I'm actually pretty hesitant to declare how I feel about an album until I'm well familiar with it. I still want to put what I'm listening to on my site somewhere, though, so here's a compromise. These are 140 character first impressions of albums that I know somewhat, but not enough to confidently write a review on. I'm pretty sure my opinion will change on these as they get more spins, so expect the final word in the main review section soon.

Editors - The Back Room (2005): Dark, pumping, catchy 80s-by-2000s indie rock, icy guitar stabs and deep vocals. Really ace stuff. The most original, no, but damn striking.

Standout track: "Blood"

Spin Doctors - Pocket Full of Kryptonite (1991): At its worst, it's the Red Hot Hippie Peppers. If you liked "Two Princes" and "Little Miss", it's all kinda maddeningly like that.

Standout track: "Forty or Fifty"

Everything But the Girl - Temperamental (1999): Like a club, a lot of glossy, boomy style, but hard to remember much afterwards. Tracey Thorn's soulful rambles are the best part about it.

Standout track: "Lullaby of Clubland"

Soundgarden - Live From the Artists Den (2019): Even Chris didn't sing like Chris at the end, yeesh! Not a total croakfest, thankfully—good, if kinda routine, performances, and fun banter.

Standout track: "Hunted Down"

Fatboy Slim - Palookaville (2004): As fucking bonkers as a Clone Hero mashup. Where does this boy get all these wonderful samples? I HEARD SHEL SILVERSTEIN IN THERE.

Standout track: "Slash Dot Dash"