The 2000s
From the indie and garage-rock revivals to post-punk, hip-hop and electronic music — explore our album reviews from a decade transformed by new sounds and the rapidly changing digital age.
2000s Reviews
Album Review: Björk’s Selmasongs
Blurring the lines between soundtrack and storytelling, Selmasongs sees Björk step into character like never before—delivering an album…
Album Review: Beck’s Sea Change
With Sea Change, Beck trades irony for introspection in a bold stylistic shift.
Album Review: Foals’ Antidotes
Foals launched their career not with an explosion, but with a controlled detonation.
Album Review: David Bowie’s Reality
David Bowie’s Reality finds the icon trading spectacle for sincerity.
Album Review: David Bowie’s Heathen
With Heathen, David Bowie delivered a haunting meditation on time, faith, and loss. This album isn’t about reinvention—it’s…
Album Review: My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance didn’t just release an album—they orchestrated a rock opera about death, legacy, and spectacle.
Album Review: Björk’s Drawing Restraint 9
Björk’s Drawing Restraint 9 challenges traditional album formats with its meditative fusion of Japanese instruments and avant-garde soundscapes.
Album Review: Björk’s Medúlla
Björk’s Medúlla strips music down to the human voice, crafting a daring, raw, and deeply emotional album that…
Album Review: Portishead’s Third
Eleven years after reshaping trip-hop, Portishead returned with Third—a jarring, minimalist masterpiece that dares to unravel everything they…
Album Review: Björk’s Volta
Brimming with global beats, political fire, and Björk’s signature unpredictability, Volta is a vibrant detour that both dazzles…
Album Review: Blink-182’s Blink-182
Once known for their playful irreverence, blink-182 took a daring left turn with their self-titled album—an emotionally charged,…
Album Review: Queen of the Stone Age’s Songs For The Deaf
With thunderous riffs, cryptic lyrics, and a surreal radio concept, Songs for the Deaf isn't just an album—it's…
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