WERS 88.9 fm - Album Reviews

August 24, 2010
Black Keys
brothers

August 19, 2010
Blitzen Trapper
destroyer of the void

August 12, 2010
lost in the trees
all alone in an empty house

August 8, 2010
danger mouse and sparklehorse
dark night of the soul

July 27, 2010
M.I.A.
maya

July 18, 2010
crowded house
intriguer

July 10, 2010
Sia
We Are Born

June 29, 2010
Nina Music
shake, shake, shake

June 23, 2010
Apollo Brown
the reset

June 20, 2010
Jackie Greene
till the light comes

June 16, 2010
LCD Soundsystem
this is happening

June 14, 2010
Damian Marley and Nas
Distant Relatives

June 11, 2010
Reflection Eternal
revolutions per minute

June 8, 2010
Devin the Dude
Suite #420

June 8, 2010
Disney
the disney reggae club

June 1, 2010
The National
High Violet

June 1, 2010
Erykah Badu
Return of the Ankh

May 31, 2010
Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
I Learned the Hard Way

May 21, 2010
David Byrne
Here Lies Love

April 28, 2010
Butch Walker
I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart

April 23, 2010
Animal Collective
ODDSAC

April 21, 2010
Peter Gabriel
Scratch My Back

April 20, 2010
Beach House
Teen Dream

April 19, 2010
Charlotte Gainsbourg
IRM

April 13, 2010
Dr Dog
Shame, Shame

April 12, 2010
Amory Sivertson
How To Run Away

April 7, 2010
Peter Wolf
Midnight Souvenirs

April 2, 2010
Frightened Rabbit
The Winter Of Mixed Drinks

April 1, 2010
Po Boyz
Country Funk

March 29, 2010
The White Stripes
Under The Great Northern Lights

March 24, 2010
Gorillaz
Plastic Beach

March 22, 2010
She & Him
Volume Two

March 19, 2010
Ellis Paul
Intoxication

March 19, 2010
Gov't Mule
By A Thread

March 19, 2010
Sean Paul
Imperial Blaze

March 19, 2010
The Courteeners
Falcon

March 19, 2010
Whitney Houston
I Look To You

March 12, 2010
Broken Bells
Broken Bells

March 10, 2010
Finian's Rainbow
Finian's Rainbow

February 26, 2010
R.E.M.
Live At The Olympia

February 25, 2010
Sean Price
Kimbo Price

February 25, 2010
Xiu Xiu
Dear God, I Hate Myself

February 23, 2010
Johnny Cash
American VI: Ain't No Grave

February 22, 2010
Ben Rudnick and Friends
A Frog Named Sam

February 22, 2010
Corinne Bailey Rae
The Sea

February 19, 2010
Santana
Supernatural: Legacy Edition

February 16, 2010
Adam Ezra Group
View From The Root

February 4, 2010
David Bowie
A Reality Tour

February 3, 2010
Yeasayer
Odd Blood

February 2, 2010
Spoon
Transference

January 22, 2010
Eels
End Times

January 21, 2010
Alicia Keys
The Elemens Of Freedom

January 21, 2010
Flight Of The Conchords
I Told You I Was Freaky

January 20, 2010
Vampire Weekend
Contra

December 29, 2009
Tom Waits
Glitter And Doom Live

December 25, 2009
Brandi Carlile
Give Up The Ghost

December 15, 2009
Animal Collective
Fall Be Kind

December 11, 2009
Jack Johnson
En Concert

December 10, 2009
Bob Dylan
Christmas In The Heart

December 10, 2009
Raekwon
Only Built For Cuban Linx... Pt. II

December 9, 2009
Bebe and CeCe Winans
Still

December 9, 2009
Jack Grunsky
Partout ou Les Enfants Chantent

December 9, 2009
Leeny and Tamara
Sharing The Same Stars

December 8, 2009

Darion Ja'Von

December 8, 2009
Norah Jones
The Fall

December 4, 2009
Linda Eder
Soundtrack

December 2, 2009
Weezer
Raditude

November 23, 2009
Built To Spill
There Is No Enemy

November 16, 2009
Devendra Banhart
What Will We Be

November 6, 2009
The Dead Weather
Live At Third Man Records West

October 23, 2009
Yim Yames
Tribute To

October 20, 2009
Gogol Bordello
Live From Axis Mundi

October 16, 2009
Alec Ounsworth
Mo Beauty

October 14, 2009
Avett Brothers
I Love You And You

October 13, 2009
Times New Viking
Born Again Revisited

October 9, 2009
Dagmar
Door No. 2

October 8, 2009
Sea Wolf
White Water, White Bloom

October 5, 2009
Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson
Break Up

October 2, 2009
Charlie Hope
I'm Me! A Collection Of Songs For Children

October 2, 2009
Fox & Branch
Take Time In Life

October 2, 2009
Slaughterhouse
Slaughterhouse

September 16, 2009
Monsters Of Folk
Monsters Of Folk

September 15, 2009
Maxwell
BLACKSummers'night

September 9, 2009
Blitzen Trapper
Black River Killer

September 9, 2009
M-Dot
M.oney D.oesn’t O.wn T.hought

September 8, 2009
Amanda Blank
I Love You

September 7, 2009
Westbound Train
Come And Get It

August 31, 2009
Camera Obscura
My Maudlin Career

August 28, 2009
Blaq Poet
The Blaqprint

August 26, 2009
Wilco
Wilco (The Album

August 25, 2009
Jadakiss
The Last Kiss

August 24, 2009
Mos Def
The Ecstatic

August 24, 2009
Tarrus Riley
Contagious

August 24, 2009
Yuksek
Away From The Sea

August 23, 2009
Keri Hilson
In A Perfect World

August 10, 2009
Neil Young
Fork In The Road

August 6, 2009
Manic Street Preachers
Journal For Plague Lovers

August 5, 2009
Beyonce
I Am…Sasha Fierce

July 27, 2009
Zee Avi
Zee Avi

July 20, 2009
Dirty Projectors
Bitte Orca

July 20, 2009
Levon Helm
Electric Dirt

June 29, 2009
Yusuf Islam
Roadsinger

June 22, 2009
Regina Spektor
Far

June 15, 2009
Bob Dylan
Together Through Life

June 8, 2009
Passion Pit
Manners

June 8, 2009
Phoenix
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

May 25, 2009
Grizzly Bear
Veckatimest

May 20, 2009
Cursive
Mama, I'm Swollen

January 21, 2009
Andrew Bird
Noble Beast

November 15, 2008
RZA
Digi Snacks

November 14, 2008
DJ Khaled
We Global

November 7, 2008
John Lithgow
The Sunny Side Of the Street

June 13, 2008
Aimee Mann
@#%&*! Smilers

March 29, 2008
Alicia Keys
As I Am

March 29, 2008
Alison Hinds
Soca Queen

March 29, 2008
Anthony B
Higher Meditation

March 29, 2008
Bell X1
Flock

March 29, 2008
Big Noyd
Illustrious

March 29, 2008
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Party

March 29, 2008
Hi Tek
Hi-Teknology 3

March 29, 2008
I-Wayne
Book of Life

March 29, 2008
Jens Lekman
Night Falls Over Kortedala

March 29, 2008
Various Artists
Juno Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

March 29, 2008
Luciano
Jah is my Navigator

March 29, 2008
Lupe Fiasco
The Cool

March 29, 2008
Richard Matlby Jr. and David Shire
Take Flight

March 29, 2008
Michael Jackson
Thriller

March 29, 2008
Rakim
The Archive: Live, Lost & Found

March 29, 2008
Roger Steffens and Peter Simmons
Reggae Scrapbook

March 29, 2008
Shaggy
Intoxication

March 29, 2008
Statik Selektah
Spell My Name Right (The Album)

March 29, 2008
The Dear Abbeys
Sincerely, Lost in Boston

March 29, 2008
Various Artists
X: A Decade Of Independence

March 29, 2008
Victoria Clark
Fifteen Seconds of Grace

March 29, 2008
Wayne Wonder
Foreva

March 29, 2008
Xanadu On Broadway
The Original Broadway Cast Recording

March 17, 2008
Rhymefest
Man in the Mirror

February 13, 2008
Jesca Hoop
Kismet

February 11, 2008
Beirut
The Flying Club Cup

February 11, 2008
Jack Penate
Matinee

February 10, 2008
Iron and Wine
The Shepherds Dog

February 9, 2008
Cat Power
Jukebox

February 9, 2008
Sia
Some People Have Real Problems

February 8, 2008
Bruce Springsteen
Magic

February 8, 2008
Devendra Banhart
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon

February 8, 2008
The Epochs
The Epochs

February 1, 2008
Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend

November 30, 2007
Putumayo Presents
Americana

November 22, 2007
Lindsay Mac
Small Revolution

November 10, 2007
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde: The Musical

November 10, 2007
Putumayo Presents
New Orleans

November 10, 2007
Cast of The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone - Original Broadway Cast Recording

November 6, 2007
Andrea Burns
A Deeper Shade of Red

November 6, 2007
Patti Lupone
The Lady With The Torch

October 17, 2007
Shaggy
Intoxication

October 3, 2007
Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
100 Days, 100 Nights

October 2, 2007
Jill Scott
The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3

August 28, 2007
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Remixed & Reimagined

August 28, 2007
Bob Marley
Roots, Rock, Remixed

August 28, 2007
Josh Ritter
The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter

August 18, 2007
Joan As Police Woman
Real Life

August 17, 2007
Beastie Boys
The Mix-Up

August 1, 2007
Mark Ronson
Version

July 31, 2007
Dephazz
Days of Twang

July 25, 2007
Iron and Wine
Boy With A Coin

July 24, 2007
Sean Na Na
Family Trees: Cope We Must

July 16, 2007
Rocky Votolato
The Brag and Cuss

July 1, 2007
The Ladybug Transistor
Can't Wait Another Day

July 1, 2007
Nick Drake
Family Tree

July 1, 2007
Page France
Page France and the Family Telephone

June 28, 2007
Fionn Regan
The End of History

June 23, 2007
Koop
Koop Islands

June 20, 2007
Xavier Rudd
White Moth

June 17, 2007
Fields
Everything Last Winter

June 7, 2007
Avett Brothers
Emotionalism

June 1, 2007
Bebel Gilberto
Momento

June 1, 2007
Lavender Diamond
Imagine Our Love

June 1, 2007
Wilco
Sky Blue Sky

May 31, 2007
Rufus Wainwright
Release the Stars

May 31, 2007
The Sea and Cake
Everybody

May 30, 2007
Mando Diao
Ode to Ochrasy

May 29, 2007
Page McConnell
Page McConnell

May 28, 2007
Various Artists
A Tribute to Joni Mitchell

May 28, 2007
Blonde Redhead
23

May 28, 2007
Feist
The Reminder

May 27, 2007
Elliott Smith
New Moon

May 20, 2007
Im From Barcelona
Let Me Introduce My Friends

May 16, 2007
Cloud Cult
The Meaning of 8

May 14, 2007
Bright Eyes
Cassadaga

May 14, 2007
Laura Veirs
Saltbreakers

May 6, 2007
Grinderman
Grinderman

May 6, 2007
The Panda Band
This Vital Chapter

May 2, 2007
Wax Poetic
Brasil

May 1, 2007
Great Lake Swimmers
Ongiara

May 1, 2007
Sia
Lady Croissant

April 30, 2007
Martin Sexton
Seeds

April 30, 2007
Neil Young
Live at Massey Hall

April 29, 2007
Son Volt
The Search

April 22, 2007
Wax Poetic
Copenhagen

April 15, 2007
Amy Winehouse
Back To Black

April 15, 2007
Elvis Perkins
Ash Wednesday

April 13, 2007
The Apples In Stereo
New Magnetic Wonder

April 13, 2007
Willy Mason
If the Ocean Gets Rough

April 12, 2007
Aqualong
Memory Man

April 12, 2007
Rickie Lee Jones
The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard

April 11, 2007
Andrew Bird
Armchair Apocrypha

April 11, 2007
Johanna Kunin
Clouds Electric

April 11, 2007
Kristoffer Ragnstam
Sweet Bills

April 11, 2007
Peter Bjorn and John
Writers Block

April 11, 2007
The Arcade Fire
Neon Bible

April 11, 2007
Tom Brosseau
Grand Forks

April 2, 2007
Air
Pocket Symphony

April 2, 2007
Sondre Lerche
Phantom Punch

March 27, 2007
Ben Rudnick and Friends
Graces Bell

March 27, 2007
Guggenheim Grotto
Waltzing Alone

March 26, 2007
Damien Rice
9

March 25, 2007
BOCA 2007
BOCA 2007

March 23, 2007
Antje Duvekot
Big Dream Boulevard

March 23, 2007
Dean & Britta
Back Numbers

March 23, 2007
Hi Tek
Hi Teknology 2: The Chip

March 23, 2007
Jim Jones
Hustlers POME

March 23, 2007
Various Artists
WERS Presents: Music For The Independent Mind Vol. 2

March 23, 2007
Various Artists
New Orleans Playground

March 23, 2007
Of Montreal
Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?

March 23, 2007
Richie Spice
In the Streets of Africa

March 23, 2007
RZA
Afro Samurai

March 23, 2007
Swan Lake
Beast Moans

March 23, 2007
Triple Threat
Introducing the Threat Gang

March 19, 2007
Bonobo
Days to Come

March 19, 2007
The Bird And The Bee
The Bird And The Bee

March 10, 2007
Lily Allen
Alright, Still

March 8, 2007
Camera Obscura
If Looks Could Kill

March 8, 2007
Sarah Borges
Diamonds In The Dark

March 8, 2007
The Shins
Wincing The Night Away

March 7, 2007
The Memory Band
Apron Strings

March 6, 2007
Yusuf Islam
An Other Cup

March 4, 2007
Badly Drawn Boy
Born In The U.K.

March 4, 2007
Brett Dennen
So Much More

March 4, 2007
Chris Thile
How to Grow a Woman from the Ground

March 4, 2007
Erin McKeown
Sing You Sinners

March 4, 2007
Fink
Biscuits for Breakfast

March 4, 2007
Gob Iron
Death Songs for the Living

March 4, 2007
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Live at the Filmore East

March 4, 2007
Sean Lennon
Friendly Fire

March 4, 2007
Shawn Colvin
These Four Walls

March 4, 2007
The Slip
Eisenhower

March 4, 2007
Willie Nelson
Songbird

March 3, 2007
Ivy League
London Bridges

March 3, 2007
Midlake
The Trials of Van Occupanther

March 3, 2007
The Postmarks
S/T

March 2, 2007
Owen
At Home With Owen

February 6, 2007
Space Captain
Close Your Eyes...OK- Now Open Them

January 27, 2007
Kate Klim
Up and Down and Up Again

January 27, 2007
Melou
Communication

January 14, 2007
Off the Beat
Kenophobia

January 2, 2007
Ghostface Killah
More Fish

December 22, 2006
Mighty Mystic
Wake Up The World: The Mixtape vol. 2

November 15, 2006
Damien Jurado
And Now That I'm In Your Shadow

November 14, 2006
Nouvelle Vague
Bande A Part

November 14, 2006
Portastatic
Be Still Please

November 12, 2006
Firedrill!
Rock, Paper, Scissors

November 11, 2006
Audra McDonald
Build a Bridge

November 11, 2006
B.U. Dear Abbeys
Abbeys Road

November 11, 2006
Vienna Teng
Dreaming Through the Noise

November 10, 2006
Black Moon
Alter the Chemistry

November 10, 2006
Cast of Grey Gardens
Original Cast Recording

November 10, 2006
Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley
Opposite You

November 9, 2006
Ani DeFranco
Reprieve

November 9, 2006
Madeleine Peyroux
Half the Perfect World

November 8, 2006
Boot Camp Clik
The Last Stand

November 8, 2006
Guster
Ganging Up on the Sun

November 8, 2006
UNC Loreleis
Downstairs

November 7, 2006
Beenie Man
Undisputed

November 7, 2006
Prince
Planet Earth

November 6, 2006
Amos Lee
Supply and Demand

November 6, 2006
Beirut
Gulag Orkestar

November 6, 2006
Ben Folds
Supersunnyspeedgraphic, The LP

November 6, 2006
Ben Kweller
Ben Kweller

November 6, 2006
John Legend
Once Again

November 6, 2006
Rilo Kiley
Under the Blacklight

November 6, 2006
Robert Pollard
Normal Happiness

November 6, 2006
Robin Thicke
The Evolution Of Robin Thicke

November 6, 2006
Summer Hymns
Backward Masks

November 6, 2006
Zero 7
The Garden

November 5, 2006
Mountain Goats
Get Lonely

November 5, 2006
The Decemberists
The Crane Wife

October 31, 2006
Regina Spektor
Begin To Hope

October 16, 2006
Brazilian Girls
Talk to La Bomb

October 16, 2006
Street Dogs
Fading American Dream

October 16, 2006
The Flying Pickets
Everyday

October 16, 2006
TV on the Radio
Return to Cookie Mountain

October 9, 2006
Tanya Stephens
Rebelution

October 6, 2006
Sleepy Brown
Mr. Brown

October 6, 2006
Sufjan Stevens
The Avalanche

September 3, 2006
Sparklehorse
Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain

August 14, 2006
Bob Dylan
Modern Times

August 14, 2006
Chris Smither
Leave The Light On

August 11, 2006
Corinne Bailey Rae
Corinne Bailey Rae

June 23, 2006
A Band of Bees
Octopus

May 14, 2006
Tilly and the Wall
Bottoms of Barrels

March 14, 2006
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Dave Chappelle's Block Party Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

March 8, 2006
Ghostface Killah
Fishscale