Second Look: Japandroids – Celebration Rock (Beats Per Minute)
Ten years later, Celebration Rock remains one of the most earnest rock records you’ll ever hear.
Second Look: The War On Drugs – Slave Ambient (Beats Per Minute)
It’s easily their most sonically cohesive and atmospheric record to date, yet is nevertheless filled with emotional and climactic moments.
Second Look: Girls – Broken Dreams Club (Beats Per Minute)
For all the lamentations on lost loves and hopeless futures, Girls could still envision a life where things could be better.
The Underdogs: Deerhunter – Monomania (MiniMusicCritic)
A manic and abrasive album that’s nonetheless a mission accomplished.
The Underdogs: Animal Collective – Centipede Hz (MiniMusicCritic)
An album that highlights a band confident and secure enough to pursue creating music in their vision, accessibility be damned.
The Underdogs: The Avalanches – Wildflower (MiniMusicCritic)
An album that tugs at our collective and individual sense of nostalgia.
Carlo The Thirrd 