Ab-Soul: These Days…
Ab-Soul's follow-up to Control System sees him forgetting all quality control.
Marshall Gu
Camera Obscura: 4AD Session
There simply isn't enough to make this installment in the 4AD Session series more than just a mild curiosity.
R.E.M.: Unplugged 1991 & 2001 – The Complete Sessions
Too much Up and Reveal, not enough Murmur and Reckoning.
Rufus Wainwright: Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright
Some questionable choices, but otherwise a good place to start in the man's discography.
Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks: Enter the Slasher House
Because everything -- the drums, the reverb, the extra blips and bloops that end up sounding like blahs -- is in such excess, it’s an exhausting listen to get to the end.
Milosh: Jetlag
Milosh is half of Rhye and that's exactly what his latest solo album sounds like.
The Dream Syndicate: The Day Before Wine and Roses
The Day Before Wine and Roses is an impressive testament to the band’s intensity as a live unit, even though their debut album hadn't been recorded yet at this point in time, reissued just in time for their recent tour.