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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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Tagged a tribe called quest, ac/dc, air, alanis morissette, almost famous, angelo badalamenti, annie lennox, arcade fire, b-52's, badly drawn boy, beach house, betty carter, bjork, black sabbath, blues brothers, brand nubian, bruce springsteen, cat stevens, ccr, clash, cocteau twins, coldplay, creedence clearwater revival, d'angelo, danger mouse, david bowie, death cab for cutie, dire straits, eli paperboy reed, elliott smith, elton john, elvis costello, eminem, eric b and rakim, feelies, frightened rabbit, fugazi, garth brooks, gaslight anthem, genesis, george harrison, george michael, ghostface killah, girl talk, godspeed you black emperor, goldie, goodie mob, gorillaz, gza, high fidelity, hold steady, jam, james brown, janelle monae, jawbreaker, joe cocker, john lennon, joni mitchell, joy division, kanye west, khaled, killing joke, kings of leon, kinks, klf, kronos quartet, lambchop, las, lcd soundsystem, lecrae, led zeppelin, leftfield, local natives, madonna, marah, matchbox 20, matchbox twenty, miles davis, modest mouse, mouse on mars, mumford and sons, national, now, now that's what i call music, o brother where art thou, oasis, outkast, passengers, pavement, pet shop boys, peter gabriel, pixies, police, prefab sprout, pretenders, primal scream, prince, public enemy, pulp, radiohead, raekwon, randy newman, ride, rocket summer, rockpile, roots, ryan adams, santana, sarah jaffe, selena, shutter island, simon and garfunkel, sinead o'connor, smashing pumpkins, soft boys, sparklehorse, squeeze, sr-71, sr71, stooges, sufjan stevens, talking heads, they might be giants, titus andronicus, tom waits, tricky, u2, van morrison, velvet underground, who, xtc, yo la tengo
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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 2
This is Part 2 of a four-part series. Read Part 1 here. Listen to a Spotify playlist of these songs here. Father John Misty – “Bored in the U.S.A.” From the album I Love You, Honeybear Sure, Father John Misty is … Continue reading
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Tagged carly rae jepsen, dream, father john misty, fleet foxes, florence and the machine, frank ocean, fun, future islands, gallant, gorillaz, haim, hozier, japandroids, jason isbell, jay-z, justice, kanye west, kelis, kendrick lamar, kings of leon, lady gaga, lcd soundsystem, lecrae, lizzo, local natives, lorde, propaganda, sarah jaffe, sky ferreira
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2017 in Review: The Best Albums
Last year I vowed not to overdo it in 2017. Yet, with so many albums available to me, catching up with just the “Important” stuff proved daunting. So my top 10 feels a little bit like a blur. You could … Continue reading
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Tagged alex cameron, baby driver, bear and the beasts, belle and sebastian, benjamin booker, beth ditto, brand new, brian eno, cait brennan, carter burwell, cayetana, charly bliss, chino amobi, chris stapleton, cut copy, dan auerbach, david ramirez, father john misty, feist, fleet foxes, foxygen, future islands, gang of youths, gas, grizzly bear, haim, hans zimmer, harry styles, japandroids, jason isbell, jay som, jessca hoop, jessie ware, julie byrne, julien baker, kelly lee owens, kendrick lamar, khalid, killers, laura marling, lcd soundsystem, lecrae, lorde, magnetic fields, margo price, matthew logan vasquez, mavis staples, max richter, menzingers, midland, mount eerie, national, paramore, phoebe bridgers, pwr bttm, real estate, rina sawayama, sarah jaffe, sharon jones, sheer mag, slowdive, spoon, st vincent, sza, tinariwen, travis meadows, twin peaks, vandoliers, vulfpeck, war on drugs, waxahatchee, white reaper, xx, zola jesus
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Best of the Decade… So Far – Albums
It’s hard to believe the decade is half gone already. In these five years, I’ve graduated from college, moved back in with my parents, struck out on my own, and gotten married. And I’ve consumed a ridiculous amount of pop … Continue reading
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Tagged arcade fire, book of mormon, bright eyes, cut copy, daft punk, david ramirez, fleet foxes, frank ocean, fun, girl talk, haim, kanye west, lcd soundsystem, m83, sarah jaffe, seryn, shutter island, st vincent, sufjan stevens, vampire weekend
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Best of the Decade… So Far – Songs
It’s hard to believe the decade is half gone already. In these five years, I’ve graduated from college, moved back in with my parents, struck out on my own, and gotten married. And I’ve consumed a ridiculous amount of pop … Continue reading
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Tagged adele, arcade fire, ariel pink's haunted graffiti, beach house, booker t jones, bright eyes, bruno mars, carly rae jepsen, cee lo green, chvrches, coldplay, cut copy, daft punk, david ramirez, delta spirit, drake, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeroes, fleet foxes, florence and the machine, frank ocean, fun, future islands, girl talk, gorillaz, haim, jay-z, jessie ware, justice, kanye west, kings of leon, lcd soundsystem, local natives, m83, miguel, milo greene, mumford and sons, neko case, nicki minaj, of monsters and men, penguin prison, phosphorescent, robyn, sarah jaffe, seryn, spoon, spotify, st vincent, stephen malkmus and the jicks, sufjan stevens, tuneyards, vampire weekend
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