For clarification, being on this list doesn't necessarily mean the album was awful but it does indicate that I expected much more. Many of these artists are brilliant but somehow the artistry didn't click here or the songs simply just didn't inspire:
1.Fryars Power:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQtjLuoTneF4FB6Zls00nlaH3fGWYlg51d0HCr8R2lShJQgoCwHxlmqZ2KPHWB1g_NhRo978kL1Y9dLyGgXOKqKX-6N36Cj53IiCutPKETbGuyNow_ILEnvUaaRJLFVL6rCiDl1aFAEw/s320/fryars.jpg)
reinventing Britpop five years ago has apparently taken a toll on Ben Garrett. Wake me up when he does. (METACRITIC N/A)
2. Foxygen …And Star Power:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsbKVe9Vzs6FKY2wWvRHC5lyL6B63RHsD8Z05O11XzaYbZZ6soo53LxSoM_siyZbF9WM78pK7JHjr4Ag4skj1K9APwATwUmGEy4J1WP7ceARFiYywrjMUg_1V54qX3pkvxUDAzagbHZY/s320/foxygen.jpg)
after a stellar 2013, the band returned with the worst April Fool’s trick ever: drunken snippets posing as an album. (METACRITIC 6/10)
3. Mac DeMarco Salad Days:
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Demarco treads a fine line and he crossed it. (METACRITIC 8.2/10)
4. Moonface City Wrecker:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhso2v7AuXZNwHhAXIarMwbGc92LLOXYlsiiljuN96xkEcTjrNbMpt881Ie3TZ6s-92MsGTuSse9aXqeLyujd4OT9Fs8To5Pp29bxw0HuUjaDFxI4wf0c3FtA2T2DBA9WfoNR8Ml5Nn1CE/s320/spencerkrug.jpg)
Spencer Krug continues his pinning while we all wait for the lover’s backlash.
(METACRITIC 7.6/10)
5. Popstrangers Fortuna:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GvcDFwMroEPzTmprl9ZbUub0uiZ8X0CfppjccaGFzPXGvWcT-7T8TOPoHUvOacUbEPTRCIZoU91ow9ugvPuJ3f1EbwYYSK4SvM7RkLWtRTj0ByLey0iYFC8sq1gxgg9Z2g-XBvPXlnQ/s320/v600_Fortuna_front_cover.jpg)
ragged and disjointed sophomore slump. (METACRITIC 7.4/10)
6. Sharon van Etten Are We There:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhBvc5l75g8dhravY-qnCU2JU13rlmnItpT_u9BkHAZP05AYwJAEO8Xu9IL0WHhyphenhyphenSpyA2leuY-LPsEDm6iOrFaFvncqrGDvCHwm5Z8jxeoP3VLurSosUm7SgLpt_2PkSi7NNk5V5Nr6s/s320/sharonvanetten.jpg)
at the pedestrian rate this album goes, I dount van Etten will reach to her destination. (METACRITIC 8.6/10)
7. The Doppelgangaz Peace Kehd:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOaWmkKPkUohOKWUeSus-K5IXWE8CmDD5DBiDRc3ycK6gXu8ZKG6a-NOodkgVcST6VicD8YvWushc5J2TzDr-L2FvPacSoGUEg7dWScLxyRWrWHxisODIYA3bUm8hwD33qKbaWdtJK9w/s320/The-Doppelgangaz-Peace-Kehd.jpg)
not bad but not an improvement on their previous outing. (METACRITIC N/A)
8. The Black Keys Turn Blue:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7WXO5wD8mIZiAFIAJ9sWFzZzTeZL4AmCJpQpk7quFx3Kga_KEZUZQyoLpzDwBCgEnATb8s-XeBOhhM3EGm4MCpi8BuECMf9Ln2d_psMwBZjO7Jj0lc8zW2SISNGtZKYMemTOplaf7Gc/s320/blackkeys.jpg)
alt-rock’s most consistent band finally put out an album without that special touch. (METACRITIC 7.2/10)
9. Tricky Adrian Thaws:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7Cvuwt0fTclFuSRXZStsbzKaZA1xuLNY1zPaLxcUnrMEdkMqFNi5jwGGQKuiedy7AHArvU0e-bK7px9DDJGSF9-Gfv0G9KupXrK4_aWpWsScJo2pA72BcVC9D3mMzujaF8_ZpAS8-0w/s320/tricky-Adrian-Thaws.jpg)
though his riffs remain engaging, this album finally put the boring atmosphere squarely in this phase of his career. (METACRITIC 6.7/10)
10. Spoon They Want My Soul:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhlABylQFgttN1EujbrLsCj3i_pcKJVDfT1Rg6R4nyqkTEZv9UdL9jRsVvtz59Mf3FIQfdXYuRIXIljOlfpPjgSFf2_2DFQ5HTKCV91sPVzvNRvDgjCc7M7oUtMffJTZK4s9qa2jtlLE/s320/spoon.jpg)
after four years away, I expected a tad much more.
(METACRITIC 8.1/10)
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