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On Being Frank
Zappa's Last Album Finally Sees the Light of Day
June 23, 2015

People Are Talking
A Record You'll Hear About, a Record You Won't
June 16, 2015

Like the Spanish Inquisition
Three Things I Didn't See Coming
June 9, 2015

We Have Forgotten
A Couple Things I've Been Ignoring
June 2, 2015

Straight Six
Catching Up is Still Hard to Do
May 26, 2015

From Out of Nowhere
Faith No More Reunites on Sol Invictus
May 19, 2015

The Reinvention Game
Meeting Mumford and Aqualung All Over Again
May 12, 2015

A Quick One, Now That He’s Back
The Choir, Noah's Arcade and Some Short Takes
May 5, 2015

They Might Be Amazing
TMBG dials up a winner with Glean
April 21, 2015

Let Down and Hanging On
Disappointments from Brian Wilson and Death Cab
April 14, 2015

Worth Waiting For
On Timbre, Riki Michele and the Wonders of Crowdfunding
April 7, 2015

To Make a Masterpiece
Kendrick Goes Big, Sufjan Goes Small
March 31, 2015

Brought to You By the Letter M
On Madonna, Marling and Modest Mouse
March 24, 2015

A Novel Idea
Steven Wilson Weaves Wonders on Hand. Cannot. Erase.
March 17, 2015

On PopArt and From the Heart
And People I Have Only Met Online
March 10, 2015

Whatever’s On My Mind
A Eulogy, a Rant and an Appreciation
March 3, 2015

Stand Up Straight and Meet the World
Quiet Company Makes the Right Record at the Right Time
February 24, 2015

In Between Days
Albums That Are Neither Here Nor There
February 17, 2015

Three Reviews of Copeland’s Ixora
An Underrated Band's Triple Threat
February 10, 2015

Punching Up
Punch Brothers Make the Year's First Great Record
February 3, 2015

Fair to Middling
The First Fruits of Fifteen
January 27, 2015

In Before the Buzzer
Three Records That Defined December
January 20, 2015

Fifteen Reasons to Love 2015
Why This Will Be the Best Year Ever
January 13, 2015

Fifty Second Week
And Farewell to 2014
December 31, 2014

Pretty Damned Good As You Are
The 2014 Top 10 List
December 24, 2014

The Not-Quites and Also-Rans
A Damn Good Group of Honorable Mentions
December 17, 2014

Play Us Out, Billy Corgan
Wrapping Up a Smashing Year
December 10, 2014

Christmas Time is Here
This Year's Crop of Holiday Goodness
December 3, 2014

Everybody Gets One Moonshot
Why Steve Taylor's Goliath Was Worth the 20-Year Wait
November 26, 2014

Living With the Collector Gene
On Buying Music I Expect to Hate
November 19, 2014

The Final, Final Cut?
A Meandering Coda from Pink Floyd
November 12, 2014

Different Folks
With DiFranco, Husky and Howard
November 5, 2014

The 2014 WTF Awards
Music That Makes You Go Hmmm…
October 29, 2014

I Know Nothing Stays the Same
On Pop Music and Artistic Identity
October 22, 2014

Glory of the ’80s
Prince Returns, Daniel Amos Reissues
October 15, 2014

Back to the Future
Weezer Parties Like It's 1994
October 8, 2014

The September Flood Part Four
In Which Three Old Men Keep the Fire Burning
October 1, 2014

The September Flood Part Three
In Which a Number of Surprising Comebacks Occur
September 24, 2014

The September Flood Part Two
In Which Four Irish Guys Shock Us All
September 17, 2014

The September Flood Part One
In Which the Canadians Kick Our Asses
September 10, 2014

The Thick of It
Peter Capaldi Makes His Mark on Doctor Who
September 3, 2014

The Consistency Trap
What to Do When the Songs Remain the Same
August 27, 2014

Sparks Are Gonna Fly
Imogen Heap's Brilliant New Work
August 20, 2014

O Captain My Captain
Robin Williams, 1951-2014
August 13, 2014

New Light Through Old Windows
Linklater and Beck and New Ways of Seeing
August 6, 2014

Simple Pleasures
From Petty, Lewis and, yes, Mraz
July 30, 2014

Fun and How to Have It
Good Times With Bryan Scary and Weird Al
July 23, 2014

AudioFeed’s Second Verse
The Fledgling Festival Finds Its Voice
July 16, 2014

Studios and Stages
Phish Draws the Line Between Them on Fuego
July 9, 2014

No Bad Rap
Diving Into Hip-Hop With the Roots and Atmosphere
July 2, 2014

Back to the Beautiful
With First Aid Kit and This Wild Life
June 25, 2014

Getting to Know Jack
Resistance is Futile on Lazaretto
June 18, 2014

This Is 40
Old is the New… Something
June 11, 2014

Blacks and Blues
On Blues Bands Vs. Bluesy Bands
May 28, 2014

Call It Magic
Coldplay Tells Lovely Ghost Stories
May 21, 2014

Nineties Girls
Amos and McLachlan Take Us Back
May 14, 2014

It’s How You Use It
Three Short Records of Varying Success
May 7, 2014

Doll in the House
Andrea Dawn's Great, Heartbreaking New Album
April 30, 2014

Cutting to the Quick
Fast Takes on Three Records
April 23, 2014

Songwriters United
Wilson, Mann, Leo and Some Amazing Tunes
April 16, 2014

Good Morning, Shadow Weaver
The Choir Delivers Another Winner
April 9, 2014

Why Should the Fire Die?
Nickel Creek Roars Back to Life
April 2, 2014

Are You What You Want to Be?
The Fading Identity of Foster the People
March 26, 2014

A Toast, With Marshmallows
Thoughts on the Veronica Mars Movie
March 19, 2014

This Blue World
Elbow's Patient and Lovely New Album
March 12, 2014

The Cherry Thing
Welcoming Back the Uncompromising Neneh Cherry
March 5, 2014

Gentle Morning
Beck's Beautiful New Record
February 26, 2014

Sons and Daughters
On Remembering and Moving On
February 19, 2014

Dizzy Heights and Painful Lows
Making Sense of the New Neil Finn
February 12, 2014

More Than a Side Project
Broken Bells are Here to Stay
February 5, 2014

Now We’re Getting Somewhere
Great Discs from Transatlantic and the Farewell Drifters
January 29, 2014

Waiting for Something
Evil Arrows Helps Pass the Early Days
January 22, 2014

First Flowers of Fourteen
Switchfoot Wilts While Sharon Jones Blossoms
January 15, 2014

14 Reasons to Love 2014
Why This Will Be a Happy New Year
January 8, 2014

Fifty Second Week
And Farewell to 2013
December 25, 2013

If There’s Anything That Holds You Down, Just Forget It
The 2013 Top 10 List
December 18, 2013

The Honorables
Getting Ready for the Top 10 List
December 11, 2013

Batting Cleanup
Bringing the Year Home
December 4, 2013

A Time Lord Looks at 50
Happy Birthday, Doctor Who
November 27, 2013

Trying It On for Size
Three Unlikely Yet Winning Covers Albums
November 20, 2013

Art and Artifice
Keeping It Real with Gaga and Eminem
November 13, 2013

Dancing With Myself
A Reflection on Reflektor
November 13, 2013

Things That Are Not Reflektor
Playing for Time with Three Reviews
October 30, 2013

Hither and Yon
Gungor Gets Diverse (And Amazing) on I Am Mountain
October 23, 2013

The New Classics
Defying Time With McCartney and Pearl Jam
October 16, 2013

Smaller and Smaller
Size Matters in Seven New Reviews
October 9, 2013

They Call Him the Fish
A Feast of Consequences is Fantastic
October 2, 2013

Made in England
Elton John's Comeback and Tom Odell's Arrival
September 25, 2013

Where I End and You Begin
A True Collaboration From Elvis Costello and the Roots
September 18, 2013

Confidence Women
Janelle Monae and Neko Case Bring the Swagger
September 11, 2013

Getting Physical
The Sonic Architecture of NIN and BT
September 4, 2013

Short Cuts
Quick Reviews of Five Great Records
August 28, 2013

Mr. Sensitive Ponytail Man
Mellow Out With Mayer and Travis
August 21, 2013

We Want You Back
Fan-Funded Comebacks for the Spree and the Sprocket
August 14, 2013

On Marriages, Real and Otherwise
With the Civil Wars and Over the Rhine
August 7, 2013

Before September
Three Good Records With More on the Way
July 31, 2013

A Tale of Two Queensryches
Two Records, Two Bands, One Name
July 24, 2013

Finding a Way Back
Daniel Amos and Robert Deeble Return From Exile
July 17, 2013

AudioFeedback
Cornerstone's Successor Proves its Worth
July 10, 2013

Laura M. Meets Laura M.
Great New Albums From Mvula and Marling
July 3, 2013

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