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20
Feb

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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5
Dec

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged beyonce, childish gambino, girl talk, janelle monae, lcd soundsystem, lonely island, ok go, radiohead, sturgill simpson, Tierra whack | Leave a comment

2
Dec

2010s in Review: The Best Albums, Part 1

Even as the album faded as a cultural force this decade – recently, A Boogie Wit a Hoodie’s Hoodie SZN sold only 749 true copies to earn a No. 1 slot on the Billboard chart – there were still plenty of artists … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged adele, arcade fire, beyonce, bright eyes, carly rae jepsen, courtney barnett, cut copy, daft punk, david bowie, decemberists, drake, father john misty, fleet foxes, fun, haim, janelle monae, kacey musgraves, kendrick lamar, lcd soundsystem, lecrae, leon bridges, lizzo, lonely island, lorde, m83, mount eerie, mumford and sons, sarah jaffe | 1 Comment

27
Nov

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Music | 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 | Leave a comment

5
Jan

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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4
Jan

2018 in Review: The Best Albums

Everything I’ve previously said about not overdoing it with new albums has yet to hold true. With so much at my fingertips, I’m voraciously consuming as much music as I can, yet it’s hard for a lot to stick out. … Continue reading →

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7
Jan

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Music | 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 | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: janelle monae

The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2020

2010s in Review: The Best Music Videos

2010s in Review: The Best Albums, Part 1

2010s in Review: The Best Songs, Part 3

2018 in Review: The Best Songs

2018 in Review: The Best Albums

2013 in Review: The Best Albums

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