Those who enjoy seeking out the layers of composition and the finest of details will no doubt appreciate and gravitate towards a record as expertly crafted as this.

Garden Window shows how a band can be just as destructive without cranking ones volumes up.

Seeker Lover Keeper is a beautiful, harmonious and captivating listen from start to finish.

This could be the record that provides that breakthrough [to mainstream].

The sincerity displayed by Green throughout just makes it very easy for any listener to be fully transfixed by Beautiful Things.

A Flash Flood of Colour is daring, thought provoking, and utterly unpredictable, making it the first bold record of 2012 and Enter Shikari's defining moment.

Employing help from not only Vernon, but also Norah Jones and Francis and the Lights among others, Voyageur is a true gem.

It's basically the third time Attack Attack! have written the same record.

The Maccabees have returned as a highly evolved beast more than ready to be released into the wild world.

A multitude of outrageous pieces that form a solid whole.

A good, solid, rock album that's certainly worthy of Four Year Strong's song writing talents.

A beautifully hazy indie pop record, perfectly suited to hot summer days.

Animals as Leaders have proven that they can rise above the trends that Tosin had a hand in creating, but have not done so perfectly.

For most, the record will be too much--it's messy, it's overdone, it's arrogant, and ultimately it's disappointing – making Radke's return not really worth the wait.

There's much to like about Office of Future Plans, though I suspect its appeal beyond being a throwback to the golden age of angst-ridden but pop-sensible rock music may be rather limited.

Getting Paid is nothing but a precise groove of excellence.

It should be viewed as a major step-up from Reach For The Sun.

Hollandaze is a compelling enough release on feel alone, an album that smartly incorporates a subtle sense of tension, preventing its gauzy textures from devolving into directionless bliss-outs.

While Sea Lions blow through fifteen songs in less than a half-hour, it's startling how nice they all sound as they fly by, and even more so how little remains in memory even a few seconds after the last sweetly chiming note fades into silence.

It does have sort of a Swiss Army Knife Effect: Use what you want only when you need it.

This album is a great start for anyone who leans on the more accessible sides of ambient/indie music.

As one of the last big album releases to close out 2011, it's highly fitting that Ceremonials should be considered perhaps the most beautiful and absorbing of them all.

Although Hot Chelle Rae obviously aren't doing anything new here either, they've mastered the art of cheese pop and took a much more "natural" new route in sound compared to Lovesick Electric.

During the 30 odd minutes of Avalanche United, you hear a revitalized band that's eager to take over the country and at the top of their game.

Despite lacking value in the originality department, though, This Time Next Year has manufactured an album that listeners will be happy to jump around their living rooms to for a while to come.

Much of My Brother's Ears/My Sister's Eyes does tend to bleed together for the most part, but it's a wonderful blend of an experience at that.

Aside from that rather flat conclusion, Nightlife is a solid offering from a unique act who possess a sound all their own, who seem unafraid of exploring all aspects of that sound.

Out of Love is old-timey, fun (yet dark), and deep enough to merit sinking your teeth into it a bit.