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Release Date: November 18, 2008
Genre: Country
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Genre: Rock
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Genre: Country
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Genre: Pop

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  • Album Of The Year

    • 5 out of 5
    • Brother Love
    • Killer grooves, catchy riffs, edgy vocals with oh-so-just-right layered harmonies, and a drive that will move even YOU out of your chair, Brother Love's initial release is what rock and roll should be... and more.[...] - Dave Hamilton

  • Pretty Hate Machine

    • 4 out of 5
    • Nine Inch Nails
    • For years I wanted to make music that sounded like something between Love and Rockets and Ministry. In 1989, Trent Reznor beat me to it with this genre-defining album, and it smacked me upside the head. "Head Like a Hole," "Terrible Lie," and "Sanctified" [...] - Bryan Chaffin

  • Trouble

    • 4 out of 5
    • Ray LaMontagne
    • At first, Ray LaMontagne might strike you as just another breathy-voiced knockoff of folk/rock guitarists like John Mayer and Jack Johnson. But he's actually got a better voice than either, he tells better stories, and he's got an incredible sense [...] - Ricky Spero

  • Supermodified

    • 5 out of 5
    • Amon Tobin
    • The genius is in the beats. Amon Tobin creates fantastic, groovy beats behind beats. "Supermodified" rolls through your expectations of breakbeat music, and turns them up a bit. It's a mellow album, perfect for nighttime city driving, maybe in the rain.[...] - Darla Sasaki

  • With Teeth

    • 2 out of 5
    • Nine Inch Nails
    • In the sprawling post-A&R rock and roll world, there are two camps: the Beatles and the Stones. The Beatles are the artists that like to explore, evolve, and change styles. The Stones are the artists that subscribe to the philosophy that "if it ain't [...] - Dane Blanchard

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