Music Supervisor for ABC Family television series from Winnie Holzman and her daughter Savannah Dooley. Sourced indie rock songs by Japanther, Squeak E. Clean, Generationals, Joy Formidable, Magneta Lane, Savoir Adore and Broadcast 2000 that delighted the producers on an extremely limited budget. Supervised creation and recording of two songs that were performed by charactes as part of the script. (2010)
Mercy
Music Supervisor for NBC television series from Friday Night Lights writer Liz Heldens, produced by Berman/Braun. Featured gritty female-fronted bands Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Duke Spirit, The Kills. (2009-2010)
Life
Music Supervisor for critically acclaimed series starring Damian Lewis (Band Of Brothers). Music placement highlights include Radiohead, Cat Power, Beck, M. Ward, (2008-2009)
KCRW Radio: Brave New World
Created, produced, and hosted "Brave New World", a long-running radio show focusing on emerging artists. First DJ to present Pete Yorn, David Gray, The Eels, Death Cab For Cutie to Los Angeles. (1992 - 2007)
Men In Trees
Music Supervisor for ABC television series from the writers of "Sex & The City", starring Anne Heche. Featured Corinne Bailey Rae, The Magic Numbers, Creedence Clearwater Revival. (2006-2008)
Top CDs of 2005
SEPTEMBER 2005 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
Anders Parker ~ The Wounded Astronaut (Baryon)
Bill Ricchini ~ Tonight I Burn Brightly (Transdreamer)
Bottom Of The Hudson ~ Holiday Machine (Absolutely Kosher)
Death Cab For Cutie ~ Plans (Atlantic)
Fruit Bats ~ Spelled In Bones (Sub Pop)
Gabin ~ Mr. Freedom (Astralwerks)
Idlewild ~ Warnings/promises (Capitol)
John Vanderslice ~ Pixel Revolt (Barsuk)
Knitters ~ The Modern Sounds Of The Knitters (Zoe)
Little Plastic Pilots ~ Little Plastic Pilots (Kanpai)
Magic Numbers ~ The Magic Numbers (EMI UK)
Michael Penn ~ Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947 (Mimeograph/spinART)
New Pornographers ~ Twin Cinema (Matador)
Orenda Fink ~ Invisible Ones (Saddle Creek)
Teenage Fanclub ~ Man-Made (Merge)
click here to view September Recommendations on iTunes
AUGUST 2005 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
Benjamin Diamond ~ Out Of Myself (K7)
Bob Mould ~ Body Of Song (Yep Roc)
Concretes ~ Layourbattleaxedown (EMI)
Hockey Night ~ Keep Guessin' (Lookout )
Jim Yoshii Pileup ~ Picks Us Apart (Absolutely Kosher)
Kingsley ~ Kingsley (Blood Orange)
Maria Taylor ~ 11:11 (Saddle Creek)
Marjorie Fair ~ Self Help Serenade (Capitol)
Meat Beat Manifesto ~ At The Center (Thirsty Ear)
Oxford Collapse ~ A Good Ground (Kanine)
Snow & Voices ~ Snow & Voices (Parasol)
Son Volt ~ Okemah And The Melody Of Riot (Sony)
Statistics ~ Often Lie (Jade Tree)
Sufjan Stevens ~ Illinois (Asthmatic Kitty)
Summer Lawns ~ First We Waited Then It Started
(Stunning Models On Display)
White Stripes ~ Get Behind Me Satan (V2)
click here to view August Recommendations on iTunes
JULY 2005 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
Brian Eno ~ Another Day On Earth (Rykodisc)
Devin Davis ~ Lonely People Of The World Unite (Mousse)
Dixie Dirt ~ Pieces Of The World (www.dixiedirtmusic.com)
Dressy Bessy ~ Electrified (Transdreamer)
Gang Of Four ~ Entertainment (Rhino)
Goldspot ~ Tally Of The Yes Men (Union)
Gorillaz ~ Demon Days (Virgin)
Hold Steady ~ Separation Sunday (Frenchkiss)
Matson Jones ~ Matson Jones (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
Nobody ~ And Everything Else (Plug Research)
Shout Out Louds ~ Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (Capitol)
click here to view July Recommendations on iTunes
JUNE 2005 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
Aimee Mann ~ The Forgotten Arm (Superego)
Athlete ~ Tourist (Astralwerks)
Bruce Springsteen ~ Devils And Dust (Columbia)
Deathray Davies ~ The Kick And The Snare (Glurp)
Go-Betweens ~ Oceans Apart (Yep Roc )
Mike Doughty ~ Haughty Melodic (ATO)
Richmond Fontaine ~ Post To Wire (Union)
Sleater-Kinney ~ The Woods (Sub Pop)
Smog ~ A River Ain't Too Much Love (Drag City)
Son Volt ~ A Retrospective: 1995-2000 (Rhino)
Spoon ~ Gimme Fiction (Merge)
Vacation ~ Band From World War Zero (Echo)
click here to view June Recommendations on iTunes
MAY 2005 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
The 22-20s ~ 22-20's (Astralwerks)
Damien Jurado ~ On My Way To Absence (Sub Pop)
The Eels ~ Blinking Lights And Other Revelations (Vagrant)
Heavy Trash ~ Heavy Trash (Yep Roc)
Hot Hot Heat ~ Elevator (Sire)
Husky Rescue ~ Country Falls (Minty Fresh)
The Kills ~ No Wow (Rough Trade)
Magnolia Electric Co ~ What Comes After The Blues (Secretly Canadian)
Micah P. Hinson ~ And The Gospel Of Progress (Sketchbook)
Mountain Goats ~ The Sunset Tree (4ad)
The National ~ Alligator (Beggars Banquet)
The Perishers ~ Let There Be Morning (Nettwerk)
The Ponys ~ Celebration Castle (In The Red)
Ryan Adams ~ Cold Roses (Lost Highway)
Tim Burgess ~ I Believe (PIAS/Koch)
Us3 ~ Questions (Us3)
Various Artists ~ Friends And Lovers:songs Of Bread (Badman)
click here to view May Recommendations on iTunes
APRIL 2005 RECOMMENDED ALBUMS
John Doe ~ Forever Hasn't Happened Yet (Yep Roc )
Kathleen Edwards ~ Back To Me (Zoe)
Nic Armstrong ~ The Greatest White Liar (New West)
Various Artists ~ Verve Remixed 3 (Verve)
Moby ~ Hotel (V2)
Foxymorons ~ Hesitation Eyes (Heatstroke)
M.I.A. ~ Arular (XL)
Bloc Party ~ Silent Alarm (Vice)
Beck ~ Guero (Interscope)
South San Gabriel ~ The Carlton Chronicles: Not Until... (Misra)
Marbles ~ Expo (spinART)
Top 40 CDs of 2004
01. Mountain Goats ~ We Shall All Be Healed
02. Sonic Youth ~ Sonic Nurse
03. Album Leaf ~ In A Safe Place
04. Autolux ~ Future Perfect
05. Angela McCluskey ~ The Things We Do
06. Jem ~ Finally Woken
07. Elliott Smith ~ From A Basement On The Hill
08. Casey Black ~ Vacations
09. Actionslacks ~ Full Upright Position
10. Earlimart ~ Treble & Tremble
11. Grant Lee Phillips ~ Virginia Creeper
12. Old 97's ~ Drag It Up
13. Blue Nile ~ High
14. Sam Phillips ~ A Boot & A Shoe
15. Lanterna ~ Highways
16. Matthew Sweet ~ Kimi Ga Suki Rafu
17. Will Johnson ~ Vultures Await
18. Patti Smith ~ Trampin'
19. Jim White ~ Drill A Hole In That Substrate & Tell Me
20. Zap Mama ~ Ancestry In Progress
21. Luna ~ Rendezvous
22. Modest Mouse ~ Good News For People Who Love Bad News
23. PJ Harvey ~ Uh Huh Her
24. Joseph Arthur ~ Our Shadows Will Remain
25. Lloyd Cole ~ Music In A Foreign Language
26. Mocean Worker ~ Enter The Mowo
27. Wilco ~ A Ghost Is Born
28. Faithless ~ No Roots
29. Richard Buckner ~ Dents & Shells
30. Standard ~ Wire Post To Wire
31. Helio Sequence ~ Love & Distance
32. Lisa Loeb ~ The Way It Really Is
33. Unkle ~ Never Never Land
34. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ~ Abattoir Blues
35. Eleni Mandell ~ Afternoon
36. Ulrich Schnauss ~ A Strangely Isolated Place
37. Magnetic Fields ~ I
38. John Cale ~ Hobosapiens
39. Fatboy Slim ~ Palookaville
40. Ratatat ~ Ratatat
Top 30 CDs of 2003
01. My Morning Jacket ~ It Still Moves
02. Yeah Yeah Yeahs ~ Fever To Tell
03. Josh Ritter ~ Hello Starling
04. Dressy Bessy ~ Dressy Bessy
05. Pete Yorn ~ Day I Forgot
06. Liz Phair ~ Liz Phair
07. Folk Implosion ~ The New Folk Implosion
08. Cat Power ~ You Are Free
09. White Stripes ~ Elephant
10. Ben Lee ~ Hey You Yes You
11. Paul Weller ~ Illumination
12. Rainer Maria ~ Long Knives Drawn
13. Kristin Hersh ~ The Grotto
14. Ryan Adams ~ Rock N Roll
15. Some Girls ~ Feel It
16. Centro-Matic ~ Love You Just The Same
17. Lizzie West ~ Holy Road - Freedom Songs
18. Ben Harper ~ Diamonds On The Inside
19. Laika ~ Wherever I Am I Am What Is Missing
20. Magnolia Electric Co ~ The Magnolia Electric Co
21. Sun Kil Moon ~ Ghosts Of The Great Highway
22. Minibar ~ Fly Below The Radar
23. Paul Westerberg ~ Come Feel Me Tremble
24. You Am I ~ Deliverance
25. Death Cab For Cutie ~ Transatlanticism
26. Starlight Mints ~ Built On Squares
27. Johnny Marr & The Healers ~ Boomslang
28. Fountains Of Wayne ~ Welcome Interstate Managers
29. Strokes ~ Room On Fire
30. Showbag ~ The Town We Loved In
... more 2003 recommendations
31. Stereophonics ~ You Gotta Go There To Come Back
32. Neil Young & Crazy Horse ~ Greendale
33. Eleni Mandell ~ Country For True Lovers
34. Mc Honky ~ I Am The Messiah
35. Carla Bozulich ~ Red Headed Stranger
36. Northern State ~ Dying In Stereo
37. Bonnie Prince Billy ~ Master & Everyone
38. Eels ~ Shootenanny
39. Jay Farrar ~ Terroir Blues
40. 88 ~ Kind Of Light
41. Verbena ~ La Musica Negra
42. Brassy ~ Gettin Wise
43. Radiohead ~ Hail To The Thief
44. Scout ~ This Soft Life
45. Few ~ The Few
46. American Analog Set ~ Promise Of Love
47. Twilight Singers ~ Blackberry Belle
48. Holopaw ~ Holopaw
49. Sleepy Jackson ~ Lovers
50. Grandaddy ~ Sumday
51. Postal Service ~ Give Up
52. Elefant ~ Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid
53. Her Space Holiday ~ The Young Machines
54. Rosie Thomas ~ Only With Laughter Can You Win
55. Red Hot Valentines ~ Summer Fling
56. Throwing Muses ~ Throwing Muses
57. Stills ~ Logic Will Break Your Heart
58. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club ~ Take Them On On Your Own
59. French ~ Local Information
60. Guided By Voices ~ Earthquake Glue
61. Josh Rouse ~ 1972
62. Jet ~ Get Born
63. Kinky ~ Atlas
64. Mojave 3 ~ Spoon & Rafter
65. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks ~ Pig Lib
66. New Wet Kojak ~ This Is The Glamorous
67. Singapore Sling ~ The Curse Of Singapore Sling
68. Nadine ~ Strange Seasons
69. Jeff Hanson ~ Son
70. Clem Snide ~ Soft Spot
Top 30 CDs of 2002
01. Sleater-Kinney ~ One Beat
02. Mountain Goats ~ All Hail West Texas
03. Desaparecidos ~ Read Music Speak Spanish
04. Beck ~ Sea Change
05. Sonic Youth ~ Murray Street
06. Spoon ~ Kill The Moonlight
07. Paul Westerberg ~ Stereo
08. Damien Rice ~ 0
09. Rhett Miller ~ The Instigator
10. Tanya Donelly ~ Beautysleep
11. Girls Against Boys ~ You Can't Fight What You Can't See
12. Departure Lounge ~ Too Late To Die Young
13. Extra Glenns ~ Martial Arts Weekend
14. Standard ~ August
15. Mountain Goats ~ Tallahassee
16. Flaming Lips ~ Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
17. Hayden ~ Skyscraper National Park
18. Kasey Chambers ~ Barricades & Brickwalls
19. Coldplay ~ A Rush Of Blood To The Head
20. Paul Oakenfold ~ Bunkka
21. Sigur Ros ~ ( )
22. Kinky ~ Kinky
23. Superdrag ~ Last Call For Vitriol
24. Frank Black ~ Black Letter Days & Devil's Workshop
25. Anna Waronker ~ Anna
26. David Gray ~ A New Day At Midnight
27. Franklin Bruno ~ A Cat May Look At A Queen
28. Rilo Kiley ~ Execution Of All Things
29. Reindeer Section ~ Son Of Evil Reindeer
30. Mia Doi Todd ~ Golden State
2002 CD Recommendations By Month
October 2002 (links lead to official band or label sites)
Apples In Stereo ~ Velocity Of Sound
Black Heart Procession ~ Amore Del Tropico
Garageland ~ Scorpio Righting
J Mascis ~ Free So Free
Mr. Scruff ~ Trouser Jazz
Quails ~ Atmosphere
Rilo Kiley ~ Execution Of All Things
Sigur Ros ~ ( )
September 2002 (links lead to official band or label sites)
Beck ~ Sea Change
Denison Witmer ~ Philadelphia Songs
Doug Martsch ~ Now You Know
Franklin Bruno ~ A Cat May Look At A Queen
Ill Lit ~ WACMusic
John Doe ~ Dim Stars Bright Sky
No Knife ~ Riot For Romance
Paul Weller ~ Illumination
Rhett Miller ~ The Instigator
Ryan Adams ~ Demolition
Sahara Hotnights ~ Jennie Bomb
Soft Boys ~ Nextdoorland
August 2002 (links lead to official band or label sites)
Amy Miles ~ Dirty Stay-Out
Bright Eyes ~ Lifted
Frank Black ~ Black Letter Days
Frank Black ~ Devil's Workshop
Future Bible Heroes ~ Eternal Youth
Paul Oakenfold ~ Bunkka
Reindeer Section ~ Son Of Evil Reindeer
Sleater-Kinney ~ One Beat
Spoon ~ Kill The Moonlight
Standard ~ August
July 2002 (links lead to official band sites)
Beth Orton ~ Daybreaker [ audio, video ]
Mellow and gratifying, Beth's beautiful vocals define modern blues in the 90s.
Booty Olympics ~ Boystyle [ mp3s ]
Three bad-ass girls rock on about boys and break-ups in true Thelma & Louise style.
Duraluxe ~ The Suitcase [ mp3s ]
Orchestral indie-rock with a smidgen of new wave! Grandaddy meets the Flaming Lips.
Flaming Lips ~ Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots [ video ]
They're orchestral, epic, punk, and magical.
Pixies ~ The Pixies
Hear the extremely awesome first recordings of songs you grew to love on later lps.
Superdrag ~ Last Call For Vitriol
Hooks to die for, fuzz-rock guitars, and a hint of classic rock thrown in on this CD.
June 2002 (links lead to official band sites)
Aberdeen ~ Homesick & Happy To Be Here [ mp3s ]
Delicate pop with lilting female vocals and sweet melodies.
Anna Waronker ~ Anna [ video ]
Girls kick ass, and so does Anna from That Dog on her solo self-produced debut.
DJ Shadow ~ The Private Press [ audio ]
The genius of sampling has a divine new record. Not too dancey for me.
Enon ~ High Society [ under construction ]
Sorta like a wacked-out version of the Smiths, with some Japanese-pop influence.
Guided By Voices ~ Universal Truths & Cycles [ mp3s ]
GBV have delivered 19 two-minute pop-punk songs and they all rock.
Hayden ~ Skyscraper National Park [ mp3s ]
He's back and I didn't know he had that jammin' shoe-gazer side to him. Brilliant.
John Vanderslice ~ Life & Death Of An American Four-Tracker [ mp3s ]
Quirky like Ween, heart-breaking like Paul Westerberg.
Jucifer ~ I Name You Destroyer [ mp3s ]
If you like Sleater-Kinney, i.e. growling girl vocals and driving guitar, you'll like this.
Silkworm ~ Italian Platinum
Do they even know how to make a bad record? Emotional stories, ripping guitars.
Sonic Youth ~ Murray Street [ mp3s, video ]
A gentle album featuring mostly Thurston's work, but still well worth it.
Sunday's Best ~ The Californian [ mp3s ]
Tasty tasty tasty, I could eat these rockin' songs up with a spoon! Love this record.
Tommy Keene ~ The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down [ mp3s ]
Classic pop never goes out of style, this record rocks and it makes me smile.
May 2002 (links lead to official band sites)
Breeders ~ Title TK [ mp3s, video ]
The way Kim Deal wraps her vocals around a song is positively sinful. Indulge in it.
Girls vs Boys ~ You Can't Fight What You Can't See [ mp3s ]
Another great record from the indie crew with the intriguing vocals and driving rhythms.
Mary Timony ~ Golden Dove [ mp3s ]
Former Helium leader is back with more unique melancholic beauty.
Polara ~ Jetpack Blues [ mp3s ]
Epic, wonderful songs from this long-time favorite Minneapolis band. Don't miss it.
Soul Hooligan ~ Music Like Dirt [ audio, video ]
These British groovers have soul running thick in their veins and grooves galore.
Ugly Casanova ~ Sharpen Your Teeth [ mp3s ]
A quirky release from a super-group led by Isaac Brock from Modest Mouse.
April 2002 (links lead to official band sites)
764-Hero ~ Nobody Knows This Is Everywhere [ mp3s ]
Swooping, melodic, jammin' rock in the Built To Spill vein.
Acid House Kings ~ Mondays Are Like Tuesdays And ... [ official site ]
If you liked The Cardigans, this is the new Swedish band for you. Melodic, poppy tunes.
Desaparecidos ~ Read Music Speak Spanish [ mp3s ]
Cathartic, wrenching, bitter, raw rock and roll, just the way I like it. Not for the timid.
Go Back Snowball ~ Calling Zero [ official site ]
A wonderful collaboration between Robert Pollard of GBV and Mac from Superchunk.
Imperial Teen ~ On [ mp3s ]
Crashing keyboards, bouncy loud guitars, intriguing vocals, high-energy pop and fun.
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion ~ Plastic Fang [ video ]
JSBX delivers another gem filled with nasty, gritty, bluesy rock and roll.
Luna ~ Romantica [ mp3s ]
Gentle songs, loopy irresistable rhythms, surreal lyrics, a fine return after a long layoff.
Paul Westerberg ~ Stereo [ mp3s ]
2 CDs (one quiet, one loud), all new songs that hold up well to the Replacements legend.
Pedro The Lion ~ Control [ mp3s ]
Dark, moody, thoughtful rock that will get under your skin from SF Bay Area favorites.
Saloon ~ This Is What We Call Progress [ mp3s ]
St. Etienne-type vocals, light & lovely pop that sometimes wanders off into blissful noise.
Sarah Shannon ~ Sarah Shannon [ mp3s ]
Former Velocity Girl lead singer makes a beautiful pop record with lush orchestration.
Wilco ~ Yankee Hotel Foxtrot [ official site ]
A genius album of melancholy songs flavored with sweet pop melodies.
Honorable Mention goes to the following records this month which are also well worth your time:
Mirah ~ Advisory Committee [ mp3s ]
Promise Ring ~ Woodwater [ mp3s ]
Radio Four ~ Gotham [ mp3s ]
Robyn Hitchcock ~ Robyn Sings [ official site ]
Schatzi ~ 50 Reasons To Explode [ audio ]
Valet ~ The Glamour Is Contagious [ official site ]
March 2002 (links lead to official band sites)
Eels ~ Souljacker [ audio, video ]
Genius, hilarious, poignant musical compositions with a rockin' band
Departure Lounge ~ Too Late To Die Young [ mp3s ]
Kid Loco-produced, a unique blend of pop, groove, keyboards, wit & delicious vocals
Stratford 4 ~ The Revolt Against Tired Noises [ mp3s ]
From San Francisco, very My Bloody Valentine-influenced, with a bit more of a pop bent
Songs: Ohia ~ Didn't It Rain
More dark tales from Jason Molina in his distinctively slow and heartfelt style
February 2002 (links lead to official band sites)
Tanya Donelly ~ Beautysleep [ audio ]
shimmering melodies and her angelic voice re-create Belly's trademark dreamy pop songs
Kasey Chambers ~ Barricades & Brickwalls [ audio ]
Aussie country girl witha formidable voice and songwriting chops as well
Josh Rouse ~ Under Cold Blue Stars
Josh gets more lush but doesn't lose his folk roots on this slow and lovely third album
ballboy ~ Club Anthems [ mp3s ]
per NME: "a lot like the Wedding Present playing hopscotch with Belle & Sebastian"
Dressy Bessy ~ Sound Go Round [ audio ]
delightful pop with a bite from Tammy Ealom and her Apples In Stereo guitarist boyfriend
The Maroons ~ You're Gonna Ruin Everything [ mp3s ]
irrestible British-sounding debut from John Moen, Stephen Malkmus' current drummer
Damien Jurado ~ I Break Chairs [ mp3s ]
soulful singing about love lost & the indignities of life with aggressive guitar but still folkie
The Mountain Goats ~ All Hail West Texas [ mp3s ]
stark & lo-fi is beautiful when combined with aching vocals and first-class songwriting
Buffalo Daughter ~ I [ audio ]
it's arty and odd and loud, but above all its pop
January 2002 (links lead to official band sites)
Sloan ~ Pretty Together [ audio ]
4 power-pop songwriters from Nova Scotia make one great album
Helio Sequence ~ Young Effectuals [ mp3s ]
has to be heard to be believed, insane electro-psychedelia from Oregon
The Skating Club ~ The Skating Club
mellow indie pop with vocals reminding me of Hayden
Teenage Fanclub ~ Howdy [ audio ]
finally a U.S. release for this fan favorite - their quieter side
Concrete Blonde ~ Group Therapy [ mp3s ]
she still writes fantastic lyrics alongside a gentler version of their classic L.A. sound
Neil Halstead ~ Sleeping On Roads [ mp3s ]
Mojave 3 frontman/former Slowdive founder writes a gorgeous introspective album
Hefner ~ Dead Media [ mp3s ]
they write songs about angels playing drum machines, what could be better?
Extra Glenns ~ Martial Arts Weekend
a terrific collaboration between John/Mountain Goats and Franklin/Nothing Painted Blue
Vermont ~ Calling Albany [ mp3s ]
the lovely second album from a group that is a side project of The Promise Ring
Jim O'Rourke ~ Insignificance
long-time indie rock producer puts his own quirky complex songs on CD
Various Artists ~ Dean Quixote Soundtrack
don't forget the indie-pop soundtrack designed by yours truly
Top 32 CDs of 2001
01. Burning Airlines ~ Identikit Musical and poetic genius J. Robbins (formerly Jawbox) made us a perfect album.
02. Ryan Adams ~ Gold
Classically great singer-songwriter tunes from sexy Whiskeytown frontman
03. Centro-matic ~ Distance & Clime
Lo-fi, but hi-impact, you'll feel it in your heart & soul
04. Beulah ~ The Coast Is Never Clear
Poppy, hummable songs that are still unique and beautifully textured.
05. Pete Yorn ~ Musicforthemorningafter
Classic songwriting in the tradition of Springsteen (with a Smiths influence!)
06. Remy Zero ~ The Golden Hum
A shining home that takes you gracefully through bittersweet ballads and play-it-loud rock
07. Kristin Hersh ~ Sunny Border Blue
An excellent blend of her band sensibility and her solo work
08. Minibar ~ Road Movies
Hooky, soulful songs that are completely addicting
09. Snow Patrol ~ When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up
Angelic vocals and clever, thoughtful songs delivered from Scotland
10. Lucinda Williams ~ Essence
Beautiful blues that go straight to your heart
11. Stereophonics ~ Just Enough Education To Perform
Golden singing, rockin' guitar and lovely songwriting combine for wonderful Brit-Pop
12. Death Cab For Cutie ~ The Photo Album
Edgy songs enhanced by startling lyrical insights and creative arrangements
13. Rebecca Gates ~ Ruby Series
Sparkley, trip-hoppy tunes from former Spinanes gal
14. Sigur Rós ~ Ágætis Byrjun
Ethereal, magnificent songs from Iceland that are each like a little pop symphonys
15. Kid Loco ~ Kill Your Darlings
Dance music with soul and the vocals of Tim Keegan
16. Sparklehorse ~ It's A Wonderful Life
Whispery vocals, spooky sounds, lo-fi textures
17. Spoon ~ Girls Can Tell
Heartbreak from Austin with delicious rhythms and deceptively simple guitar
18. Björk ~ Vespertine
Intimate new work from the diva of otherworldly pop
19. Red House Painters ~ Old Ramon
Gorgeous melancholy songs painted with Kozelek's comforting vocals
20. Lloyd Cole ~ The Negatives
Another album of gems from the master of the ideal pop song
21. Natalie Merchant ~ Motherland
It could be her best album ever
22. You Am I ~ Dress Me Slowly
Sweaty, gritty rock 'n roll from Aussie favorites
23. Quasi ~ The Sword Of God
Smart and quirky music by Sleater-Kinney's drummer and her ex-husband Sam
24. Mercury Rev ~ All Is Dream
Haunting soundscapes carved out of musical chaos
25. Built To Spill ~ Ancient Melodies Of The Future
The album title describes it perfectly
26. Creeper Lagoon ~ Take Back The Universe And Give Me Yesterday
Power-pop anthems with some twisted grooves thrown in
27. Preston School Of Industry ~ All This Sounds Gas
Pavement co-founder Spiral Stairs proves Malkmus wasn't the only talented one
28. Scout Niblett ~ Sweetheart Fever
If Cat Power had a younger sister ...
29. The Standard ~ The Standard
Compelling vocals tell sad stories over solid Northwest rock tunes
30. Curve ~ Gift
Massive, dark guitar with some electronic elements and sultry devil vocals
31. The Frames ~ For The Birds
Dublin favorites get a U.S. release for their ethereal, compelling music
32. Trembling Blue Stars ~ Alive To Every Smile
Dance music with an indie rock twist a la St Etienne
Top 30 CDs of 2000
01. PJ Harvey ~ Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
02. Bonfire Madigan ~ Saddle The Bridge
03. Jets To Brazil ~ Four Cornered Night
04. New Wet Kojak ~ Do Things
05. Mirah ~ You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This
06. Sonic Youth ~ NYC Ghosts & Flowers
07. Sleater-Kinney ~ All Hands On The Bad One
08. Modest Mouse ~ The Moon And Antarctica
09. Cursive ~ Domestica
10. Centro-matic ~ All The Falsest Hearts Can Try
11. Yo La Tengo ~ And Then Nothing Turns Itself Inside Out
12. Patti Smith ~ Gung Ho
13. Actionslacks ~ The Scene's Outta Site
14. 764-HERO ~ Weekends Of Sound
15. Starlight Mints ~ The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of
16. Boss Hog ~ Whiteout
17. Versus ~ Hurrah
18. Mayflies USA ~ The Pity List
19. Death Cab For Cutie ~ We Have The Facts And ...
20. Laika ~ Good Looking Blues
21. Czars ~ Before ... But Longer
22. Radiohead ~ Kid A
23. Blonde Redhead ~ Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons
24. Lou Reed ~ Ecstasy
25. Chainsaw Kittens ~ The All American
26. Ass Ponys ~ Some Stupid With A Flare Gun
27. Lifter Puller ~ Fiestas Fiascos
28. Bluebird ~ The Two
29. Eleni Mandell ~ Thrill
30. Eastern Youth ~ May My Scream Reach The Clouds