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The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2020
New music has lost a lot of hold on me over the last few years. And two years ago I decided that instead of trying to keep up with it all, I’d look back at music history and listen to … Continue reading
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2010s in Review: The Best Music Videos
While the music video has basically disappeared from any place of prominence, plenty of filmmakers crafted short and long-form pieces that stunned me. Beyoncé – Lemonade Directors: Kahlil Joseph and Beyoncé Instantly iconic, this defined the term “visual album” and … Continue reading
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Tagged beyonce, childish gambino, girl talk, janelle monae, lcd soundsystem, lonely island, ok go, radiohead, sturgill simpson, Tierra whack
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2010s in Review: The Best Songs, Part 3
This is Part 3 of a four-part series. Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. Listen to a Spotify playlist of these songs here. M83 – “Outro” From the album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming While “Midnight City” became the default … Continue reading
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Tagged ariel pink, ariel pink's haunted graffiti, bruno mars, Cardi B, conor oberst, david ramirez, frank ocean, janelle monae, josh ritter, kacey musgraves, katy perry, kevin parker, m83, mark ronson, miguel, Mitski, moby, mumford and sons, of monsters and men, old 97's, one direction, paramore, penguin prison, phosphorescent, radiohead, rihanna, robyn, run the jewels
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2018 in Review: The Best Songs
Sometimes, making my best albums list can feel like a chore. There’s so much music out there, and narrowing it down to my 10 favorites sometimes feels pointless. But I often feel like my best songs list is better representative … Continue reading
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2013 in Review: The Best Albums
10. CHVRCHES — The Bones of What You Believe / Cut Copy — Free Your Mind I honestly couldn’t pick between these, the two best electronic albums of the year. The former is a promising debut, the latter continuing … Continue reading
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Tagged arcade fire, arctic monkeys, churches, chvrches, cut copy, daft punk, david bowie, fall out boy, foals, foxygen, frightened rabbit, haim, janelle monae, kanye west, kurt vile, lady gaga, local natives, lorde, mutual benefit, my bloody valentine, neko case, one direction, shane carruth, sky ferreira, vampire weekend, veronica falls, yo la tengo
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