Fifty-word reviews
407 albums, fifty words each. Until 2011 the verdict was buy it, borrow it or bin it; after that, a score out of ten.
2012
- Porcelain RaftStrange Weekend6.4 out of 10
- JapandroidsCelebration Rock9.2 out of 10
- SpiritualizedSweet Heart Sweet Light9.0 out of 10
- Bruce SpringsteenWrecking Ball6.5 out of 10
- Yamantaka/Sonic TitanYT//ST7.0 out of 10
- Children of the NightQueens Revisited6.0 out of 10
- Ty SegallSlaughterhouse7.9 out of 10
- The Tallest Man On EarthThere’s No Leaving Now7.7 out of 10
- FoxygenTake the Kids Off Broadway7.9 out of 10
- My Best FiendIn Ghostlike Fading6.1 out of 10
- Death GripsThe Money Store2.9 out of 10
- Bear in HeavenI Love You, It's Cool5.9 out of 10
- Father John Mistyfear fun8.5 out of 10
- SantigoldMaster of My Make-Believe7.2 out of 10
- Killer MikeR.A.P. Music7.4 out of 10
- Plug 1 & Plug 2First Serve7.5 out of 10
- El-PCancer for Cure7.2 out of 10
- Alabama ShakesBoys & Girls6.8 out of 10
- Black MountainYear Zero: The Original Soundtrack4.0 out of 10
- Ace HoodStarvation5.2 out of 10
- Laura GibsonLa Grande7.4 out of 10
- Robin BaciorRest Our Wings6.5 out of 10
- Miike SnowHappy to You7.0 out of 10
- The LumineersThe Lumineers8.6 out of 10
- Chiddy BangBreakfast7.9 out of 10
- Big K.R.I.T4eva N A Day5.5 out of 10
- John K. SamsonProvincial7.9 out of 10
- The ShinsPort of Morrow7.4 out of 10
- TanlinesMixed Emotions7.8 out of 10
- IslandsA Sleep & A Forgetting6.9 out of 10
- Perfume GeniusPut Your Back N To It8.8 out of 10
2011
She & HimA Very She and Him Christmas5.8 out of 10
Michael BubléChristmas3.7 out of 10
Justin BieberUnder the Mistletoe1.8 out of 10
Statik SelektahPopulation Control8.0 out of 10
Tom WaitsBad as Me8.3 out of 10
Surfer BloodTarot Classics4.4 out of 10
DibiaseHere Comes Forever5.5 out of 10
Immortal TechniqueThe Martyr7.6 out of 10
New RuinsThis Life is Not Ours to Keep6.4 out of 10
Mayer Hawthorne & The CountyHow Do You Do7.3 out of 10
JusticeAudio, Video, Disco4.2 out of 10
Deer TickDivine Providence7.0 out of 10
M83Hurry Up, We're Dreaming9.4 out of 10
Big HarpWhite Hat6.7 out of 10
PAPAA Good Woman Is Hard To Find5.3 out of 10
The Bloody BeetrootsBest Of . . . Remixes5.9 out of 10
Matt Pond PAspring fools ep7.1 out of 10
DawesNothing Is Wrong8.7 out of 10
PJ HarveyLet England Shake8.1 out of 10
Bon IverBon Iver8.9 out of 10
SebastiAnTotal7.9 out of 10
Lykke LiWounded Rhymes4.5 out of 10
AgesandAgesAlright You Restless5.0 out of 10
Those Dancing DaysDaydreams & Nightmares4.8 out of 10
Tyler, The CreatorGoblin7.4 out of 10
Agnes ObelPhilharmonics7.9 out of 10
Darwin Deezdarwin deez5.9 out of 10
Ha Ha TonkaDeath of a Decade6.5 out of 10
I Was Totally Destroying ItPreludes4.2 out of 10
Maggie BjorklundComing Home5.8 out of 10
BombinoAgadez7.5 out of 10
Fujiya & MiyagiVentriloquizzing7.8 out of 10
John VandersliceWhite Wilderness6.7 out of 10
Various ArtistsRio: Music From the Motion Picture
Those DarlinsScrews Get Loose7.2 out of 10
Holy Ghost!Holy Ghost!6.9 out of 10
Cut CopyZonoscope6.4 out of 10
Over the RhineThe Long Surrender6.5 out of 10
Iron and WineKiss Each Other Clean7.8 out of 10
The Baseball ProjectVolume 2: High and Inside6.0 out of 10
Sick of Sarah22053.5 out of 10
Cloud Nothingscloud nothings4.5 out of 10
James BlakeJames Blake8.9 out of 10
Junk CultureSummer Friends EP5.4 out of 10
RadioheadThe King of Limbs8.2 out of 10
AlexanderAlexander7.1 out of 10
DestroyerKaputt8.4 out of 10
Middle Brothermiddle brother7.5 out of 10
Justin Townes EarleHarlem River Blues7.3 out of 10
Jamie XX and Gil Scott-HeronWe're New Here6.1 out of 10
The Radio DeptPassive Agressive: Singles 2002-20107.3 out of 10
Smith WesternsDye It Blonde4.4 out of 10
Cowboy JunkiesDemons6.8 out of 10
MinksBy the Hedge7.2 out of 10
The Builders and the ButchersDead Reckoning7.5 out of 10
Tim CohenMagic Trick/Bad Blood EP6.5 out of 10
Toro Y MoiUnderneath the Pine7.0 out of 10
La SeraLa Sera3.9 out of 10
2010
AuditoriumBe BraveBuy It
MaseratiPyramid of the SunBorrow It
RobynBody Talk Pt. 2Buy It
Old 97’sMimeographBorrow It
YelawolfTrunk MuzikBuy It
!!!Strange Weather, Isn't It?Buy It
Breathe Owl BreatheMagic CentralBorrow It
Shit RobotFrom The Cradle To The RaveBorrow It
Still Flyin’A Party in MotionBin It
MenomenaMinesBuy It
Magic KidsMemphisBuy It
The Wooden BirdsMagnoliaBuy It
Various ArtistsTwistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein
Wax FingersWax FingersBuy It
Jenny WilsonHardships!Borrow It
Jukebox the GhostEverything Under The SunBorrow It
Mock & ToofTuning EchoesBorrow It
Frazey FordObadiahBuy It
LissieCatching A TigerBin It
Arcade FireThe SuburbsBuy It
Best CoastCrazy For YouBuy It
Dirty Projectors & BjörkMount Wittenberg OrcaBuy It
Erykah BaduNew Amerykah Part 2: Return of the AnkhBorrow It
Rick RossTeflon DonBuy It
Conductive AllianceWater GlyphsBuy It
Instruments of Science & TechnologyLibrary Catalog Music Series: Music for Paradise ArmorBin It
Department of EaglesArchive 2003-2006Buy It
Chilly GonzalesIvory TowerBorrow It
The BooksThe Way OutBorrow It
Major LazerLazers Never DieBuy It
StarsThe Five GhostsBorrow It
The Tallest Man On Earththe wild huntBuy It
Sierra Leone Refugee AllstarsRise & ShineBuy It
KelisFlesh ToneBuy It
Black SwansWords Are StupidBuy It
"Shrek Forever After Music From the Motion Picture"Shrek Forever After Soundtrack
Marina and the DiamondsFamily JewelsBuy It
Thunder PowerHearts Intersect EPBorrow It
Jamie LidellCompassBorrow It
GoldfrappHead FirstBorrow It
She & HimVolume 2Borrow It
Earl GreyhoundSuspicious PackageBorrow It
Death on Two WheelsAgain For The First Time EPBin It
Serena-ManeeshS-M 2: Abyss In B MinorBorrow It
The NationalHigh VioletBuy It
The Magnetic FieldsRealismBorrow It
Broken BellsBroken BellsBorrow It
UnclesReplacing Words With Other WordsBin It
Shout Out LoudsWorkBuy It
Holy FuckLatinBuy It
BlockheadThe Music SceneBorrow It
April Smith and the Great Picture ShowSongs For A Sinking ShipBorrow It
CaribouSwimBorrow It
Baby DeeA Book of Songs for Anne MarieBin It
ArmsArms EPBorrow It
TrainwreckThe WreckoningBorrow It
Nick Andre and E Da BossRobot PracticeBuy It
Turin BrakesOutburstsBin It
ShearwaterGolden ArchipelagoBuy It
Charlotte GainsbourgIRMBuy It
The DogsFree WriteBin It
Fragments of WinterSkyrocketsBorrow It
Razia SaidZebu NationBuy It
Butch WalkerI Liked It Better When You Had No HeartBorrow It
Von HazeVon HazeBorrow It
The Novel IdeasThe Sky Is A FieldBorrow It
Twin TigersGray WavesBorrow It
Flying LotusCosmogrammaBuy It
Beach HouseTeen DreamBorrow It
Pantha du PrinceBlack NoiseBorrow It
Last NovemberTug o' War EPBorrow It
Magic ManReal Life ColorBuy It
Local NativesGorilla ManorBuy It
Holly MirandaThe Magician's Private LibraryBuy It
TristezaFate UnfoldsBuy It
Animal CollectiveFall Be Kind EPBorrow It
Circulatory SystemSignal Morning
Basia BulatHeart Of My OwnBin It
Hot ChipOne Life StandBuy It
Steve EarleTownesBuy It
Lightning BoltEarthly DelightsBuy It
Ryan StatesStrange TownBin It
Los Campesinos!Romance is BoringBorrow It
Owen PallettHeartlandBuy It
Laura VeirsJuly FlameBuy It
OK GoOf The Blue Colour Of The SkyBuy It
Matador RecordsCasual Victim PileBorrow It
Roberto Carlos LangeMusic for MemoryBuy It
Wild BeastsTwo DancersBorrow It
Orba SquaraThe Trouble With FlyingBuy It
Fucked UpCouple Tracks: Single Tracks 2002-2009Buy It
DJ /rupture & Matt ShadetekSolar Life RaftBuy It
The EelsEnd TimesBuy It
RJD2The ColossusBuy It
Polka Dot Dot DotSyzygyBorrow It
John CraigÜmlautBin It
DigitsHold it CloseBuy It
PusciferC Is For (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference HERE)Buy It
State ChampionStale ChampagneBorrow It
MoonfaceDreamland EP: marimba and shit-drumsBuy It
Vampire WeekendContraBuy It
Landon PiggThe Boy Who NeverBorrow It
RaekwonOnly Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. IIBuy It
FashawnBoy Meets WorldBorrow It
Lee WilsonShe's The Girl I Dream Of Falling In Love WithBuy It
Ernest GonzalesBeen Meaning To Tell YouBin It
2009
CapybaraTry BrotherBuy It
Will StrattonNo WonderBorrow It
Blind PilotThree Rounds and a SoundBuy It
Nouvelle Vague3Bin It
Various ArtistsHipsters' HolidayBuy It
Tori AmosMidwinter GracesBorrow It
Joshua SlampSlide Into ChristmasBin It
StingIf On A Winter's Night...Bin It
The Jackson 5Ultimate Christmas CollectionBin It
Bob DylanChristmas In The HeartBuy It
Junk CultureWest Coast EPBin It
STS9Ad ExplorataBuy It
Jordaan Mason and the Horse MuseumDivorce Lawyers I Shaved My HeadBuy It
Curtis HarveyBox of StonesBorrow It
The Low AnthemOh My God, Charlie DarwinBuy It
Regina SpektorFarBuy It
SunsetGold Dissolves to GrayBin It
The Doctors FoxPlural Non-PossessiveBorrow It
WaleAttention DeficitBorrow It
Chiddy BangThe Swelly Express MixtapeBuy It
Tegan and SaraSainthoodBuy It
Memory TapesSeek MagicBuy It
JookaboxDead Zone boysBorrow It
Bear in HeavenBeast Rest Forth MouthBin It
Frightened RabbitThe Midnight Organ FightBuy It
J. TillmanYear In The KingdomBuy It
The Dark Water HymnalAs Above, So BelowBorrow It
MobyWait For MeBorrow It
Òlafur ArnaldsFound SongsBorrow It
We Were Promised JetpacksThese Four WallsBuy It
Birds and BatteriesUp To No GoodBorrow It
Gift Of GabEscape 2 MarsBorrow It
Pretty LightsPassing By Behind Your EyesBuy It
White DenimFitsBuy It
JavelinJavelinBuy It
Devils of BelgradeTracks of the Cloven HoofBuy It
Adrian TramontanoVesselBuy It
RadianChimericBorrow It
BLK JKSAfter RobotsBin It
Keb' Mo'Live and Mo'Borrow It
A Sunny Day In GlasgowAshes GrammarBorrow It
A.A. BondyWhen the Devil's LooseBorrow It
JakartahIn The Nervous Light Of CoincidenceBorrow It
WiretreeLuckBin It
Ah Holly Fam'lyReservoirBorrow It
Dark MeatTruce OpiumBuy It
The Depreciation GuildIn Her Gentle JawsBorrow It
RJD2Tin Foil Hat EPBorrow It
Robert FrancisBefore NightfallBin It
Holiday ShoresColombus'd The WhimBuy It
WAZThese Bright LightsBin It
Glass GhostIdol OmenBorrow It
Bell OrchestreWho Designs Nature's HowBuy It
Freelance WhalesWeathervanesBuy It
Shannon StephensThe BreadwinnerBorrow It
Killer MikeUnderground AtlantaBin It
The MartyrsRedemption HallBorrow It
The xxXXBorrow It
Apse"Climb Up"Borrow It
Dan AuerbachKeep It HidBorrow It
Boy GeniusStaggeringBin It
The Lower 48Everywhere to GoBuy It
Del Tha Funkee HomosapienAutomatik StatikBin It
The DimesThe King Can Drink The Harbor DryBorrow It
Alela DianeAlela and Alina EPBuy It
The SwimmersPeople Are SoftBorrow It
Spiral StairsThe Real FeelBuy It
Strangled Darlingsstrangled darlingsBin It
Alan Cohen Experienceeat the peaceBin It
Cold CaveLove Comes CloseBin It
Slaughterhousethe mixtapeBin It
Dirty Projectorsbitte orcaBuy It
Kurt Vilechildish prodigyBorrow It
The BlakesSouvenirBin It
BLK JKSMystery (EP)Borrow It
Elvis Perkins In Dearlandthe doomsday epBuy It
Joe Gideon & The Sharkharum scarumBorrow It
The Mountain GoatsThe Life of the World to ComeBin It
Langhorne SlimBe Set FreeBorrow It
Yo La TengoPopular SongsBuy It
Neko CaseMiddle CycloneBorrow It
Felice BrothersYonder is the ClockBorrow It
Cory ChiselDeath Won't Send a LetterBin It
DarlingsYeah, I KnowBorrow It
CastanetsTexas Rose, The Thaw, and The BeastsBuy It
Taken By TreesEast of EdenBorrow It
William Elliott WhitmoreAnimals In The DarkBorrow It
LokaiTransitionsBin It
Peter Bjorn & JohnLiving ThingBorrow It
Ramona FallsIntuitBuy It
K'naanTroubadourBorrow It
War TapesThe Continental DivideBin It
PhoenixWolfgang Amadeus PhoenixBuy It
Mr. LifI Heard It TodayBin It
Eat SugarIt's Not Our ResponsibilityBorrow It
GossipMusic for MenBorrow It
The Rural Alberta AdvantageHometownsBuy It
The Fiery FurnacesI'm Going AwayBorrow It
The Crystal MethodDivided By NightBin It
FinaleA Pipe Dream and a PromiseBorrow It
The Cave SingersWelcome JoyBuy It
The AntlersHospiceBuy It
Golden BloomFan the FlamesBin It
Handsome FursFace ControlBuy It
The WeakerthansReunion TourBorrow It
The Dead WeatherHorehoundBin It
PterodactylWorldwildBuy It
British Sea PowerMan of AranBorrow It
God Help the GirlGod Help the GirlBin It
DiscoveryLPBuy It
Sonic YouthThe EternalBuy It
TortoiseBeacons of AncestorshipBin It
The Builders and the ButchersSalvation is a Deep Dark WellBuy It
VetiverTight KnitBorrow It
Sleepy SunEmbraceBuy It
Clem Snidehungry birdBuy It
PeachesI Feel CreamBin It
Eddi ReaderLove Is The WayBorrow It
Death Cab for CutieThe Open Door EPBuy It
ZelazowaElephants On A MousehuntBin It
Jarvis CockerFurther ComplicationsBuy It
ObitsI Blame YouBorrow It
StarfuckerJupiterBuy It
The Doctors FoxFree to ConsumeBuy It
Bob DylanTogether Through LifeBuy It
Yeah Yeah YeahsIt's Blitz!Buy It
Condo FucksFuckbookBuy It
Camera ObscuraMy Maudlin CareerBuy It
It Hugs BackInside Your GuitarBuy It
Junior BoysBegone Dull CareBin It
The Handsome FamilyHoney MoonBuy It
The VeilsSun GangsBorrow It
Clarence Bucaro'Til SpringBorrow It
Dent MayThe Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent UkuleleBorrow It
tUnE-yArDsBiRd-BrAiNsBorrow It
The ThermalsNow We Can SeeBuy It
WAVVESWAVVVESBuy It
CursiveMama, I'm SwollenBorrow It
Anni RossiRockwellBorrow It
Southeast EngineFrom the Forest to the SeaBuy It
Charles SpearinThe Happiness ProjectBorrow It
M. WardHold TimeBuy It
MarvelannBad AdviceBorrow It
Gentleman RegJet BlackBorrow It
Gigantic Handpermanent skinBuy It
DefibulatorsCorn MoneyBuy It
Elvis PerkinsElvis Perkins in DearlandBuy It
Beep BeepEnchanted IslandsBuy It
Anya MarinaSlow and Steady SeductionBorrow It
Julie DoironI Can Wonder What You Did With Your DayBuy It
The Strange Boys...And Girls ClubBuy It
Fire on FireThe OrchardBuy It
Wonderful SpellsThe Haunted GarageBuy It
Ladyfinger (ne)DuskBorrow It
Lissy TrullieSelf-Taught LearnerBorrow It
Broken SpindlesKiss / KickBorrow It
The Blind Boys of AlabamaDown in New OrleansBuy It
ArbouretumSong of the PearlBorrow It
Larkin GrimmParplarBuy It- And You Will Know Us By the Trail of DeadThe Century of SelfBuy It
LemonadeSelf-TitledBuy It
Bel X1Blue Lights on the RunwayBuy It
A Shoreline DreamRecollections of MemoryBorrow It
Alela DianeTo Be StillBorrow It
Bell OrchestreAs Seen Through WindowsBorrow It
Speck MountainSome Sweet ReliefBorrow It
MountainsChoralBin It
LithopsYe Viols!Buy It
The Bitter TearsJam Tarts In The JakehouseBorrow It
Sarah Rabdau and Self-Employed AssassinsSelf-TitledBuy It
"Original Music Featured on Gossip Girl"Buy It
Or, The WhaleLight Poles and PinesBuy It
2008
Amadou & MariamWelcome to MaliBuy It
The LemursMillion Little BitsBorrow It
SlimfitMake It WorseBorrow It
Fujiya & MiyagiLightbulbsBuy It
School of Seven BellsAlpinismsBorrow It
CloudsWe Are Above YouBorrow It
Daniel JohnstonWelcome To My WorldBuy It
Ryan Adam & The CardinalsCardinologyBuy It
StarfuckerStarfuckerBuy It
IdaMy Fair, My Dark EPBuy It
The Western States MotelPainted Birds in the Orange MIrror SunBuy It
The DearsMissilesBorrow It
Alan Cohen ExperienceAlan Cohen ExperienceBorrow It
Chad VanGaalenSoft AirplaneBuy It
31 KnotsWorried WellBuy It
Mike MondaySongs Without Words, Pt. 1Buy It
The Dandy WarholsEarth To The Dandy WarholsBorrow It
GZA/GeniusPro ToolsBuy It
Blitzen TrapperFurrBuy It
Colourmusicf, monday, orange, february, venus, lunatic, 1 or 13Borrow It
The BellfuriesPalmyraBin It
of MontrealSkeletal LampingBuy It
WilloughbyI Know What You're Up ToBuy It
Sam SparroSam SparroBorrow It
The Republic TigersKeep ColorBorrow It
The Duke SpiritNeptuneBuy It
The Little OnesMorning TideBorrow It
Johnny FlynnA LarumBuy It
The Music TapesMusic Tapes For Clouds And TornadoesBuy It
Paper RouteAre We All ForgottenBin It
PendulumIn SilicoBuy It
STS9PeaceblasterBuy It
Death VesselNothing Is Precious Enough For UsBuy It
Oxford CollapseBitsBorrow It
Jay BrannangoddamnedBuy It
Takka TakkaMigrationBuy It
Shannon McArdleSummer of the WhoreBuy It
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