the Moon
The Back Pockets – Blissters N Basements
Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle
Boston Spaceships – Our Cubehouse Still Rocks
BXI – Boris & Ian Astbury (EP)
Centro-Matic/South San Gabriel – Eyas (EP)
Chocolate Genius Incorporated [...]
Every new release I listened to in August:
Aug
The Acrobrats – Hair Trigger
Allo Darlin’ – Allo Darlin’
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Autolux – Transit Transit
Banquets – This Is Our Concern, Dude
Bars of Gold – Of Gold
Best Coast – Crazy for You
Betty & the Werewolves – Teatime Favourites
The Bitters – East (single), Have a Nap Hotel (EP)
Blackbird Blackbird [...]
Every new release I listened to in July:
Jul
22-20s – shake/shiver/moan
Alcoholic Faith Mission – Let This Be the Last Night that We Care
Beaux Animaux – Beautiful Animals
Black Helicopter – Don’t Fuck with the Apocalypse
Bridge & Tunnel – Indoor Voices (EP)
Tracy Bonham – Masts of Manhattan
Kathryn Calder – Are You My Mother?
Candy Hearts – Ripped Up Jeans [...]
Every new release I listened to in June:
Jun
Christina Aguilera – Bionic
Amplive – Murder at the Discotech
Archipelago – Have Here
Melissa Auf der Maur – Out of Our Minds
Bomb the Music Industry! – Adults!!!…Smart!!! Shithammered!!! And Excited by Nothing!!!!!!!
The Challenged – Loaded Language
The Cute Lepers – Smart Accessories
The Depreciation Guild – Spirit Youth
Die So Fluid – Mercury
Elk [...]
Every new release I listened to in May:
May
65daysofstatic – We Were Exploding Anyway
The Alarm – Direct Action
The Alps – Le Voyage
Arctic Monkeys – My Propeller (single)
Avi Buffalo – Avi Buffalo
The Bats – How Pop Can You Get?
Bicycle Voice – Tis the Ghost of Martinellis
Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
Calories/William – (split single)
Camera Obscura – [...]
Every new release I listened to in April
Apr
Animal Names – Let It Been
Apollo Ghosts – Mount Benson
Best Coast – Something in the Way (single)
Black Francis – Nonstoperotik
Black Tambourine – Black Tambourine
The Blanche Hudson Weekend – The Letters to Daddy (ep)
Brilliant Colors – Never Mine (single)
Roger Bryan & the Orphans – Wolves
Circus Devils – Mother Skinny
De [...]