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Thursday, October 25th, 2001
.: John Cale: Sun Blindness Music [Table of the Elements; 8.5]
.: Heavenly: Heavenly vs. Satan [K; 8.5]
.: Utah!: Zoo Sounds & Destructovision EP [Arborvitae; 5.9]
.: Quasi: Early Recordings [Touch and Go; 5.2]

Wednesday, October 24th, 2001
.: Dismemberment Plan: Change [DeSoto; 8.6]
.: Kid606: P.S. You Love Me [Mille Plateaux; 6.8]
.: Sufjan Stevens: Enjoy Your Rabbit [Asthmatic Kitty; 7.7]
.: Takagi Masakatsu: Pia [Carpark; 4.0]

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2001
.: Owls: Owls [Jade Tree; 7.0]
.: Halifax Pier: Put Your Gloves On and Wave [Temporary Residence; 7.4]
.: Timeout Drawer: A Difficult Future [Someoddpilot; 7.0]
.: Centro-Matic: Distance and Clime [Idol; 6.9]

Monday, October 22nd, 2001
.: Fugazi: The Argument [Dischord; 8.5]
.: Court and Spark: Bless You [Absolutely Kosher; 9.0]
.: Visitor Jim: Visitor Jim [Fortune; 7.0]
.: S.I. Futures: The Mission Statement [Novamute; 5.4]

Friday, October 19th, 2001
.: Fridge: Happiness [Temporary Residence; 7.7]
.: Per Mission: A Ritual Loop [Monitor; 6.7]
.: Los Straitjackets: Sing Along With... [Yep Roc; 7.2]
.: Spain: I Believe [Restless; 5.8]

Thursday, October 18th, 2001
.: Oysterhead: The Grand Pecking Order [Asylum/Elektra; 6.0]
.: Gez Varley: Bayou Paradis [Mille Plateaux; 7.7]
.: Pilot to Gunner: Games at High Speeds [Gern Blandsten; 7.7]
.: Frankie Sparo: Arena Hostile EP [Constellation; 7.4]

Wednesday, October 17th, 2001
.: Album Leaf: One Day I'll Be on Time [Tiger Style; 5.9]
.: Need New Body: Need New Body [Cenotaph; 8.9]
.: Metrovavan: Retrofitting [Darla; 7.0]
.: Lupine Howl: The Carnivorous Lunar... [Beggars Banquet; 6.0]

Tuesday, October 16th, 2001
.: John Coltrane: The Olatunji Concert [Impulse!; 10.0]
.: Landing: Oceanless [Strange Attractors; 8.0]
.: Loscil: Triple Point [Kranky; 6.9]
.: VA: The Funky Precedent, Vol. 2 [Matador; 6.5]

Monday, October 15th, 2001
.: The Strokes: Is This It [RCA; 9.1]
.: Simian: Chemistry Is What We Are [Astralwerks; 7.7]
.: The National: The National [Brassland; 6.6]
.: Frankie Sparo: My Red Scare [Constellation; 6.1]

Friday, October 12th, 2001
.: Polysics: Hey! Bob! My Friend! [Asian Man; 9.0]
.: Sun City Girls: Libyan Dream [Abduction; 7.4]
.: Three 4 Tens: Change Is on Its Way [File 13; 7.0]
.: Vue: Find Your Home [Sub Pop; 6.4]

Thursday, October 11th, 2001
.: Miles Davis: It's About That Time [Columbia; 9.5]
.: Black Box Recorder: The Worst of... [Jetset; 7.3]
.: Telefon Tel Aviv: Fahrenheit Fair Enough [Hefty; 6.8]
.: David S. Ware: Corridors & Parallels [AUM Fidelity; 6.2]

Wednesday, October 10th, 2001
.: Superchunk: Here's to Shutting Up [Merge; 7.9]
.: Edith Frost: Wonder Wonder [Drag City; 8.7]
.: The Apes: The Fugue in the Fog [Frenchkiss, 7.8]
.: June Panic: The Silver Sound Sessions [Secretly Canadian; 7.4]

Tuesday, October 9th, 2001
.: Ryan Adams: Gold [Lost Highway; 6.0]
.: Kristian, Shalabi, St Onge: Kristian, Shalabi, St Onge [Alien8; 8.2]
.: Constantines: 13 Songs [Three Gut; 7.8]
.: Blueline Medic: The Apology Wars [Fueled by Ramen; 7.0]

Monday, October 8th, 2001
.: Boredoms: Rebore, Vol. 0 [WEA International; 8.4]
.: Rufus Wainwright: Poses [DreamWorks; 8.6]
.: Starship Beer: Nut Music [Unheard Music Series/Atavistic; 6.5]
.: Kammerflimmer Kollektief: Hysteria [After Hours/Bubblecore; 5.0]

Friday, October 5th, 2001
.: Modest Mouse: Everywhere & His Nasty Parlour Tricks [Epic; 7.8]
.: Lumen: The Man Felt an Iron Hand... [Temporary Residence; 8.0]
.: Appliance: Imperial Metric [Mute; 7.8]
.: IfiHadAHiFi: Ones and Zeroes [No Karma; 7.5]

Thursday, October 4th, 2001
.: Neutral Milk Hotel: Everything Is [Orange Twin; 6.0]
.: Bogdan Raczynski: My Love I Love [Rephlex; 8.1]
.: Cruiser: Northern Electric [Devil in the Woods; 6.9]
.: VA: Tribute to the Shaggs [Animal World; 6.2]

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2001
.: Acid Mothers Temple: The New Geocentric World of... [Squealer; 8.9]
.: Tara Jane O'Neil: In the Sun Lines [Touch & Go; 7.0]
.: Erase Errata: Other Animals [Troubleman Unlimited; 7.9]
.: Rival Schools: United by Fate [Island; 6.3]

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2001
.: Jeff Buckley: Live a L'Olympia [Columbia; 8.3]
.: Daniel Johnston: Rejected Unknown [Gammon; 7.5]
.: Richie Hawtin: DE9: Closer to the Edit [Novamute; 7.9]
.: Mus: Aida (Bliss Out, Vol. 17) [Darla; 7.6]

Monday, October 1st, 2001
.: Sparklehorse: It's a Wonderful Life [Capitol; 7.7]
.: John Zorn: Madness, Love & Mysticism [Tzadik; 7.6]
.: Jetone: Ultramarin [Force Inc.; 7.6]
.: Q-Burns Abstract Message: Invisible... [Astralwerks; 4.7]

Friday, September 28th, 2001
.: Marumari: Supermogadon [Carpark; 7.8]
.: Kelly Hogan: Because It Feel Good [Bloodshot; 6.1]
.: Mr Wright: Hello Is Anyone Out There [Le Grand Magistery; 7.2]
.: Explosion Robinson: The Luxury Leader [Slabco; 5.7]

Thursday, September 27th, 2001
.: Lambchop: Tools in the Dryer [Merge; 6.7]
.: Graeme Downes: Hammers and Anvils [Matador; 8.5]
.: Scott Tuma: Hard Again [Truckstop/Atavistic; 7.5]
.: Lesser: Mensa Dance Squad [Tigerbeat6; 4.9]

Wednesday, September 26th, 2001
.: Iran: Iran [tUMULt; 9.6]
.: Faust: Faust/So Far [Collector's Choice; 9.0/9.6]
.: Original Brothers and Sisters: H.O.M.E.S. [Telegraph; 7.3.]
.: Ida: The Braille Night [Tiger Style; 5.0]

Tuesday, September 25th, 2001
.: (Smog): Rain on Lens [Drag City; 7.5]
.: Stars of the Lid: Tired Sounds of... [Kranky; 8.6]
.: eX-Girl: Back to the Mono Kero [Ipecac; 6.8]
.: ABPK: God Save the ABPK [Southern; 6.6]

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RATING KEY
10.0: Indispensable, classic
9.5-9.9: Spectacular
9.0-9.4: Amazing
8.5-8.9: Exceptional; will likely rank among writer's top ten albums of the year
8.0-8.4: Very good
7.5-7.9: Above average; enjoyable
7.0-7.4: Not brilliant, but nice enough
6.0-6.9: Has its moments, but isn't strong
5.0-5.9: Mediocre; not good, but not awful
4.0-4.9: Just below average; bad outweighs good by just a little bit
3.0-3.9: Definitely below average, but a few redeeming qualities
2.0-2.9: Heard worse, but still pretty bad
1.0-1.9: Awful; not a single pleasant track
0.0-0.9: Breaks new ground for terrible
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