Thomas Schulte give us his 2004 Best Of, a new section of CD/DVD combos and a wrap-up of straggler 2004 new releases!

Rejoicing in the Hands (Young God). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Poor Boy: Songs of Nick Drake (Songlines Recordings). Review by James Mann.

Spoon and Rafter (4AD/ Beggars Banquet). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Not Exotic (Yep Roc). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

A Walk with Rocco (Pagliacci). Review by Stein Haukland.

Mount Eerie (K). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Way To Blue (Island). Review by Ben Varkentine.

Lion & Blue (Little Roar). Review by Stein Haukland.

Broken Girl (Jagjaguwar). Review by Stein Haukland.

All The Walls Are Bare (Film Guerrero). Review by Stein Haukland.

Tom “Tearaway” Schulte whips up an Outsight deluge, complete with analysis of Nick Drake, the Cramps, Betty Blowtorch, Captain Beefheart, Noam Chomsky and der Crue.

Holopaw (Sub Pop). Review by Stein Haukland.

Wallpaper For the Soul (Minty Fresh). Review by Cameron Fascent.

I’m Your Girl (Dark Beloved Cloud). Review by James Mann.

The Creek Drank the Cradle (Sub Pop). Review by Terry Eagan.

No Longer My Concern (Beggars Banquet). Review by Kiran Aditham.

Cobblestone Runway (Nettwerk America). Review by Sean Slone.

Old Blood (Saddle Creek). Review by Stein Haukland.

Trouble Every Day (Beggars Banquet). Review by Stein Haukland.