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Permalink Reply by ▲UltraK.I.D.™▽ on February 7, 2012 at 9:24am

7.9/10, Say what you want about Ross but there's no denying that he makes great music and he's a dope rapper.

8/10, Not Jeezy's best effort but still a dope as album. He's maturing as a rapper.

9.5/10, Still sounds great to me.

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Permalink Reply by Wounded Cyc△d on February 7, 2012 at 4:13pm

Grimes : Visions - 9/10

Dolphins into the Future : ...On Sea-Faring Isolation - 7/10

Bow Arrow : Σ Of An Aftermath - 6/10

Blackout Beach : Fuck Death - 8/10

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Permalink Reply by NerdyHeartbeat on February 7, 2012 at 4:43pm

First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar: 7/10 (Pretty sweet folk album, first and last tracks are the best)

Kavinsky - 1986 EP: 8.5/10 (Awesome 80s influenced electro house EP from the guy who behind the opening credits theme in Drive)

Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms: 6.5/10 (Still not getting into this beyond Deadbeat Summer but then again not a lot of chillwave has really won me over yet)

Boris - Pink: 9.5/10 (Incredible Japanese rock band fusing drone doom, noise rock, punk and others. The guitarist and drummer in this band are impeccable)

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Permalink Reply by NerdyHeartbeat on February 7, 2012 at 10:22pm

The Fray - Scars and Stories: 7.5/10

These guys have always been a guilty pleasure of mine. This album features some of the most emotional and best pop rock around. I dig it.

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Permalink Reply by steven cowie on February 8, 2012 at 6:52am

Umberto - Prophecy of the Black Widow 10/10. cannot get enough of this amazing Goblinesque album.

Fire Engines - Hungry Beat. not so much an album as a collection of singles and rarities, they still hold a great place in my heart. 8/10.

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Permalink Reply by ▲UltraK.I.D.™▽ on February 8, 2012 at 8:14am

7.9/10

7.3/10, So much potential ...Roscoe Dash is going to be a star.

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Permalink Reply by ▲UltraK.I.D.™▽ on February 9, 2012 at 11:23am

8.8/10

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Permalink Reply by Mister Steel on February 13, 2012 at 12:45pm

7.5/10.  They might've just lost the better part of the band since their last record, but seeing as they brought back the original group from the earlier records, they've pulled it off just fine.  The production and mix is probably the best they've ever had, but if I had one complaint, the horns seem a little buried this time around, which is a shame, because they're probably the most interesting part of this band.  However, the songs are arranged fantastically, and certainly call to mind the earlier albums of their career, and specifically their debut "Phantoms".  The only song that fails is the closing track, which while I understand and can even appreciate their desire to experiment outside of their usual style, comes across more as a practice run of something they wanted to try out rather than a competently written track.  So, this may be as good as their last two albums, but is certainly worth a look.

Ballad of the Shipwrecked:  http://youtu.be/K3DPR9Piswo

7.5/10.  Crossroads might just be one of my favorite albums of all time, so needless to say I was excited about hearing their newest album.  For the most part, it's a fantastic record.  My main complaint with this one is that it burns out toward the tail end.  It's a ten-track album, and I would say it begins to falter at the sixth track, "Fragments".  And aside from the seventh track, "Unknown", it never really manages to regain its footing completely, even though it almost accomplishes that on the closing track.  However, these complaints aside, the rest of the album here that works does so superbly, in the way that only Mind.in.a.box can.

There weren't any full tracks on youtube, so here's a teaser trailer they released with cuts from the whole album:  http://youtu.be/R_u4JcjTmSA

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Permalink Reply by A Shitting Unicorn on February 16, 2012 at 5:45am

9/10 I just discovered them last week and dear mother are they great and so far this has been my favorite album

10/10 Probably one of my favorite rap albums of all time. His lyrics and flow are amazing with some amazing tracks and production.

9/10 A great jazz gem that I discovered were the basis for the samples for Tyler the Creator's Odd Toddlers, Mellowhype's Loco, and MF Doom's One Beer

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Permalink Reply by NerdyHeartbeat on February 21, 2012 at 4:34pm

fun.: Some Nights 8/10 - Stellar pop rock album with baroque and theatrical influences. Just ignore the clusterfuck that is "It Gets Better" and you'll have an incredible time. Sounds like Queen scoring music for a Disney movie.

Sleigh Bells: Reign of Terror 6.5/10 - Kinda disappointed by this one. It sounds more accessible. But what makes it cleaner and more polished also kinda removes what made their last album so much fun to listen to. I liked it, but only a little bit.

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Permalink Reply by Evan O'Nei on February 22, 2012 at 11:00pm

Undun- The Roots

Close as modern music gets to a perfect album. 4 out of 4 stars

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Permalink Reply by steven cowie on February 24, 2012 at 5:40am

the Fall "Fall Heads Roll" from 2006. contains a great many songs i love, they even got on national tv (for once)

http://youtu.be/icO0vvEYqNk

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