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The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2019
New music has lost a lot of hold on me over the last few years. And last year I decided that instead of trying to keep up with it all, I’d look back at music history and listen to the … Continue reading
2010s in Review: The Best Albums, Part 2
This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Read Part 1 here. The National – High Violet The Cincinnati band’s best album of the decade – sorry, fans of Trouble Will Find Me – meshed all their gifts into one … Continue reading
2010s in Review: The Best Songs, Part 4
This is Part 4 of a four-part series. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here. Listen to a Spotify playlist of these songs here. Seryn – “Disappear” In their brief time, this Denton band produced a lot … Continue reading
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
2017 in Review: The Best Songs
As before, the abundance of music to fill your earholes during your commute, work or attempts at exercise is worth it if only for the variety of songs that end up on this list. One song I have to highlight, … Continue reading
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
2015 in Review: The Best Songs
Once again, the year in music was dominated by a young female singer-songwriter whose latest album isn’t on Spotify. While “Hello” was the year’s biggest sing-along, I was most captivated by “Water Under the Bridge,” allegedly a tribute to her … Continue reading
2014 in Review: The Best Songs
Any discussion of 2014’s biggest songs has to begin and end with Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off,” which was inescapable. But unlike her 2012 trifle “We Are Never Getting Back Together,” this was a positive. See, “Shake It Off” bludgeons … Continue reading
2014 in Review: The Best Albums
Spotify is both the best and worst invention in music in the last five years. There’s more music than ever before to listen to, right at your fingertips (hence my expanded honorable mentions section). But the art of discovery is … Continue reading