Rock (1990s)
Aaliyah (19792001)
- Age Ain't Nothing but a Number [1994, Blackground], B+(*)
- One in a Million [1996, Blackground], B+(**)
- Aaliyah [2001, Blackground], B+(**)
- I Care 4 U [19942001, Blackground], B+
Acetone
- 19922001 [19922001, Light in the Attic], B
Oleta Adams (1962 )
- Christmas Time With Oleta [2006, Koch], B
AFI [1996 ]
- Burials [2013, Republic], B
Against Me!
- New Wave [2007, Sire], B+(**)
- White Crosses [2010, Sire], B
- Transgender Dysphoria Blues [2014, Total Treble], B+(**)
Christina Aguilera (1980 )
- Back to Basics [2006, RCA, 2 CD], C+
Ali
- Crucial [1998, Island], B
Alice in Chains [1990 ]
- The Essential Alice in Chains [199099, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], C+
Amy Allison
- Sad Girl [2001, Diesel Only], A
- No Frills Friend [2003, Diesel Only], A
- Everything and Nothing Too [2006, Cheater's World], B+(***)
- Sheffield Streets [2009, Urban Myth], A
Tori Amos (1963 )
- Little Earthquakes [1991, Atlantic], B
- Strange Little Girls [2001, Atlantic], C+
And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead [1998 ]
- The Tao of the Dead [2011, Superball Music], B
Anti-Flag [1996 ]
- The Terror State [2003, Fat Wreck Chords], B
Fiona Apple (1977 )
- When the Pawn . . . [1999, Clean Slate/Epic], A
- Extraordinary Machine [2005, Clean Slate/Epic], B+(***)
- The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do [2012, Clean Slate/Epic], A
- Fetch the Bolt Cutters [2020, Epic], A
The Apples in Stereo [1995 ]
- Fun Trick Noisemaker [1995, SpinArt], B
- Tone Soul Evolution [1997, SpinArt], A
- Her Wallpaper Reverie [1999, SpinArt], B+
- The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone [2000, SpinArt], A
- Velocity of Sound [2002, SpinArt], B+
- New Magnetic Wonder [2007, Yep Roc], A
- Electronic Projects for Musicians [19932007, Yep Roc], B+(***)
- #1 Hits Explosion [19952007, Yep Roc], A
- Travellers in Space and Time [20082010, Yep Roc], A
Arab Strap [1996 ]
- As Days Get Dark [2021, Rock Action], B+(**)
Archers of Loaf [19922000]
- Icky Mettle [1993, Alias], B+
- Archers of Loaf Vs. the Greatest of All Time [1994, Alias, EP], B+(**)
- Vee Vee [1994, Alias], A
- The Speed of Cattle [199294, Alias], B+(*)
- All the Nations Airports [1996, Alias/Elektra], B+
- Vitus Tinnitus [1997, Alias, EP], B+(**)
- White Trash Heroes [1998, Alias], B+(**)
- Reason in Decline [2022, Merge], B+(*)
Joseph Arthur
- Come to Where I'm From [2000, Real World], B
Ass Ponys [1990 ]
- Electric Rock Music [1994, A&M], B+
- Some Stupid with a Flare Gun [2000, Checkered Past], B+
At the Drive-In [1998 ]
- Relationship of Command [2000, Virgin], B+
The Auteurs [19931996]
- New Wave [1993, Plan 9/Caroline], A
- Now I'm a Cowboy [1994, Capitol], B
Eszter Balint
- Airless Midnight [2015, Red Herring], A
Bardo Pond [1995 ]
- Under the Pines [2017, Fire], B
Emily Bezar
- Exchange [2008, DemiVox], C
Backstreet Boys [1995 ]
- Backstreet Boys [1996, Jive], B+(**)
Erykah Badu (1971 )
- Mama's Gun [2000, Universal], A
- World Wide Underground [2003, Motown], B+
- New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War [2008, Universal/Motown], B+(***)
- New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh [2010, Universal/Motown], B+(*)
- But You Caint Use My Phone [2015, Control Freaq], A
Barenaked Ladies [1992 ]
- Maroon [2000, Reprise], B
Beck (1970 )
- Mellow Gold [1994, DGC], A
- Odelay [1996, DGC], A+
- Mutations [1998, DGC], B+
- Midnite Vultures [1999, Interscope], A
- Sea Change [2002, Interscope], B
- Guero [2005, Interscope], B+(**)
- Modern Guilt [2008, Interscope], B+(**)
- Morning Phase [2014, Capitol], B
- Colors [2017, Capitol], B
- Hyperspace [2019, Capitol/Virgin EMI], B
Bell Biv Devoe [1990 ]
Belle and Sebastian [1996 ]
- Tigermilk [1996, Matador], A
- If You're Feeling Sinister [1996, Enclave], B
- The Boy with the Arab Strap [1998, Matador], B
- Dear Catastrophe Waitress [2003, Rough Trade], B+
- The Life Pursuit [2006, Matador], B+(**)
- Write About Love [2010, Matador], A
- The Third Eye Centre [20022010, Matador], B
- Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance [2015, Matador], B+(*)
- What to Look for in Summer [2019, Matador, 2CD], B+(**)
- A Bit of Previous [2022, Matador], B+(**)
- Late Developers [2023, Matador], B+(***)
Belly [19931996]
Brendan Benson
- My Old, Familiar Friend [2009, ATO], B
Dan Bern (1959 )
- Dan Bern [1997, Work], B+
- The Swastika E.P. [2002, Messenger, EP], A
Bettie Serveert
- Palomine [1992, Atlantic], B+(**)
- Private Suit [2000, Hidden Agenda], B+(***)
- Log 22 [2003, Hidden Agenda], B+(***)
- Pharmacy of Love [2009, Second Motion], B+(**)
- Oh, Mayhem! [2013, Second Motion], B+(***)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy [1994 ]
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy [1998, Coolsville/Capitol], B
Big Sugar [1992 ]
- Revolution Per Minute [2011, Bread and Water], B
Bikini Kill [19921998]
- Revolution Girl Style Now [1991, Kill Rock Stars], B+(***)
- Bikini Kill [1992, Kill Rock Stars, EP], B+(**)
- Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah [1992, Kill Rock Stars, EP], B+(***)
- The C.D. Version of the First Two Records [1992, Kill Rock Stars], B+
- Pussy Whipped [1993, Kill Rock Stars], B
- Reject All American [1996, Kill Rock Stars], B+
- The Singles [199496, Kill Rock Stars, EP], B+(***)
Andrew Bird (1973 )
- Armchair Apocrypha [2007, Fat Possum], B+(**)
- Noble Beast [2009, Fat Possum], B+(*)
- Break It Yourself [2012, Mom + Pop Music], B+(**)
- Hands of Glory [2012, Mom + Pop Music], B+(*)
Birdbrain [1995 ]
- I Fly [2004, Persian Cardinal], B
BIS [1997 ]
- The New Transistor Heroes [1997, Capitol], B
Björk (1965 )
- Debut [1993, Elektra], B+(*)
- Post [1995, Elektra], B
- Homogenic [1997, Elektra], B
- Vespertine [2001, Elektra], C
- Greatest Hits [19932001, Elektra], B+(***)
- Volta [2007, Atlantic], B+(**)
- Voltaic [2007, Nonesuch], B+(*)
- Biophilia [2011, One Little Indian], B
- Vulnicura [2015, One Little Indian], B
- Utopia [2017, One Little Indian], B+(*)
- Fossora [2022, One Little Independent], B
Barry Black
- Barry Black [1995, Alias], B+
Black Box Recorder
- England Made Me [1999, Jetset], B+
- The Facts of Life [2000, Jetset], A
Black Tambourine [1999 ]
- Black Tambourine [198992, Slumberland], B+(**)
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings [1996 ]
- Kings and Queens [2011, FU:M], B
Mary J Blige (1971 )
- What's the 411? [1992, Uptown/MCA], B+(**)
- My Life [1994, Uptown/MCA], B
- Share My World [1997, MCA], B+
- Herstory, Vol. 1 [199297, Geffen], A
- The Tour [1998, MCA], B
- Mary [1999, MCA], B+
- No More Drama [2001, MCA], B+(**)
- Love and Life [2003, Geffen], B+(***)
- Reflections (A Retrospective) [19922006, Geffen], B+(***)
- Growing Pains [2007, Geffen], B+(***)
- Stronger With Each Tear [2009, Geffen], B+(**)
- My Life II . . . The Journey Continues (Act 1) [2011, Geffen], B+(*)
- The London Sessions [2014, Capitol], B+(***)
- Strength of a Woman [2017, Capitol], B+(***)
- Good Morning Gorgeous [2022, 300/Mary Jane Productions], A
Blink-182 [1994 ]
- Enema of the State [1999, MCA], B+
- Take Off Your Pants and Jacket [2001, MCA], B+
Blonde Redhead [1995 ]
- 23 [2007, 4AD], B+(**)
- Sit Down for Dinner [2023, Section1], B+(*)
Blur [1991 ]
- Leisure [1991, SBK], B
- Modern Life Is Rubbish [1993, SBK], B
- Parklife [1994, Food/SBK], B+
- 13 [1999, Virgin], B+(**)
- The Best of Blur [19902000, Virgin, 2 CD], A
- The Magic Whip [2015, Parlophone], B+(**)
- The Ballad of Darren [2023, Parlophone], B+(*)
Betty Boo (1970 )
- Boomania [1990, Warner Brothers], A
Boris
- W [2022, Sacred Bones], B
The Bottle Rockets [1993 ]
- The Brooklyn Side [1994, Atlantic], B+
- 24 Hours a Day [1997, Atlantic], B+(***)
- Leftovers [1998, Doolittle], B+(**)
- Brand New Year [1999, Doolittle], B+(*)
- Songs of Sahm [2002, Bloodshot], A
- Blue Sky [2003, Sanctuary], A
- Zoysia [2006, Bloodshot], B+(**)
- Not So Loud: An Acoustic Evening With Bottle Rockets [2007, Bloodshot], B+(**)
- Lean Forward [2009, Bloodshot], B+(*)
- South Broadway Athletic Club [2015, Bloodshot], B+(***)
- Bit Logic [2018, Bloodshot], B+(*)
Boxhead Ensemble [1998 ]
- Nocturnes [2006, Atavistic], B+(**)
Boyz II Men [1991 ]
- Cooleyhighharmony [1993, Motown], B+(**)
Bran Van 3000 [1998 ]
Brandy (1979 )
- The Best of Brandy [19942004, Atlantic], B
- B7 [2020, Brand Nu/Entertainment One], B+(*)
Toni Braxton (1967 )
- Secrets [1996, LaFace], B+
- The Heat [2000, La Face], B
- The Essential Toni Braxton [19922006, LaFace/Legacy, 2 CD], B
- w/Babyface: Love Marriage and Divorce [2014, Motown], B+(***)
- Sex and Cigarettes [2018, Def Jam], B+(**)
The Breeders [1990 ]
- Safari [1993, Elektra], B+
- Last Splash [1993, Elektra], B+
- Title TK [2002, 4AD/Elektra], B
- All Nerve [2018, 4AD], B+(*)
Bright Eyes [1995 ]
- A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 19951997 [199597, Saddle Creek], B+(*)
- Letting Off the Happiness [199798, Saddle Creek], B
- Fevers and Mirrors [1999, Saddle Creek], B+(*)
- Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground [2002, Saddle Creek], B+(**)
- I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning [2005, Saddle Creek], B+(***)
- Cassadaga [2007, Saddle Creek], B+(***)
- The People's Key [2011, Saddle Creek], B+(*)
- Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was [2020, Dead Oceans], B+(**)
Jonatha Brooke (1964 )
- The Works [2008, Bad Dog], A
- My Mother Has 4 Noses [2014, Badd Dog], A
Brute [1995 ]
- Nine High a Pallet [1995, Capricorn], B+
Built to Spill [1993 ]
- Ultimate Alternative Wavers [1992, C/Z], B+(***)
- There's Nothing Wrong with Love [1994, Up], A
- Perfect From Now On [1997, Warner Brothers], B+
- Keep It Like a Secret [1999, Warner Brothers], A
- Live [2000, Warner Brothers], B+
- Ancient Melodies of the Future [2001, Warner Brothers], B
- You in Reverse [2006, Warner Brothers], B+(**)
Jeff Buckley (196697)
- Live at Sin-é [1993, Columbia], C+
- Grace (Legacy Edition) [199394, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], C+
- So Real: Songs From Jeff Buckley [199397, Columbia/Legacy], B
Richard Buckner (1967 )
- Our Blood [2011, Merge], B
Bulbul
- Hirn Fein Hacken [2014, Exile on Mainstream], B+(**)
C+C Music Factory [19901994]
- Gonna Make You Sweat [1990, Columbia], A
Cadallaca [1998 ]
- Introducing Cadallaca [1998, K], A
Calexico [1997 ]
- Algiers [2012, Anti-], B
- El Mirador [2022, Anti-], B+(*)
Brian Calvin
- w/Corbett vs. Dempsey [EP]: Some Hours, B+(**)
The Cannanes [1994 ]
- Small Batch EP [2013, Exro.FM, EP], B+(**)
Grayson Capps (1967 )
- South Front Street: A Retrospective 19972019 [19972019, The Royal Potato Family], B+(*)
The Cardigans [1994 ]
- First Band on the Moon [1996, Mercury], B
Mariah Carey (1970 )
- Mariah Carey [1990, Columbia], B
- #1's [199098, Columbia], B
- Caution [2018, Epic], B
Aaron Carter
- Come Get It: The Very Best of Aaron Carter [20002003, Jive/Legacy], B+(*)
Neko Case (1970 )
- Furnace Room Lullaby [2000, Bloodshot], B+
- Blacklisted [2002, Bloodshot], B+(*)
- Live From Austin TX [2003, New West], B
- Fox Confessor Brings the Flood [2006, Anti], B
- Middle Cyclone [2009, Anti], B
- The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You [2013, Anti-], B+(**)
- w/K.D. Lang, Laura Veirs: Case / Lang / Veirs [2016, Anti-], B+(**)
- Hell-On [2018, Anti-], B+(*)
Eva Cassidy (196396)
- American Tune [198994, Blix Street], B
Cat Power (1972 )
- Jukebox [2008, Matador], B
- Sun [2012, Matador], B+(*)
- Covers [2022, Domino], B
Catheters [1999 ]
- Static Delusions and Stone-Still Days [2002, Sub Pop], B+(***)
- Howling . . . It Grows and Grows!!! [2004, Sub Pop], B+(**)
Cave In [1999 ]
- Heavy Pendulum [2022, Relapse], B
Eagle-Eye Cherry (1971 )
- Desireless [1998, Work], B
Chicks on Speed [1998 ]
- Chicks on Speed Will Save Us All [2000, EFA], A
The Cinematic Orchestra [1999 ]
- To Believe [2019, Domino], B+(**)
Clem Snide [1998 ]
- Your Favorite Music [2000, Sire], B+
- The Ghost of Fashion [2001, SpinArt], B+(***)
- End of Love [2005, SpinArt], A
- Hungry Bird [2006, 429], B+(***)
- The Meat of Life [2010, 429], B+(*)
- Girls Come First [2015, Zaphwee], B+(**)
- Forever Just Beyond [2020, Ramseur], B+(**)
The Clientele [1998 ]
- Music for the Age of Miracles [2017, Merge], B+(***)
- I Am Not There Anymore [2023, Merge], B+(*)
Clinic [1997 ]
- Visitations [2006, Domino], B+(***)
- Do It! [2008, Domino], B+(**)
Coldplay
- A Rush of Blood to the Head [2002, Capitol], B+
- X&Y [2005, Capitol], B
- Viva La Vida [2008, Capitol], B+(***)
- Mylo Xyloto [2011, Parlophone], B
Comet Gain [1995 ]
- City Fallen Leaves [2005, Kill Rock Stars], B+(***)
- Howl of the Lonely Crowd [2011, What's Your Rupture?], B+(**)
Continental Drifters [1994 ]
- Vermilion [1999, Razor & Tie], B
- Drifted: In the Beginning and Beyond [19922001, Omnivore, 2CD], B+(*)
Converge [1994 ]
- All We Love We Leave Behind [2012, Epitaph], B
Cornelius (1969 )
- Fantasma [1997, Matador Menu], B
Cornershop [1995 ]
- Hold On It Hurts [1993, Merge], B+(***)
- Woman's Gotta Have It [1995, Warner Brothers], B+(***)
- When I Was Born for the Seventh Time [1997, Warner Brothers], A+
- Handcream for a Generation [2002, Beggars Banquet], A
- Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast [2009, Ample Play], A
- Cornershop and the Double-O Groove Of [2011, Ample Play], A
- Urban Turban: The Singhles Club [2012, Ample Play], A
- Hold On It's Easy [2015, Ample Play], B
- England Is a Garden [2020, Ample Play], A
Nikka Costa
- Everybody Got Their Something [2001, Virgin], B
Cotton Mather [19942001]
- Kontiki [Deluxe Edition] [1997, Star Apple Kingdom], B+(*)
Cracker
- Berkeley to Bakersfield [2015, 429 Records, 2CD], B+(***)
The Cranberries [1993 ]
- Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We [1993, Island], A
Crazy P [1998 ]
- Age of the Ego [2019, Walk Don't Walk], B+(***)
Critters Buggin' [1994 ]
- Stampede [2004, Ropeadope], B+
Crooked Fingers [1999 ]
- Red Devil Dawn [2003, Merge], B+
- Breaks in the Armor [2011, Merge], B+(**)
Sheryl Crow (1962 )
- Tuesday Night Music Club [1993, A&M], B+(***)
- Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live in Central Park [1999, Interscope], B+
- Detours [2008, A&M], B+(**)
- 100 Miles From Memphis [2010, A&M], B+(**)
Cursive [1997 ]
- Domestica [2000, Saddle Creek], B
- The Ugly Organ [2003, Saddle Creek], B
Dambuilders [1994 ]
- Encendedor [1994, Eastwest], B+
The Dandy Warhols [1995 ]
- Welcome to the Monkey House [2003, Capitol], B+
D'Angelo (1974 )
- Brown Sugar [1995, Capitol], B+
- Voodoo [2000, Virgin], A
- Black Messiah [2014, RCA], A
Death Cab for Cutie [1999 ]
- Narrow Stairs [2008, Atlantic], B+(*)
- The Open Door [2009, Atlantic, EP], B+(*)
- Codes and Keys [2011, Atlantic], B+(***)
- Asphalt Meadows [2022, Atlantic], B
Deee-Lite [1990 ]
- World Clique [1990, Elektra], B+
- Infinity Within [1992, Elektra], A
Deerhoof [1997 ]
- Friend Opportunity [2007, Kill Rock Stars], C+
- Deerhoof vs. Evil [2011, Polyvinyl], B
- La Isla Bonita [2014, Polyvinyl], B+(**)
- Future Teenage Cave Artists [2020, Joyful Noise], B+(*)
- w/Wadada Leo Smith: To Be Surrounded by Beautiful, Curious, Breathing, Laughing Flesh Is Enough [2020, Joyful Noise], B+(**)
- Love-Lore [2020, Joyful Noise], B+(*)
The Deftones [1995 ]
- White Pony [2000, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
- Diamond Eyes [2009, Reprise], B
- Ohms [2020, Reprise], C+
Destiny's Child [19972001]
- Destiny's Child [1998, Columbia], B+(*)
- Survivor [2001, Columbia], B
Destroyer [1996 ]
- Kaputt [2011, Merge], B+(*)
- Poison Season [2015, Merge], B+(*)
- Have We Met [2020, Merge], B+(*)
- Labyrinthitis [2022, Merge], B+(**)
Ani DiFranco (1970 )
- Ani DiFranco [1990, Righteous Babe], B+
- Not So Soft [1991, Righteous Babe], B+
- Imperfectly [1992, Righteous Babe], A
- Puddle Dive [1993, Righteous Babe], A
- Like I Said: Songs 19901991 [1993, Righteous Babe], B+
- Out of Range [1994, Righteous Babe], B+
- Not a Pretty Girl [1995, Righteous Babe], A
- Dilate [1996, Righteous Babe], A
- More Joy, Less Shame [1996, Righteous Babe, EP], B
- Living in Clip [1997, Righteous Babe, 2 CD], A
- Little Plastic Castle [1998, Righteous Babe], A
- Up Up Up Up Up Up [1999, Righteous Babe], B+
- To the Teeth [1999, Righteous Babe], B+
- Swing Set [2000, Righteous Babe, EP], B+
- Revelling / Reckoning [2001, Righteous Babe, 2 CD], B
- So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter [2002, Righteous Babe, 2 CD], A
- Evolve [2003, Righteous Babe], B
- Educated Guess [2004, Righteous Babe], B
- Knuckle Down [2005, Righteous Babe], B+(*)
- Reprieve [2006, Righteous Babe], B+(***)
- Canon [19932007, Righteous Babe, 2 CD], A
- Red Letter Year [2008, Righteous Babe], A
- ¿Which Side Are You On? [2012, Righteous Babe], A
- Allergic to Water [2014, Righteous Babe], B+(*)
- Binary [2017, Righteous Babe], B+(*)
- No Walls: Mixtape [2019, Righteous Babe], A
- Revolutionary Love [2021, Righteous Babe], B+(**)
- Unprecedented Sh!t [2024, Righteous Babe], B+(*)
Dim Stars [1992 ]
- Dim Stars [1992, Caroline], B
Celine Dion (1968 )
- These Are Special Times [1998, Columbia/CMV/Legacy, CD+DVD], B+(**)
- The Collector's Series, Volume One [199099, Epic/550 Music], C
The Dirtbombs [1998 ]
- Horndog Fest [1998, In the Red], B+(**)
- Ultraglide in Black [2001, In the Red], B+(***)
- Dangerous Magical Noise [2003, In the Red], B+(**)
- Party Store [2011, In the Red], B+(**)
Dismemberment Plan [19952003]
- The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified [1997, DeSoto], A
- Emergency and I [1999, DeSoto], B+(**)
- Change [2001, DeSoto], B+(**)
- A People's History of the Dismemberment Plan [19972001, DeSoto], B
- Uncanney Valley [2013, Partisan], B+(**)
John Doe (1954 )
- w/The Sadies: Country Club [2008, Yep Roc], B
Donna the Buffalo [1993 ]
- Positive Friction [2000, Sugar Hill], B
The Donnas [1998 ]
- The Donnas Get Skintight [1999, Lookout], B+
- Spend the Night [2002, Atlantic], A
Johnny Dowd (1948 )
- Wrong Side of Memphis [1997, Checkered Past], B
Dressy Bessy [1997 ]
- Kingsized [2016, Yep Roc], B+(**)
Drive-By Truckers [1998 ]
- Gangstabilly [1998, Soul Dump], B+(***)
- Pizza Deliverance [1999, Ghost Meat], A
- Alabama Ass Whuppin' [1999, Second Heaven], B+(***)
- Southern Rock Opera [2001, SDR], A
- Decoration Day [2003, New West], A
- The Dirty South [2004, New West], A
- A Blessing and a Curse [2006, New West], A
- Brighter Than Creation's Dark [2007, New West], A
- The Fine Print: A Collection of Oddities and Rarities 20032008 [20032008, New West], A
- Ugly Buildings, Whores, and Politicians: Greatest Hits 19982009 [19982009, New West], A
- The Big To-Do [2010, ATO], B+(***)
- Go-Go Boots [20092010, ATO/Red], A
- English Oceans [2014, ATO], B+(**)
- It's Great to Be Alive! [2014, ATO, 3CD], A
- American Band [2016, ATO], A
- The Unraveling [2020, ATO], A
- The New OK [2020, ATO], B+(***)
- Welcome 2 Club XIII [2022, ATO], A
Dropkick Murphys [1998 ]
- Going Out in Style [2011, Born & Bred], B+(**)
- Okemah Rising [2023, Dummy Luck Music], B+(*)
Drums and Tuba [1997 ]
- Triumph! [2018, Ropeadope], B+(*)
Dubstar [1995 ]
- Two [2022, Northern Writes], B+(*)
Eels [1996 ]
- Extreme Witchcraft [2022, E Works/PIAS], B+(*)
Elastica [1994 ]
- Elastica [1995, DGC], B+
- The Menace [2000, Atlantic], A
Electronic [19911999]
- Electronic [1991, Factory], B+(***)
- Raise the Pressure [1996, Parlophone], A
Emperor X (1979 )
- Tectonic Membrane / Thin Strip on an Edgeless Platform [2004, Discos Mariscos], B+(**)
- Western Teleport [2011, Bar/None], A
- Nineteen Live Recordings [20052013, Dreams of Field], B+(*)
- The Orlando Sentinel [2014, self-released], B+(***)
- Oversleepers International [2017, Tiny Engines], B+(**)
- Chad Matheny: United Earth League of Quarantine Aerobics [2020, Dreams of Field, EP], A
- The Lakes of Zones B and C [2022, Dreams of Field], B+(**)
- Suggested Improvements to Transportation Infrastructure in the Northeast Corridor [2023, Dreams of Field, EP], B+(**)
En Vogue [1990 ]
- Funky Divas [1992, EastWest], A
- Runaway Love [1993, EastWest], B+
Alejandro Escovedo (1951 )
- More Miles Than Money: Live 19941996 [199496, Bloodshot], B
- Bourbonitis Blues [1999, Bloodshot], B+
- Real Animal [2008, Back Porch/Manhattan], B+(***)
- Street Songs of Love [2010, Fantasy], B
Everclear [1995 ]
- Sparkle and Fade [1995, Capitol], B
- Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile [2000, Capitol], A
- Songs From an American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time for a Bad Attitude [2000, Capitol], B+
Th' Faith Healers [19921994]
- Lido [1992, ELektra], A
- Imaginary Friend [1994, Elektra], B+
Geoff Farina
- w/Luther Gray, Nate McBride: Out Trios Volume Four [2006, Atavistic], B+(*)
Feathermerchants [1999 ]
- Last Man on Earth [2006, Innocent 12th Street], B
Feist (1976 )
- The Reminder [2007, Cherrytree/Interscope], B
- Metals [2011, Cherrytree/Interscope], B
- Pleasure [2017, Interscope], B
- Multitudes [2023, Polydor], B+(*)
Fellow Travellers [19901993]
- Things and Time [1993, OKra], B+(***)
Fe-Mail
- Syklubb fra Haelvete [2003, Important], B
Lee Fields
- Faithful Man [2012, Truth & Soul], B+(***)
Firewater [1996 ]
- International Orange! [2012, Bloodshot], B
Flogging Molly [1997 ]
- Float [2008, Side One Dummy], B
Fluffy [1996 ]
- 5 Live [1996, Enclave], B+
- Black Eye [1996, Capitol], B+
The Folk Implosion [1994 ]
- One Part Lullaby [1999, Interscope], B
Foo Fighters [1995 ]
- Foo Fighters [1995, Roswell/Capitol], B
- The Colour and the Shape [1997, Roswell/RCA/Legacy], B+(**)
- There Is Nothing Left to Lose [1999, RCA], B
- Wasting Light [2011, RCA], B
- But Here We Are [2023, Roswell/RCA], B
Forest for the Trees [1997 ]
- Forest for the Trees [1997, Dreamworks], B+
Robert Forster (1957 )
- Intermission: The Best of the Solo Recordings 19901997 [199097, Beggars Banquet], A
- w/Grant McLennan: Intermission: The Best of the Solo Recordings 19901997 [199097, Beggars Banquet, 2CD], A
- The Evangelist [2008, Yep Roc], A
- Songs to Play [2015, Tapete], B+(**)
- Inferno [2019, Tapete], A
- The Candle and the Flame [2023, Tapete], A
Fountains of Wayne [1996 ]
- Welcome Interstate Managers [2003, S-Curve/Virgin], A
- Out-of-State Plates [19962005, Virgin, 2 CD], A
- Traffic and Weather [2007, Virgin], B+(***)
- Sky Full of Holes [2011, Yep Roc], B+(***)
The Foxymorons [1999 ]
- Fake Yoga [2015, Foxyphoton], B+(***)
Roddy Frame (1964 )
- Seven Dials [2014, AED], B+(*)
Freakwater [1991 ]
- Dancing Under Water [1991, Thrill Jockey], B+
- Old Paint [1995, Thrill Jockey], B+
- Springtime [1998, Thrill Jockey], B+
- Freakons: Freakons [2022, Fluff & Gravy], A
Future Bible Heroes [1997 ]
- Partygoing [2013, Merge], B+(**)
Greta Gaines
- Whiskey Thoughts [2008, Justice], B+(*)
Galactic [1996 ]
- Carnivale Electricos [2012, Epitaph], B
Garbage [1995 ]
- Garbage [1995, Almo], A
- Version 2.0 [1998, Almo], B+
- Absolute Garbage [19952005, Almo Sounds], A
- Absolute Garbage (Deluxe Edition) [19952007, Almo Sounds, 2 CD], B+(***)
- Not Your Kind of People [2012, V2], B+(*)
- No Gods No Masters [2021, Infectious Music, 2CD], A
Gastr del Sol [19931998]
- We Have Dozens of Titles [199398, Drag City, 2CD], B+(**)
Howe Gelb (1956 )
- Dreaded Brown Recluse [1991, Restless], B+(***)
- Future Standards [2016, Fire], B+(**)
The Geraldine Fibbers [1995 ]
- Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home [1995, Virgin], B
Lisa Germano (1958 )
- Happiness [1993, Capitol], A
- Geek the Girl [1994, 4AD], B
Ruth Gerson
- Deceived [2011, Wrong], B+(**)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor [1996 ]
- F# A# (Infinity) [1997, Kranky], B+(**)
- Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven [2000, Kranky, 2 CD], B+(*)
- 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! [2012, Constellation], B+(**)
- Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress [2015, Constellation], B
- G_d's Pee at State's End [2021, Constellation], B+(*)
Gogol Bordello [1998 ]
- Multi Kontra Culti Vs. Irony [2002, Rubric], B+(***)
- w/Tamir Muskat: J.U.F. [2004, Stinky], B+(***)
- Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike [2005, Side One Dummy], A
- Super Taranta! [2007, Side One Dummy], A
- Trans-Continental Hustle [2010, American], A
- Pura Vida Conspiracy [2013, ATO], B+(***)
- Seekers and Finders [2017, Cooking Vinyl], B+(**)
- Solidaritine [2022, Cooking Vinyl], A
Holly Golightly (1966 )
- Nobody Will Be There [2011, Damaged Goods, EP], B+(*)
- Long Distance [2012, Transdreamer], B+(*)
Kevin Gordon
- Gloryland [2011, Crowville Media], B+(*)
The Gourds [1997 ]
- Blood of the Ram [2004, Eleven Thirty], B
Gov't Mule [1995 ]
- Peace . . . Like a River [2023, Concord], B
Jon Dee Graham
- Escape From Monster Island [1997, New West], B+
Grandaddy [1994 ]
- Under the Western Freeway [1998, V2], B+
- The Sophtware Slump [2000, V2], B+
- Just Like the Fambly Cat [2006, V2], B+(***)
- Last Place [2017, V2], B+(**)
- Blu Wav [2024, Dangerbird], B
Macy Gray (1967 )
- On How Life Is [1999, Epic], A
- The Trouble With Being Myself [2003, Epic], B+
- The Very Best of Macy Gray [19972003, Epic], A
- The Sellout [2010, Concord], A
- Stripped [2016, Chesky], B+(**)
Green Day [1990 ]
- Kerplunk [1992, Lookout], B+(*)
- Dookie [1994, Reprise], B+
- Insomniac [1995, Reprise], B
- Nimrod [1997, Reprise], B+(**)
- Warning [2000, Reprise], A
- American Idiot [2004, Reprise], B+(*)
The Greyboy Allstars [1995 ]
- Inland Emperor [2013, Knowledge Room], B
Petra Haden (1971 )
- w/Bill Frisell: Petra Haden and Bill Frisell [2005, Sovereign Artists], B+
- Petra Goes to the Movies [2013, Anti-], C+
- The Haden Triplets: The Family Songbook [2020, Trimeter], B+(**)
Luke Haines (1967 )
- Das Capital: The Songwriting Genius of Luke Haines and the Auteurs [2003, Hut], B
- New York in the '70s [2014, Cherry Red], B
- w/Peter Buck: Beat Poetry for Survivalists [2020, Cherry Red], B+(**)
Michael Hall
- Adequate Desire [1994, Dejadisc], A
Hamell on Trial [1996 ]
- Big as Life [1995, Mercury], B+(*)
- The Chord Is Mightier Than the Sword [1997, Mercury], B+(**)
- Choochtown [1999, Such-a-Punch], B+(***)
- Ed's Not Dead Hamell Comes Alive [2000, Such-a-Punch], B+(***)
- Tough Love [2003, Righteous Babe], B+(**)
- Yap [2003, Such-a-Punch Media], B+(**)
- Songs for Parents Who Enjoy Drugs [2006, Righteous Babe], B+(***)
- Rant and Roll [Live From Edinburgh: The Terrorism of Everyday Life] [2007, Righteous Babe], A
- The Happiest Man in the World [2014, New West], B+(**)
- Tackle Box [2017, New West], A
- Big Mouth Strikes Again: Hamell Live [2017, New West], A
- The Night Guy at the Apocalypse: Profiles of a Rushing Midnight [2018, Saustex], B+(*)
- The Pandemic Songs [2020, Saustex], A
Anthony Hamilton
- Comin' From Where I'm From [2003, So So Def/Arista], B+
- Back to Love [2011, RCA], B+(***)
The Handsome Family [1994 ]
- Odessa [1994, Carrot Top], A
- Milk and Scissors [1996, Carrot Top], B+(**)
- Through the Trees [1997, Carrot Top], B+(**)
- Down in the Valley [199497, Independent], A
- In the Air [2000, Carrot Top], A
- Live at Schuba's Tavern [2000, DCN], A
- Twilight [2001, Carrot Top], B+(***)
- Covered and Smothered [19932001, Handsome Family Music], B+(**)
- Singing Bones [2003, Carrot Top], B+(***)
- Last Days of Wonder [2006, Cartot Top], A
- Honey Moon [2009, Carrot Top], B+(**)
- Wilderness [2013, Carrot Top], B+(***)
- Unseen [2016, Loose Music], A
- Hollow [2023, Loose], A
Ben Harper (1969 )
- Bloodline Maintenance [2022, Chrysalis], B+(**)
Clay Harper
- Old Airport Road [2013, Terminus], A
- Bleak Beauty [2018, self-released], B+(*)
- Dirt Yard Street [2020, Casino Music], B+(*)
- They'll Never Miss a Five [2022, Clay Harper Music], B+(*)
Jesse Harris
- While the Music Lasts [2004, Verve Forecast], B
P.J. Harvey (1969 )
- Dry [1992, Indigo], B
- Rid of Me [1993, Indigo], B
- To Bring You My Love [1995, Island], A
- Is This Desire? [1998, Island], B+
- Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea [2000, Island], A
- Uh Huh Her [2004, Island], B+
- White Chalk [2007, Island], B
- w/John Parish: A Woman a Man Walked By [2009, Island], B+(*)
- Let England Shake [2011, Vagrant], B+(***)
- The Hope Six Demolition Project [2015, Vagrant], B+(**)
- I Inside the Old Year Dying [2023, Partisan], B+(*)
Juliana Hatfield (1967 )
- Hey Babe [1992, Mammoth], B+
Lalah Hathaway (1968 )
- Where It All Begins [2011, Stax], B
Lily Haydn
- Light Blue Sun [2003, Private Music], B
Warren Haynes
- Man in Motion [2011, Stax], B
Michael Head (1961 )
- Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band: Dear Scott [2022, Modern Sky], B
Heavenly [1992 ]
- Le Jardin de Heavenly [1992, K], B
- P.U.N.K. Girl [1993, K], B
Heavens to Betsy [1994 ]
- Calculated [1994, Kill Rock Stars], B+
Dylan Hicks (1970 )
- Sings Bolling Greene [2012, Two Deuces], A
- Ad Out [2017, Soft Launch], B+(**)
- Munson-Hicks Party Supplies: Munson-Hicks Party Supplies [2020, Soft Launch], B+(**)
- Accidental Birds [2021, Soft Launch], B+(**)
- Dylan Hicks & Small Screens: Airport Sparrows [2022, Soft Launch], B+(**)
- Dylan Hicks & Small Screens: Modern Flora [2023, Soft Launch], A
Veda Hille (1968 )
- This Riot Life [2008, Ape House], A
His Name Is Alive [1990 ]
- Mouth By Mouth [1993, 4AD], B
- Stars on E.S.P. [1996, 4AD], B+(*)
- Sweet Earth Flower: A Tribute to Marion Brown [20042007, High Two], B
The Hives [1997 ]
- Barely Legal [1997, Burning Heart], B+(*)
- Veni Vidi Vicious [2002, Sire/Burning Heart/Epitaph], A
- Tyrannosaurus Hives [2004, Interscope], B+
- The Black and White Album [2007, A&M/Octone], B+(*)
- Lex Hives [2012, Disques Hives], B+(*)
- The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons [2023, Disques Hives], B+(***)
Louise Hoffsten
- From Linköping to Memphis [2005, Memphis International], B+
Kelly Hogan
- w/Pine Valley Cosmonauts: Beneath the Country Underdog [2000, Bloodshot], B
- I Like to Keep Myself in Pain [2012, Anti-], B+(**)
Malcolm Holcombe (1955 )
- Bits and Pieces [2023, Singular], B+(***)
Hole [1991 ]
- Live Through This [1994, DGC], A
- Nobody's Daughter [2010, Mercury], B+(***)
Peter Holsapple (1956 )
- w/Chris Stamey: Mavericks [1991, Rhino], B
Huggy Bear [19921994]
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Hum [1991 ]
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Idaho [1993 ]
- You Were a Dick [2011, Talitres], B+(*)
Idlewild [1999 ]
- Hope Is Important [1999, Odeon], B+
Imperial Teen [1996 ]
- Seasick [1996, Polygram], A
- What Is Not to Love [1998, Slash], A
- On [2002, Merge], A
- The Hair the TV the Baby and the Band [2007, Merge], A
- Feel the Sound [2012, Merge], B+(***)
Isotope 217 [1997 ]
- The Unstable Molecule [1997, Thrill Jockey], B+(*)
- Utonian_Automatic [1999, Thrill Jockey], B+(***)
Dan Israel
- Seriously [2022, self-released], B+(*)
Jimmy Eat World [1996 ]
- Jimmy Eat World [1998, Fueled by Ramen, EP], B
- Bleed American [2001, Grand Royal], B
Freedy Johnston (1951 )
- The Trouble Tree [1990, Bar/None], A
- Can You Fly [1992, Bar/None], A
- The Way I Were [198692, Bar/None], B+(***)
- This Perfect World [1994, Elektra], A
- Never Home [1997, Elektra], A
- Blue Days Black Nights [1999, Elektra], B
- Right Between the Promises [2001, Elektra], B+(**)
- Rain on the City [2010, None], B+(**)
- Back on the Road to You [2022, Forty Below], B+(**)
Sharon Jones (19562016)
- 100 Days, 100 Nights [2007, Daptone], B
- I Learned the Hard Way [2010, Daptone], B+(*)
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- Soul of a Woman [2016, Daptone], B+(*)
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The Julie Ruin [1998 ]
- Run Fast [2013, Dischord], A
- Hit Reset [2016, Hardly Art], A
Kelis (1979 )
- Kaleidoscope [1999, Virgin], B+
- Tasty [2003, Star Trak/Arista], A
- Flesh Tone [2010, Interscope], B+(*)
- Food [2014, Ninja Tune], B
R. Kelly (1967 )
- R. Kelly [1995, Jive], B
- R [1998, Jive, 2 CD], B+
- Love Letter [2010, Jive], B+(**)
Kaito U.K. [1996 ]
- Band Red [2003, SpinArt], B+
Kid Rock (1971 )
- Devil Without a Cause [1998, Lava/Atlantic], B+
- Live Trucker [2006, Atlantic], B
The Killer Shrews
- The Killer Shrews [1993, Enemy], A
King Creosote
- w/Jon Hopkins: Diamond Mine [2011, Double Six], B+(*)
Kevn Kinney
- A Good Country Mile [2012, self-released], B+(***)
Cheri Knight
- The Northeast Kingdom [1998, E Squared], A
Korn [1992 ]
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 [19942003, Epic/Immortal, CD+DVD], C+
Wayne Kramer (1948 )
- Citizen Wayne [1997, Epitaph], B+
The Kropotkins
- Portents of Love [2015, Mulatta], B+(**)
L.A. Cowboy
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Laddio Bolocko [19971999]
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- In Real Time [1998, Hungarian], A
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Lambchop [1994 ]
- How I Quit Smoking [1996, Merge], B+(*)
- Mr. M [2012, Merge], B+(*)
- FLOTUS [2016, Merge], B
- The Bible [2022, Merge/City Slang], B
Mark Lanegan (19642022)
- Blues Funeral [2012, 4AD], B+(*)
Jon Langford (1958 )
- Skull Orchard [1998, Sugar Free], B+
- Mayors of the Moon [2003, Bloodshot], B+
- All the Fame of Lofty Deeds [2004, Bloodshot], A
- Old Devils [2010, Bloodshot], A
- Skull Orchard Revisited [2011, Bloodshot], A
- Here Be Monsters [2014, In De Goot/Relativity], A
- Jon Langford and the Men of Gwent: The Legend of LL [2015, Country Mile], A
- Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls [2017, Bloodshot], B+(***)
- Jon Langford and the Men of Gwent: President of Wales [2019, Country Mile], B+(***)
- Jon Langford and the Men of Gwent: Lost on Land and Sea [2023, Country Mile], B+(**)
- Jon Langford and the Bright Shiners: Where It Really Starts [2024, Norman], B+(**)
The La's [19901991]
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Latin Playboys [1994 ]
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Kenny Lattimore
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The Lawrence Arms [1999 ]
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The Legendary Shack Shakers [1998 ]
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Annie Lennox (1954 )
Kim Lenz
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Ted Leo (1970 )
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Les Savy Fav [1999 ]
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- Oui, LSF [2024, Frenchkiss], B+(**)
Alison Faith Levy
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Lifter Puller [19972000]
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Lightning Bolt [1999 ]
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Limp Bizkit [1997 ]
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Little Village [1992 ]
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Local H [1995 ]
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London Suede [1992 ]
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- Night Thoughts [2016, Suede], C+
- Suede: Autofiction [2022, BMG], B
Jennifer Lopez (1970 )
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- This Is Me . . . Then [2002, Epic], C
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Mary Lou Lord
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Love Child [1991 ]
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Low [1994 ]
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- C'mon [2011, Sub Pop], C+
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- Ones and Sixes [2015, Sub Pop], B
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Luna [19922004]
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M People [1994 ]
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- Bizarre Fruit [1995, Epic], A
Shane MacGowan (19572023)
- Shane MacGowan & the Popes: The Snake [1995, Warner Brothers], B+
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Machines of Loving Grace [1991 ]
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Magnetic Fields [1989 ]
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- 69 Love Songs [1999, Merge, 3 CD], A
- I [2004, Nonesuch], B
- Distortion [2008, Nonesuch], B+(**)
- Realism [2010, Nonesuch], A
- Love at the Bottom of the Sea [2012, Merge], B+(***)
- 50 Song Memoir [2016, Nonesuch, 5CD], B
- Quickies [2020, Nonesuch], B+(*)
Eleni Mandell (1969 )
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Manic Street Preachers [1991 ]
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Aimee Mann (1960 )
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- Queens of the Summer Hotel [2021, SuperEgo], B+(*)
Marilyn Manson [1994 ]
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J Mascis (1965 )
- Several Shades of Why [2011, Sub Pop], A
- Tied to a Star [2014, Sub Pop], B+(*)
Ray Mason
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Masters of Reality [1988 ]
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Dave Matthews
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Maxwell (1973 )
- Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite [1996, Sony/BMG Canada], B
- BLACKsummers'night [2009, Columbia], B+(*)
- blackSUMMERS'night [2016, Columbia], B
John Mayer (1977 )
- Try! [2005, Aware/Columbia], B+(**)
- Born and Raised [2012, Columbia], B
Maria McKee (1964 )
- You Gotta Sin to Get Saved [1993, Geffen], B
Grant McLennan (19582006)
- G.W. McLennan: Watershed [1991, Beggars Banquet], A
- Fireboy [1994, Atlantic], B+
- Horsebreaker Star [199194, Beggars Banquet], A
- In Your Bright Ray [1996, Beggars Banquet], B+(*)
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Meat Purveyors [1998 ]
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The Mendoza Line [19972007]
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Mercury Rev [1991 ]
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Stephin Merritt (1966 )
- Obscurities [199299, Merge], B+(**)
The Microphones [1999 ]
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Midi, Maxi and Efti [19911992]
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones [1990 ]
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Rhett Miller (1970 )
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- The Believer [2006, Verve Forecast], B+(***)
- Rhett Miller [2009, Shout Factory], A
- The Interpreter: Live at Largo [2011, Maximum Sunshine], B
- The Dreamer [2012, Maximum Sunshine], B+(**)
- The Traveler [2015, ATO], B+(**)
- The Messenger [2018, ATO], B+(**)
- The Misfit [2022, ATO], B+(***)
Mirah (1974 )
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Modest Mouse [1996 ]
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- The Lonesome Crowded West [1997, Up], B+
- Building Nothing Out of Something [199598, Up], B+
- The Moon and Antarctica [2000, Epic], A
- Good News for People Who Love Bad News [2004, Epic], A
- We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank [2007, Epic], A
- No One's First and You're Next [2009, Epic, EP], B+(*)
- Strangers to Ourselves [2015, Columbia], B+(**)
- The Golden Casket [2021, Epic], B+(**)
Mogwai [1997 ]
- Hardcore Will Never Die, but You Will [2011, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- As the Love Continues [2021, Temporary Residence], B
Abra Moore (1969 )
- On the Way [2007, Sarathan], B
Thurston Moore (1958 )
- Psychic Hearts [199495, Gefen], B+(**)
- Trees Outside the Academy [2007, Ecstatic Peace], B+(**)
- Demolished Thoughts [2010, Matador], B+(*)
- w/Frank Rosaly: Marshmallow Moon Decorum [2012, Corbett vs. Dempsey], B+(*)
- The Best Day [2014, Matador], A
- Rock N Roll Consciousness [2017, Caroline], B+(*)
- By the Fire [2020, Daydream Library], B+(**)
- Flow Critical Lucidity [2024, Daydream Library Series], B+(**)
Alanis Morissette (1974 )
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- Under Rug Swept [2002, Maverick], B+
- So-Called Chaos [2004, Maverick], B+
Motorpsycho [1990 ]
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Mount Analog [1997 ]
- New Skin [2004, Film Guerrero], B
Mountain Goats [1995 ]
- All Hail West Texas [2002, Merge], B+(***)
- Tallahassee [2002, 4AD], A
- We Shall All Be Healed [2004, 4AD], A
- The Sunset Tree [2004, 4AD], A
- Heretic Pride [2008, 4AD], A
- The Life of the World to Come [2009, 4AD], B+(***)
- All Eternals Deck [2011, Merge], B+(***)
- Transcendental Youth [2012, Merge], B+(***)
- Beat the Champ [2015, Merge], A
- Goths [2017, Merge], B+(***)
- In League With Dragons [2019, Merge], B+(**)
- Songs for Pierre Chuvin [2020, Merge], B+(**)
- Getting Into Knives [2020, Merge], B+(***)
- Dark in Here [2021, Merge], A
- Bleed Out [2022, Merge], A
- Jenny From Thebes [2023, Merge], B+(**)
M2M [1999 ]
- Shades of Purple [2000, Atlantic], B+
The Muffs [1993 ]
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The Murmurs [1994 ]
- Pristine Smut [1997, MCA], B+
Mushroom [1997 ]
- Glazed Popems [2004, Black Beauty, 2 CD], B+
- w/Eddie Gale: Joint Happening [2007, Hyena], B+(**)
- Songs of Dissent: Live at the Make Out Room 8/9/19 [2019, Alchemikal Artz], B+(**)
My Morning Jacket [1999 ]
- It Still Moves [2003, ATO], B
- Evil Urges [2008, ATO], B+(*)
- Circuital [2011, ATO], B
Nada Surf [1996 ]
- Let Go [2002, Barsuk], A
Matt Nathanson (1973 )
- Modern Love [2011, Vanguard], B
Meshell Ndegeocello (1968 )
- Peace Beyond Passion [1996, Warner Brothers], B
- Bitter [1999, Warner Brothers], B+
- Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape [2002, Maverick], A
- The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel [2003, Shanachie], B+
- Pour Une Âme Souveraine: A Dedication to Nina Simone [2012, Naïve], B+(*)
- Ventriloquism [2018, Naïve], B+(*)
- The Omnichord Real Book [2023, Blue Note], B+(*)
- No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin [2024, Blue Note], B+(**)
The Neckbones [1997 ]
- Souls on Fire [1997, Epitaph], A
Neutral Milk Hotel [1996 ]
- On Avery Island [1995, Merge], B+(*)
- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea [1998, Merge], B+(**)
Cyril Neville (1948 )
- Magic Honey [2013, Ruf], B+(***)
New Radicals [1997 ]
- Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too [1998, MCA], B+
Niacin [1997 ]
- Organik [2005, Magna Carta], B
Jeb Loy Nichols
- Lovers Knot [1997, Capitol], B
- Country Hustle [2017, Inkind], B
No Doubt [1992 ]
- Return of Saturn [2000, Interscope], B
No-Man [1994 ]
- Schoolyard Ghosts [2008, K-Scope, CD+DVD], B+(*)
The Notwist [1990 ]
- The Notwist [1991, Subway], B+(*)
- Vertigo Days [2021, Morr Music], B+(**)
'N Sync [1998 ]
- Celebrity [2001, Jive], B
Oasis [1993 ]
- Definitely Maybe [1994, Epic], B+(*)
- (What's the Story) Morning Glory? [1995, Epic], B+
- Be Here Now [1997, Epic], B+(*)
Oblivians [1995 ]
- Desperation [2013, In the Red], A
Of Montreal [1997 ]
- Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? [2007, Polyvinyl], C+
- False Priest [2010, Polyvinyl], A
- Paralytic Stalks [2012, Polyvinyl], B
Old 97's [1992 ]
- Hitchhike to Rhome [1994, Big Iron], B+(**)
- Wreck Your Life [1995, Bloodshot], B+(***)
- Too Far to Care [1997, Elektra], B
- Fight Songs [1999, Elektra], A
- Satellite Rides [2001, Elektra], A
- Hit by a Train: The Best of Old 97's [19942001, Rhino], B+(***)
- Drag It Up [2004, New West], B+
- Blame It on Gravity [2008, New West], A
- Mimeograph [2010, New West, EP], B+(*)
- The Grand Theatre: Volume One [2010, New West], B+(***)
- The Grand Theatre Vol. 2 [2010, New West], B+(**)
- Most Messed Up [2014, ATO], A
- Graveyard Whistling [2017, ATO], B+(***)
- Twelfth [2020, ATO], B+(***)
- American Primitive [2024, ATO], B+(*)
Bill Orcutt (1962 )
- How the Thing Sings [2011, Editions Mego], C+
- Music for Four Guitars [2021, Palilalia], B+(**)
- Jump on It [2023, Palilalia], B+(*)
- Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet: Four Guitars Live [2023, Palilalia], A
Beth Orton (1970 )
- Central Reservation [1999, Arista], B+
- Weather Alive [2022, Partisan], B+(**)
Joan Osborne
- Relish [1995, Polygram], B+
Palace
- Lost Blues and Other Songs [199397, Palace Records/Drag City], B+
Pavement [19901999]
- Slay Tracks: 19331969 [1989, Treble Kicker, EP], A
- Demolition Plot J-7 [1989, Drag City, EP], B+(*)
- Perfect Sound Forever [1989, Drag City, EP], B+(**)
- Slanted and Enchanted [1992, Matador], A
- Westing (by Musket and Sextant) [198993, Drag City], B+
- Watery Domestic [1993, Matador], B+
- Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain [1993, Matador], A+
- Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: L.A.'s Desert Origins [199394, Matador, 2CD], A
- Wowee Zowee! [1995, Matador], A
- Brighten the Corners [1997, Capitol], A
- Terror Twilight [1999, Matador], A
Pearl Jam [1991 ]
- Ten [1991, Epic], B
- Vitalogy [1994, Epic], B+
- Yield [1998, Epic], B+(*)
- Gigaton [2020, Monkeywrench/Republic], B
Pedro the Lion [1997 ]
- Phoenix [2019, Polyinyl], B+(*)
Pepe Deluxé [1999 ]
- Queen of the Wave [2012, Catskills], B+(**)
The Pernice Brothers [1997 ]
- Yours, Mine and Ours [2003, Ashmont], B+(*)
- Discover a Lovelier You [2005, Ashmont], A
- Goodbye, Killer [2010, Ashmont], B+(***)
- Spread the Feeling [2019, Ashmont], B+(*)
Liz Phair (1967 )
- The Girly Sound Tapes [1991, Matador, 3CD], B+(***)
- Exile in Guyville [1993, Matador], A
- Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Boxset [199193, Matador, 3CD], A
- Whip-Smart [1994, Matador], B+
- Juvenilia [199194, Matador, EP], B
- Whitechocolatespaceegg [1998, Matador], B
- Liz Phair [2003, Capitol], B+
- Funstyle [2010, Rocket Science Ventures, 2CD], A
- Soberish [2021, Chrysalis], B+(***)
Sarah Pierce [1991 ]
- Love's the Only Way [2003, Little Bear], B
Pineapple Thief [1999 ]
- Tightly Unwound [2008, K Scope], B+(*)
Pink Martini [1997 ]
- Hang On Little Tomato [2004, Heinz], B+
- Hey Eugene! [20052006, Heinz], A
- Get Happy [2013, Heinz], B+(***)
- w/The Von Trapps: Dream a Little Dream [2013, Heinz], B+(*)
- Je Dis Oui [2016, Heinz], B+(*)
Placebo [1996 ]
- Meds [2006, Virgin], B+(***)
- Covers [19972005, Virgin], B+(*)
- Never Let Me Go [2022, So/Elevator Lady], B+(*)
Polvo [19921997]
- In Prism [2009, Merge], B+(***)
- Siberia [2013, Merge], B+(**)
The Popinjays [1990 ]
- Flying Down to Mono Valley [1993, Epic], B+
John Popper (1967 )
- w/DJ Logic: The John Popper Project [2006, Relix], B+(*)
Portastatic [1994 ]
- w/Ken Vandermark, Tim Mulvenna: The Perfect Little Door [2001, Merge], B+(**)
Chuck Prophet (1963 )
- The Hurting Business [2000, Hightone], A
- Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins [2017, Yep Roc], B+(*)
Quasi [1997 ]
- Featuring Birds [1998, Up], B
- American Gong [2010, Kill Rock Stars], B+(**)
- Breaking the Balls of History [2023, Sub Pop], B
Queens of the Stone Age [1998 ]
- Rated R [2000, Interscope], B+
- . . . Like Clockwork [2013, Matador], B
- Villains [2017, Matador], B
- In Times New Roman . . . [2023, Matador], B
Radiohead [1993 ]
- Pablo Honey [1993, Capitol], B+(**)
- The Bends [1995, Capitol], B
- OK Computer [1997, Capitol], B+
- Kid A [2000, Capitol], B
- Amnesiac [2001, Capitol], B
- Hail to the Thief [2003, Capitol], B+(*)
- In Rainbows [2007, TBD], A
- The King of Limbs [2011, TBD], B
- A Moon Shaped Pool [2016, XL], B
Rage Against the Machine [1992 ]
- Rage Against the Machine [1992, Epic], B+
- Evil Empire [1996, Epic], B+
- Live and Rare [199396, Sony], B+
- The Battle of Los Angeles [1999, Epic], B
Railroad Jerk [1990 ]
- The Third Rail [1996, Matador], B+
Rancid [1993 ]
- . . . And Out Come the Wolves [1995, Epitaph], A
- Life Won't Wait [1998, Epitaph], A
- Rancid [2000, Epitaph], B
- Indestructible [2003, Hellcat], A
The Rapture [1999 ]
- Echoes [2003, Strummer/Universal], B+
- Pieces of the People We Love [2006, Universal Motown], A
- In the Grace of Your Love [2011, DFA], B+(**)
The Real McCoy [1994 ]
- Another Night [1995, Arista], A
The Reatards [19982005]
- Teenage Hate / Fuck Elvis Here's the Reatards [1998, Goner], B+(***)
Vernon Reid
- Mistaken Identity [1996, 550 Music/Epic], B
- Free Form Funky Freqs: Urban Mythology: Volume One [2007, Thirsty Ear], B+(**)
- Free Form Funky Freqs: Hymn of the 3rd Galaxy [20202021, Ropeadope], B+(*)
The Revelators
- We Told You Not to Cross Us . . . [20th Anniversary Edition] [1997, Crypt], B+(***)
- Let a Poor Boy Ride . . . [1998, Crypt], A
Richmond Fontaine [1997 ]
- Winnemucca [2002, El Cortez], B+(***)
- The High Country [2011, El Cortez], B
- You Can't Go Back if There's Nothing to Go Back To [2016, Fluff & Gravy], B+(***)
Ride [1990 ]
- Nowhere [1990, Sire], B+(***)
- Going Blank Again [1992, Sire], B+
- Interplay [2024, Wichita], B+(*)
Amy Rigby (1959 )
- Diary of a Mod Housewife [1996, Koch], A
- A One Way Ticket to My Life [198797, Southern Domestic], B+(***)
- Middlescence [1998, Koch], A
- The Sugar Tree [2000, Koch], A
- 18 Again: An Anthology [19962000, Koch], A
- Amy Rigby Live at Cat's Cradle 02/26/2003 [2003, self-released], B+(**)
- Til the Wheels Fall Off [2003, Signature Sounds], A
- Little Fugitive [2005, Signature Sounds], A
- The Old Guys [2018, Southern Domestic], A
- Cut and Run [2022, Southern Domestic], B+(**)
- Cut Two [2023, Southern Domestic], B+(**)
- Hang in There With Me [2024, Tapete], A
Robyn (1979 )
- Robyn Is Here [1995, RCA], B+(**)
- My Truth [1999, RCA], B+(**)
- Robyn [2005, Konichiwa/Interscope], A
- Body Talk, Pt. 1 [2010, Konichiwa, EP], B+(**)
- Body Talk, Pt. 2 [2010, Konichiwa, EP], B
- Body Talk, Pt. 3 [2010, Konichiwa, EP], B+(***)
- Body Talk [2010, Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope], A
- w/La Bagatelle Magique: Love Is Free [2015, Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope, EP], A
- Honey [2018, Konichiwa/Interscope], B+(**)
Rodan
- Fifteen Quiet Years [199294, Quarterstick], A
Ruby [1995 ]
- Waiting for Light [2014, self-released], B+(**)
Matthew Ryan (1971 )
- In the Dusk of Everything [2012, self-released], B+(**)
Raphael Saadiq (1966 )
- Instant Vintage [2002, Universal], A
- The Way I See It [2008, Columbia], A
- Stone Rollin' [2011, Columbia], A
- Jimmy Lee [2019, Columbia], A
The Sadies [1998 ]
- Precious Moments [1998, Bloodshot], B+
- New Seasons [2007, Yep Roc], B+(**)
- Internal Sounds [2013, Yep Roc], B+(**)
- Northern Passages [2017, Yep Roc], B+(*)
- Colder Streams [2022, Yep Roc], B
Saint Etienne [1992 ]
- So Tough [1993, Warner Brothers], B
- Good Humor [1998, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Sound of Water [2000, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Finisterre [2002, Mantra], B+(**)
- Travel Edition 19902005 [19912004, Sub Pop], B+(***)
- Words and Music by Saint Etienne [2012, Heavenly], B+(**)
- Home Counties [2017, Heavenly], B+(***)
- I've Been Trying to Tell You [2021, Heavenly], B+(**)
Sammy [1994 ]
- Tales of Great Neck Glory [1996, Geffen], B
Sarge [19961999]
- The Glass Intact [1998, Mud], B+
- Distant [2000, Mud], B+(**)
Scud Mountain Boys [19951997]
- The Early Year: Pine Box and Dance the Night Away [1995, Sub Pop, 2 CD], B
Seefeel [1993 ]
- Seefeel [2011, Warp], B+(**)
Seven Year Bitch [1992 ]
- !Viva Zapata! [1994, Volcano], A
The Shams [19931994]
- Quilt [1993, Matador], A
- Sedusia [1994, Matador], B+
The Shins [1999 ]
- Chutes Too Narrow [2003, Sub Pop], A
- Wincing the Night Away [2007, Sub Pop], B
- Port of Morrow [2012, Columbia], B+(*)
- Heartworms [2017, Columbia], B+(*)
Sigur Rós [1997 ]
- Valtari [2012, XL], B+(*)
- Kveikur [2013, XL], B
- Atta [2023, Krunk/BMG], B
Silkworm [19922005]
- In the West [1994, Comedy Minus One], B+(***)
- Developer [1997, Matador], B+
- Lifestyle [2000, Touch and Go], A
- Italian Platinum [2002, Touch and Go], B+
1617 [19881999]
- Phantom Limb [19852018, Trost], B
Slash (1965 )
- Slash's Snakepit: It's Five O'Clock Somewhere [1995, Geffen], B+
Sleater-Kinney [19952005]
- Sleater-Kinney [1995, Chainsaw], B+(**)
- Call the Doctor [1995, Chainsaw], B+
- Dig Me Out [1997, Kill Rock Stars], B
- The Hot Rock [1999, Kill Rock Stars], B+
- All Hands on the Bad One [2000, Kill Rock Stars], B+
- One Beat [2002, Kill Rock Stars], B+
- The Woods [2004, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- No Cities to Love [2015, Sub Pop], B+(*)
- Live in Paris [2015, Sub Pop], B+(*)
- The Center Won't Hold [2019, Mom + Pop], B
- Path of Wellness [2021, Mom + Pop], B+(*)
- Little Rope [2204, Loma Vista], B
Sleep
- The Sciences [2018, Third Man], B+(*)
Sloan [1992 ]
- Smeared [1993, Geffen], B
- The Double Cross [2011, Yep Roc], B
- 12 [2018, Yep Roc], B
Slobberbone [1996 ]
- Crow Pot Pie [1996, New West], B+
- Barrel Chested [1997, New West], B
Slowdive [1991 ]
- Slowdive [2017, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
- Everything Is Alive [2023, Dead Oceans], B+(**)
Smash Mouth [1997 ]
- Fush Yu Mang [1997, Interscope], B
Smashing Pumpkins [1991 ]
- Gish [1991, Caroline], B
- Siamese Dream [1993, Virgin], B
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [1995, Virgin, 2 CD], B
- Oceania [2011, Martha's Music/EMI], B
Elliott Smith (19692003)
- Either/Or [1997, Kill Rock Stars], B
- XO [1998, Dreamworks], B+
- From the Basement on the Hill [2003, Anti-], C+
- An Introduction to Elliott Smith [19942003, Kill Rock Stars], B
Son Volt [1995 ]
- Trace [1995, Warner Brothers], B
- Honky Tonk [2013, Rounder], B+(*)
- Union [2019, Transmit Sound], B+(*)
- Day of the Doug: The Songs of Doug Sahm [2023, Transmit Sound], B+(*)
Songs: Ohia
- Magnolia Electric Co. [2003, Secretly Canadian, 2CD], B+(***)
Soul Coughing [1994 ]
- Ruby Vroom [1994, Slash/Warner Brothers], A
- El Oso [1998, Warner Brothers], B+
Britney Spears (1981 )
- . . . Baby One More Time [1998, Jive], B+(**)
- Oops! . . . I Did It Again [2000, Jive], B+
- Britney [2001, Jive], B+(***)
- In the Zone [2003, Jive], B
- Greatest Hits: My Prerogative [19982004, Jive/Zomba], B+(***)
- Blackout [2007, Jive], B+(***)
- Circus [2008, Jive], B+(*)
- Femme Fatale [2011, Jive], A
- The Essential Britney Spears [19982012, RCA/Legacy, 2CD], A
- Britney Jean [2013, RCA], B
- Glory [2016, RCA], A
Jon Spencer (1965 )
- Spencer Gets It Lit [2022, In the Red], B
The Spin Doctors [1991 ]
- Turn It Upside Down [1994, Epic], B
Spiritualized [1991 ]
- Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space [1997, Arista/Dedicated], A
- Sweet Heart, Sweet Light [2012, Fat Possum], B
- And Nothing Hurt [2018, Double Six/Fat Possum], A
- Everything Was Beautiful [2022, Double Six/Fat Possum], B+(*)
Spitboy [19901995]
- Body of Work (19901995): All the Songs [199095, Don Giovanni], B+(*)
Spoon [1996 ]
- Telephono [1996, Matador], B+(***)
- A Series of Sneaks [1998, Elektra], A
- Girls Can Tell [2001, Merge], B+
- Kill the Moonlight [2002, Merge], A
- Gimme Fiction [2005, Merge], B+(***)
- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga [2007, Merge], A
- Transference [2010, Merge], B+(***)
- They Want My Soul [2014, Anti-], A
- Hot Thoughts [2017, Matador], B+(***)
- Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon [20012019, Matador], B+(***)
- Lucifer on the Sofa [2022, Matador], B+(***)
Squirrel Nut Zippers [1995 ]
Lisa Stansfield (1965 )
- Affection [1990, Arista], A
Stereolab [1992 ]
- Peng! [1992, Too Pure], B+(**)
- Switched On [199091, Slumberland], B+(**)
- Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements [1993, Elektra, 2CD], B+(***)
- Mars Audiac Quintet [1994, Elektra], B+(**)
- Refried Ectoplasm [Switched On Volume 2] [199293, Drag City], B+(***)
- Emperor Tomato Ketchup [1996, Elektra], A
- Dots and Loops [1997, Elektra], B
- Aluminum Tunes [Switched On Volume 3] [199497, Drag City, 2CD], B+(*)
- Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night [1999, Elektra], B
- Serene Velocity: A Stereolab Anthology [19932003, Rhino/Electra], B+(**)
- Chemical Chords [2008, 4AD], B+(**)
- Electrically Possessed [Switched On, Volume 4] [19992008, Duophonic/Warp, 2CD], B+(***)
- Pulse of the Early Brain [Switched On, Volume 5] [19922008, Duophonic/Warp, 2CD], B+(**)
Kelley Stoltz (1971 )
- To Dreamers [2010, Sub Pop], B+(**)
Angie Stone
Sublime [19921998]
Sugar [19921995]
- Copper Blue [1992, Rykodisc], B
- File Under: Easy Listening [1994, Rykodisc], C+
The Sun Sawed in 1/2 [1992 ]
- Before the Fall [2022, self-released, EP], B
Sunny Day Real Estate [1994 ]
Super Furry Animals [1995 ]
- Fuzzy Logic [1996, Creation/Epic], B
Swervedriver [1990 ]
- Mezcal Head [1993, A&M], B+(**)
- I Wasn't Born to Lose You [2015, Cobraside], B
System of a Down [1998 ]
- Toxicity [2001, American], B+(*)
Team Dresch [1994 ]
- Personal Best [1994, Jealous Butcher], B+(*)
- Captain My Captain [1996, Chainsaw/Candyass], B
- Choices, Chances, Changes: Singles and Comptracks 19942000 [19942000, Jealous Butcher], B+(*)
Teddybears [1993 ]
- Soft Machine [2006, Big Beat/Atlantic], A
- Devil's Music [2010, Big Beat/Atlantic], A
Teenage Fanclub [1990 ]
- Bandwagonesque [1991, DGC], B+(*)
- Here [2016, Merge], B
Tegan and Sara [1999 ]
- The Con [2007, Vapor], B+(**)
- Sainthood [2009, Vapor/Sire], A
- Get Along [2011, Vapor/Sire], B+(**)
- Heartthrob [2013, Vapor/Sire], B+(**)
- Love You to Death [2016, Vapor], A
- Hey, I'm Just Like You [2019, Warner Brothers], B+(**)
- Crybaby [2022, Mom + Pop], B+(***)
That Dog [1994 ]
- Totally Crushed Out [1995, DGC], B+
- Retreat from the Sun [1997, DGC], A
- Old LP [2019, UMe], A
Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments [1995 ]
- Bait and Switch [1995, Warner Brothers], A
- Straight to Video [1997, Anyway], B+(***)
- No Old Guy Lo-Fi Cry [2000, Rockathon], B+(***)
Tiger [1996 ]
- Shining in the Wood [1996, Bar/None], B+
Le Tigre [1999 ]
- Le Tigre [1999, Mr. Lady], A
- Feminist Sweepstakes [2001, Mr. Lady], A
- This Island [2004, Island], A
Tindersticks [1992 ]
- The Something Rain [20102011, Constellation], B+(*)
TLC [19911999]
- Ooooooohhh . . . On the TLC Tip [1992, La Face], B
- CrazySexyCool [1994, La Face], B+(**)
- Fanmail [1999, La Face], B+(***)
Tortoise [1994 ]
- TNT [1998, Thrill Jockey], B+
- Beacons of Ancestorship [2009, Thrill Jockey], B+(***)
Trailer Bride [1997 ]
- Whine de Lune [1999, Bloodshot], A
Travis [1997 ]
- The Man Who [1999, Epic/Indipendiente], C+
Chandler Travis
- Chandler Travis Philharmonic Blows! [2010, Sonic Trout], B+(**)
- This Is What Bears Look Like Under Water [2012, Iddy Biddy], B+(**)
Umphrey's McGee [1997 ]
- Zonkey [2016, Nothing Too Fancy], B+(**)
Uncle Tupelo [19901994]
- No Depression [1990, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- Anodyne [1993, Rhino/Sire], B+(*)
Usher (1978 )
- Raymond V Raymond [2010, LaFace], B+(*)
- Versus [2010, LaFace, EP], B+(*)
- Looking 4 Myself [2012, RCA], B+(*)
Utah Saints [1991 ]
- Utah Saints [1992, London], A
Uz Jsme Doma
- Hollywood [1993, Skoda], B+(**)
Laura Veirs (1973 )
- Carbon Glacier [2004, Nonesuch], B+
- Saltbreakers [2007, Nonesuch], B+(*)
- Found Light [2022, Bella Union], B+(**)
Veruca Salt [1994 ]
- American Thighs [1994, Geffen], B+
- Resolver [2000, Beyond], B+
- Ghost Notes [2015, El Camino], A
Vinx
- Love Never Comes Too Late [2012, Dreamsicle Arts], B+(*)
The Waco Brothers [1995 ]
- To the Last Dead Cowboy [1995, Bloodshot], A
- Cowboy in Flames [1997, Bloodshot], B+
- Do You Think About Me? [1997, Bloodshot], B+
- Wacoworld [1999, Bloodshot], B+
- Electric Waco Chair [2000, Bloodshot], A
- New Deal [2002, Bloodshot], A
- Freedom and Weep [2005, Bloodshot], A
- Resist! [19952005, Bloodshot], A
- Waco Express: Live and Kickin' at Schuba's Tavern Chicago [2008, Bloodshot], B+(***)
- Cabaret Showtime [2015, Bloodshot], B+(**)
- Going Down in History [2016, Bloodshot], B+(***)
- The Men That God Forgot [2023, Plenty Tuff], B+(**)
Rufus Wainwright (1974 )
- Rufus Wainwright [1998, DreamWorks], B
- Out of the Game [2012, Decca], B
- Unfollow the Rules [2020, BMG], B
- Folkocracy [2023, BMG], B
Weezer [1994 ]
- Weezer [Blue Album] [1994, DGC], B
- Pinkerton [1996, Geffen], B+(*)
Paul Weller (1958 )
- 22 Dreams [2008, Yep Roc], B
- Sonik Kicks [2012, Island], B
- On Sunset [2020, Polydor], B
Paul Westerberg (1959 )
- 14 Songs [1993, Sire], B+
Whale [1994 ]
- We Care [1995, Virgin], A
Caron Wheeler (1963 )
- Beach of the War Goddess [1993, Capitol], B+(*)
Whiskeytown [1996 ]
- Stranger's Almanac [1997, Outpost], B
The White Stripes [1999 ]
- The White Stripes [1999, Sympathy for the Record Industry], B+
- De Stijl [2000, Sympathy for the Record Industry], B
- White Blood Cells [2001, Sympathy for the Record Industry], A
- Elephant [2003, V2], B+
- Get Behind Me Satan [2005, V2], A
- Icky Thump [2007, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
- My Sister Thanks You and I Thank You: Greatest Hits [19982007, Third Man], B+(***)
- Under Great White Northern Lights [2010, Warner Brothers], B
Wilco [1995 ]
- A.M. [1995, Sire], A
- Being There [1996, Sire/Reprise, 2 CD], B+
- Summer Teeth [1999, Warner Brothers], B+(**)
- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot [2002, Nonesuch], A
- A Ghost Is Born [2004, Nonesuch], B
- Sky Blue Sky [2007, Nonesuch], B+(***)
- Wilco (The Album) [2009, Nonesuch], B+(**)
- The Whole Love [2011, Anti-], B+(**)
- What's Your 20? Essential Tracks 19942014 [19942014, Nonesuch, 2CD], A
- Star Wars [2015, dBpm], B+(***)
- Schmilco [2016, dBpm], B+(*)
- Ode to Joy [2019, dBpm], B+(*)
- Cruel Country [2022, dBpm], B+(***)
- Cousin [2023, dBpm], B+(*)
- Hot Sun Cool Shroud [2024, dBpm, EP], B+(*)
Kathryn Williams (1974 )
- w/Withered Hand: Willson Williams [2024, One Little Independent], B+(*)
Robbie Williams
- The Ego Has Landed [1999, Capitol], B+
Tommy Womack (1962 )
- Stubborn [2000, Sideburn], B+(**)
- Circus Town [2002, Sideburn], A
- The Tommy Womack Band: Washington D.C. [2002, self-released], B+(***)
- There, I Said It [2007, Cedar Creek], B+(***)
- Now What! [2012, Cedar Creek], A
- Namaste [2016, self-released], A
- I Thought I Was Fine [2021, Schoolkids], A
- 30 Years Shot to Hell: An Anthology [19872017, Schoolkids, 2CD], A
Nicole Wray (1979 )
- Lady Wray: Piece of Me [2022, Big Crown], A
The Wrens [1994 ]
- The Meadowlands [2003, Absolutely Kosher], B+
Steve Wynn (1960 )
- Crossing Dragon Bridge [2008, Blue Rose], B+(**)
- Northern Aggression [2010, Yep Roc], B+(**)
Zebrahead [1998 ]
- Get Nice [2011, Rude], B
Various Artists
- Born to Choose [1993, Rykodisc], B
- ESPN Presents Slam Jams, Vol. 1 [(1997), Tommy Boy], A
- For a Life of Sin: A Compilation of Insurgent Chicago Country [1994, Bloodshot], B
- Hot Luv: The Ultimate Dance Songs Collection [(1996), EMI], A
- Make 'Em Mokum Crazy [199596, Mokum], A
- Making Singles, Drinking Doubles [199499, Bloodshot], B+(***)
- MTV Party to Go, Vol. 4 [1993, Tommy Boy], A
- MTV: The First 1000 Years: R&B [(1999), Rhino], A
- MTV's AMP [199697, Caroline], B+(**)
- MTV's AMP 2 [1998, Caroline], B+
- Now That's What I Call 90s Pop [199099, UMG/Sony], A
- Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons [1999, Almo], A
- Southeast of Saturn: Michigan Shoegaze/Dream Pop/Space Rock, B+(*)
- Strip Jointz [(1997), Robbins], B
- Sugar and Poison [197189, Virgin, 2CD], B+(***)
- Totally Hits [1999, Arista], B
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