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- Second HelpingsWhen One Album a Year is Not Enough November 7, 2012
- Choosing to Be HopefulOn Star Wars and Great Recommendations October 31, 2012
- Dancing On My Own, Part TwoBat for Lashes and Beki Hemingway October 24, 2012
- Dancing On My Own, Part OneSolo Records from Gibbard, Anastasio and Lytle October 17, 2012
- Beautiful ThingsTwo of the Year's Prettiest Records October 10, 2012
- Farther to FallThree Bands, Three Big Disappointments October 3, 2012
- Doing the Time WarpFolds and Mann Revisit Their Pasts September 26, 2012
- Sounds That Must Be HeardMarillion Delivers a Masterpiece September 19, 2012
- Kickstart My ArtAmanda Palmer and Tourniquet Prove the Concept September 12, 2012
- A Spoonful of SugarMould's Silver Shines Like Copper September 5, 2012
- The 2012 WTF AwardsMusic That Makes You Go "What the..." August 29, 2012
- Plastic PeopleOn How to Be Synthetic and Sincere August 22, 2012
- Some FolksNew Ones From Shawn Colvin and Peter Mulvey August 15, 2012
- Pressing ReturnWelcoming Back Some Long-Lost Bands August 8, 2012
- My Last Cornerstone HaulNew Music From Old Friends (And One New One) August 1, 2012
- He Still Loves ThemDevouring Jellyfish's First Live Album July 25, 2012
- The Long Goodbye Part TwoFinal Thoughts on the Last Cornerstone Festival July 18, 2012
- The Long Goodbye Part OneFirst Thoughts on the Last Cornerstone Festival July 11, 2012
- Two Kinds of AwesomeRush and Sigur Ros Impress in Different Ways July 4, 2012
- Whatever! I Do What I Want!Fiona Apple's Uncompromising New Masterpiece June 27, 2012
- Your Own Best EnemyLiving In the Shadow of Success June 20, 2012
- The Last of the Dalton GangA Fond Farewell to My Uncle Warren June 13, 2012
- Wouldn’t It Be NiceDeconstructing the Beach Boys Reunion June 6, 2012
- Peaceful, Easy FeelingJohn Mayer Grows Up and Calms Down May 30, 2012
- Getting Over the Girl ThingThey're All Women This Week, But So What? May 23, 2012
- Fire in the BellyOn Keane, Bryan Scary and Keeping the Flame Alight May 16, 2012
- Requiem for the Beastie BoysSaying Goodbye to MCA May 9, 2012
- Welcome to the BallRufus Wainwright's Loose New Game May 2, 2012
- Quiet is the New LoudThe Choir's Contemplative New Record April 25, 2012
- Magic and LossThe Beautiful Heartbreak of Lost in the Trees April 18, 2012
- Comes the DawnLocal Superstar Andrea Dawn Makes the Album of Her Life April 11, 2012
- Just Another WeekSome Soul, Some Covers and a Look Ahead April 4, 2012
- This Is the Way Love IsRevisiting The 77s' Sticks and Stones March 28, 2012
- Kicked in the ShinsMr. Mercer's Mediocre Morrow March 21, 2012
- We All Go Down TogetherThe Decemberists' Live Triumph March 14, 2012
- I Love EverybodyFrom Lovett to Merritt to Vie March 7, 2012
- Where Is My Mind?Trying to Remember the New Field Music February 29, 2012
- Three of a Perfect PairGood New Records With Nothing in Common February 22, 2012
- Crazy 88sPiano Pop Takes Center Stage February 15, 2012
- Running With the DevilThe Surprisingly Awesome Van Halen Reunion February 8, 2012
- A Commanding VoiceSinging the Praises of Unconventional Singers February 1, 2012
- On the PeripheryNew Ones From Artists Who Shouldn't Be Ignored January 25, 2012
- First Fruits of the New YearOr, Three Albums That Are Not the New Guided By Voices January 18, 2012
- 12 Reasons to Love 2012Why This Will Be the Best Year Ever (Again) January 11, 2012
- Fifty Second WeekAnd Farewell to 2011 December 28, 2011
- Let’s Live to Love and Love to LiveThe 2011 Top 10 List December 21, 2011
- Wrapping Up the Year Like PresentsThe Black Keys and the Roots Put a Bow on 2011 December 14, 2011
- People I Know, Late 2011 EditionNoah Gabriel and a Made in Aurora Christmas December 7, 2011
- Have a Holly Jolly ChristmasThe Good, the Godawful and the Glorious in Holday Tunes November 30, 2011
- Some Dudes, Some Snow and the First NoelGreat Records to Mark the Passing of the Year November 23, 2011
- God Save the Queen, Parts II and IIIRevisiting Queen's Second and Third Acts November 16, 2011
- Just Like Brian Wilson DidThe Long-Awaited SMiLE Sessions Are Here November 9, 2011
- The Worst Album of the YearTwo Great Tastes That Taste Awful Together November 2, 2011
- Tom Tom BluesWaits and Dolby Meet Mylo and Xyloto October 26, 2011
- The Lives We Make Are All That MatterQuiet Company's Angry, Hopeful Masterpiece October 19, 2011
- Everything Hits at Once, Part TwoThe Songwriters Strike Back October 12, 2011
- Everything Hits at Once, Part OneTwo Good Ones, Two Bad Ones and a Real Surprise October 5, 2011
- Up is Down, Black is WhiteWilco Triumphs, Mutemath Befuddles September 28, 2011
- An Orchestrated ComebackTori Amos' Classical Experiment Is a Success September 21, 2011
- Age Is Just a NumberAn Old Man Says Goodbye, A Young Girl Makes Her Mark September 14, 2011
- Jonathan Coulton’s Artificial HeartThe Internet Superstar Takes On the World September 7, 2011
- First Listen: We Are All Where We BelongLiveblogging the New Quiet Company Album August 31, 2011
- Who Are You Calling Random?From Tori Amos to the Muppets August 24, 2011
- Hotel Lights and Heavenly HorrorsThis Column Brought to You By the Letter H August 17, 2011
- No FoolingFountains of Wayne Return to Form August 10, 2011
- The New Breed of TroubadourLiving Life in Song With Josh Garrels and Frank Turner August 3, 2011
- A Double Dose of DazzlingIona Returns With a Two-Disc Wonder July 27, 2011
- When Quirky Grows UpGetting Mature With TMBG and Eleanor Friedberger July 20, 2011
- People I Know, 2011 EditionOn Archer, Boerner and Tanner July 13, 2011
- Going Home AgainThoughts on Cornerstone 2011 July 6, 2011
- In Defense of Silly Pop SongsReality is a Lovely Place, But I Wouldn't Want to Live There June 29, 2011
- Making the Pieces FitBaffling, Bewildering, Brilliant Bon Iver June 22, 2011
- Going GagaIn Which I Take the Lady Gaga Plunge June 15, 2011
- Brought To You By the Letter DDeath Cab, David, Danger Mouse and Daniele May 25, 2011
- Lost in the ShuffleThree Records You Shouldn't Forget May 25, 2011
- God Save the Queen, Part OneLooking Back on the First Five Queen LPs May 18, 2011
- Liveblogging the First ListenTaking Sloan, the Antlers and the Cars for a Spin May 11, 2011
- Keep ‘Em Coming, 2011Great New Ones From Fleet Foxes and the Beastie Boys May 4, 2011
- Go Big or Go HomeAmplifier and the Violet Burning Get Ambitious April 27, 2011
- Just a Little Patience, Yeah YeahThree New Albums That Take Their Time April 20, 2011
- Older and WiserPaul Simon Shows Us How to Grow Older With Grace April 13, 2011
- Malaysians Love the Click FiveTheir Sweet Power Pop is Worth the Import Price April 6, 2011
- Three Short Reviews of Three Loud RecordsPlus Thoughts on the Internet, and the First Quarter Report March 30, 2011
- The Past Presents the FutureThree Old Dogs and Their New Tricks March 23, 2011
- Five AliveOn Bruce, Liam, Murray, Noah and Ringo March 16, 2011
- Reconstruction of the FablesR.E.M. Gets Its Groove Back on Collapse Into Now March 9, 2011
- It’s a Woman’s WorldGreat Music by Female Artists Isn't Hard to Find March 2, 2011
- In Defense of RadioheadThe King of Limbs Deserves a Listen February 23, 2011
- Why So Serious?Three New Records With Earnest Intentions February 16, 2011
- Better Than ExpectedRave Reviews of Four Surprise Successes February 9, 2011
- Three Quick Ones, While He’s AwayShort Takes on Lowery, Rae and Pearl Jam February 2, 2011
- The Only Constant is ChangeIron and Wine Leave the Past Behind January 26, 2011
- Try Not to TryThe Decemberists Scale Back January 19, 2011
- So This Is the New Year11 Reasons to Love 2011 January 12, 2011
- Fifty Second WeekAnd Farewell to 2010 December 29, 2010
- It’s Not So ImpossibleThe 2010 Top 10 List December 22, 2010
- One Year Ends, Another Begins2010's Last, 2011's First, and the Honorable Mentions December 15, 2010
- You Must Be This Tall to RideGreat Albums that Won't Be In the Top 10 List December 8, 2010
- Ring Ting TinglingIt's Finally Okay to Play Christmas Music December 1, 2010
- Rapping Up the YearWith Kanye, Cudi and Cee Lo Green November 24, 2010