Black Before Red - Belgrave To King's Circle

Bruce: Sparkling indie pop with the perfect balance of interesting keyboards and chiming guitars. Cool stuff.
Clark: Shoot the piano player. One note for 16 measures. Otherwise, nicely Liverpudlian.
Peter: Kind of a Paul McCartney vibe.
Dr. Bruce: Droning and sweet songs from a band with more than a little Shins influence happening.

**Suzy Callahan - Freedom Party For Insects

Bruce: Weirdly tragic, beautiful songs from strange-voiced singer… only the insane tell you they're not insane.
Clark: Dear John songs sung to children. Who exactly has she been dating?
Peter: Not bad musically, but lyrically it's super corny.
Dr. Bruce: If there was still a Muppet Show, Callahan would be a great guest. Lori Carson.

Demander - The Unkindness Of Ravens

Bruce: If Bauhaus were around and had a far inferior singer… Dark music with brilliant drumming.
Clark: Demander… I did! Aggressive art-punk thrilling dynamics. Badass drumming, sweet bass, wanky guitar.
Peter: The songs are good but not as good as the song intros lead you to believe.
Dr. Bruce: Oh my God… the thing in a hoodie is a girl, too.

**Goodnight Loving - Cemetery Trails

Bruce: College rocky alt. Americana… lots of jangling guitars and jumpy rhythms. Interesting spawn of Replacements.
Clark: Rockous… Cow punkous… lively brash bar tunes. I hear harmonica. Denim & diesel.
Peter: An indie-alt-country-rock band with reasonably agreeable multiple personalities.
Dr. Bruce: If you're gonna play in Milwaukee you got to have a bald guy in the band.

**Gringo Star - Gringo Star

Bruce: Channeling R.E.M., but infusing the sound with 60's psychedelia and some Southwestern flare. Sweet.
Clark: 80's dream rock. Teardrop Explodes. The Church, but American. Dreams So Real… also from Atlanta.
Peter: Song two is really pretty cool… Rocking heartfelt 60's grunge country rock.
Dr. Bruce: The thing in the sombrero is a dude! But man, can these guys rock…

Joy Electric - Workmanship

Bruce: Some great synth rock with a vintage vibe… Kraftwerk-style blips and cool laid-back grooves.
Clark: Slo-mo analog crap. Each tedious track is explained/ justified in liner notes.
Peter: Not having heard other JE records, much of this album is lost on me.
Dr. Bruce: Domo arigato Mister Roboto… tasty FM synths and really, really early 80's textures.

**Rob Kendt - I'm Not Sentimental

Bruce: Best when mashing covers, but otherwise some brilliant orchestration & soothing pop music. Excellent guitar solos.
Clark: Aspiring musical scorer writes for scenes, not albums. Cabaret, jazz, Rogers, Hart.
Peter: Is he being funny? Cause if so, he's funny, if not, he's funny.
Dr. Bruce: This guy's on that show… the G word. Sure can sing, though.

Melody Club - At Your Service

Bruce: Synth-heavy pop music with a decidedly mid-80's flair… Great keyboard lines and 909 grinds.
Clark: Trite lyrics, predictable chords, aggravating rhymes. Absolutely awful. They don't mean maybe.
Peter: 80's drivel… bleh. Tiffany would be proud.
Dr. Bruce: Swedes rock better than they electro... didn't know Sweden had Crumbacher records.

**The Opposite Sex - Violent Heartstrings

Bruce: Echo And The Bunnymen meets Echo And The Bunnymen. And also, Echo And The Bunnymen.
Clark: The Cure.
Peter: Joy Division x6 but crappier.
Dr. Bruce: Dark post-punk with too much chorus on the guitar. Very 80's, and very cool.

**Joshua Path - Headlight In The Sun

Bruce: Thick, crunchy California pop/rock… Great guitars and interesting lyrics make for some great songs.
Clark: Solid power pop, XTC, Elvis Costello, but then turns to arena cheese.
Peter: Not bad for OC/American Pie rock. Actually, better.
Dr. Bruce: This guy proves that REO Speedwagon could have been better if they'd tried harder.

**The Pietasters - All Day

Bruce: Pietasters are more soul than ska anymore, which is awesome… but also some great ska.
Clark: Ironically singing "I'll never change my ways" in a 60's soul song. Mighty damn fine.
Peter: The lproduction is pretty cool with its old skool feel.
Dr. Bruce: Ska and soul go together like ice cream and apple pie… here's your proof.

**Josh Small - Tall

Bruce: Engaging, dark American music done with sparse and raw instrumentation. Small's voice is achey & brilliant.
Clark: Hand-embroidered mountain songs to make you heartsick. Resigned sorrow cavesingers.
Peter: There are a few really amazing traditional-like songs that carry the rest of the album.
Dr. Bruce: Some of the finest mountain folk music of the day. Excellent banjo and dobro.

Uh Huh Her - I See Red

Bruce: Cool & beepy indie electronica from hot girls sounding like Annie Lennox, Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack.
Clark: I dig the Missing Persons' full sound. Layers. Very sensual. Divinyls, Danielle Dax.
Peter: Thick melodic music that your music snob friends will dig.
Dr. Bruce: Hot girls making music for hot girls to kiss hot girls to.

The Umbrella Sequence - Events

Bruce: Newer Flaming Lips-inspired pop music with an extremely gifted writer and pure spirit. Cool, engaging.
Clark: Needlessly busy. Electronics would ruin these pop songs if they didn't suck already.
Peter: Decent blend of old and new school indie rock style.
Dr. Bruce: Best Moog tonight… Better than what you are listening to right now. Apples In Stereo.

Used Alien Mind - The Placement Aside

Bruce: Slightly groovy lo-fi shoegaze like Darkside, early Spiritualized. Then it falls apart quickly.
Clark: Dude is making up lyrics as he goes. Thus, very repetitive beat poetry.
Peter: Dark, trippy, disjunctional music that borders on experimental if it wasn;t already over done.
Dr. Bruce: boo, boo, boooo… I see what the theme is: Moog night. A space carnival? Sweet!

**Nibs Van Der Spuy - Beautiful Feet

Bruce: Peaceful, organic singer-songwriter fare from South Africa… a bit Ben Harper, only lighter & more relaxing.
Clark: Vanderspuy… I did! Nibs' mild voice is nearly messianic. Masterful guitarring, underplayed humility.
Peter: If you're into Dave Matthews' "I'm better than you because I'm sensitive" then you'll love it.
Dr. Bruce: Something about Cat Stevens, Goddamnit… Somewhat essential modern hippy music.