Indie Rock

Interpol – Interpol

Interpol’s self-titled fourth album is a bleak portrait of a band in transition.

Flaming Lips – Embryonic

The Flaming Lips’s latest reinvention caps off another magical decade.

Dinosaur Jr. – Farm

Dinosaur Jr.’s ninth album is the band’s first for Jagjaguwar.

Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear’s ornate Veckatimest was the second highest rated of 2009.

St. Vincent – Actor

Annie Clark’s second album as St. Vincent is a grand performance.

Grizzly Bear – Friend

An EP of odds and ends from the Yellow House sessions, plus some friends covering Grizzly Bear originals.

St. Vincent – Marry Me

Annie Clark’s debut oozes class—and no shortage of promise.