2011 Album Reviews - 10/28/2011

Das Racist - Relax - A+

Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn Of Events - A

Grouplove - Never Trust A Happy Song - A+

Ladytron - Gravity The Seducer - A+

Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know - A-

Mates Of State - Mountaintops - A+

Saves The Day - Daybreak - C+

St. Vincent - Strange Mercy - A+

Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto - A+

The Dirty Projectors And Bjork - Mount Wittenberg Orca - A+

Tom Waits - Bad As Me - A+

Justice - Audio, Video, Disco - A-

She And Him - A Very She And Him Christmas - B

Staind - Staind - B-

Gavin DeGraw - Sweeter - B

Opeth - Heritage - B

2011 Album Reviews - 10/22/2011

Joss Stone - LP1 - B

Ace Hood - Blood, Sweat And Tears - B

The Irrepressibles - Mirror Mirror - C

Hercules And Love Affair - Blue Songs - B

The War On Drugs - Slave Ambient - A+

Dave Stewart - The Blackbird Diaries - B

I Break Horses - Hearts - A-

Beirut - The Rip Tide - A+

Cymbals And Guitars - Lenses Alien - A-

David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat - A-

Jane's Addiction - The Great Escape Artist - A+

Everlast - Songs Of The Ungrateful Living - A+

M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming - A+

Puscifer - Conditions Of My Parole - A+

Noel Gallagher - High Flying Birds - A+

Lenny Kravitz - Black And White America - B

Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare - B-

Anthrax - Worship Music - A+

Bush - The Sea Of Memories - A-

2011 Album Reviews - 10/15/2011

Liam Finn - Fomo - A+

Pitbull - Planet Pit - B

Gillian Welch - Harrow And The Harvest - A+

The Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital - A+

Bjork - Biophilia - A+

Ryan Adams - Ashes And Fire - A+

Queensryche - Dedicated To Chaos - A

Taking Back Sunday - Taking Back Sunday - B

Thievery Corporation - Culture Of Fear - A-

Colbie Caillat - All Of You - B

DJ Khaled - We The Best Forever - B

Teddybears - Devils Music - B-

2011 Album Reviews - 10/11/2011

Hugh Laurie - Let Them Talk - A+

Parachute - The Way It Is - B

Boris - Attention Please - C

Fireworks - Gospel - C

Friendly Fires - Pala - A+

Kate Bush - Director's Cut - A

She Wants Revenge - Valleyheart - B+

Black Stone Cherry - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - C-

Battles - Gloss Drop - B-

Tom Verk - Leisure Seizure - A+

Woods - Sun And Shade - A

Ziggy Marley - Wild And Free - B

Gomez - Whatever's On Your Mind - A+

Jill SCott - The Light Of The Sun - A

Feist - Metals - A+

Mutemath - Odd Soul - A+

2011 Album Reviews - 9/30/2011

Sum 41 - Screaming Bloody Murder - B-

Robbie Robertson - How To Become Clairvoyant - A-

Figurines - Figurines - A+

kd lang - Sing It Loud - A+

Low - C'mon - A

The Steve Miller Band - Let Your Hair Down - B+

Augustana - Augustana - B+

Cass McCombs - Wit's End - B

Dirty Vegas - Electric Love - A

Silverstein - Rescue - C+

The Donkeys - Born With Stripes - A+

Wilco - The Whole Love - A-

Mastodon - The Hunter - A+

The Dum Dum Girls - Only In Dreams - A+

The Wombats - This Modern Glitch - A

Architecture In Helsinki - Moment Bends - A-

Gruff Rhys - Hotel Shampoo - B+

Stevie Nicks - In Your Dreams - B

Anvil - Juggernaut Of Justice - B

Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact - C-

Matthew Morrison - Matthew Morrison - B-

Raphael Saadiq - Stone Rollin' - A

Bahamas - Pink Strat - B+

Cat's Eyes - Cat's Eyes - A+

2011 Album Reviews - 9/25/2011

The Cowboy Junkies - Nomad Series Demons Vol. 2 - B

Devotchka - 100 Lovers - A

Marianne Faithfull - Horses And High Heels - A+

Papercuts - Fading Parade - A+

Ron Sexsmith - Long Player, Late Bloomer - B

Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys! - B

Grails - Deep Politics - B

Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo - A-

Starfucker - Reptilians - A+

Screeching Weasel - First World Manifesto - C

The Naked And Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You - A+

Agnostic Front - My Life My Way - A

Duran Duran - All You Need Is Now - A+

Gucci Mane - The Return Of Mr. Zone 6 - B-

James Blake - James Blake - B

Jennifer Hudson - I Remember Me - B

Jo Bonamassa - Dust Bowl - A+

Panic At The Disco - Vices And Virtues - B-

Saliva - Under Your Skin - B-

The Pet Shop Boys - The Most Incredible Thing - B

Aiden - Disguises - C

The Drums - Portamento - A+

Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost - A+

The Kooks - Junk Of The Heart - A

Primus - Green Naugahyde - A+

Blondie - Panic Of Girls - A+

Blitzen Trapper - American Goldwing - A+

Tori Amos - Night Of Hunters - B

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Hysterical - A+

Kasabaian - Velociraptor - A+

Emery - We Do What We Want - C

Funeral Party - The Golden Age Of Knowhere - B

Obits - Moody, Standard And Poor - A+

2011 Album Reviews - 9/8/2011

Portugal. The Man - In The Mountain In The Cloud - A

Big Sean - Finally Famous - A+

Fountains Of Wayne - Sky Full Of Holes - A+

Jay-Z And Kanye West - Watch The Throne - A+

Royce Da 5'9" - Success Is Certain - A+

Gucci Mane And Waka Flocka Flame - Ferrari Boyz - B+

Jeff Bridges - Jeff Bridges - B+

Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks - Mirror Traffic - A+

Various Artists - Muppets The Green Album - A

Hard-Fi - Killer Sounds - A+

The Game - The R.E.D. Album - A+

Black Tide - Post-Mortem - C

The Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You - A+

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV - A+

The Nightwatchman - World Wide Rebellion - A+

Butch Walker And The Black Widows - The Spade - A+

The Rapture - In The Grace Of Your Love - A+

Ricky Martin - Musica + Alma + Sexo - B-

Stryper - The Covering - C+

Limp Bizkit - Gold Cobra - F

Blue October - Any Man In America - C

The Broken Records - Let Me Come Home - A+

Wire - Red Barked Tree - A+

Gregg Allman - Low Country Blues - A+

Amost Lee - Mission Bell - B

Destroyer - Kaputt - A

The Get Up Kids - There Are Rules - A-

Red - Until We Have Faces - B

Joan As Police Woman - The Deep Field - A

Mogwai - Hardcore WIll Never Die, But You Will - A-