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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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2010s in Review: The Best Songs, Part 1
Even more than the 2000s, this decade became focused on individual tracks and mixes. Albums faded almost entirely, even though my list of the best albums is quite long. But I once again found room for 100 tracks that stuck … Continue reading
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Tagged 1975, adele, alabama shakes, ame, animal collective, anohni, arcade fire, arctic monkeys, band of horses, beach house, beyonce, black keys, bright eyes, chance the rapper, childish gambino, chvrches, coldplay, cut copy, daft punk, david bowie, decemberists, disclosure, dj Koze, dj shadow, drake, duke dumont, mac demarco, pharrell, ramin djawani, run the jewels, sam smith
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Oscar Picks: 13 Nov 2019
The accelerated schedule for the next Academy Awards seems to have caught some studios off-guard. A late start can have more dire consequences than usual, and some awards hopefuls will miss a lot of precursors as they’re tinkering with the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, farewell, frozen, harriet, how to train your dragon, hustlers, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, little women, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, toy story 4, two popes, us, waves, weathering with you
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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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Tagged 1975, Amy Shark, anderson paak, Andy mineo, antarctigo Vespucci, bradley cooper, bruno mars, Cardi B, chance the rapper, childish gambino, Christine and the queens, chromeo, chvrches, coup, disclosure, dj Koze, drake, dream, duke dumont, Ebenezer, Ella mai, empress of, fall out boy, father john misty, gallant, greta van fleet, haim, Haru nemuri, James Bay, janelle monae, kacey musgraves, kanye west, keegan dewitt, kendrick lamar, kiersey Clemons, kimbra, knocks, lady gaga, lakeith stanfield, lecrae, leon bridges, let's eat grandma, little dragon, lucy dacus, Manchester orchestra, Mitski, partynextdoor, robyn, snail mail, sons of kemet, st vincent, struts, sza, Thom Yorke, titus andronicus, troye Sivan, twin shadow, weeknd, weird al yankovic, yuno
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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
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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
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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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2016 in Review: The Best Songs
As I mentioned in the intro to my list of the best albums of the year, I listened to an obscene amount of music this year, which made deciding on my 10 favorite LPs was a herculean task. One upside … Continue reading
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Tagged aesop rock, anderson paak, anhoni, ashanti, baaba maal, band of horses, batman v superman, beck, bruno mars, car seat headrest, carly rae jepson, chance the rapper, childish gambino, conor oberst, corinne bailey rae, crowder, david bowie, de la soul, emma stone, father john misty, frank ocean, gallant, game of thrones, hamilton, hans zimmer, hbo, islands, ja rule, james vincent mcmorrow, japandroids, jimmy eat world, junkie xl, kanye west, knocks, kyle dixon, la la land, lake street dive, lizzo, local natives, lonely island, lucre, m83, mai lan, merchandise, michael kiwanuka, michael stein, mike adams, modern baseball, mumford and sons, netflix, pink, popstar, propaganda, radiohead, ramin djawani, ray lamontagne, regina spektor, rihanna, ryan gosling, saint motel, schoolboy q, sing street, snoop dogg, solange, stranger things, struts, swet shop boys, tim heidecker, two door cinema club
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