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Frogstomp

Silverchair

Silverchair - Frogstomp 8.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Grunge
Rock
Silverchair were teenagers when they made Frogstomp, and the record has the confidence of a band who have found a loud guitar…

Pretty. Odd.

Panic! at the Disco

Panic! at the Disco - Pretty. Odd. 7.8

Album review

Folk
Indie
Pop
Rock
The harmonies on Pretty. Odd. give Panic! at the Disco a different kind of confidence. The band trade much of their electronic…

Black Gives Way to Blue

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue 8.3

Album review

Alternative Metal
Grunge
Metal
Rock
The bend in the guitar riff on Check My Brain is a small detail with a big job. It makes the song sound familiar and slightly…

The Surface Seems So Far

Seether

Seether - The Surface Seems So Far 7.9

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Post-Grunge
Rock
Seether haven't lost their taste for a heavy guitar and an unhappy thought. The Surface Seems So Far keeps that combination at the…

Versions of the Truth

The Pineapple Thief

The Pineapple Thief - Versions of the Truth 8.3

Album review

Alternative Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Different people can remember the same event in incompatible ways. Versions of the Truth turns that ordinary problem into an…

From Under the Cork Tree

Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree 8.4

Album review

Emo
Pop Punk
Punk rock
Rock
The bass line in Dance, Dance gives Fall Out Boy a useful place to start: a strong rhythm, a little space and a singer who can…

Fear of a Blank Planet

Porcupine Tree

Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet 9.3

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Anesthetize takes more than seventeen minutes to finish, but Porcupine Tree give it a clear reason to be that size. The song moves…

Human Clay

Creed

Creed - Human Clay 7.1

Album review

Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
Rock
Higher does exactly what its title promises. Mark Tremonti gives the verse a recognisable guitar figure, then the chorus opens out…

Handwritten

The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten 8.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Punk rock
Rock
The opening of Handwritten makes The Gaslight Anthem sound comfortable with being a large rock band. "45" has a clear guitar hook…

Paper Doll

Samantha Fish

Samantha Fish - Paper Doll 8.7

Album review

Blues
Rock
Paper Doll has nine songs, and Samantha Fish makes the most of them. The record moves easily between tough guitar rock, slower…

Collective Soul

Collective Soul

Collective Soul - Collective Soul 8.6

Album review

Alternative Rock
Post-Grunge
Rock
December turns a small guitar figure into a whole song's identity. The pattern is easy to recognise, but the vocal layers and well…

21st Century Breakdown

Green Day

Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown 7.5

Album review

Alternative Rock
Pop Punk
Punk rock
Rock
The piano on 21st Century Breakdown is not there to offer a quiet break between punk songs. It helps set the scale of the whole…

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