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Clayton Purdom
Associate Editor

e-mail: clayton@cokemachineglow.com

Record Reviews:
Most Recent /
The-Dream :: Love King
(Def Jam; 2010)Drake :: Thank Me Later (CP)
(Young Money Entertainment; 2010)The Cool Kids / Shabazz Palaces :: Tacklebox / Of Light / Shabazz Palaces
(Self-released / Templar Label Group; 2010 / 2009 / 2009)Janelle Monáe :: The ArchAndroid
(Bad Boy/Wondaland Arts Society; 2010)The Black Keys :: Brothers
(Nonesuch; 2010)
[↓see all] /
50 Cent: Massacre (2005) 50 Cent: Curtis (2007) A Place to Bury Strangers: A Place to Bury Strangers (2007) The Advantage: Elf-Titled (2006) Aesop Rock: All Day EP (2007) Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass (2007) Akron/Family and Angels of Light: Akron/Family & Angels of Light (2005) Akron/Family: Meek Warrior (2006) The All Purpose Voltage Heroes: The End of Daniel Johnathan Poole (NBH) (2004) Alltruisms: Clusterbombs (2008) American Analog Set: Set Free (2005) Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009) Atlas Sound: Logos (2009) Beanie Sigel: The B.Coming (2005) Beastie Boys: Check Your Head (OF) (1992) Beastie Boys: Solid Gold Hits (2005) Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique (20th Anniversary Edition) (1988) Björk: Volta (2007) The Black Keys: Attack and Release (2008) The Black Keys: Brothers (2010) Blitzen Trapper: Wild Mountain Nation (2007) Boris and Michio Kurihara: Rainbow (2006) Bottomless Pit: Hammer of the Gods (2007) Bright Eyes: Cassadaga (2007) Bun B: II Trill (2008) Cadence Weapon: Breaking Kayfabe (NBH) (2005) Cadence Weapon: Afterparty Babies (2008) Carpal Tullar: The Shimmering Masterpie (2005) Christina Carter: Electrice (2006) Chris and Mollie: The Palm Tree (NBH) (2007) Clipse: Road to Till the Casket Drops Mixtape (2008) Clipse: Til the Casket Drops (2009) Ned Collette & Wirewalker: Over the Stones, Under the Stars (2009) Ned Collette: Jokes and Trials (NBH) (2006) Ned Collette: Future Suture (2007) Common: Finding Forever (2007) Controller 7: Bumps (2005) The Cool Kids / Shabazz Palaces: Tacklebox / Of Light / Shabazz Palaces (2010 / 2009 / 2009) The Cure: Three Imaginary Boys (1979) The Cure: Seventeen Seconds / Faith / Pornography Reissue (1980 / 1981 / 1982) Curren$y / The Cool Kids: This Ain't No Mixtape / Gone Fishing Mixtape (2009) Cursive: Happy Hollow (2006) Danny!: Danny is Dead! EP (2007) Dappled Cities Fly: A Smile (2005) Devin Davis: Lonely People of the World, Unite! (NBH) (2005) Deftones: Saturday Night Wrist (2006) DJ Muggs vs GZA: Grandmasters (2005) DJ Quik & Kurupt: BlaQKout (2009) Dog Day: Night Group (2007) Dog Day: Concentration (2009) DOOM: Born Like This (2009) DOOM: Unexpected Guests (2009) Doomtree: Doomtree (2008) Charles Douglas: Statecraft (2005) Drake: So Far Gone Mixtape (2009) Drake: Thank Me Later (CP) (2010) Paul Duncan: Be Careful What You Call Home (NBH) (2005) The Dutchess and The Duke / Boduf Songs: She’s the Dutchess He's The Duke / How Shadows Chase The Balance (2008) E-Zee Tiger: E-Zee Tiger (NBH) (2005) El Da Sensei: The Unusual (2006) El-P: I'll Sleep When You're Dead (2006) Missy Elliott: The Cookbook (2005) Eminem: Curtain Call: The Hits (2005) Eminem: Relapse (2009) Finale: A Pipe Dream and a Promise (NBH) (2009) Fleet Foxes: Sun Giant EP (2008) Franz Ferdinand: You Could Have It So Much Better (CP) (2005) Dan Friel: Ghost Town (2008) Fucked Up: The Chemistry of Common Life (2008) Ghostface Killah: Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry (2009) Ghostface Killah: More Fish (2006) Ghostface Killah: The Big Doe Rehab (2007) Girl Talk: Night Ripper (2006) Gorillaz: Plastic Beach (2010) Gucci Mane: The State vs. Radric Davis / Free Gucci (2010) Harvey Milk: Life...the Best Game In Town (2008) Headlights: Some Racing, Some Stopping (2008) Heartless Bastards: All This Time (2006) Heartless Bastards: Stairways & Elevators (2005) Hood: Outside Closer (2005) Hot Hot Heat: Elevator (2005) I'm From Barcelona: Let Me Introduce My Friends (2006) I'm From Barcelona: Who Killed Harry Houdini? (2008) Idlewild: Warnings/Promises (2005) J Dilla: Ruff Draft Reissue (CP) (2003) J Dilla: The Shining (2006) Jay-Z: Kingdom Come (2006) Jay-Z: American Gangster (2007) Mike Jones: Who is Mike Jones? (2005) Kalpana: This Dead Horse (2006) Kasabian: Kasabian (2004) Keelay & Zaire: Ridin High (2009) R. Kelly: TP.3 Reloaded (2005) Lil' Wayne: Rebirth (2010) Lil Wayne and DJ Drama: Dedication 3 Mixtape (2008) Lil' Kim: The Naked Truth (2005) Lotus Plaza: The Floodlight Collective (2009) Lupe Fiasco: Food & Liquor (2006) Lupe Fiasco: The Cool (2008) Jonathan Mak: Everyday Shooter (2008) Janelle Monáe: The ArchAndroid (2010) Ms. Led: These Things We Say (2004) Mudhoney: Under A Billion Suns (2006) My Morning Jacket: Okonokos (2006) Natural Snow Buildings: The Dance of the Moon and the Sun (2006) The Nice Boys: The Nice Boys (2006) OutKast: Idlewild (2006) Paper Route Gangstaz: Diplo & Benzi Present: Fear & Loathing in Hunts Vegas Mixtape (2008) Parenthetical Girls: (((GRRRLS))) EP (2006) Parenthetical Girls: Safe as Houses (2006) Percee P: Perseverance (2007) Pissed Jeans: Hope For Men (2007) Ponytail: Ice Cream Spiritual (2008) Portishead: Third (2008) Q-Tip: Kamaal the Abstract (2009) Quasimoto: The Unseen Reissue (2000) Raekwon / Jay-Z: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 / The Blueprint 3 (2009) Rameses III: Basilica (2007) Jonas Reinhardt: Jonas Reinhardt (2008) Roll Deep: In at the Deep End (2005) RZA: Afro Samurai (2007) Samothrace: Life's Trade (2008) The Shins: Wincing the Night Away (2007) Sightings / Mouthus: Through the Panama / Saw a Halo (2007) Six Organs of Admittance: School of the Flower (2005) Six Organs of Admittance: The Sun Awakens (2006) Skygreen Leopards: Life and Love in Sparrow's Meadow (2005) Skyzoo & 9th Wonder: Cloud 9: The 3 Day High (2006) Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run (30th Anniversary Edition) Reissue (1976) Bruce Springsteen: We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006) Stars of the Lid: And Their Refinement of the Decline (2007) Kelley Stoltz: Below the Branches (2006) SunnO))) & Boris: Altar (2006) Sunset Rubdown: Sunset Rubdown EP (2006) T.I.: Paper Trail (2008) Tanya Morgan: Brooklynati (2009) Team Sleep: Team Sleep (2005) The Horror The Horror: The Horror The Horror (NBH) (2006) The Sword: Age of Winters (2006) The-Dream: Love King (2010) TTC: Bâtards Sensibles (2005) TV on the Radio: Dear Science, (2008) UGK: Underground Kingz (2007) UGK: UGK 4 Life (2009) UNKLE: War Stories (2007) The Vaselines: Enter The Vaselines (2009) Velella Velella: Flight Cub EP (2007) Weezer: Make Believe (2005) Weezer: Weezer (Weezer) Wilco: Wilco (The Album) (2009) Wilderness: Wilderness (2005) Wolf Eyes: Human Animal (2006) Method Man, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon: Wu-Massacre (2010) Wu-Tang Clan: Disciples of the 36 Chambers (2005) Thom Yorke: The Eraser (2006)

Co-authored:

Clipse: Hell Hath No Fury (2006) Fuck Buttons: Street Horrrsing (2008) Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III (2008) Radiohead: In Rainbows (2007)
[↓top rated albums of 2010 by this author] /
Drake :: Thank Me Later (CP)
(Young Money Entertainment; 2010) / Rating: 86 / Combined Rating: 76 Janelle Monáe :: The ArchAndroid
(Bad Boy/Wondaland Arts Society; 2010) / Rating: 85 / Combined Rating: 82 Gorillaz :: Plastic Beach
(Virgin; 2010) / Rating: 83 / Combined Rating: 82 The Cool Kids / Shabazz Palaces :: Tacklebox / Of Light / Shabazz Palaces
(Self-released / Templar Label Group; 2010 / 2009 / 2009) / Rating: 78% / 80% / 80 / Combined Rating: N/A Method Man, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon :: Wu-Massacre
(Def Jam; 2010) / Rating: 78 / Combined Rating: 76 The Black Keys :: Brothers
(Nonesuch; 2010) / Rating: 73 / Combined Rating: 74 Gucci Mane :: The State vs. Radric Davis / Free Gucci
(Warner Brothers / Mad Decent; 2010) / Rating: 73% / 73 / Combined Rating: 73% / 73 The-Dream :: Love King
(Def Jam; 2010) / Rating: 70 / Combined Rating: N/A Lil' Wayne :: Rebirth
(Cash Money/Young Money; 2010) / Rating: 30 / Combined Rating: N/A