Rusty Anderson - Undressing Underwater

Martin - Thickly produced pop music that covers tons of musical ground… Savage Garden to Bowie… kinda.
David - Fuck Todd Rundgren. He raised Liz Tyler pretty good, though.
Andrew - Sometimes he sounds like Urge Overkill, sometimes like Ben Folds. He's all over the place.
Alan - Cheap Trick-ish at times. Great music for mushrooms.

Bobby Bare Jr's Young Criminal Starvation League - The Longest Meow

Martin - Dynamic grungey melancholy rock. Songs filled with amazing heart and incredible playing. Super sonic & great.
David - Paul Williams backed by Morphine. Velvet Underground arrangements. Weird cool sorta Gomez stuff.
Andrew - Crunchy, twangy, whiney, noisy country rock. But good.
Alan - More Frames than his Dad… Not what I expected at all. Better than Waylon's kid.

The Beatings - Holding On To Hand Grenades

Martin - A noisier, slower post-punk Joy division. Excellent Songs, really excellent guitars. My new favorite band.
David - Joy Division/ Morissey vocals and high energy Wedding Present scrubbing. Not Beatnigs as I thought.
Andrew - Great album production, a rarity these days… even better drumming.
Alan - Interesting dark, solid tunes that degenerate into Flaming Lips freakouts.

The Black Neon - Arts And Crafts

Martin - Sonically articulate indie rock with traces of Beta Band, Kraftwerk. Engaging, excellent songs & production.
David - Once you win the girl, you can forget this fey shit. Rainbows and unicorns.
Andrew - Despite vast amounts of drugs and Beatles' albums this band has consumed, they take themselves too seriously.
Alan - From lush pads to gritty cyberpunk, this band knows how to make sound sound good.

Fiona Boyes - Lucky 13

Martin - Bluesy swing by a gritty voiced chick. Slightly greasy, but Marcia Ball's piano cleans it up.
David - Dirty blues barhouse to New Orleans boogie. Even a touch of Lady Day. Nice.
Andrew - So does this mean that there is the blues in Australia?
Alan - Blues and rock had a baby. A bowl full of piano, tuba, guitar & solid emotion.

Dead City Shakers - Ship Of Beggars

Martin - Some Great Mighty Mighty Bosstones-ish punk metal. Thick guitars and excellent drumming. Pretty cool.
David - Danzig doing psychobilly. Pretty damn cool. Dark and manly. I want to throw a bottle.
Andrew - Modern day punk rock sea shanties… only metal sometimes.
Alan - Kinda like Jet Black Joy, 'cept you ain't never heard them. Rawk!

Die Hunns - You Rot Me

Martin - The new punk rock X… densely rocking, intensely rhythmic rock. Just like it should be.
David - Better than the last. 70's street style Jim Carroll, Television. A marked improvement.
Andrew - Watered down old school L.A. punk.
Alan - Once he divorces Cory, we'll get some US Bombs back. She's actually good this time.

Early Grace - Kick The Sky

Martin - Slow-down pop country like Sea Stories… but less fantastic. Would do well on AAA radio.
David - Nice strong voice, half a Natalie Merchant. Good, but indefinable rock… not half bad.
Andrew - If the band had been led by a mediocre woman, they still wouldn't be Cowboy Junkies.
Alan - This will get you laid, but will not score you drugs.

Edie Brickell And New Bohemians - Stranger Things

Martin - Beautiful pop music from Mrs. Paul Simon. A bit downbeat, but exercises in perfection.
David - After 20 years, I would expect more eventful, gripping stuff. It's quite simply OK.
Andrew - There are some great mellow slow soulful songs amongst some crap.
Alan - She's still around? I'm glad. This is excellent AAA record. My mom should buy it!

El Presidente - El Presidente

Martin - I Blame Franz Ferdinand. Another disc of neo-disco garage rock. Nice hooks, annoying vocals.
David - The downside of glam. Axl Rose and The Family Stone. The evil anti-Bowie.
Andrew - Trying far too hard to be hip, but it's just absolute crap music.
Alan - How many times do I have to tell you people that disco is STILL horrible?

Bernard Fanning - Tea & Sympathy

Martin - Very mature & literate set of songs from Aussie songsmith. Faning writes like Kilbey does… perfectly.
David - This guy's the real deal. Great lyrics. Soulful singing and no bullshit.
Andrew - Soulful & heartfelt without being sappy and stupid. Something that I'd listen to more than once.
Alan - Like Amos Lee & Ben Harper, but not as white. Could take John Butler in a fair fight.

Fellaheen - The Excommunicate's Canzonet

Martin - Brilliant lyricism and dark themes on a musically inconsistent backdrop… a confused Love & Rockets.
David - Part Alien Sex Fiend, Tom Waits, Beatles, Residents. Disjointed, but sort of fantastic.
Andrew - Some cool stuff - but has musical schizophrenia… can't figure out where it's going.
Alan - This smacks of musical. Are these industrial showtunes?

Funky Nashville - Hitch A Ride

Martin - Dark Pseudo-semi-country… brilliant pop production, twangy guitars, pounding rhythms. Too many saxophones. Moody & hip.
David - Laborious 80's alt-pop. Maybe GoBetweens. Dude looks like Ilya Kuryakin
Andrew - Nashville cats play smooth as Duran Duran. Nashville cats play wild as the Church.
Alan - What's this? Danes are supposed to rock… When they're Ennio Morricone, they're fucking awesome.

Thea Gilmore - Harpo's Ghost

Martin - Beautiful set of amazing songs from one of modern rocks finest voices. Amazing depth & production.
David - A fantastic talent. Incredible vocal control. Gorgeous, but overproduced. Should rely more on her voice.
Andrew - Mellow chick music to be chill and very hip to.
Alan - Like Aimee Mann, only solid and even more beautiful. Please sing me to sleep.

Golem! - Fresh Off Boat

Martin - Traditional Yiddish folk songs re-interpreted through jaded New York eyes. Very cool and fun.
David - A danceable celebration with just enough sorrow. Best Yiddish album since Klezmer Nutcracker.
Andrew - Very cool traditional Jewish folk songs… liner notes are the best part.
Alan - Step aside Fiddler On The Roof. The new best Jewish rock ahs arrived.

The Great Crusades - Four Thirty

Martin - Gritty rock with a tremendous amount of depth… great production & grooves. Horrible vocalist, goofy lyrics.
David - Tom Waits doing metal is by no means great. Aerosmith bullshit. Truly awful.
Andrew - Nitty gritty big big noise blues. Better without vocals.
Alan - If these guitar parts were all there was, it would be great.

Ima Robot - Monument To The Masses

Martin - High energy thundering electro-pop with a definite P.I.L. bent. I want to be best friends.
David - The Dickies with dumb-ass drum machine. Worst rapping since Black 47.
Andrew - Neo-new wave. Oingo Boingo meets Atari.
Alan - Glittering pop music - not too much disco, but gets real close.

The International Playboys - Cobra Blood Hangover

Martin - If The Agency were from Texas, this would be them. Punky, aggressive rock. Play loud!
David - Great sleazy rhythm section, pitiful singer. Dirty Southern blues rock.
Andrew - Raging Slab does punk rock.
Alan - All over the map Minutemen style punk, rock, Stones, garage. Not so hot.

The Jolenes - Get It To Go

Martin - Gritty girl rock reminds me of Magnapop when they were great. Such fucking awesome guitar!
David - Jolene, Jolene, Please don't take my mind away Jolene. Insipid cutesy cheerleader pop.
Andrew - Three girls, a shit-ton of eye makeup, attitude, and a 1940's dress fetish.
Alan - Representing the girls, jam the guitars in skirts. Though tell us more about ice cream.

La Fin Du Monde - La Fin Du Monde

Martin - Like a jangly indie version of Bauhaus… only not dark… but similar… really. No, really.
David - 8 ways of suck. Cheesy. Smart ass. Inane. Patronizing pretentious pablum. Needs testosterone.
Andrew - Bowie and Franz Ferdinand's mentally retarded unholy love child.
Alan - About a decade behind its time. Good listen while in Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The Lights - Diamonds And Dirt

Martin - More great post-punk 15 years too late. Sonically beautiful music… perfect guitars and drums.Awesome.
David - Oh, I get it. The Lights… the Wipers. What's next, the turn signals? Perfect!
Andrew - Roll up Joy Division and the Fall with Dandy Warhols for a yummy treat.
Alan - Like hearing The Stooges for the first time in 1969. Fucking sick and brilliant.

The Low Lows - Fire On The Bright Sky

Martin - Think of The Swans doing Iron & Wine songs. Very moody & coolly lo-fi sonic. Super Reverby!
David - Psychedelic Moody Blues or Bee Gees old stuff when they rocked. Could be faster.
Andrew - Haunting, crunchy country guitar rock. Could be on a Lynch or Tarantino movie soundtrack.
Alan - In search of Joy. Have found the organ but the organ doesn't deliver happiness.

Maneja Beto - Accidentes De Longitud Y Latitud

Martin - Very groovy latin-tinged jazz. Less overtly latin-dance/samba than their last record, but still nice.
David - Modern Latin lounge, very smooth and satisfying. It knows It's hip - so screw off.
Andrew - Latin head trip without the filthy, filthy stench of hippy.
Alan - Low-slow Latin lounge music. Nice melodies & grooves. Break out the mirrored ceilings, amigos!

The Modern Society - Friends & Enemies

Martin - Excellent indie guitar rock… amazing lyrics & brilliant guitar lines. Dynamic, anthemic songs and excellent production.
David - Makes me purse my lips andbob my head. Better than Better Than Ezra.
Andrew - A Rockinger version of Say Hi To Your Mom or The Weakerthans. I like it.
Alan - Good stuff, probably should be on the radio.

National Razor - Naked Before God And Country

Martin - Live to 2-track punk rock that sounds like real punk should… organic & a little loud.
David - Respectable garage punk. Vocals are a little dull. Simple, catchy and enjoyably raw. I dig it.
Andrew - The rough CD production took some getting used to, but this album fucking rocks!
Alan - Crappy production, sloppy singing, fuzzy guitars. One big ugly beautiful mess. Punk you!

The New Lou Reeds - Top Billin'

Martin - I Blame Jack White. Southern garage rock with great lyrics, annoying vocalist. Gritty cocaine blues.
David - Also the new Neil Youngs, CCRs and Guess Whos. Awesome groovy roots punk.
Andrew - These guys are far too white to play like this.
Alan - They have nothing in common with Lou Reed but my undying adulation.

The Porch Song Anthology - Spell Of The Trembling Earth

Martin - Mazzy Star country, instead of blues. Brilliant lyrics, great songs, moody presentation. Scotland's best Americana.
David - Joni Mitchell does Ennio Morricone… If Cowboy Junkies really did cowboy music.
Andrew - An even better Cowboy Junkies than Early Grace… almost as good as the Junkies.
Alan - I pretty much like it, but I wish I liked it better. Country folk.

The Secret Handshake - This Is Bigger Than You And I

Martin - Lightly lilting piano pop like Ben Folds gone emo. Really nice sound, very bouncy & sharp.
David - Pianemo. Sings so sweet, slow and sensitive, I'd like to hit him with a lead Ben Harper.
Andrew - The Fray-like piano pop.
Alan - The Fray-alike, hiking up a burberry skirt to munch a hipster's furberry.

Slim Bawb - Ghost Dawg

Martin - Plucky banjo folk music -weird sense of humor, lots of different sounds. Very cool.
David - Lyle Lovett meets Bela Fleck. Might be great tomorrow, today it's as empty as my sac.
Andrew - Little bit bluegrass, little bit folky, very scratchy voice. Some spoken word, no squarepants.
Alan - Hee Haw in a dark muddy creek looking for coon nuggets.

Soce, The Elemental Wizard - The Lemonade Incident

Martin - My favorite gay Jewish rapper returns with another well-produced collection of nearly offensive, excellent jams.
David - Hip-hop's favorite back-packer is back. More crass, more Yiddish, more Parents! Two dicks up.
Andrew - If you like songs about sucking dick, licking balls and fucking ass, this is your album.
Alan - Can't make fun of the gay stuff here. Talented dick-sucker.

Chris Stills - When The Pain Dies Down (Live In Paris)

Martin - Nice melancholy songs withy excellent instrumentation. Stills stretches himself live and enchants the French audience.
David - The French clap for it. I got the French clap once, but at least it's repetitive.
Andrew - He only does this to get chicks. French chicks.
Alan - Good production, male Aimee Mann. Sings in French, may wear mesh underthings.