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Christopher Alexander
Staff Writer

e-mail: christopher@cokemachineglow.com

Record Reviews:
Most Recent /
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra :: Kollaps Tradixionales
(Constellation; 2010)Vic Chesnutt :: Skitter on Take-Off / At the Cut
(Vapor / Constellation; 2009)Baroness :: Blue Record
(Relapse; 2009)Nirvana :: Live at Reading
(Geffen; 2009)Elvis Costello :: Live at the El Mocambo / Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
(Hip-O-Select / Hear Music; 2009)
[↓see all] /
A Silver Mount Zion: Horses in the Sky (2005) Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra: Kollaps Tradixionales (2010) Lily Allen: It's Not Me It's You (2009) Band of Horses: Everything All The Time (2006) Baroness: Blue Record (2009) Belle and Sebastian: Push Barman to Open Old Wounds Comp (2005) Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Tortoise: The Brave and the Bold (2006) The Black Angels: Passover (2006) Black Mountain: In the Future (2008) The Blow: Poor Aim: Love Songs (2004) Carla Bozulich: Evangelista (2006) Broken Deer: Displaced Field Recordings (NBH) (2006) Cat Power: The Greatest (2006) Chemtrail: Terminals (NBH) (2008) Vic Chesnutt: Skitter on Take-Off / At the Cut (2009) Billy Corgan: TheFutureEmbrace (2005) Elvis Costello: King of America (1985) Elvis Costello: Live at the El Mocambo / Secret, Profane & Sugarcane (2009) Dinosaur Jr.: Farm (2009) Dirty Projectors: Rise Above (2007) Dntel: Dumb Luck (2007) Paul Duncan: Above the Trees (2007) East of the Wall: Farmer's Almanac (NBH) (2008) Eluvium: When I Live by the Garden and the Sea EP (2006) Eluvium: Talk Amongst the Trees (2005) Eluvium: Copia (2007) Erase Errata: Nightlife (2006) The Evens: Get Evens (2006) The Ex: Turn (2004) Fiery Furnaces: Bitter Tea (2006) The Fiery Furnaces: Widow City (2007) The Fiery Furnaces: I'm Going Away (2009) B. Fleischmann: Angst is Not a Weltanschuung! (2008) Matthew Friedberger: Winter Women/Holy Ghost Language School (2006) The Gossip: Standing in the Way of Control (2006) Guns N' Roses: Chinese Democracy (2008) Harvey Danger: Little by Little (2005) Head of Femur: Hysterical Stars (2005) Isis: In the Absence of Truth (2006) Isis: Wavering Radiant (2009) Talib Kweli and Madlib: (2006) LCD Soundsystem: 45:33 (2007) Cass McCombs: PREfection (2005) The Mendoza Line: Full of Light and Full of Fury (2005) Metallica: Death Magnetic (2008) Mogwai: Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2003 (2005) Mogwai: Mr. Beast (2006) Mogwai: Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006) Mogwai: The Hawk is Howling (2008) Mono / Mono and World's End Girlfriend: You are Here / Palmless Prayer/Mass Murder Refrain (2006) Mono: Hymn to the Immortal Wind (2009) Thuston Moore: Psychic Hearts (1995) The Mountain Goats: Get Lonely (2006) The Mountain Goats: The Sunset Tree (2005) Nina Nastasia: On Leaving (2006) Randy Newman: Harps and Angels (2008) Nirvana: Live at Reading (2009) Nodzzz: Nodzzz (NBH) (2008) Of Montreal: The Sunlandic Twins (2005) Of Montreal: Skeletal Lamping (CP) (2008) Out Hud: Let Us Never Speak of it Again (2005) The Paper Chase: Now You Are One of Us (2006) Portugal. The Man: Censored Colors (2008) Propagandhi: Supporting Caste (2009) Rainer Maria: Catastrophe Keeps Us Together (2006) Serena-Maneesh: Serena-Maneesh (2005) Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band: 13 Blues for 13 Moons (2008) The Smashing Pumpkins: Zeitgeist (2007) Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition) Reissue (1988) Sonic Youth: Sonic Youth Reissue (1982) Regina Spektor: Soviet Kitsch (2003) Regina Spektor: Begin to Hope (2006) Regina Spektor: Far (2009) Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong (2009) Wavves: Wavves / Wavvves (2008 / 2009) Wolf Parade: Apologies to the Queen Mary (CP) (2005) Wolves in the Throne Room: Black Cascade (2009) X / John Doe: Live in Los Angeles / Forever Hasn't Happened Yet (2005) Neil Young: Tonight's the Night (OF) (1974) Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Live at Fillmore East 1970 (2006) Neil Young: Living With War (2006) Neil Young: Live at Massey Hall 1971 (2007) Warren Zevon: Excitable Boy / Jump in the Fire / The Envoy Reissue (1978 / 1981 / 1982)

Co-authored:

Do Make Say Think: Other Truths (2009)
[↓top rated albums of 2009 by this author] /
Baroness :: Blue Record
(Relapse; 2009) / Rating: 84 / Combined Rating: 82 Wolves in the Throne Room :: Black Cascade
(Southern Lord; 2009) / Rating: 84 / Combined Rating: 82 Mono :: Hymn to the Immortal Wind
(Temporary Residence; 2009) / Rating: 82 / Combined Rating: 78 Vivian Girls :: Everything Goes Wrong
(In the Red; 2009) / Rating: 81 / Combined Rating: N/A Vic Chesnutt :: Skitter on Take-Off / At the Cut
(Vapor / Constellation; 2009) / Rating: 80% / 87 / Combined Rating: N/A Propagandhi :: Supporting Caste
(G7 Welcoming Committee/Smallman; 2009) / Rating: 80 / Combined Rating: N/A Dinosaur Jr. :: Farm
(Jagjaguwar; 2009) / Rating: 79 / Combined Rating: 78 Isis :: Wavering Radiant
(Ipecac; 2009) / Rating: 76 / Combined Rating: N/A The Fiery Furnaces :: I'm Going Away
(Thrill Jockey; 2009) / Rating: 70 / Combined Rating: 65 Regina Spektor :: Far
(Sire; 2009) / Rating: 68 / Combined Rating: 52 Lily Allen :: It's Not Me It's You
(Capitol; 2009) / Rating: 51 / Combined Rating: 58