Android Ethic - Inertia

Speed - Clean modern pop-rock, similar to soft Spacehog. Interesting lyrics, great playing… just doesn't drive.
Spridle - Abject emotion tends to remain emotion. This whiner is begging for a lead lobotomy.
Sprocket - Radiohead ruined another band.
Chim Chim - I blame Bono for the rise in falsetto singing underpants wearing lily-huggers.

Biirdie - Morning Kills The Dark

Speed - Dark, downbeat indie-pop-folk. Say Hi To Your Mom mixed with Red House Painters. Beautiful, dreamy.
Spridle - Leonard Cohen meets Todd Rundgren & The Pogues. Boppy, but dark with serious depth. Awesome, resonant.
Sprocket - Decent band that makes indie cool again. I dig this record.
Chim Chim - All encompassing, entrancing, fulfilling, like Madness with a broken heart and bad childhood… Excellent lyrics.

Tom Brosseau - What I Mean To Say Is Goodbye

Speed - Amazing stories piled on beautiful acoustic palettes. Tons of soul & depth. Sings like Turin Brakes.
Spridle - Weird, intriguing androgynous folk. Mellow, and the opposite of annoying. He's the female Devendra Banhart.
Sprocket - Strongly melodic country inspired indie music. Very pretty.
Chim Chim - Sara Watkins plays on this? I love you Sara Watkins! More than the middle Dixie Chick.

Chinaski - Megaton Robotic Apple Pie

Speed - California pop-metal, cool songs, but recording lacks all high end. Some nice guitar work.
Spridle - Flat, one dimensional construction paper rock. Needs to be harder to be hard rock.
Sprocket - Non-threatening bar room metal that reminds me of warm, flat beer.
Chim Chim - Much better cover art than music…Hey! That's Joel Hodgson!

Coyote - Insides

Speed - Now, that's some fucking guitar playing - wicked fuzztones on dirgy, piano-thick dark punk. Very nice.
Spridle - Disturbed Talking Heads stuff. Nice piano rhythms. Suitably jarring Tom Waits pomp. Excellent.
Sprocket - The loud intense vocals grow on you.
Chim Chim - The carnival ain't over, motherfucker. Birthday Party clean up.

Deep Thinkers - Necks Move

Speed - Solid, groovalicious hip-hop. Excellent rapping over infectious beats, excellent DJ work. Awesome collection of sound.
Spridle - Usually, I like a lot of words. Buf for this, I'll make an exception. Nice arrangements.
Sprocket - MC with style & decent form. Very progressive & unique DJ work. Impressive record.
Chim Chim - This does not offend my ears… not rapping about bitches & hos. I like it.

Charles Douglas - Statecraft

Speed - That's some fine indie-pop derived from Beach Boys, Matthew Sweet, Weezer, Jesus & Mary Chain.
Spridle - Every song is a verse in the same dumb unfinished lousy love song.
Sprocket - Sounds familiar. Pretty sure the last twelve indie-rock bands sounded like this. Still good though.
Chim Chim - I especially enjoy the downbeat beauty of the song about The Prisoner… cool songs.

Kingsley - Kingsley

Speed - Simply beautiful, psychotic rock music. Amazing guitars, moody, crunchy, driving… cool synthesizers. Fucking awesome.
Spridle - Chunky guitars and cool keys tones while unassuming man sneaks out the vocals. T-rex Numan.
Sprocket - Rocking guitars, subtle vocals, works well. Major Tom vibe on song 2 was cool.
Chim Chim - Not only yes, but HELL YES! Beggars, but heavier guitrs and driving rhythms. Urge Underkill.

Corrinne May - Safe In A Crazy World

Speed - Beautiful songs from a resonantly siren-voiced chanteuse. Fans of AAA girl pop rejoice.
Spridle - Sounds like Vanessa Carlton. The uvula of music - you can never remember her name.
Sprocket - This should play well on the radio. The 13-year-old girls will dig it.
Chim Chim - Celine Dion pop with inane, awkward, embarrassing lyrics. Also overproduced.

Nathan Montgomery - For Your Ears Only

Speed - Brilliant solo acoustic guitar recordings. Downtempo Kottke style to fast paced McLaughlin. Extraordinary & beautiful.
Spridle - Jazz-grass. More listenable than Coryell. Fancy, but you can follow it. Captivating.
Sprocket - Very clever, technical live acoustic guitar… for those that dig such things.
Chim Chim - Michael Hedges is from Mars. Montgomery is from Venus. Never plays the wrong note.

Casey Neill - Memory Against Forgetting

Speed - Dark alt-folk covering myriad topics. Excellent lyrics, amazing variety of music. Full of soul & depth.
Spridle - Damn! Jerry Jeff Walker style. Fine songs and booming sound. Top ten material.
Sprocket - Impressive heartfelt folk. Strong thick vocals. Hope to hear more.
Chim Chim - Jay Farrar Warren Zevon Michael Stipe Gordon Lightfoot Shane McGowan Herman Jolly Christie Moore Springsteen

Ostinauto - The Whole World Spinz Away

Speed - Overproduced multi-rhythmic pop music. Very cool sounds and grooves, lacks soul and vision.
Spridle - Roots pop? Against all odds, I like it. Something innocent and hopeful about it.
Sprocket - Yawn… boring. Uncreative lyrically and musically. What is Ostin?
Chim Chim - Is that my sister? Bob Swanson looks familiar, too.

Gene Owens - Fugitive Moments

Speed - Highly introspective songs from a modern troubadour. Ranging from soft & low to solid rock'n'roll.
Spridle - It's okay in a Smithereens way, but wouldn't you rather be inspired?
Sprocket - He has nothing on the first song, but the rest isn't too bad.

Sparkwood - Jalopy Pop

Speed - Nice, lightly orchestrated pop music. Jellyfish without the cajones. Very cool synthesizer work.
Spridle - Nice production for Beach Beatles, XTC, Weezer, Oasis sappy smarm.
Sprocket - I stopped listening after the Vwbug on the cover of the album.
Chim Chim - Who is this Bart Pader, and what has he done with Anakin Skywalker?

Summer Set - Summer Set

Speed - Thick North Carolina indie-pop. Cool songs infused with resonant keys and guitars. Brilliantly cool rock.
Spridle - Cool downbeat Beack-ish rock. Bits of Americana, great tones. Too hip for hipsters.
Sprocket - Simple, subtle, sweet.
Chim Chim - I read this magazine for the articles and Redbook for the recipes.

Tall Grass Captains Of Greater Chicago - She Moved Through

Speed - Dirty, supersonic psychedelic pop - Beatles for new millennia. Tons of cool stuff happening.
Spridle - Diamond Dogs. Very full, enjoyable sound. Sensitive & beautiful. They really thought this out. Buy two.
Sprocket - Songs start out strong & then fizzle out. The Beatles recycled… again.
Chim Chim - I prefer the Tall Grass Captains Of Greater DeBuke, but still better then Wings.

The TenPoundFactor - Fed 'Til We're Dead

Speed - Lush rock music spanning genres - highly melodic, enthralling lyrics, cool guitars. Fans of everything.
Spridle - The camera adds ten pounds of shit in a five pound bag.
Sprocket - Basic rock that doesn't suck, doesn't inspire either.

Taj Weekes & Adowa - Doubt

Speed - Best reggae I've heard in years. Confusing lyrically, but musically beautiful. Perfect summer day.
Spridle - Eartha Kitt of the islands. Jah history repeating. Stellar reggae with no dancehall interruptions.
Sprocket - Can't understand a Jah-damned thing she has to say, but good album nonetheless.