Artist: The XX. Album: XX.
Artist: OneRepublic. Album: Waking Up.
Artist: Air. Album: Love 2.
Artist: First Aid Kit. Album: The Big Black and the Blue.
Artist: Local Natives. Album: Gorilla Manor.
Artist: Holly Miranda. Album: The Magician's Private Library.
Artist: Yeasayer. Album: Odd Blood.
Paul Greengrass has taken the Green Zone from Rajiv Chandrasekaran's thoughtfully observed Imperial Life in the Emerald City and fashioned it into his own heart-pounding Greengrass Zone; and while it's a skillful transformation, it's debatable how much of the source material's subtlety and insight remain. It may be time for the filmmaker to move outside his own comfort zone and venture beyond political thrillers. PS. Nice Henry Czerny impression, Greg Kinnear. Grade: B-
Tim Burton is an Ambien overdose away from becoming an Adobe After Effects plug-in. Grade: F
Artist: Polly Scattergood. Album: Polly Scattergood.
Artist: The Blue Van. Album: Man Up.
Artist: Foals. Album: Antidotes.
Artist: Miss Li. Album: Late Night Heartbroken Blues.