At the end of it all, Guns And Drums feels more like an inconsistent experiment than a full fledged step forward.

As a whole, the album doesn't stand up quite as well as The Mysterious Production Of Eggs, but it's still another solid entry in Bird's discography.

It doesn't always work, but there are more than enough explosive moments to pick up the slack.

Essentially, Person Pitch is an amazing third album from the young musician, on a par with the best work of the Animal Collective. Striking just the right balance between melody, song, and experimentation, it's one of the best albums of the year so far.

[Myth Takes] basically finds the group taking the best parts of their past releases and improving on them in dramatic ways.

For the most part, it's the sophomore release without the stumble.

In concept (and on the accompanying DVD), The Foley Room is a heck of an idea and meticulous in production and sound. Musically, though, the end result isn't the best work from Tobin.

One of my favorite albums so far in this very young year.

It pays off big time in places while feeling a bit hesitant in others.

If you're a fan of the group through thick and thin, there will definitely be enough to love here. If you want to know the best place to start with Trans Am, that place is still Futureworld.

Definitely a bit more hit-or-miss than some of his past work.

As always, Can Cladders is immaculately-produced, with an airy feel that emphasizes the breezy songs.

Dip is sort of an awkward sidestep in a new direction for Moffat, but it's still rewarding in places if you have the patience.

Loney, Noir is an excellent little album and a great precursor to spring that seems so far away right now.

An excellent third album from the Swedish trio, Writer's Block should make sure that the group remains in obscurity no more.

Although it's definitely a bit bi-polar, Cryptograms still gets high marks for offering up a slew of great tracks and actually gaining strength the longer it goes on.

WIncing The Night Away as a whole is both inconsistent and even odd in sequencing.

Downright awesome in places.

[The] longer track... just completely derails what would otherwise be a fairly solid and concise album.

A knockout of an album.

Despite the inconsistencies, Hello Everything is one of the best things that Jenkinson has done in some time.

There's still not really anyone out there creating music quite like this, but unfortunately The Blood Brothers have made better albums than this.

At times enjoyable, at other times somewhat bland, And The Opera Circuit is a somewhat inconsistent follow-up release from the young artist.

Over quiet, shuffling drum machine beats, the two spill out woozy guitars, vocals, and organs into slightly off-kilter pop nuggets that sound like they could have been made at any point in the past thirty (or more) years.

Human Animal certainly isn't something I'd want to pull out on a regular basis, but there's some beautiful evil I can appreciate on this one.

Dense and substantive, Return To Cookie Mountain is a nice head-trip to take.

Even more engaging than their debut, So This Is Goodbye is another amazing album from Junior Boys, and one of the better releases of the year.

In the end, Varcharz feels like an in-betweener album, where the duo hasn't quite figured out which direction they want to move in next.