Goldfly
Artist: Guster
Community Score: 7.00

Bursting on to the sonic scene with the driving "Great Escape," Guster's major-label debut quickly mellows into the insightfully deceptive "Demon" and the island chock of "Perfect" before revving back up to the strikingly produced "Airport Song." Though the album has many high points, this first single is the highest. Drifting in like a distant... Read More

Mutations - AUSTRALIA BONUS CD
Artist: Beck

According to party line, Beck never intended Mutations to be considered as the official followup to Odelay, his Grammy-winning breakthrough. It was more like One Foot in the Grave, designed to be an off-kilter, subdued collection of acoustic-based songs pitched halfway between psychedelic country blues and lo-fi folk. Once Beck became an... Read More

Solex Vs. The Hitmeister
Artist: Solex

Solex, a.k.a Dutch record-shop owner Elisabeth Esselink, creates a pure, offbeat musical world on the 1998 debut, Solex Vs. the Hitmeister. All of the songs contain the band's name; Esselink delivers her English-sung vocals with dreamlike, rhythmic phrasing; and the album's cavernous production makes it sound as though it were recorded deep... Read More

Redlight
Artist: The Slackers
Community Score: 8.33
Potatoes & Melons Wholesale Prices Straight from the Lock Up
Artist: Snuff

Similar to their 1990 EP Fibbiddydibbiddydob, Potatoes and Melons... isn't an official full-length from Snuff, but rather mostly a collection of obscure cover songs and goofing around in the studio. Of course, a lot of these songs, such as "Magic Moments" and "Shadows of Love," are done in the Snuff style of aggressive, harmonized pop-punk, but... Read More

Egomania (Love Songs)
Artist: Cobra Verde

Atmospheric, earthy sounds are what Cobra Verde specialize in, and they deliver the goods yet again on Egomania (Love Songs). It's a compilation of new songs, unreleased material, and tracks that have been previously unavailable on CD (from 45s released on the Sub Pop, Scat, Wabana, and Get Hip labels from 1995-96). The band shows off its many... Read More

1212
Artist: Barbara Manning

For all of her past recorded output, Barbara Manning has never been the most prolific of composers, her many albums relying instead on her gifts as an interpreter of other writers' songs; the achievement of 1212 isn't simply that it's made up largely of Manning originals, but that chief among them is her most ambitious creation to date, a... Read More

20 Vodka Jellies
Artist: Momus
Community Score: 9.00

Although 20 Vodka Jellies is, as the cover says, "an assortment of curiosities and rarities," it also turns out to be one of Momus' strongest and most accessible efforts. Most of this material consists of well-produced demos (many recorded by other artists), plus a few new songs and some B-sides and outtakes that hadn't made it onto an official... Read More

Mutations - JAPAN TRACKS
Artist: Beck

According to party line, neither Beck nor Geffen ever intended Mutations to be considered as the official follow-up to Odelay, his Grammy-winning breakthrough. It was more like One Foot in the Grave, designed to be an off-kilter, subdued collection of acoustic-based songs pitched halfway between psychedelic country blues and lo-fi folk. The... Read More