Miike Snow Happy To You (Universal Republic Records) Miike Snow’s debut was one of the nice surprises of 2009, a lo-fi, synth-pop [...]

Drake Take Care (Cash Money Records Inc.) “Dig a shovel full of money, full of power, full of pussy, full of fame [...]

Megafaun Megafaun (HOMETAPES) Megafaun’s 2009 full-length, Gather, Form and Fly, covered a lot of territory: strummy acoustic folk, 70′s AM gold, free-jazz [...]

The Kinks Arthur (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (Sanctuary UK) Pity poor Arthur, forever destined to be overshadowed [...]

Blitzen Trapper American Goldwing (Sub Pop) I’ve been rooting for Blitzen Trapper to break big ever since their Sub Pop debut, Furr. [...]

Toro Y Moi Underneath The Pine (Carpark Records) The Toro Y Moi debut, Causers of This, was one of the best albums [...]

Alela Diane Alela Diane & Wild Divine (Rough Trade Records) Alela Diane’s third full-length album, entitled Alela Diane & Wild Divine, is [...]

So Cow Meaningless Friendly (Tic Tac Totally) Catchiness will never be a problem for Ireland’s Brian Kelly. He’s got hooks falling out [...]

Something horrible is happening to me. It’s called Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew. I can’t get enough of this freaking train wreck. [...]