Rock (2000s) (Reference)
The reference list includes records that have been obtained and/or rated
(in blue) as well as many other records that have been recommended from
various sources.
!!! [2001 ]
- Louden Up Now [2004, Touch and Go]
Abe Vigoda [2007 ]
- Skeleton [2008, PPM], B
- Reviver [2009, PPM, EP]
- Crush [2010, PPM]
Aberfeldy [2004 ]
- Young Forever [2004, Rough Trade]
Acid Mothers Temple [2000 ]
- Wild Gals a Go-Go [2000, Swordfish]
- Terry Riley: In C [2002, Squealer]
- Does the Cosmic Shepard Dream of Electric Tapirs? [2004, United States of Distribution]
- Crystal Rainbow Pyramid Under the Stars [2007, Important]
Justin Adams
- w/Juldeh Camara: Soul Science [2007, World Village], B+(**)
- w/Juldeh Camara: Tell No Lies [20082009, Real World], B+(**)
Ryan Adams (1974 )
- Heartbreaker [2000, Bloodshot], B
- Gold [2001, Lost Highway], B
- Demolition [2002, Lost Highway], B
- Rock N Roll [2003, Lost Highway]
- Love Is Hell Pt. 1 [2003, Lost Highway, EP]
- Love Is Hell Pt. 2 [2003, Lost Highway, EP]
- Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: Cold Roses [2005, Lost Highway]
- 29 [2005, Lost Highway]
- Easy Tiger [2007, Lost Highway], C+
- Cardinology [2008, Lost Highway]
- Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: Follow the Lights [2009, Lost Highway]
- Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: Cardinology [2009, Lost Highway]
- III/IV [2010, Paxamerican]
- Cold Roses [2011, Lost Highway, 2CD]
- Ashes and Fire [2011, Capitol], B+(*)
- Ryan Adams [2014, Blue Note], B
- Prisoner [2017, Blue Note], B+(*)
Adele (1988 )
- 19 [2008, XL]
- 21 [2010, XL], B
- 25 [2015, XL], B
- 30 [2021, Columbia], B
Adebisi Shank [2008 ]
- This Is the Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank [2008, Richter Collective]
- This Is the Second Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank [2011, Sargent House], B
Adult. [2001 ]
- Anxiety Always [2003, Ersatz Audio]
- The Way Things Fall [2013, Ghostly International], A
- Becoming Undone [2022, Dais], B+(***)
Aereogramme [2001 ]
- A Story in White [2001, Matador]
- Sleep and Release [2003, Matador]
- Seclusion [2006, Sonic Unyon]
Air France [2008 ]
- No Way Down [2008, Something in Construction]
Poppy Ajudha
- The Power in Us [2022, Virgin], B+(*)
Carrie Akre
Akron/Family [2005 ]
- Akron/Family [20032004, Young God]
- Love Is Simple [2007, Young God], B
Damon Albarn (1968 )
- Mali Music [2002, Astralwerks], A
- Dr. Dee [2012, Virgin], C+
- Everyday Robots [2014, Parlophone], B+(*)
- The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows [2021, Transgressive], B+(*)
Alela Diane (1983 )
- To Be Still [2009, Rough Trade], B+(*)
Alexisonfire [2002 ]
- Otherness [2022, Dine Alone]
Alfie [2000 ]
- If You Happy with You Need Do Nothing [2001, Twisted Nerve]
- A Word in Your Ear [2002, Twisted Nerve]
Lily Allen (1985 )
- Alright, Still . . . [2007, Capitol], A
- It's Not Me, It's You [2009, Capitol], A+
- Sheezus [2014, Warner Brothers/Regal], A
- No Shame [2018, Parlophone], A
Aly and AJ
- A Touch of the Beat Gets You Up on Your Feet Gets You Out and Then Into the Sun [2021, Aly & AJ Music], B+(*)
Ambulance LTD [2003 ]
- Ambulance LTD [2004, TVT]
Amen Dunes [2009 ]
- DIA [2009, Locust]
- Through Donkey Jaw [2011, Sacred Bones]
- Freedom [2018, Sacred Bones], B+(*)
American Aquarium [2006 ]
- Things Change [2018, New West], B+(***)
- Lamentations [2020, New West], B+(**)
Amerie (1980 )
- All I Have [2002, Columbia/Rise]
- Because I Love It [2007, Columbia]
Emil Amos
- Zone Black [2023, Drag City], B+(*)
An Horse [2009 ]
- Rearrange Beds [2009, Mom & Pop], A
- Walls [2011, Mom & Pop], B+(***)
Angry Angles
- Angry Angles [2005, Goner], B+(**)
Animal Collective [2000 ]
- Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished [2000, Fat Cat]
- Here Comes the Indian [2003, Paw Tracks]
- Sung Tongs [2004, Fat Cat], C+
- Feels [2005, Fat Cat], B+(*)
- Strawberry Jam [2007, Domino], B+(*)
- Fall Be Kind [2009, Domino, EP]
- Merriweather Post Pavilion [2009, Domino], B+(*)
- Centipede Hz [2012, Domino], B
- Painting With [2016, Domino], B+(*)
- Time Skiffs [2022, Domino], B
Anohni (1971 )
- Hopelessness [2016, Secretly Canadian], B+(*)
- My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross [2023, Secretly Canadian], B+(**)
Antelope [2007 ]
- Reflector [2007, Dischord]
The Antlers [2006 ]
- In the Attic of the Universe [2007, Fall]
- Hospice [20072008, Frenchkiss], B+(**)
- Burst Apart [2011, Frenchkiss], B+(***)
Antony and the Johnsons [2000 ]
- I Am a Bird Now [2005, Secretly Canadian]
- The Crying Light [2009, Secretly Canadian]
- Swanlights [2010, Secretly Canadian], B
Aranda [2008 ]
- Aranda [2008, Aranda Music], B
Arbouretum [2006 ]
- The Gathering [2011, Thrill Jockey], B
Arcade Fire [2004 ]
- Funeral [2004, Merge], B+
- Neon Bible [2007, Merge], A
- The Suburbs [2010, Merge], A
- Reflektor [2013, Merge, 2CD], A
- Everything Now [2017, Columbia], A
- We [2022, Columbia], B+(***)
Archie Bronson Outfit
- Derdang Derdang [2006, Domino], B
- Coconut [2010, Domino], B+(***)
Architecture in Helsinki [2004 ]
- Fingers Crossed [2004, Bar/None]
- In Case We Die [2005, Bar/None]
- Moment Bends [2011, V2], B+(***)
Arctic Monkeys [2005 ]
- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not [2006, Domino], A
- Favourite Worst Nightmare [2007, Domino], B+(***)
- Humbug [2009, Domino], B
- Suck It and See [2011, Domino], B
- AM [2013, Domino], B
- Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino [2018, Domino], C+
- Car [2022, Domino], B
India Arie
- Acoustic Soul [2001, Motown], B+
The Armed [2009 ]
- Ultrapop [2021, Sargent House], B
Art Brut [2005 ]
- Bang Bang Rock & Roll [2005, Downtown], A
- It's a Bit Complicated [2007, Downtown], B+(**)
- Art Brut vs Satan [2009, Downtown], A
- Brilliant! Tragic! [2011, Cooking Vinyl], B+(***)
- Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out! [2018, Alcopop!], B+(**)
Richard Ashcroft
- Alone with Everybody [2000, Virgin]
Asunder [20082009]
- Works Will Come Undone [2008, Profound Lore]
At War With Self [2000 ]
- Acts of God [20052006, Sluggo's Goon Music], B
Nicole Atkins (1978 )
- Goodbye Rhonda Lee [2017, Single Lock], B
Atlas Sound
- Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel [2008, Kranky]
- Logos [20072009, Kranky], B+(*)
- Parallax [2011, 4AD], B
Au Revoir Simone [2006 ]
- Still Night, Still Light [2009, Our Secret]
Dan Auerbach (1979 )
- Keep It Hid [2009, Nonesuch], B+(*)
Autolux [2004 ]
- Pussy's Dead [2016, 30th Century/Columbia], B+(***)
Axis of Awesome [2008 ]
- Animal Vehicle [2011, Laughspin]
Maya Azucena
- Cry Love [2011, Half Note], B
Babyshambles [2005 ]
- Down in Albion [2005, Rough Trade]
- Shotter's Nation [2007, Astralwerks], B+(***)
- Oh What a Lovely Tour [2008, EMI]
- Sequel to the Prequel [2013, Parlophone], B+(***)
Badly Drawn Boy [2000 ]
- The Hour of the Bewilderbeast [2000, Twisted Nerve], B
- About a Boy [2002, Artist Direct]
- Have You Fed the Fish? [2002, Artist Direct], B+
- One Plus One Is One [2004, Astralwerks], B
Bahamas
- Barchords [2012, Brushfire/Island]
- Bahamas Is Afie [2014, Brushfire/Island], B+(**)
Corinne Bailey Rae (1979 )
- Black Rainbows [2023, Thirty Tigers], B+(**)
Lee Bains
- Lee Bains + the Glory Fires: Old-Time Folks [2022, Don Giovanni], B+(**)
Balkan Beat Box
- Balkan Beat Box [2005, JDub], A
- Nu-Med [2007, JDub], A
- Blue Eyed Black Boy [2010, Crammed Discs], B+(***)
- Give [2012, Nat Geo Music], B+(***)
Band of Horses [2006 ]
- Everything All the Time [2006, Sub Pop]
- Cease to Begin [2007, Sub Pop], B+(*)
- Infinite Arms [2010, Fat Possum], B+(*)
- Mirage Rock [2012, Columbia]
- Things Are Great [2022, BMG], B+(*)
Devendra Banhart (1981 )
- Rejoicing in the Hands [2004, Young God]
- Cripple Crow [2005, XL], B+(**)
- What Will We Be [2009, Warner Brothers], B
Baroness [2005 ]
- Blue Record [2009, Relapse], B+(*)
The Baseball Project [2008 ]
- Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails [2008, Yep Roc], B+(***)
- Vol. 2: High and Inside [2011, Yep Roc], A
- 3rd [2014, Yep Roc], B+(***)
- Grand Salami Time [2023, Omnivore], B+(**)
Bat for Lashes (1979 )
- Fur and Gold [2006, Parlophone]
- Two Suns [2009, Astralwerks], B
- The Haunted Man [2012, Capitol], B
- The Bride [2016, Parlophone], B
Battles [2007 ]
- EP C / B EP [2006, Warp, EP]
- Mirrored [2007, Warp], B
- Gloss Drop [2011, Warp], B+(**)
- La Di Da Di [2015, Warp], B+(***)
David Bazan (1976 )
- Curse Your Branches [2009, Barsuk], B+(*)
BC Camplight (1979 )
- Shortly After Takeoff [2020, Bella Union], B
- The Last Rotation of Earth [2023, Bella Union], B
Be Your Own Pet [20052008]
- Damn Damn Leash [2005, XL, EP]
- Be Your Own Pet [2006, Ecstatic Peace], A
- Get Awkward [2008, Ecstatic Peace], B
- Get Damaged [2008, XL, EP]
- Mommy [2023, Third Man], B+(**)
Beach House [2006 ]
- Beach House [2006, Carpark]
- Devotion [2008, Carpark]
- Teen Dream [2010, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Bloom [2012, Sub Pop], B
- Depression Cherry [2015, Sub Pop], B
- Thank Your Lucky Stars [2015, Sub Pop], B+(***)
- 7 [2018, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Once Twice Melody [2022, Sub Pop], B+(**)
Beachwood Sparks [2000 ]
- Beachwood Sparks [2000, Sub Pop]
Beak [2009 ]
- >>> [2018, Temporary Residence], B+(*)
Beauty Pill [2001 ]
- Beauty Pill Describes Things as They Are [2015, Butterscotch], B+(*)
- Sorry You're Here [2020, Taffety Punk Theatre Company], B+(***)
- Please Advise [2020, Northern Spy, EP], B+(*)
- Instant Night [2021, Northern Spy, EP], B+(*)
Daniel Bedingfield [2002 ]
- Gotta Get Thru This [2002, Universal], B+
Natasha Bedingfield
- Unwritten [2005, Epic]
- Pocket of Sunshine [2008, Epic/Phonogenic]
- Strip Me [2010, Epic/Phonogenic], B
The Beets [20092011]
- Spit in the Face of People Who Don't Want to Be Cool [2009, Captured Tracks], B
- Stay Home [2011, Captured Tracks], B
- Let the Poison Out [2011, Hardly Art]
Beirut [2006 ]
- Gulag Orkestar [2006, Ba Da Bing!]
- The Flying Club Cup [2007, Ba Da Bing!], B
- The Rip Tide [2011, Pompeii], B
Belbury Poly [2004 ]
- The Owl's Map [2006, Ghost Box]
Drake Bell (1986 )
- Ready Steady Go! [2014, Surfdog], B
Nathan Bell
- In Tune, On Time, Not Dead [2007, Zensuit], A
- Traitorland [2008, Zensuit], A
- Black Crow Blue (An American Album) [2011, Stone Barn], B+(**)
- Blood Like a River [2013, Stone Barn], B+(*)
- I Don't Do This for Love, I Do This for Love (Working and Hanging On in America) [2015, Stone Barn], B+(***)
- Er Gwaetha Pawb a Phopeth (In Spite of Everyone and Everything) [2017, Angry Stick], B+(**)
- Loves Bones and Stars, Love's Bones and Stars [2018, Angry Stick], B+(***)
- Red, White and American Blues (It Couldn't Happen Here) [2021, Need to Know], A
Bell Orchestre
- Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light [2005, Rough Trade], B+(***)
Bell X1 [2000 ]
- Flock [2006, Universal International]
- Blue Lights on the Runway [2009, Yep Roc]
- Chop Chop [2013, Belly Up], B+(*)
The Bellfuries [2001 ]
- Workingman's Bellfuries [2015, Hi-Style], B
Belong [2006 ]
- October Language [2006, Carpark]
Rick Berlin (1945 )
- Paper Airplane [2010, Hi-N-Dry], B+(**)
Berry [2003 ]
- Everything, Compromised [2018, Joyful Noise], B
The Besnard Lakes [2007 ]
- The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse [2007, Jagjaguwar]
- The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night [2010, Jagjaguwar], B
Best Coast [2009 ]
- Crazy for You [2010, Mexican Summer], B+(*)
- The Only Place [2012, Mexican Summer], B+(**)
- Fade Away [2013, Mexican Summer, EP], B+(***)
- California Nights [2015, Harvest], B+(*)
Beyoncé (1981 )
- Dangerously in Love [2003, Columbia], C
- B'Day [2006, Columbia], B+(*)
- I Am . . . Sasha Fierce [2008, Music World/Columbia, 2CD], C+
- 4 [2011, Columbia], C
- Beyoncé [2013, Columbia], B+(**)
- Lemonade [2016, Parkwood/Columbia], A
- The Carters: Everything Is Love [2018, Parkwood/Roc Nation], B+(***)
- Homecoming: The Live Album [2018, Columbia, 2CD], B+(*)
- Renaissance [2022, Parkwood/Columbia], A
- Cowboy Carter [2024, Parkwood/Columbia], B+(**)
Bhi Bhiman
- Bhiman [2012, Boocoo Music], B+(***)
Justin Bieber (1994 )
- My World 2.0 [2010, Def Jam]
- Believe [2012, Def Jam]
- Purpose [2015, Def Jam], B
Biffy Clyro [2002 ]
- A Celebration of Endings [2020, 14th Floor/Warner], B
Big Business [2005 ]
- Head for the Shallow [2005, Hydra Head]
Big Lazy [2000 ]
- Big Lazy [2000, Tasankee]
- Amnesia [2000, Tasankee]
- New Everything [2002, Tasankee], B+
- Postcards From X [2007, Tasankee]
- Don't Cross Myrtle [2014, Tasankee], B+(***)
The Big Pink [2009 ]
- A Brief History of Love [2009, 4AD], B+(*)
Bilal (1979 )
- 1st Born Second [2001, Interscope]
- Love for Sale [20012003, bootleg], B+(**)
- Airtight's Revenge [2010, Plug Research]
- A Love Surreal [2013, E1], B+(**)
- In Another Life [2015, E1], B+(**)
Scott H. Biram (1974 )
- The Dirty Old One Man Band [2005, Bloodshot]
- Graveyard Shift [2006, Bloodshot]
- Something's Wrong / Lost Forever [2009, Bloodshot]
- Bad Ingredients [2011, Bloodshot], B+(***)
- Nothin' but Blood [2014, Bloodshot], B+(***)
- The Bad Testament [2017, Bloodshot], B+(**)
- Sold Out to the Devil: A Collection of Gospel Cuts by the Rev. Scott H. Biram [2019, Bloodshot], A
- Fever Dreams [2020, Bloodshot], B+(**)
Birdie [2000 ]
- Some Dusty [2000, Kindercore]
Aloe Blacc (1979 )
- Shine Through [2006, Stones Throw]
- Good Things [2010, Stones Throw], B
- Lift Your Spirit [2013, XIX/Interscope], B+(*)
The Black Angels [2006 ]
- Passover [2006, Light in the Attic]
- Directions to See a Ghost [2008, Light in the Attic]
- Phosphene Dream [2010, Light in the Attic], B+(***)
Black Bonzo [2004 ]
- Sound of the Apocalypse [2007, The Laser's Edge], C
Black Dice [2002 ]
- Beaches and Canyons [2002, Fat Cat]
- Creature Comforts [2004, DFA]
Black Eyes [2003 ]
- Black Eyes [2003, Dischord]
- Cough [2004, Dischord]
The Black Keys [2002 ]
- The Big Come Up [2002, Alive]
- Thickfreakness [2003, Fat Possum/Epitaph]
- Rubber Factory [2004, Fat Possum/Epitaph]
- Magic Potion [2006, Nonesuch], B
- Attack and Release [2008, Nonesuch], B
- Brothers [2010, Nonesuch], B+(**)
- El Camino [2011, Thrill Jockey]
- Delta Kream [2021, Nonesuch], B+(**)
- Dropout Boogie [2022, Nonesuch], B
Black Kids [2008 ]
- Partie Traumatic [2008, Almost Gold/Columbia], B+(***)
Black Light Burns [2007 ]
- Cruel Melody [2007, I Am Wolfpack], B+(*)
Black Lips [2003 ]
- Let It Bloom [2005, In the Red]
- Los Valientes del Mundo Nueva [2007, Vice]
- Good Bad Not Evil [2007, Vice], B+(*)
- Arabia Mountain [2011, Vice], B+(*)
- Satan's Graffiti or God's Art? [2017, Vice], B+(*)
Black Moth Super Rainbow [2002 ]
- Dandelion Gum [2007, Graveface]
- Eating Us [2009, Graveface], A
- Cobra Juicy [2012, Frenchkiss/Rad Cult], B+(*)
Black Mountain [2005 ]
- In the Future [2008, Jagjaguwar]
- Wilderness Heart [2010, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club [2000 ]
- B.M.R.C. [2000, Virgin]
- Baby 81 [2007, Red Ink], B+(**)
Blackberry Smoke [2003 ]
- You Hear Georgia [2021, 3 Legged], B+(*)
Carsie Blanton (1985 )
- Ain't So Green [2005, self-released], B+(***)
- Idiot Heart [2012, self-released], B+(*)
- Not Old, Not New [2014, So Ferocious], B+(**)
- So Ferocious [2016, So Ferocious], B+(*)
- Buck Up [2019, So Ferocious], A
- Love and Rage [2021, So Ferocious], A
- Body of Work [2023, self-released], B+(**)
- After the Revolution [2024, self-released], B+(***)
- The Red Album Vol. 1 [2024, self-released, EP], B+(***)
Bleu
- Redhead [2003, Aware/Columbia]
Blitzen Trapper
- Wild Mountain Nation [2007, Sub Pop], B
BLK JKS
- After Robots [2009, Secretly Canadian], B
Bloc Party [2005 ]
- Silent Alarm [2004, Vice], B+(***)
- A Weekend in the City [2007, Vice/Atlantic], B
- Alpha Games [2022, Infectious/BMG], B
The Blood Brothers [2002 ]
- March on Electric Children [2002, Three One G]
- . . . Burn, Piano Island, Burn [2003, Artist Direct]
Blood on the Wall
- Awesomer [2005, Social Registry]
The Bloody Hollies [2003 ]
- Yours Until the Bitter End [2011, Alive], B+(*)
Blues Control [2007 ]
- Blues Control [2007, Holy Mountain]
- Local Flavor [2009, Siltbreeze]
- Valley Tangents [2012, Drag City]
Blut Aus Nord [2004 ]
- Thematic Emanation of Archetypal Multiplicity [2005, Candlelight]
- 777 Sect(s) / The Desanctification [2011, Season of Mist]
Bohren and Der Club of Gore [2000 ]
- Black Earth [2004, Ipecac]
- Dolores [2008, Ipecac]
Bomb the Music Industry! [2005 ]
- Vacation [2011, Really], B+(*)
Bombay Bicycle Club [2009 ]
- I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose [2009, Island]
- Flaws [2010, Island]
- A Different Kind of Fix [2011, Island], B
- So Long, See You Tomorrow [2014, Island]
- Everything Else Has Gone Wrong [2014, Island], B
The Bombpops [2009 ]
- Death in Venice Beach [2020, Fat Wreck Chords], B+(**)
Bon Iver [2006 ]
- For Emma, Forever Ago [20062007, Jagjaguwar], B
- Bon Iver [2011, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
- 22, a Million [2016, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
- I, I [2019, Jagjaguwar], B
A.A. Bondy
- American Hearts [2007, Superphonic]
- Believers [2011, Fat Possum], B
The Books [2002 ]
- Thought for Food [2002, Tomlab], B+(***)
- The Lemon of Pink [2003, Tomlab], B+(*)
- Lost and Safe [2005, Tomlab], B+(***)
- The Way Out [2010, Temporary Residence], A
Sarah Borges
- Together Alone [2022, Blue Corn Music], B+(*)
Bottomless Pit [2005 ]
- Hammer of the Gods [2007, Comedy Minus One]
The Boy Least Likely To [2005 ]
- The Best Party Ever [2005, Rough Trade]
Carla Bozulich
- Red Headed Stranger [2003, DiCristina Stair Builders]
- Evangelista [2006, Constellation]
- Boy [2014, Constellation], B+(***)
James Dean Bradfield (1969 )
- Even in Exile [2020, Montyray], B+(*)
Brakes [2005 ]
- Give Blood [2005, Rough Trade], A
- The Beatific Visions [2007, Rough Trade], B+(***)
- Touchdown [2009, FatCat], B+(***)
Brand New [2001 ]
- Your Favorite Weapon [2001, Triple Crown]
- Deja Entendu [2003, Razor & Tie]
- The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me [2006, Interscope/Tiny Evil]
- Science Fiction [2017, Procrastinate! Music Traitors], B
Cory Branan (1975 )
- The No-Hit Wonder [2014, Bloodshot], B+(*)
Brazilian Girls [2005 ]
- Brazilian Girls [2005, Verve Forecast]
- Talk to La Bomb [2006, Verve Forecast], B+(*)
- New York City [2008, Verve Forecast], B+(***)
Jeff Bridges (1949 )
- Be Here Soon [2000, Ramp]
- Jeff Bridges [2011, Blue Note], B
Brightblack Morning Light [2006 ]
- Brightblack Morning Light [2006, Matador]
Jon Brion
- Meaningless [2001, www.jonbrion.com]
British Sea Power [2003 ]
- The Decline of British Sea Power [2003, Rough Trade/Sanctuary]
- Open Season [2005, Rough Trade]
- Do You Like Rock Music? [2008, Rough Trade]
- Man of Aran [2009, Rough Trade]
- Valhalla Dancehall [2011, Rough Trade], B+(*)
- Everything Was Forever, B
Chris Brokaw (1964 )
- Puritan [2021, 12XU], B+(**)
Broken Land
- Audio Postcard [2006, Broken Land], B+(**)
Broken Social Scene [2001 ]
- Feel Good Lost [2001, Noise Factory]
- You Forgot It in People [2002, Arts & Crafts], B+(***)
- Bee Hives [20012003, Arts & Crafts], B+
- Broken Social Scene [2005, Arts & Crafts], B+(**)
- Forgiveness Rock Record [2010, Arts & Crafts], B+(*)
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound [2009 ]
- Beat Our Own Drum [2009, Vampi Soul]
- Want More [2011, Bloodshot], B
- Howl [2013, Bloodshot], B
Brothers of the Southland
- Brothers of the Southland [2009, Zoho Roots], B
Brougham [2000 ]
- Le Cock Sportif [2000, Warner Brothers]
Chris Brown (1989 )
Koffee Brown [2001 ]
- Mars/Venus [2001, Arista]
V.V. Brown (1983 )
- Travelling Like the Light [2009, Capitol], A
- Samson and Delilah [2013, YOY], B+(*)
- Am I British Yet? [2023, YOY], B+(***)
Peter Bruntnell
- Normal for Bridgewater [2000, Slow River]
Dan Bryk
- Lovers Leap [2000, Scratchie], B
The Budos Band [2005 ]
- The Budos Band [2005, Daptone]
- The Budos Band II [2007, Daptone]
- The Budos Band III [2010, Daptone], B
Basia Bulat (1984 )
- Oh My Darling [2007, Rough Trade]
- Heart of My Own [2010, Rough Trade]
Bo Burnham (1990 )
- Inside (The Songs) [2021, Imperial Distribution], B
Burning Star Core [2002 ]
- The Very Heart of the World [2005, Thin Wrist]
- Challenger [2008, Hospital]
Burrito Deluxe
- The Whole Enchilada [2004, Luna Chica], B
The Buttshakers [2008 ]
- Arcadia [2021, Underdog], B+(**)
Colbie Caillat (1985 )
- Coco [2007, Universal Republic]
- Breakthrough [2009, Universal Republic]
- All of You [2011, Universal Republic], B+(**)
Califone [2001 ]
- Roomsound [2001, Perishable]
- Deceleration One [2002, Perishable]
- Quicksand / Cradlesnakes [2003, Thrill Jockey]
- Heron King Blues [2004, Thrill Jockey]
- Roots and Crowns [2006, Thrill Jockey]
- All My Friends are Funeral Singers [2009, Dead Oceans]
Call Me Lightning [2004 ]
- When I Am Gone My Blood Will Be Free [2010, Dusty Medical]
Bill Callahan (1966 )
- Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle [2009, Drag City]
- Apocalypse [2011, Drag City]
- Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest [2019, Drag City], B+(*)
- Gold Record [2020, Drag City], B
- YTILAER [2022, Drag City], B+(*)
Camera Obscura [2001 ]
- Underachievers Please Try Harder [2003, Merge]
- Let's Get Out of This Country [2006, Merge]
- My Maudlin Career [2009, 4AD], B+(*)
Blu Cantrell
The Capricorns
- In the Zone [2002, Paroxsym], A
The Capstan Shafts [2006 ]
- Euridice Proudhon [2006, Kittridge]
Care Bears on Fire [2009 ]
- Get Over It! [2009, S-Curve], B+(***)
- Girls Like It Loud [2010, S-Curve, EP], B+(***)
Brandi Carlile (1981 )
- Brandi Carlile [2005, Columbia/Red Ink]
- The Story [2007, Columbia]
- Bear Creek [2012, Columbia], B
- The Firewatcher's Daughter [2015, ATO], B+(***)
- By the Way, I Forgive You [2018, Low Country Sound/Elektra], B
- In These Silent Days [2021, Low Country Sound/Elektra], B
Julian Casablancas (1978 )
- Phrazes for the Young [2009, RCA], B
Casiokids [2007 ]
- Topp Stemning På Lokal Bar [2010, Polyvinyl], B
The Casual Dots
- Sanguine Truth [2022, Ixor Stix], B+(**)
Cato Salsa Experience [2000 ]
- w/The Thing, Joe McPhee: Sounds Like a Sandwich [2004, Smalltown Superjazz, EP], B+(**)
Cauldron [2007 ]
- Burning Fortune [2011, Earache], B+(*)
Causa Sui [2006 ]
- Pewt'r Sessions 3 [2014, El Paraiso], B+(**)
The Chalets
- Check In [2005, Setanta], B+(***)
Chairlift [2008 ]
- Do You Inspire You [2008, Kanine]
- Something [2012, Columbia/DMZ/Kanine], B+(*)
Kasey Chambers (1976 )
- The Captain [2000, Asylum], A
- Barricades and Brick Walls [2001, Warner Brothers], A
- Wayward Angel [2004, Warner Brothers], B+(**)
- Carnival [2006, Warner Brothers]
- w/Shane Nicholson: Rattlin' Bones [2008, Essence/Sugar Hill], B+(**)
- Little Bird [2010, Sugar Hill], B+(**)
- w/Shane Nicholson: Wreck and Ruin [2012, Sugar Hill], B+(***)
- Bittersweet [2015, Sugar Hill], B
The Championship [2005 ]
- Dance Cassador! [2005, Bear Rifle]
The Chap
- Mega Breakfast [2008, Lo/Ghostly International], B+(**)
Cheap Time [2008 ]
- Cheap Time [2008, In the Red]
Cody Chesnutt [2002 ]
- The Headphone Masterpiece [2002, Ready Set Go!, 2 CD], B+
Chicago Farmer
- Midwest Side Stories [2016, self-released], B+(**)
- Quarter Past Tonight [2018, Chicago Farmer, 2CD], A
- Flyover Country [2020, Chicago Farmer], A
- Chicago Farmer and the Fieldnotes: Fore!!!! [2022, Chicago Farmer, EP], B+(*)
Chocolate Genius
Chrisette Michele (1982 )
- I Am [2007, Def Jam], B+(*)
- Epiphany [2009, Def Jam], B+(*)
Chromatics [2003 ]
- Night Drive [2007, Italians Do It Better]
- Kill for Love [2012, Italians Do It Better], B+(***)
- Closer to Grey [2019, Italians Do It Better], B
Chromeo [2004 ]
- Fancy Footwork [2007, Vice], B+(***)
- Business Casual [2010, Big Beat], A
- White Women [2014, Big Beat], B+(***)
- Head Over Heels [2018, Big Beat/WEA], A
- Quarantine Casanova [2020, Chromeo, EP], B+(**)
- Adult Contemporary [2024, BMG], B+(**)
Jarvis Church [2002 ]
Ciara (1985 )
- Goodies [2004, LaFace]
- The Evolution [2006, LaFace]
- Fantasy Ride [2009, LaFace]
- Basic Instinct [2010, LaFace]
- Ciara [2013, Epic], B+(**)
- Jackie [2015, Epic], B+(***)
Circa Survive [2005 ]
- Blue Sky Noise [2010, Atlantic], B
Circle of Ouroborus [2006 ]
- Eleven Fingers [2011, Hand Made Birds]
Circuit Des Yeux (1988 )
Circulatory System [2001 ]
- Circulatory System [2001, Cloud]
Citay
- Citay [2005, Important], B+(**)
City High
- City High [2001, Interscope], B
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah [2005 ]
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah [2005, Clay Your Hands Say Yeah], A
- Some Loud Thunder [2007, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah], B
- Hysterical [2011, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah], B
- Only Run [2014, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah]
Kelly Clarkson (1982 )
- Thankful [2003, RCA]
- Breakaway [2004, RCA]
- Stronger [2011, RCA], B
Clearlake [2001 ]
- Lido [2001, Domino]
- Amber [2006, Domino]
Clor [2005 ]
Coathangers [2007 ]
- Coathangers [2007, Rob's House], B+(***)
- Scramble [2009, Suicide Squeeze], B+(***)
- Larceny and Old Lace [2011, Suicide Squeeze]
- Suck My Shirt [2014, Suicide Squeeze], A
- Nosebleed Weekend [2016, Suicide Squeeze], A
- Live [2017, Suicide Squeeze], B+(**)
- The Devil You Know [2019, Suicide Squeeze], A
Cobalt [2009 ]
- Gin [2009, Profound Lore]
- Slow Forever [2016, Profound Lore], B
Cock Lorge
- Rise [2008, Tubbys Entertainment], C+
Codeine Velvet Club [2009 ]
- Codeine Velvet Club [2009, Dangerbird], B+(**)
Cold Cave [2009 ]
- Cherish the Light Years [2010, Matador], B
Colleen (1976 )
- Everyone Alive Wants Answers [2003, Leaf]
- The Golden Morning Breaks [2005, Leaf]
- Captain of None [2015, Thrill Jockey], B+(**)
Jason Collett
- Rat a Tat Tat [2010, Arts & Crafts], B+(**)
The Comas [2000 ]
- Conductor [2004, Yep Roc]
Comets on Fire [2001 ]
- Field Recordings From the Sun [2002, Ba Da Bing]
- Blue Cathedral [2004, Sub Pop]
- Avatar [2006, Sub Pop]
The Computers [2008 ]
- Love Triangles Hate Squares [2013, One Little Indian], B
The Concretes [2000 ]
- The Concretes [2004, Astralwerks]
Condo Fucks
- Fuckbook [2008, Matador], B+(**)
Confrontation Camp [2000 ]
- Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear [2000, Artemis]
Amy Cook (1979 )
- Summer Skin [2012, Roothouse/Thirty Tigers], B+(*)
Coptic Light [2006 ]
- Coptic Light [2006, No Quarter]
The Coral [2002 ]
- Coral Island [2021, Run On, 2CD], B
The Corn Sisters [2000 ]
- The Other Woman [2000, Mint]
Coughs [2005 ]
- Fright Makes Right [2005, Load]
Coultrain
- Jungle Mumbo Jumbo [2013, Plug Research]
Coyote Poets of the Universe [2004 ]
- Unmistakable Evidence! [20042005, Square Shaped], B+(*)
- Callin' You Home [2008, Square Shaped], B+(***)
- Pandora's Box [2011, Square Shaped], B+(*)
- Strange Lullaby [2018, Square Shaped, 2CD], A
The Creeping Nobodies [2005 ]
- The Sound of Joy [2006, Blocks Recording Club]
The Cribs [2005 ]
- Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever [2007, Warner Brothers], B+(**)
A Cricket in Times Square [2003 ]
- A Cricket in Times Square [2003, High Two], B+
Jarvis Cocker (1963 )
- Jarvis [2006, Rough Trade]
- Further Complications [2009, Rough Trade], B+(**)
- Jarv Is: Beyond the Pale [2020, Rough Trade], A
Constantines [20012008]
- Shine a Light [2003, Sub Pop], B+(*)
- Tournament of Hearts [2005, Sub Pop]
Mikal Cronin
- Mikal Cronin [2011, Trouble in Mind], B
- MCII [2013, Merge], B+(*)
Crystal Castles [2008 ]
- Crystal Castles [2008, Last Gang]
- Crystal Castles (II) [2010, Last Gang/Universal Motown], B+(***)
- (III) [2012, Casablanca], B+(**)
Crystal Stilts [2008 ]
- Alight of Night [2008, Slumberland]
- In Love With Oblivion [2011, Slumberland], B
Cut Copy [2004 ]
- In Ghost Colours [2008, Modular]
- Zonoscope [2011, Modular], B
Cut Off Your Hands [2006 ]
- Hollow [2011, Frenchkiss], B+(***)
Cyann and Ben
- Spring [2004, Locust]
- Happy Like an Autumn Tree [2004, Locust]
- Sweet Beliefs [2006, Ever]
Cymbals Eat Guitars [2009 ]
- Why There Are Mountains [2009, Sister's Den], B+(*)
- Pretty Years [2016, Sinderlyn], B
Miley Cyrus (1992 )
- Breakout [2008, Disney], B
- Hannah Montana 2 / Meet Miley Cyrus [2008, Hollywood]
- Bangerz [2013, RCA], B+(***)
- Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz [2015, RCA]
- Younger Now [2017, RCA], B+(*)
- Plastic Hearts [2020, RCA], B+(**)
- Endless Summer Vacation [2023, Columbia], B+(**)
Daphne and Celeste [2000 ]
- We Didn't Say That! [2000, Island]
The Darkness [2002 ]
- Permission to Land [2003, Atlantic]
Darunam [2007 ]
- Darunam/Milan: w/Milan Milosevic: The Last Angel on Earth [2008, 6456 Media], B+(*)
Dashboard Confessional [2000 ]
- A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar [2003, Vagrant/Interscope]
Daughter [2003 ]
- Skin [2003, AUM Fidelity], A
Daughters [2003 ]
- Daughters [2010, Hydra Head]
Craig David (1981 )
- Born to Do It [2001, Wildstar/Atlantic], B+(**)
- Slicker Than Your Average [2002, Wildstar/Atlantic], B+(**)
Davila 666 [2008 ]
- Davila 666 [2008, In the Red]
- Tan Bajo [2011, In the Red]
The Da Vincis [2009 ]
- See You Tonight [2009, Olympic]
Dawes [2009 ]
- North Hills [2009, ATO]
- Nothing Is Wrong [2011, ATO], C+
- All Your Favorite Bands [2015, Hub], B
Kimya Dawson (1972 )
- I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm Mean [2002, Rough Trade], A
- My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess [2003, Important], A
- Knock-Knock Who? [2003, Important], B
- Hidden Vagenda [2004, K], A
- Remember That I Love You [2006, K], B+(***)
- Alphabutt [2008, K], B
- Thunder Thighs [2011, Great Crap Factory], B+(**)
Zella Day
- Sunday in Heaven [2022, Concord], B+(*)
Dan Deacon (1981 )
- Spiderman of the Rings [2007, Carpark], B
- Bromst [2009, Carpark], B+(**)
- America [2012, Domino], B+(*)
- Gliss Rifter [2015, Domino], B+(*)
The Deacons
- Brooklyn Towne [2004, Brooklyn Towne], A
Dead Congregation [20062008]
- Purifying Consecrated Ground [2006, Socket]
- Graves of the Archangels [2008, Nuclear War Now!]
Dead Meadow [2001 ]
- Shivering King and Others [2003, Matador]
The Dead Weather [2009 ]
- Horehound [2009, Third Man/Warner Brothers], A
- Sea of Cowards [2010, Third Man/Warner Brothers], B+(***)
Deadstring Brothers [2003 ]
- Starving Winter Report [2005, Bloodshot], B
- Silver Mountain [2007, Bloodshot]
- São Paulo [2010, Bloodshot], B+(*)
The Dears [2000 ]
- No Cities Left [2004, SpinArt]
Death by Chocolate [2001 ]
- Death by Chocolate [2001, Jetset]
Deathray [2000 ]
- Deathray [2000, Polygram]
Deathspell Omega [2005 ]
- Fas Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum [2007, Flame]
- Paracletus [2011, Season of Mist]
The Decemberists [2002 ]
- Castaways and Cutouts [2002, Kill Rock Stars]
- Her Majesty [2003, Kill Rock Stars]
- Picaresque [2005, Kill Rock Stars]
- The Crane Wife [2006, Capitol], B+(**)
- The Hazards of Love [2009, Capitol], B+(*)
- The King Is Dead [2011, Capitol], B
Deer Tick (1986 )
- War Elephant [2007, Partisan]
- Born on Flag Day [2009, Partisan], B+(***)
- The Black Dirt Sessions [2010, Partisan], B
- Divine Providence [2011, Partisan], B+(***)
- Negativity [2013, Partisan], B+(**)
- Vol. 1 [2017, Partisan], B+(*)
- Vol. 2 [2017, Partisan], B+(*)
- Emotional Contracts [2023, ATO], B+(*)
Deerhunter [2004 ]
- Deerhunter [2004, Stickfigure]
- Cryptograms [2005, Kranky], B+(***)
- Microcastle [2008, Kranky]
- Microcastle / Weird Era Continued [2008, 4AD]
- Halcyon Digest [2010, 4AD], B+(**)
- Monomania [2013, 4AD], A
- Fading Frontier [2015, 4AD], B+(***)
- Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? [2019, 4AD], B
Delays [2004 ]
- Faded Seaside Glamour [2004, Rough Trade]
Delta Spirit [2007 ]
- History From Below [2010, Rounder]
Rocco Deluca (1976 )
- Drugs 'N Hymns [2012, 429 Records], B
Dengue Fever [2003 ]
- Escape From Dragon House [2005, BRG]
- Venus on Earth [2008, M80], B+(**)
- Cannibal Courtship [20102011, Fantasy], B
Brett Dennen (1979 )
- Loverboy [2011, Dualtone], B+(*)
Department of Eagles [2003 ]
Desaparecidos [2001 ]
- Read Music / Speak Spanish [2002, Saddle Creek]
- Payola [2015, Epitaph], A
Desole [2006 ]
- A Story to Tell [2006, Abacus], B
Raheem DeVaughn
- Love Behind the Melody [2008, 1228/Jive/Zomba], B
DeVotchKa [2002 ]
- How It Ends [2004, Cicero]
- A Mad and Faithful Telling [2008, Anti-], B+(***)
The D4 [2002 ]
- 6Twenty [2002, Infections/Flying Nun]
Kathy Diamond
- Miss Diamond to You [2007, Permanent Vacation]
Diamond Nights [2005 ]
Madi Diaz (1986 )
- Weird Faith [2024, Anti-], A
Dirty Beaches [2008 ]
- Badlands [2011, Zoo Music], B+(*)
- Drifters / Love Is the Devil [2013, Zoo Music], B+(**)
The Dirty Projectors [2003 ]
- The Glad Fact [2003, Western Vinyl]
- Slaves' Graves and Ballads [2004, Western Vinyl]
- Rise Above [2007, Dead Oceans]
- Bitte Orca [2009, Domino], C+
- Swing Lo Magellan [2012, Domino], C+
- Dirty Projectors [2017, Domino], C
Disappears [20092016]
- Lux [2010, Kranky], B+(***)
- Guider [2011, Kranky], B+(***)
- Pre Language [2012, Kranky], A
- Kone [2013, Kranky, EP], B+(*)
- Era [2013, Kranky], B+(**)
- Irreal [2015, Kranky], B+(***)
Discordance Axis [2000 ]
- The Inalienable Dreamless [2000, Hydra Head]
The Distillers [2000 ]
The Dø [2008 ]
- A Mouthful [2008, Wagram]
- Both Ways Open Jaws [2011, Six Degrees], B+(**)
The Dodos [2006 ]
- Visiter [2008, Frenchkiss]
- No Color [2011, Frenchkiss], B
Julie Doiron (1972 )
- Broken Girl [1996, Sappy]
- Desormais [2001, Jagjaguwar]
Martin Dosh
- Wolves and Wishes [2008, Anticon]
- Tommy [2010, Anticon], B+(**)
Rose Elinor Dougall (1986 )
- Without Why [20082010, Scarlett Music], B+(*)
Mike Doughty (1970 )
- Smofe + Smang: Live in Minneapolis [2002]
- Haughty Melodic [2005, ATO]
- Golden Delicious [2008, ATO], B+(*)
- Ghost of Vroom: 1 [2021, Mod Y Vi], A
Doves [2000 ]
- The Last Broadcast [2002, Heavenly/Capitol]
- The Universal Want [2020, Heavenly], B
Drakkar Sauna [2003 ]
- 20009 [2009, Marriage], B+(*)
Dr. Dog [2001 ]
- Easy Beat [2005, Park the Van]
- Shame, Shame [2010, Anti-], B+(*)
- Be the Void [2012, Anti-], B+(*)
Dragonette [2007 ]
- Bodyparts [2012, self-released]
The-Dream
- Love / Hate [2007, Def Jam], B+(*)
- Love Vs. Hate [2009, Def Jam], B+(*)
- Love King [2010, Def Jam], A
- IV Play [2013, Def Jam], B
Kevin Drew
- Spirit If . . . [20052007, Arts & Crafts], B+(**)
Minnie Driver (1970 )
- Everything I've Got in My Pocket [2004, Zoë], B
The Drums [2009 ]
- The Drums [2010, Moshi Moshi], B+(**)
- Portamento [2011, Frenchkiss], B+(*)
Duffy
- Rockferry [2008, Island/Mercury], B+(***)
Matt Duke
- Winter Child [2006, MAD Dragon], B+(*)
Dum Dum Girls [2009 ]
- I Will Be [2010, Sub Pop], B
- He Gets Me High [2011, Sub Pop, EP], B
- Only in Dreams [2011, Sub Pop], B
Dungen [2001 ]
- Ta Det Lugnt [2004, Kemado]
- Allas Sak [2015, Mexican Summer], B
- En Är För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog [2022, Mexican Summer], B+(*)
Baxter Dury (1971 )
- Happy Soup [2011, Regal], B+(**)
- The Night Chancers [2020, Heavenly], B+(*)
- I Thought I Was Better Than You [2023, Heavenly], B
The Du-Tels [2001 ]
- No Knowledge of Music Required [2001, Shimmy Disc]
Thomas Dybdahl (1979 )
- Science [2006, Recall]
- Songs [20022010, Decca]
Eat Skull [2008 ]
- Wild and Inside [2009, Siltbreeze]
Eddy Current Suppression Ring [2006 ]
- So Many Things [20032004, Goner], A
- Eddy Current Suppression Ring [2006, Drop Kick]
- Primary Colours [2007, Goner], A
- Rush to Relax [2009, Goner], B+(**)
Kathleen Edwards (1978 )
- Failer [2003, Zoë], B+(*)
- Back to Me [2005, Zoë]
- Asking for Flowers [2008, Zoë], B+(*)
- Voyageur [20102011, Zoë], B
- Total Freedom [2020, Dualtone], B
Mike Edison
- I Have Fun Everywhere I Go [2008, Interstellar Roadhouse], B+(***)
Efterklang [2004 ]
- Tripper [2004, The Leaf Label]
- Magic Chairs [2010, 4AD], B+(**)
Elbow [2001 ]
- Cast of Thousands [2004, V2]
- Leaders of the Free World [2005, V2]
- The Seldom Seen Kid [2008, Fiction/Polydor]
- Build a Rocket Boys [2011, Fiction/Polydor], B
- Audio Vertigo [2024, Polydor], B
Electrelane [2001 ]
- THe Power Out [2004, Beggars Banquet]
- No Shouts No Calls [2006, Too Pure], B+(*)
Electric Six [2003 ]
- Fire [2003, XL], A
- Señor Smoke [2006, Metropolis]
- Heartbeats and Brainwaves! [2011, Metropolis], B
Electric Wire Hustle [2009 ]
- Electric Wire Hustle [2009, BBE], B+(*)
Elektrik Red [2009 ]
- How to Be a Lady, Vol. 1 [2009, Radio Killa/Def Jam]
Eluvium [2003 ]
- Lambent Material [2003, Temporary Residence]
- Talk Among the Trees [2005, Temporary Residence]
- Copia [2007, Temporary Residence]
- Similes [2010, Temporary Residence]
Emeralds [2009 ]
- What Happened [2009, No Fun]
Endless Boogie [2005 ]
- Vol. I, II [2005, No Quarter [2CD], A
Enon [2000 ]
- Believo! [2000, Seethru Broadcasting]
- High Society [2002, Touch and Go]
Erase Errata [2001 ]
- Other Animals [2001, Troubleman]
- At Crystal Palace [2003, Troubleman]
- Nightlife [2006, Kill Rock Stars]
Espers [2004 ]
- Espers [2004, Locust]
- III [2009, Drag City]
Excepter [2003 ]
- Ka [2003, Fusetron]
- Alternation [2006, 5 Rue Christine]
- Sumbomber [2006, 5 Rue Christine, EP]
The Exploding Hearts [2003 ]
- Guitar Romantic [2003, Dirtnap]
Explosions in the Sky [2000 ]
- The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place [2003, Temporary Residence]
- All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone [2007, Temporary Residence]
- Take Care, Take Care, Take Care [2011, Temporary Residence], B+(*)
The Extra Lens [2002 ]
- The Extra Glenns: Martial Arts Weekend [2002, Absolutely Kosher]
- Undercard [2010, Merge], B+(***)
The Eye
- The Future Will Be Repeated [2015, Ba Da Bing], B+(**)
Eyes and Arms of Smoke
- A Religion of Broken Bones [2005, Cenotaph Audio]
Fall Out Boy [2002 ]
- Take This to Your Grave [2003, Fueled by Ramen]
- From Under the Cork Tree [2005, Island], B
- Infinity on High [2007, Island]
- Folie à Deux [2008, Island]
Fantasia
- Free Yourself [2004, J]
- Side Effects of You [2013, RCA], B+(**)
Ricky Fanté
Far East Movement [2005 ]
- Free Wired [2010, Interscope], B+(***)
- Dirty Bass [2012, Interscope], B+(***)
- KTown Riot [2014, Interscope, EP], B+(*)
Jay Farrar (1966 )
- Sebastopol [2001, Artemis]
- Terroir Blues [2003, Artemis]
- Stone, Steel and Bright Lights [2004, Artemis]
- w/Will Johnson, Anders Parker, Yim Yames: New Multitudes [2012, Rounder], B+(**)
Justin Farren
- Pretty Free [2020, Bad Service Badger], A
Fat Worm of Error [2006 ]
- Pregnant Babies Pregnant With Pregnant Babies [2006, Load]
The Felice Brothers [2006 ]
- The Felice Brothers [2008, Team Love], B+(*)
- Celebration, Florida [2011, Fat Possum], B+(*)
- Favorite Waitress [2014, Dualtone], B+(***)
- From Dreams to Dust [2021, Yep Roc], B+(**)
The Fever [2003 ]
- Pink on Pink [2003, Kemado, EP]
Fever Ray
- Fever Ray [2009, Mute], B+(*)
- Plunge [2017, Rabid/Mute], B+(*)
- Radical Romantics [2023, Rabid/Mute], B+(**)
Fiel Garvie [1996 ]
- Leave Me Out of This [2003, Words on Music], B
Field Music [2005 ]
- Field Music [2005, V2]
- Tones of Town [2007, Memphis Industries]
- Field Music (Measure) [2010, Memphis Industries], B+(*)
- Plumb [2012, Memphis Industries]
- Music for Drifters [2015, Memphis Industries], B+(**)
- Commontime [2016, Memphis Industries], B
- Making a New World [2020, Memphis Industries], B+(*)
Fiery Furnaces [2003 ]
- Gallowsbird's Bark [2003, Sanctuary]
- Blueberry Boat [2004, Rough Trade]
- Bitter Tea [2006, Fat Possum]
- Widow City [2007, Thrill Jockey], C+
- Remember [2008, Thrill Jockey]
- I'm Going Away [2009, Thrill Jockey]
- Fiery Furnaces [2009, Rough Trade, EP]
Fight Like Apes [2008 ]
- Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion [2008, Strange Ways]
- The Body of Christ and the Legs of Tina Turner [2011, Model Citizen], B+(**)
Melanie Fiona (1983 )
- The Bridge [2009, Universal Motown/SRC]
- The MF Life [2012, Universal Republic], B+(*)
The Fire Show [20002002]
- Above the Volcano of Flowers [2001, Perishable]
- Saint the Fire Show [2002, Perishable]
First Aid Kit [2009 ]
- The Lion's Roar [2012, Wichita], B
- Stay Gold [2014, Columbia], B
- Ruins [2018, Columbia], B
- Palomino [2022, Columbia], B+(*)
Mick Flannery (1983 )
- Goodtime Charlie [2023, Oh Boy], B
Fleet Foxes [2008 ]
- Sun Giant [2008, Sub Pop, EP]
- Fleet Foxes [2008, Sub Pop], B
- Helplessness Blues [2010, Sub Pop], B
- Crack-Up [2017, Nonesuch], C+
- Shore [2020, Anti-], B
Floetry [20022005]
- Floetic [2002, Dreamworks], C+
Florence and the Machine
- Lungs [2009, Island], B
- Ceremonials [2011, Universal Republic], B+(*)
- How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful [2015, Island/Republic], B
- High as Hope [2018, Virgin EMI], B+(*)
- Dance Fever [2022, Polydor], B
Foals [2008 ]
- Antidotes [2008, Sub Pop], B+(*)
- Total Life Forever [2010, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Tapes [2012, !K7], B+(**)
- Holy Fire [2013, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
- What Went Down [2015, Warner Brothers], B
- Life Is Yours [2022, Warner], B+(*)
Fond of Tigers
- Release the Saviours [2007, Drip Audio], B+(*)
- Continent and Western [2010, Drip Audio], B
- Uninhabit [2016, Offseason/Drip Audio], C+
Foot Village [2005 ]
- Make Memories [2013, Northern Spy], B+(*)
Amanda Ford
- On Fire [2006, Alanna], B
The Foreign Exchange [2004 ]
- Connected [2004, Foreign Exchane Music]
- Leave It All Behind [2008, Foreign Exchange Music]
- Authenticity [2010, Foreign Exchange Music]
The Follow (1997 )
- Up With the Sun [2006, Oni Music], B
The Foreign Exchange [2004 ]
- Leave It All Behind [2008, Foreign Exchange Music]
- Love in Flying Colors [2013, Foreign Exchange Music], B+(*)
Josephine Foster
- All the Leaves Are Gone [2004, Locust]
- Graphic as a Star [2009, Fire]
- Blood Rushing [2012, Fire]
- I'm a Dreamer [2013, Fire], B+(*)
Four Year Strong [2007 ]
- Rise of Die Trying [2007, I Surrender]
- Go Down in History [2014, Pure Noise, EP], B
Franz Ferdinand [2004 ]
- Franz Ferdinand [2004, Domino], B+(***)
- You Could Have It So Much Better [2005, Domino], B+(**)
- Tonight [2009, Domino]
- Blood [2009, Domino]
- Rights Thoughts Right Words Right Action [2013, Domino], B+(**)
The Fratellis
- Costello Music [2007, Cherry Tree/Interscope]
Lars Frederiksen
- Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards [2001, Epitaph], B+
Free Energy [2009 ]
- Stuck on Nothing [2010, Astralwerks/Caroline], B+(**)
The Fresh and Onlys [2009 ]
- Grey-Eyed Girls [2009, Woodsist]
- Play It Strange [2010, In the Red], B+(*)
Friendly Fires
- Friendly Fires [2008, XL]
- Pala [2011, XL], B
Frightened Rabbit [2006 ]
- The Midnight Organ Fight [2008, Fat Cat]
- The Winter of Mixed Drinks [2010, Fat Cat], B+(*)
- Pedestrian View [2013, Atlantic], B
Fruit Bats [2001 ]
- Mouthfulls [2003, Sub Pop]
- Spelled in Bones [2005, Sub Pop]
- The Ruminant Band [2009, Sub Pop], A
- Tripper [2011, Sub Pop], A
- Absolute Loser [2016, Easy Sound], B+(**)
- Gold Past Life [2019, Spacebomb], B+(*)
- A River Running to Your Heart [2023, Merge], B+(*)
The Frustrated Bachelors
- In the End It Wasn't Enough: All the Good Ones 20032006 [20032006, Money for Guns], B+(**)
Fuck Buttons [2007 ]
- Street Horrrsing [2008, ATP]
- Tarot Sport [2009, ATP], A
Fucked Up [2002 ]
- Hidden World [2006, Jade Tree]
- The Chemistry of Common Life [2008, Matador]
- Couple Tracks: Singles 20022009 [20022009, Matador, 2 CD], B+(**)
- David Comes to Life [2010, Matador], A
- Glass Boys [2014, Matador], B+(**)
The Fucking Champs [2000 ]
Fujiya and Miyagi [2008 ]
- Lightbulbs [2008, Gronland]
- Ventriloquizing [2011, Yep Roc], B+(*)
Fun. [2005 ]
- Some Nights [2012, Fueled by Ramen], B
Ezra Furman (1986 )
- Banging Down the Doors [2007, Minty Fresh]
- Inside the Human Body [2008, Minty Fresh]
- Ezra Furman & the Harpoons: Mysterious Power [2011, Minty Fresh]
- The Year of No Returning [2013, Bar/None], B+(**)
- Day of the Dog [2013, Bar/None], A
- Perpetual Motion People [2015, Bella Union], A
- Transgelic Exodus [2018, Bella Union], B+(**)
- Twelve Nudes [2019, Bella Union], A
- Sex Education Original Soundtrack [2020, Bella Union], B+(**)
- Sex Education: Songs From Season 3 [2021, Bella Union, EP], B+(**)
- All of Us Flames [2022, Anti-], B+(***)
Nelly Furtado (1978 )
- Whoa Nelly! [2000, Dreamworks]
- Folklore [2003, Dreamworks]
- Loose [2006, Geffen], B
Future of the Left [2007 ]
- Travels With Myself and Another [2009, 4AD], B+(*)
- The Plot Against Common Sense [2012, Xtra Mile], B+(*)
- How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident [2013, Prescriptions], B+(**)
- The Peace and Truce of Future of the Left [2016, Prescriptions], B+(***)
The Futureheads
- The Futureheads [2004, Sire]
Future Islands [2008 ]
- In Evening Air [2010, Thrill Jockey], B+(*)
- Singles [2013, 4AD], B+(*)
- The Far Field [2017, 4AD], B+(*)
- As Long as You Are [2020, 4AD], B+(*)
- People Who Aren't There Anymore [2024, 4AD], B+(*)
Gallant (1992 )
- Ology [2016, Mind of a Genius/Warner Brothers], B+(*)
Gang Gang Dance [2004 ]
- Saint Dymphna [2008, Social Registry]
- Eye Contact [2011, 4AD], B
Sue Garner
- w/Rick Brown: Still [2000, Thrill Jockey]
David Garza
The Gaslight Anthem [2007 ]
- The '59 Sound [2008, Side One Dummy]
- American Slang [2010, Side One Dummy], B+(*)
- Handwritten [2012, Mercury], B+(*)
Gay for Johnny Depp
- What Doesn't Kill You, Eventually Kills You [2011, Shinebox], B
The Gentlemen
- Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Gentlemen [2000, Hearbox]
George
- The Magic Lantern [2005, Pickled Egg]
Beth Gibbons (1965 )
- Out of Season [2002, Sanctuary]
- Lives Outgrown [2024, Domino], B+(***)
Gigi [2008 ]
- Maintenant [2008, Tomlab], B+(**)
A Girl Called Eddy
- A Girl Called Eddy [2003, Anti-]
- Been Around [2020, Elefant], B+(*)
Girls [2009 ]
- Album [2009, True Panther Sounds], A
- Broken Dreams Club [2010, True Panther Sounds, EP], B+(***)
- Father, Son, Holy Ghost [2011, True Panther Sounds], A
Girls' Generation [2007 ]
- Oh! [2010, SM Entertainment], B+(**)
- The Boys [2011, Universal], B+(*)
Girls Guns and Glory [2006 ]
- Sweet Nothings [2011, Lonesome Day], B+(*)
Glasvegas
- Glasvegas [2008, Columbia], A
Gnod
- Just Say No to the Psycho Right-Wing Capitalist Fascist Industrial Death Machine [2017, Rocket], B+(***)
The Go! Team [2004 ]
- Thunder, Lightning, Strike [2004, Columbia], B+(***)
- Proof of Youth [2007, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Rolling Blackouts [2011, Memphis Industries], B+(**)
- The Scene Between [2015, Memphis Industries], B
- Semicircle [2018, Memphis Industries], B+(**)
- Get Up Sequences Part One [2021, Memphis Industries], B+(***)
- Get Up Sequences Part Two [2023, Memphis Industries], B+(***)
God Help the Girl [2009 ]
- God Help the Girl [2009, Matador], B+(***)
Goldfrapp [2000 ]
- Felt Mountain [2000, Mute]
- Black Cherry [2003, Mute]
- Supernature [2006, Mute]
- Seventh Tree [2008, Mute]
- Head First [2010, Mute], B+(***)
- The Singles [20002012, Mute], B+(*)
- Silver Eye [2017, Mute], B+(*)
Selena Gomez (1992 )
- Rare [2020, Interscope], B+(**)
Good Charlotte [2000 ]
- The Young and the Hopeless [2002, Epic]
The Good, the Bad, and the Queen
- The Good, the Bad, and the Queen [2007, Honest Jons/Virgin], B
Kim Gordon (1953 )
- No Home Record [2019, Matador], A
- The Collective [2024, Matador], A
Nina Gordon
- Tonight and the Rest of My Life [2000, Warner Brothers]
Gorillaz [2001 ]
- Gorillaz [2001, Virgin]
- G-Sides [2002, Virgin]
- Spacemonkeyz Vs. Gorillaz: Laika Come Home [2002, EMI], B
- Demon Days [2005, Virgin], B
- Plastic Beach [2010, Virgin], B
- The Fall [2010, Virgin]
- The Singles Collection 20012011 [20012011, Virgin], B+(*)
- The Now Now [2018, Parlophone], B
- Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez [2020, Parlophone], B+(*)
- Cracker Island [2023, Parlophone/Warner], B
Gossip [2000 ]
- That's Not What I Heard [2000, Kill Rock Stars]
- Standing in the Way of Control [2005, Kill Rock Stars]
- Music for Men [2009, Columbia]
- A Joyful Noise [2012, Columbia], B
- Real Power [2024, Columbia], B+(**)
The Gothic Archies
- The Tragic Treasury: Songs From a Series of Unfortunate Events [2006, Nonesuch], A
Gotye (1980 )
- Making Mirrors [2011, Universal Republic], B
Jackie Greene (1980 )
- American Myth [2006, Verve Forecast], B
Grenadier
- Hand Offensive [2004, Grenadier Music], B+
Grinderman [2007 ]
- Grinderman [2007, Anti-], B+(*)
- Grinderman 2 [2010, Anti-], B
Grizzly Bear [2004 ]
- Yellow House [2006, Warp]
- Veckatimest [2009, Warp], B
- Shields [2012, Warp], B
Laura Groves (1987 )
- Radio Red [2023, Bella Union], B+(*)
Steve Gunn
- Time Off [2013, Paradise of Bachelors]
- Way Out Weather [2014, Paradise of Bachelors], B+(*)
The Habit
- Lincoln Has Won [2010, Reel to Reel], B+(***)
Halford [2000 ]
Handsome Furs [2007 ]
- Plague Park [2007, Sub Pop]
- Sound Kapital [2011, Sub Pop], B+(**)
Harlem [2008 ]
- "Hippies" [2010, Matador], B+(**)
Mayer Hawthorne (1979 )
- A Strange Arrangement [2009, Stones Throw], B+(*)
- How Do You Do [2011, Universal Republic], A
- Where Does This Door Go [2013, Republic], B+(**)
- Man About Town [2016, Vagrant], B+(**)
- For All Time [2023, P&L], B+(*)
Health [2007 ]
- Health [2007, Lovepump United]
- Get Color [2009, Lovepump United], B+(**)
- Death Magic [2015, Loma Vista], B+(*)
Heartless Bastards [2005 ]
- The Mountain [2009, Fat Possum], B
Heartsrevolution [2008 ]
- Ride or Die [2013, Owsla, EP], B+(*)
- Ride or Die [2014, Owsla], A
Paul Heaton (1962 )
- w/Jacqui Abbott: What Have We Become [2014, Virgin], A
- w/Jacqui Abbott: Wisdom, Laughter and Lines [2015, Virgin EMI], B+(***)
- w/Jacqui Abbott: Crooked Calypso [2017, Virgin EMI], B+(*)
- w/Jacqui Abbott: Manchester Calling [2020, Virgin EMI], B+(**)
- w/Jacqui Abbott: N.K-Pop [2022, EMI], B+(***)
Tim Heidecker (1976 )
- Too Dumb for Suicide: Tim Heidecker's Trump Songs [2017, Jagjaguwar], B
- Another Year in Hell: Collected Songs From 2018 [2018, Jagjaguwar, EP], B
HEM [2001 ]
- Rabbit Songs [2001, Bar/None]
The Henry Clay People [2006 ]
- Somewhere on the Golden Coast [2010, TBD], A
- Twenty-Five for the Rest of Our Lives [2012, TBD], B+(**)
Tom Herman
- Wait for It [2004, Return to Sender], B+
High on Fire [2000 ]
- The Art of Self Defense [2000, Man's Ruin]
Hil St. Soul [2000 ]
- Copasetik and Cool [2004, Shanachie], B+
Keri Hilson (1982 )
- In a Perfect World . . . [2009, Mosley]
- No Boys Allowed [2010, Mosley], B+(*)
Hiss Golden Messenger
- Poor Moon [2011, Tompkins Square], B+(*)
- Haw [2013, Paradise of Bachelors]
- Lateness of Dancers [2014, Merge], B+(*)
- Quietly Blowing It [2021, Merge], B+(*)
The Hold Steady [2004 ]
- Almost Killed Me [2004, Frenchkiss], A
- Separation Sunday [2005, Frenchkiss], A
- Boys and Girls in America [2006, Vagrant], A
- Stay Positive [2008, Vagrant], A
- A Positive Rage [2007, Vagrant, CD+DVD], A
- Heaven Is Whenever [2010, Vagrant], A
- Teeth Dreams [2014, Razor & Tie/Washington Square], A
- Thrashing Thru the Passion [2019, Frenchkiss], A
- Open Door Policy [2021, Positive Jams], B+(**)
- The Price of Progress [2023, Positive Jams], A
Holopaw [2003 ]
Holy Childhood [2000 ]
- Up with What I'm Down With [2000, Gern Blandsten]
Honey Island Swamp Band [2008 ]
- Cane Sugar [2013, Louisiana Red Hot], B
Honey Radar [2008 ]
- Sing the Snow Away: The Chunklet Years [20152018, Chunklet Industries], B+(**)
Honeyhoney [2008 ]
- First Rodeo [2008, Ironworks/Universal Republic]
- Billy Jack [2011, Lost Highway], B+(*)
Patterson Hood (1964 )
- Killers and Stars [2004, New West]
- Murdering Oscar (and Other Love Songs) [2009, Ruth St.], A
- Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance [2012, ATO], B+(***)
Jesca Hoop (1975 )
- Memories Are Now [2017, Sub Pop], A
- Stonechild [2019, Memphis Industries], B+(*)
The Horrors [2007 ]
- Strange House [2007, Polydor]
- Primary Colours [2009, XL], B+(**)
- Skying [2011, XL], B
Heather Lynne Horton
- Get Me to a Nunnery [2023, Pauper Sky], B
Hot Chelle Rae [2009 ]
Hot Chip [2002 ]
- The Warning [2006, Astralwerks], B+(**)
- Made in the Dark [2008, Astralwerks], B+(***)
- One Life Stand [2010, EMI], B+(*)
- In Our Heads [2012, Domino], B+(*)
- Why Make Sense? [2015, Domino], B
- A Bath Full of Ecstasy [2019, Domino], B+(*)
- Freakout / Release [2022, Domino], B+(*)
Hot Hot Heat [2002 ]
- Make Up the Breakdown [2002, Sub Pop]
- Elevator [2005, Sire]
- Elevator [2004, Sire], B+(*)
Hot Snakes [2000 ]
- Automatic Midnight [2000, Sympathy for the Record Industry]
- Suicide Invoice [2002, Swami]
- Audit in Progress [2004, Swami]
- Jericho Sirens [2018, Sub Pop], B
Beth Jeans Houghton (1990 )
- Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose [2012, Mute], B
The Howling Hex [2003 ]
- Knuckleball Express [2020, Fat Possum], B+(**)
HTRK
- Rhinestones [2021, N&J Blueberries], B+(***)
Jennifer Hudson (1981 )
- Remember Me [2011, Arista]
- JHUD [2014, RCA], B+(*)
Hanne Hukkelberg (1979 )
- Little Things [2005, Nettwerk]
- Featherbrain [2012, Propeller]
Van Hunt (1970 )
- Van Hunt [2004, Capitol]
- On the Jungle Floor [2006, Capitol]
- What Were You Hoping For? [2011, Godless Hotspot], B+(*)
I See Hawks in L.A. [2001 ]
- California Country [2006, Western Seeds]
- Hallowed Ground [2008, Big Books], B+(**)
- Shoulda Been Gold 20012009 [20012009, American Beat]
- New Kind of Lonely [2012, Western Seeds], B+(*)
Lia Ices
- Grown Unknown [2011, Jagjaguwar], B
Ida Maria (1984 )
- Fortress Round My Heart [2008, Upper 11/Fontana], B+(***)
- Katla [2010, Mercury], B+(*)
The (International) Noise Conspiracy
- Survival Sickness [2000, Epitaph]
Interpol [2001 ]
- Turn on the Bright Lights [2002, Matador], C+
- Antics [2004, Matador]
Iron and Wine (1974 )
- The Creek Drank the Cradle [2002, Sub Pop]
- Our Endless Numbered Days [2004, Sub Pop]
- The Shepherd's Dog [2007, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Kiss Each Other Clean [2011, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
- Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop: w/Jesca Hoop: Love Letter for Fire [2016, Sub Pop/Black Cricket], B+(*)
Gregory Alan Isakov
- Appaloosa Bones [2023, Dualtone], B
Jason Isbell (1979 )
- Sirens of the Ditch [2007, New West], B+(*)
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit [2009, Lightning Rod], B+(**)
- Here We Rest [2011, Lightning Rod], B+(*)
- Southeastern [2013, Southeastern], B
- Something More Than Free [2015, Southeastern], B+(*)
- The Nashville Sound [2017, Southeastern], B+(**)
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: Reunions [2020, Southeastern], B+(*)
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: Georgia Blue [2021, Southeastern], B
- Weathervanes [2023, Southeastern], A
Ivan and Alyosha [2009 ]
- All the Times We Had [2013, Dualtone]
- It's All Just Pretend [2015, Dualtone], B
Jackie-O Motherfucker [2000 ]
- Fig. 5 [2000, Road Cone]
- The Magick Fire Music / Wow! [2003, Touch and Go]
- Flags of the Sacred Harp [2005, ATP], A
Jaguar Love [2008 ]
- Take Me to the Sea [2008, Matador]
- Hologram Jams [2009, Fat Possum], B+(***)
Leela James (1983 )
- My Soul [2010, Stax]
- Loving You More . . . in the Spirit of Etta James [2012, Shanachie]
- Fall for You [2014, J&T], B+(***)
Japandroids [2006 ]
- Post-Nothing [2008, Polyvinyl], B+(*)
- No Singles [20062008, Polyvinyl]
- Celebration Rock [2012, Polyvinyl], B+(**)
- Near to the Wild Heart of Life [2017, Anti-], B+(**)
Javelin [2009 ]
- Jamz n Jemz [2009, self-released]
- No Más [2010, Luaka Bop]
The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy
- Glorious and Idiotic [2000, ROIR]
Jemina Pearl (1987 )
- Break It Up [2009, Ecstatic Peace/Universal Motown], B+(***)
Carly Rae Jepsen (1985 )
- Tug of War [2008, Maple Music/Fontana North], B+(***)
- Kiss [2012, 604/Interscope/Schoolboy], A
- E-MO-TION [2015, Interscope/Schoolboy/Silent], A
- E-MO-TION: Side B [20142015, School Boy/Interscope, EP], B+(***)
- Dedicated [2019, 604/School Boy/Interscope], B+(***)
- Dedicated Side B [2020, School Boy], B+(**)
- The Loneliest Time [2022, Interscope], A
- The Loveliest Time [2023, Interscope], B+(***)
Jesus H Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse
- Jesus H Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse [2006, Jesus Christ Rocks], A
- Happier Than You [2008, Jesus Christ Rocks], A
JJ
- JJ N° 2 [2009, Sincerely Yours], B+(*)
Joan as Police Woman (1970 )
- The Real Life [2006, Reveal]
- To Survive [2008, PIAS]
- The Deep Field [2011, PIAS], B+(*)
Jack Johnson
- On and On [2003, Moonshine Conspiracy], B
Nick Jonas (1992 )
- Nick Jonas [2014, Island/Safehouse], B
Jonas Brothers [2006 ]
- Jonas Brothers [2007, Hollywood]
- A Little Bit Longer [2008, Hollywood], B+(*)
- The Album [2023, Republic], B+(*)
Norah Jones (1979 )
- Come Away With Me [2002, Blue Note], B+
- Feels Like Home [2004, Blue Note], B
- Not Too Late [2007, Blue Note], B+(*)
- The Fall [2009, Blue Note], B+(*)
- . . . Featuring Norah Jones [20012010, Blue Note], B
- Little Broken Hearts [2012, Blue Note], B
- Puss N Boots: No Fools, No Fun [20132014, Blue Note], B+(*)
- Day Breaks [2015, Blue Note], B+(**)
- Begin Again [2019, Blue Note, EP], B
- Puss N Boots: Sister [2020, Blue Note], B+(*)
- Pick Me Up Off the Floor [2020, Blue Note], B+(*)
- Visions [2024, Blue Note], B+(*)
Jónsi (1975 )
Junior Senior [2003 ]
- D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat [2003, Crunchy Frog/Atlantic], B
Kandi
- Hey Kandi ... [2000, Columbia]
Nash Kato
Kayo Dot [2003 ]
- Plastic House on Base of Sky [2016, Flenser], B
Keane [2004 ]
- Hopes and Fears [2004, Interscope], B
John Paul Keith
- Memphis Circa 3AM [2013, Big Legal Mess], B+(***)
Tyler Keith
- Tyler Keith and the Preacher's Kids: Romeo Hood [2001, Black Dog]
- Tyler Keith and the Apostles: Do It for Johnny [2016, self-released], B+(**)
- Tyler Keith and the Apostles: Hell to Pay [2023, Black & Wyatt], B+(**)
Stephen Kellogg (1976 )
- Gift Horse [2011, Vanguard], B+(**)
Kem
- Album II [2005, Motown], B
Keren Ann (1974 )
- Nolita [2004, Metro Blue], B+(*)
Kesha (1987 )
- Animal [2010, Jive], B+(***)
- Cannibal [2010, RCA, EP], B+(*)
- Warrior [2012, RCA], B
- Rainbow [2017, Kemosabe/RCA], B+(*)
- High Road [2020, Kemosabe], B+(*)
- Gag Order [2023, Kemosabe], B+(*)
Alicia Keys (1981 )
- Songs in A Minor [2001, J], A
- The Diary of Alicia Keys [2003, J], B+(*)
- As I Am [2007, J], B+(**)
- The Element of Freedom [2009, J]
- Girl on Fire [2012, RCA]
- Here [2016, RCA], A
- Alicia [2020, RCA], B+(**)
The Killers [2004 ]
- Hot Fuss [2004, Island/Universal], B
- Day and Age [2008, Island]
- Battle Born [2012, Vertigo]
- Imploding the Mirage [2020, Island], B
- Pressure Machine [2021, Island], B+(*)
The Kills [2002 ]
- Black Rooster [2002, Dim Mak, EP]
- Keep on Your Mean Side [2003, Sanctuary]
- No Wow [2005, King]
- Midnight Boom [2008, Domino], A
- Blood Pressures [2011, Domino], B+(**)
King Biscuit Time [2000 ]
- No Style [2000, Regal, EP]
Kings of Convenience [2000 ]
- Riot on an Empty Street [2004, Astralwerks]
Kingsbury Manx [2000 ]
Kings of Leon [2003 ]
- Youth and Young Manhood [2003, RCA]
- Aha Shake Heartbreak [2005, RCA]
- Because of the Times [2007, RCA], B+(*)
- Only by the Night [2008, RCA]
- Come Around Sundown [2010, RCA], B+(**)
Sonya Kitchell
- Words Came Back to Me [2006, Velour], B
Kitty, Daisy and Lewis
- Kitty, Daisy and Lewis [2008, DH/Mercer Street], B+(***)
- Smoking in Heaven [2011, Verve Forecast], B+(**)
Klaxons [2007 ]
- Myths of the Near Future [2007, Rinse]
- Surfing the Void [2010, Rinse], B
The Knife [2001 ]
- Deep Cuts [2003, V2], B+(**)
- Silent Shout [2006, Rabid/Mute], B+(***)
- Shaking the Habitual [2013, Mute, 2CD], A
Mark Kozelek
- Rock N' Roll Singer [2000, Badman]
KTU
- 8 Armed Monkey [2004, Thirsty Ear], B+
Ben Kweller [2000 ]
- Freak Out, It's Ben Kweller [2000]
- Sha Sha [2002, Big Hassle]
La Dispute [2006 ]
- Wildlife [2011, No Sleep], B+(***)
- Rooms of the House [2014, Better Living/Vagrant], B+(***)
La Roux
- La Roux [2009, Cherry Tree], B+(*)
- Trouble in Paradise [2014, Cherrytree/Interscope], B+(***)
La Sera
- La Sera [2011, Hardly Art]
- Sees the Light [2012, Hardly Art], B
- Hour of the Dawn [2014, Hardly Art]
- Music for Listening to Music To [2016, Polyvinyl], B+(**)
Lady Gaga (1986 )
- The Fame [2008, Interscope], B+(*)
- The Fame Monster [2009, Interscope], B+(*)
- The Fame Monster [20082009, Streamline/Konlive, 2 CD], B+(*)
- Born This Way [2011, Streamline/Konlive], B+(***)
- Artpop [2013, Interscope/Streamline], A
- Joanne [2016, Streamline/Interscope], B
- Chromatica [2020, Interscope], B+(***)
- Dawn of Chromatica [2021, Interscope], B+(*)
Lake Street Dive [2007 ]
- Bad Self Portraits [2014, Signature Sounds], B+(*)
Ray LaMontagne (1973 )
- Till the Sun Turns Black [2006, RCA]
- Gossip in the Grain [2008, RCA]
- God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise [2010, RCA], B+(**)
Dawn Landes (1980 )
- Fireproof [2008, Cooking Vinyl]
- Bluebird [2014, Western Vinyl], B+(**)
- The Liberated Woman's Songbook [2024, Fun Machine Music], B+(*)
Langhorne Slim (1980 )
- Strawberry Mansion [2021, Dualtone], B+(**)
Late of the Pier [2008 ]
- Echoclistel Lambietroy [2008, Astralwerks, EP], B
Amy LaVere
- The World Is Not My Home [2006, Archer]
- Anchors and Anvils [2007, Archer], A
- Stranger Me [2011, Archer], B+(**)
- Runaway's Diary [2014, Archer], A
- w/Will Sexton: Hallelujah I'm a Dreamer [2015, Archer], A
Avril Lavigne (1984 )
- Let's Go [2002, Arista], B
- Under My Skin [2004, Arista], B
- The Best Damn Thing [2007, Arista]
- Goodbye Lullaby [2011, RCA], B+(*)
- Love Sux [2022, DTA/Elektra], B+(**)
Cate Le Bon (1983 )
- Reward [2019, Mexican Summer], B
- Pompeii [2022, Mexican Summer], B+(*)
Ledisi
- Lost and Found [2007, Verve Forecast]
- Turn Me Loose [2009, Verve Forecast]
- Pieces of Me [2011, Verve Forecast], B+(*)
Left Lane Cruiser [2007 ]
- Bring Yo' Ass to the Table [2008, Alive]
- Junkyard Speed Ball [2011, Alive]
- Rock Them Back to Hell! [2013, Alive]
- Dirty Spliff Blues [2015, Alive Naturalsound], B+(*)
John Legend (1978 )
- Get Lifted [2004, Sony Urban Music/Columbia]
- Once Again [2004, Sony Urban Music/Columbia]
- w/The Roots: Wake Up! [2010, GOOD/Columbia], B
Jens Lekman (1981 )
- When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog [2004, Secretly Canadian], B+(*)
- Oh You're So Silent Jens [2005, Secretly Canadian], B+(**)
- Night Falls Over Kortedala [2007, Secretly Canadian], B+(*)
- An Argument With Myself [2011, Secrety Canadian, EP], B+(***)
- I Know What Love Isn't [2012, Secretly Canadian], A
- Life Will See You Now [2017, Secretly Canadian], B+(***)
Jinx Lennon (1964 )
- Live at the Spirit Store [2000, Septic Tiger], B+(*)
- 30 Beacons of Light for a Land Full of Spite, Thugs, Drug Slugs and Energy Vampires [2002, Septic Tiger], B+(**)
- Know Your Station Gouger Nation!!! [2006, Septic Tiger], A
- Trauma Themes Idiot Times [2009, Septic Tiger], A
- National Cancer Strategy [2010, Septic Tiger], B+(***)
- Past Pupil Stay Sane [2016, Septic Tiger], B+(***)
- Magic Bullets of Madness to Uplift Grief Magnets [2016, Septic Tiger], B+(**)
- Grow a Pair!!! [2018, Septic Tiger], B+(*)
- Border Schizzo Fffolk Songs for the Fuc**d [2020, Septic Tiger], B+(**)
- Liferafts for Latchicos [20192020, Septic Tiger]
- Pet Rent [2022, Septic Tiger], B+(***)
- Walk Lightly When the Jug Is Full [2023, Septic Tiger], B+(**)
Sondre Lerche
- Faces Down [2002, Astralwerks]
- Two Way Monologue [2004, Astralwerks]
- Duper Sessions [2005, Astralwerks], B+(*)
Let's Wrestle [2008 ]
- In the Court of the Wrestling Let's [2009, Merge], B+(**)
- Nursing Home [2011, Merge], B+(**)
- Let's Wrestle [2014, Fortuna Pop], B+(*)
Black Joe Lewis
- Tell 'Em What Your Name Is! [2009, Lost Highway]
- Scandalous [2011, Lost Highway], B
Jenny Lewis (1977 )
- w/The Watson Twins: Rabbit Fur Coat [2005, Team Love], A
- Acid Tongue [2008, Warner Brothers], A
- Jenny and Johnny: w/Johnathan Rice: I'm Having Fun Now [2010, Warner Brothers], A
- The Voyager [2014, Warner Brothers], B+(***)
- Nice as Fuck: Nice as Fuck [2016, Loves Way], B+(*)
- On the Line [2019, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
- Joy'all [2023, Blue Note], B+(**)
Liars [2001 ]
- They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top [2001, Blast First/Mute]
- They Were Wrong, So We Drowned [2004, Mute]
- Drum's Not Dead [2006, Mute]
- Liars [2007, Mute], B
- Sisterworld [2010, Mute], C+
- WIXIW [2012, Mute], B
The Libertines [2002 ]
- Up the Bracket [2002, Rough Trade], B
- The Libertines [2004, Rough Trade], B+(*)
- Anthems for Doomed Youth [2015, Virgin EMI], B+(*)
- All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade [2024, Casablanca/Republic], B
Life Without Buildings [2000 ]
- Any Other City [2000, DC Baltimore]
- Live at the Annandale Hotel [2007, Absolutely Kosher]
Lights (1987 )
- PEP [2022, Fueled by Ramen], B+(***)
Lightspeed Champion (1985 )
- Falling Off the Lavender Bridge [2007, Domino]
- Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You [2010, Domino], B+(**)
The Like [2005 ]
- Release Me [2010, Geffen], B
Linkin Park [2000 ]
- Hybrid Theory [2000, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
- Meteora [2003, Warner Brothers], B+(*)
Lissie (1982 )
- Why You Runnin' [2009, Fat Possum, EP]
- Catching a Tiger [2010, Fat Possum], B
Little Boots (1984 )
- Hands [2009, Elektra], B+(***)
Little Dragon [2007 ]
- Little Dragon [2007, Peacefrog]
- Machine Dreams [2009, Peacefrog]
- Ritual Union [2011, Peacefrog], B+(*)
- Nabuma Rubberband [2014, Republic], B
The Little Willies [2003 ]
- The Little Willies [20032005, Milking Bull], B+(**)
- For the Good Times [20102011, Milking Bull], B+(*)
Liturgy [2003 ]
- Renihilation [2009, 20 Buck Spin]
- Aesthetica [2011, Thrill Jockey]
- The Ark Work [2015, Thrill Jockey], C
Living Things
- Resight Your Rights EP [2003, DreamWorks, EP], B+
- Black Skies in Broad Daylight [2004, Loog/DreamWorks], A
- Ahead of the Lions [2004, Jive/Zomba], B+(***)
- Habeas Corpus [2009, Jive/Zomba], B+(**)
Lloyd (1986 )
- King of Hearts [2011, Interscope], B
LMFAO [2009 ]
- Party Rock [2009, Cherrytree/Interscope]
- Sorry for Party Rocking [2011, Interscope], B
Local Natives [2010 ]
- Gorilla Manor [2009, Frenchkiss], B
- Hummingbird [2013, Frenchkiss], B
LoneLady
- Nerve Up [2009, Warp], A
- Hinterland [2015, Warp], B+(***)
- Former Things [2021, Warp], B+(**)
Los Campesinos! [2007 ]
- Sticking Fingers Into Sockets [2007, Arts & Crafts, EP], B+(**)
- Hold on Now, Youngster . . . [2008, Arts & Crafts], B+(***)
- We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed [2008, Arts & Crafts]
- Romance Is Boring [2010, Arts & Crafts], B+(***)
- Hello Sadness [2011, Arts & Crafts], B+(*)
Lost in the Trees [2007 ]
- A Church That Fits Our Needs [2012, Anti]
- Past Life [2013, Anti], B+(***)
Lotus Plaza [2009 ]
- The Floodlight Collective [2009, Kranky]
- Spooky Action at a Distance [2012, Kranky], B+(**)
Courtney Love
- America's Sweetheart [2004, Virgin], A
Love Is All [2006 ]
- Nine Times That Same Song [2006, What's Your Rupture?], A
- A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night [2008, What's Your Rupture?], A
- Two Thousand and Ten Injuries [2010, Polyvinyl], B+(***)
The Love Language [2009 ]
- Libraries [2010, Merge], B
The Low Anthem [2006 ]
- Oh My God, Charlie Darwin [2009, Nonesuch], B+(***)
- Smart Flesh [2011, Nonesuch], B+(*)
Lucy Pearl [2000 ]
- Lucy Pearl [2000, Beyond]
Jack Lukeman
- Metropolis Blue [2000, Razor & Tie]
Lykke Li (1986 )
- Youth Novels [2008, Atlantic], B
- Wounded Rhymes [2011, Atlantic], B
- I Never Learn [2014, Atlantic], B+(**)
- So Sad So Sexy [2018, RCA], B+(*)
- Eyeye [2022, PIAS], B+(*)
Amy MacDonald (1987 )
- This Is the Life [2007, Decca], B+(*)
The Magic Words
- Junk Train [2006, Shake It], B+(**)
- The Day We Ran Away (Magic Words Demos) [2015, self-released], B+(*)
Magnolia Electric Co.
Mahjongg [2005 ]
- Kontpab [2008, K]
- The Long Shadow of the Paper Tiger [2010, K], B+(**)
Make a Rising
- Rip Through the Hawk Black Night [2005, High Two], B
Jesse Malin
- The Fine Art of Self-Destruction [2003, Artemis], B+
Stephen Malkmus (1966 )
- Stephen Malkmus [2001, Matador], A
- Steve Malkmus and the Jicks: Pig Lib [2003, Matator], A
- Face the Truth [2005, Matador]
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Real Emotional Trash [2007, Matador], B+(***)
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Mirror Traffic [2011, Matador], B+(*)
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Wig Out at Jagbags [2014, Matador], B+(**)
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Sparkle Hard [2018, Matador], B+(*)
- Groove Denied [2019, Matador], B+(**)
- Stephen T. Malkmus: Traditional Techniques [2020, Matador], B+(*)
Man Man
- Six Demon Bag [2006, Ace Fu]
- Rabbit Habbits [2008, Anti-], B+(**)
Manchester Orchestra [2006 ]
- Mean Everything to Nothing [2009, Favorite Gentlemen/Canvasback], B+(**)
- A Black Mile to the Surface [2017, Loma Vista], B
Mariachi El Bronx [2009 ]
- Mariachi El Bronx [2009, Swami], B
Laura Marling (1990 )
- Alas I Cannot Swim [2008, Astralwerks]
- I Speak Because I Can [2010, Astralwerks], B+(**)
- A Creature I Don't Know [2011, Virgin], B+(*)
- Once I Was an Eagle [2013, Ribbon Music], B+(**)
- Short Movie [2015, Ribbon Music], A
- Semper Femina [2017, More Alarming], B+(*)
- Song for Our Daughter [2020, Chrysalis/Partisan], B+(**)
Johnny Marr (1963 )
- The Messenger [2013, New Voodoo]
- Playland [2014, New Voodoo]
- Fever Dreams Pts 14 [20212022, BMG], B+(*)
The Mars Volta [2002 ]
- De-Loused in the Comatorium [2003, Gold Standard]
- Frances the Mute [2005, Universal], C
- The Mars Volta [2022, Clouds Hill], B
Mastodon [2002 ]
- Remission [2002, Relapse]
- Leviathan [2004, Relapse]
- Blood Mountain [2006, Reprise], B
- Crack the Skye [2009, Reprise], B
- The Hunter [2011, Reprise], B
- Once More 'Round the Sun [2014, Reprise]
Mates of State [2000 ]
- Team Boo [2003, Polyvinyl], B+(*)
- Bring It Back [2006, Barsuk]
- Re-Arrange Us [2008, Barsuk], B+(**)
- Mountaintops [2011, Barsuk], B+(**)
Matt and Kim [2006 ]
- Sidewalks [2010, Fader], B
John Maus
- We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves [2011, Ribbon], B
Maxïmo Park [2005 ]
- A Certain Trigger [2005, Warp]
Imelda May (1974 )
- Mayhem [2010, Decca], B+(**)
Jessica Lea Mayfield (1989 )
- Tell Me [2010, Nonesuch], B+(*)
- Make My Head Sing . . . [2014, ATO], B+(**)
Mazarin [2000 ]
- Watch It Happen [2000, Rocket Girl]
McCarthy Trenching [2003 ]
- Perfect Game [2020, self-released], B+(***)
Fergus McCormick
- I Don't Need You Now [2007, CDBaby], B+(**)
Cass McCombs (1977 )
- Catacombs [2009, Domino], B+(**)
- Wit's End [2011, Domino], B+(*)
- Mangy Love [2016, Anti-], B
Anne McCue
- Koala Motel [2006, Messenger], B+(*)
Mclusky [2000 ]
- Mclusky Do Dallas [2002, Beggars Too Pure]
Megafaun [2008 ]
- Gather, Form and Fly [2009, Hometapes]
- Megafaun [2011, Hometapes], B+(*)
Memory Tapes [2009 ]
- Seek Magic [2009, Something in Construction]
- Player Piano [2011, Carpark], B+(*)
Menomena [2004 ]
- I Am the Fun Blame Monster! [2004, FILMguerrero]
- Friend and Foe [2007, Barsuk]
- Mines [2010, Barsuk]
Menya [2008 ]
- The Ol' Reach-Around [2008, Menya, EP], B+(***)
The Menzingers [2007 ]
- On the Impossible Past [2012, Epitaph]
- Rented World [2014, Epitaph], B
The Mercenaries
- The Hanging Tree [2003, Melted Vinyl], B
- Locks, Looks and Hooks [2006, Melted Vinyl], B+(*)
Mesh
- Mesh [2020, Born Yesterday, EP], B+(*)
Metric [2003 ]
- Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? [2003, Last Gang], B+(**)
- Fantasies [2009, Metric International], A
- Synthetica [2012, Mom + Pop], B+(*)
- Pagans in Vegas [2015, Metric], A
- Art of Doubt [2018, Metric/BMG], B+(***)
- Formentera [2022, Metric Music International], B+(**)
- Formentera II [2023, Metric Music International], B+(***)
Metronomy [2006 ]
- The English Riviera [2011, Because], B+(*)
- Love Letters [2014, Because/Elektra], B+(**)
- Small World [2022, Because Music], B+(**)
MGMT [2008 ]
- Oracular Spectacular [2007, Columbia], B+(*)
- Congratulations [2010, Columbia], B
Micachu
- Jewellery [2008, Rough Trade], B+(*)
Microwaves [2002 ]
- Regurgitant Phenomena [2014, New Atlantis], B
Midlake [2001 ]
- For the Sake of Bethel Woods [2022, ATO], B
Miike Snow [2009 ]
- Miike Snow [2009, Downtown], B+(*)
Mika (1983 )
- Life in Cartoon Motion [2007, Casablanca]
- The Boy Who Knew Too Much [2009, Casablanca], A
- The Origin of Love [2012, Casablanca], A
- No Place in Heaven [2015, Casablanca], B+(**)
- My Name Is Michael Holbrook [2019, Republic/Virgin EMI], B+(**)
Mika Miko [2006 ]
Mike and the Ravens
- Noisy Boys! The Saxony Sessions [20062007, Zoho Roots], B
- No Place for Pretty [2009, Zoho Roots], B+(*)
Mimicking Birds [2009 ]
- Mimicking Birds [2009, Glacial Pace], B+(*)
Miniature Tigers [2008 ]
- Tell It to the Volcano [2008, Modern Art]
- Mia Pharaoh [2012, Modern Art], B+(*)
Aidan Moffat (1973 )
- w/Bill Wells: Everything's Getting Older [2011, Chemikal Underground], B+(***)
The Moldy Peaches [2001 ]
- Origin Story: 19941999 [199499, Org Music]
- The Moldy Peaches [2001, Rough Trade], A
- Unreleased Cutz and Live Jamz 19942002 [19942002, Rough Trade]
Mono [2001 ]
- Before the Past: Live From Electrical Audio [2019, Temporary Residence], B+(*)
Monsters of Folk [2009 ]
- Monsters of Folk [2009, Shangri-La], B+(**)
Moon Duo [2009 ]
- Circles [2012, Sacred Bones]
Moonbound
- Confession and Release [20052007, Unsung], C
Tom Morello (1964 )
- World Wide Rebel Songs [2011, New West], B+(**)
Gurf Morlix (1951 )
- Toad of Titicaca [2000, Catamount], B+(**)
- Fishin' in the Muddy [2002, Catamount]
- Cut N Shoot [2004, Blue Corn Music]
- Diamonds to Dust [2007, Blue Corn Music]
- Last Exit to Happyland [2009, Rootball], B+(**)
- Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream [2011, Rootball], A
- Finds the Present Tense [2013, Rootball], B+(***)
- Eatin' at Me [2015, Rootball], B+(**)
- The Soul and the Heal [2017, Rootball], B+(**)
- Impossible Blue [2019, Rootball], B+(**)
- The Tightening of the Screws [2021, Rootball], B+(*)
- Caveman [2022, Rootball], B+(**)
- I Challenge the Beast [2023, Rootball], B+(***)
The Morning Benders [2008 ]
- Big Echo [2010, Rough Trade], B
Travis Morrison
Teedra Moses
- Complex Simplicity [2004, TVT], B+
Mount Eerie
- Lost Wisdom [2008, Southern Music Dist.]
- Clear Moon [2012, PW Elverum & Sun]
- Pre-Human Ideas [2013, PW Elverum & Sun]
- Sauna [2015, PW Elverum & Sun], B
- A Crow Looked at Me [2017, PW Elverum & Sun], B+(*)
- Now Only [2018, PW Elverum & Sun], B+(*)
Mr. Groove Band
- Rocket 88: Tribute to Ike Turner [2009, Zoho Roots], C+
Ms. Dynamite
- A Little Deeper [2002, Interscope], B
Ms. John Soda [2002 ]
- No P. or D. [2002, Moor Music]
Mudcrutch
- Mudcrutch [2008, Reprise]
- 2 [2016, Reprise], B
Georgia Anne Muldrow (1983 )
- Olesi: Fragments of an Earth [2006, Stones Throw]
- Umsindo [2009, SomeOthaShip]
- SomeOthaShip [2010, Mello Music Group]
- Kings Ballad [2010, Ubiquity]
- Jyoti: Ocotea [2010, SomeOthaShip]
- w/Madlib: Seeds [2012, SomeOthaShip]
- Jyoti: Mama, You Can Bet [2020, SomeOtheShip], B+(**)
Murder by Death [2002 ]
- In Bocca al Lupo [2006, Tent Show]
- Red of Tooth and Claw [2008, Vagrant]
- Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon [2012, Bloodshot], B
Róisín Murphy (1973 )
- Ruby Blue [2005, Echo UK]
- Overpowered [2007, EMI], B+(*)
- Hairless Toys [2015, PIAS], B+(**)
- Róisín Machine [2020, Skint], B+(**)
- Crooked Machine [2021, Skint], B+(*)
- Hit Parade [2023, Ninja Tune], B+(***)
Musiq (1977 )
- Juslisen [2002, Def Soul]
- Luvanmusiq [2007, Atlantic], B
My Chemical Romance [20022011]
- Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge [2004, Reprise], B
- The Black Parade [2006, Reprise]
- Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys [2010, Reprise]
Marissa Nadler (1981 )
- Songs III: Bird on the Water [2007, Kemado]
- Marissa Nadler [2011, Box of Color]
Kate Nash (1987 )
- Made of Bricks [2008, Geffen], A
- My Best Friend Is You [2010, Geffen], A
- Girl Talk [2013, Dine Alone Music], A
- Yesterday Was Forever [2018, Girl Gang], A
- 9 Sad Symphonies [2024, Kill Rock Stars], A
Nina Nastasia (1956 )
- Riderless Horse [2022, Temporary Residence], B+(*)
The National [2001 ]
- The National [2001, Brassland]
- Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers [2003, Brassland]
- Cherry Tree [2004, Brassland, EP]
- Alligator [2005, Beggars Banquet]
- Boxer [2007, Beggars Banquet], B+(*)
- High Violet [20092010, 4AD], A
- Trouble Will Find Me [2013, 4AD], B+(**)
- Sleep Well Beast [2017, 4AD], B+(***)
- I Am Easy to Find [2019, 4AD], B+(**)
- First Two Pages of Frankenstein [2023, 4AD], B+(***)
- Laugh Track [2023, 4AD], B+(***)
The Naysayer [20002006]
- Deathwhisker [2000, Carrot Top], B+(*)
- Heaven, Hell or Houston [2002, Carrot Top]
- Pure Beauty [2002, Carrot Top, EP], B+(***)
- Kitten Time [2004, Red Panda]
- Smoke Reality [2006, Red Panda]
Helado Negro (1980 )
- This Is How You Smile [2019, RVNG Intl], B+(*)
- Far In [2021, 4AD], B+(*)
- Phasor [2024, 4AD], B+(**)
Neon Indian [2009 ]
- Psychic Chasms [2009, Lefse]
- Era Extraña [2011, Mom + Pop Music]
- Vega Intl. Night School [2015, Mom + Pop Music], B+(*)
Neon Neon [2008 ]
- Stainless Style [2008, Lex]
- Praxis Makes Perfect [2013, Lex], C+
New Bloods [2008 ]
- The Secret Life [2008, Kill Rock Stars], B+(***)
New Estate
- New Estate [2003, W.Minc], B
The New Pornographers [2000 ]
- Mass Romantic [2000, Mint], B
- Electric Version [2003, Matador], B
- Twin Cinema [2005, Matador], B+(*)
- Challengers [2007, Matador], B
- Together [2010, Matador]
- Brill Bruisers [2014, Matador], B+(*)
- Whiteout Conditions [2017, Collected Works/Concord], B+(***)
- In the Morse Code of Brake Lights [2019, Concord], B+(*)
- Continue as a Guest [2023, Merge], B+(*)
A.C. Newman (1968 )
- The Slow Wonder [2004, Matador]
- Get Guilty [2009, Matador], B
Joanna Newsom (1982 )
- The Milk-Eyed Mender [2004, Drag City], B+(*)
- Ys [2006, Drag City], B
- Have One on Me [2010, Drag City, 2 CD], B
Ne-Yo (1979 )
- In My Own Words [2006, Def Jam]
- Because of You [2007, Def Jam]
- Year of the Gentleman [2010, Def Jam]
- R.E.D. [2012, Motown], B+(***)
Nine Men's Morris [2004 ]
- It's a Wonderful Life [2004, Segue], C+
1990s [2007 ]
- Cookies [2006, Rough Trade], B+(***)
The Niro
- w/Gary Lucas: The Complete Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas Songbook [2019, Esordisco], B
Nneka (1981 )
- Concrete Jungle [20052008, Decon], B+(*)
- Soul Is Heavy [2012, Decon], B+(***)
No Age [2007 ]
- Weirdo Rippers [2007, Fat Cat], B+(***)
- Nouns [2008, Sub Pop], A
- Losing Feeling [2009, Sub Pop, EP]
- Everything in Between [2010, Sub Pop], A
- An Object [2013, Sub Pop], B+(***)
- Snares Like a Haircut [2018, Drag City], A
- Goons Be Gone [2020, Drag City], A
- People Helping People [2022, Drag City], B+(**)
Jim Noir (1982 )
- A.M Jazz [2019, Dook], B+(**)
Noisettes [2006 ]
- What's the Time Mr. Wolf? [2007, Cherry/Universal Motown], B
NOMO [2004 ]
- New Tones [2005, Ubiquity]
- Ghost Rock [2008, Ubiquity]
- Invisible Cities [2009, Ubiquity]
Noonday Underground [2000 ]
- Self-Assembly [2000, MIL Multimedia]
- Surface Noise [2002, Setanta]
- Body Parts for Modern Art [2015, Stubbie], B+(***)
Normal Love
North Mississippi All Stars [2000 ]
- Shake Hands With Shorty [2000, Tone Cool], B+
- Electric Blue Watermelon [2005, ATO]
- Polaris [2006, ATO]
- Hernando [2008, Songs of the South]
- Prayer for Peace [2017, Legacy], B+(***)
- Set Sail [2022, New West], B+(*)
Marianne Nowottny
- Manmade Girl: Songs and Instrumentals [2001, Abaton Book, 2CD], B+(*)
Karen O (1978 )
- Crush Songs [20062010, Cult, EP], B+(*)
- w/Danger Mouse: Lux Prima [2019, BMG], B+(**)
Dawn Oberg
- Horticulture Wars [2008, Blossom Theory]
- Rye [2012, Blossom Theory], B+(***)
- Bring [2015, Blossom Theory], B+(***)
- Nothing Rhymes With Orange [2017, self-released, EP], B+(*)
- 2020 Revision [2020, self-released, EP], B
Conor Oberst (1980 )
- Conor Oberst [2008, Merge], A
- Outer South [2008, Merge], B+(*)
- Upside-Down Mountain [2014, Nonesuch], B+(**)
- Ruminations [2016, Nonesuch], B+(**)
- Salutations [2017, Nonesuch], A
Obits [2011 ]
- I Blame You [2009, Sub Pop]
- Moody, Standard and Poor [2011, Sub Pop], B+(***)
O'Death [2007 ]
- Head Home [2007, Ypsilanti/Ernest Jenning]
- Out of Hands We Go [2014, Northern Spy], B+(***)
OK Go [2002 ]
- Of the Blue Colour of the Sky [2010, Capitol], B+(***)
Ollabelle [2004 ]
- Ollabelle [2004, Columbia/DMZ]
- Riverside Battle Songs [2006, Verve Forecast], B+(**)
Okkervil River [2000 ]
- Down the River of Golden Dreams [2003, Jagjaguwar]
- Black Sheep Boy [2005, Jagjaguwar]
- The Stage Names [2007, Jagjaguwar], B
- The Stand Ins [2008, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
- I Am Very Far [2011, Jagjaguwar], B
Mark Olson
- w/The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers: My Own Jo Ellen [2000, Hightone]
Lisa O'Neill (1982 )
- All of This Is Chance [2023, Rough Trade], B+(**)
OneRepublic [2007 ]
- Native [2013, Interscope], B
The Oohlas
- Best Stop Pop [2006, Stolen Transmission], B+(**)
Original Sinners
- Original Sinners [2002, Nitro]
Orthrelm [2002 ]
Owl City [2008 ]
- All Things Bright and Beautiful [2011, Universal Republic], C+
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart [2007 ]
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart [2008, Slumberland], B+(***)
- Belong [2011, Slumberland], B+(*)
Painted Faces
- Tales From the Skinny Apartment [2017, ESP-Disk], B
Amanda Palmer (1976 )
- Who Killed Amanda Palmer [2008, Roadrunner]
- Theatre Is Evil [2012, 8ft], B
Panda Bear (1978 )
- Young Prayer [2004, Paw Tracks]
- Person Pitch [2007, Paw Tracks], B+(*)
- Tomboy [2011, Paw Tracks], B
- Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper [2015, Domino], B
- w/Sonic Boom: Reset [2022, Domino], B+(**)
Panic! at the Disco
- A Fever You Can't Sweat Out [2005, Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen], C
James Pants
- James Pants [2011, Stones Throw], B+(*)
Pants Yell! [2007 ]
- Received Pronunciation [2009, Slumberland], B+(*)
Papa Roach [2000 ]
- Infest [2000, Dreamworks]
Paramore [2005 ]
- All We Know Is Falling [2005, Fueled by Ramen]
- Riot! [2007, Fueled by Ramen]
- Brand New Eyes [2009, Fueled by Ramen]
- Paramore [2013, Fueled by Ramen], B
- After Laughter [2017, Fueled by Ramen], B+(***)
- This Is Why [2023, Atlantic], B+(*)
Parlovr [2009 ]
- Parlovr [2009, Dine Alone Music], B+(***)
Parralox [2008 ]
- Metropolis [2010, Conzoom], B+(***)
Party of One [2000 ]
- Dead Violet Shannon [2000, FatCat], B+(**)
- Caught the Blast [20002001, Fat Cat], A
- Streetside Surprise [2014, Go Johnny Go], B+(**)
Passion Pit
- Manners [2008, Frenchkiss], B+(*)
Pattern Is Movement [2004 ]
- Pattern Is Movement [2014, Hometapes], B
PC Worship [2009 ]
- Social Rust [2014, Northern Spy], B
Peaking Lights [2009 ]
- 936 [2011, Not Not Fun], B+(**)
- Lucifer [2012, Mexican Summer], B+(*)
- Cosmic Logic [2014, Weird World], B+(***)
Grant Peeples (1957 )
- Grant Peeples & the Peeples Republik: Settling Scores Vol. II [2018, Gatorbone], B+(**)
- Bad Wife [2020, Rootball], B+(*)
- A Murder of Songs [2023, self-released], B+(**)
Elvis Perkins (1976 )
- Elvis Perkins in Dearland [2008, XL], B
Katy Perry (1984 )
- One of the Boys [2008, Capitol], B+(*)
- Teenage Dream [2010, Capitol], B
- Prism [2013, Capitol], B+(*)
Peter Bjorn and John [2002 ]
- Falling Out [2005, Hidden Agenda]
- Writer's Block [2006, Almost Gold], B+(*)
Phantogram [2009 ]
- Eyelid Movies [20092010, Barsuk]
- Voices [2014, Republic], B+(*)
Phoenix [2000 ]
- It's Never Been Like That [2006, Source UK]
- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix [2009, Glassnote], B+(*)
- Bankrupt! [2013, Glassnote], B
- Alpha Zulu [2022, Glassnote], B+(*)
Phosphorescent
- A Hundred Times or More [2003, Warm]
- Aw Come Aw Wry [2005, Absolutely Kosher]
- Pride [2007, Dead Oceans]
- To Willie [2009, Dead Oceans], B+(*)
- Here's to Taking It Easy [2010, Dead Oceans], B+(***)
- Muchacho [2013, Dead Oceans], B+(**)
Picastro [2001 ]
- Red Your Blues [2001, Monotreme]
- Become Secret [2010, Monotreme]
- You [2014, Static Clang], B+(*)
The Pierces [2000 ]
- Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge [2007, Lizard King], B+(***)
Kate Pierson (1948 )
- Guitars and Microphones [2015, Lazy Meadow Music], B+(**)
- Radios and Rainbows [2024, Lazy Meadow Music], U
P!nk (1979 )
- Can't Take Me Home [2000, LaFace], B+
- Missundaztood [2001, Arista], A
- Try This [2003, Arista], A
- I'm Not Dead [2006, LaFace/Zomba], A
- Funhouse [2008, LaFace], B+(**)
- Greatest Hits . . . So Far!!! [20002010, LaFace/Jive], B+(***)
- The Truth About Love [2012, RCA], B+(**)
- Beautiful Trauma [2017, RCA], B+(**)
- Hurts 2B Human [2019, RCA], B+(***)
- Trustfall [2023, RCA], B+(**)
Ariel Pink (1978 )
- The Doldrums [2004, Paw Tracks]
- House Arrest [2006, Paw Tracks]
- Before Today [20092010, 4AD], B
- Mature Themes [2012, 4AD], B
- Pom Pom [2014, 4AD], C+
The Pipettes [2006 ]
- We Are the Pipettes [2006, Interscope], B
Dave Pirner
- Faces and Names [2002, Ultimatum Music]
Pissed Jeans [2005 ]
- King of Jeans [2009, Sub Pop], B+(*)
- Honeys [2013, Sub Pop], B
- Half Divorced [2024, Sub Pop], B+(*)
A Place to Bury Strangers [2007 ]
- A Place to Bury Strangers [2007, Important]
- Exploding Head [2009, Mute], A
- Onwards to the Wall [2012, Dead Oceans, EP], B+(**)
- Worship [2012, Dead Oceans], B+(***)
- Transfixiation [2015, Dead Oceans], B+(***)
Rozi Plain
- Prize [2023, Memphis Industries], B+(*)
Planningtorock [2005 ]
- Have It All [20052006, Chicks on Speed]
- W [2011, DFA], B
Plants and Animals [2008 ]
- Parc Avenue [2008, Secret City]
Poe
The Polyphonic Spree [2002 ]
- The Beginning Stages Of . . . [2002, Warner Music]
- Live From Austin TX [2004, New West], B
- The Fragile Army [2007, TVT]
The Ponys [2004 ]
- Laced With Romance [2004, In the Red], B+
- Celebration Castle [2005, In the Red], A
- Turn the Lights Out [2007, Matador], B
Ponytail [2007 ]
- Kamehameha [2007, Creative Capitalism], B
- Ice Cream Spiritual! [2008, We Are Free], B
Portugal. The Man [2006 ]
- American Ghetto [2010, Equal Vision]
- In the Mountain in the Cloud [2011, Atlantic], B
Positive Flow [2004 ]
- Can U Feel It? [2004, Shanachie], C+
The Postal Service [2003 ]
- Give Up [2003, Sub Pop], A
The Postelles [2008 ]
- The Postelles [2011, +1], B+(*)
Lisa Marie Presley (1968 )
- To Whom It May Concern [2003, Capitol], B
Pretty Girls Make Graves [2002 ]
- Good Health [2002, Lookout], B
- The New Romance [2003, Matador]
Prinzhorn Dance School [2007 ]
- Prinzhorn Dance School [2007, Astralwerks]
- Clay Class [2012, DFA], A
P.S. Eliot [2009 ]
- Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds [2009, Salinas]
- Sadie [2011, Salinas], B+(***)
The Psychic Paramount [2002 ]
- II [2011, No Quarter], B+(***)
Public Record
- Public Record [20062008, High Two], B
Puttanesca
- Puttanesca [2006, Catasonic], B+(*)
Quantic
- Dancing While Falling [2023, Play It Again Sam], B+(***)
Quodia
- The Arrow: A Story in Seven Parts [2007, 7d Media, CD+DVD], B
The Raconteurs
- Broken Boy Soldiers [2006, XL]
- Consolers of the Lonely [2008, Warner Brothers], B
The Radio Dept. [2003 ]
- Lesser Matters [2003, Shelflife]
- Clinging to a Scheme [2010, Labrador], B+(***)
- Running Out of Love [2016, Labrador], B+(**)
Rainbow Arabia [2008 ]
- Kabukimono [2009, Manimal Vinyl, EP], B+(***)
- Boys and Diamonds [2011, Kompakt], A
The Rakes
- Capture/Release [2005, V2], A
David Ramirez
- My Love Is a Hurricane [2020, Sweetworld]
Joey Ramone
- Don't Worry About Me [2002, Sanctuary]
Mike Randall
- My Music Loves You Even If I Don't [2000, Eggbert]
Robert Randolph
- Unclassified [2003, Warner Brothers]
The Raveonettes [2002 ]
- Chain Gang of Love [2003, Columbia], B+
- Lust Lust Lust [2008, Vice], B+(**)
- In and Out of Control [2009, Vice], B+(***)
Amy Ray (1964 )
- Stag [2001, Daemon]
- Prom [2005, Daemon]
- Goodnight Tender [2014, Daemon], B+(***)
- If It All Goes South [2022, Daemon], B+(**)
Real Estate [2009 ]
- Real Estate [2009, Woodsist]
- Days [2011, Domino], B
- Atlas [2014, Domino], B+(**)
- In Mind [2017, Domino], B
- The Main Thing [2020, Domino], B+(*)
Jay Reatard (19802010)
- Blood Visions [2005, In the Red], B+(**)
- Singles 0607 [20062007, In the Red]
- Matador Singles '08 [2008, Matador]
- Watch Me Fall [2009, Matador], B+(**)
Martha Redbone
- Home of the Brave [2000, Orchard]
- The Garden of Love: Songs of William Blake [2012, Blackfeet Productions], A
Eli "Paperboy" Reed (1982 )
- Roll With You [2008, Q Division]
- Come and Get It [2010, Capitol], B+(**)
- Down Every Road [2022, Yep Roc], B
Reigning Sound [2001 ]
- Time Bomb High School [2002, In the Red]
- Too Much Guitar [2004, In the Red]
Ike Reilly
- Salesmen and Racists [2001, Universal]
- Sparkle in the Finish [2004, Rock Ridge Music]
- Junkie Faithful [2005, Rock Ridge Music]
- We Belong to the Staggering Evening [2007, Rock Ridge Music]
The Reputation [2002 ]
- The Reputation [2002, Initial], B+
- To Force a Fate [2004, Lookout], B
Gruff Rhys (1970 )
- Sadness Sets Me Free [2024, Rough Trade], B
Damien Rice
Dawn Richard (1983 )
- Goldenheart [2013, AltaVoz], B+(*)
- Blackheart [2015, Our Dawn], B
- Redemption [2016, Our Dawn], B+(**)
- New Breed [2019, Our Dawn/Local Action]
- Second Line [2021, Merge], B+(***)
- w/Spencer Zahn: Pigments [2022, Merge], B
Ride Your Bike
- Bad News From the Bar [2007, Deep Elm], B+(**)
Rihanna (1988 )
- Music of the Sun [2005, Def Jam]
- A Girl Like Me [2006, Def Jam]
- Good Girl Gone Bad [2007, Def Jam], B
- Rated R [2009, Def Jam], B+(*)
- Loud [2010, Def Jam], B+(***)
- Talk That Talk [2011, Def Jam], B+(**)
- Unapologetic [2012, Def Jam], B+(***)
- Anti- [2016, Roc Nation], A
Rilo Kiley [2001 ]
- Take Offs and Landings [2001, Barsuk], B+(***)
- The Execution of All Things [2002, Saddle Creek], A
- More Adventurous [2004, Brute/Beaute], A
- Under the Blacklight [2007, Warner Brothers], A
- Rkives [20042007, Little Record Company], A
Rise Against [20012011]
- Revolutions Per Minute [2003, Fat Wreck Chords]
Josh Ritter
- Hello Starling [2003]
- The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter [2007, RCA Victor], B+(**)
Rivulets
- We're Fucked [2011, Important], B+(*)
The Rogers Sisters [2002 ]
- Purely Evil [2002, Troubleman Unlimited]
- Three Fingers [2004, Troubleman Unlimited]
Rolo Tomassi
- Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It [2017, Holy Roar], B+(***)
Dexter Romweber (19662024)
- Chased by Martians [2001, Manifesto]
- Blues That Defy My Soul [2004, Yep Roc]
- Ruins of Berlin [2009, Bloodshot]
- Is That You in the Blue? [2011, Bloodshot], B
- Good Thing Goin' [2023, Propeller Sound], B+(*)
Mark Ronson (1975 )
- Record Collection [2010, RCA], B
- Late Night Feelings [2019, RCA], B+(*)
Arrica Rose
- Let Alone Sea [2011, Poprock], B
Caitlin Rose
- One Side Now [2010, Names]
- The Stand-In [2013, ATO], B+(*)
Rose Hill Drive [2006 ]
- Americana [2011, Slow and Shirley], B+(*)
Stuart Rosh
- American Vernacular [2006, Winged Flight], B+(*)
Rosine
- A New Broom Sweeps Clean, But an Old Broom Knows Every Corner [2000, Rag & Bone]
John Rouse
Kelly Rowland
- Here I Am [2011, Motown]
- Talk a Good Game [2013, Universal Republic], B+(**)
Rufus Huff
- Rufus Huff [2009, Zoho Roots], B
The Rural Alberta Advantage [2009 ]
- Hometowns [2008, Saddle Creek], B+(**)
Alice Russell (1975 )
- Pot of Gold [2008, Six Degrees]
The Russian Futurists [2001 ]
- Our Thickness [2005, Upper Class]
- The Weight's on the Wheels [2010, Upper Class], B+(***)
Nate Ruth
- Whatever It Meant [2002, Soundless], B
Carl Hancock Rux
- Apothecary RX [2004, Giant Step], B+(*)
- Good Bread Alley [2006, Thirsty Ear], B
Sahara Hotnights
- Jennie Bomb [2002, Jetset]
St. Vincent (1982 )
- Marry Me [2007, Beggars Banquet], B+(*)
- Actor [2009, 4AD], B+(**)
- Strange Mercy [2011, 4AD], B+(**)
- St. Vincent [2014, Loma Vista/Republic], B+(***)
- Masseduction [2017, Loma Vista], A
- Daddy's Home [2021, Loma Vista], B+(**)
- All Born Screaming [2024, Virgin], B+(**)
Sandy Salisbury
Santigold (1976 )
- Santogold [2008, Downtown], B+(**)
- Master of Make-Believe [2012, Atlantic], B+(***)
- Spirituals [2022, Little Jerk], A
Sa-Ra [2005 ]
- The Hollywood Recordings [2007, Babygrande], B+(**)
Saturday Looks Good to Me [2000 ]
- Saturday Looks Good to Me [2000, Here Forever Always]
- Cruel August Moon [2001, Little Hands]
- Love Will Find You [2002, Polyvinyl]
- All Your Summer Songs [2003, Polyvinyl]
- Every Night [2004, Polyvinyl]
- Fill Up the Room [2007, Polyvinyl]
Scarcity of Tanks [2008 ]
- Ringleader Lies [2016, Total Life], B+(**)
Chris Schlarb
- Twilight and Ghost Stories [2007, Asthmatic Kitty]
- Psychic Temple II [20112012, Asthmatic Kitty], B
- w/Chad Taylor: Time No Changes [2019, Astral Spirits], B+(*)
School of Seven Bells [2008 ]
- Alpinisms [2008, Ghostly International]
- Disconnect From Desire [2010, Vagrant], B+(**)
- Ghostory [2012, Vagrant], B+(*)
Scissor Sisters [2004 ]
- Scissor Sisters [2004, Universal], B+
- Ta-Dah [2006, Universal]
- Night Work [2010, Downtown], A
Jill Scott (1972 )
- Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 [2000, Hidden Beach/Epic], B+(**)
- Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 [2004, Hidden Beach], B+(***)
- Collaborations [2007, Hidden Beach]
- The Real Thing: Words and Sounds, Vol. 3 [2007, Hidden Beach], B+(***)
- The Light of the Sun [2011, Blues Babe], A
- Woman [2015, Atlantic], B+(***)
Screaming Females [2006 ]
- Desire Pathway [2023, Don Giovanni], B
Ty Segall (1987 )
- Lemons [2009, Goner]
- Melted [2009, Goner], B+(*)
- Goodbye Bread [2011, Drag City]
- w/White Fence: Hair [2012, Drag City]
- Ty Segall Band: Slaughterhouse [2012, In the Red], B+(*)
- Twins [2012, Drag City]
- Ty-Rex [20112013, Goner, EP], B+(*)
- Sleeper [2013, Drag City]
- Manipulator [2014, Drag City]
- Ty Segall [2017, Drag City]
- Freedom's Goblin [2018, Drag City], B
- w/White Fence: Joy [2018, Drag City], B+(*)
The Service Industry
- Limited Coverage [2008, Sauspop], B+(**)
- Calm Down [2010, Saustex], B
Shapes and Sizes [2006 ]
- Shapes and Sizes [2006, Asthmatic Kitty], B
Andy Shauf (1987 )
- The Party [2016, Anti-], B
- The Neon Skyline [2020, Anti-], B+(**)
She and Him [2008 ]
- Volume One [2008, Merge]
- Volume Two [2010, Merge], B+(*)
Shearwater [2001 ]
- Rook [2008, Matador]
- Animal Joy [2012, Sub Pop], B
Shesus [2003 ]
- Loves You . . . Loves You Not [2003, Narnack], B+
Deena Shoshkes
- RockDownBaby: Love & Sex & Rock & Roll [2006, Life Force, EP], B+(**)
- Deena: Somewhere in Blue [2008, Verbena Music], B+(**)
- Deena: Rock River [2014, Verbena Music], A
- The Campfire Flies: Sparks Like Little Stars [2019, OverPop Music], A
Shout Out Louds [2005 ]
- Howl Howl Gaff Gaff [2005, Capitol]
- Our Ill Wills [2007, Merge]
- Work [2010, Merge], B+(*)
Sia (1975 )
- Some People Have Real Problems [2008, Hear Music]
- We Are Born [2010, Jive/Monkey Puzzle/Red Ink]
- 1000 Forms of Fear [2014, RCA], B
- This Is Acting [2016, Inertia/Monkey Puzzle/RCA], B+(*)
A Silver Mt. Zion
- He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corners of Our Rooms [2000, Constellation]
- Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward [2001, Constellation]
- Horses in the Sky [2005, Constellation]
- 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons [2008, Constellation]
- Kollaps Tradixionales [2010, Constellation]
Oliver Sim
- Hideous Bastard [2022, Young/XL], B+(*)
Ashlee Simpson (1984 )
- Autobiography [2004, Geffen]
- Bittersweet World [2008, Geffen], B+(**)
Sin Ropas
- Three Cheries [2000, Perishable]
Sinkane
- Cartoons of the Night Vol. 1: Live 2019 [2019, City Slang], B
The Skull Defekts [2007 ]
- Peer Amid [2011, Thrill Jockey], B+(***)
Sleaford Mods [2007 ]
- Wank [2012, Deadly Beefburger], B+(**)
- Austerity Dogs [2013, Harbinger Sound], A
- Divide and Exit [2014, Harbinger Sound], A
- Chubbed Up [20132014, Ipecac], B+(***)
- Key Markets [2015, Harbinger Sound], A
- TCR [2016, Rough Trade, EP], B+(***)
- English Tapas [2017, Rough Trade], B+(***)
- Sleaford Mods [2018, Rough Trade, EP], B
- Eton Alive [2019, Extreme Eating], B+(**)
- All That Glue [20132020, Rough Trade], B+(***)
- Spare Ribs [2021, Rough Trade], B+(***)
- UK Grim [2023, Rough Trade], B+(***)
Sleeping in the Aviary [2007 ]
- You and Me, Ghost [2011, Science of Sound], B+(*)
The Sleepy Jackson [2003 ]
- Lovers [2003, Astralwerks]
Slow Train Soul [2004 ]
- Illegal Cargo [2004, Tommy Boy], B+
Slumber Party [2000 ]
- Slumber Party [2000, Kill Rock Stars]
Smile Smile [2006 ]
- Truth on Tape [2010, Kirtland], A
Smith Westerns
- Smith Westerns [2009, Fat Possum]
- Dye It Blonde [2011, Fat Possum], B
Snapback
- Purgatory [2006, "Insert Your Major Label Name Here" Music], B+(**)
The Soft Pack
- The Soft Pack [2009, Kemado], A
The Soft Pink Truth [2001 ]
- Shall We Go on Sinning So That Grace May Increase? [2020, Thrill Jockey], B+(*)
Solange (1986 )
- Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams [2008, Music World/Geffen]
- A Seat at the Table [2016, Saint/Columbia], B+(**)
- When I Get Home [2019, Saint/Columbia], B+(*)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin [2006 ]
- Let It Sway [2010, Polyvinyl], B+(***)
Son Lux (1979 )
- We Are Rising [2011, Anticon]
- Lanterns [2013, Joyful Noise]
The Soundcarriers [2009 ]
- Entropicalia [2014, Ghost Box], B+(**)
Eddie Spaghetti (1967 )
- The Sauce [2004, Mid R]
- The Value of Nothing [2013, Bloodshot], B+(***)
Regina Spektor (1980 )
- Soviet Kitsch [2005, Sire]
- Begin to Hope [2006, Sire]
- Far [2009, Sire], B+(**)
- What We Saw From the Cheap Seats [2012, Sire], B+(**)
- Remember Us to Life [2016, Sire], B+(**)
- Home, Before and After [2022, Sire], A
Spider Bags [2007 ]
- A Celebration of Hunger [2007, Birdman]
- Shake My Head [2012, Odessa], B+(*)
- Frozen Letter [2014, Merge], B+(*)
Staind
- Break the Cycle [2001, Flip/Elektra]
The Starkweather Boys [2007 ]
- Archer St. Blues [2007, Charlier], B+(**)
Starlight Mints
- Dream That Stuff Was Made Of [2000, SeeThru Broadcasting], B
Stars [2001 ]
- Set Yourself on Fire [2005, Arts and Crafts]
Stars of the Lid
- Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid [2001, Kranky]
Gwen Stefani (1969 )
- Love Angel Music Baby [2004, Interscope]
- The Sweet Escape [2006, Interscope]
- This Is What the Truth Feels Like [2016, Interscope], A
Marnie Stern (1976 )
- In Advance of the Broken Arm [2006, Kill Rock Stars], B
- This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That [2008, Kill Rock Stars]
- Marnie Stern [2010, Kill Rock Stars], B+(**)
- The Chronicles of Marnia [2013, Kill Rock Stars], B+(*)
- The Comeback Kid [2023, Joyful Noise], B+(**)
Sufjan Stevens (1975 )
- Enjoy Your Rabbit [2001, Asthmatic Kitty]
- Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lakes State [2003, Asthmatic Kitty], A
- Seven Swans [2004, Sounds Familyre]
- Illinois [2005, Asthmatic Kitty], A
- The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras From the Illinois Album [2005, Asthmatic Kitty], B+(***)
- Songs for Christmas [2006, Asthmatic Kitty]
- The BQE [2009, Asthmatic Kitty], B
- All Delighted People EP [2010, Asthmatic Kitty], B
- The Age of Adz [2010, Asthmatic Kitty], B+(*)
- Carrie and Lowell [2015, Asthmatic Kitty], B+(***)
- w/Lowell Brams: Aporia [2020, Asthmatic Kitty], B+(*)
- The Ascension [2020, Asthmatic Kitty], A
- w/Angelo De Augustine: A Beginner's Mind [2021, Asthmatic Kitty], B+(***)
- Javelin [2023, Asthmatic Kitty], B+(*)
Stew
- Guest Host [2000, Telegraph]
- The Naked Dutch Painter . . . and Other Songs [2002, Smile], B+(*)
The Stills [2003 ]
- Logic Will Break Your Heart [2003, Vice]
Strand of Oaks [2009 ]
- Heal [2014, Dead Oceans], B
The Strange Boys
- The Strange Boys and Girls Club [2009, In the Red], B+(**)
Street Sweeper Social Club [2009 ]
- Street Sweeper Social Club [2009, Street Sweeper], B+(**)
- The Ghetto Blaster EP [2010, Street Sweeper], B+(***)
STRFKR [2007 ]
- Future Past Life [2020, Polyvinyl], B+(**)
The Strokes [2000 ]
- The Modern Age [2001, Rough Trade]
- Is This It [2001, RCA], A
- Room on Fire [2003, RCA], B+
- First Impressions of Earth [2005, RCA], B+(*)
- Angles [2011, RCA], C
- Comedown Machine [2013, RCA]
- The New Abnormal [2020, Cult/RCA], B+(*)
The Suicide Kings
- The Suicide Kings [2008, Blue Plate Music], B+(*)
Jazmine Sullivan (1987 )
- Fearless [2008, J], B+(**)
- Love Me Back [2010, J], B+(**)
- Reality Show [2015, RCA], B+(***)
- Heaux Tales [2021, RCA], B+(*)
Mark Sultan (1973 )
- The Sultanic Verses [2007, In the Red]
- $ [2009, Sultan], B
Summer Hymns [2000 ]
- Voice Brother and Sister [2000, Absolutely Kosher]
The Summer Set [2008 ]
- Everything's Fine [2011, Razor and Tie], B
Sun Araw [2008 ]
- The Phynx [2008, Not Not Fun], B+(*)
- Off Duty/Boat Trip [2010, Woodsist]
- Ancient Romans [2011, Drag City]
- w/M. Geddes Gengras, The Congos: Icon Give Thank [FRKWYS Vol. 9] [2012, RVNG Intl], B+(*)
Sun Kil Moon [2003 ]
- Ghosts of the Great Highway [2003, Jetset]
- April [2008, Agua Verde]
- Admiral Fell Promises [2010, Caldo Verde]
- Benji [2014, Caldo Verde/Norman], B+(***)
- Universal Themes [2015, Caldo Verde], B+(**)
Susanne Sundfør (1986 )
- Ten Love Songs [2015, Sonnet Sound], B+(*)
- Blómi [2023, Bella Union], B+(*)
Sunn O))) [2000 ]
- Fight of the Behemoth [2002, Southern Lord]
- Black One [2005, Southern Lord]
- w/Ulver: Terrestrials [2008, Southern Lord]
- Monoliths and Dimensions [2009, Southern Lord]
- Life Metal [2019, Southern Lord], B
A Sunny Day in Glasgow [2007 ]
- Scribble Mural Comic Journal [2007, Mis Ojos Discos]
- Ashes Grammar [2009, Mis Ojos Discos]
Sunset Rubdown [2005 ]
- Shut Up I Am Dreaming [2006, Absolutely Kosher]
- Random Spirit Lover [2007, Jagjaguwar]
- Dragonslayer [2009, Jagjaguwar]
Swearing at Motorists [2000 ]
- Number Seven Uptown [2000, Secretly]
Skye Sweetnam
- Noise From the Basement [2004, Capitol 81681l], B+
Taylor Swift (1989 )
- Taylor Swift [2006, Big Machine], B+(*)
- Fearless [2008, Big Machine], B+(***)
- Speak Now [2010, Big Machine], A
- Red [2012, Big Machine], B+(***)
- 1989 [2014, Big Machine], B+(***)
- Reputation [2017, Big Machine], B+(**)
- Lover [2019, Republic], B+(***)
- Folklore [2020, Republic], B+(***)
- Evermore [2020, Republic], B+(***)
- Fearless (Taylor's Version) [2021, Republic], B+(***)
- Red (Taylor's Version) [2021, Republic], B+(***)
- Midnights [2022, Republic], A
- Speak Now (Taylor's Version) [2023, Republic], A
- 1989 (Taylor's Version) [2023, Republic], B+(***)
The Swimmers
- Fighting Trees [2007, Mad Dragon], B
Jamie T (1986 )
- Carry On the Grudge [2014, Virgin], B+(**)
- The Theory of Whatever [2022, Polydor], B
Tanya Tagaq (1975 )
- Animism [2014, Six Shooter], B+(***)
- Retribution [2016, Six Shooter], A
- Toothsayer [2019, Six Shooter, EP], B+(**)
- Tongues [2022, Six Shooter], B+(**)
Talibam! [2009 ]
- Boogie in the Breeze Blocks [2009, ESP-Disk], B+(*)
- w/Silke Eberhard, Nikolaus Neuser: This Week Is in Two Weeks [2020, ESP-Disk], B+(**)
The Tallest Man on Earth
- Shallow Grave [2008, Dead Oceans]
- The Wild Hunt [2010, Dead Oceans], B
Tamaryn
- Dreaming the Dark [2019, Dero Arcade]
Tame Impala [2009 ]
- Innerspeaker [2009, Modular]
- Lonerism [2012, Modular], B
- Currents [2015, Caroline], B+(*)
- The Slow Rush [2020, Interscope], B+(*)
Tanlines [2008 ]
- Volume On [20082009, Family Edition, 2CD]
- Mixed Emotions [2012, True Panther Sounds], B+(*)
Avey Tare (1979 )
- w/Kría Brekkan: Pullhair Rubeye [2006, Paw Tracks]
- Down There [2010, Paw Tracks], B+(*)
Tea Cozies [2009 ]
- Hot Probs [2009, Tea Cozies], B+(***)
The Teenagers [2008 ]
- Reality Check [2008, XL], B+(*)
Telekinesis [2009 ]
- Telekinesis! [2009, Merge]
- 12 Desperate Straight Lines [2011, Merge], B+(**)
- Dormarion [2013, Merge], B+(**)
Tenacious D
- Tenacious D [2001, Epic], C
Tenement
- Predatory Headlights [2015, Don Giovanni], B+(*)
Vienna Teng (1978 )
- Dreaming Through the Noise [2006, Zoë/Rounder], B+(*)
Thao and the Get Down Stay Down [2008 ]
- Know Better Learn Faster [2009, Kill Rock Stars]
- We the Common [2013, Ribbon Music]
- A Man Alive [2016, Ribbon Music], B+(*)
Bow Thayer
- Maintenance for Mood Swings [2006, Crooked Root], B+(**)
Thee Oh Sees [2006 ]
- A Weird Exits [2016, Castle Face], B+(*)
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra [2010 ]
- Kollaps Tradixionales [2010, Constellation]
- Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything [2014, Constellation], B
The Thermals [20032018]
- More Parts Per Million [2003, Sub Pop]
- Fuckin' A [2004, Sub Pop]
- The Body, the Blood, the Machine [2006, Sub Pop], B+(**)
- Now We Can See [2009, Kill Rock Stars]
- Personal Life [2010, Kill Rock Stars], B+(**)
- Desperate Ground [2013, Saddle Creek], B+(*)
These New Puritans [2008 ]
- Beat Pyramid [2008, Domino]
- Hidden [2010, Domino], B
- Field of Reeds [2013, Infectious], C+
Robin Thicke (1977 )
- A Beautiful World [2003, Interscope]
- Something Else [2008, Star Trak/Interscope]
- Blurred Lines [2013, Star Trak/Interscope], B+(**)
Thirdimension
- Protect Us From What We Want [2002, Hidden Agenda]
13 and God [2005 ]
- 13 and God [2005, Anticon]
- Own Your Ghost [2011, Anticon], B+(**)
This Moment in Black History [2004 ]
- It Takes a Nation of Assholes to Hold Us Back [2005, Cold Sweat], A
- Public Square [2009, Smog Veil], B+(**)
Carl Thomas
- Emotional [2000, Bad Boy]
Fred Thomas (1976 )
- Everything Is Pretty Much Entirely Fucked [2002, Little Hands], B+(*)
- All Are Saved [2015, Polyvinyl], B+(**)
- Changer [2017, Polyvinyl], B+(***)
Teddy Thompson (1976 )
- Upfront and Down Low [2007, Verve Forecast], A
- A Piece of What You Need [2008, Verve Forecast], B+(**)
- Bella [2011, Verve Forecast], B
- My Love of Country [2023, self-released], B+(**)
Those Darlins [2009 ]
- Those Darlins [2009, Ow Wow Dang]
- Screws Get Loose [2011, Ow Wow Dang], B+(*)
- Blur the Line [2013, Ow Wow Dang], B+(*)
3 Tenors of Soul
- All the Way From Philadelphia [2007, Shanachie], B+(***)
Thunderbirds Are Now! [2002 ]
- Justamustache [2005, Frenchkiss], B+
- Make History [2006, Frenchkiss], A
Thundercat (1984 )
- The Golden Age of Apocalypse [2011, Brainfeeder]
- Apocalypse [2013, Brainfeeder], B
- The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam [2015, Brainfeeder, EP], B
- Drunk [2017, Brainfeeder], B+(*)
- It Is What It Is [2020, Brainfeeder], B
Thursday [2000 ]
- War All the Time [2003, Island]
Justin Timberlake [2002 ]
- Justified [2002, Jive], B+
- Futuresex/Lovesounds [2006, Jive/Zomba], B+
- The 20/20 Experience [2013], B+(*)
Times New Viking [2005 ]
- Rip It Off [2008, Matador]
- Born Again Revisited [2009, Matador]
- Dancer Equired! [2011, Merge], B+(**)
Mary Timony (1970 )
- The Golden Dove [2002, Matador]
- Ex Hex [2005, Lookout]
- The Shapes We Make [2007, Kill Rock Stars]
- Untame the Tiger [2024, Merge], B
The Ting Tings [2008 ]
- We Started Nothing [2008, Columbia]
- Sounds From Nowheresville [2012, Columbia], B+(***)
Titus Andronicus [2008 ]
- The Airing of Grievances [2008, XL]
- The Monitor [2010, XL], B+(***)
- Local Business [2012, XL], B+(**)
- The Most Lamentable Tragedy [2015, Merge, 2CD], B
Tokyo Police Club [2006 ]
- A Lesson in Crime [2006, Paper Bag, EP]
- Elephant Shell [2008, Saddle Creek], A
- Champ [2010, Mom & Pop Music], B+(**)
- Forcefield [2014, Mom + Pop Music], B+(***)
Touché Amoré [2008 ]
- Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me [2011, Deathwish, EP], B
- Stage Four [2016, Epitaph], B+(*)
- Lament [2020, Epitaph], B+(**)
The Tough Alliance [2004 ]
- A New Chance [2007, Sincerely Yours]
Kristina Train (1982 )
- Dark Black [2012, Mercury]
Transplants [2002 ]
- Transplants [2002, Hellcat], A
- Haunted Cities [2005, Atlantic/La Salle]
- In a Warzone [2013, Epitaph], B+(***)
Tsar [2000 ]
Alexander Tucker
- Furrowed Brow [2006, ATP]
- Third Mouth [2012, Thrill Jockey]
Tumbledown House [2009 ]
- Tumbledown House [2009, Silent Coyote Music]
- Fables and Falsehoods [2012, Silent Coyote Music], B+(**)
Tuner
- Totem [2005, Unsung], B+(**)
- Pole [20052006, Unsung], B
Tune-Yards [2009 ]
- Bird-Brains [2009, 4AD], B+(**)
- Whokill [2011, 4AD], B+(*)
- Nikki Nack [2014, 4AD], B+(**)
- I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life [2018, 4AD], B
- Sketchy [2021, 4AD], B
Frank Turner (1981 )
- Love Ire and Song [2008, Epitaph]
- Poetry of the Deed [2009, Epitaph]
- England Keep My Bones [2011, Epitaph], B+(***)
Turnstile [2010 ]
- Nonstop Feeling [2015, Reaper]
- Time and Space [2018, Roadrunner], B+(*)
TV on the Radio [2002 ]
- Young Liars [2003, Touch and Go, EP], B
- Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes [2004, Touch and Go]
- Return to Cookie Mountain [2006, Interscope], B+(**)
- Dear Science [2008, DGC/Interscope], A
- Nine Types of Light [2011, Interscope], A
- Seeds [2014, Harvest], B
Tweet (1972 )
- Charlene [2016, E1], B+(**)
12 Rods [1997 ]
- Separation Anxieties [2000, V2]
The Twilight Sad [2007 ]
- Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters [2007, Fat Cat], B+(*)
- It Won/t Be Like This All the Time [2019, Rock Action], B
The Twilight Singers [2000 ]
- Blackberry Belle [2003, Birdman/One Little Indian]
- She Loves You [2004, Birdman/One Little Indian]
- Powder Burns [2006, One Little Indian]
- Dynamite Steps [2011, Sub Pop], B
Tyvek [2006 ]
- Overground [2023, Ginkgo], A
Uncle Dave
- w/Waco Brothers: Nine Slices of My Midlife Crisis [2004, Buried Treasure], B+(*)
The Unicorns [2003 ]
- Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? [2003, Alien8], B+(*)
The Unseen Guest
- Out There [2005, Tuition], B+(**)
The Upsidedown [2004 ]
- The Town With Bad Wiring [2010, Reverb], B+(***)
Ursa Minor [2003 ]
- Silent Moving Picture [2003, Smells Like]
- Showface [2011, Anthemusa], B+(*)
U.S. Girls [2008 ]
- GEM [2012, Fat Cat]
- Half Free [2015, 4AD], B
- In a Poem Unlimited [2018, 4AD], B+(**)
- Heavy Light [2020, 4AD], B
- Bless This Mess [2023, 4AD], B+(**)
Dyan Valdés
- w/Eddie Argos: Fixin' the Charts, Vol. 1: Everybody Was in the French Resistance . . . Now! [2010, Cooking Vinyl], A
Vampire Weekend [2008 ]
- Vampire Weekend [2008, XL], B+(***)
- Contra [2010, XL], A
- Modern Vampires of the City [2013, XL], A
- Father of the Bride [2019, Columbia], B+(**)
- Only God Was Above Us [2024, Columbia], B+(**)
John Vanderslice
- Cellar Door [2004, Barsuk]
- Pixel Revolt [2005, Barsuk]
Sharon Van Etten (1981 )
- Epic [2010, Ba Da Bing], B
- Tramp [20102011, Jagjaguwar], B
- Are We There [2014, Jagjaguwar], B
- Remind Me Tomorrow [2019, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
- We've Been Going About This All Wrong [2022, Jagjaguwar], B+(*)
Chad VanGaalen
- Diaper Island [2011, Sub Pop], B+(*)
Stoll Vaughan
- Love Like a Mule [2006, Shadow Dog], B+(***)
Eddie Vedder (1964 )
- Earthling [2022, Seattle Surf/Republic], B
Kurt Vile (1980 )
- Constant Hitmaker [2008, Gulcher]
- Childish Prodigy [2009, Matador]
- Smoke Ring for My Halo [2010, Matador], B
- Wakin on a Pretty Daze [2013, Matador], B+(*)
- B'lieve I'm Goin Down . . . [2015, Matador], B
- (Watch My Moves) [2022, Verve Forecast], B+(***)
Villagers [2009 ]
- Fever Dreams [2021, Domino], B
The Vines [2002 ]
- Highly Evolved [2002, Capitol]
Vivian Girls [2008 ]
- Vivian Girls [2008, In the Red]
- Everything Goes Wrong [2009, In the Red], B
- Share the Joy [2011, Polyvinyl]
The Von Bondies [2001 ]
- Pawn Shoppe Heart [2004, Sire]
Von Garcia
- I Think a Think [2008, Sluggo's Goon Music], B+(**)
Von Südenfed [2007 ]
- Tromatic Reflexxions [2007, Domino], B+(***)
Martha Wainwright
- Martha Wainwright [2005, Zoë], B
- I Know You're Married but I've Got Feelings Too [2008, Zoë], B
- The Wainwright Sisters: w/Lucy Wainwright Roche: Songs in the Dark [2015, PIAS], B+(**)
The Walkmen [2002 ]
- Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone [2002, Star Time]
- Bows + Arrows [2004, Record Collection Music]
- A Hundred Miles Off [2006, Record Collection Music]
- You and Me [2010, Fat Possum]
- Lisbon [2010, Fat Possum], B
- Heaven [2012, Fat Possum], C
The War on Drugs [2008 ]
- Wagonwheel Blues [2008, Secretly Canadian]
- Future Weather [2010, Secretly Canadian]
- Slave Ambient [2011, Secretly Canadian], B+(**)
- Lost in the Dream [2014, Secretly Canadian], B+(***)
- A Deeper Understanding [2017, Atlantic], B
- I Don't Live Here Anymore [2021, Atlantic], B
M. Ward (1974 )
- End of Amnesia [2001, Future Farmer]
- Transfiguration of Vincent [2003, Merge]
- Post-War [2006, Merge]
- Hold Time [2009, Merge], B+(**)
- A Wasteland Companion [2012, Merge], B+(*)
Dean Wareham (1963 )
- Emancipated Hearts [2013, Sonic Cathedral], B+(*)
- Dean Wareham [2014, Sonic Cathedral], B+(***)
- Dean & Britta: Quarantine Songs [2020, Double Feature], B+(**)
- I Have Nothing to Say to the Mayor of L.A. [2021, Double Feature], B+(**)
Warpaint [2009 ]
- The Fool [2010, Rough Trade], B+(*)
The Watson Twins [2008 ]
- Fire Songs [2008, Vanguard]
- Talking to You, Talking to Me [2010, Vanguard], B
The Wave Pictures [2006 ]
- Beer in the Breakers [2011, Moshi Moshi]
Wavves [2009 ]
- Wavvves [2009, Fat Possum]
- King of the Beach [2010, Fat Possum], B
- Afraid of Heights [2013, Mom + Pop Music], B
The Waxwings [2000 ]
- Low to the Ground [2000, Bobsled]
We Are the Union [2006 ]
- Ordinary Life [2021, Bad Time], B+(*)
The Weather Station [2009 ]
- The Weather Station [2018, Paradise of Bachelors]
- Ignorance [2021, Fat Possum], B+(**)
- How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars [2022, Fat Possum], B+(*)
Jane Weaver (1972 )
- Modern Kosmology [2017, Fire], B+(*)
- Flock [2021, Fire], B+(**)
Randy Weeks
- Madeleine [2000, HighTone]
Wet Dog [2008 ]
- Frauhaus! [2009, Captured Tracks], B+(**)
Whiskey Myers [2008 ]
- Early Morning Shakes [2014, Wiggy Thump], B+(*)
Emily Jane White
- Dark Undercoat [2009, Important], B+(**)
Kenny White
- Symphony in 16 Bars [2004, Wildflower], B+
White Denim
- Workout Holiday [2008, Full Time Hobby]
- Fits [2009, Downtown], B
- D [2011, Downtown], B+(**)
- Stiff [2016, Downtown], B+(*)
The Whitefield Brothers
- Earthology [2010, Now-Again], A
Why? [2002 ]
- Elephant Eyelash [2005, Anticon]
- Alopecia [2008, Anticon]
- Eskimo Snow [2009, Anticon], B+(*)
- Mumps, Etc. [2012, Anticon/City Slang], B+(**)
- Ten Voices [2020, Synesthesia Media, EP], B
Wide Right [2002 ]
- Wide Right [2002, Wide Right, EP]
- Wide Right [2003, Poptop], A
- Sleeping on the Couch [2005, Poptop], A
Wild Beasts [2008 ]
- Two Dancers [2009, Domino], B+(*)
- Smother [2011, Domino], B+(*)
- Present Tense [2014, Domino], B
Wild Nothing [2009 ]
- Gemini [2010, Captured Tracks], B
Wildbirds and Peacedrums [2007 ]
- Rivers [2010, The Control Group], B+(*)
Will.i.am (1975 )
- Songs About Girls [2007, Interscope]
- #Willpower [2013, Interscope], B+(*)
Pharrell Williams (1973 )
- In My Mind [2006, Star Trak/Interscope]
- Girl [2014, Columbia], A
The Willowz [2004 ]
- The Willowz [2004, Dionysus, EP]
- The Willowz [2005, Sympathy for the Record Industry], B+(***)
- Everyone [2009, Downtown Music]
Amy Winehouse (19832011)
- Frank [2003, Universal], B+(*)
- Back to Black [2007, Universal], B+(**)
- Lioness: Hidden Treasures [20022011, Universal Republic], C
Withered Hand
- Good News [2009, Absolutely Kosher], B+(***)
- New Gods [2014, Slumberland], A
- How to Love [2023, Reveal], B+(***)
Andrew W.K.
- I Get Wet [2001, Island], B+(***)
- The Wolf [2003, Island]
Wolf Parade [2005 ]
- Apologies to the Queen Mary [2005, Sub Pop]
- At Mount Zoomer [2008, Sub Pop]
- Expo 86 [2010, Sub Pop], B
Chelsea Wolfe (1983 )
- Apokalypsis [2011, Pendu]
- Pain Is Beauty [2013, Sargent House], B+(**)
- Abyss [2015, Sargent House], B+(*)
- She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She [2024, Loma Vista], B+(**)
The Wonder Years [2007 ]
- The Upsides [2010, Hopeless]
- Suburbia I've Given You All and Now I'm Nothing [2011, Hopeless]
- The Greatest Generation [2013, Hopeless], B+(**)
- The Hum Goes On Forever [2022, Hopeless], B
Wonderlick
- Topless at the Arco Arena [2009, Rock Ridge], B+(**)
The Wood Brothers
- Ways Not to Lose [2006, Blue Note], B+(*)
- One Drop of Truth [2018, Honey Jar]
Wooden Wand
- Second Attention [2006, Kill Rock Stars]
- Death Seat [2010, Young God]
- Blood Oaths of the New Blues [2013, Fire]
- Farmer's Corner [2013, Fire], B+(**)
- Clipper Ship [2017, Three Lobed], B
Wormburner [2004 ]
- Pleasant Living in Planned Communities [2014, Dive], A
Wussy [2005 ]
- Funeral Dress [2005, Shake It], A
- Left for Dead [2007, Shake It], B+(***)
- Rigor Mortis [2008, Shake It, EP], B+(**)
- Wussy [2009, Shake It], B+(***)
- Funeral Dress II [2011, Shake It], A
- Strawberry [2011, Shake It], A
- Buckeye [20052011, Damnably], A
- Berneice Huff and Son, Bill Sings . . . Popular Favorites [2013, Shake It], B+(***)
- Duo [2013, Shake It, EP], B+(**)
- Attica! [2014, Shake It], A
- Public Domain, Volume I [2015, Shake It, EP], B+(**)
- Forever Sounds [2016, Shake It], A
- Getting Better [2018, Damnably, EP], B+(*)
- What Heaven Is Like [2018, Shake It], B+(***)
- Ghosts [20062019, Shake It], B+(***)
Wye Oak [2008 ]
- Children [2008, Merge]
- The Knot [2009, Merge]
- Civilian [2011, Merge], B
- The Louer I Call, the Faster It Runs [2018, Merge], B+(*)
Pete M. Wyer
- Stories From the City at Night [2008, Thirsty Ear], B
The Xcerts [2009 ]
- Hold On to Your Heart [2018, Raygun], B
Xiu Xiu [2002 ]
- A Promise [2003, 5 Rue Christine]
- Fabulous Muscles [2004, 5 Rue Christine]
- w/Larsen: ¡Ciaütstico! [2005, Important], B
- Always [2012, Polyvinyl]
- Nina [2013, Graveface], B+(*)
The XX [2008 ]
- XX [20082009, XL/Young Turks], A
- Coexist [2012, XL/Young Turks], B+(*)
- I See You [2017, Young Turks], A
Yacht
- See Mystery Lights [2009, DFA], B+(***)
- Shangri-La [2011, DFA], B+(**)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs [2001 ]
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs [2001, Touch and Go, EP]
- Fever to Tell [2003, Interscope], B+
- Show Your Bones [2006, Interscope], B+(***)
- It's Blitz! [2009, Interscope/DGC/Dress Up], A
- Mosquito [2013, Interscope], A
- Cool It Down [2022, Secretly Canadian], B+(**)
Yeasayer [2007 ]
- All Hour Cymbals [2007, We Are Free], B+(*)
- Odd Blood [2010, Secretly Canadian], B
- Fragrant World [2012, Secretly Canadian], B+(*)
Yelle
- Complètement Fou [2014, Kemosabe], B+(**)
Yellow Swans [2004 ]
- Psychic Secession [2006, Load]
- At All Ends [2007, Load]
- Going Places [2010, Type], B+(*)
Thom Yorke (1968 )
- The Eraser [2006, XL], B+(**)
- Tomorrow's Modern Boxes [2014, XL]
- Anima [2019, XL], B
Peter Yorn
- Musicforthemorningafter [2001, Columbia]
Adrian Younge (1978 )
- w/Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Jazz Is Dead 001 [2020, Jazz Is Dead, EP], B+(*)
- w/Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Jazz Is Dead 002: Roy Ayers [2020, Jazz Is Dead, EP], B+(**)
- w/Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Jazz Is Dead 3: Marcos Valle [2020, Jazz Is Dead, EP], B+(***)
- w/Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Jazz Is Dead 7: João Donato [2021, Jazz Is Dead, EP], B+(**)
- w/Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Jazz Is Dead 12: Jean Carne [2022, Jazz Is Dead], B+(*)
- w/Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Jazz Is Dead 13: Katalyst [2022, Jazz Is Dead], B+(*)
- w/Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Jazz Is Dead 16: Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison [2023, Jazz Is Dead], B+(**)
- Jazz Is Dead 17: Lonnie Liston Smith [2023, Jazz Is Dead], B+(*)
- Jazz Is Dead 18: Tony Allen [2018, Jazz Is Dead], B+(*)
Zevious [2008 ]
- After the Air Raid [2009, Cuneiform]
- Passing Through the Wall [2013, Cuneiform], B
Zola Jesus (1989 )
- Stridulum [2010, Sacred Bones, EP], B+(*)
- Conatus [2011, Sacred Bones], B+(*)
- Okovi [2017, Sacred Bones], B
- Arkhon [2022, Sacred Bones], B+(**)
Zs [2007 ]
- Score: The Complete Sextet Works 20022007 [20022007, Northern Spy, 4CD]
- Music for the Modern White [2009, The Social Registry]
- New Slaves [2010, The Social Registry], A
- Grain [2013, Northern Spy], B+(***)
- XE [2015, Northern Spy], B+(**)
Zwan
- Mary Star of the Sea [2003, Reprise], B
Various Artists
- After Dark [(2007), Italians Do It Better]
- Antifolk, Vol. 1 [2002, Rough Trade]
- The Best Bootlegs in the World Ever [2002, No Label], A
- Between the Covers [19892005, Legacy], B
- Dark Was the Night [2009, 4AD, 2 CD], B+(*)
- Doctors, Professors, Kings and Queens: The Big Ol' Box of New Orleans [19272003, Shout! Factory, 4 CD], B+(***)
- Free the West Memphis 3 [2000, Koch], B+
- Future Soundtrack for America [2004, Barsuk], B+
- Go Contrary, Go Sing: Heroes and Zeroes of the North American Underground [19992004, Brooklyn Towne], A
- Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino [(2007), Vanguard, 2 CD], B+(**)
- Good Riddance, George W. Bush [2008, Selector Series], A
- I Believe to My Soul [2005, Rhino/Work Song/Hear Music], B+
- In the Christmas Groove [19772009, Strut], B+(*)
- Jamie Oldaker's Mad Dogs and Okies [2005, Concord], B
- The Neptunes Present . . . Clones [2003, Star Trak], B+
- The New Orleans Social Club: Sing Me Back Home [2006, Burgundy/Honey Darling], B+(**)
- Our New Orleans 2005 [2005, Nonesuch], A
- Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo [2004, Or Music, 2 CD], B
- Rhythm Love and Soul Live [2002, Shout! Factory], B+(**)
- Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 [2004, Fat Wreck Chords, 2 CD], B+
- Soul Satisfaction: A Collection of Nu-Soul Gems [19992004, Shanachie], C
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