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Grade - C
One word, PLEASANT
Sleep Though the Static is the first real forgettable album put out by Jack Johnson, even the Curious George Soundtrack was better than is. The album kicks off with a politically charged track that shares the name of the album Sleep Through the Static. Jack criticizes decisions made by the US […]

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Grade: C-
There isn’t a Crazy on this album that can wash out the fact that Gnarls Barkley front man, Cee-Lo Green, sounds like the offspring between Gilbert Godfried and Whitney Houston in the hay day of her crack is whack phase. That voice enough to drown out the lyrics and heavy hip-hop beats and […]

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Grade: B-
Why is it that when I hear the Black Keys I get the feeling that when recording their albums the band is in one room, and the microphone is across the hall? Regardless, they continue to keep dropping solid albums one after another. Attack and Release sounds a lot like previous Black Keys […]

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Grade: B
The Seldom Seen Kid has been getting a ton of high marks, some are calling it the best album of the year. I wouldn’t go even close to that far, but Elbow’s firt release in three years is still very good. Good not great. The front man of this Manchester band, Guy Garvey, once […]

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Grade - C+
Holy! disappointment.
I normally don’t get into emo bands too much, but after Panic’s 2005 debut album A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, I was a fan. The crafty song titles and lyrics reminded me a lot of Arctic Monkeys and their biggest inspiration Blink 182. That type of original songwriting coupled with […]

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Grade: B+
Slug and Ant deliver again!
Fans of Atmosphere are a cross between true hip-hop junkies and voyeurs into the life of Slug. As these two hip-hop legends of the Midwest age, their albums are packed with less resentment and angst and more with clever beats and reflective lyrics. Make no mistake; they are still not […]

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Grade: A-
For the second time in as many tries, the Raconteurs deliver an album that is nothing short of brilliant. Jack White brings his innovative style once again and makes that guitar cry and wail like only he can. Although this album is a little more polished up than what you’d expect to hear from […]

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