new introductory bit here.

This is a reviews page based on my own collection, which just keeps growing despite itself. If it isn't listed here, it's because I don't own it yet, or I haven't gotten around to it yet.

Also, bother your local "new rock" radio station and make sure they are playing "new rock" and not "Rock the Casbah," which is not new.

note: entries in red text indicate my pick for the artist's best available album. A gold numeral indicates the POPocalypse winner of the year's best album; second- and third-place winners are in blue. Green lettering indicates an obviously exploitative record company compilation without apparent artist input.

British DJ Sonique began a career of session work in 1990, providing background vocals for the likes of S'Express. Emerging with a distribution deal that involves no less than five labels in America, her 1998 debut single "It Feels So Good" was reissued in 2000, leading into a patchy album with strong dance and R&B backgrounds, but an occasionally anonymous presentation. It includes a unique and well-executed cover of "I Put a Spell on You" and a tame, note-for-note cover of Amanda Ghost's "Empty."