Simplicity, elegance, and an extraordinary taste for art in itself, considered as the best way to represent one’s soul and emotions.

 A record capable of making the sun shine and bringing tranquility to all more or less dull moments of this summer.

 Listen to Polly Paulusma's 'Scissors In My Pocket' and experience a beautifully crafted folk journey today!

 Our super depressed shopkeeper comes back to us while we’ve attempted suicide a couple of times... with this People Are Like Season.

 I could play around with my castanets for hours and achieve a much more depressing result.

 Discover if Sophia’s melancholic album suits your mood or explore more engaging indie folk reviews here.

 Each track is a little gem on its own, to be enjoyed without any worry, repeatedly and always with much joy and little boredom.

 A possible indication? How about a "Springsteen on steroids"?

 Listen to Stan Ridgway's Mosquitos and discover a hidden classic of American rock today!

 Green: the green of nature, of ecology, of the earth, and of money.

 This is therefore the green of happiness, optimism, and carefreeness that was felt in those years… the story continues.

 Dive into R.E.M.’s Green and experience its timeless blend of optimism, irony, and rock innovation today!

 Never predictable sounds just around the corner.

 If you manage to get it, you’ll treasure it like a rare gem, to savor a few times, but you’ll discover you can no longer do without it.

 Discover the rare and mesmerizing sounds of Omnia Opera's Red Shift — listen now and experience psychedelic prog like never before!

 Finally, a real singer at the front: Weiland performs admirably even with a repertoire that is not quite typical of his past.

 Velvet Revolver and their Contraband... one of the best things heard in the Rock’n Roll scene in recent months.

 Explore Velvet Revolver’s Contraband and experience the powerful fusion of rock legends and grunge energy.

 Instead, what I have in my hands is a disc in which the authors seem to have largely lost their way.

 A good Rock'n Roll album in 2004 must have two fundamental things: good songs, and drive.

 Discover why Backyard Babies' Stockholm Syndrome fell short and decide if you agree—listen to the album today!

 "Made In Japan is a continuous succession of pearls of absolute beauty and aggressiveness."

 "Made In Japan is rock, nothing more. Period."

 Listen to Made In Japan and experience the power of classic rock’s finest live performance.

 The entire album exudes consistency, and a steady hand that shows how clear the boys' ideas are.

 The guitar sounds, warm and enveloping, also know how to scratch when needed, and the rhythm, from hypnotic, can suddenly become urgent and powerful.

 Listen to Secret Machines' hypnotic blend of indie rock and psychedelia on Now Here Is Nowhere—explore their unique sound today!

 "It seems that this artist’s music doesn’t even pass through the ears but touches directly the heart."

 "This CD should be listened to in one breath, in complete silence, with closed eyes, and it will tell its own story."

 Listen to Ben Harper’s The Will To Live and experience a soulful blend of blues and poetry, then catch a live show for the full magic!

 Anyone who does not know this band and its protean production-evolution must absolutely purchase at least the first two beautiful CDs of the official discography.

 You will discover a group that starts to make absolutely uncategorizable but beautiful music, also catchy; with strong jazz connotations.

 Dive into Steps Ahead's iconic jazz fusion sound—listen to their classic albums and experience their groundbreaking music today!

 This is Fuck your God, bastards!!! and all four of them start off vigorously.

 Tomorrow when I wake up, I’ll be a different metalhead, and the world will appear different to me.

 Dive into the raw power of Deicide's 2004 live show—listen now and feel the brutal force of true death metal!

 Show No Mercy is the 'beginning of it all,' the start of a devastating crescendo leading to masterpieces such as Hell Awaits and Reign In Blood.

 We are facing a timeless masterpiece, much like what was done for Kill 'Em All.

 Dive into the roots of thrash metal—listen to Slayer's Show No Mercy and experience the birth of a metal legend today!

 Floating, wavy, vibrating, minimal sounds filled the room, hypnotizing me.

 In my sleep, I felt numb, weightless as if floating among lazy waves.

 Dive into Trapist's 'Ballroom' and experience hypnotic electronic improvisations from Vienna's experimental trio.

 The music rises and the calm refreshes the room.

 Portishead? Morcheeba? Tricky? Massive? The simple purity of early EBTG?

 Listen to Floris' 'Drunk On Life' and dive into a serene trip-hop journey full of soothing vocals and atmospheric beats.

 Can I kiss you on the boooob, like I did yesterday… sings a kind of silly robot imitating Prince.

 On track 14, they sound like the Black Crowes dazed by smoke, in the priceless 'Don’t Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)' the princely seduction attempt is placed in the mouth of a father talking to his creature.

 Dive into Ween's Pure Guava and experience a wild ride of quirky sounds and hilarious lyrics. Listen now!

 After the hodgepodge of genres that was "Nimrod," you might have wondered which genre Green Day would pursue: rock, the usual pop punk, ska, acoustic ballads? Well, the answer lies in this "Warning:" pop rock.

 "Macy’s Day Parade" follows in the footsteps of "Time Of Your Life" with a few additional elements earning it the title of the best song on the album, and perhaps also of the discography, of the Californians.

 Discover Green Day's evolving sound in Warning—listen now and experience their fresh pop rock vibe!

 A voice like Lady Holiday who has eaten a fisherman and a somewhat brushed drum, a choked jazzy rhythm.

 Music for sitting on the porch longer than necessary, with the front door open to let in just a piece of the starry sky.

 Listen to Jolie Holland's Escondida and experience the soulful revival of ancient American folk music today!

 To this day (along with Faith and Pornography) the best dark album ever released in the history of music.

 Robert Smith’s creativity reaches its peak here, and it was the last masterpiece by The Cure.

 Listen to The Cure’s Disintegration and dive into one of the greatest dark albums ever made.

 I lose myself in the soothing placidity of the non-space, external dimension, in the dense void of the monotonous notes of a Geiger Counter.

 I travel aimlessly in the infinite Radioland, a non-place where I can hover breathlessly, letting neurons roam free and fill with elegant ecstasy.

 Dive into the ethereal world of Kraftwerk's Radio-Activity and experience the pioneering sounds of electronic music.