Glorious Noise Recommended
An impeccably written and perfectly arranged statement from a man who's delivering some of the best material of an already remarkable career.
By Todd Totale May 6, 2008
Bipolar Bear - Mountain Dewd (Yosada) Get your Friday Facial from Glorious Noise in the new series, Faces Don't Lie: Expressive Record Reviews with Dylan Burr.
By Derek Phillips April 11, 2008
Joy Division - Closer: The Collector’s Edition (Rhino) Yet another reissue of the most honestly bleak album ever put to tape.
By Todd Totale April 2, 2008
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple (Atlantic) Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo return with another dose of their viral music. This time, nobody is immune.
By Derek Phillips March 26, 2008
The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely (Warner Brothers) In the same democratic spirit in which this album was released, Glorious Noise publishes the first review submitted to us by you, our readers.
By Kiko Jones March 25, 2008
The Clash - London Calling (Sony) Making up for an embarassing gap in his record collection, Josh Boisvert kicks off a new GLONO series with a look at the most important album from the only band that mattered.
By Josh Boisvert March 10, 2008
Caribou - Andorra (Merge) Oops! Does this happen to you? When March comes around, do you always want to totally revise your year-end Top Ten list? You are not alone.
By Todd Totale March 4, 2008
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (XL) Vampire Weekend could tell you a story that could make you cry. What about you? Let's go, let's sit, let's talk. Politics go so good with beer.
By Jake Brown February 5, 2008
Various Artists - Juno: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Rhino) Like a good mix-tape, the original motion picture soundtrack to Juno works surprisingly well.
By Todd Totale January 24, 2008
Marc Bolan & T.Rex - Born to Boogie (Sanctuary) A very strange and shiny journey back to 1971. Marc Bolan proves why he was great and why American audiences just didn't get it....even if he does have a Beatle and Elton John in tow.
By Derek Phillips January 16, 2008
Mark Ronson - Version (Sony BMG) British MC makes good with a collection of stylish tunes sure to get your groove on this winter. Time to break out the Dustbuster and vac up the basement, there's a party in the burbs.
By Derek Phillips November 21, 2007
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand (Rounder) Soul enriching stuff, the type of album that you'd stay alive to hear again.
By Todd Totale November 13, 2007
Pale Young Gentlemen - Pale Young Gentlemen (self-released) Carefully orchestrated, baroque pop from Wisconsin.
By Sarah Horne November 7, 2007
Thurston Moore - Trees Outside The Academy (Ecstatic Peace) A well-intended document that feels complete even in this unadorned state.
By Todd Totale November 6, 2007
Babyshambles - Shotter’s Nation (Astralwerks) It seems producer Stephen Street got ahold of Pete Doherty and shook the shit out of him, and the result is a decent album from one of rock's most poetic and broken performers.
By Derek Phillips October 24, 2007
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (Domino) A groundbreaking work of genius that should be cited as the Smile for the Ritalin generation.
By Todd Totale October 15, 2007
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights (Daptone) Amy who??? Sharon Jones brings legit soul with some help from the gang who gave Amy Winehouse her groove.
By Derek Phillips October 2, 2007
Okkervil River - The Stage Names (Jagjaguwar) A shining example of a band that has set out with the honorable intention of making a defining album.
By Todd Totale September 13, 2007
Mustard Plug - In Black and White (Hopeless) The best ska album since 1997's Evildoers Beware!
By Jake Brown September 7, 2007
Sloan - Never Hear the End of It (Yep Roc) Huge stars in their Canadian homeland but shamefully unknown in the States, Sloan throws their balls to the wall and puts out an overwhelming, 30-track tour de force. And it's good.
By Kyle Kerbawy September 6, 2007
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