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3
Jan

The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2023

1973 Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy Stevie Wonder – Innervisions Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On Sarah Vaughan – Live in Japan Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged death cab for cutie, liz phair, new order, pink floyd, postal service, vampire weekend | Leave a comment

14
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best Albums

This is probably the last year I’m going to publish a list like this. A lot of new music hasn’t held much interest for me, as I’ve been far more into exploring all the great music of the past. So enjoy this … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Reviews | Tagged american football, anderson paak, angel olsen, atticus ross, battles, better oblivion community center, Bill Callahan, billy woods, bon iver, brittany howard, broken social scene, carly rae jepsen, caroline polachek, charly bliss, chemical brothers, clipping, comet is coming, cs dewitt, deerhunter, documentary now, fennesz, fidlar, fka twigs, floating points, florist, Fontaines dc, friendly fires, gollay, hbo, hobo johnson, hold steady, jamila woods, jenny hval, jenny lewis, jessica pratt, joan shelley, john mulaney, josh gondelman, joshua ray walker, julia jacklin, khalid, lizzo, local natives, lonely island, maggie rogers, mannequin pussy, marina hackman, michael kiwanuka, miranda lambert, natalie sweet, national, nick cave, nivhek, once upon a time in hollywood, oso oso, prince, pronoun, pup, purple mountains, sandy alex g, sarah jaffe, sharon van etten, sleater kinney, stephen malkmus, sturgill simpson, taylor swift, Thom Yorke, toro y moi, trent reznor, tyler the creator, vampire weekend, vandoliers, watchmen, weyes blood, wh lung, wilco | 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

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

1
Oct

Best of the Decade… So Far – Songs

Posted in Best Of, Music | 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 | 1 Comment

8
Jan

2013 in Review: The Best Songs

As I have the last two years, I’ve included a link to my Spotify playlist on the Facebook page. Unlike the last two years, I’m actually going to list them out. Comment away and disagree! The 1975 — “Chocolate” Arcade … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged 1975, ame, arcade fire, arctic monkeys, bruno mars, churches, chvrches, daft punk, drake, duke dumont, family of the year, haim, justin timberlake, kanye west, lady gaga, local natives, lord, macklemore, macklemore and ryan lewis, majid jordan, mariah carey, mary lambert, miguel, neko case, one direction, pharrell, phoenix, phosphorescent, r kelly, robin thicke, sky ferreira, t.i., tegan and sara, vampire weekend | Leave a comment

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

4
Jul

The Best of 2013… So Far – Music

I realize I don’t write enough about music on this blog, but that can change if there’s a big push for it. Let me know on Twitter or in the comments. On with the list… BEST ALBUMS 5. Shane Carruth … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music, Reviews | Tagged blurred lines, churches, chvrches, daft punk, kanye west, kurt vile, pharell, random access memories, robin thicke, shane carruth, t.i., upstream color, vampire weekend, yeezus | Leave a comment