Never been their biggest fan, but this record found its way into my weekly rotation quite often. More structured, less snarky.

Yes, we all like Canyoneer more, but this is a solid record from a great melodic hardcore band.

Much like the band's history in cover art selections, their latest offering is much of the same, with a little bit of a twist - not a bad thing at all.

N.Y.'s finest MC returns to his roots to deliver the best hip-hop record of 2012.

Lyrically honest and stripped down, and arguably Barry's best solo effort to date.

Gimmick or not, these guys write some great pop-punk tunes, and released the best pop-punk record of 2012.

It's the Bouncing Souls; they'd have to pull a H2O Go to not make my year-end list.

Their third full-length and first for indie-juggernaut Epitaph, Dunder Mifflen's favorite sons deliver a stellar record to solidify their place as one of the most exciting young bands around.

Everything I could have hoped for and more from one of my favorite bands of all time. There's not much I can say about HWM that hasn't been said before; if you like HWM you probably own this record. If you don't like HWM, your loss.

The jump to a major label and a legendary producer had no negative impact on the best record of the year. The title track alone makes this album worth the purchase, and the rest is far from filler.