State Radio brought their socially-conscious, reggae-tinged punk jams to The Haunt after a long day of living the rock and roll lifestyle by promoting women's rights and working on a service project. Wait, what?

The Drive-By Truckers delivered a mouth watering performance at State Theatre on Wednesday night, Gina Cargas writes. 

Passion Pit delivered a heartfelt and emotional (though technically imperfect) performance of their technicolor, synthtacular jams at Barton Hall on Saturday night.

Surfer Blood get it right on this quick, simple, easy and tasty EP.

Bomb The Music Industry! delivers yet another fine example of the indie-ska they've been peddling so well since the early 2000's.

Coldplay delivers a more synthetic, dance-oriented album with Mylo Xyloto. Despite the incoherence of the album name, it proves itself to be a cohesive, catchy effort that sees them expanding on their previous works without getting too bombastic.

Real Estate provides a sharper, more focused effort on their sophomore record, balancing the slacker Jersey jams with more upbeat, listener-friendly tunes. 

James Blake's sound on his new EP is a change —  but for the better? Alice Wang is let down.

Bjork single-handedly saves Iceland with a truly bizarre, uniquely Bjorkian release.

Wilco continues to innovate on their latest and first on their own label, dBpm.