Aesop Rock, Bazooka Tooth (Definitive Jux)
Against All Authority, Live at the Fireside Bowl (Liberation)
Riow Arai, Mind Edit (Leaf)
Peabo Bryson, Bedroom Classics, Vol. 2 (Rhino)
The Change, Change (Fight Fire With Fire)
Chemlab, Oxidizer (Underground Inc)
Crime In Stereo, Explosives and the Will to Use Them (Blackout Lumberjack)
The Cure, Join the Dots: B-sides and Rarities, 1978-2001 (Elektra)
DJ Venom, Straight Bangin', Vol. 3 (Topaz)
Eamon, Eamon (Jive)
Echo & Bunnymen, Echo & Bunnymen (Rhino)
Elbow, Cast of Thousands (V2)
Emery, Weak's End (Tooth & Nail)
Eucharist, Mirrorworlds (The End)
Marvin Gaye, Concert Anthology (Cleopatra)
Isaac Hayes, For the Sake of Love/Don't Let It Go (Raven)
Helmet, Unsung: The Best of Helmet 1991-1997 (Interscope)
King Curtis, King of the Sax (Varese)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Raise Your Spirit Higher (Heads Up)
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Spanish Fly/Straight to the Sky (Collectables)
The Alan Lomax Collection, Caribbean Voyage (Rounder)
The Alan Lomax Collection, Deep River of Song: Louisiana (Catch That Train)
Madball, Nyhc (Thorp)
Dana Mase, Thread of Blue (Lightyear)
Molly Hatchet, 25th Anniversary: Best of Re-Recorded (SPV U.S.)
Obituary, End Complete/World Demise (Roadrunner)
Teddy Pendergrass, Bedroom Classics, Vol. 1 (Rhino)
Tito Puente & His Latin Ensemble, Party at Puente's Place (Concord Jazz)
Damien Rice, O (Warner Brothers)
Katy Rose, Because I Can (V2)
Percy Sledge, 20 Best of Percy Sledge (Madacy)
Some Girls, Some Girls (Deathwish Inc.)
Southern Culture on the Skids, Mojo Box (Yep Roc)
Stereolab, Margerine Eclipse (Elektra)
10,000 Maniacs, Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown (Elektra)
Throbbing Gristle, TG+ (Mute)
Twista, Kamikaze (Atlantic)
Weird War, If You Can't Beat "Em, Bite "Em (Drag City)
Yes, Ultimate Yes (Rhino)
— Cooper Cruz
This article appears in Jan 22-28, 2004.
