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• 3 Doors Down: Seventeen Days (Universal/Republic, 2005) - The Washington Post, 9 February 2005.

A
• Peter Bradley Adams: Leavetaking (Sarathan Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 22 August 2008.
• Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass (Definitive Jux, 2007) and Blockhead Uncle Tony's Coloring Book (Ninja Tune, 2007) - The Washington Post, 7 September 2007.
• All Tiny Creatures: Harbors (Hometapes, 2011) - the Washington Post, 3 June 2011.
• Aly & AJ: Insomniatic (Hollywood Records, 2007) and Corbin Bleu: Another Side (Hollywood Records, 2007) - The Washington Post, 3 August 2007.
• American Analog Set: Set Free (Arts and Crafts, 2005) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 14 December 2005.
• Sam Amidon: Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch, 2013) - the Washington Post, 20 September 2013.
• Amiina: Kurr (Ever, 2007) and David Karsten Daniels: Sharp Teeth (Fat Cat, 2007) - The Washington Post, 31 August 2007.
• Tori Amos: Abnormally Attracted to Sin (Universal, 2009) - ExpressNightOut.com, 19 May 2009.
• Tori Amos: The Beekeeper (Sony, 2005) - The Washington Post, 27 February 2005.
• Tori Amos: The Original Bootlegs (Sony, 2005) - Paste #20, February/March 2005.
• Animal Collective: Feels (Fat Cat, 2005) - The Washington Post, 26 October 2005.
• Anthrax: Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991) (Island/Def Jam, 2005) and Alive 2 (Sanctuary, 2005) - The Washington Post, 6 January 2006.
• the Antlers: Burst Apart (Frenchkiss, 2011) - the Washington Post, 13 May 2011.
• Army: Rasta Awake (I Grade Records), Abja: Inna Red I Hour (I Grade Records), and NiyoRah: A Different Age (I Grade Records) - The Washington Post, 24 February 2006.
• Art Brut: Brilliant! Tragic! (Cooking Vinyl/The End Records, 2011) - the Washington Post, 17 June 2011.
• Aslyn: Lemon Love (Capitol, 2005) - The Washington Post, 6 April 2005.
• Asobi Seksu: Hush (Polyvinyl, 2009) - ExpressNightOut.com, 17 February 2009.
• the Avett Brothers: Live, Volume 3 (American Recordings / Columbia/Sony, 2010) - the Washington Post, 18 February 2011.

B
• David Bazan: Strange Negotiations (Barsuk, 2011) - the Washington Post, 24 June 2011.
• Beach House: Teen Dream (Sub Pop, 2010) - ExpressNightOut.com, 25 January 2010.
• Beach House: Beach House (Carpark Records, 2006) - The Washington Post, 24 November 2006.
• the Beatings: Holding on to Hand Grenades (Midriff, 2006) - The Washington Post, 27 January 2006.
• Big Business: Mind the Drift (Hydra Head, 2009) - The Washington Post, 1 May 2009.
• Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha (Fat Possum, 2007) and Joan As Police Woman: Real Life (Cheap Lullaby Records, 2007) - The Washington Post, 18 May 2007.
• Black Masala: Black Masala (self-released, 2014) - the Washington Post, 28 February 2014.
• Black Sabbath: 13 (Universal Republic, 2013) - the Washington Post, 2 August 2013.
• The Blackjacks: Midnight on the Floor (Self-released, 2009) - The Washington Post, 17 April 2009.
• The Blind Boys of Alabama: Atom Bomb (Real World, 2005) - Paste #15, April/May 2005.
• Blind Guardian: At the Edge of Time (Nuclear Blast, 2010) - the Washington Post, 17 December 2010.
• Bodies of Water: A Certain Feeling (Secretly Canadian) - The Washington Post, 15 August 2008.
• Tracy Bonham: Masts of Manhatta (Engine Room Records, 2010) - the Washington Post, 6 August 2010.
• Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles: The Stars Are Out (Sugar Hill Records, 2009) - The Washington Post, 6 November 2009.
• Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles: Diamonds in the Dark (Sugar Hill Records, 2007) and Eilen Jewell: Letters From Sinners & Strangers (Signature Sounds, 2007) - The Washington Post, 10 August 2007.
• Billy Bragg: Tooth & Nail (Essential Music, 2013) - the Washington Post, 19 April 2013.
• The Bravery: The Sun and the Moon (Island, 2007) - The Washington Post, 1 June 2007.
• Ane Brun: A Temporary Dive (V2, 2006) - The Washington Post, 12 May 2006.
• Michael Bublé: It's Time (Warner Brothers, 2005) - The Washington Post, 16 February 2005.
• Buck 65: 20 Odd Years (Warner Music, 2011) - the Washington Post, 15 July 2011.
• Paul Burch: East to West (Bloodshot, 2006) - The Washington Post, 11 August 2006.

C
• Colbie Caillat: Coco (Deluxe Edition) (Universal Republic, 2008) - The Washington Post, 12 December 2008.
• Cake: B-Sides and Rarities (Upbeat Records, 2007) - The Washington Post, 7 December 2007.
• Bill Callahan: Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle (Drag City, 2009) - ExpressNightOut.com, 14 April 2009.
• Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career (4AD, 2009) - ExpressNightOut.com, 20 April 2009.
• Camera Obscura: Let's Get Out of This Country (Merge, 2006) - The Washington Post, 19 January 2007.
• Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan: Hawk (Vanguard, 2010) - The Washington Post, 15 October 2010.
• Laura Cantrell: Trains and Boats and Planes (Diesel Only, 2008) - The Washington Post, 8 August 2008.
• Laura Cantrell: Humming by the Flowered Vine (Matador, 2005) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 4 January 2006.
• Carbon Leaf: Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat (Vanguard Records, 2006) - The Washington Post, 22 December 2006.
• Brandi Carlile: Bear Creek (Columbia, 2012) - the Washington Post, 22 June 2013.
• Brandi Carlile: The Story (Columbia, 2007) and A Fine Frenzy: One Cell in the Sea (Virgin, 2007) - The Washington Post, 28 September 2007.
• Cartoon Johnny: Power Up (Independent, 2008) - The Washington Post, 23 May 2008.
• Neko Case: Middle Cyclone (Anti-, 2009) - ExpressNightOut.com, 3 March 2009.
• Neko Case: The Tigers Have Spoken (Anti/Epitaph, 2004) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 24 November 2004.
• Caspian: Waking Season (Triple Crown, 2012) - the Washington Post, 30 November 2012.
• The Cat Empire: Two Shoes (Velour Recordings, 2007) - The Washington Post, 9 February 2007.
• CéU: CéU (Six Degrees Records/Starbucks Entertainment, 2007) - The Washington Post, 6 April 2007.
• Kasey Chambers: Little Bird (Sugar Hill Records, 2011) - the Washington Post, 8 July 2011.
• Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson: Rattlin' Bones (Sugar Hill Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 12 September 2008.
• The Church: Uninvited, Like the Clouds (Cooking Vinyl, 2006) - The Washington Post, 4 August 2006.
• Clannad: Nádúr (ARC Music, 2013) - the Washington Post, 30 January 2014.
• Kelly Clarkson: Breakaway (RCA, 2004), Ruben Studdard: I Need an Angel (J-Records, 2004), and Fantasia: Free Yourself (J-Records, 2004) - The Washington Post, 8 December 2004.
• CocoRosie: Noah's Ark (Touch & Go, 2005) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 26 October 2005.
• Marc Cohn: Join the Parade (Decca, 2007) - The Washington Post, 18 January 2008.
• the Concretes: WYWH (Friendly Fire, 2010) - the Washington Post, 21 January 2011.
• The Concretes: In Colour (Astralwerks, 2006) - The Washington Post, 5 May 2006.
• The Constantines: Kensington Heights (Arts & Crafts, 2008) - The Washington Post, 18 April 2008.
• Nikka Costa: Can'tneverdidnothin' (Virgin, 2005) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 29 June 2005.
• Cream: Royal Albert Hall: London May 2-3-5-6 2005 (Rhino, 2005) - Paste #19, December 2005/January 2006.
• Crocodiles: Crimes of Passion (Frenchkiss, 2013) - the Washington Post, 18 October 2013.
• Crystal Stilts: Alight of Night (Slumberland Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 13 March 2009.

D
• The Damnwells: Air Stereo (Zoe, 2006) and Ari Hest: The Break-In (Columbia/Red Ink, 2007) - The Washington Post, 25 May 2007.
• Danielson: Best of Gloucester County (Sounds Familyre, 2011) - the Washington Post, 15 April 2011.
• David Wax Museum: Everything Is Saved (self-released, 2011) - the Washington Post, 9 September 2011.
• Kimya Dawson: Thunder Thighs (Great Crap Factory, 2011) - the Washington Post, 11 November 2011.
• Dan Deacon: Spiderman of the Rings (Carpark Records, 2007) and White Williams: Smoke (Tigerbeat6, 2007) - The Washington Post, 14 September 2007.
• Dead Meadow: Old Growth (Matador, 2008) - The Washington Post, 11 April 2008.
• the Death Set: Michel Poiccard (Ninja Tune, 2011) - the Washington Post, 20 May 2011.
• Death Vessel: Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us (Sub Pop, 2008) - The Washington Post, 12 September 2008.
• The Decemberists: The Crane Wife (Capitol Records, 2006) - The Washington Post, 27 October 2006.
• Deleted Scenes: Birdseed Shirt (What Delicate Recordings, 2009) - The Washington Post, 3 July 2009.
• Dengue Fever: Cannibal Courtship (Fantasy, 2011) - the Washington Post, 3 June 2011.
• Brett Dennen: So Much More (Dualtone, 2006) - The Washington Post, 26 January 2007.
• DeVotchKa: 100 Lovers (Anti-, 2011) - the Washington Post, 18 March 2011.
• DeVotchKa: Curse Your Little Heart (Ace Fu, 2006) and Norfolk & Western - A Gilded Age (Hush, 2006) - The Washington Post, 16 June 2006.
• Chris Difford: South East Side Story (Luna Records, 2006) - The Washington Post, 23 February 2007.
• Dirtie Blonde: Dirtie Blonde (Zomba/Jive, 2006) - The Washington Post, 26 May 2006.
• Tanya Donelly: Whisky Tango Ghosts (4AD, 2004) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 4 August 2004.
• Donna the Buffalo: Tonight, Tomorrow, and Yesterday (Sugar Hill, 2013) - the Washington Post, 20 December 2013.
• Mike Doughty: Golden Delicious (ATO Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 4 April 2008.
• Dream Theater: A Dramatic Turn of Events (Roadrunner, 2011) - the Washington Post, 14 October 2011.
• Dum Dum Girls: Only In Dreams (Sub Pop, 2011) - the Washington Post, 21 October 2011.

E
• Efterklang: Piramida (4AD, 2012) - the Washington Post, 22 February 2013.
• The Elected: Sun, Sun, Sun (Sub Pop, 2006) - The Washington Post, 19 February 2006.
• Electric Six: Switzerland (Metropolis Records, 2006) and Night Kills the Day: The Study of Man... and the Developed Shadow (Score Records, 2007) - The Washington Post, 30 March 2007.
• Jeremy Enigk: World Waits (Lewis Hollow Recordings, 2006) - The Washington Post, 1 December 2006.
• Roky Erickson & Okkervil River: True Love Cast Out All Evil (Anti-, 2010) - ExpressNightOut.com, 19 April 2010.
• Esthero: Wikked Lil' Grrrls (Reprise, 2005) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 27 July 2005.
• Every Time I Die: Gutter Phenomenon (Ferret Music, 2005) and Haste the Day: When Everything Falls (Solid State Records, 2005) - The Washington Post, 10 March 2006.
• the Ex: Catch My Shoe (Fishtank/Carrot Top, 2011) - the Washington Post, 11 March 2011.

F
• Melissa Ferrick: Still Right Here (MPress, 2011) - the Washington Post, 23 September 2011.
• Fiction Family: Fiction Family (ATO Records, 2009) - The Washington Post, 23 January 2009.
• The Fiery Furnaces: I'm Going Away (Thrill Jockey, 2009) - The Washington Post, 7 August 2009.
• The Fiery Furnaces: Rehearsing My Choir (Rough Trade, 2005) - The Washington Post, 6 November 2005.
• Jeremy Fisher: Goodbye Blue Monday (Wind-Up, 2007) and Jim Bianco: *sing (Hotel Cafe, 2008) - The Washington Post, 15 February 2008.
• Fort Minor: The Rising Tied (Machine Shop/Warner Brothers, 2005) - The Washington Post, 10 February 2006.
• Fountains of Wayne: No Better Place: Live in Chicago DVD (Shout! Factory, 2009) - ExpressNightOut.com, 3 March 2009.
• Paula Frazer: Leave the Sad Things Behind (Birdman, 2005) - Paste web exclusive, 6 December 2005.
• Eleanor Friedberger: Personal Record (Merge, 2013) - The Washington Post, 21 June 2013.
• Edith Frost: It's A Game (Drag City, 2005) - Harp, December 2005.
• Fujiya & Miyagi: Lightbulbs (Deaf Dumb & Blind, 2008) - The Washington Post, 13 February 2009.
• Robbie Fulks: Happy (Boondoggle, 2010) - The Washington Post, 17 September 2010.
• Nelly Furtado: Loose (Geffen, 2006) - The Washington Post, 21 June 2006.
• Future of the Left: Travels With Myself and Another (4AD, 2009) - The Washington Post, 23 October 2009.

G
• Lisa Germano: In the Maybe World (Young God Records, 2006) - The Washington Post, 20 October 2006.
• the Get Up Kids: There Are Rules (Quality Hill Records, 2011) - the Washington Post, 25 February 2011.
• Ghost: Opus Eponymous (Metal Blade, 2011) - the Washington Post, 27 May 2011.
• Girl Authority: Road Trip (Zoe/Rounder, 2007) - The Washington Post, 20 April 2007.
• Givers: In Light (Glass Note, 2011) - the Washington Post, 14 October 2011.
• The Go! Team: Thunder, Lightning, Strike (Columbia, 2005) - The Washington Post, 17 March 2006.
• Gob Iron: Death Songs for the Living (Transmit Sound/Legacy, 2006) - The Washington Post, 10 November 2006.
• José González: Veneer (Mute/Imperial Recordings, 2005), Juana Molina: Son (Domino, 2006), and Psapp: The Only Thing I Ever Wanted (Domino, 2006) - The Washington Post, 30 June 2006.
• Goo Goo Dolls: Let Love In (Warner Bros., 2006) and Counting Crows: New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall (Geffen, 2006) - The Washington Post, 25 August 2006.
• Rachel Goswell: Waves Are Universal (4AD, 2004) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 14 July 2004.
• Graveyard: Lights Out (Nuclear Blast, 2012) - the Washington Post, 25 January 2013.
• Blind Arvella Gray: The Singing Drifter (Conjuroo, 2005) - Paste #18, October/November 2005.
• Great Big Sea: The Hard and the Easy (Zoe, 2005) - The Washington Post, 28 April 2006.
• the Greencards: the Brick Album (Darling Street Records, 2011) - the Washington Post, 19 August 2011.
• Guster: Easy Wonderful (Aware/Universal Republic, 2010) - The Washington Post, 22 October 2010.
• Guster: Ganging Up on the Sun (Reprise, 2006) - The Washington Post, 28 July 2006.

H
• Petra Haden: Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out (Bar/None, 2005) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 1 June 2005.
• Neil Halstead: Oh! Mighty Engine (Brushfire Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 20 March 2009.
• Hammer No More the Fingers: Black Shark (Churchkey Records, 2011) -- the Washington Post, 1 April 2011.
• The Handsome Family: Honey Moon (Carrot Top, 2009) and Marissa Nadler: Little Hells (Kemado, 2009) - The Washington Post, 24 April 2009.
• Jesse Harris: Feel (Velour Music Group, 2007) - The Washington Post, 21 September 2007.
• A Hawk & a Hacksaw: Cervantine (the Leaf Label, 2011) - the Washington Post, 30 September 2011.
• Gibby Haynes and His Problem: Gibby Haynes and His Problem (Surfdog, 2004) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 29 September 2004.
• Hayseed Dixie: A Hot Piece of Grass (Cooking Vinyl, 2006) - The Washington Post, 3 March 2006.
• Katie Herzig: the Waking Sleep (Downtown / Mercer Street, 2011) - the Washington Post, 11 November 2011.
• John Hiatt: Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns (New West Records, 2011) - the Washington Post, 2 September 2011.
• John Hiatt: Same Old Man (New West Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 4 July 2008.
• Taylor Hicks: The Distance (Modern Whomp/A2M, 2009) - ExpressNightOut.com, 9 March 2009.
• the Highballers: Soft Music and Hard Liquor (Woodshed Records, 2013) - the Washington Post, 11 January 2013.
• Lily Holbrook: Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt (Back Porch Records, 2005) - The Washington Post, 25 November 2005.
• Jolie Holland: Springtime Can Kill You (Anti-, 2006) - The Washington Post, 14 July 2006.
• Jolie Holland: The Living and the Dead (Anti-, 2008) - The Washington Post, 31 October 2008.

I
• INXS: Switch (Epic, 2005) - The Washington Post, 17 February 2006.
• Iris Divine: Convergence (self-released, 2011) - the Washington Post, 8 April 2011.
• Iron & Wine: Around the Well (Sub Pop, 2009) - ExpressNightOut.com, 19 May 2009.
• Jason Isbell: Sirens of the Ditch (New West, 2007) - The Washington Post, 13 July 2007.
• Isis: In the Absence of Truth (Ipecac, 2006) and Jesu: Conqueror (Hydra Head, 2007) - The Washington Post, 9 March 2007.

J
• John Jennings: Four (Impromptu, 2005) - The Washington Post, 20 January 2006.
• Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: Sinner (Blackheart Records, 2006) - The Washington Post, 13 October 2006.
• Jewel: Lullaby (Somerset, 2009) - ExpressNightOut.com, 5 May 2009.
• Eilen Jewell: Butcher Holler: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn (Signature Sounds, 2010) - the Washington Post, 21 January 2011.
• Joan As Police Woman: the Deep Field (Play It Again Sam, 2011) - the Washington Post, 29 April 2011.
• Jucifer: L'Autrichienne (Relapse Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 2 January 2009.
• Damien Jurado: Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son (Secretly Canadian, 2014) - the Washington Post, 23 January 2014.

K
• Lucy Kaplansky: Over the Hills (Red House Records, 2007) - The Washington Post, 4 May 2007.
• King Kong: Buncha Beans (Drag City, 2007) - The Washington Post, 13 April 2007.
• Sonya Kitchell: This Storm (Decca/Velour, 2008) - The Washington Post, 3 October 2008.
• Alison Krauss & Union Station: Lonely Runs Both Ways (Rounder, 2004) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 29 December 2004.

L
• Lady Gaga: The Fame (Interscope Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 25 September 2009.
• Lady Lamb the Beekeeper: Ripely Pine (Ba Da Bing, 2013) - the Washington Post, 16 May 2013.
• Patty Larkin: Watch the Sky (Vanguard Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 8 February 2008.
• Greg Laswell: Three Flights From Alto Nido (Vanguard Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 9 January 2009.
• Jim Lauderdale: Country Super Hits Vol. 1 (Yep Roc, 2006) and Bluegrass (Yep Roc, 2006) - The Washington Post, 29 September 2006.
• Amy LaVere: Stranger Me (Archer Records, 2011) - the Washington Post, 22 July 2011.
• Christine Lavin: folkZinger (Appleseed Recordings, 2005) - The Washington Post, 2 December 2005.
• Ben Lee: Ripe (New West, 2007) - The Washington Post, 23 November 2007.
• Left on Vermont: Left on Vermont (Left on Vermont, 2011) - the Washington Post, 4 February 2011.
• Annie Lennox: Songs of Mass Destruction (Arista, 2007) - The Washington Post, 19 October 2007.
• The Like: Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking? (Geffen, 2005) - The Washington Post, 14 September 2005.
• Lilys: Everything Wrong is Imaginary (Manifesto, 2006) - The Washington Post, 3 February 2006.
• Lindsay Lohan: A Little More Personal (Raw) (Casablanca, 2005) - The Washington Post, 7 December 2005.
• Love Is All: A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night (What's Your Rupture?, 2008) - The Washington Post, 5 December 2008.

M
• Magnolia Electric Co.: Fading Trails (Secretly Canadian, 2006) and Catfish Haven: Tell Me (Secretly Canadian, 2006) - The Washington Post, 15 September 2006.
• Magnolia Electric Co.: Trials and Errors (Secretly Canadian, 2005) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 9 March 2005.
• Manchester Orchestra: I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child (Favorite Gentlemen, 2007) - The Washington Post, 26 October 2007.
• Aimee Mann: @#%& *! Smilers (SuperEgo Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 1 August 2008.
• Aimee Mann: One More Drifter in the Snow (SuperEgo Records, 2006) - The Washington Post, 15 December 2006.
• Mastodon: Crack the Skye (Reprise, 2009) - The Washington Post, 8 May 2009.
• John Mayer: Continuum (Sony, 2006) - The Washington Post, 13 September 2006.
• Mazzy Star: Seasons Of Your Day (Rhymes of an Hour, 2013) - the Washington Post, 22 November 2013.
• John McCutcheon: Mightier Than the Sword (Appalsongs, 2006) - The Washington Post, 14 April 2006.
• Pat McGee Band: These Days: The Virginia Sessions (independent, 2007) - The Washington Post, 6 July 2007.
• Sarah McLachlan: Laws of Illusion (Arista, 2010) - the Washington Post, 7 January 2011.
• Colin Meloy: Colin Meloy Sings Live! (Kill Rock Stars, 2008) - The Washington Post, 11 April 2008.
• Chris Merritt: Pixie and the Bear (Independent, 2008) and Judd and Maggie: Kingdom of Noise (Independent, 2008) - The Washington Post, 27 March 2009.
• Mirah and Spectratone International: Share This Place: Stories and Observations (K Records, 2007) - The Washington Post, 11 January 2008.
• moe.: The Conch (Fat Boy Records, 2007) - The Washington Post, 2 February 2007.
• Van Morrison: Astral Weeks Live At the Hollywood Bowl (Listen to the Lion Records, 2009) - ExpressNightOut.com, 10 February 2009.
• The Most Serene Republic: Population (Arts & Crafts, 2007) - The Washington Post, 7 December 2007.
• The Mountain Goats: Get Lonely (4AD, 2006) - The Washington Post, 22 September 2006.
• Movits!: Out of My Head (Slimstyle Records, 2011) - the Washington Post, 6 May 2011.
• Alison Moyet: The Turn (W14 Music, 2008) and Yazoo: In Your Room (Mute, 2008) - The Washington Post, 18 July 2008.
• Jason Mraz: Mr. A-Z (Atlantic, 2005) - The Washington Post, 27 July 2005.
• Múm: Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy (FatCat, 2007) - The Washington Post, 2 November 2007.
• My Favorite Highway: How to Call a Bluff (Highway Robbery Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 19 December 2008.

N
• Neva Dinova: You May Already Be Dreaming (Saddle Creek, 2008) - The Washington Post, 9 May 2009.
• The New Pornographers: Twin Cinema (Matador, 2005) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 12 October 2005.
• Joanna Newsom: Ys (Drag City, 2006) - The Washington Post, 17 November 2006.
• Keri Noble: Keri Noble (Telarc, 2009) and Rachael Sage: Chandelier (MPress, 2008) - The Washington Post, 6 March 2009.

O
• O'Death: Outside (Ernest Jenning Record Co., 2011) - the Washington Post, 26 August 2011.
• Of Montreal: Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (Polyvinyl, 2007) - The Washington Post, 2 March 2007.
• Okkervil River: Black Sheep Boy (Jagjaguwar, 2005) and Man Man: The Man in a Blue Turban With a Face (Ace Fu, 2004) - The Washington Post, 11 November 2005.
• Dolores O'Riordan: Are You Listening? (Sanctuary, 2007) - The Washington Post, 6 July 2007.
• Over the Rhine: The Trumpet Child (Great Speckled Dog, 2007) - The Washington Post, 26 October 2007.
• Judith Owen: Lost and Found (Century of Progress, 2005) - Paste #15, April/May 2005.

PQ
• The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Slumberland Records, 2009) - The Washington Post, 6 February 2009.
• Panic! at the Disco: Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! (Fueled By Ramen, 2013) - the Washington Post, 6 December 2013.
• Parts & Labor: Constant Future (Jagjaguwar, 2011) - the Washington Post, 22 April 2011.
• Ellis Paul: The Dragonfly Races (Ellis Paul, 2008) - The Washington Post, 1 February 2008.
• Pelican: What We All Come To Need (Southern Lord, 2009) - The Washington Post, 4 December 2009.
• Pentagram: Last Rites (Metal Blade, 2011) - the Washington Post, 12 August 2011.
• Pet Shop Boys: Fundamental (Rhino, 2006) - The Washington Post, 13 October 2006.
• Madeleine Peyroux: Bare Bones (Rounder, 2009) - ExpressNightOut.com, 9 March 2009.
• Kelly Joe Phelps: Tunesmith Retrofit (Rounder, 2006) - The Washington Post, 8 December 2006.
• Phosphorescent: Muchacho (Dead Oceans, 2013) - the Washington Post, 22 March 2013.
• Pink: I'm Not Dead (LaFace, 2006) - The Washington Post, 5 April 2006.
• Plumb: Chaotic Resolve (Curb, 2006) - The Washington Post, 19 May 2006.
• The Ponys: Turn the Lights Out (Matador, 2007) - The Washington Post, 23 March 2007.
• Kirsten Price: Guts & Garbage (KPI, 2008) - The Washington Post, 23 January 2009.
• Chuck Prophet: Soap and Water (Yep Roc, 2007) - The Washington Post, 9 November 2007.
• The Puppini Sisters: Betcha Bottom Dollar (Verve, 2007) - The Washington Post, 24 August 2007.

R
• Red Baraat: Shruggy Ji (Sinj, 2013) - the Washington Post, 18 January 2013.
• The Redwalls: The Redwalls (Mad Dragon Records, 2007) and Johnathan Rice: Further North (Reprise Records, 2007) - The Washington Post, 30 November 2007.
• Fionn Regan: The End of History (Lost Highway, 2007) - The Washington Post, 12 October 2007.
• the Resonance Ensemble: Kafka in Flight (Not Two, 2011) - the Washington Post, 29 July 2011.
• Kim Richey: Wreck Your Wheels (Thirty One Tigers, 2010) - The Washington Post, 1 October 2010.
• Josh Ritter: The Animal Years (V2 Records, 2006) and Hem: No Word From Tom (Waveland/Nettwerk, 2006) - The Washington Post, 21 April 2006.
• Caitlin Rose: the Stand-In (ATO Records, 2013) - the Washington Post, 29 March 2013.
• Xavier Rudd: White Moth (Anti-, 2007) and Serena Ryder: Told You in a Whispered Song (Atlantic, 2007) - The Washington Post, 27 July 2007.
• Rush: Snakes & Arrows (Anthem/Atlantic, 2007) - The Washington Post, 22 June 2007.
• Matthew Ryan: Matthew Ryan vs. the Silver State (00:02:59, 2008) - The Washington Post, 5 September 2008.

S
• Scattered Trees: Sympathy (Musebox, 2011) - the Washington Post, 12 August 2011.
• Ron Sexsmith: Time Being (Ironworks Music, 2006) and Kim Taylor: I Feel Like a Fading Light (Don't Darling Me, 2006) - The Washington Post, 12 January 2007.
• Martin Sexton: Camp Holiday (Kitchen Table Records, 2005) - The Washington Post, 16 December 2005.
• She & Him: Volume 3 (Merge, 2013) - the Washington Post, 5 July 2013.
• Shearwater: Palo Santo (Misra, 2006) and The Court & Spark: Hearts (Absolutely Kosher, 2006) - The Washington Post, 7 July 2006.
• Shivaree: Who's Got Trouble? (Zoe, 2005) - The Washington Post, 23 January 2005.
• Sian Alice Group: Troubled, Shaken Etc. (Social Registry, 2009) - The Washington Post, 11 September 2009.
• Six Organs of Admittance: Ascent (101 Distribution, 2012) - the Washington Post, 30 November 2012.
• Skinny Puppy: Mythmaker (SPV America, 2007) - The Washington Post, 8 June 2007.
• Sloan: the Double Cross (Yep Roc, 2011) - the Washington Post, 9 September 2011.
• The Smiths: Under Review DVD (Music Video Distributors, 2006) - Paste #23, August 2006.
• Smog: A River Ain't Too Much To Love (Drag City, 2005) - The Washington Post, 8 June 2005.
• Jill Sobule: California Years (Pinko Records, 2009) - The Washington Post, 15 May 2009.
• Sonic Youth: Rather Ripped (Geffen, 2006) - The Washington Post, 14 June 2006.
• Son Volt: The Search (Transmit Sound/Legacy, 2007) - The Washington Post, 11 May 2007.
• Sons of Bill: A Far Cry From Freedom (Independent, 2007) - The Washington Post, 14 December 2007.
• Sons of the Sea: Sons of the Sea (AVOW! Records, 2013) - the Washington Post, 23 January 2014.
• The Sounds: Dying to Say This to You (New Line Records, 2006) and Morningwood: Morningwood (Capitol, 2006) - The Washington Post, 7 April 2006.
• Donita Sparks & the Stellar Moments: Transmiticate (SparksFly Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 13 June 2008.
• Spiritualized: Songs in A&E (Fontana International/Spaceman, 2008) - The Washington Post, 25 July 2008.
• Ralph Stanley: Shine On (Rebel Records) - The Washington Post, 9 December 2005.
• Scott Stapp: The Great Divide (Wind-Up Records, 2005) - The Washington Post, 23 November 2005.
• Garrison Starr: The Sound of You & Me (Vanguard, 2006) - The Washington Post, 31 March 2006.
• Stars: the Five Ghosts (Vagrant, 2010) - The Washington Post, 24 September 2010.
• stellastarr*: Harmonies for the Haunted (RCA, 2005) and Editors: The Back Room (Kitchenware Records/Fader, 2005) - The Washington Post, 24 March 2006.
• Marnie Stern: This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That (Kill Rock Stars, 2009) - The Washington Post, 6 March 2009.
• Sufjan Stevens: Illinois (Asthmatic Kitty, 2005) - The Washington Post, 20 July 2005.
• Joss Stone: Mind, Body and Soul (S-Curve, 2004) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 24 November 2004.
• Straight No Chaser: Under the Influence (Atlantic, 2013) - the Washington Post, 28 June 2013.
• Strike Anywhere: Dead FM (Fat Wreck Chords, 2006) - The Washington Post, 1 September 2006.

T
• Vienna Teng: Inland Territory (Zoe Records, 2009) - The Washington Post, 8 May 2009.
• Tiger and the Snow: Tiger and the Snow (Self-Released, 2009) -The Washington Post, 16 January 2009.
• Glenn Tilbrook & the Fluffers: Pandemonium Ensues (Koch, 2009) - The Washington Post, 20 March 2009.
• Times New Viking: Rip It Off (Matador, 2008) - The Washington Post, 20 June 2008.
• Toro Y Moi: Anything In Return (Carpark, 2013) - the Washington Post, 8 February 2013.
• The Tragically Hip: World Container (Universal, 2007) - The Washington Post, 27 April 2007.
• Rokia Traoré: Tchamantché (Nonesuch Records, 2009) - The Washington Post, 9 February 2009.
• Shonna Tucker & Eye Candy: A Tell All (Sweet Nectar, 2013) - the Washington Post, 7 February 2014.
• KT Tunstall: Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon (Blue Note, 2013) - the Washington Post, 27 September 2013.

U
• U2: Vertigo 2005 DVD (Interscope, 2005) - Paste #20, Febraury/March 2006.
• Uncle Earl: Waterloo, Tennessee (Rounder, 2007) - The Washington Post, 16 March 2007.

V
• Virginia Coalition: Live at the 9:30 Club (Bluhammock Music, 2006) - The Washington Post, 8 September 2006.
• Kate Voegele: A Fine Mess (Interscope Records, 2009) - The Washington Post, 16 October 2009.
• Kate Voegele: Don't Look Away (MySpace Records, 2008) - The Washington Post, 29 February 2008.
• The Von Bondies: Love Hate and Then There's You (Majordomo Records, 2009) - The Washington Post, 13 February 2009.

WX
• Butch Walker: The Rise And Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out Tonites (Powerballad/Epic Records, 2006) - The Washington Post, 21 July 2006.
• Kate Walsh: Tim's House (Verve Forecast, 2008) - The Washington Post, 23 May 2008.
• Mike Watt: Hyphenated-Man (ORG Music, 2011) - the Washington Post, 25 March 2011.
• We Are Scientists: With Love and Squalor (Virgin, 2006) - The Washington Post, 23 June 2006.
• TK Webb & the Visions: Ancestor (Kemado, 2008) - The Washington Post, 27 March 2009.
• Craig Wedren: Lapland (Team Love, 2005) - The Washington Post, 13 January 2006.
• White Whale: WWI (Merge Records, 2006) - The Washington Post, 3 November 2006.
• Lucinda Williams: West (Lost Highway, 2007) - The Washington Post, 13 February 2007.
• Kelly Willis: Translated From Love (Rykodisc, 2007) - The Washington Post, 20 July 2007.
• Janine Wilson: Save Me From Myself (BOS Music, 2005) - The Washington Post, 4 November 2005.
• Windsor for the Derby: Giving Up the Ghost (Secretly Canadian, 2005) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 7 September 2005.
• The Wooden Birds: Magnolia (Barsuk, 2009) - The Washington Post, 10 April 2009.
• The Wreckers: Stand Still, Look Pretty (Maverick, 2006) - The Washington Post, 24 May 2006.
• Wye Oak: The Knot (Merge, 2009) - The Washington Post, 25 December 2009.

Y
• Yellowcard: Ocean Avenue Acoustic (Hopeless Records/Universal, 2013) - the Washington Post, 13 September 2013.
• Yo La Tengo: Fade (Matador, 2012) - the Washington Post, 15 February 2013.
• Adrienne Young: Room to Grow (AddieBelle Music, 2007) - The Washington Post, 15 June 2007.
• Young the Giant: Mind Over Matter (Fueled By Ramen, 2014) - the Washington Post, 21 February 2014.
• Jenny Owen Youngs: Batten the Hatches (Nettwerk, 2007) - The Washington Post, 17 August 2007.

Z
• Thalia Zedek Band: Liars and Prayers (Thrill Jockey, 2008) - The Washington Post, 13 June 2008.

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