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Rolling Stone (p.68) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "There's emo in the tortured lyrics and E Street Band in the arrangements, both appropriate for a Jersey crew."Spin (p.128) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his New Jersey quintet unfurls a series of banner-waving, punkish anthems that, with its E Street Band-through-a-blender production, convey a raw, deeply palpable blue-collar sympathy."Entertainment Weekly (p.57) - "With thrash-and-burn riffs, shout-along rants, E Street Band-style blue-collar blues, and tin-can acoustics..."Alternative Press (p.113) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Titus Andronicus kick up the Boss influence and rock out like a punked-up version of Neutral Milk Hotel."Q (Magazine) (p.105) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he aggro is underpinned by sturdy, sing-along melodies, while Stickles's serrated wail ensures the music cuts emotionally deep."Blender (Magazine) (p.64) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]heir debut owes its tidal sweep to a heart-tugging Springsteenian grandiosity in the form of mournful harmonicas, heraldic 'Be My Baby' drum intros and lung-busting refrains as buoyant as sea chanteys."Clash (magazine) (p.95) - "[N]ine tracks of garage squall....'The Airing Of Grievances' is not without its moments most melodious, as Pogues-like passages evoke images of sing-alongs in sweaty basement clubs."13.85309
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Rolling Stone (4/20/95, p.80) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...A soundtrack for those British rave hordes who dodge Tory truncheons, MUSIC FOR THE JILTED GENERATION thrills initiates with a political buzz Americans might miss. But the Prodigy's hard-core techno generates universal dance fever....Truly trippy..."Spin (9/99, p.150) - Ranked #60 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."Alternative Press (4/95, p.84) - "...JILTED GENERATION throws much darker shapes than its predecessor. Moreover, it slams harder and rawer and covers more ground--21st century hip hop, Latin funk, horror trance, Vapourspace-like ambient--in addition to their usual crowd-pleasing, hi-NRG tekno. Thumbs up for the use of guitar and flute, too..."Option (7-8/95, pp.129-131) - "...the Prodigy jolts an industrial sensibility with techno drive and then rides the seemingly endless grooves until we're numb...for intensely pumping dance music, this album has more life than most..."Q (Magazine) (p.117) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Inspired by Rage Against The Machine, Dr. Dre and European techno, Howlett set out to make everything as hard and heavy as possible....Even now, the whole album sounds amazing: lean, hard and vicious."Mojo (Publisher) (p.56) - Ranked #83 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "One-man Bomb Squad Liam Howlett was a breakbeat maker without peer."NME (Magazine) (12/24/94, p.22) - Ranked #9 in NME's list of the `Top 50 Albums Of 1994.'Record Collector (magazine) (p.83) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "Under the booming breakbeats, thrash guitars and inflammatory soundbites Howlett's,supernova's upernova talent was on overdrive..."7.253608
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Spin (p.110) - "Big-balls garage rock, boosted beyond formula by singer Jennifer Stephens' rock-candy yowl..." - Grade: B+Uncut (5/04, p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 - "MOUTHFUL OF LOVE captures the overdriven, lascivious boogie of the Bon Scott era, throws in nods to classic Detroit rock and The Who, and adds girl-group backing vocals for a breathlessly entertaining 35 minutes."Magnet (p.113) - "[C]harming....All the justification YHA needs to ride down that well-trod laser-lit highway to hell."Mojo (Publisher) (4/04, p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]hunderous, uncomplicated, often exhausting, but mighty."3.912231
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Spin (p.111) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[S]wapping ethereal splendor for tighter songcraft....The group's dynamic new sound surges with rapid-fire la la las."CMJ - "Their signature joyous orchestrations and epic crescendos are still intact..."Q (Magazine) (p.106) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[They] give each track its own distinct character. Thus we've two three-minute 'pop songs', acoustic folk, a soaring rock ballad and the tree-thumping Ewok-techno madness that is 'Gobbledegook'..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.103) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "There's still some beautifully glacial music....But now, occasionally, the Arctic exploration party becomes simply a party. The opening 'Gobbledigook' is almost acoustic happy hardcore..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.72) - Ranked #17 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[R]esonating with a celestial majesty."Paste (magazine) (p.68) - "[T]he group colors outside of well-established lines this time around, pounding on tribal drums during 'Gobbledigook,' smearing swaths of mellotron across 'Fljotavik' and 'Straumnes,' and pulling back on its patented reverb in favor of crisp, clean lines."Pitchfork (Website) - "[T]hey deliver plenty of moments where they sound more spirited, looser, almost playful."3.909321
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Entertainment Weekly - "[W]ith rich arrangements, smoky Spanish vocals, and unexpected flashes of eerie, erotic tension." -- Grade: BQ (p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Lunatico] succeeds in sounding exotic with its sinewy rhythms, piano-led mini-dramas and the most voluble vocals of Cristina Vilallonga..."Down Beat (p.66) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "More pop than its predecessor, each track comes decked out with a hook or two....LUNATICO is even intrepid enough to include the cinematic cowboy sounds of Calexico."JazzTimes (p.113) - "Gotan's much-anticipated follow-up still offers beats, but overall it explores more folkloric elements....There's a lot going on..."Dirty Linen (p.66) - "The way the group combines the alluring sounds of the tango with subtle shadings of dub and electronica makes for music that is stately, melancholic, and timeless."3.909099
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Rolling Stone (5/9/02, p.72) - 3.5 out of 5 stars - "...Gough's greatest strength is how calm and assured his voice and melodies are....You can tell he wanted to guild a grand orchestral-pop monument..."Entertainment Weekly (5/3/02, p.87) - "...A mix of songs and themes balancing obsessive craft with flippant style..." - Rating: B+Q (12/02, p.65) - Included in Q Magazine's "The 50 Best Albums of 2002."Q (4/02, pp.106-7) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...Original and gladdening music..."Alternative Press (7/02, pp.76-7) - 8 out of 10 - "...A solid set of songs..."CMJ (4/22/02, p.4) - "...The CD is split between completely songs and fleeting instrumentals, all of it laced with that big-screen vibe..."Mojo (Publisher) (April 2002, p.108) - "...Lush real strings and the familiar one-take roughness....milkman-friendly classics all..."NME (Magazine) (4/6/02, p.34) - 8 out of 10 - "...At its best, it wears its misery with a casual wryness, breezy instrumentation blowing away the sad cobwebs....eminently listenable yet deceptively gentle..."3.88717
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Q (12/02, p.66) - Included in Q Magazine's "The 50 Best Albums of 2002."Q (11/02, p.113) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...This is a rich stew of oddball vocal samples and skillful instrumentation....Undeniably a piece of serene beauty..."Uncut (11/02, p.113) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...They fashion joyful, upbeat downtempo...Think early Air meets hip hop..."CMJ (10/14/02, p.7) - "...LJ remains as lush and snarky as ever here, mixing up samples of astronauts and ramblin' men with sliced-up lounge, hip-hop-inflected grooves, expansive orchestrations and decidedly Brit melodies..."3.88717
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Rolling Stone (p.186) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "SHOWTIME finds Rascal molting off some of his debut's hard shell with cleaner sounds and clearer verses."Spin (pp.107-8) - "[P]uffy with bluster, brimming with indignation..." - Grade: A-Spin (p.66) - Ranked #11 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of the Year" - "SHOWTIME's real emotional core is a classic new-wave paradox..."Q (p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[S]ardonic, belligerent, quirky....[It] teems with exotic noises, odd rhythmic loops and unexpected shifts in mood."Uncut (p.97) - 4 stars out of 5 - "SHOWTIME sounds incredible. With his arresting style of mutant grime-pop, Mills dazzles on every track....SHOWTIME proves Dizzee's capable of anything."Uncut (p.75) - Ranked #18 in Uncut's "Best New Albums of 2004" - "[W]ith his arresting style of mutant grime-pop....Complemented by an instinctive feel for melody and arrangement."Alternative Press (p.114) - "He fleshes out his futuristic garage beats with more melody and glitchy hooks, but it's the urgency of the 20-year-old Londoner's brash Brit patois that dares you not to decipher it." - 5 out of 5Vibe (p.162) - "[He] takes the spotlight on his second go-round by stirring robotic rhythms into a perfect blend..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.104) - 5 stars out of 5 - "What Dizzee Rascal has done with this record is find his own - profoundly satisfying - balance between grime's digital vortex of ring-tones and car alarms and an older more contemplative electronic tradition."3.88717
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Spin (9/01, p.166) - 9 out of 10 - "...A radical enhancement of a bona fide classic....a blast."Entertainment Weekly (1/8/93, p.54) - "...frenetic, hypercreative electro-jams..." - Rating: BQ (12/92, p.133) - 3 Stars - Good - "..a debut album full of experimentation...demonstrates Prodigy's ability to write simple hooks and play them at mental velocity.."Q (Magazine) (p.117) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t echoes the ecstatic aggro of punk and garage rock: good time music with a manic, riotous edge."Record Collector (magazine) (p.83) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[L]ike a runaway E-train peppered with proto-jungle breakbeats, euphoric piano, fairground keyboards and manic vocal samples, all forged by studio mastermind Liam Howlett."3.88717
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Rolling Stone (No. 983, p.107) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...[J]oyful melodies on charming, fully realized tunes...the soundof a talented space cadet finding his bearings."Entertainment Weekly (No. 840, p.86) - "...[T]he singer tackles tropicalia and '60s soul with aplomb, his boundless talents in full flight." - Grade: A-Uncut (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[H]e further fleshes out the quavering song-sketches that appeared on his earlier releases. Drawing on harmony-laden '60s pop, Indian-tinged psychedelia and Brazilian Tropicalia for light and shade."Magnet (p.53) - Ranked #17 in Magnet's "The 20 Best Albums Of 2005" - "[The] album encompasses the sort of breadth - from psychedelia to tropicalia to baroque pop - you thought died in the early '70s."Magnet (p.87) - "[L]aced with splashy ballads, one of them sung in impeccable Spanish....Enthralling music that embraces you..."The Wire (p.51) - "This is a lovely, beautifully recorded disc. The guitars are rich and clear....CRIPPLE CROW is a masterly record, and Banhart has a beautiful voice, full of teasing, warbling microtones."Dirty Linen (p.58) - "[His] most accessible, and musically consistent album..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.60) - Ranked #28 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2005" - "An eclectic hippy opus with glitter on its face..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Veering between Spanish folk, strutting blues and campfire incantations, Banhart thins out the clotted intensity of his early work....CRIPPLE CROW is a mature work from a fascinating man."3.88717
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Rolling Stone (5/29/03, p.66) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The beats are sparse and liquid, and the transition from Buenos Aires bordello to European dance floor is seamless..."Magnet (4/03, pp.88-91) - "...They have brought tango into tomorrow, without losing its passion or pride..."3.88717
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Rolling Stone (p.66) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Their debut, THE LOON, holds together thanks to its tight, jumpy grooves, even as it moves sideways and forward at the same time, laying catchy, off-the-cuff melodies over guitar blurts and shadowy near-jazz patter."Spin (p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[They] play agile, herky-jerky guitar rock with wild curves and weird textures, augmenting singer Josh Grier's slacker mumblings with sharp musical know-how."Spin (p.57) - Ranked #29 in Spin's "The 40 Best Albums of 2006" -- "THE LOON is way loonier than it first seems, with injections of cross-eyed country, bits of blues, and whatever else yields the band joy."Entertainment Weekly (p.67) - "THE LOON excites with twisty guitar tangents, an airtight country two-step, and commanding choruses..."Q (p.117) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Displaying many of the wry and occasionally beautiful mid-'90s alt-rock shapes thrown by the likes of Pavement, Guided By Voices and Sebadoh before them..."3.88717
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Rolling Stone (p.95) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Yorke's voice has never sounded so fragile; his melodies have never sounded so mournful....Something different, something we haven't heard before."Rolling Stone (p.107) - Ranked #34 in Rolling Stone's "The Top 50 Albums Of 2006" -- "The sound recalls KID A's quiet glitch-tronic moments, in disarmingly straight-forward verse-chorus-verse tunes."Spin (p.75) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is his most personal, confessional work. Call it a blog with beats -- low on guitars and high on abstract expressive moodiness."Spin (p.58) - Ranked #28 in Spin's "The 40 Best Albums of 2006" -- "THE ERASER pulls off a neat trick, making the dour almost danceable and weighty weirdness not only palatable, but impossible to turn away from."Entertainment Weekly (p.78) - "[T]he overall mood is austere and claustrophobic....THE ERASER cultivated uneasiness with snaky melodies..." -- Grade: B-Q (p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Yorke is in fine, soulful voice...relishing its sound as much as his words. THE ERASER has him firing on all cylinders."Q (p.125) - Ranked #17 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006" -- "THE ERASER was a low-key, unassertive, largely electronic reminder of Yorke's winning way with song textures..."CMJ (p.4) - "He's crammed the album with swirling pianos, sampled drums and even his own voice as a chordal backing instrument....It sounds remarkable."Mojo (Publisher) (p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "THE ERASER showcases Yorke's ability to shape-change in all its peerlessness....THE ERASER plots a new course for becalmed electronica..."3.88717
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Entertainment Weekly (7/12/02, p.84) - "...Rarely has a debut been so assuredly ambitious..." Rating: B+Uncut (11/01, p.126) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...[McIntyre] has pieced together his own eccentrically intelligent pop world with this, one of the best British records of the year....It's a sugar rush to the synapses, a playful pleasure..."Alternative Press (8/02, p.76) - 8 out of 10 - "...Majordomo Colin MacIntyre has carved himself a delightful niche in scotland's music scene with his debut album, LOSS....A deep, richly constructed album that deserves notice."Magnet (6-7/02, p.99) - "...MHS is on its way to a big place..."CMJ (5/6/02, p.4) - "...With a fondness for simple, catchy song structures, Colin MacIntyre uses his guitar, the occasional choir, and, almost as a signature, lots of bells, to create consistently unforgettable bursts of flashback fun..."3.88717
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Spin (p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Drums. Pure, awesome drums. They swarm this album, spiky and syncopated Latin-style, rockin' and krautin' and Bollywoodin', smacking the inside of your speakers..."Spin (p.47) - Ranked #33 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "Barcelona's Pablo Diaz-Reixa samples and psychedelizes deliriously happy records to evoke the chaos of carnival time."Blender (Magazine) (p.78) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Layering his own instrumental and vocal lines atop drum tracks samples from multiple sources...he's a one-man commune you're free to join."3.88717
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Spin (p.88) - "[T]he multitempo electro-pop jam 'So Insane' is oddly affecting, as is the spare, reggae-tinged 'Slang Tang.'"Q (Magazine) (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "LP reveals nuggets of pop gold. 'Orange Shirt' evokes the Prozac-pop of Phoenix..."Pitchfork (Website) - "The first half is weirdly awesome in places, confounding in that exciting way where someone comes along and ruptures expectations, creating something both straightforward and pleasing that's also head-scratching.'3.88717
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Alternative Press (6/01, p.89) - 3 out of 5 - "...A fully widescreen experience....indulging his private obsessions of Ennio Morricone, folk rock and the odd silly sound effect..."3.88717
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CMJ (p.6) - "[A]n eclectic compilation of original recordings and Gotan remixes, all wrought with down-tempo delicacies and South American soul."3.88717
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Rolling Stone (p.65) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "This time Pearl's scream is deeper and meaner....They celebrate teen romance, girl fights, mindless violence and trash TV..."Uncut (p.87) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Jemima Pearl's voice is compelling, ensuring Be Your Own Pet! sound like a candy-coloured, pocket-sized Yeah Yeah Yeahs."Alternative Press (p.150) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's a testament to the young band's precociousness that they've managed a mature take on reckless abandon."Q (Magazine) (p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hese 15 bursts of speedy pop-punk revel in the same adolescent neuroses as bygone teen groups like The Shangri-La's, with the verve and spark of The Undertones."Mojo (Publisher) (p.105) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he studio banter between songs adds to the pleasing impression that this band is having a blast making records."Harp (magazine) (p.105) - "Jemima Pearl sneers the better songs here like a riot grrrl from Cell Block #9."3.829563
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Rolling Stone (p.60) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Tapes 'n Tapes hew to tradition, conjuring the Huskers on 'Le Ruse,' a tirade on betrayal, with guitars and cymbals swarming like late-summer mosquitoes."Spin (p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The tunes on their second album are tighter, the lyrics smarter, and the performances far more dynamic and aggressive..."Alternative Press (p.135) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Tapes 'N Tapes shake off the sophomore syndrome, exhibiting a refined, catchy rock 'n' roll menagerie that is leaps and bounds over their 2006 debut, THE LOON."Magnet (p.117) - "WALK IT OFF's divergent high-water marks, are exemplary of the two tricks the group pulls off best: hopeless wistfulness and end-of-the-rope hysteria."Q (Magazine) (p.139) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Josh Grier's voice is more sneering than before and Dave Fridman's production harder..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.106) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The track 'George Michael' offsets Pavement-style guitar throttling with horns and sad electric piano....['Anvil' is] a small hours elegy in the best alt American tradition."Clash (magazine) (p.108) - "[T]hey've created an album that is both original and fascinating on their own terms. An independent triumph once again."3.82643
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Rolling Stone (p.70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Adele has toughened her tone, trimmed the jazz frippery and sounds ready for a pub fight....When the grooves are fierce, Adele gives as good as she gets."Rolling Stone (p.67) - Ranked #1 in Rolling Stone's '50 Best Albums Of 2011' -- "21 was this year's most stunning pop success....The sound is state-of-the-art retro soul..."Spin (p.75) - "[S]he wails harder and writes bolder, piling on the dramatic production flourishes to suggest a lover's apocalypse."Entertainment Weekly (p.83) - "[T]his album is that rarest pop commodity: timeless." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly (p.99) - Ranked #1 in Entertainment Weekly's 'The Top 10 Albums Of 2011' -- "21 features a rare thing: a singer who can seriously sing, belting out inspired love songs inspired by another time on an album that feels genuinely timeless."Mojo (Publisher) (p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Rolling In The Deep' sounds thrillingly like a girl group govering Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy,' 'Rumour Has It' is a driving, bluesy stomp and 'Take It All' has Aretha written all over it."Paste (magazine) - "On 21, she sounds refreshed and poised to attack....Adele emerges with a well-manicured batch of songs that, while still showcasing her interest in layered musicality, shoot straight for the pop charts..."Clash (magazine) - "Adele is sincere, poignant and affecting throughout; the emotive 'Someone Like You' closes the album magnificently."3.82643
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Rolling Stone (p.70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Adele has toughened her tone, trimmed the jazz frippery and sounds ready for a pub fight....When the grooves are fierce, Adele gives as good as she gets."Rolling Stone (p.67) - Ranked #1 in Rolling Stone's '50 Best Albums Of 2011' -- "21 was this year's most stunning pop success....The sound is state-of-the-art retro soul..."Spin (p.75) - "[S]he wails harder and writes bolder, piling on the dramatic production flourishes to suggest a lover's apocalypse."Entertainment Weekly (p.83) - "[T]his album is that rarest pop commodity: timeless." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly (p.99) - Ranked #1 in Entertainment Weekly's 'The Top 10 Albums Of 2011' -- "21 features a rare thing: a singer who can seriously sing, belting out inspired love songs inspired by another time on an album that feels genuinely timeless."Mojo (Publisher) (p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Rolling In The Deep' sounds thrillingly like a girl group govering Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy,' 'Rumour Has It' is a driving, bluesy stomp and 'Take It All' has Aretha written all over it."Paste (magazine) - "On 21, she sounds refreshed and poised to attack....Adele emerges with a well-manicured batch of songs that, while still showcasing her interest in layered musicality, shoot straight for the pop charts..."Clash (magazine) - "Adele is sincere, poignant and affecting throughout; the emotive 'Someone Like You' closes the album magnificently."3.82643
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Spin (pp.72-74) - "SCARS is a return to form....[Their] top-heavy wobble still sways a groove like no other."Billboard (p.84) - "[T]he irresistible start-stop title track features a Kelis vocal over a gothic choir, chopped into syncopated bits."Q (Magazine) (p.107) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Most startling of all is 'Day Of The Sunflowers,' where Yoko Ono offers her wailing over an Eastern rhythm."3.33186
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