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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 →

Posted in Best Of, Music | 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 | Leave a comment

21
Jan

2020 in Review: The Best Songs

While I felt like I had no time to keep up with new albums, the initial version of this list stretched to 80 songs. But I was still able to whittle it down to 50 tracks. You can hear them … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged 1975, albert hammond jr, bartees strange, bear and the beasts, ben folds, ben hopkins, bob dylan, bon iver, brandy clark, bts, bumper, calvin harris, Cardi B, carly rae jepsen, chris stapleton, Christine and the queens, david ramirez, diet cig, dirty projectors, father john misty, fiona apple, haim, india jordan, jessie ware, John Prine, joshua ray walker, kelly lee owens, killers, lady gaga, leon bridges, lianne la havas, love regenerator, lupe fiasco, magnetic fields, margo price, megan thee stallion, naked and famous, nick hakim, noname, nrthrn, phoebe bridgers, rina sawayama, rmr, run the jewels, sault, struts, sufjan stevens, taylor swift, thundercat, Tierra whack, virgil abloh, weather station, worriers, x, yves tumor | Leave a comment

20
Jan

2020 in Review: The Best Albums

10. The Chicks – Gaslighter It’s been 14 years since the band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks released an album, but they’re still filled with righteous fury. Instead of shitty presidents, their targets are abusive exes and the people … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged against all logic, backxwash, beach slang, bear and the beasts, brandy clark, brian metolius, bruce springsteen, bumper, car seat headrest, carly rae jepsen, charli xcx, chicks, chris stapleton, clipping, cut copy, david ramirez, dirty projectors, dua lipa, elvis costello, fiona apple, fleet foxes, gorillaz, haim, harry potter, jason isbell, jeff rosenstock, jessie ware, killers, lady gaga, lecrae, margo price, perfume genius, phoebe bridgers, pinegrove, poolside, pretenders, rina sawayama, run the jewels, sault, soccer mommy, sparks, sturgill simpson, sufjan stevens, sweeping promises, tame impala, taylor swift, thundercat, waxahatchee, x, yves tumor | Leave a comment

13
Jan

2019 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 →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged al jarreau, angel olsen, bear and the beasts, beck, best coast, beyonce, black monument ensemble, bon iver, brittany howard, charly bliss, clairo, damon locks, far caspian, fidlar, fka twigs, friendly fires, frou frou, gang starr, gary clark jr, georgia, haim, harry styles, hbo, helado negro, hold steady, j cole, jessie buckley, jimmy eat world, julie doiron, kanye west, keyon harrold, lana del rey, lizzo, lonely island, lucy dacus, maggie rogers, maren morris, mark ronson, miley cyrus, miranda lambert, mount eerie, nas, national, neon indian, righteous gemstones, robyn, roisin murphy, sandy alex g, sharon van etten, sigrid, sonsi, sturgill simpson, sufjan stevens, taylor swift, Thom Yorke, tyler the creator, vampire weekend, wilco | Leave a comment

3
Dec

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged baby driver, book of mormon, corinne bailey rae, frank ocean, hamilton, hans zimmer, josh t pearson, kanye west, national, radiohead, rihanna, robyn, seryn, shutter island, spoon, st vincent, sturgill simpson, sufjan stevens, tame impala, todd terje, vampire weekend, war on drugs | Leave a comment

28
Nov

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged Amy Shark, jessie ware, kanye west, rick ross, seryn, sing street, skylar spence, snail mail, solange, spoon, st lucia, st vincent, struts, sturgill simpson, sufjan stevens, tame impala, taylor swift, usher, vampire weekend, walk the moon, war on drugs, weird al, weird al yankovic, wilco, yuno | Leave a comment

5
Jan

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged animal collective, arcade fire, bear and the beasts, beck, benjamin booker, bleachers, broken social scene, bruno mars, calvin harris, carly rae jepsen, charlotte gainsbourg, colony house, craig finn, daft punk, dan auerbach, david ramirez, demi lovato, dj shadow, drake, father john misty, foxygen, frank ocean, future islands, haim, harry styles, horrors, jason isbell, jay-z, jessie ware, kendrick lamar, kesha, kygo, lorde, mac demarco, margo price, mavis staples, migos, nas, nelly furtado, nerd, new found glory, nothing nowhere, paramore, phoebe bridgers, portugal the man, rihanna, st vincent, steep canyon rangers, steve martin, struts, sufjan stevens, topknot, u2, war on drugs, washed out, weeknd, xx | Leave a comment

29
Dec

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged adele, carly rae jepsen, coheed and cambria, death cab for cutie, disclosure, eric nally, father john misty, golly, grandmaster caz, jason derulo, josh ritter, justin bieber, kool moe dee, luxury elite, macklemore, macklemore and ryan lewis, mark ronson, mat kearney, melle mel, missy elliott, pharrell, sam lao, sarah jaffe, seryn, st vincent, sufjan stevens, tame impala, titus andronicus, valise, weeknd, zhora | Leave a comment

28
Dec

2015 in Review: The Best Albums

10. Beach House – Depression Cherry/Thank Your Lucky Stars The title of the latter record is especially applicable since we got not one but two albums of gorgeous, atmospheric pop from Beach House. The Baltimore duo is constantly transporting me … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged algiers, amazing, ashley monroe, beach house, beach slang, blur, brandon flowers, butch walker, carly rae jepsen, chris stapleton, courtney barnett, darlene love, death cab for cutie, decemberists, deerhunter, donnie trumpet, el vy, father john misty, gollay, hamilton, hop along, jamie xx, janet jackson, jason isbell, joan shelley, johann johannson, john carpenter, josh ritter, julia holter, junkie xl, justin bieber, kacey musgraves, kurt vile, laura marling, leon bridges, lianne la havas, mac mccaughan, mark ronson, matt nathanson, miguel, mike o'brien, modest mouse, mountain goats, my morning jacket, natalie prass, neon indian, new order, seryn, shamir, sleater kinney, social experiment, sufjan stevens, tame impala, title fight, titus andronicus, tobias jesso jr, torres, twin shadow, unknown mortal orchestra, wavves, wilco | Leave a comment

8
Oct

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 →

Posted in Best Of, Music | 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 | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: sufjan stevens

The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2020

2020 in Review: The Best Songs

2020 in Review: The Best Albums

2019 in Review: The Best Songs

2010s in Review: The Best Albums, Part 2

2010s in Review: The Best Songs, Part 4

2015 in Review: The Best Songs

Best of the Decade… So Far – Albums

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