Patrick Watson said the goal of his band’s third album was to give listeners “melodic goosebumps.” Mission accomplished.

Floating was simply one of the best rock debuts ever by a Louisville band. That’s a big statement, but one Invaders backed up 11 times on their debut.

If only the disc lived up to its title. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what doesn’t work; it may be as simple as the effort showing so clearly.

The spacious production style of past albums confined Bowerbirds to an open room: a sweet-sounding yet stationary setting for vivid music to unfold.

Combining sounds from disparate genres and eras, Always takes the listener on a journey of catchy, sexy, misery.

This is a distracting record.

The lineup alone makes a solid case for future top-10 lists. Dr.

The first thing you’ll notice about Led by Love is its clarity. Rhody’s happy melodies and soft voice pour out of speakers in HD.

Would you like someone other than a New Jersey millionaire to sing on behalf of the dispossessed?

If tears were liquor, I’d’ve drunk myself sick, Lanegan sings in “St. Louis Elegy,” and such a worldview does a pretty good job summing up this album.