2011 Album Reviews - 2/25/2012

Lauren Alaina - Wildflower - A+

LeAnn Rimes - Lady And Gentleman - A

Liturgy - Aesthethica - A

Luke Bryan - Tailgates And Tanlines - A

Madeleine Peyroux - Standing On The Rooftop - A

Male Bonding - Endless Now - A+

Mandisa - What If We Were Real - A

Marc Broussard - Marc Broussard - A+

Mariachi El Bronx - Mariachi El Bronx - A+

Martina McBride - Eleven - A+

Mat Kearney - Young Love - B

Merle Haggard - Working In Tennessee - A

Mike Doughty - Yes And Also Yes - A+

Montgomery Gentry - Rebels On The Run - B

Mr. Heavenly - Out Of Love - A+

Nick Lowe - The Old Magic - A+

Nils Lofgren - Old School - A+

O.A.R. - King - A+

Otep - Atavist - A+

Peter Gabriel - New Blood - A-

Roots Manuva - 4everevolution - A+

The Royal Bangs - Flux Outside - A+

Sara Evans - Stronger - A+

SBTRKT - SBTRKT - A

2011 Album Reviews - 2/18/2012

Eta James - The Dreamer - A

Family Force 5 - III - B

Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra - A

Fucked Up - David Comes To Life - A+

Fujiya And Miyagi - Ventriloquizzing - A+

Future Islands - On The Water - B

George Strait - Here For A Good Time - A

Glen Campbell - Ghost On The Canvas - A+

Gloria Estefan - Miss Little Havana - B+

Hawk Nelson - Crazy Love - C+

Holy Ghost - Holy Ghost - A+

Hot Tuna - Steady As She Goes - B+

Il Divo - Wicked Game - B

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit - Here We Rest - A

Jewel - The Merry Goes Roun - B

John Hiatt - Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns - A+

Lana Del Rey - Video Games EP - A+

The Fruit Bats - Tripper - B

Jonny Greenwood - Norwegian Wood OST - B

Jonsi - We Bought A Zoo OST - A+

Josh Gracin - Redemption - A+

Julianna Barwick - The Magic Place - A+

2011 Album Reviews - 2/11/2012

The Black Lips - Arabia Mountain - A+

Blake Shelton - Red River - B+

Boney James - Contact - A

Bootsy Collins - Tha Funk Capital Of The World - A+

Brad Paisley - This Is Country Music - B

The Boxer Rebellion - The Cold Still - A+

Big Talk - Big Talk - A+

Braid - Closer To Closed - A+

Brite Futures - Dark Past - A+

Buddy Miller - The Majestic Silver Strings - B

Buffalo Tom - Skins - A+

Cali Swag District - The Kickback - A+

Casting Crowns - Come To The Well - B

Chad VanGaalen - Diaper Island - A+

Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming - A-

Chris Isaak - Beyond The SUn - A+

Corinne Bailey Rae - The Love EP - A-

CSS - La Liberacion - A+

Curren$y - Weekend At Burnies - A+

Daryl Hall - Laughing Down Crying - B+

Daughty - Break The Spell - B-

Dawes - Nothing Is Wrong - A+

Deerhoof - Deerhoof Vs. Evil - B+

Diamond Rings - Special Affections - A+

DJ Shadow - The Less You Know, The Better - A+

Egypt Central - White Rabbit - C+

Electric Six - Heartbeats And Brainwaves - A+

Eric Church - Chief - A

2011 Album Reviews - 2/4/2012

Junius - Reports From The Threshold Of Death - A

Toby Keith - Clancy's Tavern - B

Vince Gill - Guitar Slinger - B

Justin Bieber - Under The Mistletoe - B-

Steel Panther - Balls Out - C

Tyrese - Open Invitation - C+

Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park - A+

Birdy - Birdy - A+

The Gym Class Heroes - The Papercut Chronicles - A+

Big Time Rush - Elevate - C

Blut Aus Nord - 777 - The Desantification - A-

Curren$y - Jet World Order - A

Doomtree - No Kings - A+

Hot Chelle Rae - Whatever - B-

Trey Songz - Inevitable - B

Robin Thicke - Love After War - B

The Maine - Pioneer - C+

T-Pain - Revolver - B

Anthony Hamilton - Back To Love - B+

Roscoe Dash - JUICE - A-

A.A. Bondy - Believers - A+

Young Jeezy - Hustlerz Ambition - A-

Atlas Sound - Parallax - A+

Aaron Lewis - Town Line - B

Active Child - You Are All I See - A+

Bill Callahan - Apocalypse - A+

2011 Album Reviews - 1/28/2012

The Horrible Crowes - Elsie - A

Jonathan Wilson - Gentle Spirit - B

Wu Lyf - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain - B

Lady Antebellum - Own The Night - B-

Terri Clark - Roots And Wings - B

The Devil Wears Prada - Dead Throne - C

Wolves Like Us - Late Love - C+

Demi Lovato - Unbroken - B-

Thrice - Major-Minor - B+

Tony Bennett - Duets II - A+

Apparat - The Devil's Walk - A

Death In Vegas - Trans Love Energies - A

Frankmusik - Do It In The AM - A

J. Cole - Cole World The Sideline Story - A+

Needtobreathe - The Reckoning - A-

Oh, Sleeper - Children Of Fire - C

The Gift - Explode - A

Jason Derulo - Future History - B+

Machine Head - Unto The Locust - A+

Mayday Parade - Mayday Parade - B-

Modeselektor - Monkeytown - B

Rodney Atkins - Take A Back Road - A

Sebastian Bach - Kicking And Screaming - B-

Styles P - Mater Of Ceremonies - A+

Wayne Static - Pighammer - A+

Absu - Abzu - C

Wednesday 13 - Calling All Corpses - B-

Evile - Five Serpent's Teeth - A+

Joe - The Good The Bad The Sexy - B

Kitty, Daisy And Lewis - Smoking In Heaven - A+

65daysofstatic - We Were Exploding Anyway - A

Matt Cardle - Letters - C

Haken - Visions - A-

2011 Album Reviews - 1/21/2012

Theory Of A Deadman - The Truth Is - C

Thomas Dybdahl - Songs - B

3 Doors Down - Time Of My Life - C-

Chelsea Grin - My Damnation - C

Cold - Superfiction - A-

Wiley - 100% Publishing - A+

Falling In Reverse - The Drug In Me Is You - C

Iwrestledabearonce - Ruining It For Everybody - C

Jasta - Jasta - A+

Kelly Rowland - Here I Am - B

Little Dragon - Ritual Union - A+

Rival Sons - Pressure And Time - A+

Bury Your Dead - Mosh And Roll - C+

Dream On Dreamer - Heartbound - C

Drive A - The World In Shambles - A

Eyes Set To Kill - White Lotus - A-

Trivium - In waves - B

Maria Taylor - Overlook - A+

Nero - Welcome Reality - A+

Natalia Kills - Perfectionist - A+

New Villager - New Villager - A+

Will Young - Echoes - A+

Balam Acab - Wander - Wonder - B-

The Dirty Beaches - Badlands - B-

Glasses Malone - Beach Cruiser - A+

Asa - Beautiful Imperfection - A

Lindsey Buckingham - Seeds We Sow - B

Melanie C - The Sea - A

CANT - Dreams Come True - A

2011 Album Reviews - 1/14/2012

Iceage - New Brigade - A+

In Flames - Sounds Of A Playground Fading - B+

LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking - B

Matt Nathanson - Modern Love - B

Simple Plan - Get Your Heart On! - C

The Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction - B

Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread - B

Burn Halo - Up From The Ashes - B-

Com Truise - Galactic Melt - B

David Cook - This Loud Morning - B-

Dolly Parton - Better Day - B

Selena Gomez And The Scene - When The Sun Goes Down - B

Set Your Goals - Burning At Both Ends - B-

Shabazz Palaces - Black Up - A+

Digitalism - I Love You, Dude - A+

Lloyd - King Of Hearts - B+

Sebastian - Total - B-

Alkaline Trio - Damnesia - B-

Chris Young - Neon - A+

Fair To Midland - Arrows And Anchors - B