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Okay, this actually turned out way better than I thought (thank god), and I'm actually a bit surprised I was able to pull the review ...

You know, when a band you really love is on a hot streak, you do feel a little nervous before opening up any new album, with the high hope...

You know, I don't mind bucking the critical consensus... but this one is exasperating, considering how much I wanted to love this. Eh...

So I've talked about The National before, the long-running indie rock project that outside of Spoon might be one of the most consisten...

Oh, I can imagine this review will be controversial - mostly because from the reviews I've seen this record is pretty controversial a...

You ever have those albums that the first time you hear about the idea, you wonder why on earth nobody has ever thought of it before? ...

And THAT takes care of my year-end lists. 2014 is now here, so that means album reviews and special comments are starting again! Until th...

And now we're down to the final list - my top twenty-five albums of 2013. This year, I reviewed 135 albums - and frankly, I should have ...

Whew, that takes care of that. Last one is the long-awaited albums of the year - stay tuned!

Some of you are probably scratching your heads with confusion at the title of this list and wondering, 'Wait, didn't he already make...

So, I normally post these as an edit to my typical review posts, but I want to try something new by having the videos on the main page. ...

So here's the rant you've all been waiting for, the topic of which I'm sure has been seared into your mind since the very begi...