lateduster 5 easypieces 7.8 - indie group out of minneapolis, i don't think they're together anymore, basically great background music, except it's too good to just stay in the background. can probably only find this on amazon i'd guess
m83 before the dawn heals us 7.8 - duo from texas, i think, they havea great knack for building anthemic songs. mostly instrumental.
m83 Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts 7.4
madeleine peyroux careless love 7.1 - sounds like billie holiday, great voice and a number of standout tracks on this album. covers 'dance me to the end of love' and 'between the bars'
mae the everglow 2 - suckobarfo
medeski martin & wood end of the world party just in case 7.3
medeski martin & wood firday afternoon in the universe 7
mike doughty haughty melodic 7 - ex soul coughing frontman does a largely acoustic album with winners like 'busting up a starbucks' quality record, good sound.
modest mouse good news for people who love bad news 7.6
muddy waters the anthology 7
my morning jacket z 7.6 - maybe this should be rated higher, i keep liking it each time i hear it.
neil young harvest 9
neil young after the gold rush 8.3
neko case fox confessor brings the flood 9.1 - another amazing vocalist, really sad i missed her concert the other week. i hear this is possibly her best album.
of montreal the early four track recordings 6.8
of montreal the bedside drama a petite tragedy 7.3
oxford collapse some wilderness 8.2 - wow, love these guys, three piece from brooklyn, just signed to sub-pop. check out 'a good ground' first, i can't wait until they come out of the studio hopefully this winter.
oxford collapse a good ground 8.7
prodigy the fat of the land 6.8
rage against the machine the battle for los angeles 8.3
rage against the machine evil empire 8.1
randall of nazareth nov 2 2005 demo
rjd2 dead ringer 7.4
ryan adams and the cardinalls cold roses 7.4
sigur ros takk 8
skalpel konfusion 8.3
skalpel skalpel 8.3
sloan a sides win 8.5
Soul position 8 million stories 8
Soul position things go better with rj and al 7.8
stars heart 6.4
stars your ex lover is dead 7.8- indie pop band from canada, i think they have some great potential, they just need to get edgier. songs like 'he lied about death' real show their potential to me. bring the distorted guitar.
stephen malkmus face the truth 8 - ex pavement front man, solid effort all around.
sufjan stevens come on feel the illinoise 9
sweatshop union united we fall 8.2 - great political canadian rap outfit from vancouver, if you like some hip hop but hate the inane lyrics and bs check these guys out, real pointed commentary and solid production.
test icicles for testing purposes only 6.1 - 2 brilliant cuts strung across an otherwise intense listening experience, i think i would have liked this alot more in my higschool days. but those two cuts, 'circle, square, triangle' and 'pull the lever' are just brilliant.
the arcade fire funeral 8
the buzz spectators entertainment system
the flaming lips the soft bulletin 7.2
the flamming lips yoshimi battles the pink robots 7.6
the go team lightning thunder strike 8.1
the narrator such triumph 5.9
the new pornographers twin cinema 9
the new pornographers mass romantic 8.7 - how can you not love this band. seen them twice live and they really just rock. hope to hear more from them soon
the new pornographers electric version 8.1
the redneck manifesto cut your heart off from your head 8.7
the redneck manifesto I am brazil 9 - instrumental badn from ireland, this stuff really deserves alot more attention, perhaps similar to explosions in the sky but with maybe more of a postpunk feel. i'm not real sure how to use all those terms but that's what i think it is. anyways i love listening to it.
the redneck manifesto thirty six strings 8.4
the robocop krauss they think they are the robocop krauss 6.9
the shins chutes too narrow 6.8
the tragically hip fully completely 9
the white stripes get behind me satan 8.5
the white stripes the white stripes 8.2
the white stripes de stijl 8.2
the white stripes elephant 8.3
thievery corporation the cosmic game 7
tim seely funeral music 6.6
tom waits the heart of Saturday night 7.7
unites states of electroniac use 5
various 2 millions tongues festival 4.5
violent femmes violent femmes 6.8
wolf parade apologies to the queen mary 9
wolfmother dimensions ep 9 - this band will blow your mind. hard rock lives again. these guys are insane. i just got the lp from australia (not out yet here) and that makes today a good day.
yo la tengo I can hear the heart beating as one 8.7