If 2001’s Weezer was a second-rate Blink-182, almost every composition on Maladroit is more strongly developed, whether it is the tight drumming to the point of showboating on the album’s first single, “Dope Nose,” the surprisingly successful intricate guitar work on the crunchy “Take Control,” or the band’s return to form, producing some of the best pop songs since their 1994 debut.

Even at its worst, Don't Give Up On Me is never anything less than elegant.

The same studio experimentation that makes much of Ugly Casanova's music interesting also results in a handful of throwaway tracks enough to prevent Sharpen Your Teeth from becoming a wholly cohesive album.

This album is carried by its incredibly poetic lyrics.

The real problem with Gutterflower is that it doesn't really add anything new to the Goo Goo Dolls repertoire.

Not entirely the soul baring effort that one would have expected, nor exactly the breezy Summer album that critics are saying it is, what Sheryl has cooked up here is a highly pleasing stew that is one third smart Pop, one third touching love songs, and one third “look at all my famous friends” posturing.

Justin Timberlake's solo debut is good.... Was this the same Justin Timberlake from that boy band *NSYNC? Could it be? Better asked, how could this be?

Magic & Medicine is hardly a record that will catapult The Coral to the next level; but at the same time, it's also far from being an embarrassment.

Shins fans will find this a solidly enjoyable album.

Eve-olution isn't revolutionary but the album is strong, definitely her strongest to date.

Sure it's a stereotype of all the things the South is. At the same time, it is a clearer-eyed view than has been offered before.