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The best way I can sum up my obsessions as a listener is that, if it was played on 120 Minutes, I like it. I like hooky songwriting, strange noises, big fuzzy basses, gnarly drum tones, interesting voices, and bands that know when to end a song. Beyond that, I will occasionally defend butt rock, mom rock, turn of the millennium pop rock, and various other genres considered uncool. I probably also have untapped interest in warped electronica and really lo-fi, crappy hip-hop music. Ask me again in ten years.

The old five-point scale has been retired in favor of just rating stuff 1-10, which allows me a much more nuanced final rating. Still don't take it that seriously. Most of these come from my own collection, so the grades skew rather high. Your results may vary if you send me stuff to review.

I now have an RSS feed for these reviews! If you'd like to know when I write a new one, feel free to feed your reader with it. If you don't know what RSS is, it's a way to see site updates and articles without needing Twitter. Here's some recommendations for good RSS readers, ones for retro PCs notwithstanding.

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Total number of reviews to date: 199
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My ten most recent reviews:

Year Album Name Artist Score Reviewed
1996 The Folk Implosion The Folk Implosion 7 June 29, 2026
2026 Forward Ether Silent Music 7 June 22, 2026
2025 Dejame Dormir Starflyer 59 6 June 15, 2026
1999 Filthy Doorways Earlimart 5 June 8, 2026
2000 Kingdom of Champions Earlimart 7 June 8, 2026
1994 DGC Rarities Vol. 1 Various Artists 8 June 1, 2026
2008 Exquisite Corpse Warpaint 6 February 2, 2026
2009 The Dandy Warhols Are Sound The Dandy Warhols 8 January 26, 2026
2003 Welcome to the Monkey House The Dandy Warhols 7 January 26, 2026
2000 Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia The Dandy Warhols 8 January 19, 2026

And ten random ones from the archive:

Year Album Name Artist Score Reviewed
1999 Filthy Doorways Earlimart 5 June 8, 2026
1991 Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers 6 July 26, 2020
1982 Lungs Big Black 7 April 28, 2018
1995 ...I Care Because You Do Aphex Twin 4 December 1, 2025
2011 Minecraft - Volume Alpha C418 8 October 28, 2024
1995 Yourself or Someone Like You Matchbox Twenty 8 January 6, 2024
1978 This Year's Model Elvis Costello 8 December 15, 2025
2014 Maps of Us c.layne 9 May 30, 2025
2019 In Free Fall aphrodisiac -1 April 1, 2025
2002 Beautiful Stakes and Powerpoles Pine Marten 9 March 18, 2024