Thomas Function Celebration (04.2008, Alive Records) File Under = Weird voice and weird songs, AKA indie rock I just wanted to preface my br...

High Places High Places (09.2008, Thrill Jockey) Verdict: A sure-fire equation to get your accolades and adoration. A few of the hottest ind...

Fig Leaves Fig Leaves (04.2008, Self Released) File Under = noisy funky post-punk decon–reconstructionists Hailing from across the Atlantic,...

TV on the Radio Dear Science (09.2008, DGC/Interscope) Verdict = Better than Return to Cookie Mountain TV on the Radio has emerged as one of...

Belong Same Places (Slow Version) 12” (2008, Table of Elements) Verdict = Only 14+ minutes, but still totally worth it Ambient drone duo Be...

The Tallest Man On Earth Shallow Grave (03.2008, Gravitation) File under = Ok, yeah, he kinda sounds like Bob Dylan Finally, an album I can ...

Inca Ore Birthday of Bless You (2008, Not Not Fun) File Under = Ghost music After Grouper landed on the Forest Gospel radar a couple of year...

The Music Tapes For Clouds and Tornadoes (08.2008 Merge) Verdict: A whimsical pop gem. Julian Koster's first outing as The Music Tapes b...

Chad VanGaalen Soft Airplane (09.2008, Sub Pop) Verdict: Glorious After releasing two of the most enjoyable albums known to mankind, I had ...

The Tough Alliance New Chance (09.2008, Modular Interscope) File Under = Carefree indie dance party Released in their native Sweden in 2007,...

Wyld Wyzrdz We Are Everyone (07.2008, A. Star) Verdict = Salt Lake’s best noise/ambient export In my world, a world over crowded with numero...

Ponytail Ice Cream Spiritual (06.2008, WE ARE FREE) Verdict = a blazingly delicious rock spiritual, indeed! Before listening to Ice Cream Sp...