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Rock CD Reviews

Reviews, guides and collector notes on rock CDs.

Two Interpol CDs side by side on a wooden table: Our Love to Admire and This Mirror Weighs a Ton
Rock

Don't read music reviews about the music you love

Interpol's new album sent me back to the one time a review changed how I heard a record I already loved. Turns out the psychology backs it up. Listen first. Read later.

05 Sep 2026 · 7 min read

A garage-rock band playing a small brick-walled club in black and white, singer at the mic
Rock

Veni Vidi Vicious on disc: which Hives pressing is the one to own

It shrugged onto shelves in 2000, then sold by the truckload after the band broke in 2002. Here's which pressing of The Hives' garage-rock landmark is worth owning on CD.

20 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

An empty pub band stage at night lit by a single spotlight, drum kit and guitar waiting
Rock

Pub rock on silver: a crate-digger's map of Australia

From Oz-rock staples to the expanded remasters worth the extra dollar — where to dig and what to grab.

09 Jun 2026 · 1 min read