The Advantage, Advantage (Rue Christine)
Trey Anastasio, Seis de Mayo (Elektra)
Anthrax, Music of Mass Destruction: Live in Chicago (Sanctuary)
Architecture in Helsinki, Fingers Crossed (Bar/None)
Atom & His Package, Hair: Debatable (Hopeless)
Automatic Black, De-Evolution (Arista)
Gene Autry/Parker Fess/Buddy Ebsen, Western Adventures and Others (DRG)
The Butchies, Make Yr Life (Yep Roc)
Calexico, Convict Pool (Quarterstick)
Johnny Cash, My Mother's Hymn Book (Lost Highway)
James Chance, Sax Education (Tiger Style)
Dark Lotus, Black Rain (Psychopathic)
Dead Poetic, New Medicines (Tooth & Nail)
Dilated Peoples, Neighborhood Watch (Capitol)
Tommy Dorsey, Early Jazz Sides 1932-1937 (Jazz Legends)
Fire Divine, It's All a Blur (Deep Elm)
William Hung, William Hung (Koch)
The Kingsmen, All-Time Favorites (New Haven)
Barry Manilow, 2 Nights Live (BMG Heritage)
Manta Ray, Estratexa (Film Guerrero)
Modest Mouse, Good News for People Who Love Bad News (Sony)
The O'Jays, Together We Are One (Capitol)
Old Time Relijun, Lost Light (K)
On! air! library!, On Air Library (Arena Rock Recording)
On the Speakers, On the Speakers (Universal)
Orphaned Land, Mabool (Century Media)
Pro-Pain, Fistful of Hate (Candlelight)
Pulley, Matters (Epitaph)
Rah Digga, Everything Is a Story (J-Records)
Rahzel, Rahzel's Greatest Knockouts (Readyrock)
Seachange, Lay of the Land (Matador)
Ron Sexsmith, Retriever (Nettwerk)
Roger Smith, Just Enough (V2)
Sweetback, Stage 2 (Sony)
Tears for Fears, Everybody Loves a Happy Ending (Arista)
They Might Be Giants, Indestructible Object (Barsuk)
Throbbing Gristle, Mutant TG (Mute)
Tortoise, It's All Around You (Thrill Jockey)
Various Artists, Tribute to Teenage Fanclub: What a Concept? (Not Lame)
The Waifs, Shelter Me (Compass)—Cooper Cruz
This article appears in Apr 1-7, 2004.