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Colin McGowan
Staff Writer

e-mail: colin@cokemachineglow.com

Record Reviews:
Most Recent /
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; 2008)
Charles Hamilton :: Death of the Mixtape Rapper Mixtape
(Self-released; 2008)
Black Kids :: Partie Traumatic
(Almost Gold/Columbia; 2008)
Young Jeezy :: The Recession
(Def Jam; 2008)
Noah and the Whale :: Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
(Mercury; 2008)
[↓see all] /
Lackthereof :: Your Anchor Black Kids :: Partie Traumatic The Cool Kids :: The Bake Sale EP Crystal Antlers :: EP EP Cut Copy :: In Ghost Colours Death Cab For Cutie :: Narrow Stairs The Dodos :: Visiter SJ Esau :: Small Vessel Flying Lotus :: Los Angeles Gnarls Barkley :: The Odd Couple Charles Hamilton :: Death of the Mixtape Rapper Mixtape HEALTH :: DISCO The Instruments :: Dark Småland Killer Mike :: I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind Vol. 2 The Little Ones :: Terry Tales & Fallen Gates EP Living Legends :: The Gathering EP The Magnetic Fields :: Distortion Colin Meloy :: Sings Live! Noah and the Whale :: Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down Conor Oberst :: Conor Oberst Quiet Village :: Silent Movie Samiyam :: Rap Beats Vol. 1 (NBH) 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 Uncut Raw :: First Toke Jim White :: Transnormal Skiperoo Why? :: Alopecia Young Jeezy :: The Recession

Co-authored ::

[↓top rated albums of 2008 by this author] /
The Instruments :: Dark Småland
(Orange Twin; 2008) / Rating: 83 / Combined Rating: 80
The Cool Kids :: The Bake Sale EP
(Chocolate Industries; 2008) / Rating: 82 / Combined Rating: 80
HEALTH :: DISCO
(Lovepump United; 2008) / Rating: 80 / Combined Rating: N/A
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; 2008) / Rating: 78 / Combined Rating: N/A
Why? :: Alopecia
(Anticon; 2008) / Rating: 78 / Combined Rating: 80
Lackthereof :: Your Anchor
(Barsuk; 2008) / Rating: 77 / Combined Rating: 76
Killer Mike :: I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind Vol. 2
(SMC Recordings; 2008) / Rating: 77 / Combined Rating: N/A
Flying Lotus :: Los Angeles
(Warp; 2008) / Rating: 77 / Combined Rating: 77
The Dodos :: Visiter
(Frenchkiss; 2008) / Rating: 76 / Combined Rating: 79
Young Jeezy :: The Recession
(Def Jam; 2008) / Rating: 75 / Combined Rating: N/A
Noah and the Whale :: Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
(Mercury; 2008) / Rating: 75 / Combined Rating: 75
Crystal Antlers :: EP EP
(Self-released; 2008) / Rating: 75 / Combined Rating: 77
SJ Esau :: Small Vessel
(Anticon; 2008) / Rating: 74 / Combined Rating: 76
Cut Copy :: In Ghost Colours
(Modular; 2008) / Rating: 74 / Combined Rating: 80
Quiet Village :: Silent Movie
(!K7; 2008) / Rating: 72 / Combined Rating: 71
Charles Hamilton :: Death of the Mixtape Rapper Mixtape
(Self-released; 2008) / Rating: 71 / Combined Rating: N/A
Jim White :: Transnormal Skiperoo
(Luaka Bop; 2008) / Rating: 69 / Combined Rating: 68
Samiyam :: Rap Beats Vol. 1 (NBH)
(Self-released; 2008) / Rating: 68 / Combined Rating: 67
Living Legends :: The Gathering EP
(Legendary; 2008) / Rating: 67 / Combined Rating: N/A
Colin Meloy :: Sings Live!
(Kill Rock Stars; 2008) / Rating: 62 / Combined Rating: N/A