Confessions of a Music Snob

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The music database started as a small project to document my music collection. That project spiraled out of control beyond a simple list to include album reviews, ratings, artist profiles, meta analysis, and more. Search the database or just see everything.


Album Spotlight

Format CD
Genre(s) Ska, Punk
Released 1998
Updated February 15th, 2020

I won't try to convince you that ska-punk with a hint of metal tossed in can be fun. You'll just have to take my word for it.


Recent Reviews

Added May 25th, 2026
The only Alkaline Trio album I can get all the way through, and that’s with a heavy dose of high school nostalgia. The lyrics have aged quite poorly, but the way the bass, drums, guitar, and...
I appreciate the influence of this album, with some folks crediting it with inventing noise rock. But it's the one from the Velvets that I listen to least. Influence isn't everything.
Added May 24th, 2026
Such an interesting follow up to their debut with Nico. This dispenses with most of the craziness in lieu of up close and personal confessionals. Quiet, devotional, stripped down. Almost like it was...
Added May 23rd, 2026
The version of Sundress here is superior to the one on Electra 2000.
Added May 23rd, 2026
You won’t be disappointed joining the Melvins on their deranged journey to nowhere. 
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What's In Rotation

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5 stars
#3 for 2005
Format Digital
Genre(s) Indie
Released 2005
Updated April 1st, 2026

This is quite good. Harrowing, nostalgiac, optimistic, horrifying. It's the emotional rollercoaster that makes makes this work and perhaps what allows so many people to connect with Sufjan's music across his discography.

The duo of this and Seven Swans has now possibly been outdone by Carrie & Lowell.

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