Needless to say, Untrue shatters any ideas of a sophomore slump.

With ten songs running under forty minutes, the haphazard track order (with production quality going from super lo-fi to pristine) and dour feel ultimately make for a rather challenging listen.

It's certainly pretty, and definitely has its moments, but it simply lacks the vitality of past work.

The Flying Club Cup doesn't feel quite as revelatory as the debut from the group. That said, it's still a solid follow-up, and the collaboration with Palette really pays dividends in grandiosity of sound.

With twelve songs running just about an hour in length, Random Spirit Lover really starts to wear out its welcome during the latter third to quarter. Fans of their past work will definitely find lots to love here, and they will likely gain a few converts, but I still wish they'd focus a bit more.

This is Jens Lekman, and what he does best is create overly-sweet pop songs, so it's hard to complain too much.

It's definitely ambitious, and probably a little pretentious in places, but it works darn near all the time and is a downright joy in many places.

The album is rather hit or miss. There are a handful of standout tracks, another handful of ones that are simply decent, and yet a couple more that don't really raise the pulse level at all.

Among his best work to date, Cosmos finds Corona expanding his boundaries even more and in the process creating something more timeless.

It doesn't seem quite as strong as Feels, but also seems like the group might be on the verge of something even better.

Despite all the different guest appearances, Level Live Wires never feels hodge-podge or unsteady.

Like her debut, Kala is somewhat inconsistent, for slightly different reasons. While there isn't the distraction of short tracks and skits to break the flow, some of the songs essentially do the same thing by shooting high and missing the mark.

It's pleasing, and sometimes outstanding, but it ultimately feels a bit too safe and soft.

It's a kick in the pants debut, and here's hoping they carve their own unique sound out even more in the future.

In essence, it still sounds like Fridge, but they've decided to look backwards just as much (and possibly more) than they looked forwards.

At times, lyrics seem a bit too obvious, but its usually at these points that Dear also pushes his songs into more over-the-top mode, making them feel a bit more sarcastic at the same time.

It's dance music that's hard to dance to and post rock music that's post what everyone else making post rock is doing. Oh yeah, and it's also one of the best releases of the year.

In terms of Wolf Parade side projects, this one is no more trying than Swan Lake or Frog Eyes, but it's obviously nowhere near as immediate as work from the main group.

While there aren't any downright bad tracks on The Magic Position, it does have several places where it seems to lose a bit of focus before honing back in on things again.

In the end, The Reminder is by no means a bad album, but it certainly could have used a bit more trimming and a little less of a focus on the soft pop side of things.

Floating somewhere in between his previous release under the Dntel name and The Postal Service, Dumb Luck will likely slightly frustrate fans of each a little bit, but in other places provide some nice payoff.

Essentially, if you've heard the group before, you know what you're getting into here, and if you enjoy them you won't be let down.

There's still plenty to enjoy, but it's by no means a smooth ride.

Call it music for lucid dreaming, call it music for daydreams, or call it music for simply strolling in the dusk, this is another album that will stretch time and take you to another place.

If you like minimal electronic music at all, you must seek it out.

Having heard their first EP, it's not quite as much of revelation as it would have been, but it's still pretty darn good.

Mostly a blast of fun.

As a whole, the release is a bit stronger on the front end, but it's charming enough for the duration that a couple weaker (and somewhat repetitive, given the bands thus-limited oeuvre) tracks don't hold it back too much.