2Pac, Loyal to the Game (Amaru/Interscope)
Afroman, 4ro:20, (Hungry Hustler)
Ashanti, Concrete Rose (Def Jam)
Stiv Bators, L.A. Confidential (Bomp)
Betty, Snowbiz (Betty Rules)
Bertrand Burgalat, Sssound of Mmmusic (EMI)
Tina Brooks, True Blue (EMI)
Bzots, Powered Up (Starlight)
Descended, Harmonic Dissonance (Artist One-Stop)
Willy DeVille, Best of Willy DeVille (Wagram)
Dov, Journey to Eden (Artist One-Stop)
Drag the River, Hey Buddies (Suburban Home)
Dave Edwards, Take Another Look (Artist One-Stop)
The Enablers, Sweet Fuck All (Suburban Home)
Farma, Farma (Wishing Tree)
Gabinete Caligari, Privado (EMI)
Cary Grace, Book of Rhymes (Artist One-Stop)
Merle Haggard, Unforgettable (Capitol)
Impaled Nazarene, Decade of Decadance (Osmose)
Irregular, Dialect (Artist One-Stop)
Rose Laurens, Africa (Wagram)
Magma, Uber Kommandoh (Atom)
Chris Marsol, Rockit Science (Vision Entertainment)
Daniel Melero, Coleccion Rock Nacional (BMG International)
Moris, Coleccion Rock Nacional (BMG International)
Reamonn, Dream No. 7 (EMI)
Nitin Sawhney, Beyond Skin (Outcaste)
Scientific American, Strong for the Future (Mush)
Slade, Nobody's Fools (Universal International)
Slowdive, Catch the Breeze (Sanctuary)
Snow Patrol, When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (Jeepster)
Spiderbait, Flight of Wally Funk (Universal International)
The Spits, 19 Million AC (Dirtnap)
Sporto Kantes, 2ND Round (Wagram)
Sterling Loons, What to Do in Trouble (Artist One-Stop)
Stiff Little Fingers, Backs Against the Wall (EMI)
Sylvia Telles, It Might as Well Be Spring (Dubas Musica)
Ten, Spellbound (Frontiers)
Xzibit, Weapons of Mass Destruction (Sony)—Leilani Polk
This article appears in Dec 8-14, 2004.