• Matthew Sweet

    Sunshine Lies
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    Still putting the guitar-centric power into pop that's marginally popular.
  • Slipknot

    All Hope Is Gone
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    Metal's not-so-merry men expand their antisocial growl.
  • Delta Spirit

    Ode to Sunshine
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    Rookies rumble and stomp like sweaty barnstorming aces.
  • The Verve

    Forth
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    If the drugs don't work, why are we still high?
  • David Vandervelde

    Waiting for the Sunrise
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    Savvy glam-pop up-and-comer drifts into a soft-rock sinkhole.
  • The Stills

    Oceans Will Rise
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    Note: More memorable choruses needed for admission to arena.
  • Sonny J

    Disastro
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    Dumpster-diving DJ praises Norman Cook like he should.
  • Shwayze

    Shwayze
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    High-spirited stoner can't really rap, but sure has fun doing it.
  • sBach

    sBACH
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    NES obsessive can't seem to put down the musical joystick.
  • Ra Ra Riot

    The Rhumb Line
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    Rousingly scrappy anthems tinged with eerie musings.