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

A
• Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass (Definitive Jux, 2007) and Blockhead Uncle Tony's Coloring Book (Ninja Tune, 2007) - The Washington Post, 7 September 2007.
• 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.
• Amiina: Kurr (Ever, 2007) and David Karsten Daniels: Sharp Teeth (Fat Cat, 2007) - The Washington Post, 31 August 2007.
• 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.
• 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.
• Aslyn: Lemon Love (Capitol, 2005) - The Washington Post, 6 April 2005.

B
• 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.
• Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha (Fat Possum, 2007) and Joan As Police Woman: Real Life (Cheap Lullaby Records, 2007) - The Washington Post, 18 May 2007.
• The Blind Boys of Alabama: Atom Bomb (Real World, 2005) - Paste #15, April/May 2005.
• 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.
• 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.
• Paul Burch: East to West (Bloodshot, 2006) - The Washington Post, 11 August 2006.

C
• Camera Obscura: Let's Get Out of This Country (Merge, 2006) - The Washington Post, 19 January 2007.
• 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: The Story (Columbia, 2007) and A Fine Frenzy: One Cell in the Sea (Virgin, 2007) - The Washington Post, 28 September 2007.
• Neko Case: The Tigers Have Spoken (Anti/Epitaph, 2004) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 24 November 2004.
• 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.
• The Church: Uninvited, Like the Clouds (Cooking Vinyl, 2006) - The Washington Post, 4 August 2006.
• 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.
• The Concretes: In Colour (Astralwerks, 2006) - The Washington Post, 5 May 2006.
• 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.

D
• The Damnwells: Air Stereo (Zoe, 2006) and Ari Hest: The Break-In (Columbia/Red Ink, 2007) - The Washington Post, 25 May 2007.
• Dan Deacon: Spiderman of the Rings (Carpark Records, 2007) and White Williams: Smoke (Tigerbeat6, 2007) - The Washington Post, 14 September 2007.
• The Decemberists: The Crane Wife (Capitol Records, 2006) - The Washington Post, 27 October 2006.
• Brett Dennen: So Much More (Dualtone, 2006) - The Washington Post, 26 January 2007.
• 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.

E
• 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.
• 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.

F
• The Fiery Furnaces: Rehearsing My Choir (Rough Trade, 2005) - The Washington Post, 6 November 2005.
• Fort Minor: The Rising Tied (Machine Shop/Warner Brothers, 2005) - The Washington Post, 10 February 2006.
• Paula Frazer: Leave the Sad Things Behind (Birdman, 2005) - Paste web exclusive, 6 December 2005.
• Edith Frost: It's A Game (Drag City, 2005) - Harp, December 2005.
• Nelly Furtado: Loose (Geffen, 2006) - The Washington Post, 21 June 2006.

G
• Lisa Germano: In the Maybe World (Young God Records, 2006) - The Washington Post, 20 October 2006.
• Girl Authority: Road Trip (Zoe/Rounder, 2007) - The Washington Post, 20 April 2007.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Jesse Harris: Feel (Velour Music Group, 2007) - The Washington Post, 21 September 2007.
• 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.
• 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.

I
• INXS: Switch (Epic, 2005) - The Washington Post, 17 February 2006.
• 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.

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.
• Alison Krauss & Union Station: Lonely Runs Both Ways (Rounder, 2004) - the Baltimore CityPaper, 29 December 2004.

L
• Jim Lauderdale: Country Super Hits Vol. 1 (Yep Roc, 2006) and Bluegrass (Yep Roc, 2006) - The Washington Post, 29 September 2006.
• Christine Lavin: folkZinger (Appleseed Recordings, 2005) - The Washington Post, 2 December 2005.
• 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.

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: One More Drifter in the Snow (SuperEgo Records, 2006) - The Washington Post, 15 December 2006.
• John Mayer: Continuum (Sony, 2006) - The Washington Post, 13 September 2006.
• 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.
• moe. - The Conch (Fat Boy Records, 2007) - The Washington Post, 2 February 2007.
• The Mountain Goats: Get Lonely (4AD, 2006) - The Washington Post, 22 September 2006.
• 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.

N
• 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.

O
• 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
• Pet Shop Boys: Fundamental (Rhino, 2006) - The Washington Post, 13 October 2006.
• Kelly Joe Phelps: Tunesmith Retrofit (Rounder, 2006) - The Washington Post, 8 December 2006.
• 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.
• The Puppini Sisters: Betcha Bottom Dollar (Verve, 2007) - The Washington Post, 24 August 2007.

R
• 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.
• Josh Ritter: The Animal Years (V2 Records, 2006) and Hem: No Word From Tom (Waveland/Nettwerk, 2006) - The Washington Post, 21 April 2006.
• 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.

S
• 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.
• 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.
• Skinny Puppy: Mythmaker (SPV America, 2007) - The Washington Post, 8 June 2007.
• 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.
• 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.
• The Sounds: Dying to Say This to You (New Line Records, 2006) and Morningwood: Morningwood (Capitol, 2006) - The Washington Post, 7 April 2006.
• 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.
• stellastarr*: Harmonies for the Haunted (RCA, 2005) and Editors: The Back Room (Kitchenware Records/Fader, 2005) - The Washington Post, 24 March 2006.
• 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.
• Strike Anywhere: Dead FM (Fat Wreck Chords, 2006) - The Washington Post, 1 September 2006.

T
• The Tragically Hip: World Container (Universal, 2007) - The Washington Post, 27 April 2007.

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.

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.
• We Are Scientists: With Love and Squalor (Virgin, 2006) - The Washington Post, 23 June 2006.
• 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 Wreckers: Stand Still, Look Pretty (Maverick, 2006) - The Washington Post, 24 May 2006.

YZ
• Adrienne Young: Room to Grow (AddieBelle Music, 2007) - The Washington Post, 15 June 2007.
• Jenny Owen Youngs: Batten the Hatches (Nettwerk, 2007) - The Washington Post, 17 August 2007.

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