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The 60 Critical Songs Of 2011
By Stewart MasonTo my mind, the single has always been pop music… >>
The 30 Critical Albums of 2011
By Stewart MasonThe phrase that kept popping up as I was editing… >>
Psycho Tropical Ballet Pink
Swahili BlondeJoyous polyrhythms supporting a newfound pop sensibility.
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Spills Out
Pterodactyl (band)Brooklyn noise-punks unveil a new commitment to melody.
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Hysterical
Clap Your Hands Say YeahHold the standing ovation, but cue the applause.
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In The Pit of the Stomach
We Were Promised JetpacksGlorious noise meets pop-song smarts.
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Romantic Comedy
Big TroublesJersey quartet bring vintage twee pop into a modern context.
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Fall 2011 Album Preview
By Stewart MasonAfter the traditional late-summer lull, the fall new release schedule… >>
Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Girls (2000s band)Talented youngsters ascend from the minors.
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Guest List: Her Space Holiday Says Goodbye
By Stewart MasonIn early 2011, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Marc Bianchi announced… >>
Raven In The Grave
The RaveonettesEarly 2000s next-big-thing sounds decidedly au courant.
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Guest List: The Inspirations Of MMOSS
By Stewart MasonMMOSS (pronounced "moss") is a five-piece psychedelic-pop group from the… >>
CoCo Beware
Caveman (music group)Kaleidoscopic indie pop from one of NYC's best new bands.
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Self-Referential Songs
By Stewart MasonJoin Us, the 2011 album by They Might Be Giants,… >>
Guest List: Amor de Dias
By Stewart MasonAmor de Dias is the duo of Alasdair MacLean, frontman… >>
Street of the Love of Days
Amor De DiasLovely surfaces mask unexpected musical and emotional depth
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The Moonlight Butterfly
The Sea and CakeThe accessible face of Chicago post-rock returns.
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The Cyrillic Typewriter
The Cyrillic TypewriterJason Zumpano revisits the Elephant 6 sound.
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Thao and Mirah
Thao and MirahA lovely surprise from a spur-of-the-moment collaboration.
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The New Theory Of Everything
Mars ClassroomAn unexpected gem in Pollard's endless output.
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Critical Influences: The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
By Stewart MasonIn an exclusive interview with Critical Mob's Chris Payne, Kip… >>
Critical Connections: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
By Stewart MasonIn an exclusive interview with Critical Mob's Chris Payne, Kip… >>
Smoke Ring For My Halo
Kurt VilePhiladelphia singer-songwriter breaks out of the underground.
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Tao of the Dead
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of DeadVenerable Austin rockers crank up their amps.
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S/T II: The Cosmic Birth And Journey of Shinju TNT
Akron/FamilyAs eclectic and inventive as ever.
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Passive Aggressive: The Singles 2002-2010
The Radio Dept.Catching up with a decade of pristine Swedish indiepop.
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Stewart Mason’s Top 10 Albums of 2010
By Stewart MasonFrom the self-assured full-length debuts of Janelle Monae, Tame Impala… >>
Jim Allen’s Top 10 Albums of 2010
By Jim AllenFrom the '70s stomp of Wolf People's first proper album… >>
Critical Mob’s Top 10 Albums of 2010
Musically, 2010 was a year of youth and vitality. There… >>
Broken Dreams Club
Girls (2000s band)For the indie record store owner in all of us.
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The Weight’s On The Wheels
The Russian FuturistsLo-fi Canadian goes big, with inconsistent results.
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Frankie Rose and the Outs
Frankie Rose and the OutsBrooklyn noise-popster expands her parameters.
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Matador at 21: Matador Records’ 21 Best Albums
By Stewart MasonIn celebration of Matador Records' 21st anniversary and their October… >>
Beast Rest Forth Mouth
Bear in HeavenAppealingly inscrutable noise gets bonus remixes.
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Building Bubblegum Castles in the Sky: Critical Ambient Pop
By Jim AllenYou're soaking in it: the dreamy, drifting-in-the-stratosphere sound of ambient… >>
Paul Rudd
By Adrienne McIlvaineA comedic and dramatic actor with a flair for the… >>
The New Pornographers: Friends and Relations
By Stewart MasonOver the course of five albums including the new Together,… >>
Disconnect from Desire
School of Seven BellsBrooklyn trio do justice to their influences.
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Swan Songs
By T. Cole RachelRock and roll ain't never easy. Sometimes bands just run… >>
Critical Mob’s Top 10 Albums of 2010 (So Far)
Halfway through 2010, it's already shaping up to be such… >>
Mystery Train
Jim JarmuschThoughtful and disarmingly funny, Mystery Train is an understated classic… >>
21st-Century Concept Albums
By Laura LeeboveEven with MP3s serving as many listeners' first-choice music format,… >>
The Groop Played Space Age Batchelor Pad Music
StereolabThe EP that changed everything.
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Before Today
Ariel Pink’s Haunted GraffitiLongtime underground hero steps into the marketplace.
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Crystal Castles (II)
Crystal CastlesSurprisingly fun, tuneful follow-up to an abrasive debut.
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One Is Not The Loneliest Number: One-Man Bands
By Jim AllenIt's not enough to be a control freak with unshakeable… >>
High Violet
The NationalFascinatingly sensual follow-up to their breakthrough record.
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The Ghost Who Walks
Karen ElsonBritish supermodel makes surprisingly assured pop debut.
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Critical Roots and Branches: The Magnetic Fields
By Stewart MasonStephin Merritt's latter-day persona as indie rock's answer to Irving… >>
Summer Songs For Winter Nights
By Stewart MasonNothing warms the chill of a midwinter night like thoughts… >>
Neko Case and her Canadian Friends
By Laura LeeboveNeko Case was born in Virginia and raised in Tacoma,… >>
Critical Owen Pallett
By Laura LeeboveFormerly known as the one-man-band Final Fantasy, Owen Pallett has… >>
Clinging to a Scheme
The Radio Dept.Long-awaited third album by engagingly atmospheric Swedes.
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Travellers In Space and Time
The Apples In StereoThe Great ELO Revival of 2010 starts here.
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Critical New Zealand Indie
By T. Cole RachelMany will always view New Zealand as the land that… >>
Queen of Denmark
John GrantLushly beautiful, effortlessly melodic, lyrically misanthropic.
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Lisa Germano
By T. Cole RachelOne of America’s most fascinating, underrated and reliable singer/songwriters.
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Critical Lone Star Indie Rock
By T. Cole RachelTexas might not immediately spring to mind as the most… >>
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
The SundaysOne of the early 1990s' most perfect albums.
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Forever Until Victory: The Singles Collection
Close LobstersComprehensive compilation from Scottish C86 standouts.
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Critical ‘90s Indie Rock
By T. Cole RachelAs the underground college rock of the late '80s morphed… >>
She & Him, Volume Two
She & HimEffortlessly effervescent sound rooted in shimmering folk-rock and dramatic girl-group… >>
The Brutalist Bricks
Ted Leo and the PharmacistsSinger-songwriter's most impassioned and best-sounding effort yet.
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Fight Softly
The Ruby SunsA somewhat disappointing follow-up from a promising young band.
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10 Critical Breakout Artists Of SXSW 2010
By Laura LeeboveIt's a daunting task, trying to choose which of the… >>
A Critical List of 21st-Century Concept Albums
By Laura LeeboveEven with MP3s serving as many listeners' first-choice music format,… >>
The Courage of Others
MidlakeOrnate British-style folk full of flutes and gently-plucked string instruments
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Realism
The Magnetic FieldsFreed of self-imposed strictures, Stephin Merritt seems to have regained… >>
Cover Lovers: 10 Great Covers Albums
By Jim AllenAnyone devoid of original ideas can knock off new versions… >>
Rogue Wave
By T. Cole RachelCatchy, ebullient indie pop overseen by singer-guitarist Zach Rogue
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Lost Channels
Great Lake SwimmersToronto band’s fourth LP is a sad but hopeful breath… >>
Out Into the Snow
Simon JoynerJoyner unfolds one striking movie-for-the-ears after another
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Spoon
By T. Cole RachelBoth critics’ darlings and one of the biggest-selling bands on… >>
Stroke: Songs For Chris Knox
Various ArtistsDespite its unfortunate circumstances, a most effective introduction to an… >>
Bill Callahan
By Stewart MasonAn introspective singer-songwriter in the classic tradition.
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Middle Cyclone
Neko CaseSeven albums into her career, former alt-country siren fully delivers… >>
Altogether Now (Birds Bees Flowers Trees)
Patrick & EugeneWhimsical trad-jazz meets bouncy dance grooves.
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Sparklehorse
By Eric SchneiderMark Linkous crafted strangely beautiful songs that often sounded celebratory… >>
All Tomorrow's Parties
By T. Cole RachelAll Tomorrow's Parties has evolved from a mostly artist-curated series… >>
Mogwai
By T. Cole RachelSimple, melancholic musical narratives that gradually build into epic cyclones… >>
Cat Power
By T. Cole RachelSouthern singer/songwriter wielding a distinctively beautiful voice and a fascinatingly… >>
A Brief History of Love
The Big PinkInviting layers of drones, fuzz, distortion and feedback put in… >>
My Bloody Valentine
By Stewart MasonLate-blooming sonic pioneers turned musical hermits.
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Throwing Muses
By T. Cole RachelStepsisters and creative foils Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly led… >>
Popular Songs
Yo La TengoNearly 25 years after their first release, the Hoboken trio… >>
My Old, Familiar Friend
Brendan BensonBenson plows admirably ahead with the kind of post-Jellyfish power… >>
High Places
By T. Cole RachelUnexpectedly warm records that sound like what trees and animals… >>
Top 25 College Radio Albums Of 1984
By Stewart MasonAs we all know, Top 40 radio achieved perfection in… >>
R.E.M.
By Jim AllenSingle-handedly brought the term “jangle” into the rock-crit lexicon.
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Low
By T. Cole RachelMinnesota husband and wife bucked the grunge trend by crafting… >>
Matador Records
By Stewart MasonPossibly the best American indie of the last 21+ years.
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The Magnetic Fields
The primary vehicle for prolific singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt
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My Maudlin Career
Camera ObscuraWinningly winsome melodies and sparkling pop-savvy vision
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Lungs
Florence and the MachineCool, quirky indie pop that draws inspiration from the seamier… >>
Bricolage
Music GroupEnergetic, intelligent, guitar-based tunes given richly detailed, crafty arrangements that… >>
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
By Stewart MasonAn affectionate updating of the 1980s UK indie sound.
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Bitte Orca
Dirty ProjectorsBitte Orca shows that it's possible to approach the mainstream… >>
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal CollectiveFocuses freewheeling experimentalism into relatively concise song structures
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Actor
St. VincentAnnie Clark's self-assured second album features more complex songs, catchier… >>
Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future
The Bird And The BeeA fizzy, intoxicating fusion of '60s sunshine pop, bossa nova… >>
Television Personalities
By Stewart MasonDirect influence on several generations of UK indie scenes.
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The High Llamas
By Stewart MasonEclectic experimentalists combine uncommon influences.
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The Decemberists
By Stewart MasonThe Decemberists made the Brit-folk side of progressive rock improbably… >>
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
PhoenixFrench popsters almost completely reinvent their sound, for the better,… >>
Dave Eggers
By Ranjani GopalarathinamLaden with inside jokes and revelatory tangents, Eggers’s prose style… >>
